1979
The year in which the band is founded.
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Until August 1980 Lydia Lunch is living (with Johnny O'Kane) @ 511 East 12th street, New York City.
Lydia disbands Teenage Jesus in July 1979 and hooks up with George (Leonard) Scott. George Scott had moved from Iowa to NYC in 1974. Lydia [with Teenage Jesus] and George [with Jack Ruby] once shared the bill @ the Village Gate in New York City on 25-Aug-77 and had a mutual admiration for each other.
George also used to live at that same No New Wave rehearsal space on Delancey street as Lydia did.
When George left The Contortions in April 1979 (just after the "Buy" album sessions) he joined John Cale's live US touring band. One of those shows (@ CBGB's, June 1979) was released on John Cale's "Sabotage" album.
After leaving the John Cale band George forms The Raybeats, an instrumental band with Pat Irwin, Jody Harris and Don Christensen.
Together with George, Douglas Bowne (who was also in the John Cale live US touring band) and multi-instumentalist Pat Irwin [The Raybeats] Lydia records her "Queen Of Siam" solo album in September 1979.
When these sessions are done George and Lydia decide to form a band. Michael Paumgardhen and Pat Irwin are both recruited by George and Lydia brings in Jim Sclavunos [Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, Beirut Slump].
The Raybeats would exist in parallel (August 1979-August 1980) with 8-Eyed Spy.
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Line-up (New York City: September 1979 - August 1980):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ George Scott III (bass) /Michael Paumgardhen (guitar) /Pat Irwin (guitar/sax)
and Jim Sclavunos (drums)
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September 1979
US NY,New York City,Tier 3/TR3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
Note: Rehearsals for the upcoming shows. Tier 3, also known as TR3, was a ,300-capacity, music, film and art venue founded by Hilary Jaeger, that opened in May of 1979 at a small, multi level space located at 225 West Broadway between Franklin and White streets. It closed in December of 1980.
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17-Sep-79
US NY,New York City,Tier 3/TR3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
Note: First 8 Eyed Spy show.
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30-Nov-79
US NY,New York City,Tier 3/TR3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Luc Santé.
Photo: Photo credit Tom Bessoir.
Notebook: Photo from Hilary Jaeger's (Tier 3 booker) notebook schedule Nov/Dec 1979. Sourced from Perfect Sound Forever.
Poster: Photo of poster.
Note: Show started at midnight. Concert preceded by screening of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film.
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06-Dec-79
US NY,New York City,Max's Kansas City
[with Student Teachers]
Setlist: I Want Candy/ Ran Away Dark/ Dead Me You Beside (a.k.a. Get You Me B Side)/ Love Split With Blood/ Innocence/ Swamp/ Boy Meets Girl/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Lightning's Girl/ Frantic.
Photo: Photo credit Tom Bessoir, from No Wave Facebook group.
Poster: Photo of poster.
Note: Second 8 Eyed Spy show. Audio tape archived at the The James Brawley Collection, which was received by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, as a gift from Lenny Kaye on October 23, 2009.
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1980
The year in which the band tours a lot and records 5 studio tracks, after they had broken up.
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04-Jan-80
US NY,New York City,Club 57 @ Irving Plaza
[with the Fleshtones, The Individuals and Cheese]
Flyer 1: Photo of flyer courtesy of Edgar.
Flyer 2: Photo of alternative flyer from MusicVeganSociety (Instagram).
Note: Club 57 re-opened in January 1980. The Individuals are a Hoboken (NJ) band headed by Glenn Morrow (with Richard Barrone, Rob Norris and Peter Holsapple). In June 1979, Jeffrey Lee Pierce [Gun Club] was a member while he was in the NYC area, checking out the CBGB scene and creating a Blondie fan club.
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07-Jan-80
US Release of the Lydia Lunch - "Queen Of Siam" LP (ZE Records).
Review 1: Scan of review by Mike Clegg from The Commercial Appeal 20-Jan-80. "Lydia Lunch's Queen of Siam is enough to make you lose her last name. It is mentioned here at all only because its major accomplishment cannot be denied: It is the only record to make me wish The Barking Dogs would make a comeback. (Mike Clegg has listened to a lot of records and, thus, knows a lot about trash)."
