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avalon
bar/club across from fenway park, at 15 lansdowne st, boston (opened 1992, closed in october 2007, now the house of blues) (aka citi club (1988-1992) // the metro (1980-1988) // boston-boston (1970's) // 15 lansdowne st (1970's) // the boston tea party (1969-1970) // the ark (1968-1969)


1992


june 8 - skinny puppy // godflesh
june 26 - gwar // the melvins

1993


october 20 - sonic youth
october 24 - sugar // the boo radleys
november 18 - the lemonheads
february 27 - the sundays
march 15 - kitchens of distinction // henry rollins // suzanne vega
march 19 - suicidal tendencies // infectious grooves
april 10 - mudhoney // supersuckers // royal trux
may 22 - danzig
june 22 - frank black // reverend horton heat
june 25 - pj harvey
september 11 - iggy pop
october 3 - green day // bad religion
october 20 - the dead milkmen
october 31 - rage against the machine // quicksand
november 11 - bjork
november 24 - the lemonheads

1994


march 12 - nofx
may 11 - meat puppets
may 12 - rollins band // therapy?
october 6 - melvins // l7
october 7 - hole // meat puppets
november 15 - bad religion
november 22 - the cramps

1995


march 2 - rancid
april 13 - bob mould
april 27 - they might be giants // cibo matto
april 30 - foo fighters // mike watt // hovercraft
may 3 - sebadoh // poster children
may 13 - bad brains
may 18 - faith no more // steel pole bath tub
may 21 - the stone roses
may 29 - jeff buckley
may 31 - pj harvey // tricky
june 14 - mudhoney // clawhammer
august 2 - weezer // teenage fanclub // that dog.
august 9 - the ramones // shane macgowan and the popes
october 17 - kmfdm // life of agony // god lives underwater
october 27 - rancid // lunachicks

1996


february 14 - the ramones
march 24 - rancid // rocket from the crypt // waterdog
march 25 - rancid
april 10 - iggy pop
august 1 - anthrax // misfits // cannibal corpse // life of agony
september 24 - bob mould
october 5 - sebadoh
october 29 - the lemonheads
november 2 - type o negative

1997


february 8 - social distortion // supersuckers // swingin' utters
february 26 - lou reed
may 13 - rollins band // skunk anansie
may 19 - bloodhound gang // guided by voices // reel big fish
june 4 - gwar // chemlab
october 6 - the melvins
november 1 - type o negative // the electric hellfire club // coal chamber
november 14 - the cramps // demolition doll rods // guitar wolf
november 29 - the sundays // garrison starr
december 3 - patti smith

1998


june 13 - x
june 16 - slayer // system of a down // clutch
september 25 - de la soul // eminem // the roots
october 28 - sepultura // vision of disorder // earth crisis
december 8 - the jon spencer blues explosion // alex chilton

1999


march 4 - Soul Brains // The Pilfers
may 17 - elliott smith // buffalo tom // mercury rev
august 4 - cibo matto
august 5 - mr. bungle
september 16 - cheap trick // guided by voices
october 30 - type o negative // puya
november 1 - iggy pop
december 8 - anthrax // slipknot // biohazard // 8 stops 7

2000


february 16 - incubus // system of a down // mr. bungle // puya
march 9 - type o negative // full devil jacket // the deadlights
april 5 - rollins band
june 2 - patti smith
june 15 - sonic youth
june 25 - Dropkick Murphys // The Bouncing Souls // The Dwarves // The Distillers
october 28 - elliott smith
october 30 - slipknot // mudvayne // hatebreed
november 1 - type o negative
november 7 - rancid
november 30 - shane macgowan and the popes

2001


february 11 - snapcase
march 17 - dropkick murphys // darkbuster // swingin' utters // lars fredericksen and the bastards
april 12 - the b-52s
july 14 - reel big fish // goldfinger // zeprahead // home grown // rx bandits
october 3 - reel big fish // goldfinger // the movielife // mest
november 9 - iggy pop
november 14 - slayer // american head charge // chimaira
november 16 - thursday // saves the day // hey mercedes

