This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Steve Mackay, Robert Matheu, Greg Vick, Chazz Avery, Dave F., Bill Ten Eyck and Randy M. Foley, to whom I'm most grateful.
UNNAMED REHEARSAL TRIO (EARLY 1967 - SUMMER 1967) / THE PSYCHEDELIC STOOGES #1 (SUMMER 1967 - JAN 1968)
1) James Newell 'Jimmy' Osterberg Jr. (aka Iggy 'The Iguana' Stooge) drums, vocals, organ, piano, hawaiian guitar, 'Jim-a-Phone', blender, vacuum cleaner
2) Ronald Franklin 'Ron' Asheton Jr. bass, guitar
3) Scott Randolph 'Scotty' 'Rock Action' Asheton vocals, harmonica, drums
October 31, 1967: Ron Richardson's house living room, State Street, Ann Arbor, MI "Halloween Private Party"
The Psychedelic Stooges' first private gig was held at the house of their first manager Ron Richardson, who lived next to a junkyard (!!). This was also the only performance of the band as a trio.
The Psychedelic Stooges' first private gig was held at the house of their first manager Ron Richardson, who lived next to a junkyard (!!). This was also the only performance of the band as a trio.
THE PSYCHEDELIC STOOGES #2 (JAN 1968 - NOV ?, 1968) / THE STOOGES #1 (NOV ?, 1968 - APR 2?, 1970)
1) Iggy Stooge vocals
2) Ron Asheton guitar
2) Ron Asheton guitar
3) Scott Asheton drums
4) David Michael 'Dave' 'Zander' 'Dude Arnett' Alexander bass
January 20, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Scot Richard Case, Apple Pie Motherhood
The Psychedelic Stooges' first public gig, and also first as a quartet. The band filling in (unannounced) for the advertised (on the poster) The Amboy Dukes.
March 3, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Carousel
Columbia Record executives reportedly would not allow the MC5 as a support act (due to their hometown reputation of blowing national headliners off the stage). The Psychedelic Stooges were a "safe" choice to open, but based on all accounts, they blew BS & T off the stage anyway.
Columbia Record executives reportedly would not allow the MC5 as a support act (due to their hometown reputation of blowing national headliners off the stage). The Psychedelic Stooges were a "safe" choice to open, but based on all accounts, they blew BS & T off the stage anyway.
March 24, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Up, Pink Peech Mob, Odds & Ends, Gold "Tribal Stomp"
March 30, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Fugs, Sly & The Family Stone
April 7, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Junior Wells, Up
April 11, 1968: Union Ballroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI with MC5, Up
April 17, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Jagged Edge
April 21, 1968: Grande Balrloom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with James Gang, Cream (the British trio was scheduled but canceled and postponed in June)
April 25, 1968: Pontiac Building, Detroit, MI with MC5, Up, Pigfukers "Trans-Love Energies Presents A Freek Dance"
April 28, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Mothers Of Invention, Charging Rhinocerous Of Soul
May 26, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Butterfield Blues Band, MC5
June 1, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Love, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
June 23, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Blue Cheer, MC5
July 13, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with The Who, Frost, Pink Floyd (they were scheduled for the previous day but a couple of eyewitnessed says they played tonight too)
July 28, 1968: Oakland University, Rochester, MI "Youth International Party Festival Of Life"
August 11, 1968: Mother's, 145 South Main Street (Van Dyke Avenue), Romeo, MI with Jagged Edge
After the concert Iggy was arrested for "obscene acts in public places" because it had inadvertently showed his private parts after the sudden opening of his pants's zipper (!!).
August 23, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Albert King, Rationals, Jagged Edge
August 2?, 1968: Delta Community College, University Center, MI
After the concert Iggy was arrested for "obscene acts in public places" because it had inadvertently showed his private parts after the sudden opening of his pants's zipper (!!).
August 23, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Albert King, Rationals, Jagged Edge
August 2?, 1968: Delta Community College, University Center, MI
September 1, 1968: Baldwin Pavilion, Oakland University, Rochester, MI with Procol Harum, The Rationals, SRC, The Thyme, MC5, The Jagged Edge, The Frost, Children, Pink Floyd (scheduled but not play), Howlin' Wolf (scheduled but not play), Chrysalis (scheduled but not play) "Oakland Pop Festival"
September 6-7, 1968: First Unitarian Church, Detroit, MI with Up (6), Billy C. & The Killer Blues Band (6), MC5 (7), Popcorn Blizzard (7) "Dialogue '68"
On the concert poster the band was billed at the same time as 'Psychedelic Stooges' (6) and, for the first time, as only 'The Stooges' (7).
September 8, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with B.B. King, Frost
September 22, 1968: Grande Ballroom , 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Amboy Dukes, Rodney Knight
On the concert poster the band was billed at the same time as 'Psychedelic Stooges' (6) and, for the first time, as only 'The Stooges' (7).
September 8, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with B.B. King, Frost
September 22, 1968: Grande Ballroom , 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Amboy Dukes, Rodney Knight
The band was billed as only 'The Stooges' on the concert poster.
September 23, 1968: Union Ballroom, University of Michifan, Ann Arbor, MI with MC5, Up "Benefit for MC5 and Children’s Community Achool"
October 8, 1968: The Fifth Dimension, 216 West Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI with MC5, Butterfield Blues Band
September 23, 1968: Union Ballroom, University of Michifan, Ann Arbor, MI with MC5, Up "Benefit for MC5 and Children’s Community Achool"
October 8, 1968: The Fifth Dimension, 216 West Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI with MC5, Butterfield Blues Band
This is the night Danny Fields and Jac Holzman signed 'Elektra Records' contracts with both The Stooges and MC5.
October 11, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with John Mayall, Frost
October 30-31, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5
October 11, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with John Mayall, Frost
October 30-31, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5
The Psychedelic Stooges did not appear on the concert poster.
November 3, 1968: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with MC5, Dharma, The Bottle Company
Supposedly the last gig as 'The Psychedelic Stooges', because just right after that, they officialy shortened their name only to 'The Stooges'.
November 8, 1968: Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Supposedly the first gig as 'The Stooges'.
November 21, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Blue Cheer
November 27-28, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Frost
November 30, 1968: Grande Cleveland, 5000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH with Blood, Sweat and Tears (BS&T cancelled?)
December 27, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Fleetwood Mac, Wicked Religion
November 3, 1968: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with MC5, Dharma, The Bottle Company
Supposedly the last gig as 'The Psychedelic Stooges', because just right after that, they officialy shortened their name only to 'The Stooges'.
November 8, 1968: Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Supposedly the first gig as 'The Stooges'.
November 21, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Blue Cheer
November 27-28, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Frost
November 30, 1968: Grande Cleveland, 5000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH with Blood, Sweat and Tears (BS&T cancelled?)
December 27, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Fleetwood Mac, Wicked Religion
The Stooges and Wicked Religion did not appear on the concert poster.
December 31, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with SRC, Wilson Mower Pursuit, Up, Stuart Avery Assemblage
unknown date, 1968: Pop Patrick's, Saginaw, MI
December 31, 1968: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with SRC, Wilson Mower Pursuit, Up, Stuart Avery Assemblage
unknown date, 1968: Pop Patrick's, Saginaw, MI
unknown date, 1968: Hullabaloo, 639 South Main Street, near Mosley Street, Ann Arbor, MI
unknown date, 1968: Teen Center, Birmingham, MI
unknown date, 1968: Hullabaloo, On West Jolly Road, Lansing, MI
unknown date, 1968: Hullabaloo, Jackson, MI
unknown date, 1968: Teen Center, Tecumseh, MI
unknown date, 1968: The Loft, Leonard, MI
January 5, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Frozen Sun
January 26, 1969: Delta Community College, University Center, MI with MC-5, Rationals, UP "Delta College Pops Festival"
February 4, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC-5, Up "Legal Self Defense"
April 1, 1969: McKenny Hall Ballroom, Ypsilianti, MI "Obsidian Art Festival"
April 7-13, 1969: Steve Paul's Scene, 301 West 46th Street, New York City, NY (the gigs was scheduled (as 'Psychedelic Stooges') but finally canceled)
April 27, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with The Third Power, All The Lonely People
May 9, 1969: The Crow's Nest (East), 31059 Harper Avenue at 13 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI with All The Lonely People
May 10, 1969: The Crow's Nest (West), 8606 Haller Street, South of Joy Road & three blocks East of Middlebelt Road, Westland, MI with Licorice
May ??, 1969: Gallup Park, Detroit, MI (unconfirmed)
May 22, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with It's A Beautiful Day
May 23, 1969: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Iggy Stooge met his future first wife Wendy Weisberg tonight (they married soon after on July 12).
May 24, 1969: The Crow's Nest (West), 8606 Haller Street, South of Joy Road & three blocks East of Middlebelt Road, Westland, MI with The Flow
Iggy Stooge met his future first wife Wendy Weisberg tonight (they married soon after on July 12).
May 24, 1969: The Crow's Nest (West), 8606 Haller Street, South of Joy Road & three blocks East of Middlebelt Road, Westland, MI with The Flow
May 30, 1969: Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI with MC5, Johnny Winter, Brownsville Station, Sun Ra, Teegarden & Van Winkle, The Up, Plain Brown Wrapper "First Annual Rock n' Roll Revival Festival"
May 31, 1969: The Crow's Nest (West), Dearborn, MI
May 31, 1969: The Crow's Nest (West), Dearborn, MI
June 6, 1969: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with MC5, Illinois Speed Press
June 7, 1969: Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI “Festival After The Festival”
July 4, 1969: Raceway, Mt. Clemens, MI with Savoy Brown, Pentangle, MC5, The Frost, The Third Power, Brownsville Station, Sky, The Bump, All the Lonely People, The Sunday Funnies "Second Annual (Detroit) Rock & Roll Revival”
July 5, 1969: Pottawatamie Beach, Saugatuck, MI with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Bob Seger System, The Frost, Big Mama Thornton, Savage Grace, The Red, White & Blues Band, The Frut of the Loom, Brownsville Station "2nd Annual Saugatuck Pop Festival"
July 6, 1969: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI
July 13, 1969: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with MC-5, Up "Legal Self Defense Presents The People Of Michigan Salute John Sinclair for his Heroic Work in the Community"
July 18-19, 1969: Fifth Forum, Ann Arbor, MI with Cartoon Festival
The band was still billed with the old name of 'The Psychedelic Stooges' on the concert poster.
July 23, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Tate Blue Band "Legal Self Defense Presents Benefit for the John Sinclair Defense Fund"
The band was still billed with the old name of 'The Psychedelic Stooges' on the concert poster.
July 23, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with MC5, Tate Blue Band "Legal Self Defense Presents Benefit for the John Sinclair Defense Fund"
July 2?, 1969: Delta Community College, University Center, MI with MC5, The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, SRC,The Amboy Dukes, The Third Power, Wilson Mower Pursuit, The Up "Delta Pops Festival"
August 3, 1969: Sportsman's Park, Mt. Clements, MI with Country Joe & The Fish, MC5, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, T~Bone Walker, Alice Cooper, Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys, The McCoys, The Up, Rush, The Früt,The Red, White & Blues Band, Savage Grace, Ted Lucas, The Pleasure Seekers, Mainline, Charlie Latimer, Frijid Pink, Owen Love, The Attack "Mt. Clemens Pop Festival"
August 13, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Sky, Catfish "Benefit for Senator Roger Craig"
August 1?, 1969: Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI (unconfirmed)
August 17, 1969: Milan Speedway, Milan, MI with The Amboy Dukes, Savage Grace, The Up, MC5, Lyman Woodard Trio, The Gold Brothers,Wilson Mower Pursuit, Kraack, The Tate Blues Band "Michigan Music Supports The John Sinclair Defense Fund"
August 22-23, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Jagged Edge (22), Frost (23), All The Lonely People (23)
August 26, 1969: New York State Pavilion, World's Fairground, Queens, New York City, NY with MC5, David Peel and The Lower East Side (canceled)
August 29, 1969: New York State Pavilion, World's Fairground, Queens, New York City, NY with MC5 (canceled)
August 31, 1969: Benedectine Stadium, Detroit, MI with Lighthouse, Keef Hartley, Orange Crush, Sky, The Third Power, Savage Grace,Friend & Lover, The Red, White & Blues Band, Underground Wall, Wilson Mower Pursuit "Rock & Roll Picnic"
September 5, 1969: stadium, University of Davis, Davis, MI with Cat Mother, Bob Seger, Frost
September 6, 1969: The Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park, New York City, NY with MC5, Moloch, David Peel and The Lower East Side (the show was scheduled for September 3 but finally was postponed on day 6)
September 9-11, 1969: Boston Tea Party, 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston, MA with Ten Years After
September 19-20, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA with Buddy Miles Express
September 27, 1969: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with The Woolies
October 3-4, 1969: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with The Move, Teegarden & Van Winkle
October 5, 1969: Sherwood Forest, Davison, MI with The Bob Seger System, The Amboy Dukes, The Bhang, The Third Power and others "WTAC Pop Festival"
October 13, 1969: Grande Ballrom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Allen Ginsberg
October 18, 1969: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with Up
October 26, 1969: King's Animal Land, Richmond, MI with Sun Ra, Joe Cocker, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, The Up,Brat, Milky the Clown, The Mechanical Man and various animal acts! "Cosmic Circus"
October 31, 1969: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI with Arthur Brown (cancelled), Dr. Tim Leary (cancelled), MC5 (cancelled), Bonzo Dog Band (cancelled), Coven, Pink Floyd (cancelled), Peter Hurkos (Mystic), Ralph Adams (Modern Houdini), Plum Wine, Kim Fowley (cancelled), Alice Cooper (cancelled), Sky, Pluto, Ted Lucas, Frijid Pink, Früt, Satan (Himself) (cancelled), Teegarden & Van Winkle, Bob Seger (cancelled), All The Lonely People, Pleasure Seekers, Sweetwater, SRC, Savage Grace, The Frost, Amboy Dukes "Black Magic & Rock n' Roll Festival"
During The Stooges' set, Iggy Stooge made his way into the crowd and got beat up when he flirted with some girls whose boyfriends didn’t like it!
November 11, 1969: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI with MC5, SRC, The Frost, The Parliaments (with Funkadelic), Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Frijid Pink, The Amboy Dukes, The Day & Night Dealers Blues Band, The Magic Veil Light Show and others "A Day Of Peace"
During The Stooges' set, Iggy Stooge made his way into the crowd and got beat up when he flirted with some girls whose boyfriends didn’t like it!
November 11, 1969: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI with MC5, SRC, The Frost, The Parliaments (with Funkadelic), Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Frijid Pink, The Amboy Dukes, The Day & Night Dealers Blues Band, The Magic Veil Light Show and others "A Day Of Peace"
The show was canceled as a result of the riots occured in this same venue during the rock n' roll festival of the previous October 31.
November 15, 1969: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Chip Stevens Blues Band, The Promise
November 15, 1969: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Chip Stevens Blues Band, The Promise
November 22, 1969: The Borderline, 14921 South Telegraph Road, Monroe, MI with Richmond, Phenomenon
November 26, 1969: Auditorium, Saginaw, MI “Saginaw Pop Festival”
The Stooges was scheduled but perhaps not participated.
The Stooges was scheduled but perhaps not participated.
November 30, 1969: Forsythe Jr. High School, Newport Road off Miller, Ann Arbor, MI with Up "Rock n' Roll Dance Presented by The Foundation of Every State"
December 26-27, 1969: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Flock, Savage Grace
December 28, 1969: Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with MC5, Love Sculpture, Frut, Haymarket Riot
December 29, 1969: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL with Pacific Gas & Electric, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Coven, MC5, Alice Cooper, Rotary Connection, Hot Set Up, Litter, Bob Seger, Mason Proffit, Bangor Flying Circus, Baby Huey "Chicago Pop Festival"
The Stooges appearance was filmed by a team of underground Chicago filmmakers.
unknown date, 1969: unknown TV Show, Philadelphia, PA
The Stooges plays 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'.
unknown date, 1969: unknown venue, Oakland, CA (unconfirmed)
After the show Iggy was arrested for saying the word 'Fuck' on stage.
unknown date, 1970: Gilligan‘s, Buffalo, NY
January 9-10, 1970: Ludlow Garage, 346 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH with Flamin' Groovies, Golden Earring
January 13, 1970: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI with Timothy Leary, Teegarden & Van Winkle, Up
January 16, 1970: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Wilson Mower Pursuit, The Attack
January 24, 1970: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI
The group appeared on the concert poster but finally didn't play.
January 25, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI "Free John Sinclair And All Political Prioners"
The group appeared on the concert poster but finally didn't play.
January 30-31, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Alice Cooper, The Frut
February 7, 1970: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Rationals
February 13, 1970: Woodrose Ballroom, Springfield, MA
February 21-24, 1970: Ungano's, New York City, NY
February 27-28, 1970: Action House, 50 Broadway, Island Park, Long Island, NY
March 6, 1970: Civic Arena, St. Clair Shores, MI
March 7, 1970: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO "1st St. Louis Pop Festival"
March 13-14, 1970: Ludlow Garage, 346 Ludlow Aveue, Cincinnati, OH with Stone The Crows (13-14), Elizabeth (13), MC-5 (13-14)
March 20, 1970: Met Sports Center, Bloomington, IN with Canned Heat, SRC, Litter, Brownsville Station, The Amboy Dukes, Grand Funk Railroad, Buddy Miles, Sweetwater (scheduled but canceled), Rotary Connection (scheduled but canceled) "The Met Center Rock Festival"
March 21, 1970: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Red, White & Blues Band
March 25, 1970: Rainy Daze, St. Louis, MO "Rainy Daze Festival"
March 26, 1970: Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH with Joe Cocker, Savoy Brown, Mountain, MC5, Frijid Pink, Amboy Dukes, Pleasure Seekers, Brownsville Station, Cradle, Bitter Blood, Balderdash, Glass Wall, Whalefeathers, East Orange Express, Westfauster "Cincinnati Pop Festival"
March 27, 1970: Something Different, Northwestern Highway & Franklin Road, Southfield, MI with The Chip Stevens Blues Band
April 10, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with NRBQ, I-94
April 12, 1970: Sherwood Forest, Northeast corner of Richfield Road M15, Davison, MI with Sonny Hugg
April 18, 1970: The Factorie Ballroom, 2815 Dixie Highway, North of Telegraph Road, Detroit, MI with The Rationals
April ??, 1970: unknown club, Providence, Rhode Island, NY (unconfirmed)
May 15-16, 1970: New Old Fillmore, San Francisco, CA with Flamin' Groovies, Alice Cooper, Commander Cody, Purple Earthquake
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the poster.
May 22, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL with Bob Seger System, Mountain, Blood Rock, Litter, Mecki Mark Men
June 5, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Mighty Quick, Ormandy
June 6, 1970: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with The Toby Wesselfox Band
June ??, 1970: Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Road Plainfield, Goddard, VT (unconfirmed)
June 13, 1970: Crosley Field (baseball stadium), Cincinnati, OH with Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, Alice Cooper, Traffic, The Mighty Quick, The Bob Seger System, Mott The Hoople, Ten Years After, Bloodrock, Savage Grace, Brownsville Station, Zephyr, The Damnation Of Adam Blessing, John Drake's Shakedown "MidSummer Night's Dream"
June 26, 1970: Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI "Midsummer Night Rock"
June 27, 1970: People‘s Fair, Stephensonpoint, WI
July 3-4, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Blodwyn Pig, John Drake's Shakedown
July 18, 1970: Soldier Field Stadium, Chicago, IL "WCFL’s Big Ten Summer Music Festival"
July 19, 1970: Tartar Field, Detroit, MI
July 24, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with The Rationals, White Light
July 25, 1970: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with White Light
July 26, 1970: Chester County, PA "The Newport Festival"
July 2? or August ?, 1970: Rainy Daze, St. Louis, MO
August 4 or 5 or 6 or 7, 1970: Delaware River, North New Jersey, NJ "Harmonyville Festival"
A six-days festival (4-9).
August 8, 1970: Goose Lake Park, Jackson, MI with Mountain, Teegarden & Van Winkle, The Litter, Brownsville Station, The Third Power, Früt "Goose Lake International Music Festival"
Iggy Stooge is on speed, he feels omnipotent and incites the crowd to riot, then attacking a member of the Mountain, guilty of playing in the band who was scheduled to play after The Stooges, because he wants more time to roll around on stage and play. Meanwhile Dave Alexander got drunk, smoked something and virtually froze on stage, forgetting all the songs. After the gig Dave is kicked out of the band by an angry Iggy.
August 15, 1970: unknown club, Asbury Park, NJ
August 15, 1970: Long Island Arena, Commack, NY (uncertain)
August 18-20, 1970: Ungano's, New York City, NY
Legendary jazzist Miles Davis attended one of the show.
August 27-28, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL (cancelled)
August 30, 1970: unknown venue, unknown city, WV "West Virginia Rock Festival" (cancelled)
September 4-5, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Fleetwood Mac, Springwell (evening shows)
September 5, 1970: stadium, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI (afternoon show)
September 6, 1970: Band Shell, West Park, Ann Arbor, MI "Ann Arbor Free Concert Series"
September 7, 1970: Austin, Texas, USA "1st Annual Central Texas Music Festival"
September 8-9, 1970: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (canceled)
September 11, 1970: Recreation Center, Wheaton, MD
September 12, 1970: unknown venue, Falls Church, VA
September 19, 1970: Warehouse, New Orleans, LO with MC5, Alice Cooper
September 20, 1970: Windsor Arena, Windsor, ON, Canada with The Amboy Dukes, SRC, Brownsville Station, Blues Train "Super Session"
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the concert poster.
September 27, 1970: The Frut Palace, 23580 Hall Road, Mt. Clemens, MI
October 2, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL with Dr. John, Buddy Miles Band, Mason Proffit (cancelled)
October 10, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with The Bob Seger System, Julius Victor
Steve Mackay's last gig with the band.
December ?, 1970: Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (The Stooges was scheduled but didn't play)
December 12, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Catfish, Jam Band
Supposedly Zeke Zettner's last gig with the band.
April 17, 1971: Opera House, Chicago, IL with Alice Cooper, Jam Band
April 24, 1971: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Guardian Angel
April 30, 1971: unknown venue, Madison, WI
May 1, 1971: unknown venue, Grand Rapids, MI
May 5, 1971: Dilly Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA
May 9, 1971: The Depot, Minneapolis, MN
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the poster.
May 12, 1971: unknown venue, Richmond, VA
May 13, 1971: Northport High School, Northport, Long Island, NY
The gig was cancelled at the last minute by the school board, because they were afraid of what might combine Iggy Stooge on stage having regard to its reputation as an "crowd's agitator" (!!).
May 14-15, 1971: The Electric Circus, 23 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY
May 16, 1971: Creelman Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
The concert ended much earlier than expected because at one point he was interrupted by the headmaster of this university, because he lived nearby, and could not even sleep through the fault of the loud music of The Stooges (!!). That night also happened that one of the band's roadie drank so much tequila that at some point he lost his balance and fell off a scaffolding that was in the hall.
May 21-22, 1971: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Illusion, Fanny
The Stooges did not play the first night (21) because a few hours earlier their drummer Scott Asheton was rushed to local hospital after he crashed with the van's band against a bridge (!!). For the second night show (22) the band called back their former sax player Steve MacKay to play drums instead of injured Scott Asheton (!!).
May 26, 1971: Music Palace, St. Louis, MO
The concert was canceled at the last minute because the band's equipment arrived too late. However the concert was postponed for the day after at another nearby city.
