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1/17 Phinneas T's (Oceanside, NY)
1/14 Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
1/19 – 1/20 – 1/21 Flanagan's Pub (Dayton, OH)
2/4 Phinneas T's (Oceanside, NY)
2/10 Phinneas T's (Oceanside, NY)
2/11 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
2/17 Phinneas T's (Oceanside, NY)
2/18 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
2/25 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
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3/5 Trude Heller's (NYC)
2/28 Trude Heller’s (NYC)
Gig Note: This was the first showcase gig that the Freelance Vandals ever performed for several major record labels (Atlantic, Columbia and RCA records)
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3/8 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
3/15 - 3/16 Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
3/17 Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
3/18 Arthur's (Massapequa, NY)
3/23 My Father's Place (Roslyn, NY) opening for Freddy Frogs
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4/1 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
4/6 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
4/15 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
4/22The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
4/29 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
5/5 Right Track Inn (Freeport, NY)
5/6 The Music Box (Bellmore, NY)
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