808state live in 1989
808 State = Graham Massey, Martin Price, Andy Barker, Darren Partington
Spinmasters = Andy Barker & Darren Partington
Page last updated: 13-Apr-2023
December:1989

Tue 26:Dec - 808 State DJs - Party People Presents Freaks, International 2, Manchester, England

Tue 26:Dec - 808 State DJs - Party People Presents Freaks, International 2, Manchester, England

Fri 22:Dec - 808 State Live - International 2, Manchester, England

Fri 22:Dec - 808 State Live - International 2, Manchester, England

Thu 14:Dec - 808 State Live - MTV "United Nations Of House", Camden Palace, London, England (with Big Audio Dynamite, Black Box, Coldcut, Kym Mazzelle, and The Beatmasters)

Thu 14:Dec - 808 State Live - MTV "United Nations Of House", Camden Palace, London (with Big Audio Dynamite, Black Box, Coldcut, Kym Mazzelle, and The Beatmasters)

Mon xx:Dec - 808 State DJs - The Venue, Manchester, England

Mon xx:Dec - 808 State DJs - The Venue, Manchester, England
November:1989

Sat 11:Nov - 808 State Live / 808 State DJs - H2Overnight, Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Sat 11:Nov - 808 State DJs - H2Overnight, Blackpool, Lancashire
Sat 11:Nov - 808 State DJs - H2Overnight, Blackpool, Lancashire
October:1989

Sat 28:Oct - 808 State Live - Bingobangobongo II, London, England (with Live p.a Frankie Knuckles, Djs inc Eddie Richards, Judge Jules, 808 State, Carl Cox plus others)

Sat 28:Oct - 808 State PA - Bingobangobongo II, London, England
September:1989

Sat 23:Sep - 808 State Live - Slam / Schlitz Splashdown All-Nighter, Tramway Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland

Sat 23:Sep - 808 State Live - Slam / Schlitz Splashdown All-Nighter, Tramway Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland
The Hacienda Goes To Glasgow at Slam - flyer

Sat 23:Sep - 808 State Live - Hipnosis I, International 2, Manchester, England (with Ritchie Rich, Jon Da Silva, The Spinmasters) - from the MDMA Archive

Graham Massey: "this is International 2 , (slightly larger venue on Plymouth Grove)
The Body Glove Gig .think it was reviewed with photos ..was possibly the same night as one in Glasgow, seem to remember all jumping in a mini bus and doing a rave in a bus depot at 6 am"
Hipnosis I, International 2, Manchester, 23/09/89

Wed 06:Sep - 808 State Live - 21 Picadilly, Manchester, England

Wed 06:Sep - 808 State Live - 21 Picadilly, Manchester, England
August:1989

Thu 28:Aug - 808 DJs - Mersey View Country Club, Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Thu 28:Aug - 808 DJs - Mersey View Country Club, Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Flyer from Acid Grandad's blog

Mon 7:Aug - 808 State DJs - The Venue, Whitworth Street, Manchester, England. [State 808 v Vanilla Sound Corp].

Mon 7:Aug - 808 State DJs - The Venue, Whitworth Street, Manchester. [State 808 v Vanilla Sound Corp]

Fri 4:Aug - 808 State Live - C'est La Vie, Blackburn, Lancashire, England [Tony Wilson of Factory Records in attendance]

Fri 4:Aug - 808 State Live - C'est La Vie, Blackburn, Lancashire, England [Tony Wilson of Factory Records in attendance]

Thu 3:Aug - 808 State Live - Hypnosis, Hippo's, Middleton, Cheshire, England (with Mike Pickering)

Thu 3:Aug - 808 State Live - Hypnosis, Hippo's, Middleton, Cheshire, England (with Mike Pickering)
July:1989

Fri 28:July - Quadrastate released

Sat 15:July - 808 State Live - Zero Gravity 09, Unknown, England

Sat 15:July - 808 State Live - Zero Gravity 09, Unknown, England

(Flyer from Phatmedia)

Sat 8:July - The Other Side Of Midnight - TV Show - possible airing of Pacific State

June:1989

Wed 28:Jun - 808 State Live - Warwick University [Probably didn't happen?]

??? ??:Jun - Spinmasters DJ - Thunderdome, Manchester, England

Wed 14:Jun - 808 State Live - The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England(supporting A Certain Ratio)

A Certain Ratio, 808 State at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester on Wednesday 14th June 1989 - ticket

(ticket added by 'dave' at the MDMA Archive )

May:1989

Fri 26:May - Test Pressing of Quadrastate

April:1989

Thu 27:Apr - 808 State Live - Youth Centre/Uni?, Liverpool, England

Thu 20:Apr - Edward Barton - Boardwalk, Manchester, England(featuring A Guy Called Gerald, 808 State, Cathal Coughlan, and the Ruthless Rap Assassins)

Mon 17:Apr - Edward Barton - Dingwalls, Camden, London, England (featuring A Guy Called Gerald, members of Stump, 808 State, and Cathal Coughlan)

Mon 17:Apr - Edward Barton - Dingwalls, Camden, London (featuring A Guy Called Gerald, members of Stump, 808 State, and Cathal Coughlan)
March:1989

Fri 31:Mar - 808 State Live - Venue Unknown, Town Unknown, England(MC Tunes party)

Sat 18:Mar - 808 State Live (although could be just Spinmasters DJ) - Thunderdome, Manchester, England

Sat 18:Mar - 808 State Live (although could be just Spinmasters DJ) - Thunderdome, Manchester

Tues 14: Mar - Granada TV Session (possibly Tony Wilson pilot show that never got aired?)

Sat 11:Mar - 808 State Live - International 2, Manchester, England(supporting Happy Mondays and M.C. Buzz B.)

808 State Live - International 2, Manchester (supporting Happy Mondays and M.C. Buzz B.)

Fri 10:Mar - 808 State Live - Venue Unknown, Town Unknown, England (with Tackhead Sound System)

Thu 9:Mar - Spinmasters DJ - Thunderdome, Manchester, England

Thu 2:Mar - Spinmasters DJ - Thunderdome, Manchester, England

February:1989

Thu 23:Feb - 808 State Live - Venue Unknown, Chester, England

Thu 16-18:Feb - Inspiral Carpets (session with Graham and Martin for the "Joe" EP)

Fri 10:Feb - Edward not Edward session (with A Guy Called Gerald/Ruthless Rap Assassins for "Z Bend")

Sat 4:Feb - 808 State Live - Warehouse Party, Venue Unknown, Town Unknown, England

January:1989

Wed 11:Jan - Edward Barton - Dingwalls, Camden, London, England (featuring 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald)

Thu 5:Jan - Techno Sax - recording of saxophones on Pacific State (from Peel Session tapes)