Nov
26
Sat • 1988
Set 1:
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#2 Strangeland
Show Notes
Performed under the name Sweet Children. Incomplete setlist.
Marc Spitz, Nobody Likes You: "Their Gilman set was short and fast: a selection of originals, including 'Sweet Children,' 'Strangeland,' 'The Best Thing in Town,' and covers like 'Johnny B. Goode' and The Who's 'My Generation.' The gravity of the moment got the better of Armstrong that night. He was all but mum throughout the set. Fortunately, Kiffmeyer provided shtick and drum fills."
Frank Portman: "I was at Sweet Children's very first Gilman show... and I thought their drummer talked too much. Giving the drummer a mic is never a good idea. I remember thinking they were good."
Larry Livermore: "I remember when you first wanted to play Gilman in 1988 and Tim Yohannan said, "No, you can't, you're not punk, you're a pop band."
Green Day, Keeping Their Edge: "In the meantime the band concentrated on playing as many shows as they could. On November 26, 1988, one of their dreams became reality. They played a show at Gilman Street. The audience was impressed with their style which combined the passion and attitude of punk with a more melodic approach than most punk rockers used. They were invited back for another gig a little more than a month later..."
Ben Myers, Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion: "But before they could qualify as seasoned road dogs, the still-green Sweet Children achieved their first major goal when they made the leap from audience members to performers at their first ever show at Gilman Street on November 26, 1988. The place was jammed and the local kids who‘d shown the balls to get up on stage were well received – enough to warrant a return invitation..."
Marc Spitz, Nobody Likes You: "Their Gilman set was short and fast: a selection of originals, including 'Sweet Children,' 'Strangeland,' 'The Best Thing in Town,' and covers like 'Johnny B. Goode' and The Who's 'My Generation.' The gravity of the moment got the better of Armstrong that night. He was all but mum throughout the set. Fortunately, Kiffmeyer provided shtick and drum fills."
Frank Portman: "I was at Sweet Children's very first Gilman show... and I thought their drummer talked too much. Giving the drummer a mic is never a good idea. I remember thinking they were good."
Larry Livermore: "I remember when you first wanted to play Gilman in 1988 and Tim Yohannan said, "No, you can't, you're not punk, you're a pop band."
Green Day, Keeping Their Edge: "In the meantime the band concentrated on playing as many shows as they could. On November 26, 1988, one of their dreams became reality. They played a show at Gilman Street. The audience was impressed with their style which combined the passion and attitude of punk with a more melodic approach than most punk rockers used. They were invited back for another gig a little more than a month later..."
Ben Myers, Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion: "But before they could qualify as seasoned road dogs, the still-green Sweet Children achieved their first major goal when they made the leap from audience members to performers at their first ever show at Gilman Street on November 26, 1988. The place was jammed and the local kids who‘d shown the balls to get up on stage were well received – enough to warrant a return invitation..."