Gigs
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Archive of past and present gigs, culled from scrapbooks and old flyers. There were definitely more that were never written down or documented at the time. All gigs are in Windsor, unless otherwise noted.
Liquid Car Crash gigs
(from inception to breakup)
Apr. 1/99: St. Catherines Video Shoot for Revenge of the Egg People: LCC's first gig
Apr. 16/99: Coach (w/10 year Drought)
Apr. 24/99: Loop (open for Anneke's Star)
May 28/99: Coach (w/Dickheads)
June 25/99: Coach (w/ Hip Knubbin)
3 more undocumented gigs around Windsor during Summer 1999 (e.g, Mac's in Lansing Michigan, open for I Hate Mars??).
Dec. 17/99: Coach (w/ Anneke's Star and Trale)
Dec. 23/99: Milk (w/Dickheads, FOB)
Dec. 27/99: Coach (solo acoustic open for Ron Leary and Dean Drouillard)
March 4/00: Milk (open for Dickheads)
Apr 1/00: Loop (Open for Another Joe, Moneen, Dickheads)
May 6/00: Loop (w/Cinch)
May 12/00: Berkley Front (Detroit, w/Trale)
May 18/00: Res (Open for Finger 11, Kneumatic)
May 27/00: Coach (Open for Cinch)
July 14, 15/00: Loop
Aug. 26/00: Coach (w/Lungbutter)
Sep. 9/00: Loop/CD Release Party (w/Trale)
Oct. 6/00: Coach (w/Raised by Swans)
Oct. 11/00: Eight Ball (Chatham, Open for Gob)
Oct. 19/00: Coach (w/Ruth's Hat)
Oct. 20/00: Zaphod's (Ottawa, open for Keener)
Nov. 3/00: Coach (solo acoustic open for Wrenchbender and Dickheads)
Nov. 4/00: Loop (w/F.O.B. and The Great Unwashed debut show)
Nov. 11/00: Gino Marcus (Open for Capture the Flag CD release party, DBG's, Sewing with Nancie)
Dec. 16/00: Billy's (Essex, w/Steve Hudak)
Dec. 18/00: The 360 Club (Toronto)
Dec. 23/00: Eclectic Cafe (w/Dickheads)
Dec. 30/00: Milk (w/Dave Gatt)
Feb. 10/01: Coach (w/DBG's, Mr. Morningstar)
Feb. 24/01: Milk (w/FOB and Dickheads)
Mar. 31/01: Coach (w/Capture the Flag, By Accident)
Apr. 7/01: The 360 Club (Toronto)
May 25/02: Coach (Solo gig, opening for FOB and By Accident)
Spring 2002: Coach (LCC open for The Pavers)
Spring 2003: At the Drive In (Buffalo, playing guitar for the Pavers)
Village Idiot gigs
(from inception to breakup)
---------as Quantum Overload----------
1992: Hagersville High School (Outdoor event w/Rob Muise on vocals)
1992: Hagersville High School (Talent Show w/Jeremy Stevens on vocals)
Spring/92: Paris District High School (Lunch gig in the cafeteria w/Steve Drummond on vocals?)
Spring/92: Battle of the Bands (PDHS, w/Pot Roast, The Edge, and more)
May 30/92: The Cave (Cambridge, w/The Edge. Ryan Haynes on lead vocals)
June 21/92: Klymaxx (Brantford, w/Judge Not. No vocalist, strictly instrumental. We were given Tony's number at this show.)
July 26/92: Klymaxx (Brantford, w/Judge Not: Tony's first show!)
Summer/92: Outdoor Battle of the Bands (Paris, w/Hollowman Rusk, Burnt Toast and more)
Jan. 30/93: Jake and Elwoods (Brantford, w/ Banned)
Feb. 26/93: Jake and Elwoods (Brantford, w/Acid Toad Secretion, The Narx)
Apr. 24/93: Jake and Elwoods (Brantford, w/False Face)
Aug. 14/93: Knights of Columbus Hall (Brantford, w/Nothing Sacred, Mindseed, Gadfly)
June 26/93: North Park High School Battle of the Bands (Brantford, w/Run Perry Run, Minimum Wage, Charlotte's Dream, Invisible Inc.)
