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)