1981 10/09/81 - ABC-TV Studios (Fridays), Los Angeles, CA Set Nutra Theme • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • I Saw Jesus • Through Being Cool • Workin' In A Coal Mine Notes This was DEVO's third and final performance on the TV show Fridays. Circulating Recordings PRO #1 - professional video Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 15 min / 9.0 10/13/81 - Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN 10/14/81 - Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS 10/16/81 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 10/17/81 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI 10/18/81 - Ohio Center, Columbus, OH 10/19/81 - Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Mongoloid • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Workin' In A Coal Mine • DEVO Corporate Anthem Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 65 min / 8.0 "Nutra Theme," "Going Under," "Smart Patrol," & "Workin' In A Coal Mine" are cut. 10/20/81 - Stabler Arena, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 10/21/81 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 10/23/81 - NBC Studios (The Tomorrow Show), New York, NY 10/23/81 - Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 10/24/81 - New Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown, NY 10/25/81 - Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Mongoloid • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Beautiful World • Workin' In A Coal Mine • DEVO Corporate Anthem Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: XX min / 6.5 10/26/81 - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada 10/28/81 - Hill Auditorium, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 10/31/81 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Beautiful World • Workin' In A Coal Mine • DEVO Corporate Anthem Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Equipment: Sony > Sony Lowest Generation: ANA(M) Length / Sound Quality: 80 min / 7.5 11/01/81 - College Avenue Gymnasium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 11/02/81 - Ritchie Coliseum, University Of Maryland, College Park, MD 11/05/81 - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Beautiful World • Workin' In A Coal Mine • DEVO Corporate Anthem Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 75 min / 7.5 "Nutra Theme" & "Uncontrollable Urge" cut in. SBD #1 - soundboard audio (FM broadcast) Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 35 min / 8.5 Only includes "Nutra Theme," "Going Under," "Though Being Cool," "Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth," "Girl U Want," "Whip It," "Race Of Doom," "Super Thing," & "Workin' In A Coal Mine." 11/06/81 - Ocean State Performance Arts Center, Providence, RI 11/07/81 - Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA Set Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Unconttrollable Urge • Mongoloid Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 35 min / 6.5 "Super Thing" & "Mongoloid" are cut. 11/08/81 - Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY 11/10/81 - unknown venue, Hampton Beach, VA 11/12/81 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 11/13/81 - O'Donnell Center, University Of Florida, Gainesville, FL 11/14/81 - Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL 11/15/81 - Jai-Alai Fronton, Tampa, FL 11/18/81 - Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 11/19/81 - Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX 11/20/81 - Winter Garden Ballroom, Dallas, TX 11/21/81 - Austin City Auditorium, Austin, TX Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Mongoloid • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Beautiful World • Workin' In A Coal Mine Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Lowest Generation: unknown Length / Sound Quality: 75 min / 7.0 11/23/81 - Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 11/24/81 - Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO 11/27/81 - Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 11/28/81 - Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA Set Nutra Theme • Going Under • Through Being Cool • Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth • Soft Things • Pity You • Girl U Want • Planet Earth • Whip It • Race Of Doom • Super Thing • Uncontrollable Urge • Mongoloid • Jocko Homo • Smart Patrol • Mr. DNA • Gut Feeling • Gates Of Steel • Beautiful World • Workin' In A Coal Mine • DEVO Corporate Anthem Circulating Recordings AUD #1 - audience audio Equipment: Nakamichi CM-700 > Sony TC-D5M Lowest Generation: ANA(M) Length / Sound Quality: 75 min / 8.5 SBD #1 - soundboard audio Lowest Generation: Official CD [New Traditionalists - Live 1981 Seattle] Length / Sound Quality: 60 min / 9.5 Missing "Beautiful World," "Workin' In A Coal Mine," & "DEVO Corporate Anthem." 11/29/81 - Sam Carver Gymnasium, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 11/30/81 - Pacific Coliseum Concert Bowl, Vancouver, BC, Canada 12/03/81 - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 12/04/81 - San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 12/05/81 - University Of Nevada Gym, Reno, NV 12/06/81 - Main Pavilion, Sonoma Beach Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA 12/08/81 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/10/81 - The Forum, Englewood, CA 12/12/81 - Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA 12/14/81 - Selland Arena, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, CA 12/16/81 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 12/17/81 - Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ 12/19/81 - California Theatre, San Diego, CA Notes Devo performed two shows on this date. 12/20/81 - Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA 12/??/81 - Tav Celebrity Theater (The Merv Griffin Show), Hollywood, CA Set Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth Notes This performance was a lip synced pre-recorded music track. 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