Original vintage February 1980 concert calendar handbill flyer for legendary Detroit punk and new wave hub Bookie's Club 870! 🎸 Features a stellar lineup including UK post-punk icons XTC, San Francisco art-punks The Mutants, Wazmo Nariz, Coldcock, The 27's, The Denizens, Fingerprintz, and R.U.R. ⚡


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**Details**

* Venue: Bookie's Club 870 (Bookies Au Go-Go / Formerly Frank Gagen's)

* Address: 870 W. McNichols Ave. (2 1/2 Blocks West of Woodward), Detroit, MI

* Event / Date: February 1980 Monthly Concert Calendar (Leap Year calendar running through Friday, Feb 29)

* Format: Original Single-Sided Promotional Concert Handbill / Calendar Flyer

* Dimensions: Approx. 8.5" x 11" (standard letter format on cutting grid)

* Featured Performers & Schedule:

  * Feb 1–2: Wazmo Nariz

  * Feb 6: Fingerprintz ("One Night Only")

  * Feb 7–8: The Denizens

  * Feb 8: XTC (historic 1980 Drums and Wires US Tour appearance)

  * Feb 9: The Mutants (SF art-punk legends)

  * Feb 15–16: Coldcock & The André Kid (Ad-Libe Kid)

  * Feb 21–23: Retro & The 27's

  * Feb 23: The Specials (DJ / club night designation)

  * Feb 28: R.U.R.

  * Feb 29: Destroy All Monsters (spelled "Destory All Monsters")

* Historical / Venue Context: Bookie's was the epicenter of Detroit's late-70s / early-80s punk scene—often referred to as Detroit's CBGB. This flyer captures the venue at its absolute peak during the February 1980 Leap Year calendar.


**Condition Report**

* Authentic original 1980 paper ephemera in very good vintage condition

* Sheet lies flat with sharp edges and corners; no major tears, missing paper, or pinholes

* Vintage handwriting present in light pencil/pen: phone number "823-1699" noted on the Feb 19 square

* Blank reverse shows faint vintage offset and a small faint spot of age toning near the bottom margin, with zero tape residue or mounting glue remnants


**Returns and Shipping**

* 30-day return policy

* Ships flat and securely packaged in an archival acid-free poly sleeve between rigid corrugated cardboard pads inside a heavy stay-flat mailer