Frank Zappa Gig List: 1984

Version 12/12/12


This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions are welcome.

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Shows with SPURIOUS or CANCELED in the Status field did not happen.
Shows with QUESTIONABLE in the Status field or "conflicts with xxx" in the Comments field may not have happened.

Date Line-up Concert recordings
July-December 7b recordings in circulation

DateCityStateCountryVenueShowsStatusOther actsCommentsSources
84/07/17-22 Los Angeles CA
Palace Theater
CONFIRMED
also 07/23? poster says 17-22. bl, jn, pnpc, fdi, pz128, dbaffz, gr
84/07/24 San Diego CA
Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University
CONFIRMED
confirmed by trade magazine. bl, jn, grpc, jme, gr
84/07/25 Santa Cruz CA
Civic Auditorium



bl, jn, fo, gr
84/07/26-28 Berkeley CA
Greek Theater


only 07/27 in jn, vd, gr. 07/28 conflicts with Irvine. bl, jn, vd, gr
84/07/28 Irvine CA Irvine Meadows CANCELED
conflicts with Berkeley. jnpc, rboypc
84/07/29 Santa Barbara CA
County Bowl
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jnpc, rompc, gr
84/07/31 Phoenix AZ
Celebrity Theater 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stubs for both shows. bl lists two shows on 07/30 also, but rstpc says no. bl, jn, vd, rstpc, frd, gr
84/08/01 Santa Fe NM
Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre



bl, jn, gr
84/08/02 Denver CO
Turn Of The Century 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stubs for both shows. not 08/03. not Mardi Gras. TOTC was a refurbished Safeway on Hampden Avenue. bl, jn, vd, bfpc, jscpc, gr
84/08/04 Denver CO
Turn Of The Century 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stubs for both shows. not 08/03. not Mardi Gras. bl, jn, vd, bfpc, jscpc, gr
84/08/05 Omaha NE
Civic Auditorium Music Hall
CONFIRMED
poster and trade magazine. bl, jnpc, grpc, frd, gr
84/08/07 Des Moines IA
Civic Center
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl says also 08/06, but attendee says only one night. bl, jn, vd, bmopc, gr
84/08/08 Minneapolis MN
Northrop Auditorium
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, jnpc, jprpc, gr
84/08/10 West Allis WI
State Fairgrounds
CONFIRMED
near Milwaukee. listing. bl says also 08/09, but hopc doubts they played two days. bl, jn, vd, hopc, klpc, dgrpc, WSJ, gr
84/08/11 Madison WI
Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center
CONFIRMED
ad, ticket stub, and trade magazine. bl, jn, jnpc, grpc, jprpc, dgrpc, WSJ, gr
84/08/12 Cuyahoga Falls OH
Blossom Music Center
CONFIRMED
near Cleveland (closer to Akron). outdoor venue. review. bl, jn, vd, dmcpc, dgrpc, ECT, gr
84/08/13 Holmdel NJ
Garden State Arts Center
CONFIRMED
lsting and program. bl, jn, vd, grpc, fdi, Aq, pz94, nsspc, gr
84/08/15 Toronto Ontario Canada Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand
CONFIRMED
reviewed in Toronto Star 08/16. also ticket stubs. bl says also 08/14, but nhpc says no. bl, jn, vd, nhpc, TS, nsspc, frd, gr
84/08/16 Wantagh NY
Jones Beach Theatre
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, vd, grpc, mtrpc, rapc, frd, gr
84/08/18 Chicago IL
Pavilion, University Of Illinois
CONFIRMED Jerry Garcia Band ticket stub and poster. bl, jn, vd, mscpc, jprpc, pz148, frd, gr
84/08/19 Cincinnati OH
Cincinnati Gardens
CONFIRMED
not Xavier University. Two shows at Bogart's changed to a single show at Cincinnati Gardens, according to newspaper. poster for canceled shows. bl, vd, rdipc, rcepc, jispc, gr
84/08/22 Indianapolis IN
Vogue Theater 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stub. not 08/20. bl, jn, jnpc, kvlpc, gr
84/08/23-24 Rochester MI
Meadowbrook
CONFIRMED
program, ticket stub for 08/23. Meadowbrook Music Festival. aka Baldwin Pavillion.Rochester Hills? 08/24 not in bl, vd, gr, or program; conflicts with Detroit. not Rochester, NY. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, jypc, mbeapc, frd, gr
84/08/24 Detroit MI




conflicts with Rochester vd, gr
84/08/25-26 New York NY
The Pier
CONFIRMED
ticket stub and review. one show each day. bl, jn, mtrpc, klpc, NYT, pbpc, gr
84/08/27 Syracuse NY
State Fairgrounds
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, pnpc, tbeb, frd, gr
84/08/29 Poughkeepsie NY
Mid Hudson Civic Center
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, mtrpc, gr
84/08/30 Columbia MD
Merriweather Post Pavilion
CONFIRMED
review and ticket stubs. bl, jn, gmpc, pnaffz, WP, jispc, gr
84/08/31 Salem MA
Winter Island
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, frd, bhpc, gr
84/09/01 Saratoga Springs NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, frd, mtrpc, gr
84/09/02 Columbia TN
Bam Webster Farm



