Version 11/12/13
This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions are welcome.
Frank Zappa Gig List: 1965-1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1988
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 |
| March-July | 6b | recordings in circulation |
| October-December | 6c | recordings in circulation |
| Date | City | State | Country | Venue | Shows | Status | Other acts | Comments | Sources |
| 80/03/25 | Seattle | WA | Seattle Center Arena | CONFIRMED | preview article and review. | jn, vd, ns, ST, gr | |||
| 80/03/25 | Seattle | WA | Rainbow Tavern | CONFIRMED | Tom Rush | according to scmpc, FZ and band jammed after Tom Rush gig at Rainbow and their own at Arena. Tom Rush gig confirmed. | ragpc, scmpc, ST | ||
| 80/03/26 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, jnpc, rmapc, gr | ||
| 80/03/27 | Eugene | OR | McArthur Court, University Of Oregon | CONFIRMED | review. | bl, jn, pnpc, pbpc, HAN, gr | |||
| 80/03/29 | Portland | OR | Paramount Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | ffct, srct, srpc, frd, obpc | ||
| 80/03/30 | Sacramento | CA | Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | bl, jn, frd, jscpc, gr | |||
| 80/04/01 | Berkeley | CA | Community Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad, ticket stubs for both shows. | bl, jn, frd, jscpc, pbpc, gr | ||
| 80/04/03 | Stanford | CA | Maples Pavilion, Stanford University | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | bl, jn, jscpc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/04/04 | San Diego | CA | Sports Arena | CONFIRMED | bl, vd, jme, klpc, SDR, gr | ||||
| 80/04/05 | San Bernardino | CA | Swing Auditorium | bl, jn, gr | |||||
| 80/04/06 | Los Angeles | CA | Sports Arena | CONFIRMED | poster. not The Forum. | bl, jn, fdi, gr | |||
| 80/04/08 | Phoenix | AZ | Celebrity Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for late show. not Scottsdale Center. | bl, jn, jnpc, blpc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/04/10 | Boulder | CO | Events Center, University Of Colorado | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and/or untorn ticket. | bl, bfpc, jscpc, gr | |||
| 80/04/11 | Wichita | KS | Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University | CONFIRMED | radio ad. venue spelling from WSU website. | jn, dbaffz, gr | |||
| 80/04/12 | Omaha | NE | Civic Auditorium Music Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows. | bl, jn, jscpc, gr | ||
| 80/04/13 | Kansas City | KS | Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 7pm show. not Uptown Theater. | bl, jn, jnpc, copc, sbpc, gr | ||
| 80/04/15 | New Orleans | LA | Saenger Performing Arts Center | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows. | bbpc, frd, appc | ||
| 80/04/17 | Tampa | FL | Jai Alai Fronton | CONFIRMED | venue from ticket stub. 8:00 P.M. | jn, vd, pnpc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/04/18 | Sunrise | FL | Sunrise Musical Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. near Fort Lauderdale. | bl, jn, vd, frd, gr | ||
| 80/04/19 | Gainesville | FL | gymnasium, University of Florida | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. moved from Florida Field due to rain. (this was the old gym, before O'Connell Center was built.) | mcrpc, zbpc, frd | ||
| 80/04/20 | Atlanta | GA | Fox Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 7:00 show. | bl, jn, frd, gr | ||
| 80/04/22 | Norfolk | VA | Fieldhouse, Old Dominion University | venue from attendees. not Old Dominium. | jn, vd, fcrpc, cahpc, gr | ||||
| 80/04/24 | Syracuse | NY | Manley Field House, Syracuse University | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and poster. | bl, jn, frd, pz150, gr | |||
| 80/04/25 | Piscataway | NJ | Athletic Center, Rutgers University | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. campus spans city limits, but venue is in Piscataway, not New Brunswick (let alone East Brunswick). | bl, jn, gbpc, kewpc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/04/26 | Troy | NY | Fieldhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | bl, jn, jnpc, mopc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/04/27 | Bethlehem | PA | Stabler Arena, Lehigh University | bl, jn, vd, bpc, gr | |||||
| 80/04/29 | Upper Darby | PA | Tower Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 7:00 show. | bl, jn, ns, frd, gr | ||
