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 - August 1979

Thursday 2nd August                     Rabid Records present

                                                        Ed Banger

                                                            + Chris Sievey & the Freshies

Friday 3rd August                           Rock Against Racism

Saturday 4th August                        Stiff Little Fingers

                                                             + The Starjets

Thursday 9th August                       Rock Against Racism 

the return of the Thin White Duke

the side effects of the cocaine

Friday 10th  August                         Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

                                                             + A Certain Ratio

nb, probably from '78, prior to a Factory makeover

I've come to love OMD these last few weeks. 

They were a hoot.

Saturday 11th August                      Joy Division 

                                                             + Swell Maps

Peter Hook at Eric's August 11 1979, photo by Gis Southworth

Ian Curtis at Eric's August 1979, photo by Gis Southworth

Bernard Sumner at Eric's August 1979, photo by Gis Southworth

Joy Division at Eric's August 11th 1979, photo by Gis Southworth

The Andy Cooke review, 4*

Thursday 16th August                     Rock Against Racism

Friday 17th August                         The Selecter

Saturday 18th August                     The Adverts

                                                             + Local Operator

Thursday 23rd August                    Toyah

                                                             + The Allumettes

Friday 24th August                         Madness

                                                             + Clive Langer's Big Boxes

Eric's takes a summer break until September 1st

Eric's - December 18th - 31st 1979

Tuesday 18th December       Private Hire St Helens Art College Christmas Party
                                                The Go-Thongs
                                                    + Neuklon

Wednesday 19th December   The Beat
                                                      + God's Toys

The Beat were on TOTP the previous week doing Tears of a Clown.  

 Here's a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX1v0yxI88

Thursday 20th December      Those Naughty Lumps

                                                    + The Moderates 

                                                    + Roy White & Steve Torch

Friday 21st December           The Mighty Vhybes 

                                                    + I Society

                                                    + The People's Sound System 

Saturday 22nd December      Teardrop Explodes 

                                                    + Echo & the Bunnymen

Teardrop Explodes at Eric's - December 22nd, 1979

Thursday 27th December      The Zorkie Twins 

                                                    + Junk Art 

                                                    + Attempted Mustache 

                                                    + The Posers 

                                                    + Tim Byers

Friday 28th  December           A tribute to Winston

                                                    featuring members of 

                                                Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 

                                                    and
                                                Dalek I Love You

Saturday 29th December         Bad Manners

                                                      + Lew Lewis
                                                      + The Cheetahs

The Cheetahs - Minefield, 1979