The Human League timeline

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Significant dates 1978-1980

 * 12 June 1978: The Human League play their first live gig at Sheffield Students Union Bar 2.
 * 30 June 1978 (?): Being Boiled released on Fast Product label.
 * 31 July 1978: first known play of Being Boiled on national radio by John Peel.
 * 08 August 1978: Peel session recorded at Maida Vale.
 * 12 August 1978: feature in Sounds music weekly.
 * 16 August 1978: Peel session broadcast
 * ?? August 1978: TV performance of Being Boiled for Granada TV's What's On.
 * 02 February 1979: 'Mini tour' begins at The Factory, Manchester.
 * 15 February 1979: live date at Nashville Rooms, London attended by David Bowie.
 * 31 March 1979: NME cover and feature, 'Synthesisers in the Snow'.
 * 15 May 1979: European tour with Iggy Pop
 * 06 November 1979: TV performance on BBC's Mainstream. Songs performed: The Path of Least Resistance & Empire State Human.
 * ?? April 1979: The Dignity of Labour EP released by Fast Product although the group had already signed a deal with Virgin.Smash Hits July 10, 1980 - p.12
 * 08 May 1980: first Top of the Pops appearance. The show also saw the debut of fellow-electronic artists Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark with their singel Messages. Irish group The Undertones also performed their single My Perfect Cousin which carries the lines: "His mum bought him a synthesiser, she got The Human League in to advise her").
 * 10 July 1980: Smash Hits feature "Very Ordinary People with Very Odd Tastes" and full page colour poster.
 * 12 July 1980: NME cover and feature 'The League Strikes Back'.
 * August 1980: 6 page feature in fashion and music magazine 'The Face' entitled 'The Plain Person's Guide to The Human League'.
 * 13 November 1980: Smash Hits reports that the Human League have split. The split actually took place sometime in October.