1984 Shows at the Channel

by Admin on January 30, 2015

January 1, 1984	Girls Night Out	The Ironics, mc John Riley
January 3, 1984	Group 5, Rockspheare, The Mod Gods, Desert Isle
January 4, 1984	The Zone, Swami, The Positions
January 5, 1984	Skatterbrains, City Limits, The Newz, Seabreeze’s, Madras’s
January 6, 1984	The Ramones	Digney Fignus, Mass
January 7, 1984	John Cafferty And The Bever Brown Band	The Drive, Ellis Island
January 10, 1984	The Greeting Committee, The Moores, River Street Band, Vasco Da Gamma
January 11, 1984	Athens, Sapien, Rapid Fire (bottmless cup night)
January 12, 1984	Blockyard, The Tears, Thrust, Atlantic Fog
January 13, 1984	Til Tuesday	Adventure Set, Judy’s Tiny Head
January 14, 1984	The Stompers	The Dream, Cinnebar
January 15, 1984	Channel Three, Kraut (all ages 4 pm)
January 17, 1984	Solution Set, The Flies, Loose Ends, Combat Zone
January 19, 1984	Tommy Tutone	Catholic Girls
January 20, 1984	November Group	Rods & Cones, Black Jacks
January 21, 1984	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Memphis Rockabilly, Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
January 22, 1984	Metallica (all ages 5 pm)	Axminster Molly, Steel Assassin
January 24, 1984	Anthem, Nightland, The Quest, Perfect Strangers
January 25, 1984	Relentless Cookout, Boy/Girl, The Minks, Smuggler
January 26, 1984	Ne Models, Ball & Pivot, New Man
January 27, 1984	Lou Miami & The Kozmetix, Del Fuegos ( Man Who Fell To earth video)
January 28, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis (2 shows all ages 3 pm night 8.30 pm 20+)	Damien Steel, Gary Shane & The Detour, The Vecs
January 31, 1984	Children Of Paradise, Body Politics, The Wandells, Greeting Committee
February 1, 1984	(Local hero night) Vinny, Rods & Cones, The Citizens	mc Gretchen Von Kruschka
February 2, 1984	White Lightning, Circus Tune, The Moores, Combat Zone
February 3, 1984	The Nighborhoods	Prime Movers, Men & Volts
February 4, 1984	Nina Hagen	Donna Destri, blackouts, mc Oedipus
February 7, 1984	Outpost, The Electrolas, Sorry, The Hijackers
February 8, 1984	(Photos Rock shots night) The Raybeats, Push Push
February 9, 1984	Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (two shows 5.30 all ages 9 pm20+)	Ball & Pivit, Zero Zero
February 10, 1984	The Neats, boys Life, Blackjacks
February 11, 1984	New Models	Vinny The Modes
February 12, 1984	Tabu Ley Rochereau 24 piece featuring Mbilia Bel
February 14, 1984	Ranger Riq, Little Sister, Flicks, Cola
February 15, 1984	Outlaws featuring Henry Paul	Mass
February 16, 1984	Tommy James and guest Kristy Rose and The Midnight Walkers
February 17, 1984	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters	Digney Fignus
February 18, 1984	The Fools	The Jackals, The Coptors
February 19, 1984	The Vibrators (from England) (all ages 4 pm)	Rash of Stabbings
February 19, 1984	Clarence Clemonts and The Red Bank Rockers	The Skatterbrains
February 21, 1984	Sluggo, Greeting Committee, Vasco Da Gamma, Send Me To Camp
February 22, 1984	Max Creek (Greatful Dead cover)
February 23, 1984	The Bootleg Beatles
February 24, 1984	The Lyers	The Del Fuegos, Life Boat
February 25, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	The Lifters, Lynn Laprad (wbcn live broadcast)
February 28, 1984	Beat Surrender, Lust, Body Politics, Mister Dr
February 29, 1984	(bottomless cup night) The Dream	The Tears
March 1, 1984	Ball & Chain, L88, Scorcher, Anthem
