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Over the years, AB Tech has had the [ahem] pleasure of working with a number of major acts, although they weren't necessarily that big at the time. This list covers major shows produced in whole or part by Tech since its creation. Please note this list is definitely not complete and probably not entirely accurate.

Thanks in part to Anne Witchner and many Tech alumni for their assistance in assembling this list.

1970s
1980s
1990s
2000-Present

  1990
Oingo BoingoThe Cut
Spring Carnival band
Billy PriceThe Cut
  1991
Ocean BlueCarnival tent
Spring Carnival band
Billy PriceThe Mall
Humanities & Social Sciences picnic
Turtle Island String QuartetFebruary, 1991Skibo Ballroom
Winter Solstice TourCarnegie Music Hall
Liz Story, Philip Aaberg, and others
Jimmy CliffSkibo Ballroom
  1991-1992
EMFSkibo Ballroom
Co-sponsored with Decesar Engler.
  1993
Tom Acousti
Several performances, in Skibo Ballrom, Mellon Institute auditorium, and other places.
  1992
De La SoulSkibo Ballroom
They Might Be GiantsSkibo Gym
Spring Carnival band
  1993
Ladysmith Black MambazoSkibo Ballroom
Part of the International Festival on Africa
LiveThe Cut
Spring Carnival concert
Denny Dent
The RamonesSkibo Ballroom
  1994
BellyThe Cut
Spring Carnival concert
John Wesley Harding
  1995
Yo La TengoMidway Tent
Very rainy Spring Carnival concert
Michael McClure & Ray Manserek
  1996
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with Cherry Poppin DaddiesThe Cut
Spring Carnival concert
  1997
Letters to Cleo with Angry SaladSkibo Gym
Spring Carnival concert
The Clarks and Brownie MaryMidway Tent
Spring Carnival concert sponsored by Spring Carnival Committee
The ClarksOrientation Tent
Freshman Orientation concert
PushSeptember 5Fraternity Quad
Sleeping GiantsOctober 17Margaret Morrisson Hall
Homecoming concert
Tainted CandyOctober 31Wiegand Gym
WRCT fundraiser consisting of 12 punk band, including Operation Re-Information and Don Caballero.
Andy RichterNovember 3Rangos Ballroom
Sellout crowd.
They Might Be Giants with LincolnNovember 7Rangos Ballroom
Sellout crowd. Discovery of Rangos's very springy
Henry RollinsNovember 19McConomy Auditorium
Spoken word performance to a sellout crowd.
  1998
Norm MacDonaldJanuary 24Rangos Ballroom
Dharma Sons and the Ike McCoy BandApril 17Midway Tent
Spring Carnival concert sponsored by the Spring Carnival Committee.
Galactic and the Charlie Hunter TrioApril 18The Mall
Spring Carnival concert.
John Spencer's Blues ExplosionApril 18The Mall
Spring Carnival concert.
Fugazi with Burning Airlines and QuixoticMay 2, 1998Rangos Ballroom
WRCT benefit concert
Jazz Mandolin ProjectOctober 22Mellon Institute
Black StarNovember 21Rangos Ballroom
  1999
Operation Re-InformationMarch 11Rangos Ballroom
Douglas AdamsApril 9Rangos Ballroom
AB Tech "special forces"
Soul Coughing with Angry SaladApril 16Old Gym
Spring Carnival Concert
The ClarksApril 30Rangos Ballroom
Laughing ColorsSeptember 6
Labor Day concert
The Bevis FrondSeptember 22
AB Coffeehouse concert
World ColorOctober 14
International Festival Band

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