Recognize this guy?
Incendiary pro-shot video Dead Kennedys set from the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, 1984. This was the infamous “International Event” concert held on August 10th that ended in a riot (like many hardcore shows in Los Angeles did at that time, especially ones held at the Olympic, once a boxing arena, now a church). Note that tickets were just $7.50!
Also on the bill that evening were Italy’s Raw Power, BGK from the UK, Finnish hardcore group Riistetyt, Mexico’s Solución Mortal and Reagan Youth.
Dig Biafra’s boss Carl Jr.‘s tee-shirt. Now THIS is a front man!
Reagan Youth’s wild set that night:
Raw Power:
BGK performing “Arm’s Race”: