02/14/87 Bands Girl Trouble • Chemistry Set • Gary Allen May Notes This was the first show at the Community World Theater. Images 02/27/87 Bands Attitude Adjustment • Positive Outlook • SubVert • A.M.Q.A. Notes This show was originally planned to be held at the Community World Theater, but since the fire marshall had not given the theater the okay, it was instead played at the 56th Street House (Hell House) where Jim May lived. Images 03/07/87 Bands Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare Images 03/14/87 Bands Danger Mouse • Family Circus • Dr. Seuss Images 03/20/87 Bands SNFU • Catalyst • Noxious Fumes Images 03/22/87 Bands Clown Alley • Melvins • SubVert • Mecca Normal Notes Clown Alley featured Mark Deutrom and Lori Black. Both would eventually end up playing bass for the Melvins at different times. Images 03/27/87 Bands The Primitives • Soylent Green • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies Images Photos by Danny Darst/Raegan Butcher. 04/03/87 Bands A.M.Q.A. • Yellow Snow • Urinal Disaster • The Diseased Images 04/11/87 Bands Girl Trouble • 64 Spiders • The Hodads • Errant Souls Images 04/17/87 Bands Eastern Star • No Problem • Big Idea Images 04/18/87 Bands Soylent Green • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare • Skid Row • Yellow Snow Notes Skid Row later became Nirvana. Images Photos by Tracy Marander. Photo by Bruce Purkey. 04/24/87 Bands S.G.M. • Really Rottens • The Diseased • Lansdat Blister Images 05/02/87 Bands Whipping Boy • Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Soylent Green Images Photos by Bruce Purkey. 05/09/87 Bands The Dehumanizers • A.M.Q.A. • Danger Mouse • Muck • Wankster Flu Notes The Dehumanizers record release party. Images 05/15/87 Bands Popdefect • NoMeansNo • Gods Of Junk • Eastern Star • Vince & Tara Images 05/19/87 Bands Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare Images 05/20/87 Bands Home Movie Wednesday with Brent K. Images 05/22/87 Bands Beat Happening • No Problem • Gary Allen May • Go Team (films) Images 05/29/87 Bands EMtv • Dystopia • The Downsiders Images 05/29/87 to 05/31/07 Bands Community World Collosal Flea Market and Big Show Images 06/04/87 Bands Cool Runnings Images 06/05/87 Bands Frightwig • Child Support • Diddly Squat • Thrash Forward • Danger Mouse Images 06/12/87 Bands Killdozer • Beat Happening • Skid Row • My Name Notes Skid Row later became Nirvana. According to attendees, Killdozer cancelled this show. Images 06/13/87 Bands Screaming Trees • King Krab Images 06/14/87 Bands Agent 86 • Dead Silence • Really Rottens • A.M.Q.A. Images 06/18/87 Bands Cool Runnings Images 06/19/87 Bands Soylent Green • Yellow Snow • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies • Silent Treatment Images 06/27/87 Bands Hell's Kitchen • Pen Cap Chew • Soylent Green • Silent Treatment Notes Pen Cap Chew later became Nirvana. Images Photos by Tracy Marander. 