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Big Dipper

Rock band from Boston, MA · formed 1985

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 20
Last show: Sep 9, 2017Metro Music Hall

About

Big Dipper is a band from Boston, MA, formed in 1985, tagged Alternative rock, ballads, country by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2017, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Big Dipper formed in 1985 — MusicBrainz
Big Dipper is based in Boston — MusicBrainz
Bill Goffrier: guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Steve Michener: member — MusicBrainz
Jeff Oliphant: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
Gary Waleik: member — MusicBrainz
Big Dipper has 10 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1987–2013 — MusicBrainz
Big Dipper is based in London, UK — Big Dipper on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Moving On (2022-04-30) — Bandcamp
Big Dipper (band) formed in 1985 — Wikipedia
Big Dipper (band) is from Boston , Massachusetts, United States — Wikipedia
Big Dipper (band) has 4 members: Bill Goffrier, Steve Michener, Jeff Oliphant, Gary Waleik — Wikipedia
Big Dipper (band) plays Alternative rock — Wikipedia
Big Dipper (band) plays indie rock — Wikipedia
Big Dipper has 23323 listeners on Last.fm — Big Dipper on Last.fm
Big Dipper has released 10 recordings between 1988 and 2013 — Big Dipper on Discogs
Big Dipper has 3 followers on Genius — Big Dipper on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): Boston,USA — Big Dipper on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20081 show
20136 shows
20171 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 9, 2017	Metro Music Hall · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith The Willard, DJ Shutter, London Skies	Headliner	The Willard, DJ Shutter, London Skies
Dec 31, 2013	Bottom Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Motion City Soundtrack, Baathhaus & Big Dipper, Hosted By Jane Beachy, +1	Support	Motion City Soundtrack, Baathhaus & Big Dipper, Hosted By Jane Beachy, +1
Jul 19, 2013	The Studio, Webster Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1	Support	Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1
Jul 14, 2013	Chop Suey · SeattleSupportwith Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1	Support	Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1
Jul 11, 2013	Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1	Support	Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1
Jul 7, 2013	Los Globos · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Rica Shay, +1	Support	Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Rica Shay, +1
Jul 5, 2013	Beatbox · San FranciscoSupportwith Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1	Support	Logan Lynn, Conquistador, Darling Gunsel, +1
Apr 25, 2008	Southpaw · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Antietam, Great Plains	Headliner	Antietam, Great Plains

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Beatbox · San Francisco1 show
Bottom Lounge · Chicago1 show
Chop Suey · Seattle1 show
Los Globos · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Metro Music Hall · Salt Lake City1 show

Cities played

Brooklyn1 show
Chicago1 show
Los Angeles (LA)1 show
New York (NYC)1 show
Portland1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

20 releases, 1987–2022

Moving On
Apr 30, 2022 · Track · 1 track
Just Love
Feb 14, 2022 · Track · 1 track
Big Dipper
Apr 30, 2021 · Album · 6 tracks
My Friend Dip
Apr 9, 2021 · Track · 1 track
I'm Calling In A Sin
Mar 26, 2021 · Track · 1 track
Joke Outfit
2013 · Single
Crashes on the Platinum Planet
2012 · Album
Supercluster
2008 · Compilation
Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology
2008
Supercluster: The Sampler
2008
Approach of a Human Being
1991 · Single
Love Barge
1990 · Single
Slam
1990 · Album
Impossible Things (Before Breakfast)
1990
Jet / Weathered & Torn
1989
Craps
1988 · Album
Ron Klaus Wrecked His House
1988
All Going Out Together
1987 · Single
Boo‐Boo
1987 · Ep
Heavens
1987 · Album

Lineup

Bill Goffrier · guitar, lead vocals
Steve Michener
Jeff Oliphant · drums (drum set)
Gary Waleik

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 13 plays, 2008-05-10–2022-01-11 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Quilty 3000) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Street Sounds' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Big Dipper — Moving On — Release art · Moving On — release

Big Dipper — Just Love — Release art · Just Love — release

Big Dipper — Big Dipper — Release art · Big Dipper — release

Big Dipper — My Friend Dip — Release art · My Friend Dip — release

Big Dipper — I'm Calling In A Sin — Release art · I'm Calling In A Sin — release

Big Dipper — Bottom Lounge, 2013-12-31 — Poster · Bottom Lounge, 2013-12-31 — Songkick

Big Dipper — The Studio, Webster Hall, 2013-07-19 — Poster · The Studio, Webster Hall, 2013-07-19 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Big Dipper on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Big Dipper on Last.fm	Artist facts
Big Dipper on Discogs	Artist facts
Big Dipper on Genius	Artist facts
Big Dipper on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.