GIGS
1980
Bauhaus played at Moonlight Club, London, England
1984
The Sisters of Mercy played at Bradford University, Bradford, England
Flesh for Lulu played at University, Bradford, England
1985
The Sisters of Mercy played at Mudd Club, Gothenburg, Sweden
1986
Flesh for Lulu played at Camden Palace, London, England
The Rose of Avalanche played at Portland Club, Birmingham, England
1987
Flesh for Lulu played at Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, England
1988
Fields of the Nephilim played at Studio, Bristol, England
1989
The Rose of Avalanche played at Studio 2, Turin, Italy

RECORD RELEASES
No records were released on this day in alternative music history

BIRTHS
1959
Andrew Eldritch of The Sisters of Mercy

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

FEATURED BANDS INCLUDE
Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Bauhaus, Grinderman, The Sisters of Mercy, Flesh for Lulu, Birdland, The Sex Pistols, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Hole, Slowdive, Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, Spectrum, The Teardrop Explodes, Julian Cope, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Einsturzende Neubauten, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Wonder Stuff, Joy Division, Alien Sex Fiend, New Order, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nefilim, The Slits, Ramones, The Blockheads, The Gun Club, New York Dolls, The Jim Carroll Band, The Clash, John Peel, A Place to Bury Strangers, All About Eve, Black Flag, Rollins Band, Dirty Three, Factory Records, Gene Loves Jezebel, Generation X, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Pixies, The Breeders, Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Damned, The Fall, The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Pogues, The Mission, The Smiths, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, Throwing Muses, PJ Harvey, Tom Waits, Patti Smith