06/30/87 Bands Strypes • Eastern Star • SX7 Images 07/04/87 Bands State Of Confusion • The Dehumanizers • A.M.Q.A. • Muck Images 07/05/87 Bands NOFX • Subculture • Crisis Party • Coffin Break Notes Crisis Party did not play this show and were replaced by Coffin Break. This was Coffin Break's first show. Images 07/10/87 Bands Lethal Gospel • Skin Yard • Crypt Kicker Five Images 07/11/87 Bands Positive Outlook • Special Forces • Danger Mouse • Silent Treatment Images 07/17/87 Bands Mecca Normal • Doris • The Go Team • Spook • Kitten Images 07/18/87 Bands Feast • Crisis Party Images 07/24/87 Bands Vomit Launch • Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare • Undercurrent Images 07/25/87 Bands Vampire Lezbos • Skin Yard • S.G.M. Images 07/26/87 Bands The Edge Images 07/31/87 Bands Half Life • SubVert • Coffin Break Images 08/01/87 Bands fIREHOSE • The Slovenly Notes This show took place at 2PM. Images 08/05/87 Bands Fang • A.M.Q.A. • Catalyst Images 08/07/87 Bands Underdog • The Joneses • Doughboys • Inner Strength • Soylent Green Images 08/09/87 Bands Sons Of Ishmael • Bliss • Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies • The Magnet Men Notes Bliss later became Nirvana. Images Photos by Tracy Marander. 08/15/87 Bands M.I.A. • Skin Yard • SubVert • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength Notes M.I.A. cancelled this show. Images 08/21/87 Bands Prudence Dredge • Variant Cause • The Squirrels Images Photos by Holly Homan. 08/22/87 Bands ??? Images 08/28/87 Bands Feast • Eastern Star • Ultraviolet Images 08/29/87 Bands Big Idea • Heliotroupe Images 08/30/87 Bands Lawndale • Girl Trouble • Bomb Images 09/04/87 Bands Popdefect • No Problem • Gary Allen May Images 09/05/87 Bands Bundle Of Hiss • H-Hour • No Problem Images 09/11/87 Bands Screamin' Sirens • Girl Trouble • Shiva Dancing Images 09/12/87 Bands Spot 1019 • My Name • Hair Farmers Images 09/13/87 Bands The Go Team • spoken word Images 09/18/87 Bands Melvins • Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Kids • Family Circus Notes Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Kids cancelled this show. Images 09/19/87 Bands Chemistry Set • Applied Science • Melting Fish Images 09/25/87 Bands Ten Foot Faces • Danger Mouse • Herd Of Turtles Images 09/26/87 Bands Dag Nasty • SubVert • Coffin Break • Silent Treatment Images 10/04/87 Bands Verbal Abuse • Sacrilege B.C. • Jesters Of Chaos • The Undead • Toxic Slaughter Images 10/09/87 Bands Psycotazia Images 10/10/87 Bands Flipper • Green River Notes This show was cancelled. Images 10/11/87 Bands Sea Hags Images 10/16/87 Bands False Prophets • King Krab • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength • Green Suit • G.O.D. Images 10/17/87 Bands Camper Van Beethoven Images 10/17/87 Bands Dr. Know* • Wehrmacht • SubVert Images 10/23/87 Bands D.O.A. • NoMeansNo • Danger Mouse* • My Name Images 10/24/87 Bands Scream • Hell's Kitchen* • Coffin Break* • Diddly Squat Images 10/31/87 Bands The Walkabouts • Danger Bunny* • Eastern Star* 11/06/87 Bands Slaughterhaus 5 • Variant Cause • Wicked Babe Images 11/07/87 Bands 7 Seconds • False Prophets • Silent Treatment • Inner Strength Images 11/13/87 Bands Dance For Humanity • Liar's Club • The Renegades Images 11/14/87 Bands Girl Trouble* • Cat Butt • Doll Squad* Images Photos by Diane Anderson. Photos by Helen Halloran. 11/20/87 Bands My Name • Lansdat Blister • Non-Oxynel 9* • Eleven Phantoms* Images 11/21/87 Bands The Brigade • Moral Crux • Death Midget Images 11/27/87 Bands Systems Collapse* • Gardenhosen Images 11/28/87 Bands Sacrilege B.C.* • Jesters Of Chaos • Morphius • S.G.M.