Dude I dont know if you're wrong about all of these years, but I have a poster from Alejandro Escovedo, Lenny Kaye and Jon Dee Graham from September 30th, 2005. As many of you know, the spring and fall are the busiest times of the year, so i'm highly doubtful that many of these years the club was dark...
Gary Numan
9-30
930
When I saw that, I was like, damn, that guy always plays the 9:30 club on 9/30. Then I realized that was stupid, and there's no way that could be true. Gary Numan has actually played the club on:
9/21/2018
12/9/2017
8/9/2006
4/17/2001
5/4/1998
So here's who played 9:30 on 9/30 (early years are likely incomplete):
2020 - COVID-19
2019 - nobody
2018 - nobody
2017 - Crystal Castles
2016 - The Wind and The Wave / Bishop Briggs / Kaleo
2015 - Ibeyi
2014 - nobody
2013 - Stars
2012 - Crystal Castles
2011 - Yellow Dubmarine
2010 - The Books
2009 - Sunny Day Real Estate / The Jealous Sound
2008 - Atlas Sound / Stereolab
2007 - In This Moment / Megadeth
2006 - HORSE the Band / DragonForce
2005 - nobody
2004 - nobody
2003 - nobody
2002 - nobody
2001 - Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez
2000 - The Bangles
1999 - nobody
1998 - Archers of Loaf / Bob Mould
1997 - nobody
1996 - The Tragically Hip
1995 - Belly
1994 - nobody
1993 - nobody
1992 - nobody
1991 - nobody
1990 - nobody