Eric's - January 1st - 17th 1978

Sunday 1st January 1978            Victor Brox Blues Train

Thursday 5th January     Stiff Records Talent Contest with The Smirks

Friday 6th January          Slaughter & the Dogs

Saturday 7th January      Black Slate

Sunday 8th January        John Cooper Clarke 

                                          + The Smirks

Thursday 12th January   Audition Night - at least three bands on stage

Friday 13th January        Tonight (power pop) 

Tonight on TOTP a week earlier

Saturday 14th January     Radio Stars

Radio Stars on TOTP a week later

Sunday 15th January       Gary Boyle

Eric's - November 1st - 8th 1978

Thu 2nd November           

                                             Ludus

                                               featuring Linder, graphic designer of Another Music in Another Kitchen

                                             + The Butterflies 

                                               who turned into Girls at our Best

Fri 3rd November             

                                          The Fall 

                                                + The Prefects

Sat 4th November             

                                          John Cooper Clarke 

                                                 + Joy Division 

                                                 + Ded Byrds

Monday 6th November

                                             Liverpool Poly Faculty of Art & Design Party 

                                                 with

                                             Dalek (I Love You)

                                             Sounds by Dave & Tim (Bailey & ?)

                                             

Eric's - June 1st -16th 1979

Echo & the Bunnymen first ever tv appearance, June 1979, Granada What's On.
They don't look old enough to be out on their own

Friday 1st June                A Reggae Spectacular with

                                        Clint Eastwood

                                             + Bongo Danny

                                             + Freedom Fighters

Saturday 2nd June          The Pop Group

                                             + ATV (Good Missionaries)

Thursday 7th June          The Cure

                                              + Modern Eon

Friday 8th June               Human League 

                                              + The Flowers

Saturday 9th June           The Skids

                                               + The Edge 

Thursday 14th June        The Moondogs

                                               + Frantic Elevators 

Moondogs changed their name (because of the Derry Moondogs?) to The English, 

released this in 1981

Friday 15th June             John Cooper Clarke 

                                               + Fashion 

Saturday 16th June         The Lurkers 

                                               + Essential Logic