Lawnmower Deth;

Listed Below is all of the known Tour Dates, Album, E.P. & Singles release dates that I have info on from these Nottingham nutters. I know there is a hell of a lot more info out there so if you can help let me know. the tours I know of are marked in red. I'm after any Tickets scans, Tour Posters / Flyers, Tour Shirts, Magazine Adverts etc. hector.kirkwood @ gmail.com.
I built this and other pages for some of the bands I like as I could not find any decent info on the net anywhere, these are mainly for my own entertainment but if anyone else enjoys them then it's a bonus, enjoy.

Many thanks to Donald, Chris & Lisa Flint for scans and info :)
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  1. ??/03/1987; 'Lawnmower Death' form, originally a solo project for Chris (d).
  2. ??/06/1987; name changed to 'Lawnmower Deth'.
  3. ??/06/1987; 'It's a Lot Less Bovver With a Hover' demo tape released.
  4. 04/07/1987; Concert at The Docks, Sookholme, England. never happened, four fake dates made up by Chris.
  5. 07/07/1987; Concert at The Main & Pit, Worksop, England. never happened.
  6. 12/07/1987; Concert at The Pink Panther Club, Mansfield, England. with Cobshapes-Cob-Corps. never happened.
  7. 24/07/1987; Concert at The Birthdays Club, Shirebrook, England. with Cobshapes-Cob-Corps. never happened.
  8. ??/??/1987; at some point Pete (v), Steve (g) and Chris (b) join the band.
  9. 13/08/1987; Concert at The Yorker, Nottingham, England. opening for The Ratcatchers. 1st show, set list shown below.
  10. 26/08/1987; Concert at The Hearty Goodfellow, Nottingham, England. opening for The Ratcatchers. 2nd show, set list shown below.
  11. 27/08/1987; Concert at The Horse & Jockey, Mansfield, England. opening for Interpol, Intense Degree & Scrawm. listed but never booked to play. 
  12. 09/10/1987; Concert at Sutton Centre Theatre, Sutton, England. opening for Magenta. (3rd show?, missing one).
  13. 10/10/1987; Concert at ??, Birmingham, England. scheduled to replace Napalm Death & Heresy but gig scrapped.
  14. 12/11/1987; Concert at The Yorker, Nottingham, England. with Groinal Bloodsurge & Bankjob. 5th show.
  15. ??/12/1987; 'Paddy' joins on 2nd guitar, band now a five piece.
  16. 14/12/1987; Concert at The Mardi Gras, Nottingham, England. opening for Maniacs, with Screaming Willies. ('Maniacs' cancel). 6th show.
  17. 27/12/1987; Concert at The Mardi Gras, Nottingham, England. opening for The Ratcatchers. 7th show.
  18.  - 1987 demo cover -  -  - advert for october 9th 1987 show -  -  - 
  19. ??/01/1988; 'Mowdeer' eight song demo tape released, date is approx.
  20. 11/04/1988; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Sabbat & Sacrelige.
  21. 14/04/1988; Concert at The Mardi Gras, Nottingham, England. opening for Hairy Canary. 11th show.
  22. 16/04/1988; Concert at The Golden Diamond, Sutton-In-Ashfield, England. with Sacrilege. (Sacrilige cancelled) 12th show.
  23. 18/05/1988; Concert at The Yorker, Nottingham, England. with Screaming Willies. 13th show.
  24. 28/05/1988; Concert at Byron House, Nottingham, England. with Touched & asst. 'Mega Metal '88'. 14th show.
  25. 14/06/1988; Concert at The Queens Hall, Bradford, England. opening for Virus, with Metal Messiah. 15th show.
  26. 18/06/1988; Concert at Mosely, Birmingham, England. 'Monster Mosh'. opening for Sabbat, with Toranaga etc.. 16th show.
  27. 04/07/1988; Concert at Rock City, Leeds, England. opening for Lord Crucifier, with Xyster. 17th show.
  28. 07/07/1988; Concert at Take 2, Sheffield, England. with The Beyond. advertised but did not play.
  29. 20/07/1988; Concert at Adam & Eve, Chesterfield, England. with Screaming Willies. 18th show.
  30. 21/07/1988; 'Mower Liberation Front' split LP with Metal Duck test pressings made.
  31. 25/07/1988; Concert at The Barrel Organ, Birmingham, England. opening for Cerebral Fix, with Ignorance. advertised but did not play.
