1980

The Compulsives broke up before this show.
Courtesy of Kim Walter.




All gig posters on this page courtesy of Carl's Guitar Corner unless otherwise indicated.   Many more at the bottom after the gigs list.

In January and February, the Electric Banana generally advertised go go girls and live DJs Tuesday through Saturday.   Rather than repeat this constantly on the following list, we have included only exceptions to the regular schedule.
Courtesy of Mike Psyche.
1/26/80 - Miss Centerfold
1/30/80 - The Fabulous Candy Rapper

2/1/80 - Miss Centerfold
2/2/80 - Miss Centerfold
2/7/80 - Veronica Starr
2/28/80 - Le Slick
2/29/80 - Le Slick

3/1/80 - Le Slick
3/7/80 - Steppin' Out
3/8/80 - Sidewinder
3/13/80 - Tumblin' Dice
3/14/80 - Sidewinder
3/15/80 - Icon
3/19/80 - Le Slick
3/20/80 - Young Lust
The Banana's first "punk" show.  Courtesy of Mike Psyche.
3/21/80 - Hooker
3/22/80 – Gypsy Waters Band
3/26/80 – Carsickness
3/27/80 - Tumblin' Dice
3/28/80 - Steppin' Out
3/29/80 - Love Sick

4/2/80 - Le Slick
4/3/80 - Prowler
4/4/80 - Love Sick
4/5/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
4/8/80 - Carsickness
4/9/80 - The Bad Guys
4/10/80 - No Shelter
4/11/80 – Traxtion
4/12/80 - Carsickness
4/15/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
4/16/80 - Carsickness * Cardboards * Guy Pumone Trio
4/17/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
4/18/80 - Hooker
4/19/80 - The Silencers
4/21/80 - The Rave-Ups
4/22/80 – Cardboards
4/23/80 - Prowler
4/24/80 - Sidewinder
4/25/80 - Love Sick
4/26/80 - Eddie & the Otters
4/28/80 - Cardboards * The Whereabouts
4/29/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
4/30/80 - Le Slick

5/1/80 - Sidewinder
5/2/80 - Love Sick
5/3/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
5/7/80 - Le Slick
5/8/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
5/9/80 - Eddie & the Otters
5/10/80 - The Windows * The Rave-Ups
5/12/80 - The Windows
5/13/80 - Le Slick
5/14/80 - Combo Tactic
5/15/80 - The Silencers
5/16/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
5/17/80 - Tremor * The Trailers
5/19/80 - The Windows
5/20/80 - Carsickness * The Whereabouts
5/21/80 - Le Slick * J.C. & the Petulants
5/22/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
5/23/80 - Love Sick
5/24/80 - Silencers
5/26/80 - The Windows
5/27/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
5/28/80 - Carsickness
5/29/80 - Hooker
5/30/80 - Love Sick

6/2/80 – Pyramid
6/3/80 - Carsickness
6/4/80 - Le Slick
6/5/80 - Rampage
6/6/80 - Love Sick
6/7/80 - The Trailers
6/9/80 - Ryjel
6/10/80 - Carsickness
6/11/80 - Le Slick
6/12/80 - Traxtion
6/13/80 - Exit
6/14/80 - Fitch
6/17/80 - Striker
6/18/80 - The Dark * Blue Collar
6/19/80 - Mark Williams
6/20/80 - The Trailers
6/21/80 - The Silencers
6/23/80 - The Arrows
6/24/80 - The Arrows
6/25/80 - Le Slick
6/26/80 - Traxtion
6/27/80 - The Trailers
6/28/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
6/30/80 - Gypsy

7/1/80 - Gypsy Waters Band
7/2/80 - Exit
7/3/80 - The Trailers
7/7/80 - The Ratriderz
7/8/80 - Cardboards
7/9/80 - Traxtion
7/10/80 - Le Slick
7/11/80 - Exit
7/12/80 -Carsickness * Blue Collar
7/15/80 - Mark Williams
7/16/80 – Carsickness * The Jetsons
7/17/80 - The Arrows
7/18/80 - The Trailers
7/19/80 - Traxtion
7/21/80 - Cardboards
7/22/80 - The Nimrods
7/23/80 - The Arrows
7/24/80 - Le Slick
7/25/80 - Night Shift
7/26/80 - The Trailers
7/29/80 - The Jetsons
7/30/80  - Traxtion
7/31/80 - Mark Williams

