ZAPPA GIGS

Strictly Genteel

107 performances on 102 nights · 1975–1988

Frank Zappa played “Strictly Genteel” live 107 times, from 17 September 1975 at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles to 20 May 1988 at Le Zenith, Paris. It opened a show once and closed one 33 times. It was most often followed by “The Illinois Enema Bandit”.

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Quotes inside it

  • Louie Louie×1
  • Wooly Bully×1
  • Rhapsody In Blue×1
  • Beethoven's 9th Symphony×1
  • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town×1
  • Batman×1

Quoted during

Every documented performance

1975×2

  1. SEP 17, 1975Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
  2. SEP 18, 1975Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States

1978×11

  1. SEP 17, 1978Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  2. SEP 19, 1978Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  3. SEP 28, 1978Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  4. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  5. OCT 4, 1978Forum, Montreal, Canada
  6. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  7. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  8. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  9. OCT 23, 1978Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  10. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  11. OCT 31, 1978Palladium, New York, United States

1979×3

  1. FEB 12, 1979Apollo Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
  2. FEB 14, 1979Apollo Theater, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom

1981×46

  1. SEP 27, 1981Events Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  2. SEP 28, 1981Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  3. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  4. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  5. OCT 1, 1981Paramount Theatre, Portland, United States
  6. OCT 2, 1981Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  7. OCT 2, 1981Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  8. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  9. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  10. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  11. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  12. OCT 11, 1981Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  13. OCT 17, 1981The Summit, Houston, United States
  14. OCT 18, 1981Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, United States
  15. OCT 22, 1981Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  16. OCT 25, 1981Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  17. OCT 29, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  18. OCT 30, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  19. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  20. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  21. NOV 1, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  22. NOV 3, 1981Tower Theater, Upper Darby, United States
  23. NOV 6, 1981Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  24. NOV 8, 1981Forum, Montreal, Canada
  25. NOV 9, 1981Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  26. NOV 11, 1981Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, United States
  27. NOV 13, 1981Manley Field House, Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States
  28. NOV 15, 1981Painter's Mill Star Theatre, Owings Mills, United States
  29. NOV 17, 1981Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  30. NOV 17, 1981Ritz, New York, United States
  31. NOV 19, 1981Public Hall, Cleveland, United States
  32. NOV 20, 1981Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States
  33. NOV 21, 1981Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, United States
  34. NOV 22, 1981Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, United States
  35. NOV 25, 1981Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  36. NOV 27, 1981Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  37. NOV 27, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  38. NOV 28, 1981Pavillion, Chicago, United States
  39. NOV 28, 1981Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, United States
  40. NOV 28, 1981Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, United States
  41. DEC 1, 1981Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, United States
  42. DEC 5, 1981Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, United States
  43. DEC 6, 1981Events Center, University Of Colorado, Boulder, United States
  44. DEC 10, 1981Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  45. DEC 10, 1981Civic, San Francisco, United States
  46. DEC 12, 1981Fox Theater, San Diego, United States

1982×25

  1. MAY 5, 1982Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
  2. MAY 7, 1982Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  3. MAY 8, 1982Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  4. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  5. MAY 11, 1982Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  6. MAY 12, 1982Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  7. MAY 14, 1982Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  8. MAY 15, 1982The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  9. MAY 17, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  10. MAY 18, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  11. MAY 19, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  12. MAY 21, 1982Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  13. MAY 28, 1982Palais des Sports, St. Etienne, France
  14. MAY 29, 1982Les Arenes, Frejus, France
  15. MAY 30, 1982Les Arenes, Cap d'Agde, France
  16. JUN 5, 1982Vechtewiese, Schuettorf, Germany
  17. JUN 8, 1982Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  18. JUN 11, 1982Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
  19. JUN 19, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  20. JUN 28, 1982Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  21. JUL 2, 1982Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
  22. JUL 3, 1982Stadio Comunale, Bolzano, Italy
  23. JUL 9, 1982Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, Rome, Italy
  24. JUL 9, 1982Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, Rome, Italy
  25. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy

1988×20

  1. FEB 2, 1988Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  2. FEB 4, 1988Beacon Theatre, New York, United States
  3. FEB 8, 1988Warner Theatre, Washington, United States
  4. FEB 10, 1988Warner Theatre, Washington, United States
  5. FEB 13, 1988Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  6. FEB 16, 1988Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, United States
  7. FEB 19, 1988Orpheum Theater, Boston, United States
  8. FEB 20, 1988Orpheum Theater, Boston, United States
  9. FEB 25, 1988Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  10. FEB 26, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  11. FEB 27, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  12. MAR 3, 1988Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  13. MAR 6, 1988Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  14. MAR 19, 1988Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College, Allentown, United States
  15. APR 12, 1988Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  16. APR 18, 1988Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  17. APR 27, 1988Skedsmohallen, Lillestrom, Norway
  18. MAY 5, 1988Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  19. MAY 17, 1988Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  20. MAY 20, 1988Le Zenith, Paris, France