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99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1989!
Which band played the most shows at Toad’s Place? We’re not exactly sure, but we’re pretty sure The Ramones is right up there! From 1977 to 1996 The Ramones played roughly 23 shows at Toad’s. Some years they played there place more than once. For example, in 1991 they played Toad’s in three times. In the 80’s it was common to see the Ramones twice a year: both in the winter and in the summer.
1989 was one of those years the Ramone’s played twice to Toad’s. The latter show in December turned out to be a historic show for the Ramones. It was the United States concert debut of C.J. Ramone, who replaced original member Dee Dee Ramone in the band. The Ramones came to New Haven in December ’89 to support their eleventh studio album, “Brain Drain,” which they had released that March.
Today we look back at that show….
Ramones
Tour: Brian Drain
Tuesday December 12, 1989
Toad’s Place – New Haven, Connecticut
Band Lineup: Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C.J. Ramone, Marky Ramone
Setlist*
Durango 95
Teenage Lobotomy
Psycho Therapy
Blitzkrieg Bop
Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?
I Believe In Miracles
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
I Wanna Be Sedated
Beat on the Brat
I Wanna Live
My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)
Go Mental
Sheena Is a Punk rocker
Rockaway Beach
Pet Sematary
Don’t Bust My Chops
She’s The One
Mama’s Boy
Animal Boy
Wart Hog
Surfin’ bird (The Trashmen cover)
Cretin Hop
I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
Pinhead
Chinese Rocks (The Heartbreakers cover) – Encore 1
Somebody Put Something In My Drink – Encore 1
California Sun (Joe Jones cover) – Encore 1
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) – Encore 2
The Crüe hit the scene in 1981 Los Angeles and really kicked off the Heavy Hair Metal genre with their first four albums. It wasn’t until 1989’s Dr. Feelgood that launched them into the stratosphere. At this point the band was getting sober which certainly made legendary producer Bob Rock’s job a lot easier. (Watch the Mötley Crüe film “The Dirt”). It was their biggest album to date with over 6 million copies sold and five videos made. The band attributes the success of this album due to their quest for sobriety. It worked!
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99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1989!
That year we saw the biggest rock band in the world play a surprise warm-up show at Toad’s Place. It was eight years since the Rolling Stones last played a live show in the United States, so before they embarked on their massive Steel Wheels World Tour, they shook off the rust and performed an 11-song set at New Haven’s legendary night club.
This show was a secret. Even the co-owners of Toad’s, Brian Phelps and the late Mike Spoerndle, didn’t even know about the Stones coming until the day before. Originally billed as the “Saturday Night Dance Party,” it was also promoted as a party for Jimmy Koplik’s birthday.
Only a few hundred people were inside Toad’s Place when the Stones hit the tiny stage at Toad’s, but the way people talk about the show today, you’d think a few thousand were there! Once word started to leak that the Stones were at Toad’s, the club’s bouncers locked the doors and duct tape the pay phones. Among the lucky ones in the crowd were PLR’s Mike Lapitino, The Wigmaster, Marcia Simon and the late, great Sam T. Mike got to hang out backstage after the show and he watched in awe as the band left the stage and headed back to their dressing room.
Today we look back at the night The Stones played Toad’s….
The Rolling Stones
Tour: Steel Wheels
Also featuring: Sons of Bob
Saturday August 12, 1989
Toad’s Place – New Haven, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $3
Band Lineup: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
Setlist*
Start Me Up
Bitch (first live performance since 1973)
Tumbling Dice
Sad Sad Sad (live debut)
Miss You
Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon cover)
Honky Tonk Women
Mixed Emotions (live debut)
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (but I Like It) (first live performance since 1977)
Brown Sugar
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these audio clips of The Rolling Stones at Toad’s
