Community World Theater

02/14/87
Bands
    Girl Trouble • Chemistry Set • Gary Allen May

Notes
  • This was the first show at the Community World Theater.

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02/27/87
Bands
    Attitude Adjustment • Positive Outlook • SubVert • A.M.Q.A.

Notes
  • This show was originally planned to be held at the Community World Theater, but since the fire marshall had not given the theater the okay, it was instead played at the 56th Street House (Hell House) where Jim May lived.

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03/07/87
Bands
    Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare

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03/14/87
Bands
    Danger Mouse • Family Circus • Dr. Seuss

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03/20/87
Bands
    SNFU • Catalyst • Noxious Fumes

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03/22/87
Bands
    Clown Alley • Melvins • SubVert • Mecca Normal

Notes
  • Clown Alley featured Mark Deutrom and Lori Black. Both would eventually end up playing bass for the Melvins at different times.

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03/27/87
Bands
    The Primitives • Soylent Green • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies

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Photos by Danny Darst/Raegan Butcher.


04/03/87
Bands
    A.M.Q.A. • Yellow Snow • Urinal Disaster • The Diseased

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04/11/87
Bands
    Girl Trouble • 64 Spiders • The Hodads • Errant Souls

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04/17/87
Bands
    Eastern Star • No Problem • Big Idea

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04/18/87
Bands
    Soylent Green • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare • Skid Row • Yellow Snow

Notes
  • Skid Row later became Nirvana.

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Photos by Tracy Marander.


Photo by Bruce Purkey.


04/24/87
Bands
    S.G.M. • Really Rottens • The Diseased • Lansdat Blister

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05/02/87
Bands
    Whipping Boy • Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Soylent Green

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Photos by Bruce Purkey.


05/09/87
Bands
    The Dehumanizers • A.M.Q.A. • Danger Mouse • Muck • Wankster Flu

Notes
  • The Dehumanizers record release party.

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05/15/87
Bands
    Popdefect • NoMeansNo • Gods Of Junk • Eastern Star • Vince & Tara

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05/19/87
Bands
    Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare

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05/20/87
Bands
    Home Movie Wednesday with Brent K.

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05/22/87
Bands
    Beat Happening • No Problem • Gary Allen May • Go Team (films)

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05/29/87
Bands
    EMtv • Dystopia • The Downsiders

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05/29/87 to 05/31/07
Bands
    Community World Collosal Flea Market and Big Show

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06/04/87
Bands
    Cool Runnings

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06/05/87
Bands
    Frightwig • Child Support • Diddly Squat • Thrash Forward • Danger Mouse

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06/12/87
Bands
    Killdozer • Beat Happening • Skid Row • My Name

Notes
  • Skid Row later became Nirvana.
  • According to attendees, Killdozer cancelled this show.

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06/13/87
Bands
    Screaming Trees • King Krab

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06/14/87
Bands
    Agent 86 • Dead Silence • Really Rottens • A.M.Q.A.

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06/18/87
Bands
    Cool Runnings

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06/19/87
Bands
    Soylent Green • Yellow Snow • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies • Silent Treatment

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06/27/87
Bands
    Hell's Kitchen • Pen Cap Chew • Soylent Green • Silent Treatment

Notes
  • Pen Cap Chew later became Nirvana.

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Photos by Tracy Marander.


06/30/87
Bands
    Strypes • Eastern Star • SX7

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07/04/87
Bands
    State Of Confusion • The Dehumanizers • A.M.Q.A. • Muck

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07/05/87
Bands
    NOFX • Subculture • Crisis Party • Coffin Break

Notes
  • Crisis Party did not play this show and were replaced by Coffin Break.
  • This was Coffin Break's first show.

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07/10/87
Bands
    Lethal Gospel • Skin Yard • Crypt Kicker Five

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07/11/87
Bands
    Positive Outlook • Special Forces • Danger Mouse • Silent Treatment

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07/17/87
Bands
    Mecca Normal • Doris • The Go Team • Spook • Kitten

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07/18/87
Bands
    Feast • Crisis Party

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07/24/87
Bands
    Vomit Launch • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare • Undercurrent

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07/25/87
Bands
    Vampire Lezbos • Skin Yard • S.G.M.

