all the avengers shows
Here's a list of all the shows we ever did, culled from Penelope's journal.
Date, day, club, town, *headliner (or who played last), opening bands.




6-?-77, @Danny's warehouse party SF.

6-11-77 Sat., Mabuhay Gardens, SF, late night party for the Nuns.

6-18-77 Sat. Rio Theatre, Rodeo, *Nuns, Avengers, ?

6-20-77 Mon. Mab, *Nelson Slater, Avengers.

6-26+27-77 Sun.+Mon. Mab, *Berlin Brats, Avengers.

7-4-77 Mon. Mab, *Crime, Avengers.

7-28-77 Thur. Mab, *Screamers, Avengers.

8-5-77 Fri. Mab, *Crime, Avengers.

8-25-77 Thur. Mab, *Avengers, Street Punx, X-Ray Ted.

8-28-77 Sun. California Hall, SF *Nuns, Mary Monday, Avengers.

9-8+9-77 Thur.+Fri. Mab, *Nuns, Avengers, ?

9-11-77 Sun. Mab, SF *Devo, Avengers, ?

9-21-77 Wed. Mab, *Nuns, Avengers,  another party.

9-23-77 Fri. Hollywood Palladium, LA *Avengers, Blondie, Devo, Weirdos.

10-2-77 Sun. Safes (a warehouse), SF *Avengers, Gran Mal.

10-18-77 Tues Mab, *Avengers, Psychotic Pineapple, and ?

10-21-77 Fri. Larchmont Hall, LA *Dils, Avengers, ? a party for Slash Mag.

10-27-77 Thur. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, Gran Mal.

10-31-77 Mon. Mab, *Avengers, Nuns, Death.

11-22-77 Tues. Mab, *Avengers, Liars, Mutants, Venom.

11-25+26-77 Fri.+Sat. Masque, LA *Avengers, Nerves, Zeros, Shock, F-word.

12-7-77 Wed. Mab, *Crime, Avengers, Liars.

12-9-77 Fri. Keystone, Berk. *Talking Heads, Liars, Avengers.

12-10-77 Sat. Keystone, Palo Alto *Talking Heads, Avengers, Liars.

12-12-77 Sun. Keystone, Berkeley *Avengers, Liars, UXA.

12-14-77 Wed. Mab, *Avengers, UXA, Negative Trend.

12-30-77 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Readymades, Negative Trend.

1-6-78 Fri. Masque, LA *Avengers, Dils, Liars, F-Word.

1-7-78 Sat. Masque, LA Avengers, *Dils, Last, F-Word. 

1-14-78 Sat. Winterland, SF *Sex Pistols, Avengers, Nuns.

1-17+18-78 Tue.+Wed. Whiskey a Go-Go, LA *Avengers, Dils, Pod?

1-28-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, UXA.

1-29-78 Sun. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, Negative Trend, Fast.

2-14+15-78 Tue.+Wed. Whiskey a Go-Go, LA *Avengers, Controllers.

2-25-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, Lewd, UXA.

2-26-78 Sun. Mab, *Avengers, Teenage, Sleepers.

3-20-78 Mon. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, UXA, Mutants, Magister Ludi, 
	Psychotic Pineapple, Nuclear Valdez. Benefit for striking miners.

3-30-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Permanent Wave, Psychotic Pineapple.

4-1-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, Cunning stunts, Teenage.

4-7-78 Fri. The Bird, Seattle WA *Avengers, Missing Persons, Telepaths.

4-8-78 Sat. The Bird, Seattle WA *Avengers, Missing Persons, Ice 9.

4-13-78 Thur. VU Lounge, Bellingham WA *Avengers, Enemy.

4-15-78 Sat. Japanese Hall, Van. BC *Avengers, DOA, Randy & the Temps.

4-16-78 Sun. 310 Water St. Van. BC *Avengers, DOA, DD & the Dishrags.


4-27-78 Thur. Mab, *Avengers, Sleepers, Offs.

4-28-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, F-Word, Offs.

5-4-78 Thur. Whiskey, LA *Avengers, Alley Cats, Arthur J & the Gold Cups.

5-5-78 Fri. Whiskey, LA *Avengers, Zeros, Arthur J & the Gold Cups.


5-6-78 Sat. Whiskey, LA *Avengers, X, Arthur J & the Gold Cups.

5-14-78 Sun. Sokol Hall, LA *Avengers, F- Word, Middle Class, Flesheaters.

5-19-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Breeders, X.

6-17-78 Sat. Veterans Hall, Santa Cruz *Avengers, Strays, Seizure.

6-22-78 Thur. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, Mutants.

6-23-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Nuclear Valdez, Seizure.

