Date: Friday, September 18th, 1981 City: New York City, NY, USA Venue: New Pilgrim Theater (Music For Millions Festival)
SET LIST | NOTES |
Hard Work [I Don't Want to Push It] Where the Red Fern Grows [I Dreamed I Dream] The Burning Spear Cosmopolitan Girl Loud & Soft [The Good & The Bad] Destroyer She is Not Alone [early version] |
I'm thinking this must have been the gig because it was at a theatre of some kind, complete with seats bolted to the ground a la a school auditorium or old-style movie theater. An unusual venue for a punk rock show. There were maybe 20-30 people there. Could have been fewer. I was big into hardcore at the time and I remember The Misguided being very Hardcore. The bass player from The Nihilistics threw up on stage between songs. My buddy and I were very impressed by this. Later found out he could vomit at will and threw up at every gig. Ha ha. There were other bands on the bill--Y Pants apparently, though I have no memory of them whatsoever--but I can only remember these few. Anyway, SY was quite a spectacle because they had about 20 guitars, all very beat up and funky-looking and a chick bass player. They played so loudly and so brutally that some people--including me--left the theatre and waited in the entryway/foyer area outside. Little did we know it was the beginning of such a creative and influential band that would be around for the next 20+ years. Anyway, if you can confirm that this is in fact the correct line-up you may want to add the The Misguided, The Nihilistics and Rat At Rat R to the list of other performers. Just in case any of the other two dozen people that were there decides to stop by and reminisce.
- Hard Work [early version of "I Don't Want to Push It"]
OTHER PERFORMERS
MEMORABILIA
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