Expert: GMan - 8/30/2009

Question
I was a big fan of Wesley Willis, and I remember seeing Wesley open for Sublime in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the summer of 1995.  It was the only time I saw barricades at the front of the stage in Trax, and there were maybe 25 people there.

Before the show opened, Bradley smacked someone in the front row over the head with his stratocaster.

Do you know the date for this show?  Just curious.

Answer
Hey Sage,

First off, you are stoked that you got lucky enough to see them at one of their dates back East. They didn't go there or do that that often, so cheers to YOU on that one.

And, that's classic "Brad" with the guitar beat-down. He most definitely could have a temper sometimes. lol

Now, I'm not really familiar with the East Coast; other than PA and NYC, so you'll have to tell me if this is the show that you are talking about.

Sublime did a show on March 30th of 1995 in; not Charlottesville, Virginia, but a place called "Hampton, VA". The venue that they played at was called "The Abyss".

But!,... they also did a show on March 26th of 1995 at a venue that is listed as "TBA" (to be announced) on the "1995 Tour Dates" schedule. This is the only date on the 3 month schedule that does not list a venue, so this also may be the show that you saw.

As far as shows in Virginia go for 1995, they were limited to the month of March as far as I can tell.

If you are certain that the show took place in the Summer, let me know what the venue was called and the approximate month & I'll look into it further for you.

I hope this helps.

"All Sublime All The Time"

Peace,
GMan