1988

Enuff Z'Nuff plays first show, ROTA begins to build, Time, HiFi continues drawing well, Reaction Formation, Birds at the End Of The Road and Material Issue begin to grow fan bases, Social Act's first show, Smashing Pumpkins play first show, Souled American, Tami Shaw...

March
5 - LA Guns
17 - Midnight Oil
26 - Godfathers

April
1 - Xymox
9 - Robyn Hitchcock
11 - Sinead O'Connor
14 - Enuff Z'Nuff
23 - Alex Chilton
30 - Midnight Oil

May
5 - Joe Satriani, Aerosmith (?)
6 - Peter Murphy, Billy Bragg
7 - Tracy Chapman, Swans
14 - Smithereens
22 - Misson returns
29 - Naked Raygun

June
4 - Living Colour
24 - Wire
26 - Krokus

July
7 - Mighty Lemon Drops
12 - Iggy Pop
15 - Mekons, Camper Van Beethoven
16 - Soul Asylum
17 - Eleventh Dream Day

August
11 - Sugarcubes

September
23 - Pere Ubu, Cale

November
3 - Devo
5 - Sonic Youth returns
13 - Glenn Danzig
18 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
23 - Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins