ARCHIVE: 1993 – 1994

2/9/1993

Music Album Release

311 release their first major label album called Music

For more details on Music, visit here


3/14/1993

Sokol Hall in Omaha

with Atomic Breathing

Footage was included in their first music video.


3/26/1993

Do You Right Music Video

311 release their first music video for Do You Right.

Produced by Kenny Funk
Directed by Joe Charbanic
Edited by Chris Haffner

Filmed in various locations around Omaha included Westside Highschool, Henry Doorly Zoo, Sokol Hall and more


4/5/1993

Cabaret Metro in Chicago

311 hit the road for their first nation-wide tour.

This show marks the first time they played in Chicago, IL.


4/29/1993

Ranch Bowl in Omaha, NE

w/ Beef Curtain, Fever Tree


5/2/1993

Peony Park Ballroom
in Omaha, NE

w/ The Fishheads, Hanna’s Porch, Secret Skin


7/16/1993

Troubadour in West Hollywood CA

Unknown billing

Photo by Tom Ferrell


7/24/1993

RV Fire

Disaster falls on 311 as their RV catches fire while on tour.

For more details on this, visit here


7/25/1993

Sharkfest in Omaha

The day after the RV fire took everything
but the clothes they were wearing,
311 return to the stage, playing on borrowed gear.


8/27/1993

Student Union Ballroom in Lincoln NE

University of Nebraska

Photos from David E Summers


9/15/1993

Bailey’s in Radford VA

w/ Grind

Photo from Kenny Seay


9/18/1993

Avalon Night Club in Chicago

311 play a close quarters set in Chicago


9/19/1993

Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln, NE

311 play at a benefit to help flood victims
back in their home state.


10/5/1993

The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS

w/ John Brown’s Underground


10/8/1993

Fox Theater in Boulder, CO

w/ Livid


10/10/1993

Zephyr Club in Salt Lake City, UT


11/6/1993

Fitzgerald’s in Houston, TX

311 play a set in the small club Fitzgerald’s


12/31/1993

Rockin’ Robin in Lincoln, NE

New Year’s Eve


5/21/1994

Club 5902 in Huntington Beach CA

with Naked Ape, H.F.L, Sour Watermelon Heads


5/28/1994

The Palace in Hollywood CA

with No Doubt and Phunk Junkeez


6/11/1994

Ranch Bowl in Omaha, NE

Outdoor stage at The Ranch Bowl
More from this show found on Trout Tunes


6/25/1994

Wetlands in NYC

w/ The Authority

Photos by Steve Eichner


7/10/1994

Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, AZ

with Boingo


7/12/1994

Grassroots Release

311 release their second major label album called Grassroots

For more details on Grassroots, visit here


7/19/1994

Roseland Theater in
Portland, OR

w/ Boingo


7/31/1994

Club 5902 in Huntington Beach

with Shrinky Dinx (Sugar Ray) and Sublime


8/25/1994

Floodzone in Richmond VA


8/26/1994

The Abyss in Virginia Beach VA

with Phunk Junkeez

Photo from KTEL of Phunk Junkeez

8/28/1994

The Bayou in Washington DC


9/5/1994

Phoenix Plaza in Pontaic, MI

89X-Fest
w/ Morphine, MC900 ft Jesus, Weezer, Big Chief,
Tyrone Power Wheel, Forehead Stew, Big Black


9/24/1994

Big Spring Park in Huntsville, AL

Big Spring Jam Festival
w/ Widespread Panic, Guess Who, Little Richard and more

Photos by TJ Hanby


10/4/1994

Rick’s Cafe in Starkville, MS

311 rocking a small club in Mississippi

Photos in FAME Magazine


10/12/1994

Irving Plaza in NYC

Nick says about the first photo, “I think that was Irving Plaza in the dressing room. Right before we stuck our heads out the window and started waving to the crowd who got worked up into a frenzy until a horse mounted police came to disperse!
“And no, I’m not naked! I am clearly wearing socks.”

Backstage photo from G Scott Walden. Performance from Steve Eichner.


10/14/1994

Tuxedo Junction in Danbury, CT

311 rocking a small club in Connecticut


10/15/1994

AXIS in Boston, MA

311 shipping out to Boston… wait. Wrong band.


10/18/1994

Lucky single release

The single for Lucky is released


10/6/1994

Fox Theater in Boulder CO

MC White guest vocalist on Summer of Love


11/12/1994

Underground in
Santa Barbara, CA

w/ Sublime, Nutmeg, Blotter


11/15/1994

Homebrew Music Video

311 release their only music video for the Grassroots album.

Directed by Dante Ariola, Jay Papke and Anthony Artiaga

Filmed at an abandoned house in Sun Valley, CA
and at the Masquerade Music Park in Atlanta, GA
at the Sonic Sunday Festival.


For misc photos from 1993 – 1994, visit our Photos