The
dB's Live Appearance Gigology
(original listing by dB’s Fan)
(please get in touch with any
additions/corrections)
The dB's are the headliner or sole act,
except where otherwise noted below
get a cheap thrill…
June 1978 Max's Kansas City, New York, NY
July 5, 1978 Max's Kansas City, New York, NY
July 8, 1978 Max's Kansas City, New York, NY
Oct. 27, 1978 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Dec. 28, 1979 Philosopher’s
Club, Winston-Salem, NC
Dec. 29, 1979 Philosopher’s
Club, Winston-Salem, NC
Spring 1980 Rahar's,
Amherst, MA
June 6, 1980 Underground,
Boston, MA
June 14, 1980 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
June 14, 1980 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Oct. 8, 1980 The
Milestone, Charlotte, NC
Feb. 21, 1981 The Rainbow, London, England (multi-act show)
This show is the source of The dB's 2 officially-released live tracks on the Start Swimming comp
June 12, 1981 The Ritz, New York, NY
This show is the source of The dB's 2 officially-released live tracks on the Start Swimming comp
June 12, 1981 The Ritz, New York, NY
July 3, 1981 Old
Grey Whistle Test, London, England
Sept. 21, 1981 Mabel's,
Champaign, IL
Sept. 24, 1981 Misfit's, Chicago, IL
Sept. 24, 1981 Misfit's, Chicago, IL
Oct. 11, 1981 Peppermint
Lounge, New York, NY
Oct. 18, 1981 WFDD-FM,
Winston Salem, NC
Oct.
20, 1981 Friday’s,
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 1982 The
Ritz, New York, NY
(with
The Horns of Plenty; correct date might be 2/20, 2/22 or 2/23)
Feb. 26, 1982 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
March 9, 1982 Locarno,
Birmingham, England
March 20, 1982 Newcastle,
England
April 1982 The Ritz, New York, NY (Chris' final dB's show
until 1988-05-15)
April 1982 The Ritz, New York, NY (Chris' final dB's show
until 1988-05-15)
Sept. 1983 The
Ritz, New York, NY
July
14, 1984 Heartbreak
Hotel, St. Louis, MO
July 19, 1984 Seventh
Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
July 20, 1984 The
Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL
Sept. 5, 1984 Pomona
Valley Auditorium, Pomona CA
Sept. 26, 1984 WXYC-FM,
Chapel Hill, NC
AS THE OPENING ACT FOR R.E.M.
[THE FOLLOWING DATA IS FROM REMTIMELINE.COM]:
Sept. 7, 1984 Fox Theatre, San Diego, CA
Sept. 8, 1984 Palace
West, Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 10, 1984 Grand Ballroom, Univ. NM, Albuquerque, NM
Sept. 10, 1984 Grand Ballroom, Univ. NM, Albuquerque, NM
Sept. 11, 1984 Macky
Auditorium, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, CO
Sept. 13, 1984 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NB
Sept. 14, 1984 Hoch Auditorium, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Sept. 15, 1984 The Bowery, Oaklahoma City, OK
Sept. 16, 1984 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX
Sept. 18, 1984 Austin Opera House, Austin, TX
Sept. 19, 1984 Numbers 2 Nightclub, Houston, TX
Sept. 21, 1984 War Memorial Audit., Nashville, TN
Sept. 22, 1984 Foster Auditorium, Univ. AL, Tuscaloosa, AL
Sept. 13, 1984 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NB
Sept. 14, 1984 Hoch Auditorium, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Sept. 15, 1984 The Bowery, Oaklahoma City, OK
Sept. 16, 1984 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX
Sept. 18, 1984 Austin Opera House, Austin, TX
Sept. 19, 1984 Numbers 2 Nightclub, Houston, TX
Sept. 21, 1984 War Memorial Audit., Nashville, TN
Sept. 22, 1984 Foster Auditorium, Univ. AL, Tuscaloosa, AL
Sept. 23, 1984 Park
Center, Charlotte, NC
Sept. 25, 1984 Page Audit., Duke University, Durham, NC
Sept. 25, 1984 Page Audit., Duke University, Durham, NC
Sept. 28, 1984 Soccer
Stadium, Univ. of So. Florida, Tampa, FL
Sept. 29, 1984 St.
