note: you can use the menu on the left to get information on mogwai's forthcoming gigs.

date	location	venue	extra info
february 1996
?	east kilbride	key youth centre	-
?	inverness	railway club	-
march 1996
18	'tuner' (debut 7") released
26	glasgow	cathouse	-
april 1996
5	edinburgh	venue	supporting the make-up and blonde redhead
21	glasgow	13th note	-
26	camden, london	monarch	first show outside scotland
may 1996
17	lincoln	the falcon	-
18	king's cross, london	water rats	-
20	kingston upon thames	dionysus	-
21	chelmsford	the y club	supporting urusei yatsura
22	newport	tj's	-
23	aberystwyth	university	supporting urusei yatsura. 'a70' recorded during soundcheck for nme c96 tape
24	barry island	friar's bar	-
25	oxford	point	supporting urusei yatsura
26	birmingham	jug of ale	supporting urusei yatsura
28	derby	the garrick	supporting urusei yatsura
29	liverpool	lomax	supporting urusei yatsura
30	glasgow	king tut's wah-wah hut	supporting urusei yatsura
31	dundee	lucifer's mill	-
june 1996
14	highbury, london	garage	-
18	edinburgh, uk	the music box	-
august 1996
29	edinburgh	cas rock	-
september 1996
3	brighton	freebutt	with backwater
4	highbury, london	upstairs at the garage	with backwater and superstar disco club
19	camden, london	monarch	-
20	islington, london	powerhaus	-
october 1996
12	dundee	lucifer's mill	-
17	glasgow	king tut's wah wah hut	-
november 1996
4	'summer' 7" released
6	highbury, london	upstairs at the garage	"club piao!", with six by seven
8	islington, london	hope & anchor	-
9	brighton	freebutt	-
24	edinburgh	attic	-
december 1996
6	glasgow	nice 'n' sleazy	-
21	battersea, london	ross leopard	-

1996 tour statistics

33 known mogwai shows, including the first dates outside scotland (in england and wales). this list is incomplete, particularly the scottish dates. some setlist details survive for 9 shows.

notes: final appearances for the unreleased 'dom'. it's not known whether 'hippo march' and 'jazz odyssey' were retitled, rewritten or just dropped. 'stereo dee' appears with a coda consisting of part of what would become 'r u still in 2 it?'. first showings for live staple and fan favourite 'helicon 1'.

summer (8 shows)
angels vs aliens (7)
lower (7)
tuner (6)
a70 (5)
stereo dee (5)
'dom' (4)
a place for parks (2)
helicon 1 (2)
i am not batman (2)
'hippo march' (1)
'jazz odyssey' (1)

worth noting that a short english tour was tentatively scheduled for the end of november/start of december, then cancelled (reason unknown). this would have included:
26th nov - the cornerhouse, middlesborough
27th nov - the foundry, birmingham
28th nov - the point, oxford
29th nov - the anglers arms, west drayton
30th nov - the forum, tunbridge wells
1st dec - the garrick, derby
2nd dec - norwich
3rd dec - the falcon, lincoln