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1980
September 27 - The Feelies // Mission of Burma // The Trademarks
November 14 - The Slits // Bound & Gagged // V
November 18 - Gang of Four // Mission of Burma // Pylon
November 29 - Lydia Lunch & The Devil Dogs // The Swinging Madisons // The Dark
December 19 - Joan Jett & The Black Hearts // Jon Butcher Axis // The Loners
1981
February 13 - The Fleshtones // The Lyers // The Make
March 21 - The Plasmatics // Future Dads
March 25 - The Freeze // Native Tongue // Emmett Dooley // Bad Habits
March 27 - Nervous Eaters // American teen // The Schemers
April 1 - The Stranglers // Single-Bullet Theory // The Outlets
April 9 - Dead Kennedys // The Lyers // The Dark
May 29 - The Jam // Boys Life
June 24 - The Circle Jerks // The Sweeties // The Stains
July 10 - Mission of Burma // Boy's Life // Art Yard
July 11 - the Cramps // Lou Miami & The Kozmetix // The Stains
July 17 - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
August 22 - Black Flag // Lou Miami & The Kozmetix // The Outlets
September 9 - Dance Party // GG Allin // The body Count // The By-Produx // The Guyanas // The Kidz
September 11 - X // Someome & The Somebodies // The Dark
September 12 - Joan Jet & The Blackhearts // New Models
November 13 - Johnny Thunders // The daughters // The Egyptians
November 17 - New Order // Del-Byzanteens
December 31 - Plasmatics
1982
January 1 - Plasmatics
April 20 - Boys Life // Shrapnel // The Not // The Real Kids // Gang Green
May 31 - The Angelic Upstarts // Vile // jerry's kids
June 10 - Circle Jerks // Y-102
July 17 - X // Mission of Burma
July 29 - Chelsea // Panther Burns // Dangerous Birds // Y-102
August 7 - The Undertones (ire) // Primary Colors // Mikey Viola & The Bottom Line // Y-102
August 9 - The Neats // Native Tongue // The Proletariat // Christmas // Limbo Race // dredd Fools & the Din
August 27 - The Neighborhoods // Someone & The Somebodies // GG Allin
August 28 - Stiff Little Fingers (ire) // The Outlets // Y-102
August 29 - Stiff Little Fingers (ire)
September 5 - Willie Alexander // The Billy Goons // Boys Life // The Freeze // D.Y.S.
September 19 - Black Flag // Jerry's Kids
September 24 - Johnathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
October 9 - Public Image LTD
October 10 - Lou Miami & The Kozmetix // The Outlets // Gang Green // Prime Movers // Unattached // The Dogmatics
October 20 - Iggy Pop // Nash the Slash
November 4 - The Cramps // Richard Hell
November 5 - The Fleshtones // The Neats // Del Fuegos
November 16 - The Ramones // The Real Kids // Annoyed
November 21 - The Proletariat // Salam 66 // Empty Rituals // Fine China // Arm Ak
1983
January 29 - Boys Life // Schrapnel // Prime Movers // Corpsicles
January 30 - Boys Life // Dangerous Birds // Bang Bang Bang // Square Deals
January 30 - Black Flag // MinuteMen // Nig Heist
March 2 - The Gun Club // Someone & the Somebodies // Shut-up
March 7 - The Cramps // Lou Miami & the Kozmetixs // Native Tounge // Y-102
March 11 - The Alan Vega Band // Boys Life // Stickball
March 16 - T.s.o.l. // Christmas // Empty Rituals
March 20 - Misfits // F.U.'s // Jerry's Kids // The Freeze
March 24 - The Birthday Party // Dangerous Birds // Production Club
March 27 - The Angry Samoans // SS Decontrol // D.Y.S. // 2nd flyer // 3rd flyer
April 17 - D.Y.S // Impact Unit // Jerry's Kids // Mickey Bliss & the Megabeat // Rat Patrol
April 27 - Flipper // Wild Stares // Panixquad