Review 2: Scan of review by Kristine McKenna from The Los Angeles Times 10-Feb-80.
Review 3: Scan of review by Dale Anderson from The Buffalo News 08-Feb-80. "Part atonal, partly adorned in old pop styles, Lunch seems more spoiled than inspired".
Review 4: Scan of review by Fred Seegmuller from The Columbian 29-Feb-80.
Review 5: Scan of review by Gus Walker from The Arizona Republic 09-Mar-80. "The rest of her undynamic singing is backed by the discordant playing of bass, guitar and cardboard-boxlike drumming".
Review 6: Scan of review by Tom Popson from Chicago Tribune 11-May-80."An unbelievable mess [...] First, there are the songs in which Lunch croaks, groans, and drones against thudding, gloomy instrumentation that's trying to pass itself off as avant-garde when it's just inept. Second, there are the songs in which Lunch croaks, groans, and drones against background playing dominated by a TV-detective-show brass section."
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16-Jan-80
US NY,New York City,Hurrah
[support for XTC]
(2 sets)
Ad: Scan of ad.
Note: Perhaps also performing on the 15th of January 1980 as support for XTC.
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31-Jan-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3/TR3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
(2 shows @ 12:00 and 2 AM)
Setlist: a.o. Dead Me You Beside (a.k.a. Get You Me B Side).
Flyer: Photo of flyer.
Ad: Scan of advert from the Village Voice 04-Feb-80, from No Wave Facebook group.
Notebook: Photo from Hilary Jaeger's (Tier 3 booker) notebook schedule, Jan/Feb 1980.
Note: Above track available on the "Hysterie" compilation.
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02-Feb-80
US CA,Berkeley,University-Pauley Ballroom
[with John Cale band]
Listing: Scan of listing from the The San Francisco Examiner 28-Dec-79.
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04-Feb-80
US CT,New Haven,Great American Music Hall (formerly Arcadia)
[with The Saucers]
Flyer: Photo of flyer, courtesy of Ernst Weber. Photo of another version.
Note: Also screening of Amos Poe and Ivan Kral's 1976 film "Blank Generation".
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xx-Feb-80
US CA,Palo Alto,Stanford University
Ad: Tour ad taken from Slash magazine Vol#3-No1, Jan/Feb 1980.
Article: Scan of Artcile pt1 and Artcile pt2 from Slash magazine Vol#3-No2, March 1980.
Note: West coast/California tour that was sponsored by ZE records, for which Lydia had recorded the (then just released) "Queen Of Siam" album. Depite the fact that 8 Eyed Spy is not on ZE, they agree to pay for the tour costs nevertheless.
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07-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco,Mabuhay Gardens
[with The Offs]
08-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco,Mabuhay Gardens
[support for The Mutants, with Johanna Went]
09-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco,Mabuhay Gardens
[support for the Dead Kennedys, with Ze'v]
Setlist: (Target VHS) Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Ran Away Dark/ Maintaining My Cool/ I Want Candy(*)/ Boy Meets Girl/ Frantic/ You Twist I Shout.
Setlist: (09-Feb-80) Love Split With Blood/ Diddy Wah Diddy/ Lazy In Love/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Ran Away Dark/ Maintaining My Cool/ I Want Candy/ Boy Meets Girl/ Dead Me You Beside (a.k.a. Get You Me B Side)/ Frantic/ You Twist & I Shout.
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 03-Feb-80.
Calendar: Photo of Barbara Ivey’s Calendar, a monthly San Francisco underground /grassroots music-events calendar published from Febuary 1979 to December 1980.
Photo 1: Screen capture taken from the Target VHS video compilation.
Photo 2: Scan of photo by Sue Brisk, depicting Lydia and John Gullak [The Mutants]. Taken from Slash magazine Vol#3-No3, April 1980.
Note: West coast/California tour. One of the days filmed by Terry Hammer and available on a Target VHS video compilation. (*) "I Want Candy" also available on the "8 Eyed Spy" album. The 09-Feb-80 show was recorded by Terry Hammer (for his show on several San Francisco Bay Area radio stations) and 4-5 tracks were used (without Terry's permission) on the "Live" cassette album on Roir.
