
Photo courtesy of the Scottish Screen Archive/CTA archive taken 1971.
1980 9th March Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, & The Flowers
1980 6th April Shake, & Boots For Dancing
1980 6th April Shake, & Boots For Dancing



1980 27th April The Delmontes, The Ettes, & The Fire Engines

Julie Hepburn (nee Hogg). Thank you to Simon Clegg for the picture.
Simon writes "Julie Delmonte of the Edinburgh band the Delmonte's. I was experimenting with an 8mm Minox spy camera - terrible result!"

Gill and Trash from The Ettes at Valentino's . Thank you to Trash for this picture. © Pete Tainsh 1980.
1980 4th May The Cure, & The Passions

Thank you to Ian Dunipace for this rare badge set.
1980 11th May The Monochrome Set, & Josef K
1980 18th May The Teardrop Explodes
1980 18th May The Teardrop Explodes
1980 1st June Adam & The Ants

Thank you to Nigel for this scan.
1980 8th May Pink Military
1980 29th June The Fall, The Thursdays, & Fire Engines
1980 29th June The Fall, The Thursdays, & Fire Engines

1980 17th August Bauhaus
1980 21st August The Scars, The Associates, Josef K, & Fire Engines
1980 21st August The Scars, The Associates, Josef K, & Fire Engines

Ian McCulloch, Valentino's 12th October 1980. Thank you to Simon Clegg for the picture.
1980 26th October The Mo-dettes
The Mo-dettes, Valentino's 26th October 1980. Thank you to Simon Clegg for the picture.
Simon Clegg writes: "The Mo-dettes most well-known song is "White Mice", which was self-released as their first single in mid 1979 on Mode records, with "Masochistic Opposite" on the b-side. The single was distributed by Rough Trade. It spent 5 weeks at No.1 on the Indie charts. This gig at Valentino's was to promote that single. June Miles-Kingston (in this picture) re-emerged in the late 1980s as the drummer for The Communards; and she also worked with Fun Boy Three, Thompson Twins and Everything but the Girl. She is the sister of the former Ten Pole Tudor guitarist, Bob Kingston and now performs as a jazz singer in London."
Simon Clegg writes: "The Mo-dettes most well-known song is "White Mice", which was self-released as their first single in mid 1979 on Mode records, with "Masochistic Opposite" on the b-side. The single was distributed by Rough Trade. It spent 5 weeks at No.1 on the Indie charts. This gig at Valentino's was to promote that single. June Miles-Kingston (in this picture) re-emerged in the late 1980s as the drummer for The Communards; and she also worked with Fun Boy Three, Thompson Twins and Everything but the Girl. She is the sister of the former Ten Pole Tudor guitarist, Bob Kingston and now performs as a jazz singer in London."
1980 9th November The Teardrop Explodes, & The Thompson Twins
1981 25th January U2, & Fire Engines
1981 25th January U2, & Fire Engines
1981 8th February A Certain Rato, & Josef K
1981 15th March Nash The Slash
1981 19th April New Order & The Visitors
1981 19th April New Order & The Visitors
Thank you to John of Tantrel Records for this ticket.
1981 10th May Orange Juice, & Blazing Saddles
Thank you to Melanie Pearson for this poster.
1981 24th May Dead Or Alive
1981 21st June Scars, & Article 58

Thank you to John of Tantrel Records for this ticket.
1981 11th July Blue Orchids (this gig took place in JJ's)
1981 9th August Fire Engines
1981 9th August Fire Engines


Thank you to Melanie Pearson for this poster.
1981 16th August Josef K, & Aztec Camera

Thank you to Kathy Boudreau & Steve at Stepkat music for this ticket.
Thank you to Alan for the Scan.
A review of the gig from Dundee's "Cranked Up" fanzine. Thank you to Gordon for the scan.
1981 30th August The Delmontes, & Article 58
1981 25th October Bow Wow Wow

Thank you to Kathy Boudreau & Steve at Stepkat music for this poster.
1981 26th October The Au Pairs, & The Visitors
1982 10th January A Certain Ratio
1982 10th January A Certain Ratio

Thank you to Andrew for this scan.
1982 20th February Blue Rondo A La Turk
1982 1st April Spandau Ballet aftershow party
The ticket for Spandau Ballet's party after their gig at The Usher Hall. Thank you to Simon for this item.
1982 4th April Orange Juice
1982 24th April TV21, & Peter Capaldi
1982 1st May Scars (Mk2 without Bobby "Rab" King)
1982 9th May Mari Wilson & The Wilsations
1982 15th May Passage
1982 1st May Scars (Mk2 without Bobby "Rab" King)
1982 9th May Mari Wilson & The Wilsations
1982 15th May Passage
Liana Martella at JJ's. Thank you to Simon Clegg for the picture.
Simon Clegg writes "This picture of my then girlfriend Liana was taken upstairs at Valentino's in the early 1980's. She now goes out with a famous Scottish sound engineer called David Henderson."
From the 1981 Edinburgh telephone directory.

Thank you to Elspeth Levi for this item.