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The following tables list all known gigs made by the 1984 band according to the unbeatable Charles Ulrich's Frank Zappa Gig List.
For every gig, information is give about the existence of unofficial recordings (based on FZShows), the presence of guests and the existence of official recording or pro-shoot video (most information about official recordings and pro shoot video come from Román García Albertos's Frank
Zappa Chronology and FZ Videography).
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Key to tables
| date |
city |
state |
E show L |
explanation |
| 64 02 10 | No show on this date |
| 64 02 11 |
Centerville |
CA |
| Unconfirmed and unrecorded show (Charles Ulrich has not yet found evidence that the show took place on this date) |
| 64 02 12 |
Centerville |
CA |
| One confirmed show on this date |
| 64 02 13 |
Centerville |
CA |
| | Two confirmed shows on this date - we will refer to them as E(arly) and L(ate) |
| 64 02 14 |
Centerville |
CA |
S - A | One confirmed show - S(oundboard) and A(udience) unofficial recordings are available - one or both of them are complete |
| 64 02 15 |
Centerville |
CA |
A | A recording from this location is available, but Charles Ulrich has
not confirmed that this is the correct date. |
| 64 02 16 |
Centerville |
CA |
S | Near to complete unofficial soundboard recording is available for this show |
| 64 02 17 |
Centerville |
CA |
A | From 20 to 60 minutes of unofficial audience recording are available for this show |
| 64 02 18 |
Centerville |
CA |
S | Less than 20 minutes of unofficial soundboard recording are available for this show |
| 64 02 19 |
Centerville |
CA |
| No recording is available for this confirmed show |
| 64 02 20 |
Centerville |
CA |
A* | | * It's unclear if the only available recording from this date is of the E(arly) or of the L(ate) show |
| recordings or video column |
explanation |
|
indicates that less than 10 minutes of official recording / video is available |
|
indicates that up to 20 minutes of official recording / video is available |
|
indicates that more than 20 minutes of official recording / video is available |
Note that not always is certain from what show Zappa took a particular solo / song fragment released on official albums.
1st North American Tour: July 17 to September 2
| date |
city |
state |
E show L |
guests / notes |
official recordings |
videos |
| 84 07 14 | | | | | | |
| 84 07 15 | | | | | | |
| 84 07 16 | | | | | | |
| 84 07 17 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 18 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 19 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 20 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 21 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
S |
Guest: Dweezil Zappa | | |
| 84 07 22 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
S - A |
Guests: G. Duke, J. 'Guitar' Watson, A. Dumbar, B. Fowler, D. Walley | | |
| 84 07 23 | | | | | | |
| 84 07 24 |
San Diego |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 25 |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 26 |
Berkeley |
CA |
| | | |
| 84 07 27 |
Berkeley |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 28 |
Berkeley |
CA |
| | | |
| 84 07 29 |
Santa Barbara |
CA |
A | | | |
| 84 07 30 | | | | | | |
| 84 07 31 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 08 01 |
Santa Fe |
NM |
A | Last show with Napoleon Murphy Brock | | |
| 84 08 02 |
Denver |
CO |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 08 03 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 04 |
Denver |
CO |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 08 05 |
Omaha |
NE | | | | |
| 84 08 06 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 07 |
Des Moines |
IA |
A | | | |
| 84 08 08 |
Minneapolis |
MN |
A | | | |
| 84 08 09 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 10 |
West Allis |
WI |
S |
| | |
| 84 08 11 |
Madison |
WI |
A |
|
G | |
| 84 08 12 |
Cuyahoga Falls |
OH |
S |
| | |
| 84 08 13 |
Holmdel |
NJ |
A |
| | |
| 84 08 14 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 15 |
Toronto |
Ontario |
A |
| | |
| 84 08 16 |
Wantagh |
NY |
A |
|
G | |
| 84 08 17 | | |
| | | |
| 84 08 18 |
Chicago |
IL |
A |
| | |
| 84 08 19 |
Cincinnati |
OH |
|
| | |
| 84 08 20 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 21 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 22 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 08 23 |
Rochester |
MI |
A |
| | |
| 84 08 24 |
Detroit |
MI |
|
|
YCDTOSA4 | |
| 84 08 25 |
New York City |
NY |
S - A |
|
HIOS ?, TrF | |
| 84 08 26 |
New York City |
NY |
|
A* |
|
HIOS, YCDTOSA1,3,4,6 |
DHBIM |
| 84 08 27 |
Syracuse |
NY |
A |
| |
|
| 84 08 28 | | | | | | |
| 84 08 29 |
Poughkeepsie |
NY |
A |
| |
|
| 84 08 30 |
Columbia |
MD |
A |
| |
|
| 84 08 31 |
Salem |
MA |
A |
| |
|
| 84 09 01 |
Saratoga Springs |
NY |
S |
| |
|
| 84 09 02 |
Columbia |
TN |
|
| |
|
| 84 09 03 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 04 | | | | | | |
European Tour: September 7 to October 16
| date |
city |
state |
E show L |
guests / notes |
official recordings |
videos |
| 84 09 05 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 06 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 07 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
A | | | |
| 84 09 08 |
Alhen |
Germany |
A | | | |
| 84 09 09 |
St. Goarshausen |
Germany |
A | | | |
| 84 09 10 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 11 |
Berlin |
Germany |
A | | | |
| 84 09 12 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 13 |
Drammen |
Norway |
A | | | |
