C.O.D.

Club C.O.D. (Come on Down) was a large venue in the Rogers Park/Edgewater area that played punk shows in the early 1980s. Because of its size, only larger acts played at C.O.D.'s - the smaller shows could be booked at Misfit's only a block away. It was a "remodeled basement club" that could hold "perhaps about a thousand people". C.O.D. met its doom on October 8th or 9th, 1982 (date needs verification) due to a fire under "mysterious circumstances", similiar to that of La Mere Vipere.

In 1982, Eric Nihilist put on a lot of shows featuring national acts at C.O.D.

Location

• 1201 W. Devon - Far north side corner of Devon and Sheridan

Notable Shows

• September 17, 1981 - The Dead Kennedys, Husker Du
• September 18, 1981 - Husker Du, DK?
• October 1, 1981 - Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark
• October 10, 1981 - Birthday Party, The Effigies
• October 26, 1981 - Modern English
• December 26, 1981 - Anti-Patsi, Naked Raygun, 6 Feet Under
• February 21, 1982 - The Damned
• February 26, 1982 - The Effigies, Trial By Fire
• March 4, 1982 - Die Kruzen, Six Feet Under, The Corrosives, Oil Tasters
• March 20, 1982 - Flipper
• April 1, 1982 - The Effigies (Bodybag 7" release party), Die Kreuzen
• April 16, 1982 - Red Rockers
• April 17, 1982 - Bad Brains, Articles of Faith, Air Raid
• May 7, 1982 - Really Red, DV8, Articles of Faith, Occupants
• May 22, 1982 - TSOL,
• July 2, 1982 - Husker Du
• September 3, 1982 - Vice Squad, Social Distortion, Youth Brigade
• September 4, 1982 - The Effigies, L7
• September 10, 1982 - Exploited, Blackouts
• September 16, 1982 - Discharge, Battalion of Saints, Aggression
• October 9, 1982 - Angelic Upstarts, Rights of the Accused, Anti-Bodies (fire date?)
• May 18, 1984 - The Dickies (post-fire, almost certainly incorrect)

References

• Music and Art in Chicago, 1978-1982 - Location, size and DK show info