Union Theater, FL Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL
Sept. 30 1984 Bandshell, Univ. of FL, Gainesville, FL
Oct. 2, 1984 McAllister Audit., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Sept. 30 1984 Bandshell, Univ. of FL, Gainesville, FL
Oct. 2, 1984 McAllister Audit., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Oct. 3, 1984 Fulton
Chapel, Univ. MS, Oxford, MS
Oct. 5, 1984 Shryock
Audit., Southern IL Univ., Carbondale, IL
Oct. 6, 1984 Graham
Chapel, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO
Oct. 7, 1984 Egyptian Theater, No. IL Univ., Dekalb, IL
Oct. 7, 1984 Egyptian Theater, No. IL Univ., Dekalb, IL
Oct. 8, 1984 Michigan
Theater, Ann Arbor, MI
Oct. 10, 1984 Charles E. Smith Ctr., GW Univ., Washington, DC
Oct. 10, 1984 Charles E. Smith Ctr., GW Univ., Washington, DC
Oct. 11, 1984 Univ.
Hall, UVA, Charlottesville, VA
Oct. 12, 1984 Capitol
Theatre, Passaic, NJ
Oct. 13, 1984 Hubbell
Gym, Univ. Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Oct. 15, 1984 Fine Arts Center, U-Mass-Amherst, Amherst, MA
Oct. 15, 1984 Fine Arts Center, U-Mass-Amherst, Amherst, MA
Oct. 16, 1984 Veterans
Memorial Audit., Providence, RI
Oct. 17, 1984 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA
Oct. 17, 1984 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA
[see
detailed info about R.E.M. tour dates from 1984 at remtimeline.com]
Nov. 3, 1984 Sleeping
Lady Café, Fairfax, CA
Nov. 5, 1984 The
I-Beam, San Francisco, CA
Nov. 10, 1984 The
Grotto, New Haven, CT
Dec. 2, 1984 Bunky's,
Madison, WI
Dec. 5, 1984 Cabaret
Metro, Chicago, IL
Dec. 22, 1984 Irving
Plaza, New York, NY (opener: Alex Chilton)
Feb. 9, 1985 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (same bill as Let's Active)
Feb. 12, 1985 Reynolds Audit., Winston Salem, NC (benefit show)
Feb. 12, 1985 Reynolds Audit., Winston Salem, NC (benefit show)
Feb. 17, 1985 Dream
Palace, New Orleans, LA
Xxxx XX, 1985 Ann Arbor, MI
(exact
date & venue unknown)
March 2, 1985 Orrington Hotel, Evanston, IL
March XX, 1985 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
March 2, 1985 Orrington Hotel, Evanston, IL
March XX, 1985 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
March XX, 1985 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
March 20, 1985 University of SC, Columbia, SC
March 26, 1985 Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
March 20, 1985 University of SC, Columbia, SC
March 26, 1985 Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
March 28, 1985 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
June 20, 1985 Peppermint
Lounge, New York, NY
March 8, 1986 Univ.
of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
March 26, 1986 Folk
City, New York, NY
Aug. 3, 1986 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
Dec. 7, 1986 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
Dec. 31, 1986 The
Brewery, Raleigh, NC
Jan. 3, 1987 The
Milestone, Charlotte, NC
Jan. 4, 1987 Cat's
Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 24, 1987 The
Grotto, New Haven CT
Sept. 19, 1987 Cabaret
Metro, Chicago, IL
Oct. 3, 1987 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
Oct. 4, 1987 Toad's
Place, New Haven, CT
Oct. 7, 1987 The
Green Parrot, Neptune, NJ
Oct. 13, 1987 Legion
Field, Athens, GA
Oct. 14, 1987 Pterodactyl
Club, Charlotte, NC
AS THE OPENING ACT FOR R.E.M.
[THE FOLLOWING DATA IS FROM REMTIMELINE.COM]:
Oct. 29, 1987 Crisler Arena, Univ. MI, Ann Arbor, MI
Oct. 30, 1987 Millett Hall, Miami Univ., Oxford, OH
Oct. 31 1987 Palmer Audit., Palmer College, Davenport, IA
Nov. 2,
1987 St.
Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN
Nov. 3, 1987 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI
Nov. 4, 1987 UIC Pavilion, Univ. IL at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nov. 5, 1987 UIC Pavilion, Univ. IL at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nov. 3, 1987 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI
Nov. 4, 1987 UIC Pavilion, Univ. IL at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nov. 5, 1987 UIC Pavilion, Univ. IL at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Nov. 7,
1987 Assembly
Hall, Univ. IL, Champaign, IL
Nov. 8, 1987 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
Nov. 9, 1987 Pershing Audit., Lincoln, NE
Nov. 10, 1987 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Nov. 13, 1987 Oakland-Alameda Arena, Oakland, CA
Nov. 14, 1987 Bren Events Center, Univ. CA, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Nov. 15, 1987 Universal Amph., Universal City, CA
Nov. 16, 1987 Gammage Audit., Ariz. State Univ., Tempe, AZ
Nov. 18, 1987 Moody Coliseum, So. Meth. Univ., Dallas, TX
Nov. 19, 1987 White Coliseum, Texas A&M, College Station, TX
Nov. 8, 1987 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
Nov. 9, 1987 Pershing Audit., Lincoln, NE
Nov. 10, 1987 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Nov. 13, 1987 Oakland-Alameda Arena, Oakland, CA
Nov. 14, 1987 Bren Events Center, Univ. CA, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Nov. 15, 1987 Universal Amph., Universal City, CA
Nov. 16, 1987 Gammage Audit., Ariz. State Univ., Tempe, AZ
Nov. 18, 1987 Moody Coliseum, So. Meth. Univ., Dallas, TX
Nov. 19, 1987 White Coliseum, Texas A&M, College Station, TX
Nov.
