Memorabilia

This page contains my music related memorabilia items I found, as unfortunately I seem to have lost some in my many moves, mainly about concerts I attended.

Memorabilia collage
This is just a smalll sample, scroll down to see them all.

Someone much younger asked me recently why I kept and digitized all this memorabilia, so my answer was:

  • Back in those days we didn’t have hand-phones to take pictures, and in big concerts cameras were not allowed, and anyway we didn’t carry a camera around when going out, so basically we didn’t have any souvenirs from those nights out, except for these.
  • It is a way of traveling back through time and remembering our youth.
  • It reminds me of how musically filled my youth was and how many concerts I used to attend, especially in the 1980s.
  • I think some look pretty cool !

As some of this is based on my memory, especially concerning dates, if you find any error please let me know.

March 23, 1975 Beau Dommage concert - Ticket

I had the chance to attend the legendary Québec band Beau Dommage concert in Drummondville with a handful of people, before they became famous and their concerts attracted thousands of people. It was such a cozy crowd that after the concert I got to go on stage and talk with them, get my ticket autographed by the whole band (see right), and even helped them pack their gear.

March 23, 1975 Beau Dommage concert - Autographed ticket

1978 (probably) My disco-mobile card

My first disco-mobile business card.

1978 Sex Pistols poster

1979 The Police poster

1979 The Clash poster

1979 (probably) My B-52's homemade big pin

I loved the B-52’s first record so much when it came out, I made my own improvised big pin to wear, before they started selling their own.

1979 Gary Numan poster

1979 (approx) Joe Jackson poster

January 31, 1980 XTC, Fingerprintz & Heaven 17 concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this concert of 3 great New Wave bands at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal.

January 31, 1980 XTC, Fingerprintz & Heaven 17 concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Promo front

January 31, 1980 XTC, Fingerprintz & Heaven 17 concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Promo back

January 31, 1980 XTC, Fingerprintz & Heaven 17 concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Flyer

February 19, 1980 Gary Numan concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this great concert of Gary Numan, one of my favourites at the time, at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal.

February 19, 1980 Gary Numan concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Flyer

1980 (probably) My 999 pin

April 9, 1980 999 & The Dickies concert at the Lime Light in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this concert of these two punk bands at my favourite discotheque the Lime Light in Montreal, where the bouncers had to hold the columns of speakers on the improvised stage to prevent them from falling.

1980 (probably) My White Punks On Dope pin



1980 (probably) My Ramones pin



May 23, 1980 The Ramones concert at Le Plateau in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this eventful concert of The Ramones at Le Plateau  in Montreal. First given the punk crowd amassed outside the venue and the delay in opening the doors, the facade was trashed and received its share of thrown beer bottles. Then when local opening act Lucien Francoeur tried to play he got into a spitting and fighting match with the crowd, who obviously was not there to see him. When The Ramones finally hit the stage they played their set at 100 mph without interruption, which given the already short duration of their songs didn’t last long enough for the crowd who pretty much trashed the inside of the venue.  

May 23, 1980 The Ramones concert at Le Plateau in Montreal - Flyer

1980 Men Without Hats poster

1980 The Police Zenyatta Mondatta Tour poster

August 23, 1980 Heatwave Festival - Ticket

I attended, with nearly 100,000 people, what was a ‘Woodstock like’ New Wave festival in a field near Toronto, where the B-52’s, Talking Heads, Pretenders, Elvis Costello, etc. all played lengthy sets, making it one of the best concerts ever. (For more details: click here.)

August 23, 1980 Heatwave Festival - Poster

October 15, 1980 Gary Numan concert at the Forum in Montreal - Ticket

I liked Gary Numan so much, I attended this concert when he came back to Montreal for the second time this year, even though in the much bigger venue that was the Forum.

October 15, 1980 Gary Numan concert at the Forum in Montreal - Flyer

October 16, 1980 Split Enz concert at McGill University in Montreal - Flyer

October 23, 1980 Ultravox concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this great Ultravox concert at Club Montreal.

October 23, 1980 Ultravox concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer

November 21, 1980 Rod Stewart poster that came with the Foolish Behaviour record

December 27, 1980 The Model Citizenz & The Discords concert at Hotel Lasalle in Montreal - Poster

January 7, 1981 The Police concert at the Centre Sportif de l'Université de Montréal - Ticket

I attended this Police concert at the Centre Sportif de l’Université de Montréal, with 4,200 people in this mid-size venue however not really built for concerts acoustically.