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07/26/87
Bands
    The Edge

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07/31/87
Bands
    Half Life • SubVert • Coffin Break

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08/01/87
Bands
    fIREHOSE • The Slovenly

Notes
  • This show took place at 2PM.

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08/05/87
Bands
    Fang • A.M.Q.A. • Catalyst

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08/07/87
Bands
    Underdog • The Joneses • Doughboys • Inner Strength • Soylent Green

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08/09/87
Bands
    Sons Of Ishmael • Bliss • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies • The Magnet Men

Notes
  • Bliss later became Nirvana.

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Photos by Tracy Marander.


08/15/87
Bands
    M.I.A. • Skin Yard • SubVert • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength

Notes
  • M.I.A. cancelled this show.

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08/21/87
Bands
    Prudence Dredge • Variant Cause • The Squirrels

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Photos by Holly Homan.


08/22/87
Bands
    ???

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08/28/87
Bands
    Feast • Eastern Star • Ultraviolet

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08/29/87
Bands
    Big Idea • Heliotroupe

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08/30/87
Bands
    Lawndale • Girl Trouble • Bomb

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09/04/87
Bands
    Popdefect • No Problem • Gary Allen May

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09/05/87
Bands
    Bundle Of Hiss • H-Hour • No Problem

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09/11/87
Bands
    Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Shiva Dancing

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09/12/87
Bands
    Spot 1019 • My Name • Hair Farmers

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09/13/87
Bands
    The Go Team • spoken word

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09/18/87
Bands
    Melvins • Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Kids • Family Circus

Notes
  • Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Kids cancelled this show.

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09/19/87
Bands
    Chemistry Set • Applied Science • Melting Fish

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09/25/87
Bands
    Ten Foot Faces • Danger Mouse • Herd Of Turtles

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09/26/87
Bands
    Dag Nasty • SubVert • Coffin Break • Silent Treatment

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10/04/87
Bands
    Verbal Abuse • Sacrilege B.C. • Jesters Of Chaos • The Undead • Toxic Slaughter

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10/09/87
Bands
    Psycotazia

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10/10/87
Bands
    Flipper • Green River

Notes
  • This show was cancelled.

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10/11/87
Bands
    Sea Hags

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10/16/87
Bands
    False Prophets • King Krab • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength • Green Suit • G.O.D.

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10/17/87
Bands
    Camper Van Beethoven

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10/17/87
Bands
    Dr. Know* • Wehrmacht • SubVert

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10/23/87
Bands
    D.O.A. • NoMeansNo • Danger Mouse* • My Name

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10/24/87
Bands
    Scream • Hell's Kitchen* • Coffin Break* • Diddly Squat

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10/31/87
Bands
    The Walkabouts • Danger Bunny* • Eastern Star*


11/06/87
Bands
    Slaughterhaus 5 • Variant Cause • Wicked Babe

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11/07/87
Bands
    7 Seconds • False Prophets • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength

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11/13/87
Bands
    Dance For Humanity • Liar's Club • The Renegades

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11/14/87
Bands
    Girl Trouble* • Cat Butt • Doll Squad*

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Photos by Diane Anderson.


Photos by Helen Halloran.


11/20/87
Bands
    My Name • Lansdat Blister • Non-Oxynel 9* • Eleven Phantoms*

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11/21/87
Bands
    The Brigade • Moral Crux • Death Midget

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11/27/87
Bands
    Systems Collapse* • Gardenhosen

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11/28/87
Bands
    Sacrilege B.C.* • Jesters Of Chaos • Morphius • S.G.M.* • Act Of Sabotage

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12/05/87
Bands
    The Accused • Poison Idea • Armoros

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12/06/87
Bands
    The Accused • Verbal Assault • Coven

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12/11/87
Bands
    Dayglo Abortions • Catalyst • Lansdat Blister

Notes
  • Dayglo Abortions were unable to make it through the US/Canadian border and had to cancel the show.

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12/12/87
Bands
    SubVert • Catalyst* • My Name • Toxic Slaughter • Disgusting Youth* • A.M.Q.A. • Silent Treatment • No Problem* • No Cash Value (Mike Nelson's Band)*

Notes
  • Thrash Fest I

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12/18/87
Bands
    Forced Entry* • Hester Pryne* • Sabre

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12/19/87
Bands
    Steel Pole Bath Tub* • Fred’s Crashshop • Blood Sucking Freaks • Zamo

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12/31/87
Bands
    Some Velvet Sidewalk • Doris • Cactus Love • Soylent Green

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01/02/88
Bands
    Mentors* • Crash Bang Crunch Pop* • Cannibal*

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Photos by Scot.


01/08/88
Bands
    My Name* • Burial Benefits* • Silent Treatment*

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01/09/88
Bands
    Incredicrew • Ice M.C.'s Dir'a Boys • Chilly Uptowns • Daddy Rich • Sir Love And The Frost Master Chill Unit • Urban Rhythm

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01/15/88
Bands
    Killer Bees

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01/16/88
Bands
    Pure Joy • Green Pajamas • Alphabet Swill

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01/22/88
Bands
    Slack • Obituaries* • Lush • Eleven Phantoms

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01/23/88
Bands
    Moral Crux • Ted Ed Fred* • Soon • Happy Dead Juans

Notes
  • Ted Ed Fred later became Nirvana.

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01/29/88
Bands
    "A Happening" benefit

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01/30/88
Bands
    Big Tube Squeezer • Doll Squad • Cactus Love

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Photos by Diane Anderson.


02/05/88
Bands
    Jesters Of Chaos • Catalyst • No Cash Value • Cannibal

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02/06/88
Bands
    "Rockabilly Night"

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02/12/88
Bands
    Hickoids* • U-Men • Cat Butt* • Cactus Love*

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Photo by Scot.



02/13/88
Bands
    Forced Entry • Amorous • Death Squad • Thrash Forward • Bleeder

Notes
  • Northwest Thrash/Metal Fest.

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02/14/88
Bands
    "One Year Anniversary Party"

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02/19/88
Bands
    Garry Jam • Jam Masters & The H.B.O. Crew • Duracell • School Boys • M.C. Def Jam • DJ E

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02/20/88
Bands
    Animal Clinic • Diddly Squat* • Hester Pryne*

Notes
  • I'm not sure if Hester Pryne was on this bill, but I have a tape labelled with this date.

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02/26/88
Bands
    Doughboys • Silent Treatment • Lansdat Blister • Catalyst

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02/27/88
Bands
    Purdins • Alphabet Swill • Soylent Green • Cactus Love

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Photos by unknown.


02/28/88
Bands
    Skid Yard • Tragic Mulatto

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03/04/88
Bands
    Doris + Friends from Oregon

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03/10/88
Bands
    Bomb Shelter Videos

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03/11/88
Bands
    Desperate Minds • The Derelicts* • The Braindead* • M.I.S.*

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03/12/88
Bands
    BL'AST! • Danger Mouse • Inner Strength

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03/13/88
Bands
    NoMeansNo* • Danger Mouse • Inner Strength

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03/18/88
Bands
    Coven • Panic • Lethal Dose • Bitter End

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03/19/88
Bands
    Nirvana* • Lush • Vampire Lezbos

Notes
  • This was the first time Nirvana performed under the name Nirvana.

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03/25/88
Bands
    Room Nine • Pure Joy • Big Tube Squeezer

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03/26/88
Bands
    The Accused* • Sustained Agony* • Totally Fucking Lit*

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Photo by David Vaughn.


04/02/88
Bands
    Christ On Parade • Neurosis • SubVert • Youth In Outrage

Images





Photos by Darcy Rant.


04/08/88
Bands
    Housecoat Project • Purdins • Alphabet Swill

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04/09/88
Bands
    Morphius • A.M.Q.A. • Thrash Forward

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04/15/88
Bands
    U-Men* • Holy Sisters Of The Gaga Dada* • Cactus Love

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Photo by Michelle Noel.


