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The First Outing - April and May, 1997

While he'd planned to tour in the early 1980s to support his solo albums, it never happened, largely due to scheduling conflicts with Kinks projects.

In 1997, he ran two brief tours. The first, in April and May, consisted of the following shows in support of the original (hardcover) edition of his autobiography, Kink:

• West Hollywood, California (Luna Park) - April 21, 1997
• San Diego/Solana Beach, California (Belly Up Tavern) - April 29, 1997
• Santa Ana, California (Galaxy Theatre) - April 30, 1997
• Hollywood, California (House of Blues) - May 1, 1997
• Redondo Beach, California (Club Capri) - May 3, 1997
• San Francisco, California (The Fillmore) - May 4, 1997
• Chicago, Illinois (House of Blues) - May 7, 1997   

The Second Tour - November and December, 1997

Dave's second tour was a run through the Midwest, then back East, with the following shows:

• Cleveland, Ohio (The Odeon) - November 19, 1997   
• Champaign, Illinois (Mabel's) - November 21, 1997
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin (The Rave) - November 22, 1997
• Grand Rapids, Michigan (The Orbit Room) - November 24, 1997   
• Chicago, Illinois (House of Blues) - November 25, 1997
• New York, New York (The Bottom Line) - November 26, 1997
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (The North Star Bar) - November 28, 1997, two shows
• New York, New York (The Bottom Line) - November 29, 1997 
• Providence, Rhode Island (The Met Cafe) - December 1, 1997
• New Haven, Connecticut (Toad's Place) - December 2, 1997
• Reading, Pennsylvania (The Silo) - December 3, 1997
• Jericho, New York (Long Island Brewing Co.) - December 4, 1997
• Poughkeepsie, New York (The Last Chance Theatre) - December 5, 1997
• South Amboy, New Jersey (Club Bene) - December 6, 1997

Third Time Out - The East Coast in May and June, 1998

His early 1998 tour in support of the paperback edition of his autobiography, Kink, looked like this:

• Amagansett, New York (Stephen's Talkhouse) - May 22, 1998
• New York, New York (The Bottom Line) - May 23, 1998
• Amagansett, New York (Stephen's Talkhouse) - May 26, 1998
• Annapolis, Maryland (The Ram's Head) - May 27, 1998
• Piermont, New York (The Turning Point) - May 28, 1998
• Wilmington, Delaware (Big Kahuna) - May 30, 1998   
• Northampton, Massachusetts (The Iron Horse Music Hall) - May 31, 1998   
• Piermont, New York (The Turning Point) - June 2, 1998
• So. Amboy, New Jersey (Club Bene) - June 3, 1998
• Maynard, Massachusetts (The Sit 'n Bull Pub) - June 4, 1998 - Two shows - The first show was recorded for a Webcast.   
• New York, New York (The Bottom Line) - June 5, 1998
• Chester, New York (Bodle's Opera House) - June 6, 1998

The West Coast and the Southwest - October, 1998

Dave swept down the coast, then inland in October, 1998, visiting the following venues:

• Seattle, Washington (Ballard Firehouse) - October 2, 1998   
• San Francisco, California (Slim's) - October 3, 1998
• San Ramon, California (Maestro's) - October 4, 1998
• Ventura, California (Ventura Theatre) - October 6, 1998
• Redondo Beach, California (Club Caprice) - October 8, 1998
• Tempe, Arizona (Mill Avenue Sport Rock Cafe) - October 9, 1998
• Tucson, Arizona (The Rialto) - October 10, 1998
• Las Vegas, Nevada (Arizona Charlie's) - October 12, 1998

Starting 1999 on the East Coast and New England - January and February, 1999

Dave's fifth tour of the East Coast and New England wrapped up February 18, 1999. During this tour he visited the following venues in the Northeast, before a one-off show in L.A.:

• New York, New York (The Bottom Line, 2 shows) - January 27,1999
• New York, New York (The Bottom Line, 2 shows) - January 27,1999
• Schenectady, New York (The Van Dyck, 2 shows) - January 29, 1999
• Hoboken, New Jersey (Maxwell's, 2 shows) - January 30, 1999
• Cambridge, Massachusetts (The Middle East) - February 3, 1999  
• Montpelier, Vermont (Emerald City) - February 4, 1999  
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - February 5, 1999  
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - February 6, 1999  
• Chester, New York (Bodle's Opera House) - February 7, 1999 *Rescheduled Date*
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - February 10, 1999
• Piermont, New York (The Turning Point, 2 shows) - February 11, 1999
• Glenside, Pennsylvania (Keswick Theater, Opening for Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason) - February 12, 1999
• Hollywood, California (Hollywood Athletic Club) - February 18, 1999

A "Long Way From Home (NOT)" Tour - April,  1999

Dave staged a brief tour a few hours up the coast from his base in L.A., in the Bay area, in early April, 1999. A planned March 31 date at Club Fred in Fresno was canceled during the last week of March.

