Eric's - October 7th - 13th 1977

Friday 7th October            Tom Robinson Band

Saturday 8th October        Cherry Vanilla 

                                               + Killjoys

Killjoys with Kevin Rowland

Sunday 9th October          Kursaal Flyers

Thursday 13th October     Thursday Bop

Eric's - November 15th - 21st 1977

16th November     Colosseum

17th November     Thursday Bop

18th November     Buzzcocks  + The Fall + The Toilets

19th November     Rezillos

20th November     5 Hand Reel + Krysia Kocjan

21st November      Third World

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 - March 11th -31st 1978

Sat 11th March          999

Mon 13th March        Errol Holt (from Jamaica) with Eclipse (reggae)

Wed 15th March        The Pleasers

Thurs 16th March       Final audition night *with Decca Records*
                                             + Destroyers
                                             + Those Naughty Lumps

Fri 17th March           Buzzcocks + The Slits

Sat 18th March          Sham 69

Mon 20th March        Matumbi (reggae)

Wed 22nd March       The Rubinoos

Thur 23rd March        Advertising

Fri 24th March           Elvis Costello & the Attractions

TOTP recorded 15th March 1978

Sat 25th March          Elvis Costello & the Attractions

                                   + Mickey Jupp Band

John Peel session recorded 13th March 1978

Mon 27th March        Psalms (reggae)

can't vouch for this having anything to do with the reggae band Psalms who played at Eric's 

but it's very good

Thur 30th March        Gloria Mundi

Fri 31st March           Greg Kihn Band + The Smirks

Eric's - April 1st - 8th 1979

Monday 2nd April           Supercharge

                                                 +CP Lee

CP Lee talking about Manchester's pre-eminence as a music city.

(he does talk about the mutually symbiotic relationship with Liverpool)

Thursday 5th April          Ded Byrds

with members of the Ded Byrds going on to be involved with Dead or Alive, Sisters of Mercy, the Mission, Pink Military/Industry and Frankie Goes To Hollywood you would think it would be easy to find some footage, but no.  Instead feast your ears on these offerings from Ambrose, Knopov and Denyze's hubby

Friday 6th April               Prince Far I  

                                               + Bim Sherman 

                                               + Prince Hammer 

                                               + Creation Rebel

Saturday 7th April           UK Subs

                                               + Distractions

Eric's - May 1st -5th 1979

Tuesday 1st May               University Philosophical Society May Day Party

                                          Margox & the Zinc

                                                 + The Passions

                                                 + Chris Bernard

                                                 + Those Naughty Lumps

Margox interviewing Morrissey

Wednesday 2nd May                   Here & Now

Thursday 3rd May              GENERAL ELECTION DAY 1979
                                                Amnesty International benefit

                                                     The Passage

                                                           + Joy Division

                                                           + Fireplace

Friday 4th May                           Wayne County & Electric Chairs

Saturday 5th May                       The Members

                                                         + Pinpoint

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 

Eric's - June 21st - 30th 1979

Thursday 21st June        Patrik Fitzgerald 

                                               + Teardrop Explodes 

                                               + Pinpoint 

Teardrop Explodes live at Eric's 21 June 1979

Friday 22nd                    Yachts 

Saturday 23rd June        Original Mirrors 

                                               + The Mekons

Thursday 28th June       The Tourists
                                              + Watt 4

Friday 29th June            Joe Jackson
                                            + Comsat Angels

Saturday 30th June        Cramps 

                                               + Pink Military Stand Alone

Eric's - July 1st - 12th 1979

Monday 2nd July                     Rhesus Records present

                                                 The Tunes

                                                      + The Donkeys

                                                      + CP Lee

                                                      + Gordon the Moron

Thursday 5th July                     Dexy's Midnight Runners

                                                       + The Upsets

Friday 6th July                          billed as B52s + Fashion but actually . . .

                                                  The Fall 

                                                        + Echo & the Bunnymen

same again at The Factory a fortnight later

E&TB recorded August 1979; 

compare & contrast with June 1979 What's On performance (see last month)

Saturday 7th July                      Wire

                                                        + billed as Manicured Noise
                                                        + last minute replacement Nightmares in Wax

Hullo, we're Wire

Nightmares in Wax, I'll Turn Away

4 track demo recorded Open Eye, November 1979

courtesy Mick Reid

 Nightmares in Wax, 1st gig

Paul Hornby (drums), Mick Reid (guitar), Pete Burns

Martin Healy (keyboards) and Rob Jones (bass)

Nightmares in Wax

Manicured Noise

Thursday 12th July                   Special CoRRA gig featuring

                                                  Activity Minimal

                                                        + Modern Eon

                                                        + Chink

                                                        + The Drills

Eric's - July 13th - 30th 1979

Friday 13th July              Chelsea 

                                                + Vermillion

Saturday 14th July          Specials 

                                                + Madness

Thursday 19th July         Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias 

                                                + John Dowie

Friday 20th July              The Pretenders 

                                                + Interview

Pretenders on Top of the Pops the previous evening

Saturday 21st July           billed as The Adverts but actually . . .

                                        The B52s (postponed from 6th July)

                                                + Fashion

Thursday 26th July         Adam & the Ants

Friday 27th July              Simple Minds

Saturday 28th July          billed as Stiff Little Fingers 

but actually . . .

                                         Merton Parkas

                                                  + Dexy's Midnight Runners

Monday 30th July           Rocking Dopsie & The Twisters

                                               + The Opposition

support band The Opposition were previously known as 29th & Dearborn.  

They supported The Runaways at Eric's in October 1976. 

You can find them by searching the search box in the top left corner.

This is where they found their name:

Eric's - November 1st -15th 1979

Thursday 1st November                   Free Disco Bop Thingy

Friday 2nd November                      Ultravox (first gig with Midge Ure)

                                                              + The Modern Airs

Saturday 3rd November                   Merton Parkas  

                                                               + Two Tone Pinks

Thursday 8th November                  The Fall

Friday 9th November                       Psychedelic Furs   

                                                               + A Certain Ratio

Saturday 10th November                 Red Beans & Rice

                                                         + The Cheaters

Tuesday 13th November                  Here & Now

                                                       

Alternatively                      The Dangerous Girls

                                           + Cardiac Arrest

                                           + Last Resort

Cardiac Arrest recorded at Eric's on Novermber 13th 1979