March 2, 1984	The Gregg Allman Band	Midnight Traveller, The Dave Leonard Group
March 3, 1984	John Cafferty And The Bever Brown Band	The Drive, Push Push
March 6, 1984	John Q Public, Head First, Bim Skala Bim, The Runners
March 7, 1984	Dish, Solution Set, Myrna Loy
March 8, 1984	The Electrolas, the Schema, The Accidents, Liquid Trance
March 9, 1984	The Stompers	Johnny A, Rods & Cones
March 10, 1984	The Joe Perry Project	The Dream, The Citizens
March 11, 1984	The Clancy Brothers featuring Robbie O’Connell 6.30 pm
March 13, 1984	Brain Trust, Narrow Margin, October, Rude Awakening
March 14, 1984	Mutabaruka & The High Time Players
March 15, 1984	Flicks, Noonday Underground, The highjackers, X-Dreams
March 16, 1984	The Lines	The Trademarks, The Decemtz, mc Mark Parenteau
March 17, 1984	November Group	Adventure Set, Skin
March 18, 1984	U.K.Subs (all ages 4.30 pm)	The Freeeze
March 20, 1984	Royal Airforce, Common Denominator, Alice Blue, It Play
March 21, 1984	The James Brown Revue	The Drive, Downtime
March 22, 1984	Paul Young & The Royal Family	Judy’s Tiny Head
March 23, 1984	Girls Night Out	Lizzie Borden & The Axes, Body Politics
March 24, 1984	Ball & Pivot	Gary Shane & The Detour, 3 Colors
March 27, 1984	Black & White, The Tits, Midnight Sun, Ranger Riq
March 28, 1984	Johnny Barnes’ American Dream	L-88
March 29, 1984	The Outlets, Crossfore Choir, Volcano Suns
March 30, 1984	Echo & The Bunnymen 2 shows (all ages 5.30 over 20 9.00 pm)	Let’s Active, Bridsongs of the Mesozoic
March 31, 1984	Talas, Tragus, August	mc Mike Jones
April 3, 1984	Nu Blend, Chip & Vince show, Man Act, Whammy
April 4, 1984	Jet Set, The Schemers, Choir Boys, The Orphans
April 5, 1984	Outpost, Apartment 2, The Highjackers, Solution Set
April 6, 1984	The Nighthawkes, The Radiators, The 11th Hour Band
April 7, 1984	Midnight Oil	Crossfire Choir, Reflectors
April 9, 1984	B.B.King	Duke Robillard & The Pleasure Kings
April 10, 1984	George Clinton & The P-Funk AllStars	Hypertension
April 10, 1984	The Dream, Axminster (Bot cup night)
April 11, 1984	Ball & Chain, Steel Assassin, The Exports, Harlequin
April 12, 1984	Michael Schenker Group (ex UFO) (postponed)
April 13, 1984	NRBQ & The Whole Wheat Horns	Nevard & The Barrelhouse Boys, Julie & The Flashers
April 14, 1984	Lou Miami & The Kozmetix	The Reflectors, Museum Direktors
April 15, 1984	Black flag (all ages)	Meat Puppets, Nig Heist
April 17, 1984	New Parts From Old, Mild Mannered, Powerglide, Cola
April 18, 1984	James Montgomery Band	K.K. Proffitt
April 20, 1984	The Fools	Lifters, L88
April 21, 1984	John Cafferty And The Bever Brown Band	Schrapnel, New Man
April 22, 1984	The Volo International Band	One People
April 24, 1984	State of the Union, Brain Trust, Any Two Words, No Idea
April 25, 1984	Rocket, Stores, The Tits, 2nd Generation
April 26, 1984	Shockabilly	The Dogmatics, Relentless Cookout
April 27, 1984	Til Tuesday	Adventure Set, Bam Bam
April 28, 1984	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters	The Jackals, Friday
April 29, 1984	The Neats, The Proletariat, SSD, The Blackjacks
May 1, 1984	Trilogy, Rude Awakening, The Solution, Meta, Terra
May 2, 1984	The Chicken Legs Revue	T Blade & The fabulous Esquires
May 3, 1984	1-4-5, O-P0sitive, Common Denominator, Viking
May 4, 1984	New Models	Push Push, Planet Street
May 5, 1984	The Stompers	Vinny, Lynn Laprad
May 8, 1984	Narrow Margin, Terminal Beach, Half shadow, The Cobats	dj Carmelita