*Throughout 1993/94, Q.O. travelled a few times to Windsor to play the Coach. Dates are undocumented. It led to a decision to move to Windsor in Oct./94. Around this time, Frank left the band in late '93, and Ryan in the spring of '94 following the recording of the VIllage Idiot Ep in Toronto*
-----name change to Village Idiot---------
(Jan. 1994)
Sept. 4/94: Alexander's (Brantford, only show with Dennis on bass, open for Strawman)
Oct. 30/94: Alexander's (Brantford, First show for Chris on bass)
Jan. 12/95: Coach (w/Fungoul)
Apr. 21/95: Loop (Open for Revenge of the Egg People)
May 20/95: Ridgetown Arena (w/Powdered Toastmen)
July 6/95: Coach (w/Albin Christy, We Wish We Knew, Lanky)
July 7/95: Masonic Temple (Windsor Punkfest, w/Sawbill, Lager Lads, Posers, Spitfunnel, Implants, Pixies Wish)
August 11/95: Jimmy's Pub (Amherstburg, Windsor Punkfest II: "Come see the bands that got taxed", w/Spitfunnel, Brown Hornet, Jimmy Bronco)
Fall/95: Sonic Onyon event (Hamilton, open for Gorp)
Nov. 18/95: Dr. Disc (CD Release Party for Invisible Pedestrian, w/Lanky)
Dec. 2/95: Fab's Loft (w/Plastic Gary, Johnny Guitar)
Dec. 15/95: Loop (Open for Punchbuggy)
Apr. 20/96: Loop (Open for Skin Thieves and The Pariahs)
June ?/96: Silver Dollar (Toronto, showcase for Raw Energy Records)
July 12/96: 10 Day Cafe (Stratford, w/ Dickheads, Molotov Children)
July 23/96: Changez (w/Lager Lads, Posers, Changelings, Alconauts. Last documented show for Chris)
Sept. ?/96: Loop (Ryan Ward's first show)
Oct. 5/96: Loop (w/C-Bak, Less than Useful)
Oct. 11/96: 10 Day Cafe (Stratford, w/Floor Panel)
Oct. 25/96: Alexander's (Brantford, Open for SuperGARAGE, Cartoon Khaki)
Nov. 9/96: Dr. Disc (w/B-Plan)
Dec. 28/96: Capitol Theatre (Open for Killjoys, Starkicker, Salmonblaster)
Dec. 28/96: Loop
Dec. ?/96: Loop (Open for Sonic Unyon Christmas Party with Tristan Psionic, Kitty and Golden Lake Diner?)
Dec. 31/96: Coach (w/Racecar)
----------'Racing with the Idiot' Tour-------
Jan./97: Coach (w/Racecar)
Jan./97: Brunswick Hotel (London, w/Racecar)
Jan./97: 10 Day Cafe (Stratford, w/Racecar)
Jan./97: Alexander's (Brantford, w/Racecar)
Spring/97: Loop (Open for Tristan Psionic)
Mar. 29/97: Coach (w/I Hate Mars, Less than Purfikt)
May 3/97: Terradactyl (w/Spitfunnel)
June 20/97: Press Club (w/Guy Smiley)
June ??/97: 2 more local gigs with Guy Smiley
July 22/97: Coach ("Save the Coach" night, w/Racecar)
Aug. 2/97: Smileys
Aug. 10/97: RANT Magazine Summer Bash (Kingsville, w/Less than Useful)
Aug. 14/97: Coach (w/Changelings)
Aug. 15/97: Mac's (Lansing, Michigan, w/Chinese Millionaires)
Aug. 16/97: Loop (w/I Hate Mars)
Aug. 17/97: Terradactyl (w/Cut Short, Sick Boys)
--------'Great Lakes, Big Mistakes' Tour------
Aug. 22/97: Alexander's (Brantford)
Aug. 23/97: Whippet Lounge (London, w/Bunny Hoover, Space City USA)
Aug. 24/97: Collingwood Punkfest
Aug. 25/97: El Mocambo (Toronto)
Aug. 28/97: Odeon Court (Thunder Bay)
Aug. 29/97: Royal Albert (Winnipeg, w/BFI, Thumb)
Aug. 30/97: Minnesota
Sep. 6/97: Terradactyl (Open for Change of Heart)
Sep. 12/97: Hi-Jinx
Sep. 19/97: Smiley's
Sep. 26/97: Coach (w/Bag)
Sep. 28/97: Terradactyl (Open for SuperGARAGE, Luxury Christ)
Oct. 16/97: Embassy (London, Open for Save Ferris)
Oct. 29/97: Changez (w/Sanseiru)
Nov. 1/97: Call the Office (London, Open for CBAK)
