Echo & the Bunnymen! Public Image Ltd! The July 1982 lineup at early-80s rock club Peppermint Lounge is very post-punk Reagan era:
This version of the Peppermint Lounge existed at 100 Fifth Avenue from 1980 to 1985 and was a premier showcase for new wave and alternative bands.
It’s a different incarnation of the Peppermint Lounge on 45th Street that became famous in the 1960s as the nightclub that popularized go-go dancing and the Twist.
Tags: 1980s New York City clubs, downtown New York City clubs, Echo & the Bunnymen, Go-Go Dancing, Killing Joke, Peppermint Lounge, Public Image Ltd, the Higsons, The Twist
Ephemeral New York 
June 17, 2009 at 12:43 pm |
boy, that brings back memories. Aside from The Ramones, I saw a whole bunch of really great bands there back in the day.
January 9, 2013 at 2:56 am |
me too.. what a blast 🙂
June 17, 2009 at 5:27 pm |
I eat lunch daily under the pharmacy sign you use as a banner. You do it proud!
June 17, 2009 at 5:49 pm |
Thanks! I wish I was downtown sitting under that sign right now.
June 20, 2009 at 2:29 pm |
Good club. Great concerts by The Cramps there.
June 21, 2009 at 5:29 am |
speaking of the cramps, lux interior died just recently.
i never was in the peppermint lounge.
June 23, 2009 at 11:23 am |
IIRC the peppermint lounge re-opened in midtown in 1980 then moved to 15th a year or two later/i went to a couple shows at the original location in early 81. also attended that echo & bunnymen show advertised. GREAT live band! nice post.