May 9, 1984	Gary Glitter	Rods & Cones
May 10, 1984	The Gladiators featuring Albert Griffiths	Native
May 11, 1984	Joe King Carrasco	Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Scott Anderson (the cat)
May 12, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	The Lifters, Scott “The Cat” Anderson
May 13, 1984	Little John backed by Jah Ma Roots	Lee van Cliff, Luie Lepke
May 15, 1984	Cowboy Blue, Midnight Sun, Alice Blue, Dionysus
May 16, 1984	Harlequin, Chip & Vince, Mild mannered, Armed Forces
May 17, 1984	The Cramps	Crossfire Choir, The Turbines
May 18, 1984	Girls Night Out	Lizzie Borden & the Axes, The Smithereens
May 19, 1984	Lou Miami & The Kozmetix, Kristi Rose & the Midnight Walkers	Blue Palms
May 20, 1984	Subhumans, DYS, Jerry’s Kids, Kilslug (all ages 4 pm show)
May 22, 1984	Capitol Gain, Dress Left, Nu Bland, Panic, dj Carmelita
May 23, 1984	Freddie McGregor Postponed
May 24, 1984	The choir Boys, Parachute, Common Denominator, Rockit
May 25, 1984	The Neats, The Lyres, Chain Link Fence
May 26, 1984	Violent Femmes (2 shows all ages 4.00 pm show 20+ 8.30 pm)	Volcano Suns, Rash Of Stabbings, Skin
May 27, 1984	The Dream	The Drive
May 29, 1984	Tax Collectors, Powerglide, Poorboys, Visigoths	dj Bradley J
May 30, 1984	The Lines	Black & White
May 31, 1984	Blockyard (record release) Viper, Combat Zone, Laurie Melanson Band
June 1, 1984	November Group	Vinny, Dub 7
June 2, 1984	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters	The Jackals, L88
June 5, 1984	Prodigee, Boston’s Final Raid, Sons Of Sappho, C Street Band
June 6, 1984	Yellowman	Kuuba, dj Black Star Liner
June 7, 1984	Beat surrender, Cola, Viking, Mystique
June 8, 1984	Rick Derringer	The Trademarks, The Vex
June 9, 1984	Ball & Pivot	Push Push, The Blackjacks
June 15, 1984	Talas, Phantom, Scorcher
June 16, 1984	New Models, Rubber Rodeo & Dumm McDowell
June 18, 1984	Channel Vision (Somerville Theater presents films)
June 19, 1984	Tour De Force, Velocity, Mystic Valley Rockers, Shade
June 20, 1984	Chi-Lites & Larry Wu
June 21, 1984	Jerry Lee Lewis & Memphis Rockabilly	Prime Movers, mc Ken Shelton
June 22, 1984	The Rescue	Peter Dayton Band, Judy’s Tiny Head
June 23, 1984	The Fools	Gary Shane & The Detour, Axminster
June 25, 1984	Channel Vision (Somerville Theater presents films)
June 26, 1984	Steel Pulse	One People
June 27, 1984	Jim Carroll (4 birthday)	Blackouts, Dub 7
June 28, 1984	Panic, Astra, Body Politics
June 29, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	New Man, Koo Doo
June 30, 1984	Ministry	Face Of The Future, Zero Zero
July 2, 1984	Channelvision, (Somerville Theater presents)
July 3, 1984	Freddie McGregor (may 23 tickets honored)	Michigan & Smiley
July 5, 1984	Wall Of Voodoo, The Go-Go’s, R.E.M. The Fleshtones, The Alarm, Let’s Active	The Cramps, Howard Devoto, English Beat, Lords Of The New Church (all ages 2 shows)
July 6, 1984	The Stompers	The Lifters, The Stores
July 7, 1984	Spinal Tap	Lizzie Borden & The Axes
July 10, 1984	The Bumsteads, Midnight Sun, The Solution, Kross Daggar	dj Bradley J & Carmelita
July 11, 1984	Rank & File
July 12, 1984	The Realm, Emerald City, Destiny, Odd Squad
July 13, 1984	Til Tuesday	The Outlets, The Bristols
July 14, 1984	November Group	Dub 7, Viking
July 17, 1984	First Circle, Free Time, Doppler Effect, Voice	dj Bradley J
July 19, 1984	Tony Carey	The Reflectors, Planet ST.
