The first six dates of the Dandy in the Underworld tour were announced in early February 1977. A further three dates (Hanley, West Runton and Portsmouth) were added a week or so later at the same time that the punk band The Damned were confirmed as the support act for the tour.

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Ticket prices seem to have been set at £2.00 for the larger, more established venues, £1.50 for the small venues and a premium price of £2.25 for the London Rainbow concert.

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In an interview with The Sun (1) in February 1977, Marc stated that he had been waiting ‘for something like punk rock to come along’ and continued with ‘I consider myself to be an elder statesman of punk. The Godfather of Punk, if you like’.

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In an interview with The Journal (2) in March 1977, Marc said that he ‘picked The Damned to tour with me because I wanted to put the best of the established bands against the best of the new wave bands, so we ‘ll see who can out-punk the other every night’.

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References: (1) The Sun, 18th February 1977, (2) The Journal, 18th March 1977