• Sacramento, California (Harlow's) - April 1, 1999
• San Jose, California (The Cactus Club) - April 2, 1999
• San Francisco, California (Slim's) - April 3, 1999

"Ravens Across America" - June and July, 1999

In June and July, 1999, Dave and his band went on their most ambitious tour to date, from Oklahoma City, through the South, up the East Coast and to Ohio and Missouri over a four week stretch.

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (The Boar's Head) - June 9, 1999
• Austin, Texas (Liberty Lunch) - June 10, 1999
• Houston, Texas (Billy Blues) - June 11, 1999
• Lafayette, Louisiana (Grant Street Music Hall) - June 12, 1999
• New Orleans, Louisiana (House of Blues) - June 13, 1999
• Atlanta, Georgia (The Tabernacle) - June 15. 1999
• Carrboro, North Carolina (Cat's Cradle) - June 16, 1999
• Springfield, Virginia (Jaxx) - June 17, 1999
• Essington, Pennsylvania (The Lagoon) - June 18, 1999
• New York City, New York (Coney Island High) - June 19, 1999
• Hoboken, New Jersey (Maxwell's) - June 20, 1999
• Albany, New York (Valentine's) - June 22, 1999
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - June 23, 1999
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - June 24, 1999
• Boston, Massachusetts (Harper's Ferry) - June 25, 1999
• West Warwick, Rhode Island (The Station) - June 26, 1999
• Phoenix, New York (Three Rivers Inn) - June 27, 1999  *Canceled*
• Tonawanda, New York (Barcade) - June 29, 1999
• Cincinnati, Ohio (Blue Note) - July 1, 1999  *Canceled*
• Cleveland, Ohio (Agora Ballroom) - July 2, 1999   
• North Canton, Ohio (Mr. B's) - July 3, 1999   
• Columbus, Ohio (Mekka) - July 5, 1999  (Rescheduled Date)   
• Dayton, Ohio (Sneeker's) - July 6, 1999   *Canceled*
• St. Louis, Missouri (Blueberry Hill) - July 7, 1999
• Independence, Missouri (Niener's) - July 8, 1999   *Canceled*

"The Cabin Fever Tour" - April, 2000

In late April, 2000, Dave and company played shows in San Francisco and in Reno, Nevada on consecutive nights. These shows were very well received.

• San Francisco, Calilfornia (Club Cocodrie)- April 21, 2000
• Reno, Nevada (Big Ed's)- April 22, 2000

"Ravens in the Sun" - August, 2000

On August 12, Dave completed a nine show tour of the Northeast US. The line-up for this tour was Kristian Hoffman (keyboards), Dave Jenkins (bass), Jim LaSpesa (drums and vocals), Jonathan Lea (rhythm guitar and harmonica) and Pete Magdaleno (soundboard). David Fleming and Joanne Corsano have a concise band roster with photos and credits on their Climb Your Wall web site, at http://www.kinkdom.net

• Bay Shore, NY (The Swing Set) - August 3, 2000
• Atlantic City, NJ (Resorts International Casino) - August 4, 2000
• New York, NY (Don Hill's) - August 5, 2000
• Hoboken, NJ (Maxwell's) - August 6, 2000   
• Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Casino) - August 7, 2000   
• Maynard, MA (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - August 9, 2000   
• Maynard, MA (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - August 10, 2000   
• Salisbury, MA (The Beach Club) - August 11, 2000   
• Maynard, MA (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - August 12, 2000   

"California Winter" - February, 2001

During the second week of February, Dave performed three shows in California, fairly close to his home base.

