Australian Gig Guide and Chart Listings for October 1987

We are building quite a collection of historical gigs and chart listings in our database so we thought we’d have a go at putting together some monthly gig guides and chart lists from way back when. Our first installment is October 1987.

In October 1987 we were going through a Global Stockmarket crash known as Black Monday, Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Australia was playing cricket in India and we finally had a welcome home march for our Vietnam Veterans.

If you remember what you were doing in October of 1987 then please let us know in the comments below.

Albums first hitting the charts in October 1987:

• Boom Crash Opera by Boom Crash Opera
• Kick by INXS

Singles first hitting the charts in October 1987

• Hammerhead by James Reyne
• Hold Your Head Up by The Party Boys
• Win Again by The Bee Gees
• Need You Tonight by INXS
• Glory Road B/W Love Is Strong by Richard Clapton
• Reasons B/W One Step Away by John Farnham

Other Albums in the charts in October 1987

• Man Of Colours by Icehouse was number one album for the whole month.

Other Singles in the charts in October 1987

• Electric Blue by Icehouse got as high as number 2
• Locomotion by Kylie Minogue also went as high as number 2
• Need You Tonight by INXS peaked at number 5
• Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil went as high as number 6
• Fall Of Rome by James Reyne got to number 7
• Suddenly by Angry Anderson peaked at number 9
• You I Know by Jenny Morris went as high as number 16
• Hammerhead by James Reyne also got to number 16
• Crazy by Icehouse went to number 19
• Do To You by Machinations made it to number 20

Videos from October 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR2jD7mPJbM

Here is our list of known gigs for October 1987

A.CT

Tuesday 6th

• ANU, Canberra – Hunters & Collectors

Wednesday 14th

• Bruce Stadium, Canberra – Midnight Oil

NSW

Thursday 1st

• Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park – Midnight Oil

Friday 2nd

• After Dark Room, Richmond – Coup De Grace
• Auburn RSL Club, Auburn – Easy Money
• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – The Generation
• Billabong Hotel, Merrylands – Beam Me Up Spock
• Cat & Fiddle Hotel, Balmain – The Foreday Riders
• Club Burwood (Burwood RSL), Burwood – Dogmatics and Gold Zeppelin
• Collector Tavern, Parramatta – Batmobiles and The Rolling Clones
• Didi’s – Brookvale Hotel, Brookvale – Cruise Control
• Fairfield RSL, Fairfield – Bobby Sox and Dragon
• Forest Inn, Bexley – Beathaven
• Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay – Bop ‘Til U Drop
• Great Northern Hotel, Chatswood – The Eddys and Enormous Horns
• Hawkesbury Sports Club, Richmond – The Cadillac’s
• Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park – Midnight Oil
• Intersection Hotel, Ramsgate – Beats Workin’
• Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale – The Hummingbirds and Deadly Hume
• Melton Hotel, Auburn – Izzy Foreal & The Famous Nobodies
• Moby Dicks, Whale Beach – Fun In Acapulco
• Mortdale Hotel – St George Rock Room, Mortdale – Bell Jar and The Diva’s
• Mosman Hotel, Mosman – Died Pretty
• Palace Hotel, Darlinghurst – Disband and The Cannane’s
• Palm Beach RSL Club, Palm Beach – Limelight and Chain
• Pennant Hills Inn, Pennant Hills – Mataquali Music
• Picton Entertainment Centre, Picton – John Paul Young
• Racecourse Hotel, Randwick – Cartoons
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond
• Revesby Workers Club, Revesby – Nu-Genes and Flotsam Jetsam
• Rex Hotel, Kings Cross – Big Dreamer
• Richmond Riverboat, Sydney Harbour – Chasin’ The Train
• Rose Of Australia Hotel, Erskineville – Blue Healers
• Royal Hotel, Sutherland – Depression and The Hard Ons
• South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Ltd, Kingsford – The Beatnix and The Booze Brothers
• St Leonards Tavern, Sydney – Baby Loves To Cha Cha
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – The Hippos
• The Venue, Dee Why – Hunters & Collectors and The Wreckery
• Tiffany’s, Blacktown – The Moondogs and Spy Vs Spy
• Tourmaline Hotel, Vineyard – Buster Bay
• Trade Union Club, Sydney – Happy Hate Me Nots, Asylum, and Southern Fried Kidneys

Saturday 3rd

• Auburn RSL Club, Auburn – Cliche
• Bankstown RSL Club, Bankstown – Choirboys and The Party Boys
• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – The Rolling Clones
• Blue Moon Room, Kings Cross – Blind Mice and Kevin Borich
• Campbelltown RSL Club, Campbelltown – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors and Eleven Eleven
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Bobby Sox and Dragon
• Feathers, Crows Nest Hotel, Crows Nest – Chasin’ The Train
• General Bourke, Parramatta – Easy Money
• Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park – Midnight Oil
• Hotel Manly, Manly – Gold Zeppelin
• London Hotel, Balmain – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
• Pennant Hills Inn, Pennant Hills – Hat Trick
• Penrith Leagues Club, Penrith – The Beatnix
• Selina’s – Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee – Black Cat Moan and Malcolm Eastick
• Sheila’s – North Sydney Tavern, North Sydney – The Generation
• Stallions, Parramatta – The Wanderers and John Paul Young
• The Venue, Dee Why – The Wreckery and Hunters & Collectors

Sunday 4th

• Blue Moon Room, Kings Cross – Malcolm Eastick
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Uncanny X Men
• Cat & Fiddle Hotel, Balmain – Chasin’ The Train
• Connections, Penrith – Fun In Acapulco
• Helensburgh Workers Sports & Social Club Ltd, Helensburgh – John Paul Young
• Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park – Midnight Oil
• Hotel Manly, Manly – Vegimite Reggae
• Kardomah Cafe, Kings Cross – John Kennedy’s Love Gone Wrong and Flotsam Jetsam
• Parramatta Leagues Club, Parramatta – Chain
• Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill – Hunters & Collectors
• St George Budapest Soccer Club, Mortdale – Spy Vs Spy
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – The Hippos
• The Tivoli, Sydney – Bobby Sox and Dragon
• Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo – The Eddys

Monday 5th

• Hopetoun Hotel, Surry Hills – Deadly Hume
• Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo – The Eddys

Tuesday 6th

• Hotel Manly, Manly – The Hippos
• Middle Harbour Skiff Club, Mosman – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
• Pennant Hills Inn, Pennant Hills – Malcolm Eastick
• Sheila’s – North Sydney Tavern, North Sydney – The Generation
• Sydney Cove Tavern, Circular Quay – Sundogs and Spy Vs Spy
• The Tivoli, Sydney – Vanilla Chainsaws, Box The Jesuit, and The Johnnys
• Tracks, Epping Hotel, Epping – Machinations

Wednesday 7th

• All Nations Club, Kings Cross – The Hippos
• Forest Lodge Hotel, Glebe – The Foreday Riders
• Hotel Manly, Manly – The Generation
• Miranda Hotel – Carmens, Miranda – The Eddys
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Malcolm Eastick
• Tiffany’s, Blacktown – Jenny Morris

Thursday 8th

• Cambridge Tavern, Fairfield – Swingshift
• Feathers, Crows Nest Hotel, Crows Nest – The Hippos
• Guys And Dolls, Westminster Hotel, Broadway – Beats Workin’
• Hopetoun Hotel, Surry Hills – Ice Nine and Candy Harlots
• Kentucky Tavern, Parramatta – The Cyril B. Bunter Band
• Royal Hotel, Sutherland – Skinny and Bell Jar
• Stallions, Parramatta – The Booze Brothers
• Sweethearts – Stardust Hotel, Cabramatta – Just Like That and Spy Vs Spy

Friday 9th

• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – Candy Harlots and Gold Zeppelin
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Voodoo Lust and The Screaming Tribesmen
• Fairfield RSL, Fairfield – Castanet Club and Fun In Acapulco
• Harold Park Hotel, Glebe – Ed Kuepper & The Yard Goes On Forever
• Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale – Rattling Sabre’s
• Palm Beach RSL Club, Palm Beach – The Reels and Lovoye
• Parkway Hotel, French’s Forest – Chasin’ The Train
• Pennant Hills Inn, Pennant Hills – Batmobiles
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond
• Revesby Workers Club, Revesby – Swingshift
• Stallions, Parramatta – Izzy Foreal & The Famous Nobodies
• Sydney Cove Tavern, Circular Quay – The Allniters and Secret Society
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – The Hippos
• The Venue, Dee Why – Bobby Sox and Dragon
• Tiffany’s, Blacktown – Perfect Strangers and Machinations

Saturday 10th

• Avalon RSL, Avalon – The Crocodiles and The Allniters
• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – Chasin’ The Train
• Campbelltown RSL Club, Campbelltown – Bandanna
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Red Not Blue and Spy Vs Spy
• Castle Hill RSL Club, Castle Hill – Bobby Sox and Dragon
• Connections, Penrith – Cliche
• Didi’s – Brookvale Hotel, Brookvale – Beats Workin’
• Feathers, Crows Nest Hotel, Crows Nest – Stormy Monday
• Hotel Manly, Manly – Ed Kuepper & The Yard Goes On Forever
• Kentucky Tavern, Parramatta – The Vagabonds
• Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale – Hungry I’s and Jeff Duff
• London Hotel, Balmain – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
• North Wollongong Hotel, North Wollongong – Easy Money
• Palace Hotel, Darlinghurst – Falling Joys
• Parramatta Leagues Club, Parramatta – Col Joye
• Picton Entertainment Centre, Picton – Danglin’ Bros.
• Seven Hills Hotel, Seven Hills – Candy Harlots and The Screaming Tribesmen
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – The Hippos
• The Venue, Dee Why – Rattling Sabre’s and Machinations

Sunday 11th

• Avalon RSL, Avalon – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors and Cattletruck
• Hotel Manly, Manly – Vegimite Reggae
• Orange Grove Hotel, Leichhardt – Baby Loves To Cha Cha
• Petersham Inn – Max’s, Petersham – Danglin’ Bros.
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – The Hippos
• Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo – The Eddys

Monday 12th

• Pennant Hills Inn, Pennant Hills – Gold Zeppelin

Tuesday 13th

• Dapto Leagues Club, Dapto – Midnight Oil
• Hotel Manly, Manly – Swingshift
• Middle Harbour Skiff Club, Mosman – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
• Sydney Cove Tavern, Circular Quay – Noiseworks and Panic Poets
• Tracks, Epping Hotel, Epping – The Allniters

Wednesday 14th

• Forest Lodge Hotel, Glebe – The Foreday Riders
• Guys And Dolls, Westminster Hotel, Broadway – Chasin’ The Train
• Hotel Manly, Manly – The Beatnix
• Kentucky Tavern, Parramatta – Stormy Monday
• Sheila’s – North Sydney Tavern, North Sydney – The Generation
• St George Sailing Club, Sans Souci – Noiseworks
• Sweethearts – Stardust Hotel, Cabramatta – Hungry I’s and Flotsam Jetsam
• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Kakadu
• Tiffany’s, Blacktown – Dragon and Johnny Diesel & the Injectors

Thursday 15th

• Connections, Penrith – Swingshift
• Feathers, Crows Nest Hotel, Crows Nest – Kakadu
• General Bourke, Parramatta – The Hippos
• Guys And Dolls, Westminster Hotel, Broadway – Beats Workin’
• Hotel Manly, Manly – The Allniters and The Spliffs
• Ingleburn RSL Club, Ingleburn – Dragon
• Kentucky Tavern, Parramatta – The Cyril B. Bunter Band
• Orange Grove Hotel, Leichhardt – Chasin’ The Train
• Sweethearts – Stardust Hotel, Cabramatta – The Getaway Plane and Noiseworks
• Sydney Cove Tavern, Circular Quay – Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
• Tiffany’s, Blacktown – The Beatnix