January 7, 1981 The Police concert at the Centre Sportif de l'Université de Montréal - Flyer

January 24, 1981 The Discords & The Nils concert at Hotel Lasalle in Montreal - Poster

February 5, 1981 The Kids & The Discords concert at Station 10 in Montreal - Poster

February 6, 1981 Steve Blimkie And The Reason concert at Loyola in Montreal - Poster

April 26, 1981Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer

May 2, 1981 The Fabulous Thunderbirds concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer

May 21, 1981 The Jam concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer 1

May 21, 1981 The Jam concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer 2

June 16, 1981 Men Without Hats concert at Le Studio 1 in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this Men Without Hats concert at the cozy Studio in Montréal.

July 4, 1981 Gang Of Four concert at Beer Garden in Montreal - Flyer

July 18, 1981 Von LMO concert at A-7 in New York City - Flyer

July 22, 1981 Jacques Higelin concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Poster

August 7, 1981 Kraftwerk concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this Kraftwerk concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal, which remains one of the best, if not the best for me.

August 7, 1981 Kraftwerk concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Flyer

August 7, 1981 Kraftwerk concert at Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal - Newspaper ad

August 18, 1981 The Essentials concert at Studio 1 in Montreal - Flyer

August 21, 1981 Blueprints & Pseuds concert in Montreal - Poster

August 29, 1981 The Cure concert at Club Montreal in Montreal - Flyer

September 1, 1981 Modular & The Scan concert at Studio 1 in Montreal - Flyer

September 15, 1981 The 222's concert at Studio 1 in Montreal - Flyer

February 9, 1982 Fingerprintz concert at the Lime Light in Montreal - Flyer

I attended this New Wave concert at the Lime Light in Montreal, which was probably one if not the last one before its closure.

May 19, 1982 Urgh! A Music War Movie Montreal Premiere - Flyer

July 3, 1982 B-Movie concert at Glace in Montreal - Flyer

October 17, 1982 Public Image Ltd (PiL) concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this Public Image Ltd (PiL) concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal, the first time Johnny and friends visited Montreal.

October 17, 1982 Public Image Ltd (PiL) concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Flyer

November 6, 1982 Simple Minds concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Poster

November 15, 1982 Rent Boys concert at Checkers in Montreal - Flyer

December 3, 1982 Bauhaus concert at Le Cargo in Montreal - Poster

March 28, 1983 Virgin Prunes concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this Virgin Prunes concert at the Pleine Lune in Montreal, a small venue that made you feel they were playing just for you.

March 28, 1983 Virgin Prunes concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Flyer

April 8, 1983 The Stranglers concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I finally got to see The Stranglers live at Le Spectrum in Montreal, who gave a good show, apart maybe from JJ Burnel karate kicks while playing his bass.

April 8, 1983 The Stranglers concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Flyer

April 18, 1983 Howlin C's concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Flyer

April 19, 1983 The Fall concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Flyer

April 28, 1983 Rational Youth concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Flyer

May 7, 1983 Jah Wobble concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Flyer

May 7, 1983 Jah Wobble concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Poster

May 11, 1983 East End Rebels concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Flyer

May 19, 1983 Shriekback concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Flyer

May 24, 1983 The Danse Society concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Flyer

May 25, 1983 United States concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Ticket

May 25, 1983 United States concert at La Pleine Lune in Montreal - Poster

June 11, 1983 Grupo Aymara concert at Place Des Arts in Montreal - Poster

July 12, 1983 David Bowie concert at the Forum in Montreal - Ticket

I finally got to see David Bowie live at the Forum in Montreal, who gave a great show, even though I never really liked shows at this venue that was too big for my liking.

August 1, 1983 The Drivers concert at Club Soda in Montreal - Poster

August 6, 1983 King Sunny Adé concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Flyer

September 12, 1983 Radical Revox & The Red Shift concerts at Beat in Montreal - Flyer

February 21, 1984 Innervoice concert at Le Cargo in Montreal - Ticket

February 21, 1984 Innervoice concert at Le Cargo in Montreal - Flyer

April 4, 1984 Midnight Oil concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

Probably the first time I saw Midnight Oil live, at Le Spectrum in Montreal, who never disappointed me in their concerts that were really worth paying for, in no small part for their energetic lead singer Peter Garrett.

April 4, 1984 Midnight Oil concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Poster

April 4, 1984 Midnight Oil concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Flyer

April 19, 1984 UQAM Computer Science party (Pascal DJ) at Brasserie Krausmann in Montreal - Flyer

May 11, 1984 (probably) The Box concert at Le Cargo in Montreal - Poster

July 22, 1984 Renaud concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this concert of the French singer Renaud at Le Spectrum in Montreal.

