808state live in 1990
808 State = Graham Massey, Martin Price, Andy Barker, Darren Partington
Spinmasters = Andy Barker & Darren Partington
Page last updated: 13-Apr-2023
December:1990

Wed 19:Dec - Spinmasters DJ - Amnesia House, The Dome, Birmingham, England (with Top Buzz, Groove Rider, MC Man Parris) [Probably didn't happen due to Japanese dates?]

Spinmasters DJ - Amnesia House, The Dome, Birmingham, England (with Top Buzz, Groove Rider, MC Man Parris)

Sat 22:Dec - 808 State Live - ManchesterEast (with Paul Oakenfold), Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan
Fri 21:Dec - 808 State Live - ManchesterEast (with Paul Oakenfold), Kirin Beer Club, Osako, Japan
Wed 19:Dec - 808 State Live - ManchesterEast (with Paul Oakenfold), Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan
Tue 18:Dec - 808 State Live - ManchesterEast (with Paul Oakenfold), Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan
Mon 17:Dec - 808 State Live - ManchesterEast (with Paul Oakenfold), Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan

808 State - Live Japan Tour 1990

Sat 15:Dec - Spinmasters DJ - The Soundgarden, Back Piccadilly, Manchester, England

Fri 14:Dec - Spinmasters DJ - Trance, Man Alive Club, Manchester, England - More info here

Fri 14:Dec - Spinmasters DJ - Trance, Man Alive Club, Manchester, England

Sun 2:Dec - Spinmasters DJ - Street Rave, Ayr Pavillion, Ayr, Scotland (featuring Brothers from Islam)

"The Spinmasters have some good nights throughout the week, notably The Soundgarden on a Saturday plus 'Trance' and 'Meltin' at the Man Alive. 'Trance' on Fridays see them joined by Tony Ross, Eric and Fizz whilst 'Meltin' with Tony Ross is another of those '88 acid revival nights which seem to be in vogue at present. 'Energy House' with Russ at the Banshee on Fridays is another night worth visiting whilst Momentum on a Tuesday with Graham Massey, Dave and Bruce is now up and running. However, if Graham will be there each weeek, we just don't know!"

(Mixmag, Issue 85, December 1990)

November:1990

Sat 24:Nov -Spinmasters DJ / Graham Massey - Redemption, The Astoria, London, England (with The KLF, Sudden Impact, groverider, Ellis Dee, DJ Hype, Mike Pickering, etc).

Sat 24:Nov - Spinmasters DJ / Graham Massey - Redemption, The Astoria, London, England (with The KLF, Sudden Impact, groverider, Ellis Dee, DJ Hype, Mike Pickering, etc).

Fri/Sat/Sun 9/10/11:Nov - Spinmasters DJ - Life II Weekender, The Holiday Village, Nr. Scarborough, North Yorks., England

Fri/Sat/Sun 9/10/11:Nov - Spinmasters DJ - Life II Weekender, The Holiday Village, Nr. Scarborough, North Yorks., England
Fri/Sat/Sun 9/10/11:Nov - Spinmasters DJ - Life II Weekender, The Holiday Village, Nr. Scarborough, North Yorks., England
Fri/Sat/Sun 9/10/11:Nov - Spinmasters DJ - Life II Weekender, The Holiday Village, Nr. Scarborough, North Yorks., England
October:1990

Wed 24:Oct - 808 State Live - The Waterfront, Norwich (with MC Tunes and Subsonic Two) - Review here

Wed 24:Oct - 808 State Live - The Waterfront, Norwich (with MC Tunes and Subsonic Two)
Wed 24:Oct - 808 State Live - The Waterfront, Norwich (with MC Tunes and Subsonic Two)

Wed 3:Oct - Spinmasters DJ - Enigma, The Dome, Birmingham (with Carl Cox, Ragga Twins, Colin Dale, MC Man Parris) [Needs verification]

September:1990

Fri 21:Sep - 808 State Live - Ku Klub, Ibiza, Spain (with MC Tunes, Together)

Fri 21:Sep - 808 State Live - Ku Klub, Ibiza, Spain (with MC Tunes, Together)
Fri 21:Sep - 808 State Live - Ku Klub, Ibiza, Spain (with MC Tunes, Together)

