1981 shows

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• January 9 - Mersey's Cadillac and The Batteries at Merrill College, UCSC
• January 18 - The Humans and Bob at the Catalyst
• January 23 - Strange Creek at College V
• January 24 - The Humans at the Catalyst $5.50, Art and the Paganhearts at College V
• January 31 - Peer Pressure and The Aggressors at College V
• February 2 - Thin Ice at The Albatross
• February 6 - The Waybacks at College V
• February 7 - Art and the Paganhearts at College V
• February 9 - The Strain and The Adolescence at the Santa Cruz Art Center $3 8pm
• February 13 - Ras Midas and The Strain at the Catalyst and Peer Pressure and The Four Cats at College V
• February 14 - Mighty High at Merrill College
• February 16 - Schematix (record release) and Peer Pressure at the Santa Cruz Art Center and Thin Ice at The Albatross
• February 21 - Black Flag, Flipper and The Scapegoats at The Warehouse (Coral Street)
• February 27 - VKTMS (S.F.) and Social Unrest at Cowell College Dining Hall, UCSC
• March 2 - The Mischievious Boys, The Four Cats and Mssng Prts at the Santa Cruz Art Center $3
• March 6 - The Humans and The Blasters (L.A.) at the Catalyst $5.50
• March 9 - JJ180 and Remote Control at the Santa Cruz Art Center
• March 16 - Tao Chemical and The Batteries at the Santa Cruz Art Center
• March 27 - The Humans, No Sisters and The Verbs (S.F.) at the Catalyst $5.50
• March 30 - The Batteries, The Strain and Remote Control at The Dock
• March 30 - DOA, Schematix and The Scapegoats at the Santa Cruz Art Center
• April 3 - Tao Chemical at the College V Dining Hall, UCSC
• April 3 - Schematix at Harbor High
• April 11 - JJ180, Peer Pressure, Horror Show at College V, UCSC
• April 12 - Circle Jerks, The Spikes, The Scapegoats, Crucifix, A.L.A., Revenge and Skin a Dog at The Warehouse (Coral Street)
• April 15 - Tao Chemical and B-Version at The Dock $2
• April 18 - The Batteries, The Strain and Remote Control at College V, UCSC
• April 22 - The Ventures at the Catalyst
• April 24 - Snail, Wayne Sloan and The Suburbs at the Cocoanut Grove (fundraiser for Rebel Rugby Team) $7.50
• April 25 - The Lloyds (S.F.), Wayne Sloan, and The Strain at the Catalyst
• April 26 - Tao Chemical and Mighty High at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall

and Joe Cuba and the Tokyo Negroes for a pancake breakfast at Kresge

• May 2 - The Pop (L.A.), Jo Allen & The Shapes and The Batteries at the Catalyst
• May 3 - Schematix, The Scapegoats, and Joe Cuba and the Tokyo Negroes at Santa Cruz Vets Hall
• May 9 - Tao Chemical, The Batteries and The Scapegoats at Kelley and Loretta's housewarming party
• May 11 - Halogen and Spaztics at The Dock
• May 13 - B-Version at The Dock
• May 13 - William S. Burroughs, John Giorno and Tao Chemical at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall $10 8pm
• May 14 - The Batteries and Exceptions at The Dock
• May 15 - Joe Cuba and the Tokyo Negroes and The Dendrites at College V
• May 24 - Schematix, The Scapegoats, The Batteries and The Dendrites at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall 8pm (benefit for the Santa Cruz Art Center.
• May 25 - Rubindotz and Peer Pressure at The Dock
• May 30 - Wall of Voodoo, The Humans and The Batteries at the Catalyst
• May 30 - Peer Pressure (record release) and The Varve at The Dock
• June 2 - The Batteries and The Scapegoats at The Dock
• June 4 - Eric Burden at the Catalyst
• June 12 - The Lloyds, The Batteries and Schematix at the Catalyst
• June 14 - The Batteries and Remote Control at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall (TV Station benefit)
• June 14 - The Teeth and B-Version at The Dock
• June 19 - John Cale and Translator at the Catalyst
• June 21 - Breakfast of Amazons someplace.
• June 21 - Flipper, Schematix, The Dendrites at Santa Cruz Vets Hall
• June 23 - Tao Chemical and The Batteries at The Dock
• June 27 - The Plastics (Japan) and Urban Verb at the Catalyst
• June 27 - The Nurdz at the Portola House
• June 29 - The Difference and Program Red at The Dock
• July 5 - Tao Chemical at Cha Cha's
• July 5 - Program Red at The Dock 4pm
• July 8 - Richie Begin at the Countryard
• July 9 - The Lewd (S.F.), The Drivers and The Scapegoats at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall
• July 25 - Psychedelic Furs, No Sisters and The Batteries at the Catalyst
• July 28 - The Satellites and The Batteries at the Albatross 21+
• July 29 - Art and the Paganhearts at The Dock
• August 1 - The Humans, The Babylon Warriors (Jamaica) and Tao Chemical at the Catalyst
• August 9 - Tao Chemical, The Batteries and Phil Thril at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall (Benefit for Tao Chemical)
• August 14 - The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada and Dogtown at Cha Cha's
• August 15 - The Wayne Sloan Band and The Batteries at the Catalyst
• August 20 - The Ramones, The Mutants (S.F.) and The Batteries at the Civic Auditorium $10.50
• August 23 - Tao Chemical and Sordid Details at Cha Cha's
• August 29 - The Batteries, The Secrets and 51/50 at the Cocoanut Grove 8:30pm (benefit for the Pleasure Point Night Fighers)
• September 17 - The Humans and The Batteries at the Santa Cruz County Fair
• September 20 - Joan Jett and The Batteries at the Catalyst
• September 25 - Thin Ice at the Kresge Town Hall
• September 25 - The Batteries, Mighty High and The Rubidoltz at Cha Cha's
• September 29 - Frank Zappa at the Civic Auditorium (2 shows: 7pm and 10:30pm)
• October 2 - Thin Ice at Studio 80
• October 4 - The Go-Gos and The Fleshtones at the Catalyst
• October 16 - Thin Ice at Studio 80
• October 25 - The Scapegoats, Schematix and The Thongs at Cha Cha's
• October 30 - Tao Chemical, The Batteries and Mighty High at Studio 80 West
• October 31 - The Humans and Gary Myrick at the Catalyst
• October 31 - The Nurdz at the Portola House
• November 1 - The Drivers at Cha Cha's
• November 2 - Toots and the Maytals and Mighty High at the Catalyst
• November 6 - Thin Ice and The Tweeters (Berkeley) at Studio 80
• November 7 - Chain of Fools at The Albatross
• November 13 and 14 - Fifth Annual Santa Cruz Poetry Festival at Civic Auditorium featuring numerous poets, The Humans and Andy Narrel
• November 15 - B-Version, Sordid Details and The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada at Cha Cha's and The Waybacks at College V
• November 18 - Ameila and The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada at Studio 80 $1
• November 21 - The Waybacks and Peer Pressure at the College V Dining Hall, UCSC
• November 25 - Tao Chemical at Studio 80
• November 27 - The Humans and Missing Persons at the Catalyst and Mighty High at Club Zyante
• November 27 - Thin Ice and The Tweeters (Berkeley) at Studio 80
• November 29 - Sordid Details, Caker and His Dogs, and The Flaps at Cha Cha's
• December 6 - The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada and Schematix at Cha Cha's
• December 8 - The Tubes at the Civic Auditorium
• December 11 - Tao Chemical at Studio 80 and Joe Cuba and the Tokyo Negroes at College V
• December 13 - Schematix, Love Dogs, The Soul Gumbies at Cha Cha's
• December 16 - The Mighty Diamonds at the Catalyst
• December 20 - The Batteries and The Intruders at Cha Cha's
• December 31 - Tao Chemical, The Batteries and Motion Pictures at Studio 80
• December 31 - Tao Chemical and The Batteries at the Mountain Store and Mighty High at The Santa Cruz Yacht Club