ZAPPA GIGS

The Blue Light

53 performances on 48 nights · 1980–1984

Frank Zappa played “The Blue Light” live 53 times, from 12 October 1980 at Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque to 11 August 1984 at Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison. It was most often followed by “Tinsel Town Rebellion”.

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Quotes inside it

  • Agency Man×1

Quoted during

Every documented performance

1980×25

  1. OCT 12, 1980Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  2. OCT 30, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  3. OCT 31, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  4. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  5. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  6. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  7. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  8. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  9. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United States
  10. NOV 22, 1980Louisville Gardens, Louisville, United States
  11. NOV 23, 1980Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  12. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  13. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  14. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  15. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  16. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  17. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  18. DEC 2, 1980Moby Gym, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
  19. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  20. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  21. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  22. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  23. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United States
  24. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States
  25. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1981×21

  1. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  2. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  3. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  4. OCT 11, 1981Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  5. OCT 17, 1981The Summit, Houston, United States
  6. OCT 20, 1981Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, United States
  7. OCT 23, 1981Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  8. OCT 24, 1981O'Connell Center, University Of Florida, Gainesville, United States
  9. OCT 27, 1981Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  10. OCT 27, 1981Charlotte, United States
  11. OCT 29, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  12. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  13. NOV 7, 1981Case Center, Boston University, Boston, United States
  14. NOV 15, 1981Painter's Mill Star Theatre, Owings Mills, United States
  15. NOV 20, 1981Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States
  16. NOV 22, 1981Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, United States
  17. NOV 27, 1981Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  18. NOV 27, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  19. DEC 10, 1981Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  20. DEC 10, 1981Civic, San Francisco, United States
  21. DEC 11, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1982×6

  1. MAY 5, 1982Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
  2. MAY 7, 1982Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  3. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  4. MAY 11, 1982Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. MAY 14, 1982Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  6. MAY 18, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France

1984×1

  1. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States