8/1/80 - The Trailers
8/2/80 - The Nimrods
8/6/80 - Le Slick
8/7/80 - Mark Williams
8/8/80 - The Trailers
8/9/80 - The Hornets
8/11/80 - The Imprints
8/13/80 - Gypsy Waters Band * Henwae
8/14/80 - Le Slick
8/15/80 - Exit
8/16/80 - Prowler
8/19/80 - The Nimrods
8/20/80 - Skooter
8/21/80 - Prowler
8/22/80 - The Trailers
8/23/80 - The Trailers
8/25/80 - The Swarm * Modern Guys
8/26/80 - Vestich Bros.
8/27/80 - Black Street
8/28/80 - Le Slick
8/29/80 - The Trailers
8/30/80 – Prowler

9/2/80 - Rastfari
9/3/80 - Le Slick
9/4/80 - Back Street
9/5/80 - The Trailers
9/6/80 - Back Street
9/9/80 - The Panthers
9/10/80 - Carsickness
9/11/80 - Bobby Bee & the Eastern Outlaws
9/12/80 - Alvin Jay Band
9/13/80 - The Trailers
9/15/80 – Sunstroke
9/16/80 - Laser Blades
9/17/80 – Carsickness * The Downtown-ers
9/18/80 - The Jetsons
9/19/80 - The Imprints
9/20/80 - Back Street * Mark Williams
9/22/80 - The Swarm
9/23/80 - The Swarm
9/24/80 - Back Street
9/25/80 - Cardboards
9/26/80 – Carsickness * The Downtown-ers
9/27/80 – Exit * Mark Williams

10/2/80 - Arabesque
Courtesy of Mark Gaudio, who created this.
 
10/3/80 - Exit
10/4/80 - Back Street * Mark Williams
10/7/80 - The Nimrods * No Shelter
10/8/80 - Cardboards
10/9/80 - Exit
10/10/80 - Arabesque
10/11/80 - The Rave-Ups * Cardboards
10/13/80 - Dolly's Boys
10/14/80 - Carsickness * The Swarm
10/15/80 - The Ratriderz
10/16/80 - Renegade
10/17/80 - The Rave-Ups * The Downtown-ers
10/18/80 - Exit
10/20/80 - The Verge
10/21/80 – Carsickness * Cardboards
10/22/80 - Exit
10/23/80 - The Verge
10/24/80 - The Trailers
10/25/80 - Combo Tactic * Cardboards * Whereabouts
10/27/80 - Silencers
10/29/80 - Renegade
10/30/80 - Back Street
10/31/80 - The Trailers

11/1/80 – Cardboards * Combo Tactic
11/3/80 - Le Slick
11/5/80 - The Jetsons
11/7/80 - Combo Tactic * The Downtown-ers
11/11/80 - John & Mary Kirch present short films of Betty Boop, Leo Vale, & the 3 Stooges
11/12/80 – Metro
11/14/80 - The Trailers
11/15/80 – Carsickness * The Five
11/17/80 - Le Slick
11/18/80 - Cardboards
11/19/80 - Combo Tactic
11/20/80 - The Trailers
11/21/80 - F-Models * Carsickness
11/22/80 - Exit
11/24/80 - Le Slick
11/26/80 - The Trailers
11/27/80 - The Peens * No Shelter
11/28/80 – Carsickness * The Peens

12/2/80 - Manacuda Cruise
12/3/80 - The Jetsons
12/4/80 - The Downtown-ers * The Hornets * The Rondo Bangs
12/5/80 - F-Models
12/6/80 - The Jetsons * The Hornets * The Swarm
12/9/80 - Young Lust
12/10/80 - The Swarm * The Trial
12/11/80 - The Automatics
12/12/80 - Dolly's Boys * No Shelter
12/13/80 - Powers Run Band
12/17/80 - Cliché Crazies
12/18/80 - The Automatics
12/19/80 - Dolly's Boys * Fury II
12/20/80 - Cardboards
12/23/80 - The Trial * Carsickness
12/26/80 - Trinity
12/27/80 - Dolly's Boys * Fury II
12/30/80 - The Swarm * Cardboards
12/31/80 - The Rave-Ups * Combo Tactic


List last updated 6/14/20


Courtesy of Cindy of Gag, who 
created this one.




































You had to love those 1980 prices.






Courtesy of Carsickness & Nick Zeigler

An early ad, courtesy of Mike Psyche.