* • Act Of Sabotage Images 12/05/87 Bands The Accused • Poison Idea • Armoros Images 12/06/87 Bands The Accused • Verbal Assault • Coven Images 12/11/87 Bands Dayglo Abortions • Catalyst • Lansdat Blister Notes Dayglo Abortions were unable to make it through the US/Canadian border and had to cancel the show. Images 12/12/87 Bands SubVert • Catalyst* • My Name • Toxic Slaughter • Disgusting Youth* • A.M.Q.A. • Silent Treatment • No Problem* • No Cash Value (Mike Nelson's Band)* Notes Thrash Fest I Images 12/18/87 Bands Forced Entry* • Hester Pryne* • Sabre Images 12/19/87 Bands Steel Pole Bath Tub* • Fred’s Crashshop • Blood Sucking Freaks • Zamo Images 12/31/87 Bands Some Velvet Sidewalk • Doris • Cactus Love • Soylent Green Images 01/02/88 Bands Mentors* • Crash Bang Crunch Pop* • Cannibal* Images Photos by Scot. 01/08/88 Bands My Name* • Burial Benefits* • Silent Treatment* Images 01/09/88 Bands Incredicrew • Ice M.C.'s Dir'a Boys • Chilly Uptowns • Daddy Rich • Sir Love And The Frost Master Chill Unit • Urban Rhythm Images 01/15/88 Bands Killer Bees Images 01/16/88 Bands Pure Joy • Green Pajamas • Alphabet Swill Images 01/22/88 Bands Slack • Obituaries* • Lush • Eleven Phantoms Images 01/23/88 Bands Moral Crux • Ted Ed Fred* • Soon • Happy Dead Juans Notes Ted Ed Fred later became Nirvana. Images 01/29/88 Bands "A Happening" benefit Images 01/30/88 Bands Big Tube Squeezer • Doll Squad • Cactus Love Images Photos by Diane Anderson. 02/05/88 Bands Jesters Of Chaos • Catalyst • No Cash Value • Cannibal Images 02/06/88 Bands "Rockabilly Night" Images 02/12/88 Bands Hickoids* • U-Men • Cat Butt* • Cactus Love* Images Photo by Scot. 02/13/88 Bands Forced Entry • Amorous • Death Squad • Thrash Forward • Bleeder Notes Northwest Thrash/Metal Fest. Images 02/14/88 Bands "One Year Anniversary Party" Images 02/19/88 Bands Garry Jam • Jam Masters & The H.B.O. Crew • Duracell • School Boys • M.C. Def Jam • DJ E Images 02/20/88 Bands Animal Clinic • Diddly Squat* • Hester Pryne* Notes I'm not sure if Hester Pryne was on this bill, but I have a tape labelled with this date. Images 02/26/88 Bands Doughboys • Silent Treatment • Lansdat Blister • Catalyst Images 02/27/88 Bands Purdins • Alphabet Swill • Soylent Green • Cactus Love Images Photos by unknown. 02/28/88 Bands Skid Yard • Tragic Mulatto Images 03/04/88 Bands Doris + Friends from Oregon Images 03/10/88 Bands Bomb Shelter Videos Images 03/11/88 Bands Desperate Minds • The Derelicts* • The Braindead* • M.I.S.* Images 03/12/88 Bands BL'AST! • Danger Mouse • Inner Strength Images 03/13/88 Bands NoMeansNo* • Danger Mouse • Inner Strength Images 03/18/88 Bands Coven • Panic • Lethal Dose • Bitter End Images 03/19/88 Bands Nirvana* • Lush • Vampire Lezbos Notes This was the first time Nirvana performed under the name Nirvana. Images 03/25/88 Bands Room Nine • Pure Joy • Big Tube Squeezer Images 03/26/88 Bands The Accused* • Sustained Agony* • Totally Fucking Lit* Images Photo by David Vaughn. 