vd, jnpc, rdipc, gr
84/09/03 Richmond VA CANCELED

gr
84/09/04 Columbus OH SPURIOUS
not advertised. vd, pbpc, gr
84/09/07 Brussels
Belgium Vorst Nationaal
CONFIRMED
poster. "Forest-Vorst Nationa[a]l" [bilingual poster--French/Flemish] bl, jn, vd, pz, hhfpc, mdfws, gr
84/09/08 Ahlen
Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch
CONFIRMED Rory Gallagher, Blancmange, Alarm, Waterboys, Sisters Of Mercy, Twelve Drummers Drumming poster and ticket stubs. Rory Gallagher according to attendee gmapc; not on poster. bl, jn, jnpc, jprpc, frd, chpc, uweb, gmapc, plbzt, gr
84/09/09 St. Goarshausen
Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne
CONFIRMED Rory Gallagher, The Alarm, Blancmange ticket stubs. F means "outdoor stage". L is the area. St. G. is the nearest town. other acts from attendee (jvaws). bl, jn, vd, jnpc, klpc, jvaws, gr
84/09/11 Berlin
Germany Eissporthalle
CONFIRMED
not Deutschlandhalle. bl, jn, jnpc, frd, gr
84/09/12 Lund Sweden Olympen CANCELED
poster. vd, fjpc, hapc, pz129, jdpc, gr
84/09/13 Drammen
Norway Drammenshallen
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, vd, ebpc, frd, rompc, gr
84/09/14 Stockholm
Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, uhpc, pz, frd, gr
84/09/16 Rotterdam
Netherlands The Ahoy
CONFIRMED
ad and ticket. not Amsterdam. bl, jn, jlspc, Oor, jjpc, hhfpc, frd, gr
84/09/17 Paris
France Palais Omnisports de Bercy
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/09/19 Barcelona
Spain Palacio Deportes Montjuich
CONFIRMED
venue from poster, ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, pz, frd, jampc, gr
84/09/20 San Sebastian
Spain Polideportivo de Anoeta
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs, posters, and reviews. moved at the last minute from Velodromo de Anoeta. bl, jn, jampc, VE, TEH, DVa, rompc, gr
84/09/21 Toulouse
France Palais des Sports
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, frd, gr
84/09/22 Nantes
France Palais de la Beaujoire
CONFIRMED
ticket stub gives venue as Parc des Expositions la Beaujoire. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/09/24-25 London
UK Hammersmith Odeon 2 shows 09/24 CONFIRMED
ticket stubs and listing for 09/24-25. bl says also 09/26. bl, jn, vd, ajwpc, MM, frd, gr
84/09/26 London UK Hammersmith Odeon SPURIOUS
ticket stubs and listing for 09/24-25. bl says also 09/26. gmapc attended first three shows and says there was no show on 09/26. bl, jn, vd, ajwpc, MM, gmapc, gr
84/09/27 Luxembourg
Luxembourg Ancien Hall D'Expositions
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, vd, ehupc, frd, gr
84/09/28 Duesseldorf
Germany Philipshalle
CONFIRMED
poster and ticket stub. bl, jn, pz80, frd, gr
84/09/29 Lille
France
2 shows


vd, gr
84/09/30 Lyon
France Espace Tony Garnier
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. not Carnier. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/10/01 Stuttgart
Germany




vd, gr
84/10/02 Boeblingen
Germany Sporthalle
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, gabspc, gr
84/10/03 Munich
Germany Circus Krone 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stub. venue spelling from their own website. bl, jn, jnpc
84/10/04 Vienna
Austria Stadthalle
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, hspc, gr
84/10/06 Marseilles
France Le Stadium
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/10/07 Nice
France Theatre de Verdure



bl, gr
84/10/08 Milan
Italy Palazzo Dello Sport, San Siro
CONFIRMED
poster. does not mention 10/09. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, pz91, gr
84/10/09 Genoa
Italy Palasport


10/08? conflicts with Milan vd, gr
84/10/10 Bologna
Italy Teatro Tenda Parco Nord


10/11-12? conflicts with Viareggio. 10/11 not in vd bl, jn, vd, jnpc, gr
84/10/11 Venice
Italy

