Beastie Boys [SEP] inception
Boys formed in July 1981 when the Young Aborigines bassist Jeremy Shatan left New York City for the summer and the remaining members Michael Diamond, John Berry and Kate Schellenbach formed a new hardcore punk band with Adam Yauch called Beastie Boys. 
In an interview on "The Tonight Show" in October 2018, Mike D stated that the Beastie name is an acronym. It stands for "Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence". The band supported Bad Brains, the Dead Kennedys, the Misfits and Reagan Youth at venues such
Jun 11: Fiona Horne from Def FX
- Jun 25: D.I.G.
- Jul 2: Mike Reighton from Mother Earth & Eddie Piller
- Aug 13: Bad Brains
- Aug 27: Beck
- Sep 3: Ru Paul
- Sep 10: Sepultura
- Sep 17: Lydia Lunch
- Oct 1: Triple J's Jaslyn Hall
- Oct 8: Frank Black
- Oct 15: Page Hamilton from Helmet
- Oct 22: The Beastie Boys
- Nov 12: Michael