May 27, 1971: The Factory. St. Charles, MO
The concert was also recorded illegally by someone in the audience. Today a 37 minutes tape of this gig circulates wrongly credit as 'Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO'.
May 28, 1971: The Tumbleweed Ballroom, 1903 Novi Road, near 13 Mile Road, Walled Lake, MI
The concert was canceled because the band was still in Missouri after the previous day's above concert that had not been planned originally.
May 29, 1971: Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with Bob Seger, Frut, Sunday Funnies "WTTO Presents People's Concert #1 Featuring....."
Iggy Stooge and James Williamson's last gig with the band.
May 30 or 31, 1971: Monroe Estates, Pittsburgh, PA "East Coast First Great Lighter Than Air Fair" (canceled)
July 16, 1971: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (canceled)
August 7, 1971: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with Rumor, Tea (canceled)
July 6, 1973: Civic Arena, East 9 Mile Road and I'-94, St. Clair Shores, MI with Bob Seger, Catfish Hodge
Bob Sheff's last gig with the band.
October 17-21, 1973: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
October 31 and November 1, 1973: The Matrix, 412 Broadway, North Beach, San Francisco, CA with Tubes, Sugardaddy (Iggy And The Stooges cancelled)
November ??, 1973: Prince George's Community College, 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD with Blue Oyster Cult, The Dictators
December ?, 1973: unknown venue, Daytona Beach, FL
December 7, 1973: Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 1973: Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL with Blue Oyster Cult (Iggy and The Stooges cancelled and were replaced by The Raspberries)
December 1?, 1973: Mother’s, Nashville, TN
December 1?, 1973: unknown venue, Knoxville, TN
December 2?, 1973: The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, NJ
December 28, 1973: Joint In The Woods, Parsippany, NJ
December 29, 1973: Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN with Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon, Mike Bloomfield Band, Rare Earth, Captain Beyond "Second Annual Holiday Festival"
December 31, 1973: Academy of Music, New York City, NY with Kiss, Teenage Lust, Blue Oyster Cult
The group was credited on the concert poster only as 'Iggy Pop'.
January 11-12, 1974: Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus at Chestnut, San Francisco, CA with The Tubes
This shows replaced the cancelled Matrix shows on the previous Oct 31-Nov 1, 1973. By the time the band returned to the West Coast in January 1974 for this two shows (two sets a night) at Bimbo's 365 Club, their audience had dwindled, with just a few dozen fans in the seven-hundred-capacity club, all of them clustered around the stage. Joel Selvin was there to review the show for the Chronicle; he remembers that despite the tiny audience, the band was ragged but on the rampage, and that Iggy was as committed as ever. At one point he jumpeg out into the crowd, where-upon a fan pulled his bikini briefs down. The singer shouted a running commentary over the microphone: 'Somebody's sucking my dick, somebody's sucking my dick!'. Finally, bored of the attention, he screamed, 'Give me my cock back, you bitch!' and continued the performance. Selvin wrote up the incident in his review, with heavy use of asterisks. The next day after the story runs Selvin get a phone call from a guy who says, 'That was no girl that did Iggy, that was me and my cousin Frankie!'. A cleaned up recording of this above performance (January 11 or 12) is included in the disc six of the 6CD limited edition boxed set titled: 'The Stooges - Heavy Liquid' (Easy Action Records, 2005). The songs included are: 'Wet my bed', 'I got nothing', 'Head on' and 'Open up & bleed'.
January 18, 1974: Allen Theater, Cleveland, OH
January 19, 1974: Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with Slade, James Gang "Belkin Productions Presents...."
January 20, 1974: Stone Hearth, Madison, WI
January 21, 1974: The Brewery MSU West, Lansing, MI
January 24 or 25, 1974: Victory Burlesque Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
January 30-31 and February 1, 1974: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, Long Island, NY
February 2, 1974: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
February 4, 1974: Rock ‘n’ Roll Farm, 34828 Michigan Avenue, one block East of Wayne Road, Wayne, MI
February 9, 1974: Michigan Palace, 238 Bagley Street, at Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI with Elephant's Memory, Satori Circus
The band's last gig.
The Stooges appearance was filmed by a team of underground Chicago filmmakers.
unknown date, 1969: unknown TV Show, Philadelphia, PA
The Stooges plays 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'.
unknown date, 1969: unknown venue, Oakland, CA (unconfirmed)
After the show Iggy was arrested for saying the word 'Fuck' on stage.
unknown date, 1970: Gilligan‘s, Buffalo, NY
January 9-10, 1970: Ludlow Garage, 346 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH with Flamin' Groovies, Golden Earring
January 13, 1970: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI with Timothy Leary, Teegarden & Van Winkle, Up
January 16, 1970: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI with Wilson Mower Pursuit, The Attack
January 24, 1970: Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River At Beverly, 1 Block South Of Joy Road, Detroit, MI
The group appeared on the concert poster but finally didn't play.
January 25, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI "Free John Sinclair And All Political Prioners"
The group appeared on the concert poster but finally didn't play.