May 7 - Martha & The Muffins // Lou Miami & the Kosmetix // Prisoners of Beat
May 15 - Flipper // Crucifix // The holy Men
June 5 - D.O.A // Toxic Reasons // The F.U.'s // Deep Wound
June 12 - Minor Threat // SS Decontrol // Jerry's kids // 2nd flyer
June 26 - Negative Approach // Jodie Foster's Army // Proletariat // Sorry
July 10 - Bad Brains // OO7 // Psycho
August 14 - Youth Brigade // the Replacements // Jerry's kids
August 21 - The Misfits // Blackouts // The high & Mighty
September 11 - Fleshtones // Hexbreaker Party // The Lyres // Prime Movers
October 29 - The Cramps // Prince Charles // Blackouts
November 10 - john waters // divine // mink stole lecture
November 20 - Circle Jerks // SS Decontrol // deep wound
december 18 - Minutemen // Husker Du
1984
January 6 - The Ramones // Digney Fignus // Mass
January 15 - Channel Three // Kraut
January 22 - Metallica // Axminster Molly // Steel Assassin
February 19 - The Vibrators (uk) // Rash of Stabbings
March 18 - U.K. Subs // The Freeeze
April 15 - Black flag // Meat Puppets // Nig Heist
May 17 - The Cramps // Crossfire Choir // The Turbines
May 20 - Subhumans // DYS // Jerry's Kids // Kilslug
May 26 - Violent Femmes // Volcano Suns // Rash Of Stabbings // Skin
July 5 - Wall Of Voodoo // The Go-Go's // R.E.M. // The Fleshtones // The Alarm // Let's Active
July 7 - Spinal Tap
July 22 - The Minutemen // Gang Green (reunion) // The Flies
September 12 - The Gun Club // Barrence Whitfield & The Savages // Chain Link Fence
September 15 - The Lyres // The Replacements // The Odds
September 23 - Suicidal Tendencies // Strangehold // The F.U.'s
September 30 - Husker Du // Sorry // Busted Statues
October 21 - Black Flag // Saccarine Trust // Tom Troccoli
October 28 - Meat Puppets // Big Black // Stretch Marks
November 4 - SS Decontrol // Rockin' Bobcats // Outpatients
November 11 - Reagan Youth // Kill Dozer // Love Lizzards // State Of The Union // The Edge
November 23 - Wendy O' Williams // White Lion // Prodigy
November 25 - Youth Brigade // Stranglehold // Last Stand
December 23 - Flipper // P.T.L. Club // Last Stand
1985
January 6 - Minutemen // F.U.'S // Sorry
January 9 - Wasp // Metallica // Armored Saint
January 10 - Gg Allin // Thrust // Buco Dolores // Sinn Fein
February 17 - Articles of Faith // Gang green // Corrosion of Conformity
February 28 - Anthrax // Scorcher // Sinful
March 31 - Suicidal Tendencies // Volcano Suns // Chronic Disorder
April 14 - U.K. Subs // The Exploited
April 21 - Minutemen // dead kennedys // sorry // psycho // 2nd flyer
May 5 - Husker Du // Plan 9 // Rash Of Stabbings
May 19 - Meat Puppets // Sorry
June 30 - Black Flag // Saint Vitus // Tom Tricoli's Dog
July 7 - D.O.A. // The Dicks // Strange Flesh
July 14 - Marginal Man // Raw Power // Psycho
August 15 - The Replacements // Scruffy the Cat // The Bristols
November 20 - Motorhead // Michaels Messina Band // Expose
December 21 - Circle Jerks // The Raunch Hands // Volcano Suns
December 22 - Circle Jerks // Gang green // Knightmare
1986
January 31 - The Replacements // Leroy Sibbles // The Syndicate Band
March 5 - The Dammed // Funk Busters // Right Time
June 13 - Wendy O'Williams
June 18 - The Replacements // Skin
August 16 - Gang Green
August 17 - Gang Green
September 28 - T.S.O.L. // Silversmith // Jet Set // Random Factor // Rukkus
October 23 - Bad Brains
November 15 - Gang Green
November 19 - Motorhead // Velocity // Shivers
November 20 - Billy Bragg // The Schemers // The Fables
December 2 - Slayer // Overkill // Wargasm
December 31 - The Cramps
1987
January 2 - The Dictators // Gang Green
January 15 - Bad Brains // Jerry's Kids // Slapshot
February 15 - Meatmen // The Bags
March 11 - Gang Green
April 8 - Motorhead // Malice // Knightmare // Savage Grace
May 9 - Suicidal Tendencies // Slapshot
July 2 - Gang Green // Murphy's Law // Jerry's Kids // Uncle Meat
July 19 - Angry Samoans // The Bags // the Lemonheads
July 26 - Butthole Surfers // Iron Sausage
August 5 - Big Black (last show) // Pussy Galore // Urge Overkill
August 16 - Overkill // Testament // Meliah Rage
August 19 - Death Angel // Sacrifice
September 4 - The Neighborhoods // The Outlets // The Lemonheads // Classic Ruins // Big Huge
September 20 - the Go Betweens // Alex Chilton // Big Dipper
October 4 - Suicidal Tendencies // Punk Saliva // The Crew
October 18 - Sonic Youth // Das Damen // Nova Mob // A Scanner Darkly
October 24 - Gang Green // The Bags // Buzz & The Gang // Uncle Meat // The Deniros
November 8 - Circle Jerks // The Necros // Straw dogs
November 22 - Jerry's Kids // Straw dogs // The Crew // Psycho // Something Strange // Apology
December 11 - Butthole Surfers // Volcano Suns // The Bags
December 12 - Nervous Eaters // The Bristols // Straw dogs // The Slaves // Dogzilla // Pat On The Back
December 30 - Blitz // street Kid // The Undecided // Men From Marcus
1988
January 28 - The Exploited // Psycho // The Eels
January 31 - The Swans // The Outlets // Bullet Lavolta
February 7 - The Meatmen (last show) // Wrecking Crew // The Gingerbread Men
April 7 - Gang Green // Goo Goo Dolls // Psycho
April 10 - Henry Rollins Band // Volcano Suns // The Rise
April 17 - All // The Doughboys // Apology
May 22 - Dag Nasty // Bullet LaVolta // Mallethead
June 7 - Bad Brains // Bim Skala Bim // Loving Six // The Rise
June 21 - Raw Deal // Viper // Deslock // Lethal Fury
July 7 - Voivod // Testament // Vio-lence
July 8 - Meat Puppets // Salem 66 // Busted Statues
July 19 - Iggy Pop // Balaam & The Angel
July 20 - Circle Jerks // 7 Seconds // Grin // Psycho
July 31 - Slapshot // The hard-Ons // The Loved Ones
August 18 - D.R.I. // kreator // Holy Terror
September 14 - The Ramones // Voodoo Dolls // The Matweeds
September 25 - The Dead Milkmen // The Bags // Psycho // Gingerbread Men
October 2 - Sham 69 // Slapshot // Grin
October 13 - Death Angel // Rigor Mortis // Burnt Offerings // Valhalla
October 26 - Suicidal Tendencies // Mallethead // Last Stand // Psycho
November 2 - King Diamond // Armored Saint
November 8 - Voivod // Violence // The Wrecking Crew // Formicde
December 28 - The Cramps // Plan 9 // Condo Pygmies
1989
february 11 - Lemonheads // Bullet Lavolta // Buffalo Tom // Well Babies // Driveways // Goo Goo Dolls // scruffy the cat
May 20 - Bullet Lavolta // The Lemonheads // Galaxy 500 // Hell Toupee // Buffalo Tom
May 26 - The Ramones // The Ex-Girlfriends // Classic Ruins
June 24 - Stiff Little Fingers // The Outlets // Last Stand
July 18 - The Damned // The Throbs
August 5 - Bullet Lavolta // White Zombie // Cxema // Loving Six // Green Magnet School
August 9 - Danzig // Gang Green // Zug Zug // psycho
August 20 - Social Distortion // Mallethead // Straw Dogs
September 21 - Bad Brains // Leeway // Slapshot // Jerry's Kids
November 12 - Testament // Wrathchild // Annihilator
November 19 - King Diamond // Toxic
1990
January 4 - Human Rights // Buffalo Tom
February 9 - Meat Puppets // Eleventh Dream Day // Savage Garden, Miranda Warning
May 4 - The Cramps // Flat Duo Jets
