Big Black Concert History

Big Black was an independent noise rock band founded in Evanston, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini. They have been classified as post-hardcore/noise rock, and were a formative influence on industrial rock, but the band members have always described the band as solidly punk rock; in the notes for Pigpile, a live recording of their final London performance, Albini explicitly describes Big Black as punk.

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Big Black Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 16, 2012
Big Black / Beautiful DeLaMar Theater Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 08, 2006 –
Sep 10, 2006
Touch & Go 25th Anniversary 2006
Three Mile Pilot / The Monorchid / arcwelder / Enon / Man or Astro‐Man? / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Shellac / The New Year / Supersystem / CocoRosie / Pinback / Calexico / Quasi / Girls Against Boys / Scratch Acid / Negative Approach / Seam / P.W. Long / Sally Timms / Killdozer / Didjits / Uzeda / Brick Layer Cake / Pegboy / Shipping News / Big Black / The Ex / The Black Heart Procession / Tara Jane O'Neil / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists Show all bands
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The Hideout Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Aug 09, 1987
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Big Black - The Last Blast

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Georgetown Steamplant Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 06, 1987
Big Black / Urge Overkill / The Honeymoon Killers
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The Cat Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 05, 1987
BIG BLACK / PUSSY GALORE
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The Channel Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 03, 1987
Big Black
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The I-Beam San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 29, 1987
Big Black The Prince of Wales Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jul 26, 1987
Big Black
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Leeds Polytechnic Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jul 25, 1987
Big Black
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Boardwalk Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 1987
Big Black / Head of David / A.C. Temple
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Clarendon Hotel Ballroom London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 1987
Big Black Newport Centre Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Jul 21, 1987
Pukkelpop 1987
Toots & The Maytals / The Mission / Wire / Sonic Youth / Big Black / The Fuzztones / Nitzer Ebb
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Voetbalveld Excelsior Heppen Leopoldsburg, Belgium
Jul 19, 1987
Big Black
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Zeche Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 04, 1987
Big Black Cafe Voltaire Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
May 24, 1987
Big Black / Rifle Sport / Urge Overkill / Solution Unknown / Slint The Zachary Taylor Post Hall Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Apr 25, 1987
Sonic Youth / Big Black
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Hale's Gym, Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Apr 16, 1987
Big Black Mississippi Nights St Louis, Missouri, United States
Mar 28, 1987
Big Black
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The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Mar 27, 1987
Big Black

Big Black with UMen and Alan Lande

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The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Mar 22, 1987
Big Black
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First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Ad: Big Black @ Golden Bear - (at the least) 8.29.68 to 9.1.68, tags: Big Black, Huntington Beach, California, United States, Advertisement, Golden Bear - Big Black on Aug 29, 1968 [766-small]

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Aug 29, 1968
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Butthole Surfers / Big Black / Die Kreuzen on Nov 16, 1985 [968-small]

Butthole Surfers / Big Black / Die Kreuzen
Nov 16, 1985
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Pukkelpop 1987 on Jul 21, 1987 [565-small]

Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Pukkelpop 1987 on Jul 21, 1987 [563-small]

Pukkelpop 1987
Jul 21, 1987
 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
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Big Black on Oct 31, 1985 [742-small]

Big Black
Oct 31, 1985
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Big Black on Jul 19, 1987 [936-small]

Big Black
Jul 19, 1987
 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cream / Big Black / The Loading Zone on Feb 29, 1968 [265-small]

Cream / Big Black / The Loading Zone
Feb 29 - Mar 2, 1968
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Genres:

Punk
United States
Hardcore
Post-Punk
Post-Hardcore
Noise Rock
Industrial
Experimental Rock
Noise
Industrial Metal
Industrial Rock
Shimmer Pop
Chicago
No Wave
Noise Punk
Chicago Punk
Chicago Hardcore
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  2. Dead Billy
  3. Pigeon Kill
  4. Racer X

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Concerts Per Year:

2012 1 concert
2006 1 concert
1987 25 concerts
1986 13 concerts
1985 13 concerts
1984 8 concerts
1968 6 concerts
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