Longest Break
Show No. 190, Manchester on 9 October 1985 to Show No. 191, Cardiff on 7 September 1987.
Selected records, unusual touring patterns and milestones uncovered from the first 1,199 completed documented Gary Numan performances from 1979 onwards.
Gary Numan Concert Records & Milestones
Concerts Analysed1,199Completed performances from 1979
Longest Break698 days1985–1987
Longest Daily Run14 nights1991
COVID-19 Interruption
Los Angeles on 1 November 2019 to Escot Park on 21 August 2021. The extended break coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Longest Consecutive Run
Show Nos. 261–274, from Portsmouth on 21 September to Blackburn on 4 October, with a performance every day.
Most Performances in 7 Days
The SXSW period in Austin included several short showcase sets, so this record should be read in that context.
Most Performances in 30 Days
A record 30-day concentration beginning in March 2014, again partly influenced by short showcase appearances.
Most Performances in One Day
Three separate short sets at Palm Door, Hype Hotel and Elysium. These were not three conventional full-length concerts.
Full Double-Show Days
Birmingham 5 September 1980; Vancouver 9 November 1980; Detroit 19 March 2022 — each involving two standard concert sets.
Longest City Return
27 October 1980, Show No. 83 to 10 March 2024, Show No. 1,049 — only the second Madison performance in the chronology.
Six-Decade Cities
London, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Liverpool appear in every decade from the 1970s to the 2020s.
1,000th Documented Concert
The third of three consecutive Electric Ballroom concerts was documented Show No. 1,000.
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