The Ramones in Richmond, Virginia.

The Ramones play the Flood Zone, May 4, 1995. 

Great image from the Richmond Music Journal, vol. 2, no. 8, June 1995.

Photo by Tammy Rosenson. 

[Just a little shout out to the RMJ

 Read how Mariane Matera got Dave Brockie's Hitler Head backstage with the Ramones]

The Ramones played Richmond, Virginia at least 8 times - MAYBE - I documented 5 times from various sources (Commonwealth Times, Throttle, and the Richmond Music Journal). [see update below]

The other dates are from a Wikipedia site that lists concert dates by the Ramones. But they do not cite where they got the info., so... I need your help. Send me an email at ray44richmond@gmail.com with a citation (show me a ticket, a newspaper clipping,etc. ). I may try to go the microfilm or a digital database for coverage in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Richmond News-Leader in the coming months to see what else I can find. But feel free to write me with information. According to the Oct. 25, 1977 issue of the Commonwealth Times the Ramones were scheduled to play in Oct. of 1977 at club in Richmond called the Pass. They didn't show up. The show went on though - Ricky and the White Boys played as did Single Bullet Theory. 

UPDATE -  June 25, 2018 - I checked out the Richmond Times-Dispatch tonight (online version of its archives up to 1986 via a genealogy site) and found documentation for a few more shows. We are now up to 7 confirmed shows with a few more to add from the feedback I got on my Facebook post. I'll add those and some more images soon. - Ray 

The Ramones play Richmond:

October 30, 1976 –  The Franklin Street Gym, VCU, Richmond, Virginia. Source was The Commonwealth Times. Single Bullet Theory and Rocking Horse opened the show. The Franklin Street Gym was sometimes referred to as the Old Gym.  Source:  The Commonwealth Times, Oct, 29, 1976.

Image of Calendar from The Commonwealth Times, Oct, 29, 1976.

October 28, 1978 – The Franklin Street Gym, VCU, Richmond, Virginia. Source: The Commonwealth Times, Oct. 32, 1978. See images below. 

July 24, 1983, Much More Club, 2729 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Same location where The Broadberry is today and where the Cellar Door was also located. The opening band was the Violent Femmes. Source: Throttle, The Commonwealth Times, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, issue of July 25, 1983. The RTD review wrote that it was an “audience of about 450.”

May 31, 1984 - Cellar Door, 2729 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Local band Beex opened the show. The review in the Richmond Times-Dispatch said it was a "crowd of about 450." Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 1, 1984.

May 28, 1985 - Cellar Door, 2729 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Local band Suzy Saxon and the Anglos opened the show. Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 24, 1985. A second source was a concert review by Mark Holmberg  in the May 29, 1985 issue of the RTD. See image below. 

May 13, 1990, The Flood Zone, Richmond, Virginia. Source: Throttle and The Commonwealth Times.

June 22, 1991 (according to this SITE)

May 4, 1995, The Flood Zone, 11 S. 18th St. Richmond, Virginia. Source: the Richmond Music Journal, v,2, no. 8, June 1995, and issue no. 120, April 1, 1995 of Throttle which provided the date of May 4th. 

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Oct. 31 1978 issue of The Commonwealth Times.

 

Oct. 31 1978 issue of The Commonwealth Times. 

Oct. 31 1978 issue of The Commonwealth Times.

Oct. 31 1978 issue of The Commonwealth Times.

Richmond Music Journal, vol. 2, no. 8, June 1995

Richmond Music Journal, vol. 2, no. 8, June 1995

Throttle magazine, vol. 3, no. 9, Sept. 1983.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 29, 1985 

- Ray, 

Again if you have more info. on the Ramones playing Richmond, 

please email me at ray44richmond@gmail.com