Ramones in Chicago

Early Chicago Shows

Joey Ramone and Robin Zander before the Ramones' June 30, 1977 show in Rockford. Photo by "FNN"

• June 21, 1977 at B'Ginnings
• June 29, 1977 - Waukegan
• June 30, 1977 - Stardust Lounge, Rockford. Cheap Trick's Robin Zander was one of the 7 people in the audience.
• July 6, 1977 - At the Ivanhoe Theater with the Dictators. Two songs from this show have been released on the Ramones live DVD "It's Alive"
• October 22, 1977 - at the Aragon Ballroom, opening for Iggy Pop and Leslie West
• January 20, 1978 - at the Aragon, with Runaways
• October 1979 at B'Ginnings
• October 13, 1979 at Northwestern. This show circulates as a bootleg called "Rock'n'Roll College"
• October 20, 1979 at Old Chicago

External Links

Aragon show in 1978

• CPP thread discussing early Ramones shows
• Video highlights of two Ramones shows in Chicago - B'Ginnings & Old Chicago