| 84 09 14 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
A | | | |
| 84 09 15 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 16 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
A | | | |
| 84 09 17 |
Paris |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 09 18 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 19 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
S | | | |
| 84 09 20 |
San Sebastian |
Spain |
A | | | |
| 84 09 21 |
Toulouse |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 09 22 |
Nantes |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 09 23 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 24 |
London |
UK |
A |
A | |
DHBIM, G, YCDTOSA4 | |
| 84 09 25 |
London |
UK |
S | | |
| 84 09 26 | | | | | | |
| 84 09 27 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
| | | |
| 84 09 28 |
Dusseldorf |
Germany |
A | | | |
| 84 09 29 |
Lille |
France |
|
| | | |
| 84 09 30 |
Lyon |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 10 01 |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
| | | |
| 84 10 02 |
Boeblingen |
Germany |
A | | | |
| 84 10 03 |
Munich |
Germany |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 10 04 |
Vienna |
Austria |
A | | | |
| 84 10 05 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 06 |
Marseilles |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 10 07 |
Nice |
France |
A | | | |
| 84 10 08 |
Milan |
Italy |
A |
| | |
| 84 10 09 |
Genoa |
Italy |
|
| | |
| 84 10 10 |
Bologna |
Italy |
A |
| | |
| 84 10 11 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 12 |
Viareggio |
Italy |
S - A |
| | |
| 84 10 13 |
Padua |
Italy |
S - A |
| | |
| 84 10 14 |
Rome |
Italy |
A |
| | |
| 84 10 15 |
Rome |
Italy |
A |
| | |
| 84 10 16 |
Rome |
Italy |
A |
| | |
| 84 10 17 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 18 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 19 | | | | | | |
2nd North American Tour: October 25 to December 23
| date |
city |
state |
E show L |
guests / notes |
official recordings |
videos |
| 84 10 22 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 23 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 24 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 25 |
Worcester |
MA |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 10 26 |
Providence |
RI |
A |
|
DHBIM, TrF | |
| 84 10 27 |
New Haven |
CT |
A | | | |
| 84 10 28 |
Amherst |
MA |
A |
|
Archie Shepp (guest on the late show and audible on YCDTOSA4) |
DHBIM, YCDTOSA4 | |
| 84 10 29 | | | | | | |
| 84 10 30 |
Syracuse |
NY |
| | | |
| 84 10 31 |
New York |
NY |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 11 01 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 02 |
Montreal |
Quebec |
A |
|
YCDTOSA3 | |
| 84 11 03 |
Stony Brook |
NY |
S |
S | | | |
| 84 11 04 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 05 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 06 |
Halifax |
Nova Scotia |
| | | |
| 84 11 07 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 08 |
Quebec |
Quebec |
A | | | |
| 84 11 09 |
Boston |
MA |
A | | | |
| 84 11 10 |
Upper Darby |
PA |
S - A |
A |
|
DHBIM, YCDTOSA4, G | |
| 84 11 11 |
Norfolk |
VA | A | | | |
| 84 11 12 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 13 |
Washington |
DC |
A | | | |
| 84 11 14 |
Cleveland |
OH |
A | | | |
| 84 11 15 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 16 |
Buffalo |
NY |
A |
| | |
| 84 11 17 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
A |
| | |
| 84 11 18 |
Columbus |
PA |
A* |
| | | |
| 84 11 19 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 20 |
Louisville |
KY |
| | | |
| 84 11 21 |
Royal Oak |
Mi |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 11 22 | | |
| | | |
| 84 11 23 |
Chicago |
IL |
A |
A |
|
DHBIM, YCDTOSA3,4,6, G | |
| 84 11 24 |
St. Louis |
MO |
A |
| | |
| 84 11 25 |
Atlanta |
GA |
A |
|
G | |
| 84 11 26 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 27 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 28 | | | | | | |
| 84 11 29 |
Orlando |
FL |
|
| | |
| 84 11 30 |
Sunrise |
FL |
A |
A |
|
G | |
| 84 12 01 |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
A |
|
DHBIM, YCDTOSA3,4 | |
| 84 12 02 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 03 |
New Orleans |
LA |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 12 04 |
Memphis |
TN |
A |
|
TrF | |
| 84 12 05 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 06 |
Oklahoma City |
TN |
A |
| |
|
| 84 12 07 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 08 |
Kansas City |
MO |
A |
A | | | |
| 84 12 09 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 10 |
San Antonio |
TX |
A |
|
G |
|
| 84 12 11 |
Austin |
TX |
A |
| |
|
| 84 12 12 |
Houston |
TX |
A |
| |
|
| 84 12 13 |
Dallas |
TX |
A |
| |
|
| 84 12 14 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 15 |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
|
| |
|
| 84 12 16 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 17 |
Seattle |
WA |
A |
A |
|
YCDTOSA3,4, TrF | |
| 84 12 18 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
A |
A |
|
DHBIM, YCDTOSA3,4, G | |
| 84 12 19 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 20 |
Portland |
OR |
A |
|
YCDTOSA3, G |
|
| 84 12 21 |
San Carlos |
CA |
S |
| |
|
| 84 12 22 |
Fresno |
CA |
|
| |
|
| 84 12 23 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
S - A |
Guest: Dweezil Zappa (audible on YCDTOSA3 and DHBIM) |
DHBIM, YCDTOSA3,4, 6 |
|
| 84 12 24 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 25 | | | | | | |
| 84 12 26 | | | | | | |
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