Nov. 7/97: Loop (w/ Racecar)
Nov. 13/97: Axis (Open for Econoline Crush)
Dec. 13/97: Loop (Open for Big Sugar)
Dec. 13/97: Coach (Gutter CD release party, w/ Changelings)
Dec. 20/97: Embassy (London)
Dec. 30/97: Terradactyl Lounge (Open for Planet Smashers)
Dec. 31/97: Coach (w/ Racecar)
Jan. 1/98: Coach (w/ Spitfunnel, God In a Headlock, Facedown)
Jan. 2/98: Loop (w/ Outlaw Gunmen)
Jan. 30/98: Loop (w/ Sick Boys, Revenge of the Egg People)
Jan. 31/98: Loop (CJAM Benefit, w/ Jimmy Bronco, Sanseiru)
Feb. 28/98: Loop (w/Sex without Souls, Bag)
Mar. 12/98: Coach (w/Brown Water)
Apr. 21/98: Changez (w/Grumpy, God in a Headlock. Wonkavision, The Nymphos, Possesed)
Apr. 25/98: Press Club (w/4-Star Movie)
---------------"Gutter" Tour Begins--------
Apr. 30/98: Coach (w/Less than Purfikt, Changelings)
May 1/98: Whippet Lounge (London, w/Keener, First Fall, Razor Eater)
May 2/98: Mindbomb (St. Catherines, w/City Wide Vaccuum)
May 6/98: Cafe Chaos (Montreal, w/Les Morts)
May 9/98: Cafe Mokka (Halifax, w/Corvette Summer)
May 12/98: CBGB's (Manhattan, NY)
May 14/98: Corktown (Hamilton, w/Azreal)
May 15/98: Alexander's (Brantford, w/Less than Purfikt)
May 16/98: Fireside Bowl (Chicago, Open for Diesel Boy, Falling Sickness, U.S. Bombs)
May 18/98: Merrit Rec. Centre (Wisconsin, w/Thorazine, Double-O-Nothing, Freddie and the Kreugers)
May 19/98: Pyramid (Winnipeg, w/Crash)
May 22/98: Barbury Coast (Banff)
May 24/98: DV8 Cafe (Vancouver)
May 26/98: Java Sharks (Calgary)
May 27/98: Pyramid (Winnipeg, Open for Chixdiggit, Groovie Ghoulies, PIN)
May 28/98: Royal Albert (Winnipeg, w/Stungun, FT)
May 29/98: Off the Alley (Chicago, w/Repellents)
May 30/98: Mac's (Lansing, w/Beaver Shoot)
June 5/98: Coach (w/Drive Tone Signal, Brown Water)
June 6/98: Loop (w/Fletcher Munsen)
June 24/98: Coach (w/Changelings)
July 3/98: Coach (w/Brown Water, Bag)
July 10/98: Loop (w/On the Floor and Spitfunnel)
July 18/98: Coach (w/Brown Water, Papa Legba, Ganamine)
July 29/98: Spotted Dog (open for Planet Smashers)
Aug. 5/98: Whippet Lounge (London, w/Dinks)
Aug. 15/98: Press Club
Aug. 21/98: Loop
Aug. 22/98: Coach (w/Brown Water - their final show)
----------"Manure Tour" Begins------------
Sep. 10/98: Coach (w/Changelings, Poppy Seed and the Love Explosion Orchestra)
Sep. 11/98: Whippet Lounge (London, w/First Fall, Shovelface)
Sep. 13/98: Pelican (Brantford, w/Less than Purfikt, Strange Brew)
Sep. 14/98: The 360 Club (Toronto, w/Disorder)
Sep. 16/98: Cafe Chaos (Montreal, w/Les Charognes)
Sep. 18/98: Zaphod's (Ottawa, w/Keener)
Oct. 1/98: Fireside Bowl (Chicago, w/Nothing Special, The Fightbacks)
Oct. 17/98: Coach (w/Changelings, Shovelface)
Oct. 24/98: Coach (open for SIck Boys, Rumbledevils)
Oct. 31/98: Press Club (w/Johnny Motel and the Fastfucks)
Nov. 14/98: Press Club (open for Chixdiggit)
Jan. 23/99: Coach (w/Fiend)
Feb. 9/99: Changez (w/Fiend, Bag, God in a Headlock)
-----------Village Idiot breaks up---------------
Reunion shows:
Sept.4/99: Coach: Ryan's Last Show (w/Less than Perfickt)
at Slim's w/ Sewing with Nancie, date unknown (late 1999 or 2000)
_______Other Gigs, Dates Unknown_______
Migration Hall Kingsville, w/ Less than Useful
Meaford/Collingwood All-ages show in Winter '96/'97 (pics from Gutter insert)
Open for Golden Lake Diner at Coach