May 5 - The Cramps // Flat Duo Jets
May 13 - Social Distortion // Gang Green // Seka // Straw dogs
June 9 - T.S.O.L. // Trouble // The Big F // Zug Zug
June 21 - Psychic TV // Celebrity Skin // Still Life
July 16 - Only Living Witness // Bad Kharma // Deslok // Scarcin
July 29 - Wargasm // Biohazard // Temporary Insanity // Crystal Myth
August 6 - Toxic Narcotic // Bzera // Shatter'd Dreams // D'Yen.Vie
September 2 - Death (fl) // Carcass (uk) // Dread
September 9 - Suicidal Tendencies // Exodus // Pantera
September 28 - Circle Jerks // The Weirdos // Hollow Heyday
September 30 - Slapshot // The Mighty Mighty Bosstones // Maelstrom // Sam Black Church
October 8 - Flotsam & Jetsam // Vio-Lence // Defiance // Democracide
October 15 - Dread // Toxic Narcotic // Minimal Braun // Dysfunction // Aggressor // Hearing Impaired
October 27 - Naked Raygun // Henry Rollins Band // Moving Targets
November 5 - GBH // Aversion // Zug Zug // Sam Black Church
November 7 - Social Distortion // The Screaming Trees
November 11 - Slapshot // Wargasm // Wrecking Crew
December 23 - Leeway // Gorilla Biscuits // SuperTouch // Maelstrom // Kingpin // 2nd flyer
December 30 - GWAR // Lunachicks // Kalkan // Hordes Of Mungo
1991
January 12 or 13 - Agnostic Front // Sick Of It All // Wrecking Crew // Burn //
2nd flyer
January 15 - Candlemass // Athiest // Bitterend // Sadochist
February 17 - Bad Religion // Seka // Zonehead
March 10 - Kreator // Biohazard // Morgoth
March 15 - LemonHeads // Blake Babies // Green Magnet School // God's Eye // Velvet Crush
March 17 - Fugazi // Eye For An Eye // 7 League Boots
March 24 - Napalm Death // Godflesh // Nocturnus // Nausea
April 23 - Butthole Surfers // The Bad Livers // Divinity School
May 30 - Pantera // Wrathchild America // Dead On
June 23 - Leeway // Breakdown // Said And Done // Only Living Witness //
2nd flyer
summer 1990 hc shows at the channel
July 21 - Murphy's Law // Sam Black Church // Into Another // Third Degree // iceburn
August 4 - Sepultura // Sick Of It All // Sacred Reich // Napalm Death
August 18 - Biohazard // Sheer Terror // type o negative // b'zrkr // merauder //
2nd flyer
September 7 - 7 Seconds
September 13 - Mudhoney // SuperChunk // Gas Hopper // Medicine Ball
September 21 - The Damned // Left Nut // The Eels // Orangutang
September 23 - Morbid Angel // Entombed // Unleashed // Intruder // Cardinal Sins
September 29 - Slapshot // Leeway // Sam Black Church // Only Living Witness
October 6 - the Exploited // Biohazard // Type O Negative // Toxic Narcotic // 2nd flyer
October 15 - Bolt Thrower // Sacrifice // Believer
October 24 - Ramones // Voodoo Dolls
November 3 - Mr. Bungle // Dead Horse // Seka
November 10 - Sick Of It All // Mucky Pup // Wrecking Crew // Vision // Maelstrom // 3rd Degree // Zero Tolerance // 411
November 24 - Quicksand // Rest In Pieces // STP // Kingpin // Endless
December 6 - Yo La Tengo // Big Dipper // God's Eye // The Uninvited
December 13 - Jesus Lizard // Gumball // Six Finger Satrlite // Bewitched // Kruger
December 15 - Bad Brains // Slapshot // Sam Black Church // 2nd flyer // 3rd flyer
December 31 - The Cramps // Monster Magnet // Satanics
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may 22 - circle jerks // gang green // stranglehold
august 6 - b'zrker
november 15 - sheer terror // the bruisers // life goes wrong // alloy // wrecking crew // breakdown
december 20 - oi fest - the bruisers // templars // oxblood // stp // those unknown // masterbleed // toe tag