04/02/88 Bands Christ On Parade • Neurosis • SubVert • Youth In Outrage Images Photos by Darcy Rant. 04/08/88 Bands Housecoat Project • Purdins • Alphabet Swill Images 04/09/88 Bands Morphius • A.M.Q.A. • Thrash Forward Images 04/15/88 Bands U-Men* • Holy Sisters Of The Gaga Dada* • Cactus Love Images Photo by Michelle Noel. 04/16/88 Bands R.K.L. • Death Squad • Corrupt Notes According to attendees, R.K.L. cancelled this show and were replaced with Poison Idea. Images 04/22/88 Bands Diddly Squat • Action Buddy • Silent Treatment • Green Eggs and Ham • The Brotherhood • Outrage Images Photos by Michelle Noel. 04/23/88 Bands BL'AST! • Danger Mouse • Armoros Images 04/29/88 Bands Attitude Adjustment • S.O.S.A. • NOFX Images 04/30/88 Bands Eastern Star Images 05/06/88 Bands Malfunkshun • Skin Yard • Lush Notes This was Malfunkshun's last show. Images 05/07/88 Bands Dead Silence • Dissent • SubVert • Abolishment Images Photos by Michelle Noel. 05/08/88 Bands The Ringling Sisters Images 05/13/88 Bands Little Stranger Images 05/14/88 Bands Sacrilege B.C. • Comatose • B.S.F. Images 05/15/88 Bands Fugazi • Danger Mouse • The Brotherhood • Noise For Nothing Images 05/20/88 Bands Naked Raygun • Danger Mouse • S.G.M. Notes Panic, Pale Ryder, & Lethal Dose are listed for this date in the Rocket advertisement. Images Photos by Darcy Rant. 05/21/88 Bands Attitude* • White Zombie* • The Witnesses Images 05/28/88 Bands Bosch Society • Mystery Band • DJ Lebowitz Images 06/03/88 Bands The Accused • The Derelicts • Sacrament • Dekay Images 06/04/88 Bands Hi-TECH • X-H • B.O. Images 06/11/88 Bands Popdefect • Chemistry Set • Odds N Ends • The Pipelines Images 06/15/88 Bands Forced Entry • Pale Ryder* • Bitter End • Kil D'Kor Images 06/17/88 Bands Cool Runnins Images 06/18/88 Bands SNFU* • Skin Yard • The Dehumanizers Images Photos by Thomas Blessing. Photos by Darcy Rant. 06/23/88 Bands Christ On Parade • Neurosis • Coffin Break Images 06/25/88 Bands The Vandals • Silent Treatment • The Obituaries Images Photos by Thomas Blessing. Photos by Darcy Rant. 06/28/88 Bands Circle Jerks • 7 Seconds • S.G.M. • Alphabet Swill Notes This was the last show at the Community World Theater. Images Photos by Darcy Rant. 07/01/88 CANCELLED Bands Snakepit • King Krab • Millions Of Dead Leninz Images 07/02/88 CANCELLED Bands The Dehumanizers • S.G.M. • A.M.Q.A. Notes The Dehumanizers record release party. Images 07/03/88 CANCELLED Bands The Fluid • Nirvana • Blood Circus Images 07/09/88 CANCELLED Bands Dayglo Abortions • NOFX • SubVert • Hester Pryne • Short Dogs Grow • Abolishment • The Conditions • Frontline Notes Thrash Fest II Images 07/29/88 CANCELLED Bands Coven • Pale Ryder • Death Squad Images 07/30/88 CANCELLED Bands Angry Samoans • Youth Of Today • Mind Over Four Images undated images 03/27/87 or 06/19/87 Inspector Luv And The Ride Me Babies Photos by unknown. ??/??/88 Cactus Love Photo thanks to Cort Ockfen. ??/??/88 SubVert First photo by Darcy Rant. Other photos by unknown. ??/??/88 Silent Treatment Photos by unknown. unknown shows / recordings Danger Mouse • To Damascus: On the tape it sounds like Danger Mouse were supposed to be playing with a band named To Damascus, but they didn't show up, so the band played a 90 minute set. This is possibly from early March of 1988. Forced Entry • Hester Pryne: On side A of the Nirvana 03/19/88 tape. Possibly took place shortly before the Nirvana gig. unknown band: On side B of the 12/19/87 Steel Pole Bath Tub tape. 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