January 30-31, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Alice Cooper, The Frut
February 7, 1970: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Rationals
February 13, 1970: Woodrose Ballroom, Springfield, MA
February 21-24, 1970: Ungano's, New York City, NY
February 27-28, 1970: Action House, 50 Broadway, Island Park, Long Island, NY
March 6, 1970: Civic Arena, St. Clair Shores, MI
March 7, 1970: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO "1st St. Louis Pop Festival"
March 13-14, 1970: Ludlow Garage, 346 Ludlow Aveue, Cincinnati, OH with Stone The Crows (13-14), Elizabeth (13), MC-5 (13-14)
March 20, 1970: Met Sports Center, Bloomington, IN with Canned Heat, SRC, Litter, Brownsville Station, The Amboy Dukes, Grand Funk Railroad, Buddy Miles, Sweetwater (scheduled but canceled), Rotary Connection (scheduled but canceled) "The Met Center Rock Festival"
March 21, 1970: Silverbell Hideout, Bald Mountain Road, Clarkston, MI with The Red, White & Blues Band
March 25, 1970: Rainy Daze, St. Louis, MO "Rainy Daze Festival"
March 26, 1970: Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH with Joe Cocker, Savoy Brown, Mountain, MC5, Frijid Pink, Amboy Dukes, Pleasure Seekers, Brownsville Station, Cradle, Bitter Blood, Balderdash, Glass Wall, Whalefeathers, East Orange Express, Westfauster "Cincinnati Pop Festival"
March 27, 1970: Something Different, Northwestern Highway & Franklin Road, Southfield, MI with The Chip Stevens Blues Band
April 10, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with NRBQ, I-94
April 12, 1970: Sherwood Forest, Northeast corner of Richfield Road M15, Davison, MI with Sonny Hugg
April 18, 1970: The Factorie Ballroom, 2815 Dixie Highway, North of Telegraph Road, Detroit, MI with The Rationals
April ??, 1970: unknown club, Providence, Rhode Island, NY (unconfirmed)
THE STOOGES #2 (APR 2?, 1970 - AUG 8, 1970)
1) Iggy Stooge
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) Dave Alexander
5) Steven 'Steve' Mackay tenor sax
April 2?, 1970: The Octagon, near Jackson, MI
Steve Mackay's first gig with The Stooges, still as "guest".
May 7-8, 1970: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA with (maybe) Elvin Bishop, Taos
Steve Mackay's first gigs as official member of The Stooges.May 15-16, 1970: New Old Fillmore, San Francisco, CA with Flamin' Groovies, Alice Cooper, Commander Cody, Purple Earthquake
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the poster.
May 22, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL with Bob Seger System, Mountain, Blood Rock, Litter, Mecki Mark Men
June 5, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Mighty Quick, Ormandy
June 6, 1970: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with The Toby Wesselfox Band
June ??, 1970: Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Road Plainfield, Goddard, VT (unconfirmed)
June 13, 1970: Crosley Field (baseball stadium), Cincinnati, OH with Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, Alice Cooper, Traffic, The Mighty Quick, The Bob Seger System, Mott The Hoople, Ten Years After, Bloodrock, Savage Grace, Brownsville Station, Zephyr, The Damnation Of Adam Blessing, John Drake's Shakedown "MidSummer Night's Dream"
June 26, 1970: Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI "Midsummer Night Rock"
June 27, 1970: People‘s Fair, Stephensonpoint, WI
July 3-4, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Blodwyn Pig, John Drake's Shakedown
July 18, 1970: Soldier Field Stadium, Chicago, IL "WCFL’s Big Ten Summer Music Festival"
July 19, 1970: Tartar Field, Detroit, MI
July 24, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with The Rationals, White Light
July 25, 1970: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with White Light
July 26, 1970: Chester County, PA "The Newport Festival"
July 2? or August ?, 1970: Rainy Daze, St. Louis, MO
August 4 or 5 or 6 or 7, 1970: Delaware River, North New Jersey, NJ "Harmonyville Festival"
A six-days festival (4-9).
August 8, 1970: Goose Lake Park, Jackson, MI with Mountain, Teegarden & Van Winkle, The Litter, Brownsville Station, The Third Power, Früt "Goose Lake International Music Festival"
Iggy Stooge is on speed, he feels omnipotent and incites the crowd to riot, then attacking a member of the Mountain, guilty of playing in the band who was scheduled to play after The Stooges, because he wants more time to roll around on stage and play. Meanwhile Dave Alexander got drunk, smoked something and virtually froze on stage, forgetting all the songs. After the gig Dave is kicked out of the band by an angry Iggy.
THE STOOGES #3 (AUG 9, 1970 - OCT 10, 1970)
1) Iggy Stooge
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) Steve Mackay
5) Bill 'Billy' 'Red Rudy' Cheatham guitar
6) Thomas 'Tommy' 'Zeke' Zettner bass
August 14, 1970: Stadium, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Bill Cheatham and Zeke Zettner's first gig with the band. August 15, 1970: unknown club, Asbury Park, NJ
August 15, 1970: Long Island Arena, Commack, NY (uncertain)
August 18-20, 1970: Ungano's, New York City, NY
Legendary jazzist Miles Davis attended one of the show.
August 27-28, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL (cancelled)
August 30, 1970: unknown venue, unknown city, WV "West Virginia Rock Festival" (cancelled)
September 4-5, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Fleetwood Mac, Springwell (evening shows)
September 5, 1970: stadium, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI (afternoon show)
September 6, 1970: Band Shell, West Park, Ann Arbor, MI "Ann Arbor Free Concert Series"
September 7, 1970: Austin, Texas, USA "1st Annual Central Texas Music Festival"
September 8-9, 1970: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (canceled)
September 11, 1970: Recreation Center, Wheaton, MD
September 12, 1970: unknown venue, Falls Church, VA
September 19, 1970: Warehouse, New Orleans, LO with MC5, Alice Cooper
September 20, 1970: Windsor Arena, Windsor, ON, Canada with The Amboy Dukes, SRC, Brownsville Station, Blues Train "Super Session"
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the concert poster.
September 27, 1970: The Frut Palace, 23580 Hall Road, Mt. Clemens, MI
October 2, 1970: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL with Dr. John, Buddy Miles Band, Mason Proffit (cancelled)
October 10, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with The Bob Seger System, Julius Victor
Steve Mackay's last gig with the band.
THE STOOGES #4 (OCT 11, 1970 - NOV 22, 1970)
1) Iggy Stooge
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) Bill Cheatham
5) Zeke Zettner
October 23, 1970: Electric Circus, 23 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY
October 31, 1970: The Ritz Theatre, New York City, NY
November 1, 1970: Old Zim's Wagon Shed, Fremont, OH
November 13-14, 1970: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Mott The Hoople
November 15, 1970: The Frut Palace, 23580 Hall Road, Mt. Clemens, MI
November 1?, 1970: W.F. Herman Secondary School, Windsor, ON, Canada
November 20, 1970: Windsor Arena, Windsor, ON, Canada
November 22, 1970: The Borderline, Detroit, MI
Supposedly Bill Cheatham's last gig with the band.
