Official Live Recordings
Nik Kershaw is an amazing live performer.
He has toured a lot... and yet, very few official live recordings were released.
Fortunately, some of his performances were broadcasted.
This specific page will list all official live recordings that were released as a solo artist or sharing stages with other artists.
On Vinyl or CD records, on Tapes or even digital albums or single... and of course, on VHS, DVDs or Blu-Rays...
Another page will deal with broadcasted live performances.
H01.01 Live At Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany
An OFFICIAL COMPLETE version of this concert was released both on CD and DVD in 2011 (Live In Germany).
Il was reissued in 2013 with a different title : The Riddle (Live in Concert) - CD/DVD.
Recorded during the "Human Racing Tour" on June 25th 1984.
01 Cloak And Dagger (5:10)
02 Shame On You (4:13)
03 That's Progress (3:07)
04 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (4:46)
05 Dark Glasses (3:45)
06 Dancing Girls (3:39)
07 Monkey Business (3:21)
08 Bogart (Long introduction with additional lyrics) (6:06)
09 Drum Talk (4:04)
10 Gone To Pieces (4:06)
11 Wouldn't It Be Good (4:49)
12 Human Racing (5:06)
H01.02 Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
An incomplete OFFICIAL version of this concert (filmed by BBC Television) was released on VHS in 1985.
Recorded during the "Riddle Tour" on December 31st 1984.
01 Roses (4:02)
02 Know How (4:53)
03 Bogart (5:07)
04 Cloak And Dagger (5:23)
05 Wild Horses(3:55)
06 Gone To Pieces (4:09)
07 Save The Whale (6:04)
08 The Riddle (4:13)
09 Wide Boy (3:38)
10 Wouldn't It Be Good (5:19)
11 Drum Talk (4:18)
12 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (6:34)
Three UNOFFICIAL live tracks, taken from the TV broadcast concert, have been shared on the Internet.
Shame On You (4:34)
Human Racing (3:47)
Faces (4:08)
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD
Alternate versions of two songs were released on 1984 NIKD5 "Human Racing" double 7" record.
Cloak And Dagger (5:16)
Drum Talk (4:06)
NOT AVAILABLE on CD.
Another alternate version of one of these live recordings was released on the 2012 Human Racing double CD album.
Cloak And Dagger (5:07)
More alternate versions of some of these live recordings were released on the 2013 The Riddle double CD album.
know How (4:53) *
Wild Horses (3:57) *
Roses (4:43) (With full introduction)
(*) Most of the vocal parts were re-recorded for this version that can be found on the 2013 The Riddle album double CD.
Two more tracks, which were not available on the Hammersmith Odeon concert VHS tape, were released on the 2013 The Riddle double CD album.
Based on the live version from the Hammersmith Odeon concert that was broadcasted.
You Might (3:28) *
City Of Angel (3:57)
(*) Most of the vocal parts were re-recorded for this version that can be found on the 2013 The Riddle album double CD.
H01.03 Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, London, England
UNOFFICIAL VIDEO RECORDING - TV Broadcast on July 13th 1985.
01 Wide Boy (3:27)
[Watch to it HERE]
02 Don Quixote (4:50)
[Watch to it HERE]
03 The Riddle (4:11)
[Watch to it HERE]
04 Wouldn't It Be Good (5:18)
[Watch to it HERE]
* The audio recordings were released on vinyl record (fourth LP of a 12 record-pack).
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD
Available on Internet digital format.
* "Wouldn't It Be Good" was released on the 4-disc Live Aid DVD.
H01.04 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball Concert
This various artists concert, recorded in 1987, features a live version of "Wouldn't It Be Good" (4:56) performed by Nik Kershaw.
It was released on vinyl and CD (track 7).
[Listen to it HERE]
It was also released on VHS and as track 8 on The Secret Policeman's Balls 2003 DVD.
H01.05 Howard Jones The 25th Anniversary Concert - Live At The IndigO2
Nik Kershaw was a guest artist for Howard Jones' 25th anniversary concert at the IndigO2.
He performed (vocals and guitar) an acoustic version of his song "Wouldn't It Be Good" (7:34) with Howard Jones playing the piano.
The song is track 7 on this 2008 triple CD album.
A video version (6:50) can be seen HERE.
H01.06 Live At O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England
This concert was recorded on September 28th 2012 and released on DVD in 2013.
Set 1
01 These Tears (4:25)
02 Wide Boy (5:30)
03 Somebody Loves You (5:08)
04 Enjoy The Ride (4:21)
05 Radio Musicola (4:15)
06 Cowboys And Indians (4:23)
07 Runaway (4:06)
08 When A Heart Beats (5:30)
09 Have A Nice Life (4:17)
10 Rock Of Ages (4:45)
11 Don Quixote (5:45)
12 Billy (4:58)
13 You're The Best (4:23)
14 The Riddle (4:31)
Set 2
15 Cloak And Dagger (5:54)
16 Shame On You (3:21)
17 Dancing Girls (3:53)
18 Faces (4:20)
19 Gone To Pieces (3:21)
20 Human Racing (4:04)
21 Bogart (4:32)
22 Wouldn't It Be Good (5:25)
23 Drum Talk (4:57)
24 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (8:29)
25 Roses (4:36)
26 The Sky's The Limit (5:26)
27 The One And Only (5:31)
The entire concert was remastered [1080p] and released on Nik kershaw's Youtube Channel on December 25th 2022.
You can watch it HERE.
H01.07 Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited: Live At Hammersmith
Nik Kershaw was a guest singer for Steve Hackett's concert in 2013.
He performed "The Lamia" (9:04) - [Listen to it HERE]
This live version is track 6 of disc 1 on triple CD edition.
The full concert, including Nik Kershaw's performance, was also released on DVD.
The song was written by Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford & Peter Gabriel.
H01.08 Kim Wilde Live at the Morning Show, Australian TV
On October 15th 2013, Nik Kershaw performed a two live duet songs with Kim Wilde at the Morning Show, for Australian TV.
One was from Nik Kershaw's songs.
The other was from Kim Wilde's songs.
Both tracks were released on a free digital online only Acoustic Christmas EP on Kim Wilde's official fansite.
01 The Riddle (4:31)
A live video can be seen HERE.
02 Kids In America (3:08)
A live video can be seen HERE.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
"Kids In America" was co-written by Ricky Wilde and Marty Wilde.
H01.09 Mandoki Soulmates Wings of Freedom Concerts
A double blu-ray was released on May 24th 2019.
Il featured 420 minutes of live performances of Mandoki Soulmates in Berlin, Paris, London, New-York and Budapest
Nik Kershaw is a co-vocalist on two songs taken from the 2015 Budapest concert.
They can be found in the bonus section of disc 2.
01 On & On (12:42)
A live video can be seen HERE.
02 Look Up The Sky (20:00)
Nik Kershaw also plays the guitar on "Look Up The Sky".
Both tracks were co-written by Leslie Man Doki and Laszlo Bencker.