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xx-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco,Search & Destroy place
(Private show)
Photo: Credit Richard Alden Peterson.
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14-Feb-80
US CA,San Diego,Skeleton Club
[with Mature Adults, The Exterminators]
Ad 1: Photo of advert from a San Diego zine, courtesy of @obsolete_universe.
Ad 2: Scan of advert, courtesy of Mike Ziegler.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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15-Feb-80
US CA,Hollywood,The Troubadour
[with The Gears and Fear]
Poster: Photo of poster.
Ad: Scan of advert from the LA Weekly 15-Feb-80.
Article: Scan of review from the Los Angeles Times 18-Feb-80.
Review: Scan of review from Slash magazine Vol#3-No2, March 1980.
Note: West coast/California tour. The band reportedly makes a $146 profit. " [...] an audience member jumped on stage (I think to harass Lydia) and George [Scott] leapt into the fray, in the course of which his [bass guitar] jack got yanked on and wrenched the output from the body of his bass (which I believe was his Mosrite) [..]" Jim Sclavunos from No Wave Facebook group.
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18-Feb-80
US CA,Los Angeles-Chinatown,Hong Kong cafe (@ 425 Gin Ling Way)
[with B-People and Human Hands]
Setlist: Lazy In Love/ I Want Candy/ Love Split With Blood/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ 2 Square (a.k.a. Two Square)/ You Twist I Shout/ Lightning's Girl/ Motor Oil Shanty/ Frantic/ Diddy Wah Diddy.
Poster: Photo of poster. Alternative poster.
Ad: Scan of advert from the LA Weekly 08-Feb-80.
Photo: Photo credit Suzan Carson. Scan from Slash Magazine Vol3-No.#2, Feb-1980.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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19-Feb-80
US CA,Hollywood,The Whisky a Go Go (@ 8901 W. Sunset Blvd)
[with the Go Go's and The Textones]
Note: West coast/California tour.
Ad: Photo of ad from the Los Angeles Times 17-Feb-80.
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xx-xxx-80
US CA,Hollywood,Al's Bar (@ 305 South Hewitt Street at Traction Avenue)
Note: West coast/California tour.
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22-Feb-80
US CA,Los Angeles-Chinatown,Hong Kong cafe (@ 425 Gin Ling Way)
[with Monitor and Suburban Lawns]
Flyer: Photo of flyer.
Review: Scan of review from Slash magazine Vol#3-No2, March 1980.
Note: West coast/California tour. Shows stopped by firemen/cops due to -supposed- overcrowding.
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23-Feb-80
US CA,San Diego,North Park Lions Club
[support for X]
Note: West coast/California tour.
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24-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco,The Boarding House
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 17-Feb-80.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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24-Feb-80
US CA,San Francisco-North Beach,Intersection for the Arts
[with Alter Boys and Radio Ranch]
Flyer: Scan of flyer.
Note: West coast/California tour. The Intersection was less than a mile from the Boarding House. Either they did 2 shows that night or one was moved to a larger space.
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28-Feb-80
CA BC,Vancouver,University of British Columbia,Student Union Ballroom
[with Pink Section, Minimal Man, The Blackouts]
Poster: Photo of poster.
Ad: Scan of advert, taken from Vancouver Sun 23-Feb-80.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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29-Feb-80
US WA,Seattle,Showbox Theater
[support for XTC]
Poster: Photo of poster.
Ticket: Scan of ticket.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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02-Mar-80
US OR,Portland,D and R Studios (formerly Arbuckle Flat)
[with Styph Noids, Lo Tek and Sado Nation]
Poster: Photo of poster.
Note: West coast/California tour.
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February/March 1980
Because the band does not play any tracks from Lydia's just released "Queen Of Siam" album (on ZE records) ZE pulls the plug on the West coast/California tour. ZE Records (established by French designer Michael Zilkha and critic Michael Esteban) reportedly owes the band $4,000 [NY Rocker June 1980] According to ZE records it was the band's tour manager Bob Segerman's fault [ East Village Eye 30-Mar-80 ]. Scan of article pt1 and article pt2 taken from Slash Magazine Vol3-No#5, Summer 1980.
