Friday, April 18, 2008

1979 December Madness


GoGo Shows
  • December 2, 1979 Whisky A Go Go
  • December 5, 1979 Flipper's Roller Rink 
  • December 7, 1979 Hong Kong Cafe
  • December 13, 1979 Whisky A Go Go

December 2, 1979
Whisky A GO-GO


w/ Madness career defining show, the Alley Cats, Plimsouls



The Go-Go's open for Madness at the Whisky. They are offered an opportunity to tour with Madness in England. 

Madness is an English pop /ska band from London. They formed in 1976 and had much success in 1980. 






December 5, 1979
Flipper's Roller Rink in West Hollywood
NW corner Santa Monica and La Cienega Blvd.




Flippers Roller Disco was located on the NEC of Santa Monica Blvd. and La Cienega in West Hollywood. It was owned by Cher and her glittering super friends like Olivia Newton John. Flipper started to book more and more new music bands in an attempt to move out of the seventies.


photo:JennyLens

December 7, 1979 
Hong Kong Café (Chinatown)
w/ the B-People, the Dish Rags, the Falcons



Set List
  • Beatnik Beach
  • How Much More
  • Blades
  • London boys
  • Fashion Seekers
  • Screaming
  • Automatic
  • He's So Strange
  • Skidmarks
  • Johnny
  • Tonight
  • Let's Have a Party
  • We Got the Beat
  • Walking In The Sand

December 13,1979
Whiskey A Go-Go



w/ the Bags, Human Hands



photo:JennyLens
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