  32. 27/07/1988; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Wraith, with Libertin' Lips.
  33. ??/08/1988; 'A Rather Nasty Dream On Papplewick Pond' comp album released, includes 'Doe Doe Doe' demo version.
  34. ??/08/1988; 'Mower Liberation Front' split LP with metal duck released on gatefold vinyl. scheduled for 11/07 but delayed.
  35. 05/08/1988; Concert at The Mardi Gras, Nottingham, England. opening for Virus & Acid Reign. advertised but did not play.
  36. 06/08/1988; Concert at Moseley Road, Birmingham, England. opening for Virus & Acid Reign, with asst. 'Monster Mosh #2'.
  37. 18/08/1988; Concert at The Yorker, Nottingham, England. with Screaming Willies. advertised but did not play.
  38. 04/10/1988; Concert at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England. with Intense Degree.
  39. 22/10/1988; Concert at Edwards #8, Birmingham, England. with Prolapse. 21st show. (??)
  40. 29/10/1988; Concert at The Queens Hall, Bradford, England. opening for Napalm Death, Deathwish, Metal Duck, Slammer & asst.
  41. 27/11/1988; Concert at The Queens Hall, Bradford, England. with Screaming Willies & Arbitrator. (Arbitrator cancel). 23rd show.
  42. 30/11/1988; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Suicidal Tendencies, with Defeasance. 24th show.
  43. 28/12/1988; Concert at Edwards #8, Birmingham, England. with Acid Reign, Holosade, Toranaga, Deathwish. cancelled.
  44. - 1988 demo cover -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  45. 21/01/1989; Concert at The Golden Diamond, Sutton, England.
  46. 24/02/1989; 'Mower Liberation Front' split album reissued, regular sleeve.
  47. 14/04/1989; Concert at The Penguin Bar, Leicester, England.
  48. 28/04/1989; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England. opening for Acid Reign & Xentrix.
  49. 21/05/1989; Concert at The Rock House, Derby, England. opening for Wraith. (unsure of date). 
  50. 20/06/1989; Concert at The Duchess of York, Leeds, England. opening for Acid Reign.
  51. 28/06/1989; Concert at The Duchess of York, Leeds, England. charity show.
  52. 01/07/1989; Concert at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England. 'Midsummer Hoedown'. opening for Acid Reign, Re-Animator & asst.
  53. 08/07/1989; Concert at ??, Sutton In Ashfield, England. with The Bland Boys.
  54. 28/08/1989; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Ice Age, with Stamping Ground.
  55. 14/09/1989; Concert at Belle Vue, Wakefield, England. with Engine.
  56. ??/10/1989; 'A Rather Nasty Dream On Papplewick Pond' lp re-issued, includes 'Doe Doe Doe' demo version.
  57. 02/10/1989; Concert at ??, Leeds, England.
  58. 30/10/1989; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. with Desecrator.
  59. 16/11/1989; Concert at The Horse & Jockey, Mansfield, England.
  60. 17/11/1989; Concert at The Penguin Bar, Leicester, England. with Human Crisis.
  61. 22/11/1989; Concert at The Duchess of York, Leeds, England. opening for Ice Age. (Nov. 22nd - Dec. 13th; 'Xmas' Tour).
  62. 26/11/1989; Concert at The Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland. opening for Ice Age, with General Damage.
  63. 27/11/1989; Concert at The Rooftops, Glasgow, Scotland. opening for Ice Age, with General Damage.
  64. 01/12/1989; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. opening for Ice Age.
  65. 02/12/1989; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. opening for Ice Age. (moved to the 1st).
  66. 13/12/1989; Concert at The Bier Keller, Bristol, England. opening for Ice Age.
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  68. 11/02/1990; Concert at Spring St. Theatre, Leicester?, England. opening for Re-Animator.
  69. 28/04/1990; Concert at Leicester University Students Union, Leicester, England. opening for Acid Reign, with asst.
  70. 04/05/1990; Concert at The Woughton Center, Milton Keynes, England. opening for Xentrix, with The Beyond. 
  71. 09/06/1990; Concert at The Jug, Doncaster, England. with Human Crisis.
  72. 30/06/1990; Concert at Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England. 'Midsummer Hoedown II'. with Acid Reign & asst. live tracks released on 'Ooh Crikey..' CD version.
  73. 19/08/1990; Concert at The Videodrome, Glasgow, Scotland. opening for Drunken State, with Crisis.
