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This historical record of For Against's 20+ years of live performances is a work in progress. If you have additional information regarding For Against shows not listed here (or other For Against memorabilia), please contact us.


1984
August 22. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick.
October 27. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Brickyard. (with Holiday and Playground)
November 18. Lincoln, Nebraska. Chesterfields. (with Playground)
November 19. Lincoln, Nebraska. Chesterfields. (with Playground)
November 29. Lincoln, Nebraska. University of Nebraska Student Union, Centennial Ballroom. (with Holiday)
December 12. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Holiday)

1985
January 11. Lincoln Nebraska. Lincoln East High School.
January 18. Lincoln, Nebraska. Chesterfields. (with Playground)
January 19. Lincoln, Nebraska. Chesterfields. (with Playground)
March 11. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Let's Active)
May 15. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Playground)
August 13. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with B-Movie)
September 28. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Brickyard. (with Playground)
October 15. Lincoln, Nebraska. University of Nebraska Union, Centennial Room. (with Gene Loves Jezebel)
December 15. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with 10,000 Maniacs)

1986
March 22. Wichita, Kansas. The 3-D Klub. (with Savage Republic)
March 29. Chicago, Illinois. The Metro. (with Savage Republic)
April 11. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Brickyard. (with Skeletones and Tel Quel)
April 18. Denver, Colorado. Regis College.
September 6. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Savage Republic and Live Skull)
September 7. Minneapolis, Minnesota. First Avenue. (with Savage Republic and Live Skull)

1987
January 16. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Cellophane Ceiling)
April 4. Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha Civic Auditorium.
May 2. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick.
June 8. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Salem 66)
June 30. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Downy Mildew)
July 7. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Drumstick. (with Let's Active)
July 24. Iowa City, Iowa. The Central. (with Zeitgeist)
July 25. Columbia, Missouri. The Blue Note. (with Zeitgeist)
July 26. Lawrence, Kansas. The Bottleneck. (with Zeitgeist)
July 27. St. Louis, Missouri. Cicero's. (with The Catheads)
July 28. Cedar Falls, Iowa. Strep's.
July 30. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Eagles Club. (with The Dead Milkmen)
July 31. Madison, Wisconsin. OK's Corral.
August 1. Chicago, Illinois. Cabaret Metro.
August 2. Columbus, Ohio.
August 3. Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Blind Pig.
August 4. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Decade.
August 5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
August 6. New York, New York. CBGB's.
August 7. Hoboken, New Jersey. Maxwell's. (with AGITPOP and Lawndale)
August 8. Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club. (with Figures On A Beach)
August 9. Baltimore, Maryland. 8 x 10 Club.
August 10. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J.C. Dobbs.
August 12. Richmond, Virginia. Rockets.
August 13. Nashville, Tennessee.
August 14. Memphis, Tennessee.
August 18. Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City Memorial Hall. (with Suzanne Vega)
August 28. Lincoln, Nebraska. "Bop for Bones" (benefit for the refurbishing of the dilapidated Stegosaurus exhibit at Lincoln's Folsom Children's Zoo). West A St. Grocery. (with 13 Nightmares, New Brass Guns, Downy Mildew, Trout Mystery, Elysium Crossing, Out of Habit)

1988
February 27. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's Tavern. (with Playground)
April 9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon University. (with Savage Republic)

1989
July. New York, New York. New Music Seminar. Tramps.

1992
December 16. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's Tavern. (with Atomic Breathing)
December 26. Omaha, Nebraska. F.O.E. Hall. (with Digital Sex, Hannah's Porch)

1993
May 19. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's Tavern.
June 29. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's Tavern. (with Rosebud).
October 20. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's Tavern. (with The Spinanes).
November 5. New York, New York. CMJ New Music Marathon. Lion's Den. (with Jane Pow).

1994
September 21. New York, New York. CMJ New Music Marathon Showcase. Lion's Den.
April 30. New York, New York. CBGB's.

1995
October 14. Mesa, Arizona. All Fish Go To Heaven Festival. The Hollywood Alley. (with Half String, Alison's Halo, The Apples In Stereo, Aberdeen)

1996
May 7. Omaha, Nebraska. The Howard Street. (with The World)
September 6. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbockers. (with Sideshow and Opium Taylor)

1997
March 6. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbockers. (with The Lilys)

1998
February 14. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbockers. (with Eric the Red and Pablo's Triangle)
October 23. Omaha, Nebraska.

2004
September 24. Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln Calling Festival. Knickerbockers. (with The Prids)

2005
April 22. Lincoln, Nebraska. Scenefest 3 Festival. Duffy's Tavern.
September 24. Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln Calling Festival. Duffy's Tavern. (with The Prids)

2007
March 10. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbockers.
March 16. Athens, Greece. Planet Music. (with Old House Playground)
March 17. Athens, Greece. Planet Music. (with Ding An Sich)
July 20. Lincoln, Nebraska. The Panic.
September 22. Omaha, Nebraska. The Waiting Room.
October 19. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbocker's.
October 27. Lincoln, Nebraska. Box Awesome. (with Idle Minds and Log Jammin)
November 3. Castellón, Spain. Tanned Tin Festival. Teatre Principal. (with Boy Omega, Damein Jurado, Tarentel, Thee More Shallows, Bracken, Dolorean, Numbers, Lisabö)

2008
March 12. Lincoln, Nebraska. Duffy's. (with Manslaughter and Matt Martinosky)
March 20. Omaha, Nebraska. The Waiting Room.
March 21. Lincoln, Nebraska. Box Awesome. (with Matt Martinosky)
March 27. Savona, Italy. Rain Dogs House
March 29. Salerno, Italy. Iroko Club (with Noise Room)
March 30. Rome, Italy. Circolo degli Artisti.
October 4. Lincoln, Nebraska. Knickerbockers. (with dK'd Willies)
October 10. Lincoln, Nebraska. Box Awesome. (with Shyaway)
October 16. Milan, Italy. Blues House. (with The Rouges)
October 17. Athens, Greece. Second Skin.
October 18. Rome, Italy. INIT Club. (with Carillon Del Dolore and Avant-Garde)
October 19. Turin, Italy. Sound Factory. (with Quarzo Nero)
October 20. Paris, France. Le Klub. (with Tchiki Boom)
October 21. Strasbourg, France. Molodoï. (with A Second of June and Away from Luka)
October 22. Berlin-Mitte, Germany. Slaughterhouse in Kulturfabrik. (with Monozid)
October 23. Leipzig, Germany. Projekt G16. (with Tesa and Monozid).
October 24. Bochum, Germany. Zwischenfall Club. (with Waving Not Drowning and Reptyle)
October 25. Brussels, Belgium. Le Botanique. Le Fantastique Night #24. (with Red Zebra and Perverted by Language)
October 26,. Hamburg, Germany. Grüner Jäger.
October 27. Amsterdam, Netherlands. MS Stubnitz. (with Dead Guitars)
November 8. Atlanta, Georgia. The Earl. (with Springhouse and The Twin Tigers)