ADAM & THE ANTZ: Lyceum, London 80-11-24

The Cure, Classix Nouveaux: Dominion Theater, London 80-11-17

Thompson Twins, Adam + The Antz, B-52's, Japan: Lyceum, London 80-11/16-27

XTRA-AM Goes 'Boss,' Takes On Top 40 Format

XETRA-AM/FM
On November 20, 1968, Radiodifusora del Pacífico, S.A. de C.V., then-owner of AM 690 XETRA (formerly XEAK), received a concession for a new FM station with the same call sign, XETRA-FM on 91.3 MHz. At first, the station broadcast with 3,000 watts from the AM transmitter site in Playas de Rosarito.

In 1982, the emergence of the Mighty 690 XTRA with a CHR format led to the permanent departure of KGB from the TOP 40 format.
By 1984, no longer the Mighty 690, XTRA was still a blast from the past, when AM was king and “Duh Wolf-man!” was down below the border where he belonged. Now it’s “69 Gold” with classic oldies. On Sam Phillips’ birthday, for instance, XTRA programs Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and other Sun Records alumni in tribute.

Deejay Michael Boss dug out real rock relics too, such as “Signs” by the Canadian Five Man Electrical Band and “Sweet City woman” by the Stampeders.
Boss did give time, temp and traffic--but only for the San Diego area--even though the 690 signal was strong enough to be picked up by commuters as far north as Santa Barbara. Diane Smith gave the ski report, also heard on XTRA’s FM sister, 91X.

The Mighty 690 would later become a Sports Talk format.

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Batacalan 80-10-01

Siouxsie and the Banshees played at Batacalan on October 1st.

Steel Pulse, Gang Of Four: Rainbow Theatre 80-09-18

Steel Pulse with Gang Of Four played The Rainbow Theatre for filming on September 18th.

Echo & The Bunnymen, U2: LYCEUM 80-09-07

Echo & The Bunnymen and U2 played The LYCEUM on September 7th.

THE CURE: Apeldoorn, Netherlands 18 July 1980

The Cure Live from the Berg en Bos Festival, Apeldoorn, Netherlands on 18/7/80.

Dead Kennedys: The Fleetwood 80-07-03

Dead Kennedys played The Fleetwood July 3rd.

45 Grave/Dead Kennedys: WHISKEY March, June 1980

45 Grave, Phranc and The Dead Kennedys played at The WHISKEY in Hollywood during March and June in 1980.

FAD GADGET: ALTERNATIVES on Broadway 80-06-27

FAD GADGET played at ALTERNATIVES on Broadway on June 27th.

Adam & The Ants, Manufactured: ANTS INVASION Sheffield80-06-04

Adam & The Ants and Manufactured brought their ANTS INVASION to Sheffield on June 4th.

Adam and The Ants: ANTS INVASION TOUR May-June

Adam and The Ants brought their ANTS INVASION TOUR through England in May-June.

The Cure, The Beat: GLASGOW TIFFANYS May 1980

The Cure and The Beat played over a weekend at GLASGOW TIFFANYS in May 1980.

Bauhaus, Killing Joke and Duran Duran were coming soon.

MAGAZINE, BAUHAUS: Guildhall, Northampton 80-05-02

MAGAZINE with BAUHAUS played Guildhall in Northampton on May 2nd.

Cabaret Voltaire: ALTERNATIVES on Broadway 80-05-01

Cabaret Voltaire played at ALTERNATIVES on Broadway fro May Day.

The Cure: The Underground Boston 4-21-1980

The Cure performing Fire in Cairo at the "underground"  near Boston on 21st April 1980, Robert's birthday!

999: EASTER 1980 Badge

CHRISTIAN DEATH: THE BAT CAVE 80-03-28

CHRISTIAN DEATH were playing at THE BAT CAVE on March 28th.

U2: The RITZ, New York 80-03-17

U2 played The RITZ in New York  during their first US tour on March 17th & 18th.

Steel Pulse, The Cramps: Hammersmith March 1980

Steel Pulse and The Cramps were part of the lineup in Hammersmith in March.

X, The Go-Go's: UCLA 80-02-22

X plus The Go-Go's played at the UCLA Student Center on February 22nd.

Joy Division: Univ. Of London 80-02-08

Joy Division played The University Of London on February 8th.

The Clash: 16 TONS TOUR Apollo Theatre 80-01-21

The Clash brought their 16 TONS TOUR to The Apollo Theatre January 21st and 22nd.

Adam and The Ants: ANTMUZIC Electric London 80-01-01

Adam and The Ants bring their ANTMUZIC to The Electric Ball room in London on January 1st.