October
18

ON THIS DAY IN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC HISTORY

GIGS
1979
Joy Division played at Bangor University, Bangor, Wales
1982
Bauhaus played at Civic Hall, Guildford, England
1984
The Sisters of Mercy played at Leicester University, Leicester, England
1986
Love and Rockets played at Moore Theatre, Seattle, USA
Fields of the Nephilim played at Town And Country Club, London, England
1994
Hole played at Eastwood Theatre, Indianapolis, USA
1998
Bauhaus played at Kokusai Foram A, Tokyo, Japan
2010
Grinderman played at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium

RECORD RELEASES
1983
The Cure single The Love Cats was released
1985
The Cult album Love was released
The Siouxsie and the Banshees single Cities in Dust was released

BIRTHS
There were no births on this day in alternative music history

DEATHS
There were no deaths on this day in alternative music history