2002


january 18 - mission of burma // the explosion
july 30 - the breeders
december 11 - box car racer // new found glory

2003


march 22 - cave in // piebald
may 10 - soulfly // e. town concrete // sworn enemy
october 30 - rise against // the bouncing souls
november 6 - blink-182
november 21 - saves the day // taking back sunday // moneen
november 22 - coheed and cambria // thursday // thrice
december 3 - wbcn x-mas rave 2003 - brand new // rancid // switchfoot

2004


may 8 - blondie
august 14 - sonic youth
october 9 - pj harvey
october 27 - my chemical romance // story of the year // lostprophets
november 26 - marilyn manson
december 9 - the pixies

2005


march 2 - Flogging Molly // Hot Water Music // River Boat Gamblers
april 24 - fall out boy // silverstein // the academy is... // gym class heroes // midtown
april 25 - paul westerberg
may 12 - new york dolls
may 16 - gang of four
june 22 - sleater-kinney
september 9 - tegan and sara
october 27 - senses fail // saves the day // the early november // emanuel
october 30 - thrice // underoath
november 3 - spoon // mary timony
december 2 - disturbed // corrosion of conformity
december 3 - disturbed // corrosion of conformity

2006


april 18 - alkaline trio
june 20 - afi
august 19 - x // rollins band
august 22 - rancid // h20 // the lordz
september 3 - sonic youth
october 13 - joan jett and the blackhearts
october 16 - social distortion
november 22 - reel big fish // streetlight manifesto
december 16 - the lemonheads

2007


january 13 - new found glory // fall out boy
march 9 - the pogues
march 10 - the pogues
MARCH 16 - DROPKICK MURPHYS // SICK OF IT ALL
april 24 - brand new // kevin devine // manchester orchestra
MAY 1 - THE ALMOST // PARAMORE // THIS PROVIDENCE // LOVE ARCADE
may 3 - saves the day // say anything // the dear hunter // meg & dia
may 7 - amy winehouse
may 13 - arctic monkeys // be your own pet
may 19 - mastodon // against me! // cursive
july 5 - built to spill
july 18 - reel big fish // less than jake // streetlight manifesto
august 17 - rise against // silverstein // comeback kid // smoke or fire
september 30 - dropkick murphys

axis
bar across from fenway park at 13 lansdowne st, boston (opened 1987, closed in october 2007, now the house of blues)


1989


October 12 - bob mould

1990


february 8 - d.r.i. // nasty savage // sick of it all
august 15 - soundgarden // danzig // corrosion of conformity

1991


september 23 - nirvana // Bullet LaVolta // Cliffs Of Dooneen // Smashing Pumpkins
september 24 - nirvana

1992


april 23 - tool // rollins band

1993


july 23 - godflesh
december 8 - bad brains // prong // dig

1994


january 23 - quicksand
january 30 - type o negative // sheer terror
march 20 - green day
april 17 - the dead milkmen
september 14 - obituary // napalm death // machine head
december 19 - biohazard

1995


april 15 - tad
september 24 - quicksand // dandelion // civ

1996


april 5 - life of agony // clutch // piston // core
may 2 - h20 // shelter // downset
june 13 - guided by voices
august 7 - slayer
august 29 - Orange 9mm // Blood for blood
september 7 - the melvins

1997


january 22 - marky ramone and the intruders
may 14 - anal cunt
june 10 - motorhead

1998


may 14 - the jesus lizard

1999


march 9 - soul brains
october 27 - motorhead

2000


march 8 - Agent Orange // Tree
july 1 - Blood For Blood // Tree // Diecast // Death Threat // A Poor Excuse
july 6 - sunny day real estate // no knife
october 6 - green day
October 21 - At the Drive-In // Murder City Devils
october 22 - No Use for a name // Swingin Utters
november 11 - agent orange // os101

2001


april 1 - SIck Of It All // Boy Sets Fire // Death By Stereo // American Nightmare
May 6 - Catch 22 // Reach the sky // Kicked in the head // The movielife // Shark attack
october 19 - the damned // swingin' utters
november 17 - afi
december 9 - the movielife // h20 // river city high // autopilot off