July 20, 1984	Greg Kihn	The Trademarks, Blind Dates
July 21, 1984	The Lines	L-88, The Flicks
July 22, 1984	The Minutemen, Gang Green, The Flies (all ages 4 pm doors)
July 24, 1984	Cameo	Newcleus
July 25, 1984	Turbines, The Flies, Prime Movers, Classic Ruins, Chain Link Fence	The Underachievers
July 26, 1984	The Dream (bottomless cup night)	The Tears
July 27, 1984	Girls Night Out	Sleepy Labeef, Body English
July 28, 1984	Stevie Ray Vaugan & Double Trouble	Donny B. Waugh & The Forgiven Sinners
July 29, 1984	The Josamic International Band featuring Godwin Omabuwa, Nat Buckle	comic John Chukwu, dj Black Star Liner
July 31, 1984	Youth In Asia, Abacus, I.C.3. Presence
August 1, 1984	Shriekback, 3 Colors, Beat Surrender
August 2, 1984	Free Time, First Circle, Armed Forces, Emerald City
August 3, 1984	Nona Hendryx	Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Skin
August 4, 1984	Greg Allman	Midnight Traveller, Bruce Marshall & the Clue
August 7, 1984	Shade, Pi Alley, Rude Awakening, Atatat	dj Bradley J.
August 8, 1984	Bad Maners	Bim Skala Bim
August 9, 1984	Face To Face (video taping)	Tour De Force
August 10, 1984	The Neighborhoods	Boys Life, Band 19
August 11, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	The Drive, August
August 14, 1984	Breathless Room, James Demon, Baked Fresh Daily, Outlook	dj Carmelita
August 15, 1984	Scorcher, Tragus, Shout, Pretty Poison (18+)	mc Mike Jones
August 16, 1984	The Hurt, Straightaway, Torrid, Hot Pursuit
August 17, 1984	New Models	Color Me Gone, Blackjacks
August 18, 1984	The Fools	The Dream, Brumm McDowell
August 21, 1984	The daughters, Kashmir, Night School, Side Street	dj Bradley J.
August 22, 1984	Hugh Masekela	Meta Terra
August 22, 1984	WBCN lunchtime show with Y & T (free dogs & first Miller)
August 23, 1984	C Street, Velocity, Buckingham, Glass
August 24, 1984	The Stompers	The Jackals, Nevard
August 25, 1984	Til Tuesday	Dub 7, Athens
August 26, 1984	Closed for renervations – August 31
September 1, 1984	L-88, Axminster, Hot Persuit
September 1, 1984	Kidz At Work, Sid Chapman, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, 4 Rockers (all ages 3pm)
September 4, 1984	Sinn Fein, St. Germaine, Free Movies, Slim & the Sarcastics
September 5, 1984	WBCN lunchtime show with Industry (free dogs & first Miller)
September 5, 1984	Emerald City, Sidestreets, The Boston Mass, Icky does Dallas
September 6, 1984	(Grand reopening) w Til Tuesday & The Neighborhoods
September 7, 1984	The Fools	The Wild Bunch
September 8, 1984	Gary Shane & The Detour	Band 19, Scruffy The Cat
September 11, 1984	Melle Mel & the Furious Five (all ages 4 pm show) & over 20 8.30 pm show	Skin, Sons Of Sappho
September 12, 1984	The Gun Club	Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Chain Link Fence
September 13, 1984	BucuDolores, Loose Ties, Busted Allie, Terminal Breach
September 14, 1984	John Cafferty & Beaver Brown	The Schemers, Freewill
September 15, 1984	The Lyres, The Replacements	The Odds
September 16, 1984	Mama’s Boys, Tragus, Shout
September 18, 1984	Zapp Roger	Downtime
September 19, 1984	Parachute, Any Two Words, Emerald City, Lookout
September 21, 1984	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters	Push Push, Van Dykes
September 22, 1984	The Stompers	New Man, Julie & the Flashers
September 23, 1984	Suical Tendencies (all ages)	Strangehold, The F.U.’s
September 25, 1984	Archbishops E…F.., The Taint, Boston’s Final Raid, Taszia	dj Carmelita
September 26, 1984	WBCN lunchtime show w Industry (free dogs and first Miller)
September 26, 1984	Crystal Image, China White, Unafraid, Easygoing Guys
September 27, 1984	Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes	The Drive, John Jarrett’s Tribe
September 28, 1984	The Neats	Prime Movers, Lifeboat
September 29, 1984	The Neighborhoods	1-4-5, 3 Hands
September 30, 1984	Husker Du (all ages 4pm show)	Sorry, Busted Statues
October 2, 1984	10n Bombardment, The Cruise, Arrival, The Kidnappers	dj Carmelita
October 3, 1984	Tones on Tail (from England)	Volcano Suns
October 4, 1984	Yellowman	Zion Inatation
October 5, 1984	Ministry	Bamboo Gang, Front 242
October 6, 1984	Peter Dayton	Dub 7, The Bristols
October 7, 1984	Ministry (all ages 4 pm show)	Red
October 7, 1984	The Dream	The Tears, Blockyard
October 9, 1984	Ganga Charge, The Five, Pop Mechanics, Trooping the Color	dj Bradley J.
October 10, 1984	Mutabaruka & The High Time Players	One People
October 11, 1984	The I-Threes & The Wailers (Bob Marley tribute)
October 12, 1984	NRBQ & The Whole Wheat Horns	Barry Marshall & The Rockin’ Robins, Men & volts
October 13, 1984	Til Tuesday	Urban Blight, Beat Surrender
October 14, 1984	The Dream (all ages 4 pm show)
October 16, 1984	Kid Stuff, Nigel, Tiger Rose, Rune Discipline	dj Carmelita
October 17, 1984	Capitol Gain, Buco Dolores, Side Streets, The Flips
October 18, 1984	Scorcher, Steel Assassin, Prodigy (18+)
October 19, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	The Dream, Johnny Barnes
October 20, 1984	New Models	Gary Shane & The Detours, 3 Colors
October 21, 1984	Blck Flag (all ages 4 pm show)	Saccarine Trust, Tom Troccoli
October 23, 1984	Free Movies, T-Z, Blind Owl, Middle Class
October 24, 1984	Bam Bam, The Phantoms, Common Denominator, Jess, Leary	Celebration for Peace
October 25, 1984	Stalemate, Odysee, Straightaway, Glass
October 26, 1984	Lou Miami and the Kozmetix	Lizzie Borden & The Axes, Drezniak
October 27, 1984	Girls Night Out	The Whitewalls, Danny Mo & the Exciters
October 28, 1984	Meat Puppets (all ages 4 pm show)	Big Black, Stretch Marks
October 30, 1984	Mafa’s, Ptl. Castaways, Still Missing	dj Bradley J.