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06-Mar-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
[with DJ Niles Jaeger]
Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Luc Santé.
Ad: Scan of advert from Village Voice, from No Wave Facebook group.
Note: First New York City dates after the aborted West coast/California tour. On one of these dates Robert Quine [Voidoids] joins the band for an unannounced jam on "Polk Sallad Annie", "I Want Candy" and "Maintaining My Cool".
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07-Mar-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
[with DJ Niles Jaeger]
Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Luc Santé.
Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Luc Santé.
Note: First New York City dates after the aborted West coast/California tour. On one of these dates Robert Quine [Voidoids] joins the band for an unannounced jam on "Polk Sallad Annie", "I Want Candy" and "Maintaining My Cool".
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11-Mar-80
US NY,New York City,Hurrah
ZE Revue/ZE Records Night
[with Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cristina Monet and Suicide]
Photo: Credit Lisa Genet. Taken from NY Rocker June 1980.
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Mar-80 , courtesy of Scott D.
Article: Scan of article taken from Slash Magazine Vol3-No#3, April 1980.
Note: 8-Eyed Spy does not perform because they are displeased with ZE Records' support/the aborted West coast/California tour. Lydia Lunch however does join Lizzy Mercier Descloux and Jodi Harris [The Raybeats].
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xx-Mar-80
US MI,Ann Arbor,-
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15-Mar-80
CA ON,Toronto,The Edge (@ 70 Gerrard St. E)
[with The Points]
(2 sets each)
Photo: Credit Jeff Skolney.
Ad: Scan of advert from The Toronto Star 14-Mar-80.
Note 1: Filmed by John Porter for his Super-8 short film "Lydia Lunch and Harbinger". This night 8-Eyed Spy were waiting for some industry people to see them (hence exeptionally doing 2 shows), after their relationship with ZE Records had ended.
Note 2: Former bookers @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Gary Topp and Gary Cormier started booking bands @ The Edge (a 200-capacity live music venue by night and a restaurant by day, serving food from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily) on December 31, 1978. It lasted for two-and-a-half years, until June 6, 1981 when Kevin Coyne played the last of a three-night stint.
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26-Mar-80
US NY,New York City,Hurrah
[with The Bush Tetras]
Setlist: Diddy Wah Diddy/ 2 Square (a.k.a. Two Square)/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Love Split With Blood/ Ran Away Dark/ Lightning's Girl/ You Twist I Shout/ Motor Oil Shanty/ Swamp/ Run Through The Jungle/ Lazy In Love.
Flyer: Photo of flyer. Photo credit Michael Halsband.
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Mar-80, courtesy of Scott D.
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27-Mar-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
[The Individuals and The Skunks]
(with Lydia Lunch as guest DJ)
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Mar-80, courtesy of Scott D.
Note: Not an 8 Eyed Spy show, just Lydia Lunch as guest DJ.
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04-Apr-80
US NY,New York City,80's Club
[with The Bush Tetras]
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Apr-80, courtesy of Scott D.
Review: Scan of review from Sounds magazine 17-May-80, courtesy of Nick Soulsby.
Note: Club owned by ROIR records president Neil Cooper, who died on 13-Aug-2001 at the age of 71.
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11-Apr-80
US NJ,Morristown,Community Theater
[support by Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cristina]
(2 sets-7PM and 10:30PM)
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Daily Record 11-Apr-80.
Note: George Scott III shoots up in the men's room. On August 6th he would die from an accidental drug overdose.
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18-Apr-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
[with DJ Niles Jaeger]
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Apr-80, courtesy of Scott D.
Flyer: Photo of flyer.
Notebook: Photo from Hilary Jaeger's (Tier 3 booker) notebook schedule, April 1980.
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19-Apr-80
US NY,New York City,Trax
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Apr-80, courtesy of Scott D.
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xx-Apr-80
US NY,New York City,Tramps
Note: Pat Irwin has live audio tape of this show
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xx-Apr-80
US NY,New York City,Metropolitan Correctional Facility
Note: 'Free' concert.
