ZAPPA GIGS

Nig Biz

100 performances · 1981–1988

Frank Zappa played “Nig Biz” live 100 times, from 27 September 1981 at Events Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara to 12 March 1988 at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington. It closed a show twice. It was most often followed by “Disco Boy”.

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Quotes inside it

  • The Battle Hymn Of The Republic×1
  • Peter Gunn×1
  • It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas×1

Every documented performance

1981×34

  1. SEP 27, 1981Events Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  2. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  3. OCT 2, 1981Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  4. OCT 2, 1981Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  5. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  6. OCT 11, 1981Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  7. OCT 18, 1981Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, United States
  8. OCT 22, 1981Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  9. OCT 25, 1981Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  10. OCT 30, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  11. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  12. NOV 1, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  13. NOV 3, 1981Tower Theater, Upper Darby, United States
  14. NOV 6, 1981Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  15. NOV 7, 1981Case Center, Boston University, Boston, United States
  16. NOV 11, 1981Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, United States
  17. NOV 15, 1981Painter's Mill Star Theatre, Owings Mills, United States
  18. NOV 17, 1981Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  19. NOV 17, 1981Ritz, New York, United States
  20. NOV 21, 1981Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, United States
  21. NOV 22, 1981Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, United States
  22. NOV 23, 1981Park West Club, Chicago, United States
  23. NOV 25, 1981Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  24. NOV 27, 1981Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  25. NOV 27, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  26. NOV 28, 1981Pavillion, Chicago, United States
  27. NOV 28, 1981Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, United States
  28. NOV 28, 1981Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, United States
  29. DEC 4, 1981Music Hall, Omaha, United States
  30. DEC 4, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  31. DEC 10, 1981Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  32. DEC 10, 1981Civic, San Francisco, United States
  33. DEC 11, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States
  34. DEC 12, 1981Fox Theater, San Diego, United States

1982×23

  1. MAY 5, 1982Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
  2. MAY 8, 1982Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  3. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  4. MAY 11, 1982Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. MAY 12, 1982Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  6. MAY 14, 1982Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  7. MAY 15, 1982The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  8. MAY 17, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  9. MAY 19, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  10. MAY 23, 1982Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany
  11. MAY 29, 1982Les Arenes, Frejus, France
  12. JUN 2, 1982La Salle d'Omnisports, Rennes, France
  13. JUN 10, 1982Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
  14. JUN 11, 1982Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
  15. JUN 15, 1982Centre Sportif, Differdange, Luxembourg
  16. JUN 18, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  17. JUN 22, 1982Le Parc des Expositions, Metz, France
  18. JUN 26, 1982Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  19. JUN 28, 1982Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  20. JUN 29, 1982Sporthalle, Linz, Austria
  21. JUL 2, 1982Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
  22. JUL 5, 1982Stadio Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
  23. JUL 14, 1982Stadio Comunale La Favorita, Palermo, Italy

1984×42

  1. JUL 18, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  2. JUL 25, 1984Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  3. JUL 27, 1984Greek Theater, Berkeley, United States
  4. JUL 31, 1984Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
  5. AUG 2, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  6. AUG 4, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  7. AUG 8, 1984Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, United States
  8. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States
  9. AUG 16, 1984Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, United States
  10. AUG 22, 1984Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, United States
  11. SEP 1, 1984Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, United States
  12. SEP 14, 1984Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  13. SEP 16, 1984The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  14. SEP 20, 1984Polideportivo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
  15. SEP 21, 1984Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France
  16. SEP 24, 1984Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  17. SEP 30, 1984Espace Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
  18. OCT 2, 1984Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  19. OCT 3, 1984Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  20. OCT 6, 1984Le Stadium, Marseilles, France
  21. OCT 10, 1984Teatro Tenda Parco Nord, Bologna, Italy
  22. OCT 13, 1984Palazzo dello Sport, San Lazzaro, Padua, Italy
  23. OCT 15, 1984Teatro Tenda Pianeta, Rome, Italy
  24. OCT 15, 1984PalaEur, Rome, Italy
  25. OCT 25, 1984E. M. Loews Theater, Worcester, United States
  26. OCT 28, 1984Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
  27. OCT 31, 1984Felt Forum, New York, United States
  28. NOV 2, 1984Forum, Montreal, Canada
  29. NOV 3, 1984gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  30. NOV 10, 1984Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  31. NOV 13, 1984D. A. R. Constitution Hall, Washington, United States
  32. NOV 14, 1984Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, United States
  33. NOV 16, 1984Alumni Arena, SUNY, Buffalo, United States
  34. NOV 17, 1984Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  35. NOV 21, 1984Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  36. NOV 23, 1984Bismarck Theatre, Chicago, United States
  37. NOV 30, 1984Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  38. DEC 3, 1984McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
  39. DEC 6, 1984Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, United States
  40. DEC 8, 1984Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  41. DEC 17, 1984Paramount Theatre, Seattle, United States
  42. DEC 18, 1984Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada

1988×1

  1. MAR 12, 1988Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, United States