October 31, 1984	Laurie Cabot’s 12th Annual Witches costume ball w Rubber Rodeo	Kristi Rose & The Midnight Walkers,
November 1, 1984	Rapture of the Deep, Wise guys, The five, The Cruise
November 2, 1984	Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band	Skin
November 3, 1984	The Neighborhoods	The Schemers, Velocity
November 4, 1984	SSD (all ages 2 pm show)	Rockin’ Bobcats, Outpatients
November 4, 1984	Gregory Isaacs and Roots radics	I-Tones, mc Mike Perkins, dj Black Star Liner
November 7, 1984	Alpha, Betts, Boys Say Go, The Minks, Doppler Effect
November 8, 1984	Sugar Minott, Michael Palmer, Half Pint, Jr.Reed	One People
November 9, 1984	The Stompers	Axminster
November 10, 1984	Violent Femmes	The Turbines, Scruffy the Cat
November 11, 1984	Reagan Youth (all ages) Kill Dozer, Love Lizzards, State Of The Union,	The Edge
November 13, 1984	Sinn Fein, The Front, Slim & the Sacastics, 411
November 14, 1984	The DB’s	Dumptruck
November 15, 1984	Hoodoo Gurus	The Long Ryders, The Dogmatics
November 16, 1984	Nighthawkes	Pink Cadillac, Van Dykes
November 17, 1984	The Jam Band (JB, JM, FS, RE, CF)
November 18, 1984	Mercyful Fate (Cancelled)
November 20, 1984	Intruder, Subsititute, The Effect, Half shadow
November 21, 1984	Suffolk University Thanksgiving Party)
November 23, 1984	Wendy O’ Williams	White Lion, Prodigy
November 24, 1984	Talas	Scorcher, Freewill
November 25, 1984	Youth Brigade (all ages 4 pm show)	Stranglehold, Last Stand
November 27, 1984	Kiss Me Blind, Ulterior, still Missing, Baked Fresh Daily
November 29, 1984	Leroy Sibbles and the Stewart Brothers
November 30, 1984	Robin Lane & The Chartbusters	White Walls, Emerald City
December 1, 1984	Jon Butcher Axis	The Schemers, Michael Messina Band
December 4, 1984	General Public	Charlie Peacock
December 5, 1984	3 Hands, Mansfeild
December 6, 1984	Gil Scott Heron & Amere Façade
December 7, 1984	The Fools	Most Experts
December 8, 1984	Del Fuegos
December 9, 1984	(Chderen’s hospital Benefit) Lizzie Borden & the Axes	Quantum, The Connection, Unfinished business
December 11, 1984	Black Uhuru (Cancelled)	Zion Initation (will perform)
December 12, 1984	The Nails	Red
December 13, 1984	(Rock against Racism) Jon Butcher Axis	Dub 7, Hypertension
December 14, 1984	New Models, wit Willie Locl Alexander	The Jackels, Body Politics
December 15, 1984	Gary U.S. Bonds	Drezniak, Julie & the Flashers
December 16, 1984	(Reggae benefit) Suger Minnot, The I-Tals, Don Carlos, Horace Andy	Zion Initation, Ethiopian Dread, Dub Culture, Papa Mexican, I-tones, Pap P.A, Natural Mystic, Sister Jackie, Koumpo West African Dance Troupe, mc’s Holly Dee, Jo Johnston, RC Smith, Glendale reid, Michael Perkins, Black Star Liner
December 18, 1984	The Players, The Whay, New age, Danny Covino
December 19, 1984	Bamboo Gang	Band 19
December 20, 1984	Girls Night Out (Christmas Party)	Right time, Danny & The Exciters
December 21, 1984	The Stompers	The Drive, Torrid
December 22, 1984	Til Tuesday	Skin, Chain Link Fence
December 23, 1984	Flipper (all ages 4 pm show)	P.T.L. Club, Last Stand
December 26, 1984	Pablo Moses	dj Black Star Liner
December 27, 1984	Second Generation, Lookout, Struggle, Sky Island
December 28, 1984
December 29, 1984	Peter Dayton	Dub 7, Side Streets
December 31, 1984	Face To Face	Digney Fignus, mc Steve Sweeney

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