Tom Lehrer Personal Appearances

Special thanks to Tom for compiling this info!

Note: Tom made many appearances at private parties, college events and fund raisers. Apparently he didn't keep track of those as closely as he did full scale concerts. Thus, they are not listed here. Also not listed are radio and TV appearances.

Exact dates are not available for night club appearances. If you are able to confirm dates for any of these, please let me know.

1952

Tom made appearances this year at Alpini's Rendezvous night club in Boston, MA.

1953

Tom made appearances this year at The Blue Angel supper club, 152 E 55th St., New York, NY.

1954

Tom made appearances this year at The Blue Angel night club in New York, NY.

1955

Tom gave no public performances this year, due to being inducted into the Army.

1956

Tom made appearances this year at the following night clubs:

1957

May 25 Hunter College New York, NY
(also appearing on the above bill was Odetta)
July 13 Music Barn Lenox, MA
(also appearing on the above bill was Barbara Lea)
August 31 Town Hall Provincetown, MA
(also appearing on the above bill was Rudy Vanelli)
November 15 Jordan Hall Boston, MA
(also appearing on the above bill was Rudy Vanelli)
November 29 Carnegie Music Hall Pittsburg, PA
(also appearing on the above bill was Josh White)
December 13 Town Hall Philadelphia, PA
(also appearing on the above bill was Josh White)

In addition to the above concert appearances, Tom also made appearances this year at the following night clubs:

1958

January 10 Civic Center East Lansing, MI
(also appearing on the above bill was Jo Mapes)
January 11 Ann Arbor High School Ann Arbor, MI
(also appearing on the above bill was Jo Mapes)
April 11 Orchestra Hall Chicago, IL
(also appearing on the above bill was Odetta)
April 18 Carnegie Hall New York, NY
(also appearing on the above bill was Ellie Stone)
May 2 Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
May 3 McCarter Theatre Princeton, NJ
August 2 Music Barn Lenox, MA
October 11 K.A.M. Temple Chicago, IL
October 12 K.A.M. Temple Chicago, IL
October 18 Loraine Hotel Madison, WI
October 24 Garfield Jr. High Berkeley, CA
October 25 Memorial Auditorium Pasadena, CA
October 31 Royce Hall (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA
November 7 Civic Auditorium Pasadena, CA
(also appearing on the above bill was Mort Sahl)
November 14 Bailey Hall (Cornell) Ithaca, NY
November 22 Technical High School Springfield, MA
December 12 Woolsey Hall (Yale) New Haven, CT

In addition to the above concert appearances, Tom also made appearances this year at the following night clubs:

1959

February 7 Town Hall New York, NY
February 14 Town Hall New York, NY
March 20 Sanders Theater (Harvard) Cambridge, MA
March 21 Sanders Theater (Harvard) Cambridge, MA
(above two shows were taped for the album An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer)
March 22 Alumnae Hall (Pembroke) Providence, RI
April 3 Statler-Hilton Hotel Washington, DC
April 4 Hanna Theater Cleveland, OH
(cover photo for An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer was taken after the above show)
May 10 Palace Theatre London, England
May 17 Palace Theatre London, England
May 24 Palace Theatre London, England
May 31 Palace Theatre London, England
June 7 Her Majesty's Theatre London, England
June 9 Guildhall Cambridge, England
June 11 Town Hall Oxford, England
June 14 Her Majesty's Theatre London, England
June 17 Colston Hall Bristol, England
June 25 Royal Festival Hall London, England
July 25 Music Barn Lenox, MA
October 1 Royce Hall (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA
October 7 Glebe Collegiate Auditorium Ottawa, Canada
October 8 Plateau Hall Montreal, Canada
October 9 Eaton Auditorium Toronto, Canada
October 10 Orchestra Hall Chicago, IL
October 31 Scottish Rite Cathedral Detroit, MI
November 12 Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA
November 13 Town Hall New York, NY
November 14 Ann Arbor High School Ann Arbor, MI
November 20 Irvine Auditorium (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Philadelphia, PA
November 21 McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ
November 23 Kresge Auditorium (MIT) Cambridge, MA
November 24 Kresge Auditorium (MIT) Cambridge, MA
(above two shows were taped for the album Tom Lehrer Revisited)
November 25 Statler-Hilton Hotel Washington, DC
November 27 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO
December 4 McAlister Auditorium (Tulane) New Orleans, LA

In addition to the above concert appearances, Tom also made appearances this year at the following night clubs:

1960

February 26 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
February 27 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
March 1 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
March 4 City Hall Newcastle, Australia
March 8 City Hall Brisbane, Australia
March 9 City Hall Brisbane, Australia
March 12 City Hall Brisbane, Australia
March 14 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
March 15 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
March 18 Town Hall Melbourne, Australia
March 21 Town Hall Melbourne, Australia
(above show was taped for the album Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia)
March 22 Theatre Royal Hobart, Australia
March 23 Theatre Royal Hobart, Australia
March 24 Capitol Theatre Canberra, Australia
March 28 Town Hall Adelaide, Australia
April 2 Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand
April 5 Town Hall Wellington, New Zealand
April 7 Embassy Theatre Hamilton, New Zealand
April 9 Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand
April 12 Town Hall Wellington, New Zealand
April 16 St. James Theatre Christchurch, New Zealand
April 18 St. James Theatre Christchurch, New Zealand
April 20 Town Hall Dunedin, New Zealand
April 21 Town Hall Wellington, New Zealand
April 23 Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand
May 4 Town Hall Sydney, Australia
(above show was taped for the album Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia)
May 6 Town Hall Adelaide, Australia
May 17 Town Hall Melbourne, Australia
May 20 Town Hall Melbourne, Australia
May 21 National Theatre Launceston, Australia
May 25 Capitol Theatre Perth, Australia
May 27 Capitol Theatre Perth, Australia
May 28 Capitol Theatre Perth, Australia
June 21 Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, England
June 23 Town Hall Birmingham, England
June 25 City Hall Newcastle, England
June 28 Free Trade Hall Manchester, England
June 29 Royal Festival Hall London, England
(cover photo for Tom Lehrer Revisited was taken after the above show)
July 2 Empress Theatre Glasgow, Scotland

1965

August 7 Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA
December 19 Piccadilly Theatre London, England
(two shows, 6:30pm & 8:00pm)

In addition to the above concert appearances, Tom also made appearances this year at the following night clubs (some of which were taped for the album That Was The Year That Was):

1967

September 5 Falkonercentret Copenhagen, Denmark
September 6 Falkonercentret Copenhagen, Denmark
September 8 Technical High School Trondheim, Norway
September 9 Commercial High School Bergen, Norway
September 10 Aula Theatre Oslo, Norway
September 12 Falkonercentret Copenhagen, Denmark
Note: While still in Oslo on September 11, Tom taped a TV appearance which was released on The Tom Lehrer Collection CD/DVD set in 2010.

1968

This year, Tom toured the country along with Phil Ochs and Peter, Paul & Mary to perform at rallies to promote for Eugene McCarthy for President. Exact dates and venues are not known, but one stop he did make was Bloomington, Indiana. Pictures are available courtesy of Neil Sharrow.
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