| 80/04/30 | Hanover | NH | Dartmouth College | CONFIRMED | ticket stub does not indicate performer, but attendee wrote it in by hand. | nhipc | |||
| 80/05/02 | Providence | RI | Civic Center | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, mtrpc, gr | |||
| 80/05/03 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. bhpc doesn't remember two shows. | bl, jn, ns, bhpc, gr | ||
| 80/05/04 | Portland | ME | Cumberland County Civic Center | CONFIRMED | from ccccws: attendance = 4477. | bl, jn, klpc, ccccws, gr | |||
| 80/05/06 | Columbus | OH | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and review. | jnpc, rstpc, pbpc, CD, tshpc, gr | |||
| 80/05/07 | Cincinnati | OH | Fieldhouse, University Of Cincinnati | CONFIRMED | ticket stub has date, venue, no city. | jilpc | |||
| 80/05/08 | New York | NY | Mudd Club | CONFIRMED | attendee's diary. not 05/05. | bl, gmipc, gr | |||
| 80/05/09 | Uniondale | NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 8:00 show. | bl, jn, jscpc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/05/10 | Upper Darby | PA | Tower Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ads and listings. | bl, jn, Aq, gr | ||
| 80/05/11 | Baltimore | MD | Civic Center | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, jscpc, gr | |||
| 80/05/23 | Brussels | Belgium | Vorst Nationaal | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | jn, vd, hhfpc, mdfws, frd, sgipc, gr | |||
| 80/05/24 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | The Ahoy | jn, vd, jlspc, hhfpc, gr | |||||
| 80/05/26 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. gr has 05/25-26. | jn, vd, tepc, gr | |||
| 80/05/27 | Bremen | Germany | Stadthalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, hpspc, gr | |||
| 80/05/28 | Kiel | Germany | Ostseehalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, rgopc, gr | |||
| 80/05/30 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, bhdws, gr | |||
| 80/05/31 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not 06/03. | jn, vd, ebpc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/01 | Stockholm | Sweden | Eriksdalshallen | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and reviews | jn, vd, pbpc, uhpc, fdi, gr | ||
| 80/06/02 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | jn, vd, gr | |||||
| 80/06/03 | Oslo | Norway | SPURIOUS | correct date is 05/31. | vd, ebpc, gr | ||||
| 80/06/04 | Hamburg | Germany | Congress Centrum Hamburg | CONFIRMED | poster. | jn, vd, pbpc, bkeb, gr | |||
| 80/06/05 | Hanover | Germany | Eilenriedehalle | CONFIRMED | venue spelling from ticket stubs. | jn, vd, jdpc, twpc, gr | |||
| 80/06/07 | Cologne | Germany | Sporthalle | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Santana | ticket stub. not 80/07/06. | jn, vd, sglws, jszpc, gr | |
| 80/06/08 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, hsipc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/09 | Duesseldorf | Germany | Philipshalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | jn, vd, fwpc, hpspc, gr | |||
| 80/06/10 | Paris | France | Palais des Sports | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, pz, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/11 | Paris | France | Palais des Sports | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows. | jn, vd, frd, gr | ||
| 80/06/13 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Chapiteau Place du 1er Mai | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | vd, jmcpc, gr | |||
| 80/06/14 | Nantes | France | Palais de la Beaujoire | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not 06/19. | jn, vd, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/15 | Rouen | France | Chapiteau Place du Boulingrin | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | vd, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/17-18 | London | UK | Wembley Arena | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for each date and poster for both. | jn, vd, pz, frd, cspc, gr | |||
| 80/06/20 | Orange | France | Theatre Antique | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, frd, gr | |||
| 80/06/21 | Geneva | Switzerland | Le Patinoire des Vernets | venue from local. | jn, vd, jnpc, gr | ||||
| 80/06/22 | Zurich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | jn, vd, gr | |||||
| 80/06/23 | Offenburg | Germany | Oberrheinhalle | CONFIRMED | poster. | vd, pz, fdi, gr | |||
| 80/06/25 | Mannheim | Germany | Eisstadion | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, hppc, gr | |||