Friday 16th

• Collector Tavern, Parramatta – Kakadu
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond

Saturday 17th

• Bankstown RSL Club, Bankstown – The Allniters
• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – Kakadu

Sunday 18th

• Blue Moon Room, Kings Cross – Kakadu

Wednesday 21st

• The Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Kakadu

Thursday 22nd

• St Leonards Tavern, Sydney – Kakadu

Friday 23rd

• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond

Friday 30th

• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond

SA

Tuesday 6th

• Apollo Stadium, Richmond – Midnight Oil

Wednesday 7th

• Apollo Stadium, Richmond – Midnight Oil

Thursday 8th

• Apollo Stadium, Richmond – Midnight Oil

USA

Friday 23rd

• Start Of American Tour, America – INXS

VIC

Friday 16th

• Central Club Hotel, Richmond – Died Pretty
• Corner Hotel, Richmond – Mark Seymour, Nick Barker, and Weddings Parties Anything
• Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully – Chain
• Festival Hall, Melbourne – Midnight Oil
• Forrester’s Arms Hotel, Oakleigh – Frankie J Holden’s Big Night Out
• ID’s Nitespot, Prahran – Bachelors From Prague
• Prince Of Wales, St Kilda – The Reels
• Razor, Melbourne – Andrew Pendlebury and Stephen Cummings
• Roxy Hotel, Sth Melbourne – Wendy Stapleton
• The Venue, St Kilda – The Screaming Tribesmen
• Zuzu’s, Melbourne – Flotsam Jetsam

Saturday 17th

• Ashley Hotel, Maidstone – Chain
• Central Club Hotel, Richmond – The Screaming Tribesmen
• Corner Hotel, Richmond – The Reels
• Festival Hall, Melbourne – Midnight Oil
• Mentone Hotel, Mentone – Mark Seymour, Nick Barker, and Weddings Parties Anything
• Moreland Hotel, Brunswick – Frankie J Holden’s Big Night Out
• Roxy Hotel, Sth Melbourne – Beat Boys and Wendy Stapleton
• The Venue, St Kilda – Boom Crash Opera
• Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave – Painters and Dockers

Sunday 18th

• 21st Century, Frankston – Boom Crash Opera
• Corner Hotel, Richmond – The Astro’s
• Festival Hall, Melbourne – Midnight Oil

Wednesday 21st

• Eureka Hotel, Richmond – The Spaniards

Thursday 22nd

• Billboard, Melbourne – Uncanny X Men
• Corner Hotel, Richmond – Janz
• Eureka Hotel, Richmond – Geisha
• Olympic Hotel, Preston – Noiseworks

Friday 23rd

• Forrester’s Arms Hotel, Oakleigh – Frankie J Holden’s Big Night Out
• ID’s Nitespot, Prahran – Bachelors From Prague
• Pakenham Public Hall, Pakenham – Uncanny X Men
• Prince Of Wales, St Kilda – The Band That Shot Liberty Valance and Cosmic Psychos
• Roxy Hotel, Sth Melbourne – Wendy Stapleton and Beat Boys
• The Venue, St Kilda – Noiseworks
• Zuzu’s, Melbourne – Billy Baxter’s Hollow Men

Saturday 24th

• Armadale Hotel, Armadale – The Astro’s
• Central Club Hotel, Richmond – Mark Seymour, Nick Barker, and The Wreckery
• Corner Hotel, Richmond – Cattletruck
• Olympic Hotel, Preston – Uncanny X Men
• Roxy Hotel, Sth Melbourne – Beat Boys and Wendy Stapleton
• Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave – Noiseworks

Sunday 25th

• 21st Century, Frankston – Noiseworks
• Edwards Tavern, Prahran – Beat Boys
• Tankerville Arms Hotel, Fitzroy – Lonely Boys

Thursday 29th

• Billboard, Melbourne – Mondo Rock
• Olympic Hotel, Preston – Dragon

WA

Saturday 10th

• Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth – Midnight Oil

Sunday 11th

• Recreation Centre, Bunbury – Midnight Oil