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24-Apr-80
US NY,Buffalo,Gabel's Bar
[with The Vores]
Listing: Scan of listing from The Buffalo News 23-Apr-80.
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25-Apr-80
CA ON,Toronto,The Edge (@ 70 Gerrard St. E)
Listing: Scan of listing from The Toronto Star 12-Apr-80.
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27-Apr-80
US NY,Buffalo,McVan's
[with The George]
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Buffalo Courier Express 25-Apr-80.
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28-Apr-80
US NY,Rochester,Penny Arcade
[with The Most]
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Democrat and Chronicle 27-Apr-80.
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30-Apr-80
US MA,Boston-Allston,The Underground
[with Bound and Gagged]
Flyer: Scan of flyer, courtesy of Massachusetts punk flyers.
Photo: Photo, credit unknown.
Ad: Scan of advert from The Boston Phoenix 29-Apr-80.
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01-May-80
US MA,Boston,The Rathskeller/The Rat
[with Harlequin]
02-May-80
US MA,Boston,The Rathskeller/The Rat
[with Harlequin]
Ad: Scan of ad from The Boston Phoenix 29-Apr-80.
Article: Scan of article from Boston Rock July 1980, sourced from Circulation Zero.
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03-May-80
US MA,Northhampton,Rahar's
[with Scientific Americans]
Ad 1: Scan of ad from Valley Advocate Amherst 30-Apr-80.
Ad 2: Scan of advert from Valley Advocate Springfield 30-Apr-80.
Listing: Scan of listing from Valley Advocate Springfield 30-Apr-80.
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17-May-80
US NY,New York City,Zzyzx
Poly Age party hosted by Cherry Vanilla
[with Stew Lane and the Untouchables]
Ad 1: Scan taken from the Village Voice May-80, courtesy of Scott D.
Ad 2: Scan of advert.
Ad 3: Scan of advert.
Notes: Presented by Dan Neer, WNEW FM.
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13-Jun-80
US NY,New York City,Hurrah
[with The Method Actors]
Flyer: Scan courtesy of Luc Santé.
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice Jun-80, courtesy of Scott D.
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14-Jun-80
US DC,Washington,9:30 Club
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June 1980
US,CA,Los Angeles,Lydia Lunch is briefly hospitalized.
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19-Jun-80
"Oh dear-Jim Sclavunos from 8 Eyed Spy called, they want me to take Lydia's place, which is ridiculous. I said I might audition, but not to count on it. Unfortunately I think [sister] Hilary might have gotten their hopes up. Even if I turn down the chance, it's still a good feeling to have it in the first place. I am tempted though, knowing how good the band plays. " from Angela Jaeger's memoir "I Fee Famous" (Hat & Beard press, 2024).
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30-Jun-80
UK London,West Hamstead,Moonlight Club
[with The Brainiac 5]
Note: Apparently cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
Ad: Taken from the NME 28-Jun-80.
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01-Jul-80
UK London,West Kensington,The Nashville Club
Note: Apparently cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
Ad: Taken from the NME 28-Jun-80.
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02-Jul-80
UK London,Camden,Dingwalls
Note: Apparently cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
Ad: Taken from the NME 28-Jun-80.
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02-Jul-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
[Hi Sheriffs of Blue and The Blessed]
(with Lydia Lunch as guest DJ)
Ad: Scan taken from the Village Voice June 1980.
Note: Not an 8 Eyed Spy show, just Lydia Lunch as guest DJ.
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04-Jul-80
UK London,Islington,Hope & Anchor
Note: Apparently cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
Ad: Taken from the NME 05-Jul-80.
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0x-Jul-80
IT -,-
[with Confusional Quartet]
Photo: Credit unknown.
Note: First of 3 Italian concerts.
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07-Jul-80
IT Bologna,Cinema Arena Puccini,IV Settimana Internazionale della Performance
Communist woman's festival-New [o No] Wave festival
[with Stupid Set/Grabinski Inc.]
Poster 1: Photo of poster. Sourced from the MOMA Collection , designed by Anna Persiani and Gianpietro Huber (aka Top O'Graphic).
Poster 2: Photo of poster.
Photo: Photos credit Gianni Melotti.
Brochure: Scan of brochure.
Note 1: Second of 3 Italian concerts. Filmmaker Renato de Maria went to New York in 1979, stayed a year, and became friends with Arto Lindsay, Lydia Lunch, John Lurie, Diego Cortez, Edit DeAk and many underground filmmakers. As a result, he managed to bring many of these people to Bologna for concerts anf film screenings.
Note 2: Four day festival. Program: 08-Jul-80 Rhys Chatham, Confusional Quartet and Boris Policeband; 09-Jul-80 James White's Flaming Demonics; 10-Jul-80 Monophonic Orchestra, 0010101011 and Cabaret Voltaire. Film screenings: "Kidnapped" and "Red Italy" (Eric Mitchel), "The Offenders" and "Black Box" (Scott and Beth B), "Hell Is You" and "Men In Orbit" (John Lurie), "Timeless Fragments" and "Words Unknown" (Pat Place and Laura Kennedy), "White Light" (Peter Grass), "Sleepless Nights" (Becky Johnston), "Political Transmission" (Linczee Smyth), "Beauty Becomes The Beast"(Vivienne Dick).
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08-Jul-80
IT Rimini-Centro Storico,Arena Italia
IV Settimana Internazionale della Performance
New Wave festival
[with Confusional Quartet]
Setlist: Lazy In Love/ Diddy Wah Diddy/ Love Split With Blood/ Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ ?/ Motor Oil Shanty/ Swamp/ Run Through The Jungle/ You Twist, I Shout/ Frantic.
Photo: Left to right Enrico Serotti [CQ], Emilio Pieraccioni [photographer of CQ], George Scott III [8ES], the tour driver, Lydia Lunch [8ES], Marco Bertoni [CQ], Giovanni Cuoghi [CQ], and Jim Sclavunos [8ES].
Poster: Photo of poster, sourced from quinnbrayton (IG).
Note: Third of 3 Italian concerts. Four day festival (08-12/Jul-80), with a.o. Boris Policeband, Stupid Set/Grabinski Inc., Kaosrock, Joe Squilo, Oltretomba, Luti Chroma and Pale T.V.
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11-Jul-80
US IL,Chicago,Museum Of Contemporary Art-Thorne Hall
Listing: Scan of listing from Chicago Tribune 06-Jul-80.
Note: Preceeded by the screening of "Black Box", a film by Scott B. and Beth B.
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12-Jul-80
US WI,Milwaukee,Metropole
[with Ama-Dots and the Oil Tasters]
Listing: Scan of listing from The Waukesha County Freeman 11-Jul-80.
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13-Jul-80
MN,Minneapolis,Walker Arts Center-Auditorium
[with NNB]
Ad: Scan of ad from Trax Magazine courtesy of Dan Peterson.
Listing: Scan of listing, taken from the Minneapolis Star 11-Jul-80.
Flyer: Photo of flyer, from Josh @ Theoretical Movement (Instagram).
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14-Jul-80
US MN,Minneapolis,7th Street Entry
[with NNB]
Flyer: Scan of flyer.
Ad: Scan of advert, sourced from the Hüsker Dü Database .
Note: First Avenue/7th Street Entry venue was first named Uncle Sam's (1975-1980), then Sam's Disco (1981) and later First Avenue/7th Street (1982-now).
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15-Jul-80
US MN,Minneapolis,Loring Park
(afternoon)
Setlist: a.o. White Rabbit.
Note: Above track available on side 2 of the "8-Eyed Spy" album.
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15-Jul-80
US MN,Minneapolis,7th Street Entry
(evening)
[with NNB]
Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Dan Peterson.
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19-Jul-80
MI,Detroit,Bookie's Club 870
Card: Photo of calendar card.
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20-Jul-80
MI,Ann Arbor,Rick's American Café
[with The Same Band]
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Michigan Daily 19-Jul-80.
Review: Scan of review, taken from the Michigan Daily 22-Jul-80.
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24-Jul-80
US GA,Atlanta,688 Club (@ 688 Spring street)
[with Method Actors]
Ad: Courtesy of Gary Reese.
