mike watt and the black gang






nels cline - guitar
watt - thud staff, spiel
bob lee - drums
(left to right)

steve reed - soundman + singing at the mixing desk

steve kaul - the man outside the van


performing watt's punk opera "contemplating the engine room"
(out now on columbia records)






read the tour diaries!




"puttin' the opera to bed" tour '98


mon, sep. 21 - club congress, 311 e. congress, tuscon, az - (520) 620-1607

tue, sep. 22 - monte vista lounge, 100 n. san francisco st., flagstaff, az - (520) 774-2403

wed, sep. 23 - launch pad, 618 central av. s.w., albuquerque, nm - (505) 764-8887

fri, sep. 25 - stubb's bar-b-q, 801 red river, austin, tx - (512) 474-9145

sat, sep. 26 - instant karma, 1617 richmond, houston, tx - (713) 528-3545

sun, sep. 27 - tipitina's, 501 napoleon, new orleans, la - (504) 891-8477
(gig cancelled due to hurricane georges! damn)

sun, sep. 27 - instant karma, 1617 richmond, houston, tx - (713) 528-3545
(replaced the new orleans gig)

tue, sep. 29 - club down under, florida state university, tallahassee, fl - (850) 644-6710

wed, sep. 30 - the covered dish, 210 s.w. 2nd av., gainesville, fl - (352) 377-3334

thu, oct. 1 - fat kat music hall, 1187 edgewood south, jacksonville, fl - (904) 389-5811

fri, oct. 2 - sapphire supper club, 54 n. orange av., orlando, fl - (407) 246-1419

sat, oct. 3 - state theater, 687 central av., st. petersburg, fl - (813) 895-3045

sun, oct. 4 - ray's downtown blues, 519 clematis st., w. palm beach, fl - (561) 835-1577

mon, oct. 5 - sluggo's, 130 s. palafox st., pensacola, fl - (850) 435-0543
(gig moved from sep. 28 due to hurricane georges!)

tue, oct. 6 - 40 watt club, 285 w. washington st., athens, ga - (706) 549-7871

wed, oct. 7 - casbah @ tremont music, 400 west tremont av., charlotte, nc - (704) 343-9432

thu, oct. 8 - cat's cradle, 300 e. main st., carrboro, nc - (919) 967-9053

fri, oct. 9 - tokyo rose, 13 univ. shopping ctr., charlottesville, va - (804) 296-3366

sat, oct. 10 - black cat, 1831 14th st. n.w., washington, dc - (202) 667-4490

sun, oct. 11 - pontiac grill, 304 south st., philadelphia, pa - (215) 925-4053

mon, oct. 12 - iron horse, 20 center st., northampton, ma - (413) 584-0610

tue, oct. 13 - stonecoast brewery, 14 york st., portland, me - (207) 773-2337

wed, oct. 14 - t.t. the bear's, 10 brookline, cambridge, ma - (617) 492-0082

thu, oct. 15 - met cafe, 130 union st., providence, ri - (401) 861-2142

fri, oct. 16 - knitting factory, 74 leonard st., new york, ny - (212) 219-3006

sat, oct. 17 - maxwell's, 1039 washington av., hoboken, nj - (201) 798-0406

sun, oct. 18 - the saint, 601 main st., asbury park, nj - (732) 775-9144

mon, oct. 19 - electric banana, 3887 bigelow bl., pittsburgh, pa - (412) 682-8296

tue, oct. 20 - little brother's, 1100 n. high st., columbus, oh - (614) 834-2205

wed, oct. 21 - sudsy's, 2626 vine st., cincinnati, oh - (513) 751-2300

thu, oct. 22 - grog shop, 1765 coventry, cleveland heights, oh - (216) 321-5588

fri, oct. 23 - alvin's, 5756 cass av., detroit, mi - (313) 832-2355

sat, oct. 24 - mercury paw, 117 e. main st., louisville, ky - (502) 587-6999

sun, oct. 25 - the end, 2219 elliston pl., nashville, tn - (615) 321-4400

mon, oct. 26 - the nick, 2514 10th av., birmingham, al - (205) 252-3831

tue, oct. 27 - barrister's, 147 jefferson, memphis, tn - (901) 527-8662

wed, oct. 28 - jr's dickson st. ballroom, 245 powerhouse rd., fayetteville, ar - (501) 443-4600

thu, oct. 29 - side door, 2005 locust, st. louis, mo - (314) 231-3666

fri, oct. 30 - cabaret metro, 3730 n. clarke, chicago, il - (773) 549-0203

sat, oct. 31 - 7th street entry, 29 n. 7th st., minneapolis, mn - (612) 338-8388

sun, nov. 1 - 7th street entry, 29 n. 7th st., minneapolis, mn - (612) 338-8388

mon, nov. 2 - gabe's oasis, 330 e. washington av., iowa city, ia - (319) 354-4788

tue, nov. 3 - ranch bowl, 1606 s. 72nd st., omaha, ne - (402) 393-0900

wed, nov. 4 - bottleneck, 737 new hampshire, lawrence, ks - (913) 842-5483

fri, nov. 6 - bluebird theatre, 3317 e. colfax, denver, co - (303) 830-6700

sat, nov. 7 - zephyr club, 301 s.w. temple, salt lake city, ut - (801) 355-5646

sun, nov. 8 - neurolux, 111 n. 11th st., boise, id - (208) 343-0886

mon, nov. 9 - copper commons - university of montana, missoula, mt - (406) 243-6661
(gig cancelled due to heavy ice on the interstate! damn)

wed, nov. 11 - wow hall, 291 w. 8th av., eugene, or - (541) 687-2746

thu, nov. 12 - crocodile cafe, 2200 2nd av., seattle, wa - (206) 448-2114

fri, nov. 13 - capitol theater, 206 e. 5th av., olympia, wa - (206) 754-5378

sat, nov. 14 - reed college, student union, portland, or - (503) 236-4340 at 3 pm
berbatis pan, 231 s.w. ankeny, portland, or - (503) 248-4579 at 11:15 pm
(two shows on this date!)



as of november 9, 1998








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