| 80/06/26 | Neunkirchen am Brand | Germany | Hemmerleinhalle | near Nuremberg. | vd, jnpc, ukaffz, gr | ||||
| 80/06/27 | Vienna | Austria | Stadthalle | CONFIRMED | poster and ticket stub. | jn, vd, pz, hspc, fdi, gr | |||
| 80/06/28 | Sindelfingen | Germany | Messehalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and poster. near Stuttgart. | jn, vd, jnpc, jprpc, frd, bsa, gr | |||
| 80/06/30 | Vienne | France | Theatre Antique | jn, vd, obpc, gr | |||||
| 80/07/ | SICILY | Italy | QUESTIONABLE | pbpc says 82 first show in Sicily. | gr | ||||
| 80/07/01 | Mulhouse | France | sous chapiteau [=under a tent] | CONFIRMED | not Toulouse. ticket stub. | jn, vd, hepc, blpc, phhfl, gr | |||
| 80/07/02 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | jn, vd, frd, gr | |||
| 80/07/03 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | jn, vd, ycdtosa 1, jszpc, htgpc, gr | |||
| 80/07/06 | Cologne | Germany | Sporthalle | SPURIOUS | correct date is 80/06/07. | vd, gr | |||
| 80/10/01 | Seattle | WA | QUESTIONABLE | 81? | vd, gr | ||||
| 80/10/03 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | SPURIOUS | no listing in VS. correct year is 1981. | vd, VS, gr | |||
| 80/10/04 | Eugene | OR | SPURIOUS | 81. | vd, pnpc, gr | ||||
| 80/10/05 | Portland | OR | Paramount Theatre | 2 shows | QUESTIONABLE | srpc, who attended 80/03/29 and 81/10/01, says no Portland show in 80/10/. | vd, srpc, gr | ||
| 80/10/06 | Reno | NV | QUESTIONABLE | 81? | vd, gr | ||||
| 80/10/07 | Las Vegas | NV | QUESTIONABLE | 81? | vd, gr | ||||
| 80/10/10 | Tucson | AZ | Main Auditorium, University of Arizona | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | poster has day of week but not year. not 10/09 (but cf. 81/10/09) | bl, vd, fdi, pz95, blpc, gr | ||
| 80/10/12 | Albuquerque | NM | Johnson Gymnasium, UNM | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, jscpc, gr | |||
| 80/10/13 | Phoenix | AZ | Celebrity Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | poster and ticket stubs for both shows. | bl, jn, rstpc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/10/14 | El Paso | TX | Special Events Center, University of Texas | bl, blmpc, gr | |||||
| 80/10/16 | Austin | TX | Armadillo World Headquarters | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | poster, ads. | bl, jn, fo, johpc, fopc, pz, fdi, wmszt, DT, gr | ||
| 80/10/17 | Dallas | TX | Convention Center Arena | CONFIRMED | preview article and review. | bl, vd, klpc, DMN, frd, gr | |||
| 80/10/18 | Tulsa | OK | Brady Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows. | bl, vd, jnpc, cfpc, sbpc, obpc, gpnpc, gr | ||
| 80/10/19 | Oklahoma City | OK | Zoo Amphitheater | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jnpc, fabpc, gr | |||
| 80/10/21 | Houston | TX | Sam Houston Coliseum | CONFIRMED | poster and ticket stubs. | bl, jn, gblpc, frd, kbcpc, gr | |||
| 80/10/22 | Memphis | TN | Ellis Auditorium | bl, jn, ktzt, gr | |||||
| 80/10/24 | Hartford | CT | Civic Center | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, mtrpc, gr | |||
| 80/10/25 | Buffalo | NY | Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | venue from ticket stubs. not Shea's Theater. | bl, jn, jnpc, mopc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/10/26 | Stony Brook | NY | SUNY | 2 shows | bl, jn, gr | ||||
| 80/10/27 | Charlottesville | VA | Kidsworld? | abpc says they definitely didn't play Charlotte, NC. | vd, abpc, gr | ||||
| 80/10/28 | Albany | NY | Palace Theater | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, jnpc, gr | |||
| 80/10/29 | Philadelphia | PA | SPURIOUS | not in ads for Spectrum, Tower. cf. 80/11/07, 76/10/29. | vd, Aq, glepc, gr | ||||
| 80/10/30-11/01 | New York | NY | Palladium | 2 shows 11/01 | CONFIRMED | NYT lists only one show each night. ticket stubs for 10/30 (frd), 10/31 (mtrpc), 11/1 (mtrpc). | jn, vd, NYT, rdapc, mtrpc, Aq, frd, gr | ||
| 80/11/02 | New York | NY | Palladium | CANCELED | canceled | bl, rdapc, Aq | |||
| 80/11/04 | Washington | DC | bl, gr | ||||||
| 80/11/05 | London | Ontario | Canada | London Gardens | CONFIRMED | ad and review. | bl, LPF, gr | ||
| 80/11/06 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Forum | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, vd, jnpc3/2/98, ccpc, pbpc, goreb, gr | ||
| 80/11/07 | Upper Darby | PA | Tower Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad, ticket stub for 10:00 show. | bl, rdapc, frd, Aq, gr | ||