• San Juan Capistrano, CA (The Coach House) - February 8, 2001
• West Hollywood, CA (The Whisky-A-Go-Go) - February 9, 2001
• San Diego, CA (The Cannibal Bar) - February 11, 2001

 
"East Coast Swelter" - July and August, 2001

Dave toured the northeast US during Summer 2001. He played the following dates:

• Richmond, Virginia (The Canal Club) - July 27, 2001
• Falls Church, Virginia (State Theatre) - July 28, 2001
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (North Star Bar) - July 29, 2001
• New York, New York (World Trade Center) - July 31, 2001
• Hoboken, New Jersey (Maxwell's) - August 1, 2001
• West Warwick, Rhode Island (The Station) - August 2, 2001
• Allston, Massachusetts (Harpers Ferry) - August 3, 2001
• New York, New York (Village Underground) - August 4, 2001
• Westbury, New York (Westbury Music Fair) - August 5, 2001
• Northampton, Massachusetts (The Iron Horse Music Hall) - August 6, 2001
• Maynard, Massachusetts (The Sit 'n' Bull Pub) - August 7, 2001

During this tour, Dave debuted a new song, "Living In a Lie" (one of several "working titles" for this song), which he had neither recorded nor performed before. The lineup included Dave, Jim LaSpesa, Dave Jenkins, Kristian Hoffman, Jonathan Lea and Pete Magdaleno.

 

In the Fall of 2001, Dave and his band toured Germany, Austria and the UK, where they performed the following dates:

• Aschaffenburg, Germany (Colos-Saal) - September 29, 2001
• Ansbach, Germany (Kammerspiele) - September 30, 2001
• Augsburg, Germany (Spectrum) - October 1, 2001
• Salzburg, Austria (Rockhouse) - October 3, 2001
• Kufstein, Austria (Kulturfabrik) - October 4, 2001
• Lorsch, Germany (Musiktheater Rex) - October 5, 2001
• Bielefeld, Germany (Elfenbein) - October 6, 2001
• Stuttgart, Germany (Villa Berg) - October 7, 2001
• Liederbach, Germany (Liederbachhalle) - October 9, 2001
• Bonn, Germany (Harmonie) - October 10, 2001
• Hannover, Germany (Blues Garage) - October 11, 2001
• Worpswede, Germany (Music Hall) - October 12, 2001
• Oldenburg, Germany (Ballhaus Blue) - October 14, 2001
• Berlin, Germany (Quasimodo) - October 15, 2001
• Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik) - October 16, 2001
• Macclesfield, UK (Bar Cuba) - October 18, 2001
• Bradford, UK (Rios) - October 20, 2001
• Ashton Under Lyne, UK (Witch Wood) - October 21, 2001
• London, UK (Dingwall's) - October 23, 2001
• Dudley, UK (JB's) - October 24, 2001
• Newcastle, UK (Trillian's) - October 25, 2001
• Glasgow, UK (King Tut's) - October 26, 2001

The lineup for this tour included Dave, Jim LaSpesa, Kristian Hoffman, Jonathan Lea, Dave Nolte and Pete Magdaleno. A particular highlight was a song called "Bug" which debuted and was refined during the tour.

 

The Spring, 2002 Tour wrapped up on May 15. It included the following dates:

• Roeselare, Belgium (Schwung Festival) - April 20, 2002
• Clifton Park, New York (Northern Lights) - April 23, 2002
• New York, New York (B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill) - April 24, 2002
• Boston, Massachusetts (Paradise Rock Club) - April 25, 2002
• Mashantucket, Connecticut (Foxwoods Casino) - April 26, 2002
• Farmingdale, New York (Downtown Bar and Grill) - April 27, 2002
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (North Star Bar) - April 28, 2002
• Allentown, Pennsylvania (The Crocodile Rock Cafe) - April 30, 2002
• Towson, Maryland (The Recher Theatre) - May 1, 2002
• Richmond, Virginia (The Canal Club) - May 2, 2002
• Falls Church, Virginia (State Theatre) - May 3, 2002
• Atlantic City, New Jersey (Trump Marina) - May 4, 2002
• Suffern, New York (Ramapo Valley Brewing Company) - May 5, 2002
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Rosebud Cafe) - May 7, 2002
• Athens, Ohio (Union Bar) - May 8, 2002
• Cleveland, Ohio (Beachland Ballroom) - May 9, 2002
• Ferndale, Michigan (The Magic Bag) - May 10, 2002
• Columbus, Ohio (Flaherty's Thirsty Ear Tavern) - May 11, 2002 *Canceled*
• Chicago, Illinois (Abbey Pub) - May 12, 2002
• Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Bravo Performing Arts Center) - May 14, 2002
• Minneapolis, Minnesota (First Avenue) - May 15, 2002
• Sauget, Illinois (Pop's Nightclub) - May 17, 2002 *Canceled*
• Kansas City, Missouri (Grand Emporium) - May 18, 2002 *Canceled*
• Omaha, Nebraska (The Music Box) - May 19, 2002 *Canceled*

For this tour, the Dave Davies Band was made up of Kristian Hoffman (keyboards), Jim LaSpesa (drums), Brian Myers (rhythm guitar) and David Nolte (bass), with Pete Magdaleno running the sound board.

 

Dave staged a short tour during late Summer 2002. Parts of these shows are recorded on Bugged... Live!.

• San Francisco, California (The Pound SF) - August 28, 2002
• Blaine, Washington (Dakota Creek Roadhouse) - August 30, 2002
• Seattle, Washington (Bumbershoot Festival) - September 1, 2002
• San Juan Capistrano, California (The Coach House) - September 8, 2002

For this tour, the Dave Davies Band was made up of Jonathan Lea Jim LaSpesa and David Nolte, with Brian Myers running the sound board.

 

In 2003, Dave played a one-off show in Chicago, a brief tour of the Great Lakes and Northeast, a one-off show in Glendale, California, and a second brief tour of the Northeast. The Glendale show was the Transformation benefit show for Soroptimist of the Verdugos, which was recorded and was released on CD on August 6.

• Chicago, Illinois (Abbey Pub) - February 15, 2003   
   
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Club 279) - April 30, 2003 * Canceled due to paperwork issues*
• Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Fiddler's Green) - May 1, 2003 * Canceled due to paperwork issues*
• Ferndale, Michigan (The Magic Bag) - May 2, 2003   
• Cleveland, Ohio (Beachland Ballroom) - May 3, 2003   
• Buffalo, New York (The Continental) - May 4, 2003
• Hoboken, New Jersey (Maxwell's) - May 6, 2003
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n' Bull Pub) - May 7, 2003
• Brooklyn, New York (The Southpaw) - May 8, 2003
• Farmingdale, New York (The Downtown) - May 9, 2003
• Baltimore, Maryland (Café Tattoo) - May 10 and 11, 2003
   
• Glendale California (Alex Theatre - Soroptimist Benefit Concert) - May 23, 2003 
   
• New York, New York (B.B. King's Blues Club) - October 1, 2003
• Falls Church, Virginia (State Theatre) - October 2, 2003
• New Brunswick, New Jersey (Crossroads Theatre) - October 3, 2003
• Huntington, New York (Inter-Media Art Center) - October 4, 2003
• Baltimore, Maryland (Funk Box) - October 5, 2003
  

2004 started out with plans for a fairly heavy schedule, but these plans, including a Summer West Coast tour, were canceled due to Dave's health problems. Autumn East Coast and West Coast tours were planned, but were understandably canceled to facilitate Dave's recuperation.

• Orlando, Florida (Hard Rock Hotel, Velvet Sessions) - January 29, 2004
• Santa Barbara, California (Soho Restaurant & Music Club) - March 24, 2004
• Folsom, California (Powerhouse Pub) - March 25, 2004
• San Francisco, California (Stateside Satisfaction Mod Rally) - March 26, 2004
• Potsdam, Germany (Stadtwerke Festival) - June 13, 2004 
• San Juan Capistrano, California (The Coach House) - July 16, 2004
• Glendale, California (Cruise Night) - July 17, 2004
• Seattle, Washington (The Triple Door) - July 21, 2004
• Portland, Oregon (Berbati's Pan) - July 22, 2004
• Orangevale, California (The Boardwalk) - July 24, 2004
• San Francisco, California (Café du Nord) - July 25, 2004
• Teaneck, New Jersey (Mexicali Blues Cafe) - October 8, 2004
• Rosenhayn, New Jersey (Deerfield Harvest Festival) - October 09, 2004
• Annapolis, Maryland (Rams Head Tavern) - October 11, 2004
• New York City, New York (B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill) - October 12, 2004
• Farmingdale, New York (The Downtown) - October 14, 2004
• Allston, Massachusetts (Harpers Ferry) - October 15, 2004
• Maynard, Massachusetts (Sit 'n Bull Pub) - October 16, 2004
• Rochester, New York (Montage Grille) - October 18, 2004
• Cleveland, Ohio (Peabody's Down Under) - October 19, 2004
• Toledo, Ohio (Gumbo's) - October 21, 2004
• Chicago, Illinois (Abbey Pub) - October 22, 2004
• San Juan Capistrano, California (The Coach House) - October 29, 2004 *Rescheduled from July 16*
• Seattle, Washington (The Triple Door) - November 3, 2004 *Rescheduled from July 21*
• Portland, Oregon (Berbati's Pan) - November 4, 2004 *Rescheduled from July 22 *
• Orangevale, California (The Boardwalk) - November 6, 2004 *Rescheduled from July 24 *
• San Francisco, California (Café du Nord) - November 7, 2004 *Rescheduled from July 25 *
  

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