Bane West Coast 2001

Bane. West Coast. 2001.

I wasn’t there, obviously. I was busy getting my undergraduate degree from WPI. This was also the year I stopped keeping my show list up to date. Very lame. I’m sure I had a busy summer, but here’s all I’ve got. Weak.

• May 30, 2001 @ CBGBs NYC: Burn (reunion), The Cro-Mags, American Nightmare & Frontline
• June 2001 @ Mass Art Boston Mass: Stop And Think (first show), AN, Shark Attack, Panic
• July 12, 2001 @ The Well Portland ME: xThe Gamex, Knockdown/Full Contact, No Warning, Anything Goes, No Apologies
• July 21, 2001 @Function Fest Dover Mass: Bane, American Nightmare, Kill Your Idols, a million other bands (super long day, Dalbec got smacked in the head by Zach’s guitar — Bane’s set was cut short) (pic1, pic2, pic3)
• July 28, 2001 @ Suffolk Downs Boston Mass: Blink-182
• August 23, 2001 @ Axis Boston Mass: Good Riddance, Stop And Think, Death By Stereo, Hope Conspiracy

Some great gigs, no doubt. The Blink-182 one was ridiculous. We were the oldest people there, and we weren’t even THAT old. So funny.

I’d trade any two of those shows for a Bane gig at the Chain, Gilman or Che Cafe, though. Not really. Those gigs were chill. Even the one in Portland, ME.

Make sure to check out thenorcalmerchman’s other auctions while you are at it. Some great late 90s, early 2k jams.