1981
The year in which the band is founded, records an album and tours the US and Europe.
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From August/September 1980 Lydia Lunch resides in Topanga Canyon (The Snake Pit area), Los Angeles. Later Lydia moves to a house in the Venice area of Los Angeles where she stays until February 1982.
She forms this band with Johnny Nations and ex- Weirdos Greg Williams and Cliff Martinez [later Red Hot Chili Peppers] who had just split up.
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Line-up #1 (Los Angeles: Spring 1981 - November 1981):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Johnny Nations (guitar)/ Greg Williams (bass)& Cliff Martinez/Roman (drums)
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Spring 1981
US CA,Los Angeles,Silverlake,O.N. Klub
Note: Debut concert at a club which later in that year became part of the Californian Mod/Ska scene. Johnny Nations is soon after replaced by another ex Weirdo Dix Denney.
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Line-up #2 (Los Angeles: June 1981 - November 1981):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Dix Denney (guitar)/ Greg Williams (bass)& Cliff Martinez/Roman (drums)
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06-Jun-81
US CA,San Francisco,Elite Club
[with The Dead Kennedys and Lockjaw]
Flyer: Scan of flyer.
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14/15-Jun-81
US NY,New York City,Bond International Casino,Aluminum Nights
[with Glenn Branca, Raybeats,DNA,etc..]
Flyer: Scan of flyer.
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22-Jun-81
US CA,San Francisco,I-Beam
[with D-Day]
Poster: Photo of poster.
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July 1981
US CA,Sun Valley,Perspective Sound,recording the "13.13" album.
Engineered by Steve McDonald.
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09-Aug-81
US CA,Hollywood,Cathay De Grande
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August 1981
US CA,Woodland Hills,Preferred Sound,recording the "13.13" album.
Engineered by Thom Wilson.
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September 1981
US NY,NYC,Blank Tapes studios,mixing the "13.13" album.
Engineered by Bob Blank.
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xx-xx-81
US NY,New York City,St. Mark's Place,Club 57
Setlist: ?/ Stares To Nowhere/ This Side Of Nowhere/ 3X3/ ?/ ?.
Note: Club 57 (the "neo-Dada cabaret" located in the basement of the Holy Cross Polish National Church) was in 1978 co-founded by Ann Magnuson and her collaborators (such as Eric Bogosian and Joey Arias). It was a hangout and venue for performance- and visual-artists and musicians, including Keith Haring, John Sex, Wendy Wild, David McDermott, etc..
Photo: Exterior of Club 57. Credit Harvey Wang.
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05-Oct-81/14-Nov-81
US/CA Supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees on some dates of their long (25 dates) tour.
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30-Oct-81
US LA,New Orleans,Jeds
Setlist: 3X3/ Snakepit Breakdown/ Stares To Nowhere/ Lock Your Door/ Suicide Ocean/ Afraid Of Your Company/ I Fell In Love With A Ghost(*).
Note: (*) In March 1982 Lydia recorded this track with Rowland S.Howard and released it on their "Some Velvet Morning" 12".
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13-Nov-81
US NY,New York City,Peppermint Lounge
[with Siouxsie and the Banshees]
14-Nov-81
US NY,New York City,Peppermint Lounge
[with Siouxsie and the Banshees]
Note: At the 2nd show the New York City Fire department came in and said there would be no show. About half the people left. The show went on after all.
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November 1981
US NY,New York City,JFK Airport,Lydia sacks her band on the moment they're about to leave for the European tour. She asks Kristian Hoffman [The Mumps/Swinging Madisons] to join and once in London enlists Steven Severin and Murray Mitchell [respectively guitar with and roadie for Siouxsie and the Banshees] who she met before in London in July 1978 and again on their joint US October/November '81 tour.
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Line-up #3 (UK/Europe: November-December 1981):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Steven Severin (guitar)/ Murray Mitchell (guitar) and Kristian Hoffman (drums) + backing tapes.
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November 1981
UK London,a studio,Lydia Lunch records with Steven Severin the backing tracks for "The Agony Is The Extacy" performance. They play over an LP record with sound recordings from the Arab-Israel Six-day war (June 1967).
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November-81
Start of the "The Agony Is The Ecstacy" tour. Some dates in Europe. In Sweden they do such a horrible and embarrasing performance that Lydia has to go and hide for some time in the bathrooms.
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21-Nov-81
NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
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25-Nov-81
UK Sheffield,Lyceum
[with And Also The Trees and The Cure]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
Note: First date of supporting The Cure on some dates of their (8 dates) "Picture" tour.
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26-Nov-81
UK London,The Venue
[with The Birthday Party]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
Note: Complete performance (18 mins) available on the split "The Agony Is The Ecstacy" 12" (4AD 1982), other side by The Birthday Party recorded on the same date.
Ad: Taken from UK mag 28-Nov-81
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27-Nov-81
UK Manchester,Rafters
[with The Birthday Party]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
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28-Nov-81
UK London,West Hamstead
[with UT]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
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29-Nov-81
UK Stoke-On-Trent,Queens Hall
[with And Also The Trees & The Cure]
30-Nov-81
UK Coventry,Apollo
[with And Also The Trees & The Cure]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
Ad: Taken from a UK mag Nov-81.
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01-Dec-81
UK Brighton,Dome
[with And Also The Trees & The Cure]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
Poster: Photo of poster.
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03-Dec-81
UK London,Hammersmith Palais
[with And Also The Trees & The Cure]
Setlist: The Agony Is The Ecstacy.
Ad: Taken from a UK mag Nov-81.
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December 1981
UK London, Steven Severin leaves the band.
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Line-up #4 (Europe December 1981):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Murray Mitchell (guitar) and Kristian Hoffman (drums)
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15-Dec-81
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
Poster: Credit Martin Kaye.
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17-Dec-81
NL Groningen,Vera
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18-Dec-81
NL Eindhoven,Effenaar
Setlist: Rip It Up/ Stares To Nowhere/ Silent/ I Don't Know Why/ Killing You.
Note: Broadcast by Dutch FM radio. Apparently a lot of new songs had been written which have never been recorded.
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21-Dec-81
NL Venus Hotel,Room 9, Lydia Lunch writes some poetry that would later appear in her "Adulterers Anonymous" book (with Exene Cervenka).
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Early 1982
UK London, the band breaks up.
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18-Feb-82
UK Release of "The Agony Is The Ecstacy" 12" (4AD).
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18-Apr-82/01-May-82
UK Lydia Lunch joins Robert Smith on The Cure's "Fourteen Explicit Moments Tour" and alledgedly keeps a 'funeral diary'.
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27-Jun-82
US Release of the "13.13" album (Ruby).
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September-82
UK/GE Release of the "13.13" album (Situation2/Line).
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Chronology
Rowland S.Howard (March 1982 - August 1982)
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