QUESTIONABLE

vd
84/10/12 Viareggio
Italy Bussoladomani


conflicts with Bologna. 10/10? jn, vd, jnpc, obpc, gr
84/10/13 Padua
Italy Palazzo dello Sport, San Lazzaro
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, mapc, jdpc, frd, gr
84/10/14-16 Rome
Italy Teatro Tenda Pianeta
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs for 10/14 and 10/16. moved from PalaEur because of strike. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, gibpc, gr
84/10/15 Rome Italy PalaEur CANCELED
moved to Teatro Tenda Pianeta because of strike. jnpc, gibpc
84/10/25 Worcester MA
E. M. Loews Theater 2 shows

also 10/22-24? bl, jn, vd, gr
84/10/26 Providence RI
Civic Center



bl, jn, gr
84/10/27 New Haven CT
Coliseum
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, rbupc, mtrpc, gr
84/10/28 Amherst MA
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University Of Massachusetts 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, sbaffz, vd, gr
84/10/30 Syracuse NY
Manley Field House, Syracuse University



fo
84/10/31 New York NY
Felt Forum 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, frd, mtrpc, gr
84/11/02 Montreal Quebec Canada Forum
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs have day and date, no year. bl, jn, ccpc, frd, sfgpc, gr
84/11/03 Stony Brook NY
gym, SUNY 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stub and poster. bl, jn, pz7, frd, gr
84/11/04 Syracuse NY USA Sam's CANCELED
also 10/30? vd, lwaffz, gr
84/11/06 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Halifax Metro Centre
CONFIRMED
ticket stub and poster. bl, jnpc, dzwws, gr
84/11/08 Quebec Quebec Canada Le Colisee
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. bl, jn, vd, jnpc, pgpc, frd, gr
84/11/09 Boston MA
Orpheum Theater
CONFIRMED
ad. bl, jn, rrpc, BP, gr
84/11/10 Upper Darby PA
Tower Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED
ad. bl, jn, Aq, gr
84/11/11 Norfolk VA
Chrysler Hall, Scope Plaza
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, vd, rppc, frd, gr
84/11/13 Washington DC
D. A. R. Constitution Hall
CONFIRMED
confirmed by trade magazine. bl, jn, grpc, gr
84/11/14 Cleveland OH
Front Row Theatre
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. rotating stage. bl, jn, dmcpc, btseb, gr
84/11/16 Buffalo NY
Alumni Arena, SUNY
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, frd, gr
84/11/17 Pittsburgh PA
Syria Mosque
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, drfpc, gr
84/11/18 Columbus OH
Newport Music Hall 2 shows CONFIRMED
poster. bl, jnpc, pbpc, gr
84/11/20 Louisville KY
Palace



bl, gr
84/11/21 Royal Oak MI
Royal Oak Music Theatre 2 shows

near Troy and Detroit. bl, jn, vd, gr
84/11/23 Chicago IL
Bismarck Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stub for 8:00 show. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/11/24 St. Louis MO
Kiel Opera House


not Kiel Auditorium. bl, jn, dapc, gr
84/11/25 Atlanta GA
Civic Center
CONFIRMED
venue from ticket stub. not Fox Theater, as listed in most sources. bl, jn, jbpc, gr
84/11/29 Orlando FL
Orange County Civic Center
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. renamed Orange County Convention Center much later. bl, cipc, mcrpc, gr
84/11/30 Sunrise FL
Sunrise Musical Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED
ticket stubs for both shows. near Fort Lauderdale. bl, jn, afabmz, frd, gr
84/12/01 St. Petersburg FL
Bayfront Center Arena
CONFIRMED
ticket stubs. jn, frd, mcrpc, gr
84/12/03 New Orleans LA
McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University 2 shows

venue spelling from Tulane website. jn, vd, gr
84/12/04 Memphis TN
Orpheum Theater


over two hours long. bl, vd, skipc, gr
84/12/06 Oklahoma City OK
Civic Center Music Hall
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, vd, fo, fabpc, cfpc, frd, gr
84/12/08 Kansas City MO
Uptown Theater 2 shows


bl, jn, vd, copc, jklpc, gr
84/12/10 San Antonio TX
Majestic Performing Arts Center
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, frd, gr
84/12/11 Austin TX
Palmer Auditorium
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, frd, gr
84/12/12 Houston TX
Sam Houston Coliseum
CONFIRMED
poster and ticket stub. bl, jn, pz9, gblpc, fdi, gr
84/12/13 Dallas TX
Fair Park Coliseum
CONFIRMED
venue from listing and article. ticket stub says State Fair Col. bl, jn, frd, klpc, DMN, gr
84/12/15 Salt Lake City UT
Abravenel Hall


moved from Salt Palace. bl, sgpc, gr
84/12/17 Seattle WA
Paramount Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED
poster, ticket stub. bl, jn, vd, pz, rbolpc, gr
84/12/18 Vancouver BC Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED
poster. bl, jn, pz, gr
84/12/20 Portland OR
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
CONFIRMED
poster, ticket stub, and trade magazine. bl, jn, vd, pnpc, mmfpc, frd, gr
84/12/21 San Carlos CA
Circle Star Theatre
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. bl, jn, jscpc, gr
84/12/22 Fresno CA





vd, gr
84/12/23 Universal City CA
Universal Amphitheater
CONFIRMED The Bobs ticket stubs. bl, jn, klpc, jooeb, jscpc, ywws, pbzt, gr

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