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Vinnie Colaiuta

drums

133 nights · 1978–1980

Vinnie Colaiuta played with Frank Zappa on 133 documented nights between 26 August 1978 and 11 December 1980, in the Saturday Night Live 1978 line-up.

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About

Drummer 1978–80 — hired at 22, he made the impossible Joe's Garage grooves sound casual and remains the reference for FZ's odd-meter book.

Beyond Zappa

Arguably the most-recorded session drummer of his generation: Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Faith Hill — thousands of dates.

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nights on stage together

Most played on Vinnie Colaiuta’s nights

  1. City Of Tiny Lites×86
  2. Keep It Greasy×85
  3. Dancin' Fool×84
  4. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing×78
  5. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?×77
  6. Easy Meat×76
  7. Cosmik Debris×59
  8. I Ain't Got No Heart×58
  9. Dead Girls Of London×57
  10. Andy×56
  11. Bobby Brown×50
  12. Magic Fingers×50

Every documented night · 133

1978×41

  1. AUG 26, 1978Friedrichsau Festplatz, Ulm, Germany
  2. SEP 3, 1978Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbruecken, Germany
  3. SEP 4, 1978Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  4. SEP 5, 1978Folkets Park, Malmoe, Sweden
  5. SEP 7, 1978Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  6. SEP 8, 1978Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  7. SEP 9, 1978Knebworth House Open Air Festival, Stevenage, United Kingdom
  8. SEP 15, 1978Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, United States
  9. SEP 16, 1978Bay Front Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  10. SEP 17, 1978Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  11. SEP 19, 1978Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  12. SEP 20, 1978Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  13. SEP 21, 1978Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  14. SEP 22, 1978Notre Dame University, South Bend, United States
  15. SEP 23, 1978Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  16. SEP 24, 1978Assembly Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States
  17. SEP 25, 1978Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, United States
  18. SEP 26, 1978Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, United States
  19. SEP 28, 1978Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  20. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  21. SEP 30, 1978Fieldhouse, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States
  22. OCT 1, 1978Public Auditorium, Cleveland, United States
  23. OCT 3, 1978Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  24. OCT 4, 1978Forum, Montreal, Canada
  25. OCT 6, 1978Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, United States
  26. OCT 8, 1978Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  27. OCT 9, 1978Civic Center, Providence, United States
  28. OCT 10, 1978Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  29. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  30. OCT 14, 1978Cole Fieldhouse, University Of Maryland, College Park, United States
  31. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  32. OCT 21, 1978Saturday Night Live, NBC TV, New York, United States
  33. OCT 23, 1978Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  34. OCT 24, 1978Civic Center, Springfield, United States
  35. OCT 25, 1978North Shore Coliseum, Danvers, United States
  36. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  37. OCT 28, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  38. OCT 29, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  39. OCT 31, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  40. NOV 9, 1978Detroit, United States
  41. NOV 11, 1978Denver, United States

1979×41

  1. FEB 10, 1979Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  2. FEB 11, 1979Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 12, 1979Apollo Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
  4. FEB 13, 1979City Hall, Newcastle, United Kingdom
  5. FEB 14, 1979Apollo Theater, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  6. FEB 16, 1979Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom
  7. FEB 17, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  8. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  9. FEB 19, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  10. FEB 21, 1979Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  11. FEB 23, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  12. FEB 24, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  13. FEB 25, 1979Palais Des Grottes, Cambrai, France
  14. FEB 26, 1979Wiesbaden, Germany
  15. FEB 27, 1979The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  16. FEB 28, 1979Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  17. MAR 1, 1979Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  18. MAR 2, 1979Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway
  19. MAR 3, 1979Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  20. MAR 5, 1979Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  21. MAR 6, 1979Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  22. MAR 8, 1979Hall Rhénus, Parc des Expositions, Strasbourg, France
  23. MAR 9, 1979Palais des Sports, Dijon, France
  24. MAR 11, 1979Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  25. MAR 12, 1979Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France
  26. MAR 13, 1979Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  27. MAR 14, 1979Pabellon de Deportes del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  28. MAR 16, 1979Parc des Expositions, Pau, France
  29. MAR 17, 1979Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux, France
  30. MAR 18, 1979Le Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  31. MAR 19, 1979Parc de Penfeld, Brest, France
  32. MAR 21, 1979Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  33. MAR 22, 1979Nibelungenhalle, Passau, Germany
  34. MAR 23, 1979Liebenau Stadion, Graz, Austria
  35. MAR 25, 1979Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  36. MAR 26, 1979Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  37. MAR 27, 1979Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  38. MAR 29, 1979Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  39. MAR 30, 1979Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  40. MAR 31, 1979Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany
  41. APR 1, 1979Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

1980×51

  1. OCT 1, 1980Seattle, United States
  2. OCT 5, 1980Paramount Theatre, Portland, United States
  3. OCT 6, 1980Reno, United States
  4. OCT 7, 1980Las Vegas, United States
  5. OCT 10, 1980Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  6. OCT 12, 1980Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  7. OCT 13, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  8. OCT 14, 1980Special Events Center, University of Texas, El Paso, United States
  9. OCT 16, 1980Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  10. OCT 17, 1980Convention Center Arena, Dallas, United States
  11. OCT 18, 1980Brady Theater, Tulsa, United States
  12. OCT 19, 1980Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City, United States
  13. OCT 21, 1980Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  14. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  15. OCT 24, 1980Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  16. OCT 25, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  17. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  18. OCT 27, 1980Kidsworld?, Charlottesville, United States
  19. OCT 28, 1980Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  20. OCT 30, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  21. OCT 31, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  22. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  23. NOV 4, 1980Washington, United States
  24. NOV 5, 1980London Gardens, London, Canada
  25. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  26. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  27. NOV 8, 1980Ocean State Performing Arts Center, Providence, United States
  28. NOV 10, 1980Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, United States
  29. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  30. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  31. NOV 14, 1980Athletic + Convention Center, Notre Dame University, South Bend, United States
  32. NOV 15, 1980Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, United States
  33. NOV 16, 1980Dane County Coliseum, Madison, United States
  34. NOV 17, 1980Minneapolis, United States
  35. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United States
  36. NOV 20, 1980Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, United States
  37. NOV 21, 1980University Union Auditorium, Illinois State University, Normal, United States
  38. NOV 22, 1980Louisville Gardens, Louisville, United States
  39. NOV 23, 1980Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  40. NOV 25, 1980Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, United States
  41. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  42. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  43. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  44. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  45. DEC 2, 1980Moby Gym, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
  46. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  47. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  48. DEC 7, 1980Las Vegas, United States
  49. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United States
  50. DEC 9, 1980Civic Theater, San Diego, United States
  51. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States