20, 1987 Sam
Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
Nov. 22, 1987 Smith Coliseum, Univ. MS, Oxford, MS
Nov. 22, 1987 Smith Coliseum, Univ. MS, Oxford, MS
Nov.
23, 1987 Eaves
Coliseum, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL
Nov. 24, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 25, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 27, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 28, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 24, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 25, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 27, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 28, 1987 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
[see
detailed info about R.E.M. tour dates from 1987 at remtimeline.com]
AS HEADLINER (or sole act)
Jan. 8, 1988 Mean Fiddler, London, England
Jan. 8, 1988 Mean Fiddler, London, England
Jan. 11, 1988 Copenhagen,
Denmark
Jan. 12, 1988 Hard
Rock Café, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan. 18, 1988 Logo,
Hamburg, Germany
Jan. 19, 1988 Beursschouwberg,
Brussells, Belgium
Jan. 22, 1988 EXO-7,
Rouen, France
Jan. 25, 1988 TV
Studio, Bordeaux, France
Feb. 3, 1988 VPRO-FM,
Holland
March 2, 1988 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
March 2, 1988 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
March 4, 1988 Cabaret
Metro, Chicago, IL
March 19, 1988 Einstein
A-Go-Go, Jacksonville Beach, FL
March 22, 1988 Sunrise Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (opening for Squeeze)
March 22, 1988 Sunrise Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (opening for Squeeze)
Sept. 17, 2005 Hideout Block Party, Chicago, IL (early)
Sept. 17, 2005 House of Blues, Chicago, IL (late)
("Rock the Vote" rally, minus
Gene Holder, plus Mitch Easter)
March 2012 South
By Southwest, Austin, TX
(minus
Gene Holder, plus Mitch Easter)
May 2012 Sirius-XM 'Loft' Session (aired week of 2012-07-09)
May 6, 2012 Hoboken Arts & Music Fest., Hoboken, NJ
May 2012 Sirius-XM 'Loft' Session (aired week of 2012-07-09)
May 6, 2012 Hoboken Arts & Music Fest., Hoboken, NJ
June 9, 2012 Motorco,
Durham, NC (album release show)
June 14, 2012 Iota
Club, Arlington, VA
June 15, 2012 Le
Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
June 24, 2012 Mountain
Stage, Charleston, WV
(minus
Will Rigby, plus Chris Stephenson)
Aug. 31, 2012 Penn
Park (WXPN-FM broadcast), Philadelphia,
PA
Sept. 1, 2012 Maxwell’s,
Hoboken, NJ
Sept. 7, 2012 Hopscotch
Fest., Raleigh, NC
Nov. 15, 2012 The
Hideout, Chicago, IL
Nov. 16, 2012 WBEZ-FM,
Chicago, IL
Nov. 16, 2012 The
Hideout, Chicago, IL
Nov. 17, 2012 Blueberry
Hill, St. Louis, MO
May 15, 2016 Saxapahaw, N.C. ('Stand Against HB2' benefit)
May 15, 2016 Saxapahaw, N.C. ('Stand Against HB2' benefit)
Will there be more dB's live shows?
Only time will tell...
The band played a show at Southpaw in Brooklyn on Dec 7, 2007 (I was there. Great!) Also the night before at Maxwells. Just Fyi...
ReplyDeleteDB's were the opening act for Squeeze on March 22, 1988 at the Sunrise Music Theatre in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
ReplyDeleteI was there!
Can anyone verify the date they played the Paradise in Boston for the Sound Of Music tour? It must have been an in-between night when they weren't opening for REM. Peter, Will, Gene and Jeff. Gene's firlfriend's band (band name? ) opened the show, Gene played with them. I am thinking October of 1987, but I could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated, I am compiling all of the shows I attended. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteUh, no spellcheck. Gene's GIRLFRIEND'S band. What's a firlfriend? LOL!
ReplyDeleteThommy - guessing it might have been late Sept. or early Oct. of 1987, since the band played some headlining dates around that time before opening for R.E.M. starting late Oct. Does that sound about right?
ReplyDeleteAddition: July 21, 1984 - G.S. Vig's, Madison, WI.
ReplyDeleteJust made that addition; many thanks!
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