Photo: Stage and backstage shots, credit Steve Scott.
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25-Jul-80
US LA,New Orleans-Metairie,New Place
(2 sets)
Setlist: (1st set) I Want Candy/ Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ Lazy In Love/ 2 Square (a.k.a. Two Square)/ Motor Oil Shanty (*)/ Diddy Wah Diddy/ Lightning's Girl/ Ran Away Dark (*)/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Love Split With Blood (*)/ Frantic.
Setlist: (2nd set) Lazy In Love/ Diddy Wah Diddy/ Ran Away Dark/ Innocence/ Maintaining My Cool/ Boy Meets Girl/ Swamp Song/ Run Through The Jungle/ Dead Me You Beside (a.k.a. Get You Me B Side)/ Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ Motor Oil Shanty/ You Twist, I Shout/ Lightning's Girl.
Note: (*) available on the "Hysterie" compilation album.
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26-Jul-80
US TX,Austin,Duke's Royal Coach Inn
[with The Skunks]
Setlist: Lazy In Love/ Diddy Wah Diddy/ Ran Away Dark/ Innocence/ Boy Meets Girl/ Maintaining My Cool/ Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ Swamp Song/ Run Through The Jungle/ I Want Candy/ Love Split With Blood.
Photo: Credit Bobby Beeman. Used with kind permission.
Ad: Scan of advert, taken from the Austin American Statesman 26-Jul-80.
Postcard: Photo of postcard.
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27-Jul-80
US TX,Houston,Rock Island
Poster: Scan of poster.
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01-Aug-80
US NY,New York City,Tier 3 (@ 225 West Broadway)
(2 shows @ 12:30 and 2 AM)
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Village Voice July 1980.
Note: Audio tape archived at the The James Brawley Collection, which was received by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, as a gift from Lenny Kaye on October 23, 2009.
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02-Aug-80
US NY,New York City,Hurrah
(2 shows)
Setlist 1: (album) Motor Oil Shanty/ Lightning’s Girl/ You Twist, I Shout/ I Want Candy/ Two Square (a.k.a. 2 Square)/ Maintaining My Cool/ Get You Me B Side (a.k.a. Dead You Me B Side)
Setlist 2: ("Inner-Tube") Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ Innocence (*)/ Boy Girl (*)/ Two Square (a.k.a. 2 Square)/ Motor Oil Shanty/ Swamp/ Run Through The Jungle.
Listing: Scan of listing from Buffalo Courier Express 30-Jul-80.
Photo 1: Photo credit Tom Bessoir.
Photo 2: Screen capture taken from the "Video Hysterie" VHS video compilation.
Note: Final 8 Eyed Spy show. First set of tracks available on side 2 of the "8 Eyed Spy" album. Other tracks filmed by Paul Tschinkel (for his "Inner-Tube" Punk and New Wave documentary/cable TV series) and all available on the "Video Hysterie" VHS video ("Two Square" not on the DVD).
(*) also available on the "8 Eyed Spy Collection" CD.
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05-Aug-80
US NY,New York City,George Scott III dies at 6 A.M. from an accidental drug overdose at age 27.
Article: Scan of article, taken from the Austin American Statesman 13-Aug-80.
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Aug/Sep-80
US Lydia Lunch leaves New York City, quits the band and moves to Los Angeles, California.
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October 1980
US NY,New York City,(Bobby) Blank Tapes Studio (@ 37 West 20th street),recording "Diddy Wah Diddy", "Love Split With Blood", "Ran Away Dark", "Lazy In Love", and "Swamp-Run Through The Jungle" for side 1 of the "8-Eyed Spy" album. The remaining members had convinced Lydia to re-join the band for these sessions. Mixed at 39th Street Studios (@ 260 West 39th Street).
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09-May-81
US Release of the "Live" cassette on Roir.
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18-Oct-81
UK Release of the "8-Eyed Spy" album on Fetish Records.
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09-Feb-82
UK Release of the "Diddy Wah Diddy" 7" single on Fetish Records.
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Chronology
Devil Dogs (November 1980 - February 1981)
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