1978 - On the Way to the Cast of Thousands
The Band got an international Record Deal on RCA, first release was the "Television's Over" Single, who never hit the Charts. It was clear that difficult Times for the Adverts was comming. They spend the time with recording and playing some Gigs.
Tourdates 1978 September till December
| Date | Country | City | Venue | Support | Setlist | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.12.1978 | UK | Lincoln | Technical College | No | ||
| 21.12.1978 | UK | Redcar | Coatham Bowl | No | ||
| 16.12.1978 | UK | Northhampton | Cricked Ground | No | ||
| 14.12.1978 | UK | London | Music Machine | No | ||
| 11.12.1978 | UK | Weymouth | Paviliion | No | ||
| 10.12.1978 | UK | Bristol | Locamo | No | ||
| 09.12.1978 | UK | Sheffield | Limit Club | No | ||
| 08.12.1978 | UK | Sheffield | University | No | ||
| 07.12.1978 | UK | Manchester | Russel Club | No | ||
| 30.11.1978 | UK | London | Middlesex Poly | No | ||
| 27.10.1978 | UK | Birminham | Aston Univerity | No | ||
| 26.10.1978 | UK | London | Music Machine | Yes | TV played Songs together with the Doctors of Madness | |
| 21.10.1978 | UK | London | Thames Polytechnic | No | ||
| 20.10.1978 | UK | London | Brunel University | No | ||
| 14.10.1978 | UK | Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | No | ||
| 13.10.1978 | UK | Birmingham | Polytechnic | No | ||
| 11.10.1978 | UK | Plymouth | Polytechnic | No | ||
| 10.10.1978 | UK | Bath | University | No | ||
| 09.10.1978 | UK | Doncaster | Outlook | No | ||
| 08.10.1978 | UK | Loughborough | Town Hall | No | ||
| 01.10.1978 | Germany | Hamburg | Markthalle | Yes | Exact Date is Unknown | |
| 28.09.1978 | UK | Middlesbrough | Rock Garden | No |