| 80/11/08 | Providence | RI | Ocean State Performing Arts Center | venue changed from Providence Civic Center at last minute. | bl, jn, vd, rdapc, bfrpc, gr | ||||
| 80/11/10 | Richfield | OH | Richfield Coliseum | between Cleveland and Akron. | bl, jn, vd, dmcpc, gr | ||||
| 80/11/11 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | CONFIRMED | ad, review, and ticket stubs. | bl, jn, TS, nsspc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/11/12 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Forum | SPURIOUS | correct date is 11/06. 11/12 was Ice Capades. | vd, ccpc, dgrpc, gr | ||
| 80/11/13 | Pittsburgh | PA | Stanley Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and ad. | bl, jn, rdapc, klpc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/11/14 | South Bend | IN | Athletic + Convention Center, Notre Dame University | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | bl, rdapc, kbjg, frd, gr | |||
| 80/11/15 | Carbondale | IL | Southern Illinois University | bl, vd, rdapc, gr | |||||
| 80/11/16 | Madison | WI | Dane County Coliseum | CONFIRMED | ticket stub has "Memorial Coliseum", day of week only; full date written on by hand. legal document has "Deer County Expedition Center"--i.e. DANE County ExPOSition Center. | bl, ampc, rdapc, b2pc, gr | |||
| 80/11/17 | Minneapolis | MN | QUESTIONABLE | = 11/18 St. Paul? | bl, jn, gr | ||||
| 80/11/18 | St. Paul | MN | Civic Arena Bowl | CONFIRMED | review, ticket stubs. not 11/17. | bl, vd, fbpc?, jnpc, rdapc, klpc, ywws, frd, gr | |||
| 80/11/20 | Green Bay | WI | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, fo, rdapc, gdpc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/11/21 | Normal | IL | University Union Auditorium, Illinois State University | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 8:00 show. glaffz and llpc say only one show, jpapc and jdwpc say two. venue later known as Braden Auditorium. | bl, jpapc, rdapc, glaffz, jdwpc, llpc, rompc | ||
| 80/11/22 | Louisville | KY | Louisville Gardens | CONFIRMED | ticket stub and poster. | bl, jn, rdapc, frd, bsa, gr | |||
| 80/11/23 | St. Louis | MO | Kiel Opera House | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. on audience recording, FZ refers to "the first show". | bl, grpc, rdapc, jvpc, gr | ||
| 80/11/25 | Milwaukee | WI | Milwaukee Auditorium | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not Milwaukee Arena. | bl, fo, hopc, rdapc, frd, gr | |||
| 80/11/26 | Detroit | MI | Masonic Auditorium | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad, ticket stub for 11:00 show. | bl, jn, rdapc, frd, klpc, gr | ||
| 80/11/28-29 | Chicago | IL | Uptown Theatre | 2 shows each night | CONFIRMED | untorn ticket for 7:30 show 11/28, ticket stub for 8:00 show 11/29. legal document lists only 11/28. | bl, jn, pz, rdapc, frd, gr | ||
| 80/11/30 | Des Moines | IA | Civic Center | legal document says Iowa City. | bl, jn, vd, rdapc, gr | ||||
| 80/12/ | Charlotte | NC | Kidsworld | SPURIOUS | abpc says they definitely didn't play Charlotte in 1980. other december gigs were in west. cf. 80/10/27. | abpc, gr | |||
| 80/12/ | Stamford | CT | QUESTIONABLE | other december gigs were in west. no appropriate venue in Stamford. | rbupc, gr | ||||
| 80/12/02 | Fort Collins | CO | Moby Gym, Colorado State University | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not Moley Gym. not 81/10/12. | bl, jn, bfpc, rdapc, jscpc, gr | |||
| 80/12/03 | Salt Lake City | UT | Terrace Ballroom | 2 shows | bl, sgpc, rdapc, pbpc, gr | ||||
| 80/12/05 | Berkeley | CA | Community Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad. ticket stubs for both shows (7:00 and 10:30). | bl, jn, ns, rdapc, gwpc, frd, klpc, gr | ||
| 80/12/07 | Las Vegas | NV | fo, rdapc | ||||||
| 80/12/08 | Santa Barbara | CA | Arlington Theater | 12/06? legal document has 12/06. | jnpc, bl, fo, rdapc, gr | ||||
| 80/12/09 | San Diego | CA | Civic Theater | CONFIRMED | not Golden Hall according to jme. legal document has 12/09-12 listed as San Diego and Santa Monica (both locations all four days--clearly impossible). | bl, fo, jme, rdapc, klpc, SDR, gr | |||
| 80/12/11 | Santa Monica | CA | Civic Auditorium | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows (7:30, 10:30). legal document has 12/09-12 listed as San Diego and Santa Monica (both locations all four days--clearly impossible). | bl, jn, pz, rdapc, frd, klpc, SDR, mmapc, gr |
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