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Adrian Belew

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78 nights · 1977–1978

Adrian Belew played with Frank Zappa on 78 documented nights between 8 September 1977 and 1 March 1978.

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About

Rhythm guitarist and vocalist on the 1977–78 band — FZ spotted him playing covers in a Nashville bar and hired him after a living-room audition. His Dylan impression opens "Flakes" on Sheik Yerbouti.

Beyond Zappa

Went straight from Zappa to David Bowie (Stage, Lodger), then Talking Heads (Remain in Light) and three decades fronting King Crimson (Discipline). Solo albums include Lone Rhino and Mr. Music Head.

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Most played on Adrian Belew’s nights

  1. The Torture Never Stops×52
  2. Peaches En Regalia×51
  3. Pound For A Brown×51
  4. City Of Tiny Lites×50
  5. Flakes×50
  6. Tryin' To Grow A Chin×50
  7. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes×49
  8. Wild Love×49
  9. Disco Boy×45
  10. Dinah-Moe Humm×42
  11. Jones Crusher×42
  12. The Black Page×42

Every documented night · 78

1977×47

  1. SEP 8, 1977Activities Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States
  2. SEP 9, 1977Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
  3. SEP 10, 1977Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  4. SEP 11, 1977Community Center Arena, Tucson, United States
  5. SEP 13, 1977Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  6. SEP 14, 1977Music Hall, Houston, United States
  7. SEP 16, 1977Convention Center Auditorium, Dallas, United States
  8. SEP 17, 1977Assembly Center, Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
  9. SEP 18, 1977Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  10. SEP 20, 1977Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, United States
  11. SEP 21, 1977Rose Arena, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, United States
  12. SEP 23, 1977Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, United States
  13. SEP 24, 1977Field House, University Of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
  14. SEP 25, 1977Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, United States
  15. SEP 27, 1977Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, United States
  16. SEP 29, 1977Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  17. SEP 30, 1977Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  18. OCT 1, 1977Southern Illinois University Arena, Carbondale, United States
  19. OCT 2, 1977Quadrangle, Washington University, St. Louis, United States
  20. OCT 5, 1977Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  21. OCT 6, 1977Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  22. OCT 8, 1977Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College, Allentown, United States
  23. OCT 9, 1977Public Hall, Cleveland, United States
  24. OCT 16, 1977Miami, United States
  25. OCT 17, 1977Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  26. OCT 18, 1977Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  27. OCT 20, 1977Music Hall, Boston, United States
  28. OCT 21, 1977Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, United States
  29. OCT 22, 1977Forum, Montreal, Canada
  30. OCT 23, 1977Leroy Concert Theater, Pawtucket, United States
  31. OCT 24, 1977Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  32. OCT 26, 1977Colisee de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
  33. OCT 28, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  34. OCT 29, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  35. OCT 30, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  36. OCT 31, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  37. NOV 4, 1977Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  38. NOV 5, 1977Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  39. NOV 6, 1977Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, United States
  40. NOV 10, 1977Louisville Gardens, Louisville, United States
  41. NOV 11, 1977Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  42. NOV 14, 1977Auditorium Arena, Denver, United States
  43. NOV 15, 1977Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, United States
  44. NOV 18, 1977Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  45. NOV 19, 1977Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
  46. NOV 20, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
  47. DEC 31, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States

1978×31

  1. JAN 24, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  2. JAN 25, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  3. JAN 26, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  4. JAN 27, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  5. JAN 28, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  6. JAN 29, 1978Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  7. JAN 30, 1978Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  8. FEB 1, 1978Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  9. FEB 2, 1978Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
  10. FEB 3, 1978Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  11. FEB 4, 1978Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
  12. FEB 5, 1978Festhalle, Bern, Switzerland
  13. FEB 6, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  14. FEB 7, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  15. FEB 8, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  16. FEB 9, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  17. FEB 10, 1978Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  18. FEB 11, 1978Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France
  19. FEB 13, 1978The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  20. FEB 14, 1978Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  21. FEB 15, 1978Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  22. FEB 17, 1978Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  23. FEB 18, 1978Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  24. FEB 19, 1978Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  25. FEB 23, 1978Halle Muensterland, Muenster, Germany
  26. FEB 24, 1978Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  27. FEB 25, 1978Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  28. FEB 26, 1978Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  29. FEB 27, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  30. FEB 28, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  31. MAR 1, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom