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This index will attempt to gather show dates and flyers for all appearances
1979
Date: January 27, 1979
Venue: Moose Lodge Hall
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Notes: with Alleycats, Rhino 39; first advertised show
Date: February 17, 1979
Venue: Teen Post
Location: San Pedro, CA
Notes: with Alleycats, Descendents, Plugz, Reactionaries (later, Minutemen), Last
Date: June 11, 1979
Venue: Bla Bla Café
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Black Flag’s first club gig; they were also booked for the 19th, but the owner refused to let them play.
Date: June 18, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with The Last
Date: June 22 and 29, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Fear, Controllers, Plugz, X
Date: June 29, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Fear, Controllers, Plugz, X
Date: July 13, 1979
Venue: The Masque
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with UXA, Smart Pills, Black Hearts
Date: July 22, 1979
Venue: Polliwog Park
Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
Notes: with Eddie and the Subtitles, Tourists, Big Wow
Date: July 30, 1979
Venue: The Church
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Notes: with Last, Urinals, Gears, Tourists
Date: August 11, 1979
Venue: Club 88
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with with Middle Class, Eddie and the Subtitles
Date: August 12, 1979
Venue: The Masque
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Mau Maus, UXA, Smart Pills, Black Hearts; last show at The Masque: show was shut down, but Black Flag did play.
Date: August 27, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Tourists; Ron Reyes plays drums w/Tourists because their drummer is MIA.
Date: September 1, 1979
Venue: Mars Studio
Location: Hollywood, CA
Notes: with Plugz, Silencers, Gears; show was shut down
Date: September 2, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with UXA, Red Cross
Date: September 12, 1979
Venue: Gazzarri’s
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Date: September 19, 1979
Venue: King’s Palace
Location: Hollywood, CA
Notes: with Red Cross, Gears, Mau Maus, Terminals
Date: September 22, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Germs, Middle Class
Date: September 25, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Flyboys, Silencers; David Bowie in the audience (!?)
Date: September 27, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with UXA, Red Cross
Date: October 9, 1979
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notes: Western Front Festival 1979, with (Impatient) Youth, Feederz
Date: October 10, 1979
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notes: Western Front Festival 1979, with Dead Kennedys, Feederz
Date: October 25, 1979
Venue: Pippin’s
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Notes: with Flyboys, F-15’s, Red Cross
Date: October 26, 1979
Venue: King’s Palace
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Terminals, Audio Vidiots
Date: October 31, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Fear, Germs, Chinas Comidas
Date: November 1, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Mau Maus, Red Cross, Urinals, Spittin’ Teeth; two flyers for this show
Date: November 1, 1979
Venue: Anti-Club
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Angry Samoans, Overman, Jonnies
Date: November 3, 1979
Venue: The Church
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Notes: with Skrews
Date: November 23, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Cafe
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: with Last, Fear, Urinals
Date: December 1, 1979
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notes: with Mutants, Madness
Date: December 16, 1979
Venue: Blackie’s
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Ron Reyes debuts as vocalist
Date: December 21, 1979
Venue: Whisky A Go Go
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Notes: with Plugz; Keith and Greg (Hetson) announce plans for a new band.