THE STOOGES #5 (NOV 23, 1970 - DEC 12, 1970)
1) Iggy Stooge
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) Zeke Zettner
5) James Robert 'The Skull' Williamson guitar
December 5, 1970: Farmington High School, Farmington, Oakland County, MI wIth Detroit Featuring Mitch Ryder, The Coming
James Williamson's first gig with the band. December ?, 1970: Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (The Stooges was scheduled but didn't play)
December 12, 1970: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Catfish, Jam Band
Supposedly Zeke Zettner's last gig with the band.
THE STOOGES #6 (APR 13, 1971 - MAY 29, 1971)
1) Iggy Stooge
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) James Williamson
5) James 'Jimmy' Recca bass
April 13, 1971: The Vanity Ballroom, 1024 Newport Street, at East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI with MC5, Jam Band, The Frut, The Werks "Grand Opening"
Supposedly Jimmy Recca's first gig with the band.April 17, 1971: Opera House, Chicago, IL with Alice Cooper, Jam Band
April 24, 1971: The Palladium, 136 Brownell, off 15 Mile Road, between Woodward Avenue & Hunter Street, Birmingham, MI with Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Guardian Angel
April 30, 1971: unknown venue, Madison, WI
May 1, 1971: unknown venue, Grand Rapids, MI
May 5, 1971: Dilly Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA
May 9, 1971: The Depot, Minneapolis, MN
The band was billed as 'Iggy & The Stooges' on the poster.
May 12, 1971: unknown venue, Richmond, VA
May 13, 1971: Northport High School, Northport, Long Island, NY
The gig was cancelled at the last minute by the school board, because they were afraid of what might combine Iggy Stooge on stage having regard to its reputation as an "crowd's agitator" (!!).
May 14-15, 1971: The Electric Circus, 23 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY
May 16, 1971: Creelman Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
The concert ended much earlier than expected because at one point he was interrupted by the headmaster of this university, because he lived nearby, and could not even sleep through the fault of the loud music of The Stooges (!!). That night also happened that one of the band's roadie drank so much tequila that at some point he lost his balance and fell off a scaffolding that was in the hall.
May 21-22, 1971: Eastown Theatre, 8041 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI with Illusion, Fanny
The Stooges did not play the first night (21) because a few hours earlier their drummer Scott Asheton was rushed to local hospital after he crashed with the van's band against a bridge (!!). For the second night show (22) the band called back their former sax player Steve MacKay to play drums instead of injured Scott Asheton (!!).
May 26, 1971: Music Palace, St. Louis, MO
The concert was canceled at the last minute because the band's equipment arrived too late. However the concert was postponed for the day after at another nearby city.
May 27, 1971: The Factory. St. Charles, MO
The concert was also recorded illegally by someone in the audience. Today a 37 minutes tape of this gig circulates wrongly credit as 'Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO'.
May 28, 1971: The Tumbleweed Ballroom, 1903 Novi Road, near 13 Mile Road, Walled Lake, MI
The concert was canceled because the band was still in Missouri after the previous day's above concert that had not been planned originally.
May 29, 1971: Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with Bob Seger, Frut, Sunday Funnies "WTTO Presents People's Concert #1 Featuring....."
Iggy Stooge and James Williamson's last gig with the band.
May 30 or 31, 1971: Monroe Estates, Pittsburgh, PA "East Coast First Great Lighter Than Air Fair" (canceled)
July 16, 1971: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (canceled)
THE STOOGES #7 (JUL 24, 1971)
1) Ron Asheton
2) Scott Asheton
3) Jimmy Recca
4) Steve Richards vocals
July 24, 1971: Wampler's Lake Pavilion, Walter J, Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with Bull Frog, The Brat Band
The Stooges had already been split up at that point but this gig was originally scheduled some weeks earlier, then the band were contractually obliged to play. Iggy Stooge and James Williamson did not want to take part and so the band went there only with Jimmy Recca and the Asheton brothers, but none of them wanted to sing instead of Iggy and so they asked the audience if there was anyone capable of doing that and then stepped forward this local kid, Steve Richards, who said that not only he coul sing but, being a huge fan on them, knew by heart all their repertoire and imitate well Iggy's voice too (!!). August 7, 1971: Wampler’s Lake Pavilion, Walter J. Hayes State Park, Irish Hills, MI with Rumor, Tea (canceled)
IGGY AND THE STOOGES #1 (JUN 1972 - MAR 26, 1973)
1) Jimmy Osterberg (aka Iggy Pop)
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) James Williamson
July 15, 1972: The Scala, King‘s Cross Cinema, London, UK
First gig of the re-formed and re-named Iggy And The Stooges (actually for this show the band was billed only as 'Iggy Pop'). This was also their first and only performance in Europe and the first and only of that year too.
IGGY AND THE STOOGES #2 (MAR 27, 1973)
1) Iggy Pop
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) James Williamson
5) Robert 'Bob' Sheff keyboards
March, 27, 1973: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI
Bob Sheff's first gig and James Williamson's last gig with the band.
May 15, 1973: Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY (cancelled)
June 8, 1973: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA with Claudia Lennear (cancelled)
The band was scheduled only as 'Iggy' on the concert poster.
IGGY AND THE STOOGES #3 (JUN 15, 1973)
1) Iggy Pop
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) Bob Sheff
5) Sky Warnklein (aka Tornado Turner) guitar
June 15, 1973: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL with Blue Ash, Detroit with Mitch Ryder
Sky Warnklein first and only gig with the band. At some point during the show Iggy Pop leaped in the audience covered with mayonnaise and dog doo-doo which people had pelted him with (!!). The show was also filming by a guy with a super-8.
IGGY AND THE STOOGES #4 (aka #2) (JUN 16, 1973 - JUL 6, 1973)
1) Iggy Pop
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) James Williamson
5) Bob Sheff
June 20-24, 1973: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA with Rufus
James Williamson first return gigs with the band. Iggy Pop injured his back on a miscalculated dive into the audience three nights into the stand and because of this they only played one set instead of two the last two nights.July 6, 1973: Civic Arena, East 9 Mile Road and I'-94, St. Clair Shores, MI with Bob Seger, Catfish Hodge
Bob Sheff's last gig with the band.
