If the 1970s was the decade of the live album, then there was some reluctance to issue them in the 1980s although numbers have been boosted by archive releases.
Live Albums From The 1980s By Year
1980 live albums
1981 live albums
1982 live albums
1983 live albums
1984 live albums
1985 live albums
1986 live albums
1987 live albums
1988 live albums
1989 live albums
Live Albums From The 1980s By Genre
1980s AOR
1980s Art Rock
1980s Blues
1980s Blues Rock
1980s classic rock
1980s country
1980s Country Rock
1980s folk
1980s funk
1980s hard rock
1980s Indie
1980s jazz
1980s prog
1980s Punk
1980s Singer Songwriters
1980s soul
Live Albums From The 1980s
Classic Live albums from the 1980s include:
Laurie Anderson United States Live 1983
Barclay James Harvest Berlin A Concert for the People 1980
Black Sabbath Live Evil 1982
Blackfoot Highway Song Live 1982
Blue Oyster Cult Extraterrestrial Live 1981
Otis Clay Soul Man Live In Japan 1983
The Clash Live From Here To Eternity
Albert Collins Frozen Alive 1981
Deaf School Second Coming 1988
Destruction Live Without Sense 1988
Dio At Donnington 1983 & 1987
Dire Straits Alchemy 1983
Fats Domino Sentimental
Journey Live At The University Of New Orleans 1987
Duran Duran Arena 1984
The Eagles Live 1980
Joe Ely Live Chicago 1987
Peter Gabriel Plays Live 1982
Genesis Three Sides Live 1981
Hanoi Rocks All Those Wasted Years 1983
Robyn Hitchcock Gotta Let This Hen Out 1985
Iron Maiden Live After Death 1985
The Jacksons Live 1981
Billy Joel Songs In The Attic 1980
Journey Live In Houston 1981 The Escape Tour
Joy Division Still 1980
The Kinks One For The Road 1980
Magazine Play
Marillion Real To Reel 1984
Maze Live In New Orleans 1980
Meat Loaf Live at Wembley 1987
Michael Schenker Group One Night At Budokan 1981
Gary Moore We Want Moore 1984
Van Morrison Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast 1983
Motorhead No Sleep Til Hammersmith 1981
Ozzy Osbourne Tribute 1981
Ozzy Osbourne Speak of the Devil 1982
Pink Floyd Is There Anybody Out There? 1980 & 1981
Pink Floyd Delicate Sound Of Thunder 1988
Queen Rock Montreal 1981
Queen Live At Wembley 1986
Rainbow Final Vinyl
Lou Reed Live In Italy 1983
Rufus And Chaka Khan Live Stompin’ At The Savoy 1982
Rush Exit Stage Left 1980 & 1981
Rush Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984
Rush A Show of Hands 1988
Scorpions World Wide Live 1984
Bob Seger Nine Tonight 1980
Simon And Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park 1981
Simple Minds Live In The City Of Light 1986
The Smiths Rank 1986
Bruce Springsteen Live 1975 – 85
Stiff Little Fingers Hanx 1980
Sting Bring On The Night 1985
Styx Caught in the Act 1983
Talking Heads Stop Making Sense 1983
Talking Heads The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
Thin Lizzy Life 1983
Tina Turner Tina Live In Europe 1986
U2 Under A Blood Red Sky 1983
U2 Live From Paris 1987
Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Carnegie Hall 1984
Stevie Ray Vaughan Live Alive 1985 1986
Whitesnake Live In The Heart Of The City 1978 & 1980
The Who Join Together 1989
Wishbone Ash Live Dates 2 1976 to 1980
XTC Live In Concert 1980
Warren Zevon Stand In The Fire 1980
ZZ Top Live In Germany 1980
Finding Your Way Around The Best Live Albums Website
Live albums by the decades – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s
Refuse to Be Burnt Out: Live In The 1980s is a live album by Fugs.
It was recorded at The Bottom Line in New York City. June 9, 1984.
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On A Mardi Gras Day is a live album by Dr John and Chris Barber.
It was recorded at The Marquee in London on April 15, 1983.
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Minneapolis Moonstomp is a live recording by Husker Du.
It was recorded at Minneapolis First Avenue on 28th August, 1985 and was broadcast on the Spin Radio Show.
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The Deluxe Version of Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth includes live versions of every song on the studio album recorded in 1988/89.
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The Peels Sessions is a compilation album in the studio recordings The Undertones recorded with the BBC for the John Peel Show.
According to Discogs, the songs came from these sources:
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Transmission Impossible is a comprehensive collection of live recordings by Nirvana recorded between 1987 and 1993. It has been released on the Eat To The Beat label.
Included are recordings from:
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Live In London is a live album by former Big Star, Alex Chilton.
It was recorded at Dingwalls in London on May 28, 1980.
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Live At The BBC is a comprehensive collection of in the studio and in concert recordings of The Mission made by the BBC between 1986 and 1990.
According to Discogs, the source of the tracks are:
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The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys is a live album by The Waterboys.
It was recorded at Dublin RTE, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Glasgow Barrowlands, the Pink Pop Festival in Holland and the Glastonbury Festival in 1986.
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Live At Newcastle is a live album by The Damned and has also been released as Live In Newcastle.
It was recorded at the Mayfair Suite in Newcastle upon Tyne on 14 October 1982.
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