6-24-78 Sat. Crossroads, ?, *Avengers.

6-26-78 Mon. Mab, *Nuns, Mutants, Avengers (playing as Karen Ann Quinlan & Her Male Nurses!)

7-7+8-78 Fri.+Sat. Whiskey, LA *Avengers, X.

7-21-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Dils, Negative Trend.

7-22-78 Sat. Longbranch, Berkeley *Avengers, SST, Readymades.

8-4+5-78 Fri.+Sat. Whiskey, LA *Avengers, Alleycats.

8-12-78 Sat. Steamship, Santa Cruz *Avengers, JJ180.

8-19-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, UXA, Lewd.

8-22-78 Tue. Mab, *Avengers, Negative Trend, Flesheaters.

9-1+2-78 Fri.+Sat.Rock Corporation, LA *Avengers, Plugs, Brainiac.

9-5-78 Mon. Abbeyroad, San Diego *Avengers, The Last.

9-9-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, X, MX80.

9-10-78 Sun. Mab, *Avengers, X, Hitmakers.

9-15+16-78 Fri.+Sat. Bird, Seattle WA *Avengers, The Feelings, Loud Ties.

9-17-78 Sun. Quadra, Vancouver BC *Avengers, The Pointed Sticks.

9-22-78 Fri. Revenge, Portland OR *Avengers, The Reds.

9-30-78 Fri. Geary St. Temple SF *Avengers, Dils, Zeros, Plugs, VS.

10-1-78 Sun. Civic Center Art Fair SF *Avengers (in daylight, aaahhh!)

10-7-78 Sat. Cabaret, Cotati, CA *Avengers, Imposters.

10-27-78 Fri. Aitos, Berkeley *Avengers, Dead Kennedys, Young Adults.

11-10-78 Fri. Bace's Hall, LA *Avengers, Go-Go's, Flyboys.

11-17-78 Fri. Mab, *Avengers, Alleycats, Red Products.

11-18-78 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, Zeros, VS.

11-21-78 Tue Mab, *Avengers, Pearl Harbour.

12-16-78 Sat. 330 Grove St. SF *Avengers, Mutants, Dead Kennedys.

12-30-78 Sat. Mab,  *Avengers, Controllers, Situations.


1-26-79 Fri. College 5, Santa Cruz *Avengers, Roy Loney, Suburbans.

1-27-79 Sat. 330 Grove St., SF *Avengers, Dils, Negative Trend.

2-10-79 Sat. Deaf Club, SF *Avengers, Offs, Subhumans, JJ180.

2-16-79 Fri. Pauley Ballroom, UCBerk *Avengers, Dils, VS.

2-23-79 Fri. SFArt Institute, SF *Avengers, Mutants, Pink Section.
(cancelled due to "obscene" posters)

2-24-79 Sat. Deaf Club, SF *Avengers, Bags, Units, Cheeses.

2-28-79 Wed. Geary St. Temple SF *Avengers, Mutants, Pink Section.

3-3-79 Sat. SFArt Institute, SF *Avengers, Mutants, Noh Mercy.

3-9-79 Fri. Barbary Coast, SF State *Avengers.

3-10-79 Sat. Mab, SF *Avengers, The Rotters, KGB.

3-24-79 Sat. Geary St. Temple SF *Dils, Avengers, Mutants.

4-7-79 Sat. UC Santa Cruz *Avengers, JJ180, X-Dreamists.

4-14-79 Sat. International Cafe, Berkeley *Avengers, DOA, Nub.

4-17-79 Tue. Squeeze's, Riverside CA *Avengers, Fear, Rubber City Rebels.

4-18-79 Wed. Bace's Hall, LA CA *Avengers, Flyboys, The Toasters.

4-27-79 Fri. 330 Grove St., SF *Avengers, X, Zeros.

5-12-79 Sat. 1839 Geary St., SF *Dils, Avengers, Ibex, Urge.
(Free Geronimo Pratt Benefit Concert)

5-18-79 Fri. 330 Grove St., SF *Avengers, Controllers, Urge.

5-25-79 Fri. Janus Theatre, Van. BC *Avengers, Dishrags, Wasted Lives.


5-26-79 Sat. Janus Theatre, Van. BC *Avengers, Subhumans, Wasted Lives.

6-1+2-79 Fri.+Sat. Wash. Hall, Seattle, WA *Avengers, Dishrags, Accidents.

6-13-79 Wed. Old Waldorf, SF *Penetration, Avengers  (2 sets).

6-22-79 Fri. Geary St. Temple SF *Avengers, Tuxedomoon, Mutants.

6-23-79 Sat. Mab, *Avengers, The Fillmore Struts.


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