DEAD BOYS BLITZ BENEFIT 78

[pfordsq]

That is Belushi on Drums in the second clip . Jerry Nolan played , too , at the benefit (Which lasted , what , 5 nights , right ? And there were all kinds of guests , from Divine to Glen Buxton.) , but , the first clip looks like an earlier show with Blitz on drums. Look at him at the very end. Plus , Stiv's hair is two different colors...No that he could'nt have dyed it in the middle of the engagement. Who cares? It's great Rock'n'Roll.

[kurv64]

Dead Boys put the Pistols to shame. There is a reason the Rock -N-Roll hall of fame is in Cleveland. Stiv was amazing.

[donavon]

@kurv64

fuck yeah sex pistols sucked. they had one shitty album and got all famous because of they way they looked and acted on tv

[kiely]

i'm a bit confused as that sure looked like Blitz drumming for "Meat in Your Mouth" while Belushi was drumming for the Beau Brummels cover song.

[kiely]

@kiely

ok, i see some one addressed that very question and said it was Jerry Nolan ... i can believe that.

[KnitsWithDogz]

OMG - I was *at* that benefit~ good times~

[udohood]

the Dead Boys wer essentialy a "pile-on moment" much more interesting bands were booked alongside their gig nights.....the fact of their triviality is evident in their supposed "reunion gigs" nobody cared nobody came.. The "pile-on" included Iggy himself : " they do 'Search and Destroy !" they kick my ass on that song!" Chrome and Zero wer guys "Beefed" fron Ohio steel mills Cheatah tossed guys over the Bar in CB's dust-ups...Iggy fibbed, and gay people were even stabbed by them

[vacuumnose]

was that jim carrol introducing them. im pretty sure it was.

[KailashCenter]

I was at one of these shows, with Jerry Nolan on drums (that's him in the first clip.) Stiv said "hi, we're the dead dolls." I'm pretty sure it was '77 not '78.

[unrelatedsegments]

what happened? so much music seems lame or just a mediocre rehash? College/alternative/"Indie" music seems boring and meaningless these days. Music from the 30 or 40 years ago, like Deadboys or Yardbirds still hasn't aged, it's actually better then what's around now. I'm sick of the slick production techniques, that's not music.

[librarianeric]

Don't trust anyone UNDER 30!!!!

Or maybe 40 or 50 for that matter ....

[pfordsq]

@unrelatedsegments You're so right , it almost does'nt bear repeating. Younger people have EVERYTHING at their fingertips , now . As Poison Ivy once said , "There's no excuse for not having good influences".

"Where you gonna go ? Where you gonna stay? Why try to kid yourself? You'll never get away !".

[Brewzerr]

Awesome! FINALLY I get to see some actual footage of this gig! I really don't get why it's so hard to find any. The Blitz benefit was a huge event in punk history. Belushi's actually not a bad drummer either. I always heard he was into punk. It was actually him who got Lee Ving from FEAR into acting after he saw the Decline.

[ras1549]

Is there footage of Buxton doing 18

w/ the dead boys?

RIP Buxton & Stiv

[ras1549]

I've heard about Beluihi playing drums

on a couple songs during benifit shows, never thought there was film of it, THANKS to who ever posted that!

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

it was a great night.

[Ptisinge69]

Dead boys = fucking band !!!!

[jimdevo]

The most under rated band of all time. Never really got the recognition they deserved. Dead Boys were simply incredible. Belushi surely was a fan.

[clickswitchh]

fucking amazing

[kiely]

they did a nice cover of Syndicate of Sound's "Little Girl" w/ Belushi

[kiely]

that was Cheetah Chrome w/ blonde hair.

[kiely]

shit, i was looking at the beginning of the clip that wasn't from the benefit ... please forgive me.

[Menace1979]

Classic!

[banjopete77]

I saw in an issue of RockScene from around this time, a photo of the band playing with Belushi and drums and Joan Jett on guitar. Perhaps it was from this show.

[TheCoffeeCreature]

I've been obsessed with The Dead Boys for so long, and read so much about this show, but I never thought I'd ever get to see actual footage.

Thank you for posting this!

Real rock and roll lives on!! Young Loud & Snotty Forever!!!!!!!

[FLASHBACKSOUNDMAN]

this clip is what makes youtube......a piece of history-Stiv with blond hair---wotta great clip! One of my alltime favorite shows was seeing the guys at Max's KC-Thanx a million for this video!!!!!!(Don't look at me that way bitch,your face is gonna get a punch---they sure don't write em like that anymore!!!)

[injinal]

dude belushi didnt have blonde hair, thats jerry nolan on drums from the heartbreakers/new york dolls

[kotgitarist]

Jerry plays Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth, and John plays Hey Little Girl

[fennerfilipo]

haha...stiv with blonde hair..thats funny. deadboys forever! belushi is awesome!

[crankenstyne]

Nice clip. Dead Boys are definitely in my top ten punk rock bands of all time. Young, Loud and Snotty= best punk album ever.

I saw Belushi hanging out at a Fear show one time in like 1981... a few weeks before Fear played on SNL.

[SLakePhil]

That's John Belushi on drums ,btw.

[jrs1965]

This is so cool !!!!

lcheck out my space photojohnnysaint ...I was the Dead Boys 13 year old mascot ..... I will always love you guys

[lovedrug13]

Wow. Amazing. History caught on film. And Belushi playing drums?!!? I know he loved the Punk Rock, but it is amazing to see him onstage there with the dead boys. Again....wow. RIP STIV. RIP John....

[anna2263]

Wow i just read about this in "Please Kill Me". How cool to see some actual footage!

[Kendalloo]

i wish something like this happened everytime i got stabbed, i'd be like "FUCK YEA! You Got Me Good ASSHOLE! But I'm Kicking your ass Outa the show if i ever see you again!"

[SettleForNothing]

Best. Reply. Ever.

Stiv + Dead Boys Forever, fuckers.

[bobbyguitar33]

The late great Jerry Nolan played drums on the first song. I was at this show. What memories!

[hashysh13]

Holy shit, where did this come from??? This is great. I had always thought that there wasn't very much Dead Boys footage at all. Little nuggets like this are golden. Thanks alot. Absolutely awesome!!!

[taqn]

if you`re looking for more rare dead boys-vids look for "never

mind the sex pistols-here`s the bollocks"(dead boys in la 78)at

my channel.

[markwasthere]

these were great shows, I had one of the 'no bruce' shirts

[SmogVeil]

I love this. The official DVD is very cool, but I've seen boot vids of this band that are better, just like this 1. This is multi-camera, wonder where the original is?

[MorayEel]

This is INCREDIBLE!