ZAPPA GIGS

You Are What You Is

157 performances on 153 nights · 1980–1988

Frank Zappa played “You Are What You Is” live 157 times, from 3 May 1980 at Music Hall, Boston to 7 June 1988 at PalaEur, Rome. It closed a show once. It was most often followed by “Mudd Club”.

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Most often followed by

Quotes inside it

  • Never On Sunday×1

Quoted during

Every documented performance

1980×62

  1. MAY 3, 1980Music Hall, Boston, United States
  2. MAY 6, 1980Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  3. MAY 8, 1980Mudd Club, New York, United States
  4. MAY 9, 1980Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  5. MAY 10, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  6. MAY 11, 1980Civic Center, Baltimore, United States
  7. MAY 23, 1980Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  8. MAY 24, 1980The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  9. MAY 26, 1980Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  10. MAY 27, 1980Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  11. MAY 28, 1980Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany
  12. MAY 30, 1980Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
  13. MAY 31, 1980Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  14. JUN 1, 1980Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  15. JUN 1, 1980Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  16. JUN 2, 1980Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  17. JUN 4, 1980Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  18. JUN 5, 1980Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  19. JUN 7, 1980Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  20. JUN 8, 1980Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  21. JUN 9, 1980Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  22. JUN 10, 1980Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  23. JUN 11, 1980Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  24. JUN 14, 1980Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  25. JUN 17, 1980Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  26. JUN 18, 1980Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  27. JUN 20, 1980Theatre Antique, Orange, France
  28. JUN 21, 1980Le Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
  29. JUN 22, 1980Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
  30. JUN 25, 1980Eisstadion, Mannheim, Germany
  31. JUN 26, 1980Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  32. JUN 27, 1980Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  33. JUN 28, 1980Messehalle, Sindelfingen, Germany
  34. JUN 30, 1980Theatre Antique, Vienne, France
  35. JUL 1, 1980sous chapiteau [=under a tent], Mulhouse, France
  36. JUL 2, 1980Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  37. JUL 3, 1980Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  38. OCT 13, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  39. OCT 18, 1980Brady Theater, Tulsa, United States
  40. OCT 21, 1980Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  41. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  42. OCT 24, 1980Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  43. OCT 25, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  44. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  45. OCT 28, 1980Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  46. OCT 31, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  47. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  48. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  49. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  50. NOV 8, 1980Ocean State Performing Arts Center, Providence, United States
  51. NOV 10, 1980Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, United States
  52. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  53. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  54. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United States
  55. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  56. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  57. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  58. DEC 2, 1980Moby Gym, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
  59. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  60. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  61. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United States
  62. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1981×27

  1. SEP 28, 1981Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  2. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  3. OCT 1, 1981Paramount Theatre, Portland, United States
  4. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  5. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  6. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  7. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  8. OCT 17, 1981The Summit, Houston, United States
  9. OCT 20, 1981Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, United States
  10. OCT 23, 1981Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  11. OCT 24, 1981O'Connell Center, University Of Florida, Gainesville, United States
  12. OCT 29, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  13. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  14. NOV 7, 1981Case Center, Boston University, Boston, United States
  15. NOV 8, 1981Forum, Montreal, Canada
  16. NOV 9, 1981Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  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 20, 1981Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States
  21. NOV 23, 1981Park West Club, Chicago, United States
  22. NOV 27, 1981Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  23. NOV 27, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  24. DEC 1, 1981Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, 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

1982×13

  1. MAY 7, 1982Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  2. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  3. MAY 18, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  4. MAY 22, 1982Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  5. JUN 19, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  6. JUL 3, 1982Stadio Comunale, Bolzano, Italy
  7. JUL 7, 1982Palasport, Genoa, Italy
  8. JUL 7, 1982Parco Redecesio, Milan, Italy
  9. JUL 7, 1982Palasport, Genoa, Italy
  10. JUL 7, 1982Parco Redecesio, Milan, Italy
  11. JUL 8, 1982Campo Sportivo, Grosseto, Italy
  12. JUL 8, 1982Stadio Comunale, Pistoia, Italy
  13. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy

1984×47

  1. JUL 20, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  2. JUL 27, 1984Greek Theater, Berkeley, United States
  3. JUL 29, 1984County Bowl, Santa Barbara, 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 7, 1984Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  8. AUG 10, 1984State Fairgrounds, West Allis, United States
  9. AUG 12, 1984Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, United States
  10. AUG 13, 1984Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, United States
  11. AUG 15, 1984Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand, Toronto, Canada
  12. AUG 16, 1984Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, United States
  13. AUG 18, 1984Pavilion, University Of Illinois, Chicago, United States
  14. AUG 22, 1984Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, United States
  15. AUG 23, 1984Meadowbrook, Rochester, United States
  16. AUG 25, 1984The Pier, New York, United States
  17. AUG 27, 1984State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, United States
  18. AUG 30, 1984Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, United States
  19. AUG 31, 1984Winter Island, Salem, United States
  20. SEP 7, 1984Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  21. SEP 9, 1984Loreley-Freilichtbuhne, St. Goarshausen, Germany
  22. SEP 14, 1984Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  23. SEP 17, 1984Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France
  24. SEP 19, 1984Palacio Deportes Montjuich, Barcelona, Spain
  25. SEP 21, 1984Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France
  26. SEP 22, 1984Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  27. SEP 24, 1984Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  28. SEP 28, 1984Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  29. OCT 3, 1984Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  30. OCT 7, 1984Theatre de Verdure, Nice, France
  31. OCT 10, 1984Teatro Tenda Parco Nord, Bologna, Italy
  32. OCT 15, 1984Teatro Tenda Pianeta, Rome, Italy
  33. OCT 15, 1984PalaEur, Rome, Italy
  34. OCT 25, 1984E. M. Loews Theater, Worcester, United States
  35. OCT 31, 1984Felt Forum, New York, United States
  36. NOV 3, 1984gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  37. NOV 13, 1984D. A. R. Constitution Hall, Washington, United States
  38. NOV 14, 1984Front Row Theatre, Cleveland, United States
  39. NOV 21, 1984Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  40. NOV 23, 1984Bismarck Theatre, Chicago, United States
  41. NOV 30, 1984Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  42. DEC 3, 1984McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
  43. DEC 8, 1984Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  44. DEC 10, 1984Majestic Performing Arts Center, San Antonio, United States
  45. DEC 17, 1984Paramount Theatre, Seattle, United States
  46. DEC 18, 1984Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
  47. DEC 20, 1984Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, United States

1988×8

  1. MAR 13, 1988Civic Center, Springfield, United States
  2. MAY 23, 1988Hall Tivoli, Strasbourg, France
  3. MAY 26, 1988Stadthalle, Fuerth, Germany
  4. MAY 28, 1988Sporthalle, Linz, Austria
  5. MAY 30, 1988Palasport Primo Carnera, Udine, Italy
  6. JUN 5, 1988Palasport, Modena, Italy
  7. JUN 6, 1988Palasport, Florence, Italy
  8. JUN 7, 1988PalaEur, Rome, Italy