04/16/88
Bands
    R.K.L. • Death Squad • Corrupt

Notes
  • According to attendees, R.K.L. cancelled this show and were replaced with Poison Idea.

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04/22/88
Bands
    Diddly Squat • Action Buddy • Silent Treatment • Green Eggs and Ham • The Brotherhood • Outrage

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Photos by Michelle Noel.


04/23/88
Bands
    BL'AST! • Danger Mouse • Armoros

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04/29/88
Bands
    Attitude Adjustment • S.O.S.A. • NOFX

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04/30/88
Bands
    Eastern Star

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05/06/88
Bands
    Malfunkshun • Skin Yard • Lush

Notes
  • This was Malfunkshun's last show.

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05/07/88
Bands
    Dead Silence • Dissent • SubVert • Abolishment

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Photos by Michelle Noel.


05/08/88
Bands
    The Ringling Sisters

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05/13/88
Bands
    Little Stranger

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05/14/88
Bands
    Sacrilege B.C. • Comatose • B.S.F.

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05/15/88
Bands
    Fugazi • Danger Mouse • The Brotherhood • Noise For Nothing

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05/20/88
Bands
    Naked Raygun • Danger Mouse • S.G.M.

Notes
  • Panic, Pale Ryder, & Lethal Dose are listed for this date in the Rocket advertisement.

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Photos by Darcy Rant.


05/21/88
Bands
    Attitude* • White Zombie* • The Witnesses

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05/28/88
Bands
    Bosch Society • Mystery Band • DJ Lebowitz

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06/03/88
Bands
    The Accused • The Derelicts • Sacrament • Dekay

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06/04/88
Bands
    Hi-TECH • X-H • B.O.

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06/11/88
Bands
    Popdefect • Chemistry Set • Odds N Ends • The Pipelines

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06/15/88
Bands
    Forced Entry • Pale Ryder* • Bitter End • Kil D'Kor

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06/17/88
Bands
    Cool Runnins

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06/18/88
Bands
    SNFU* • Skin Yard • The Dehumanizers

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Photos by Thomas Blessing.




Photos by Darcy Rant.


06/23/88
Bands
    Christ On Parade • Neurosis • Coffin Break

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06/25/88
Bands
    The Vandals • Silent Treatment • The Obituaries

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Photos by Thomas Blessing.




Photos by Darcy Rant.


06/28/88
Bands
    Circle Jerks • 7 Seconds • S.G.M. • Alphabet Swill

Notes
  • This was the last show at the Community World Theater.

Images




Photos by Darcy Rant.


07/01/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    Snakepit • King Krab • Millions Of Dead Leninz

Images


07/02/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    The Dehumanizers • S.G.M. • A.M.Q.A.

Notes
  • The Dehumanizers record release party.

Images


07/03/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    The Fluid • Nirvana • Blood Circus

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07/09/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    Dayglo Abortions • NOFX • SubVert • Hester Pryne • Short Dogs Grow • Abolishment • The Conditions • Frontline

Notes
  • Thrash Fest II

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07/29/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    Coven • Pale Ryder • Death Squad

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07/30/88 CANCELLED
Bands
    Angry Samoans • Youth Of Today • Mind Over Four

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undated images

03/27/87 or 06/19/87 Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies
Photos by unknown.



??/??/88 Cactus Love
Photo thanks to Cort Ockfen.



??/??/88 SubVert
First photo by Darcy Rant. Other photos by unknown.



??/??/88 Silent Treatment
Photos by unknown.


unknown shows / recordings
Danger Mouse • To Damascus: On the tape it sounds like Danger Mouse were supposed to be playing with a band named To Damascus, but they didn't show up, so the band played a 90 minute set. This is possibly from early March of 1988.

Forced Entry • Hester Pryne: On side A of the Nirvana 03/19/88 tape. Possibly took place shortly before the Nirvana gig.

unknown band: On side B of the 12/19/87 Steel Pole Bath Tub tape.

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