ZAPPA GIGS

Tinsel Town Rebellion

140 performances on 132 nights · 1980–1988

Frank Zappa played “Tinsel Town Rebellion” live 140 times, from 12 October 1980 at Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque to 28 February 1988 at Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak. It closed a show once. It was most often followed by “Trouble Every Day”.

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1980×37

  1. OCT 12, 1980Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  2. OCT 13, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  3. OCT 13, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  4. OCT 16, 1980Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  5. OCT 17, 1980Convention Center Arena, Dallas, United States
  6. OCT 21, 1980Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  7. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  8. OCT 24, 1980Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  9. OCT 25, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  10. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  11. OCT 28, 1980Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  12. OCT 30, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  13. OCT 31, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  14. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  15. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  16. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  17. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  18. NOV 8, 1980Ocean State Performing Arts Center, Providence, United States
  19. NOV 10, 1980Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, United States
  20. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  21. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  22. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United States
  23. NOV 22, 1980Louisville Gardens, Louisville, United States
  24. NOV 23, 1980Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  25. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  26. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  27. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  28. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  29. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  30. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  31. DEC 2, 1980Moby Gym, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
  32. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  33. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  34. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  35. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United States
  36. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States
  37. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1981×27

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

1982×21

  1. MAY 8, 1982Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  2. MAY 11, 1982Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. MAY 12, 1982Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  4. MAY 14, 1982Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  5. MAY 15, 1982The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  6. MAY 17, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  7. MAY 21, 1982Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  8. MAY 22, 1982Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  9. MAY 28, 1982Palais des Sports, St. Etienne, France
  10. MAY 30, 1982Les Arenes, Cap d'Agde, France
  11. JUN 8, 1982Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  12. JUN 11, 1982Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
  13. JUN 13, 1982Feste Marienberg, Wuerzburg, Germany
  14. JUN 19, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  15. JUN 28, 1982Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  16. JUN 29, 1982Sporthalle, Linz, Austria
  17. JUL 2, 1982Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
  18. JUL 4, 1982Quartiere Fieristico, Bologna, Italy
  19. JUL 8, 1982Campo Sportivo, Grosseto, Italy
  20. JUL 8, 1982Stadio Comunale, Pistoia, Italy
  21. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy

1984×53

  1. JUL 17, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  2. JUL 18, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  3. JUL 19, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  4. JUL 20, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  5. JUL 21, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  6. JUL 22, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  7. JUL 24, 1984Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
  8. JUL 25, 1984Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  9. JUL 27, 1984Greek Theater, Berkeley, United States
  10. JUL 29, 1984County Bowl, Santa Barbara, United States
  11. JUL 31, 1984Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
  12. AUG 1, 1984Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre, Santa Fe, United States
  13. AUG 2, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  14. AUG 2, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  15. AUG 4, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  16. AUG 8, 1984Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, United States
  17. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States
  18. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States
  19. AUG 22, 1984Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, United States
  20. AUG 23, 1984Meadowbrook, Rochester, United States
  21. AUG 26, 1984The Pier, New York, United States
  22. AUG 29, 1984Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  23. SEP 11, 1984Eissporthalle, Berlin, Germany
  24. SEP 14, 1984Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  25. SEP 20, 1984Polideportivo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
  26. SEP 22, 1984Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  27. SEP 24, 1984Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  28. OCT 2, 1984Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  29. OCT 3, 1984Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  30. OCT 4, 1984Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  31. OCT 15, 1984Teatro Tenda Pianeta, Rome, Italy
  32. OCT 15, 1984PalaEur, Rome, Italy
  33. OCT 25, 1984E. M. Loews Theater, Worcester, United States
  34. OCT 31, 1984Felt Forum, New York, United States
  35. NOV 3, 1984gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  36. NOV 10, 1984Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  37. NOV 17, 1984Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  38. NOV 18, 1984Newport Music Hall, Columbus, United States
  39. NOV 21, 1984Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  40. NOV 23, 1984Bismarck Theatre, Chicago, United States
  41. NOV 24, 1984Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  42. NOV 25, 1984Civic Center, Atlanta, United States
  43. NOV 30, 1984Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  44. DEC 1, 1984Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  45. DEC 3, 1984McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
  46. DEC 4, 1984Orpheum Theater, Memphis, United States
  47. DEC 8, 1984Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  48. DEC 12, 1984Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  49. DEC 13, 1984Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas, United States
  50. DEC 17, 1984Paramount Theatre, Seattle, United States
  51. DEC 18, 1984Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
  52. DEC 21, 1984Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, United States
  53. DEC 23, 1984Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, United States

1988×2

  1. FEB 23, 1988Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  2. FEB 28, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States