2002


april 4 - anti-flag // strike anywhere // good riddance // the code // thought riot
july 7 - piebald // ben kweller // taking back sunday
october 13 - sonic youth

2003


april 20 - Madball // Unearth // Death Threat // Mental // Death Before Dishonor
May 11 - american nightmare // The Suicide File // Every Time I Die // Sex Positions // Some Kind Of Hate
june 15 - rollins band
august 7 - F-Minus // The Forgotten // A Global Threat
october 12 - e town concrete // god forbid // a life once lost
october 26 - UK subs // Confront / State control // toxic narcotic
october 29 - my chemical romance // murder by death // A Static Lullaby // Vaux
november 13 - the suicide machines // the unseen // avenged sevenfold
December 26 - Catch 22 // Big Wig // Fall Out Boy // Punchline

2004


february 29 - fall out boy // matchbook romance
march 12 - the get up kids
march 19 - Thrice // Poison the Well // My Chemical Romance
june 22 - fall out boy
july 31 - fear factory // mastodon // sworn enemy // walls of jericho
december 18 - toxic narcotic

2005


april 9 - Darkbuster // Ducky Boys // Far From Finished // The Skels
april 26 - underoath // the chariot // fear before the march of flames // these arms are snakes
october 4 - paramore

2006


february 21 - paramore
april 2 - saves the day // circa survive // moneen // drive by
april 5 - paramore
april 25 - thursday // mewithoutyou // minus the bear // we're all broken
may 3 - paramore // Brandtson // Daphne Loves Derby // The Rocket Summer
june 11 - the buzzcocks
august 11 - paramore // cute is what we aim for // hit the lights // this providence
october 8 - melvins // big business // ghostigital
october 14 - the bouncing souls // street dogs // whole wheat bread
october 25 - my chemical romance // envy on the coast
november 20 - new york dolls
december 4 - owen // copeland // the appleseed cast

2007


march 31 - the blood brothers
SEPTEMBER 25 - THE SUBHUMANS // WORLD/INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY // I OBJECT

Bill's Bar & Lounge
bar at 5 1/2 Lansdowne Street, boston


1998


april 26 - the freeze // dead pedestrians // toxic narcotic

1999


january 30 - kicked in the head // the pilfers // the vigilantes // step lively
february 18 - The Agents // The Racketeers
february 25 - Metro Stylee // Raging Teens
march 15 - the vigilantes // jaya the cat // fastlane
november 14 - Blood Brothers
november 16 - vigilantes // lost city angels // gutterpunks (det)
december 19 - Piebald // (A) New Found Glory // Lazycain // Hot Rod Circuit

2000


may 1 - glassjaw // high society
june 12 - Ignite // Reach the Sky // Right Brigade
july 22 - crucial youth // dillinger four // good clean fun // proclamation
November 6 - Shutdown // One King Down // Unearth
November 13 - Hatebreed // Sworn Enemy // American Nightmare
november 24 - Royal Crowns // Black Market Medallions // Tommy & The Terrors
december 28 - The Pilfers // River City Rebels

2001


March 26 - Shadows Fall // Cattlepress 2000 // All that remains // Torn Asunder
April 16 - Drowningman // Haste // Pictures of Gabriel // In pieces
may 20 - piebald // fairweather // thursday
may 28 - vice squad (uk) // toxic narcotic // the krays // the relix // the short lived
June 16 - Grade // The Impossibles // The MovieLife // Prizefighter
august 19 - leftover crack (nyc) // toxic narcotic // virulent strain (nyc) // a global threat
september 8 - the unseen // menace (uk) // hudson falcons // blind society

2002


march 11 - tommy & the terrors // close call // the a-team // last in line
may 27 - Confront // Tommy and the Terrors // Tester
june 2 - a global threat // the virus // toxic narcotic // close call
june 10 - midnight creeps // dead pedestrians // ghetto thunder
september 23 - drug war // random acts of violence // shot dead

2003


august 4 - madball // death threat // think i care // colin of arabia // cheech
august 18 - righteous jams // the a-team // mental // the prowl

2004


february 16 - breather resist // Burnt By the Sun // Premonitions of War

2008


august 14 - transit // on our way

Citi Club
bar club across from fenway park at 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston (opened in 1988, closed and became avalon in 1992, now the house of blues) (aka avalon (1992-2007) // the metro (1980-1988) // boston-boston (1970's) // 15 lansdowne st (1970's) // the boston tea party (1969-1970) // the ark (1968-1969)


1988


september 13 - the sugarcubes
october 20 - prince

1989


november 9 - buzzcocks
november 21 - the pixies

1990


march 8 - the ramones
march 9 - the ramones
september 22 - the sundays
november 17 - iggy pop
december 28 - the ramones

1991


JULy 10 - The Lemonheads
JULy 24 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
JULy 31 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
SEPember 17 - Big Audio Dynamite II

house of blues
bar at 15 lansdowne st, boston (opened february 2009)


2015


january 28 - marilyn manson // sadist

2016


June 16 - Rancid // The Transplants // Crown Of Thornz

Karma Club
bar/club at 9 Lansdowne Street, boston (closed, now the lansdowne pub)


1999


august 15 - Fastbreak // Farside // Kid Dynamite // Saves the Day // Voice of Reason
october 10 - Vision of Disorder // Buried Alive // Diecast // Sworn Enemy // Unearth
october 17 - ten yard fight ("last show") // in my eyes // bane // reach the sky // right brigade
november 14 - Hot Water Music // Sick of it All // Indecision // AFI
december 2 - Snapcase // Bane // Fastbreak // Diecast
december 5 - Blood For Blood // Shutdown // Reach the Sky // Death Threat // The Vigilantes

2000


january 9 - Converge // Cave In // Garrison // Slow Fore // Barbaro
february 11 - cock sparrer // the reducers // tommy & the terrors
march 19 - the business // reach the sky // death threat
march 26 - The Ducky Boys // the Hudson Falcons // the Explosion // the Vigilantes // Sixer

2001


february 17 - the templars // adolf and the piss artists // the unseen // major accident
july 1 - Converge // Cave in // the Stryder // Garrison

2002


april 28 - the Unseen // Ducky Boys // Kicked in the Head // Spitvalves // Kings of Nuthin'

???


May 6 - SECOND SEMESTER SLAM - Catch 22 // Reach the sky // Kicked in the head // The MovieLife // Shark Attack

mama kin music hall
aerosmith-owned bar/rock club across from fenway park at 36 lansdowne street, boston (opened december 1994, became part of avalon in 1999, now the foundation room at the house of blues)


1995


July 28 - swans
July 31 - royal trux
October 8 - sheer terror // h20 // tree
october 14 - merzbow // emil beaulieu // nightstick // masonna // japanese torture comedy hour // skin crime
October 31 - marilyn manson // clutch
November 1 - marlyn manson

1996


March 15 - fear
april 13 - damnation ad // overcast // converge // age of reason // riseagain
December 3 - the lemonheads // superdrag // lucious jackson // d generation

1998


march 23 - converge // cave in
november 16 - 7th Rail Crew // Unearth // Zeek the Flavor Freek

the metro
bar/club across from fenway park at 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston (opened in 1980, closed and became citi club in 1988, now the house of blues) (aka avalon (1992-2007) // citi club (1988-1992) // boston-boston (1970's) // 15 lansdowne st (1970's) // the boston tea party (1969-1970) // the ark (1968-1969)


1981


march 17 - prince
august 6 - iggy pop
august 21 - the go-go's
september 15 - the ramones
november 18 - the go-go's

1982


july 13 - gang of four

1983


april 6 - the ramones

1984


november 7 - public image ltd

1985


january 3 - the ramones
may 21 - sheila e.

1986


april 3 - prince
july 30 - the cramps
october 23 - the ramones
november 11 - iggy pop
december 16 - big audio dynamite

1987


april 15 - the stranglers
april 30 - The Comsat Angels

venus de milo
bar at 11 lansdowne st (closed)


1994


october 4 - The Jesus Lizard // Girls Against Boys // Sunny Day Real Estate

1995


october 24 - Throwing Muses // Skunk Anansie // Jawbreaker // Milk Money