[kj] "punk" gig.....

[melinda grant]

was any 1 lucky enough to c p.i.l  in the states between 79--80? i would lv 
to hear about that.
i did not c them then,i saw them boxing day at the rainbow ldn 1978---that 
was 1 hell of a boxing day i can tell u..lol.!!

mel ldn uk.

>From: "Dave Axford" <daxford at rogers.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] your first "punk" gig.....
>Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:51:52 -0400
>
>Alex wrote:
>
>First gig ever -- punk or otherwise --- Devo at Radio City Music Hall, 
>Halloween 1981
>
>My first gig was also Devo ("Freedom of Choice" tour). Pete Townsend was in 
>the audience... The Who were playing Maple Leaf Gardens the following 
>night.
>The Spud-boys played a nice, tight show and I wasn't the least bit 
>disappointed.
>
>First arguably proper "punk" gig: the Circle Jerks, DOA & Redd Kross at the 
>Ritz on 11th Street...sometime around `83 mebbe?
>
>First "punk" gig (other than local bands) was PiL. An AMAZING version of 
>"Where are you?" to open the show... Soooo much better than the studio 
>version that appeared down the line. Keith Levine may have been a bit of a 
>lazy guitarist, but he at least had some creative edge to his stuff. Atkins 
>was on drums and a very solid player.
>
>Great show
>
>Dave
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