Tue 18:Sep - Massonix Live - Band On The Wall, Manchester, England [with Loopzilla / The Love Decade]

Sat 08:Sep - 808 State Live - Slam II In The Park, Strathclyde Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Sat 08:Sep - 808 State Live - Slam II In The Park, Strathclyde Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Sat 1:Sep -Spinmasters DJ - Perception, The All Night Event, Bletchingdon Park, Oxfordshire, England (with PSI, Excell-D, Fabio, Grooverider, Bones, Easygrove Sam, Mike C)

Sat 1:Sep -Spinmasters DJ - Perception, The All Night Event, Bletchingdon Park, Oxfordshire, England (with PSI, Excell-D, Fabio, Grooverider, Bones, Easygrove Sam, Mike C)
August:1990

Sat 18:Aug - 808 State Live - Dance Spec 90, New River Open Air Stadium, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London, England (with Rebel MC, Blapps Posse, Renegade Soundwave, Shut up and Dance, Richie Rich)

Sat 18:Aug - 808 State Live - Dance Spec 90, New River Open Air Stadium, White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London, England (with Rebel MC, Blapps Posse, Renegade Soundwave, Shut up and Dance, Richie Rich)

Fri 10:Aug - 808 State Live - Dancedaze, The Academy, Brixton, London (with M.C. TUNES, Guru Josh, MVITA and STEPZ)

Dancedaze - Flyer - back

("Another new TV pop series is to start filming in August. Titled 'Dancedaze', it will feature a large collection of dance acts, including Adamski, S'Express, Candy Flip, Betty Boo, 808 State and MC Tunes, to be filmed at London's Brixton Academy live starting August 10.")

July:1990

Sat 21:July - 808 State Live - The United States Of Hacienda Tour, Call The Cops, I-Beam, USA (with Happy Mondays, Adamski) [808 State didn't perform]

Fri 20:July - 808 State Live - The United States Of Hacienda Tour, Hollywood Palladium, USA (with Happy Mondays and Adamski) - More info here [808 State didn't perform]

Wed 18:July - 808 State Live - The United States Of Hacienda Tour/Trance American Tour, Sound Factory, New York, USA (with Happy Mondays/Adamski plus Mike Pickering/Graeme Park/Paul Oakenfold)

Hacienda Tour - Sound Factory - USA - Flyer
Hacienda Tour - Sound Factory - USA - Poster
Hacienda Tour - Sound Factory - USA - Programme

Fri 13:July - 808 State Live - Energy, The Palladium, New York, USA (with Black Box) [Don't believe this happened?]

June:1990

June 1990 UK Tour:

808 State - June 1990 UK Tour
808 State - June 1990 UK Tour

Sat 30:Jun - 808 State Live - Astoria, London (with M.C. Tunes) - Review and Images here

Sat 30:Jun - 808 State Live - Astoria, London (with M.C. Tunes)

Thu 28:Jun-Mon18:Jun - 808 State Live - UK Tour, 1990

808 - June 1990 Tour - Flyer

Thu 28:Jun - 808 State Live - The Octagon, Sheffield (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

808 State, 28th June 1990, Sheffield University Octagon Centre - ticket

(Ticket originally from 'jsz' at the MDMA Archive here)

Tue:26:Jun - 808 State Live - The Studio, Bristol (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha) - Images here.

808 State, 26th June 1990, Bristol Studio- ticket

Mon:25:Jun - 808 State Live - Hummingbird, Birmingham (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha).

808 State Live - Hummingbird, Birmingham (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

(Flyer from Phatmedia and scanned by Jake - available here)

808 State Live - Hummingbird, Birmingham (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Fri 22:Jun - 808 State Live - Town Hall, Middlesborough (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Thu 21:Jun - 808 State Live - Barrowlands, Glasgow (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

808 State Live - Barrowlands, Glasgow (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Wed 20:Jun - 808 State Live - University, Liverpool (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha) - Review and Images here

Wed 20:Jun - 808 State Live - University, Liverpool (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Wed 20:Jun - 808 State Live - University, Liverpool (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Tue:19:Jun - 808 State Live - Blackpool, Lancashire

Mon 18:Jun - 808 State Live - The Mayfair, Newcastle (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Mon 18:Jun - 808 State Live - The Mayfair, Newcastle (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass, Steve Williams & Sasha)

Thu:07:Jun - 808 State Live - Ibiza 90, Ibiza (with The Farm & The Beloved) - Later broadcast on Channel 4 film "A Short Film About Chilling"

Thu:07:Jun - 808 State Live - Ibiza 90, Ibiza (with The Farm & The Beloved) - Later broadcast on Channel 4 film "A Short Film About Chilling"
May:1990

Wed:30:May - 808 State Live - Cancer Gig, Royales (Old Theatre Royal), Manchester

Sat:26:May - 808 State Live - The Colloseum, Leeds (with M.C. Tunes, K-Klass etc) - Review and photos here.

Leeds Colloseum flyer

Fri 18:May - Spinmasters DJ - Trance, Man Alive Club, Manchester, England

Fri 18:May - Spinmasters DJ - Trance, Man Alive Club, Manchester, England
April:1990

Fri 27:Apr - 808 State Live - Unity (The Beginning), Unknown, England.

808 State Live - Unity (The Beginning).

Fri 20:Apr - 808 State Live - Lunar Dance, Oakengates Town Hall, Telford, Shropshire, England (with Fused)

Fri 20:Apr - 808 State Live - Lunar Dance, Oakengates Town Hall, Telford, Shropshire, England (with Fused)

Sat 14:Apr - 808 State Live - Energy - The Live Dance Concept at London's Dockland Arena (also featuring Black Box, Orbital, Guru Josh, Snap, Adamski and The Shamen)

Energy - The Live Dance Concept - Flyer
Energy - The Live Dance Concept - Flyer
March:1990

Sat 31:Mar - 808 State Live - i-D World Tour, Konspiracy, 55 Fennel Street, Manchester (with MC Tunes, Candy Flip, Kurt Rogers)

"Billed as 808 State this actually meant you got to hear 808's Darren & Andy DJ'ing as The Spinmasters along with MC Tunes on the mic. Stoke's Candy Flip were also in attendance along with Kurt Rogers, who at the time made the finest mix tapes in town." (1963 at the MDMA Archive)

Despite the above, 808 State actually played Live.

Konspiracy, Manchester

Sat 24:Mar-Sun 25:Mar - 808 State Live - G-Mex, Manchester (with MC Tunes and Bernard Sumner of New Order - he sang "Magical Dream" - supporting Happy Mondays, with DJ Mike Pickering and Paul Oakenfold ) - Review and Images here.

Happy Mondays /808 State - G-Mex - 24-25 March 1990
Happy Mondays /808 State - G-Mex - 24-25 March 1990

Sun 18:Mar - Spinmasters DJ - Sweat Box - Cotton Club, Paisley, Scotland (featuring Beats International, Norman Cook, The Orb, Graeme Park)

Sun 18:Mar - Spinmasters DJ - Sweat Box - Cotton Club, Paisley, Scotland (featuring Beats International, Norman Cook, The Orb, Graeme Park)

Sat 3:Mar - 808 State Live - Berlin Atonal '90 - Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (with Cosmic Baby, Baby Ford) - programme available here

Sat 3:Mar - 808 State Live - Berlin Atonal 1990 - Berlin, Germany (with Cosmic Baby, Baby Ford) - images taken from here

Fri 2:Mar - 808 State Live - Amsterdam (unknown venue), The Netherlands [from Graham's filofax]

February:1990

Mon 26:Feb - 808 State Live - Moda Hall, Osaka, Japan

Mon 5:Feb - Spinmasters - The Hacienda, Manchester (supporting Northside and Paris Angels)

Mon 5:Feb - Spinmasters - The Hacienda, Manchester (supporting Northside and Paris Angels)
January:1990

Mon 22:Jan - 808 State Live - MIDEM - Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France (with Frankie Bones, Tommy Mustro, Black Box, Delegation and Technotronic)

Mon 22:Jan - 808 State Live - MIDEM - Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France (with Frankie Bones, Tommy Mustro, Black Box, Delegation and Technotronic)