The Mood Elevators
Gigography
This is the list of Mood Elevators gigs compiled by band member Noel Green from the very first in 1979 to when he left the band in mid-1981. Please note that this covers all of the band's gigs through that duration, but that the band continued to perform beyond June of 1981 with Malcolm on bass. Those dates are not chornicled here. If you have any, please submit them!
| 1979 | |
| 29th December | Private Party, Lickey Hills, Worcestershire |
| 1980 | |
| 12th January | Mood Elevators + Suicide Squad (Fighting Cocks, Moseley, Birmingham, UK) |
| 13th/14th February | Demo tape recorded at Bob Lamb's studio of UB40 fame (Moseley, Birmingham, UK) |
| 14th February | Mood Elevators + Cravats (Fighting Cocks, Moseley, Birmingham, UK) |
| 21st March | Mood Elevators + Speedball & Guests: Beshara (Golden Eagle, Birmingham, UK) |
| 25th March | Mood Elevators + Reality (Barrel Organ, Birmingham, UK) |
| 11th April | Mood Elevators + Beggar (Golden Eagle, Birmingham, UK) |
| 16th April | Mood Elevators + Reality (Barrel Organ, Birmingham, UK) - The Beat see the Mood Elevators for the first time. |
| 23rd April | Mood Elevators + 021 (Golden Eagle, Birmingham, UK) |
| 3rd May | Mood Elevators + Equators (Golden Eagle, Birmingham, UK) |
| 7th May | Mood Elevators + Equators (Wolverhampton Polythechnic, UK) |
| 10th/11th May | M.C.R. Studios (Moseley, Birmingham, UK) - Demo tape of 10 songs for the Beat |
| 24th May | The BEAT + Equators + Mood Elevators (Friars, Aylesbury, UK) |
| 25th May | The BEAT + Eclipse + Mood Elevators (Brighton Top Rank, UK) |
| 29th May | Mood Elevators (Cellar Bar, Birmingham University, UK) |
| 31st May | The BEAT + Eclipse + Mood Elevators (Norwich University, UK) |
| 2nd June | The BEAT + Piranhas + Mood Elevators (Poole Arts Centre, UK) |
| 6th June | The BEAT + The MP's + Mood Elevators (Hanley Victoria Halls, Stoke, UK) |
| 10th June | The BEAT + Bim + Mood Elevators (Malvern Winter Gardens, UK) |
| 17th June | The BEAT + Bim + Mood Elevators (Portsmouth Locarno, UK) |
| 24th June | The BEAT + Bim + Mood Elevators (Hammersmith Palais, UK) |
| 27th June | The BEAT + Bim + Mood Elevators (Birmingham Top Rank, UK) |
| 28th June | The BEAT + Bim + Mood Elevators (Birmingham Top Rank, UK) |
| 6th/7th August | Outlaw studios, Birmingham |
| 7th September | Mood Elevators + The Italian's (Coach & Horses, West Bromich, UK) |
| 14th September | Mood Elevators + The Privates (Barrel Organ, Birmingham, UK) |
| 13th November | Mood Elevators (Cellar Bar, Birmingham University, UK) |
| 13th/14th November | Sound Suite studios, London - Record for Go-Feet 'Driving By Night / You're Not Coming Home' |
| 30th November | Roundhouse Studios, London - Final mix of 'Driving By Night / You're Not Coming Home' |
| 6th December | Mood Elevators (Aero Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 9th December | Mood Elevators (West Midlands College, UK) |
| 17th December | Mood Elevators + Babylon Rebels (Star Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 1981 | |
| 8th January | Outlaw Studios, Birmingham |
| 15th January | Mood Elevators + Reality (Monty Carlo Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 17th January | Mood Elevators + Playthings (Cedar Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 29th January | Mood Elevators + The Privates (Golden Eagle, Birmingham, UK) |
| 30th January | John Cooper Clarke + Mood Elevators (Cedar Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 6th February | Regents Parks studios (London, UK) - Record 'Annapurna', A-side of single to be released later on the Go-Feet label |
| 12th February | Mood Elevators + Reality (Monty Carlo Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 4th March | Mood Elevators + The Quads (Royal Pumprooms, Leamington, UK) |
| 26th March | Mood Elevators (Cedar Club, Birmingham, UK) |
| 27th March | Annapurna released on the Go Feet label and reviewed live on Radio One. |
| 23rd April | Mood Elevators + Smitt Triggers (Fighting Cocks, Moseley, Birmingham, UK) |
| 25th April | Mood Elevators + Rimshots (Greenrooms, Bristol, UK) |
| 2nd May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Sophie Gardens, Cardiff, UK) |
| 3rd May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Top Rank, Bristol, UK) |
| 4th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Rock City, Nottingham, UK) |
| 7th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (De Montford Halls, Leicester, UK) |
| 9th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Friars, Aylesbury, UK) |
| 11th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Hanley Halls, Stoke, UK) |
| 13th May | The BEAT + Mood Elevators + Nervous Kind (Locarno, Birmingham, UK) |
| 15th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Lancaster University, UK) |
| 16th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Leeds University, UK) |
| 17th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Tiffany's, Glasgow, UK) |
| 18th May | The BEAT + Au Pairs + Mood Elevators (Tiffany's, Edinburgh, UK) |
| 23rd May | Mood Elevators + Smitt Triggers (Warwick University, UK) |
| 30th May | Mood Elevators + Smitt Triggers (Westfield College, Birmingham, UK) |
| 31th May | The BEAT + Belle Stars + Mood Elevators (London Rainbow, UK) - The Mood Elevators 50th concert! |
| 8th June | Mood Elevators (Hope & Anchor, London, UK) |
| 11th June | Mood Elevators + Psykicks (Fighting Cocks, Moseley, Birmingham, UK) |
| 13th June | Mood Elevators + Smitt Triggers (Bournbrook, Birmingham, UK) |