IGGY AND THE STOOGES #5 (JUL 7, 1973 - FEB 9, 1974)
1) Iggy Pop
2) Ron Asheton
3) Scott Asheton
4) James Williamson
5) Scott 'Scotty' Thurston keyboards, harmonica
July 30-31 and August 1-2, 1973: Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
Scott Thurston's first gigs with the band. The two last Max’s shows were postponed due to injuries IggyPop inflicted during the second show.
August 6-7, 1973: Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
August 10-11, 1973: Pender Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, Canada
August 17, 1973: Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ
August 18, 1973: American Theatre, St. Louis, MO
August 19, 1973: J.F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC
September 1-2, 1973: Midwest Monster Peace Jubilee, Benton, TN (canceled)
September 3-4, 1973: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA with (possibly) New York Dolls (3), White Raven (3)
September 10, 1973: The Ohio Theatre, 3114 LaGrange Street, Toledo, OH
September 15-17, 1973: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
September 21, 1973: Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN
October 5-6, 1973: Michigan Palace, 238 Bagley Street, at Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI with White Witch, Public Foot Roman
October 8-13, 1973: Richards, Atlanta, GA
During one of the show (8 or 10 or 12 or 13) Elton John making an unannounced onstage cameo appearance dressed from head to toe in a big, furry, gorilla suit (!!). Nobody in the band known who he was and finally Elton unmasked just in time to save himself from a serious beating (!!). One of the show was also recorded.October 17-21, 1973: Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
October 31 and November 1, 1973: The Matrix, 412 Broadway, North Beach, San Francisco, CA with Tubes, Sugardaddy (Iggy And The Stooges cancelled)
November ??, 1973: Prince George's Community College, 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD with Blue Oyster Cult, The Dictators
December ?, 1973: unknown venue, Daytona Beach, FL
December 7, 1973: Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 1973: Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL with Blue Oyster Cult (Iggy and The Stooges cancelled and were replaced by The Raspberries)
December 1?, 1973: Mother’s, Nashville, TN
December 1?, 1973: unknown venue, Knoxville, TN
December 2?, 1973: The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, NJ
December 28, 1973: Joint In The Woods, Parsippany, NJ
December 29, 1973: Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN with Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon, Mike Bloomfield Band, Rare Earth, Captain Beyond "Second Annual Holiday Festival"
December 31, 1973: Academy of Music, New York City, NY with Kiss, Teenage Lust, Blue Oyster Cult
The group was credited on the concert poster only as 'Iggy Pop'.
January 11-12, 1974: Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus at Chestnut, San Francisco, CA with The Tubes
This shows replaced the cancelled Matrix shows on the previous Oct 31-Nov 1, 1973. By the time the band returned to the West Coast in January 1974 for this two shows (two sets a night) at Bimbo's 365 Club, their audience had dwindled, with just a few dozen fans in the seven-hundred-capacity club, all of them clustered around the stage. Joel Selvin was there to review the show for the Chronicle; he remembers that despite the tiny audience, the band was ragged but on the rampage, and that Iggy was as committed as ever. At one point he jumpeg out into the crowd, where-upon a fan pulled his bikini briefs down. The singer shouted a running commentary over the microphone: 'Somebody's sucking my dick, somebody's sucking my dick!'. Finally, bored of the attention, he screamed, 'Give me my cock back, you bitch!' and continued the performance. Selvin wrote up the incident in his review, with heavy use of asterisks. The next day after the story runs Selvin get a phone call from a guy who says, 'That was no girl that did Iggy, that was me and my cousin Frankie!'. A cleaned up recording of this above performance (January 11 or 12) is included in the disc six of the 6CD limited edition boxed set titled: 'The Stooges - Heavy Liquid' (Easy Action Records, 2005). The songs included are: 'Wet my bed', 'I got nothing', 'Head on' and 'Open up & bleed'.
January 18, 1974: Allen Theater, Cleveland, OH
January 19, 1974: Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH with Slade, James Gang "Belkin Productions Presents...."
January 20, 1974: Stone Hearth, Madison, WI
January 21, 1974: The Brewery MSU West, Lansing, MI
January 24 or 25, 1974: Victory Burlesque Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
January 30-31 and February 1, 1974: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, Long Island, NY
February 2, 1974: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
February 4, 1974: Rock ‘n’ Roll Farm, 34828 Michigan Avenue, one block East of Wayne Road, Wayne, MI
February 9, 1974: Michigan Palace, 238 Bagley Street, at Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI with Elephant's Memory, Satori Circus
The band's last gig.
Iggy pop was arrested also for put a corncob in his ass before start a presentation and show it in front of the audience. Later he would shoot it with a fart. The corncob was full of shit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Daremo! you remember exactly in which show this episode happened?
ReplyDeleteThe Stooges played the Toledo Sports Arena on Dec 28 1969. The line-up was (from head-liners to openers):
ReplyDeleteThe MC5
The Stooges
Love Sculpture
Früt
Haymarket Riot
I still have a photo of Iggy I took from that concert.
--Randy M Foley
(arfholy@gmail.com)
Thanks Randy! Update!
ReplyDeleteGreat site - you're missing a show. Prince George Community College in Portsmouth MD, Dec 1973 or Jan 1974. With BOC, opener was the Dictators, playing their first show ever.
ReplyDeleteThanks salvic! Added the gig!
DeleteNice site - thanks. There's an error though: the Matrix gigs in SF that were canceled were not scheduled at the Fillmore address in the Marina (that was the original Matrix site). By that time it was the "new" Matrix and was located at 412 Broadway in North Beach.
ReplyDeleteoops, right, thanks! Correct!
DeleteYou're welcome. For what it's worth both venues were in North Beach, with the Matrix pretty much directly across the street from the Mabuhay Gardens, the center of the San Francisco punk scene a few years later (of which Iggy/Stooges were a huge influence, of course).
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