August 12, 1984 Teenage Rebels concert at Le Cargo in Montreal - Flyer

September 17, 1984 The Jacksons concert at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal - Ticket

Even though at the Montreal Olympic Stadium, too big to my liking, I couldn’t miss the passage of Michael Jackson and his brothers.

September 17, 1984 The Jacksons concert at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal - Photo

September 25, 1984 Psychedelic Furs concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this concert of one of my favourite New Wave bands, the Psychedelic Furs, at Le Spectrum in Montreal .

November 13, 1984 The Cure concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I finally got to see live my favourite band of all time, The Cure, at Le Spectrum in Montreal .

November 28, 1984 Romeo Void concert at Le Spectrum in Montreal - Flyer

April 19, 1985 Deja Voodoo concert at Le Steppe in Montreal - Flyer

October 1, 1985 Midnight Oil concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

Having been so impressed by their energetic concert the previous year, when they came back I went to see again Midnight Oil at Le Spectrum in Montreal, and once more was not disappointed.

October 31, 1985 Ray Condo vs American Devices concert in Montreal - Flyer

January 20, 1987 The Mongols concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

February 10, 1987 Michael Browne concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

March 31, 1987 The Mongols concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

April 14, 1987 Three O'Clock Train concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster

April 14, 1987 Three O'Clock Train concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer 1

April 14, 1987 Three O'Clock Train concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer 2

April 28, 1987 American Devices Train concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

May 12, 1987 Lard Bedaine concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster

May 12, 1987 Lard Bedaine concert at Poodles in Montreal - Sticker

May 12, 1987 Lard Bedaine concert at Poodles in Montreal - Underwear

May 26, 1987 The Hodads concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

June 2, 1987 Jorn Reissner concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

June 9, 1987 The Nils concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

July 1987 (approx) Les Porte-Mentaux concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

July 14, 1987 Blue Oil concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

July 22, 1987 Les Rita Mitsouko concert at the Spectrum in Montreal - Ticket

I attended this concert of the first visit to Montreal of the French duo Les Rita Mitsouko at Le Spectrum.

July 28, 1987 Hysterical Women concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

August 4, 1987 Jump In The Pool concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

August 11, 1987 Ej Brulé concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

August 18, 1987 Ant Farm concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

August 25, 1987 Les Parazit concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

September 4, 1987 Madonna Paris Match Poster

September 8, 1987 Mamou concert at Poodles in Montreal - Ticket

September 8, 1987 Mamou concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

September 15, 1987 The Gruesomes concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

September 21, 1987 Tav Falco's Panther Burns concert at Poodles in Montreal - Ticket

September 21, 1987 Tav Falco's Panther Burns concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

September 21, 1987 Tav Falco's Panther Burns concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster

October 6, 1987 The Hodads concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

October 13, 1987 Deja Voodoo concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

November 3, 1987 Paulo Ramos concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

November 19, 1987 Bob's Your Uncle concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

November 30, 1987 (probably) My Dog Popper concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

December, 1987 (probably) Poodles concerts for A.I.D.S. - Poster

December, 1987 (probably) Poodles concerts for A.I.D.S. - Flyer

December 15, 1987 Just For Mom concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

January 12, 1988 Captain Crunch & The Let's Do Lunch concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

January 26, 1988 The Darned concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

February 4, 1988 Neon Rome concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster 1

February 4, 1988 Neon Rome concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster 2

February 9, 1988 Three O'Clock Train concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

February 16, 1988 Umayok concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

February 23, 1988 The Wanted concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

March 1, 1988 Camel Clutch concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

March 15, 1988 The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

March 16, 1988 Sheep Look Up concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

March 29, 1988 Chinese Backwards concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

April 12, 1988 Paul Etch concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

May 4, 1988 Mecca Normal & Nytroglycérine concert at Poodles in Montreal - Poster

July 19, 1988 Lard Bedaine concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

September 20, 1988 Kristi Rose & The Midnight Walkers concert at Poodles in Montreal - Flyer

October 26, 1991 Rod Stewart concert at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City - Ticket

When my friend Mauro dragged me from Omaha to Kansas City to see Rod Stewart, I must admit I wasn’t that convinced I would like the show, but I was wrong and realized I knew and liked so many of his songs, and he gave a heck of a show.

August 25, 2013 Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta - Ticket

August 25, 2013 Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta - Bracelet

August 25, 2013 Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta - Brochure front

August 25, 2013 Metallica concert at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakartaa - Brochure back

Sorry I eventually got lazy on the descriptions!