Before Goldenvoice became a major concert promoter, it was a punk-run operation booking GBH, Black Flag, and the Dead Kennedys across Los Angeles. The venture’s losses were reportedly covered by owner Gary Tovar’s Southern California marijuana sales.
During the 1980s, Goldenvoice established itself as one of the most active punk promoters on the West Coast, staging shows at the Olympic Auditorium and Perkins Palace in Pasadena. The lineups pulled thousands: GBH, Black Flag, Toy Dolls, SSD, Circle Jerks, Subhumans, Su
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