October
12

ON THIS DAY IN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC HISTORY

GIGS
1976
The Sex Pistols played at Technical College, Dundee, Scotland
1978
Joy Division played at Kelly's, Manchester, England
1984
Tones on Tail played at Music Machine, Los Angeles, USA
1987
Love and Rockets played at International, Manchester, England
1988
Flesh for Lulu played at Marquee, London, England
Fields of the Nephilim played at Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany
1989
Love and Rockets played at Max, Charlottesville, USA
1996
The Sex Pistols played at Selinads Nitespot, Sydney, Australia
1998
Bauhaus played at Teatro Opera, Mexico City, Mexico
2018
Fields of the Nephilim played at Autumn Moon Festival, Hameln, Germany

RECORD RELEASES
1994
The Cult album The Cult was released

BIRTHS
1956
Dave Vanian of The Damned

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