  74. 14/09/1990; Concert at Banbury UFC, Banbury, England. with Metal Messiah.
  75. 08/10/1990; 'Ooh Crikey It's...Lawnmower Deth' LP/CD released.
  76. 08/10/1990; Concert at The Dome, Tufnel Park, London, England. with Hellbastard. album release showcase.
  77. 26/11/1990; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. with Ignorance & Slaughterhouse Five.
  78. 15/12/1990; Concert at The Memorial Club, Wrexham, England. opening for Cancer, Cathedral & asst. (scheduled but didn't play).
  79. 21/12/1990; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England. with Tattooed Love Boys.
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  81. ??/??/1991; at some point Paddy (g) leaves the band, they are a four piece for a while.
  82. 01/02/1991; Concert at The Marquee, London, England.
  83. 06/02/1991; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Cronos & Warfare. cancelled.
  84. 14/02/1991; Concert at Grote Prijs, The Netherlands. with Mega Mosh. (Feb. 14th & 15th; 'Europe!' 1991 Tour).
  85. 15/02/1991; Concert at Burgerweeshuis, Belgium. with Mega Mosh.
  86. ??/??/1991; Concert at Banbury Football Club, Banbury, England. with Desecrator.
  87. 19/03/1991; Concert at Mansfield Leisure Center, Mansfield, England. opening for Saxon, with Waysted & Lionheart.
  88. 19/04/1991; 'Kids In America' 12" test pressings made.
  89. 21/05/1991; Concert at The Rock House, Derby, England. with Wraith. (21st May - 10th Jun; 'Kids Across The U.K.' tour).
  90. 26/05/1991; Concert at Edwards #8, Birmingham, England. with Detritus.
  91. 27/05/1991; 'Kids In America' single released.
  92. 30/05/1991; Concert at The Riverside, Newcastle, England. with Detritus.
  93. 31/05/1991; Concert at The War Memorial Club, Wrexham, England. with Detritus.
  94. 02/06/1991; Concert at The Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland. with Detritus.
  95. 03/06/1991; Concert at The Rock World, Manchester, England. with Detritus.
  96. 05/06/1991; Concert at The Gardens, Morecambe, England. with Detritus.
  97. 06/06/1991; Concert at The QueensHall, Bradford, England. with Detritus.
  98. 08/06/1991; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England. with Detritus.
  99. 09/06/1991; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. with Detritus & Drunken State.
  100. 10/06/1991; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. with Detritus.
  101. ??/??/1991; at some point Kev (g) joins the band, they are a five piece again.
  102. 16/08/1991; Concert at The Old Trout, Windsor, England. with Mad Cow Disease.
  103. 22/09/1991; Concert at The Agincourt, Camberly, England. with Ignorance & Warp Spasm. 'Big Bad Thrash Bash'.
  104. 18/12/1991; Concert at The Dome, London, England. with Fudge Tunnel, Ignorance & Human Crisis.
  105. 21/12/1991; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottinhgam, England. with Loud & Claytown Troupe.
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  107. 17/02/1992; Concert at The Astoria, London, England. opening for Overkill, with Skyclad.
  108. 24/07/1992; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England. with Godsend & Psycho Candy. (M. P. cancel).
  109. 13/08/1992; Concert at Bradford Rio, Bradford, England.
  110. 14/09/1992; 'Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns' released.
  111. 10/10/1992; Concert at The Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England. with Geneva, Desecrator & Clownhouse.
  112. 07/11/1992; In Store Appearance at 'Spin-A-Disc Records', Northampton, England.
  113. 07/11/1992; Concert at The Earlstree Club, Corby, England. (Nov. 7th - 15th; 'Bozo/Pogo Like A Dog' tour).
  114. 08/11/1992; Concert at The Woughton Center, Milton Keynes, England. with with Re-Animator, Innerstate & Strange Thing.
  115. 09/11/1992; In Store Appearance at 'Our Price Records', Plymouth, England, England.
  116. 09/11/1992; Concert at The Gardens, Plymouth, England. with Re-Animator & Innerstate.
  117. 10/11/1992; Concert at The Phoenix Plaza, Wokingham, England. with Re-Animator, Innerstate & Gommorrah.
  118. 12/11/1992; In Store Appearance at 'Powercuts Records', Manchester, England.
  119. 12/11/1992; Concert at The Tivoli, Buckley, England. with Re-Animator, Interstate, Monastery & Mobocracy.
  120. 13/11/1992; In Store Appearance at 'Penny Lane Records', Liverpool, England.
  121. 13/11/1992; Concert at The Krazy House, Liverpool, England. with Re-Animator, Interstate & Mobocracy.
  122. 14/11/1992; In Store Appearance at 'Metalhead', Carnaby Street, London, England.
  123. 14/11/1992; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. with Re-Animator, Innerstate & Manslorter.
  124. 15/11/1992; Concert at Rio's, Bradford, England. with Re-Animator, Mental Siezure & Innerstate.
  125. 15/12/1992; Concert at The Camden Palace, London, England.
  126. 19/12/1992; Concert at Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham, England. opening for Dr. And The Medics.
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  128. 21/05/1993; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. opening for Entombed.
  129. 03/07/1993; Concert at Waldrock Festival, Belgium. with Voivod, Death & asst.
  130. 17/09/1993; Concert at The Bognor Regis Center, Bognor Regis, England.
  131. 29/09/1993; Concert at The Astoria, London, England. opening for Death, with Anacrusis.
  132. 18/10/1993; 'Billy' album released.
  133. 28/10/1993; Concert at Sleep In, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. with The Jaimz Gang. (28th Oct. - 6th Nov.; 'Billy / Big Rock' tour).
  134. 29/10/1993; Concert at Parkhof, Alkhaar, The Netherlands. with The Jaimz Gang.
  135. 30/10/1993; Concert at Kishool, Bergum, The Netherlands. with The Jaimz Gang.
  136. 31/10/1993; Concert at Bogiez, Cardiff, Wales. with The Jaimz Gang.
  137. 01/11/1993; Concert at Oliver Twist, Colchester, England. with The Jaimz Gang.
  138. 02/11/1993; Concert at Phoenix Plaza, Wokingham, England. with The Jaimz Gang, Interstate & Warp Smasm.
  139. 03/11/1993; Concert at The Cathouse, Glasgow, Scotland. with The Jaimz Gang.
  140. 04/11/1993; Concert at Rio Rokz, Bradford, England. with The Jaimz Gang & Innerstate.
  141. 05/11/1993; Concert at The Wougthton Center, Milton Keynes, England. with The Jaimz Gang & Interstate.
  142. 06/11/1993; Concert at The Astoria 2, London, England. with The Jaimz Gang & Chainsaw Massacre.
  143. 07/11/1993; Concert at Edwards No. 8, Birmingham, England. with The Jaimz Gang.
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  145. 03/03/1994; Concert at The Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England. (dates in Buckley, Camberly, Gloucester & Nottingham listed on Earache Memo). 
  146. 11/03/1994; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England.
  147. 24/03/1994; Concert at ??, Rohre, Germany. opening for S.N.F.U. & asst.
  148. 26/03/1994; Concert at The Fibbers, York, England.
  149. 03/04/1994; Concert at The Marquee, London, England.
  150. 22/04/1994; Concert at The Oval, Norwich, England.
  151. 23/04/1994; Concert at The Marquee, London, England. with The Under Fives.
  152. ??/??/1994; Lawnmower Deth split up sometime late '94, a one-off farewell show happens in May '95.
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  154. 09/05/1995; Concert at the Marquee, London, England. opening for the Spudmonsters, with Channel Zero. final/farewell show.
  156. ??/??/2008; Lawnmower Deth reform for a one off show opening for BFMV, sporadic show occur once or thrice a year until now (2023).
  157. 15/11/2008; Concert at Alexandra Palace, London, England. opening for BFMV & asst. first reunion show.
  158. 05/06/2009; Concert at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England. with Virus, Gama Bomb & Metal Messiah. Download warm-up show.
  159. 13/06/2009; Concert at Download Festival, Donington Park, England.
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  161. 05/06/2010; Concert at Crabtree's Bar, Harrogate, England. Dowload warm-up show.
  162. 11/06/2010; Concert at Download Festival, Donington Park, England.
  163. 06/11/2010; Concert at Damnation Festival, England.
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  165. 28/05/2011; Concert at The Redemption, Derby, England. (moved from The Old Bell).
  166. 12/08/2011; Concert at Bloodstock Festival, England.
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  168. 15/03/2012; Concert at Hammerfext IV, Wales.
  169. 15/12/2012; Concert at The Garage, London, England. with Beholder.

Lawnmower Deth - Version 5.0 - 170 shows listed - 169 pictures - 02/10/2023.