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ratbaggy

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History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 06:31 PM UTC #

Is there anywhere that has a comprehensive list of bands who have played with dates at the 9:30 since the 80's.

Steve

Sir HC

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Re: History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 06:50 PM UTC #

Simple answer, no.

Complex answer, they are working on it possibly, but if you know the show, then maybe they can confirm who played.

20+ years of shows, 250+ nights, 2+ bands = a lot of work.

Doctor Doom

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Re: History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 06:59 PM UTC #

Mark Jenkins wrote an excellent retrospective of the old 930 club a few years ago when it closed… I don't know if it's available on the City Paper website archives or not. It didn't have a full list of bands, but there were some great highlights, such as the time Einsturzende Neubauten tried to bring down the house – literally.

ratbaggy

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Re: History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 07:00 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Sir HC:
[QB] Simple answer, no.

Thanks. Looking for a number of dates. Mostly replacements from the 80's but interested in the whole history.
Steve

Arthwys

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Re: History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 09:57 PM UTC #

As a relative newcomer to the DC area, I am also curious as to the general history of the club. I know enough to realize that this isn't the original location, but I have no idea where the old location was, when it got started, various things like that. Would any of the seasoned veterans of DC concertgoing like to enlighten me?

chaz

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Re: History of 9:30 December 17, 2004 at 10:02 PM UTC #

Well for starters the old club was at 9:30 F street….hence the name. The club opened in a space previously occupied by a club called the Atlantis (bad brains had a song called Jamming at the Atlantis) which had gone under for some reason or another. I think the first show held at the 9:30 was supposed to be Joy Division, but that didn't happen cuz Ian Curtis hung himself on the eve of J.D.'s first US tour.

skeeter

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Re: History of 9:30 December 18, 2004 at 12:44 AM UTC #

Here's a really old website that has some people's reflections on the old club. Reading through the guestbooks brings back a lot of old memories.