1980

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Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1980

February 1980 - End Result's first show at Mercy Mission Home For Boys - 1140 West Jackson - where Alan Jones resided.
March 6, 1980 - The Imports debut at Ann Arkees in Chicago.
April 30, 1980 - Grand Opening of Club 950 Lucky Number with headliners Special Affect
May 1, 1980 - Public Image Limited plays at the Riviera
May 17, 1980 - the Ramones play at UIC
June 1980 - Steve Albini moves to Chicago from Montana to enroll at Northwestern
June 21, 1980 - Negro Commando (soon to be Naked Raygun) play their first show at 222 S. Morgan St.
July 12, 1980 - Devo plays the Aragon Ballroom
September 5, 1980 - Strike Under plays their first gig, at Northwestern
September or October 1980 - Earl Letiecq meets the other members of what would become The Effigies at Oz
October 5, 1980 - Naked Raygun's third gig, in Detroit. Before the show, the band has to retrieve Bobby Strange's drums from the pawn shop.
November 9, 1980 The Effigies played at Oz, their first show ever
November 27 & 29, 1980 - Strike Under play Oz
December 1980 - Oz on Hubbard Street closes; the club relocates to its third (and final) location at 3714 N Broadway
December 5, 1980 - The Imports play their final gig at Seventh Street Entry in Minneapolis.
December 9, 1980 - Strike Under plays Waves
December 10, 1980 - Mission of Burma plays Waves (the ad for the show misidentifies them as "Mission From Burma"). Da opens.
December 12, 1980 - Black Flag plays Stages, with the Effigies. Captain Beefheart plays Tuts that night also.
December 13, 1980 - Black Flag plays Oz
December 31, 1980 - Naked Raygun and the Wayouts play Oz. It is Jim Colao's first gig with Raygun