ARCHIVE: 1997 – 1998

6/20 – 7/3/1997

Europe Tour

311 head to Europe for tour w/ Primus and
a number of festivals

6/27/1997

St Gallen, Switzerland

Open Air St Gallens Festival
Line-up included Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, INXS, Bad Religion and more

Photos from Open Air Live

6/30/1997

Transistor single

Reached #14 on Alternative Radio chart

7/4/1997

TV segment

Short 311 segment in Portugal
on Alto Voltagem (High Voltage)

7/6/1997

Lac de Malsaucy in Belfort, France

Les Eurockeenes Festival
Line-up consisted on 16 Horsepower, Placebo, Nada Surf, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, The Chemical Brothers and more

7/12/1997

El Pla de Santa Maria in Escalarre, Spain

Doctor Music Festival
Line-up consisted on Lagwagon, Megadeth, Sinéad O’Connor, Alice Cooper, Phish and more

7/15/1997

Transistor music video

Directed by Jay Papke in Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz).

8/2/1997

Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului HI

Big Mele Festival
Line-up consisted of Wutang Clan, NoFX, The Cardigans, The Breeders and Incubus

8/5/1997

Transistor

311 release their fourth album

For more details on Transistor, visit here

8/5/1997

Summer Pops Bowl in San Diego

w/ Spearhead

8/9/1997

Red Rocks Ampitheater in Morrison CO

w/ Spearhead

Photo by Stephen Lashbrook

8/12/1997

Prisoner music video

Directed by Dante Ariola and Jay Papke in Los Angeles, CA at a meat packing warehouse

8/16/1997

Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, IL

w/ Spearhead

8/24/1997

Convention Hall in Asbury Park NJ

w/ De La Soul, 2 Skinnie J’s

8/27/1997

Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA

w/ De La Soul

9/4/1997

Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach FL

w/ Goldfinger

Photos by Jason Davis

9/13/1997

Lakewood Ampitheater in Atlanta GA

w/ Fishbone

9/17/1997

UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans LA

w/ Fishbone

9/19/1997

Riverport Ampitheater in Maryland Heights, MO

w/ Fishbone

10/19/1997

Zilker Park in Austin TX

MTV Sports and Music Festival
Line-up consisted of Wu-Tang Clan, The Offspring, Everclear, Five Hand Reel, Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, The Crystal Method, blink‐182 and more

10/25/1997

Greek Theater

w/ Fishbone

10/28/1997

Desert Sky Pavillion
in Phoenix AZ

w/ Sugar Ray

10/31/1997

The Greek Theatre
in Berkeley CA

w/ Sugar Ray

During Down, Chad’s kick drum fails. While its being repaired, Nick and SA sing some impromptu Billie Holiday covers

11/1/1997

Sacramento Memorial in Sacramento CA

w/ Sugar Ray

Photos by Dominick Porras

11/12/1997

Hearnes Center in Columbus OH

w/ Sugar Ray, Incubus

11/14/1997

Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline IL

w/ Sugar Ray, Incubus

Photos from Greg Boll

11/15/1997

Roy Wilkens Auditorium
in St Paul MN

w/ Sugar Ray, Incubus

11/19/1997

Beautiful Disaster music video

Features live clips from a performance in New Orleans, LA. Directed by Carter B. Smith. November 1997.

11/21 – 11/22/1997

Roseland Ballroom in New York NY

w/ Sugar Ray, Incubus

Photos from ciphe_

11/28/1997

The Armory in Rochester NY

w/ Sugar Ray

12/5/1997

Centroplex in Baton Rouge LA

w/ Sugar Ray

12/6/1997

Universal City in Los Angeles, CA

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
Line-up consisted of Fiona Apple, The Aquabats, Beck, Blink-182, David Bowie, Chumbawamba, Everclear, Green Day, Jane’s Addiction, Live, Matchbox Twenty, Sarah McLachlan, No Doubt, Portishead, Rancid, Save Ferris, Smash Mouth, Sneaker Pimps, Sugar Ray, Third Eye Blind