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Surplus 1980

Rock band from Oakland, CA · formed 2011

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 4
Releases: 14
Last show: Sep 25, 2021Temescal Arts Center

About

Surplus 1980 is a band from Oakland, CA, formed in 2011, tagged art rock, avant-garde, Avant-Prog by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2021, across 8 rooms in 4 cities.

Surplus 1980 formed in 2011 — MusicBrainz
Surplus 1980 has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2013–2019 — MusicBrainz
Surplus 1980 is based in Oakland, California — Surplus 1980 on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: (There Is) Too Much Music (2025-12-05) — Bandcamp
Surplus 1980 has 280 listeners on Last.fm — Surplus 1980 on Last.fm
Surplus 1980 has released 8 recordings between 2011 and 2023 — Surplus 1980 on Discogs

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

20142 shows
20153 shows
20161 show
20191 show
20211 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Sep 25, 2021	Temescal Arts Center · OaklandSupportwith Grex, Francis Wong, Phillip Greenlief, +3	Support	Grex, Francis Wong, Phillip Greenlief, +3
Aug 23, 2019	Uptown Nightclub · OaklandHeadlinerwith Otzi, Esses	Headliner	Otzi, Esses
Nov 11, 2016	First Church of the Buzzard · OaklandSupportwith Gentleman Surfer, PG-13	Support	Gentleman Surfer, PG-13
Oct 30, 2015	Roxy Theatre · West HollywoodSupportwith The Ex, Ken Vandermark	Support	The Ex, Ken Vandermark
Oct 29, 2015	Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith The Ex, Ken Vandermark, Apogee Sound Club	Support	The Ex, Ken Vandermark, Apogee Sound Club
Sep 9, 2015	Starlite Lounge · SacramentoSupportwith The Nightingales, Gentleman Surfer	Support	The Nightingales, Gentleman Surfer
Dec 14, 2014	Leo's · OaklandSupportwith Mirthkon, Jack O' the Clock	Support	Mirthkon, Jack O' the Clock
Jan 18, 2014	The Night Light · OaklandSupportwith Jack O' the Clock, Vacuum Tree Head	Support	Jack O' the Clock, Vacuum Tree Head

Where they play

8 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Bottom of the Hill · San Francisco1 show
First Church of the Buzzard · Oakland1 show
Leo's · Oakland1 show
Roxy Theatre · West Hollywood1 show
Starlite Lounge · Sacramento1 show

Cities played

Oakland5 shows
Sacramento1 show
San Francisco1 show
West Hollywood1 show

Releases

14 releases, 2011–2025

(There Is) Too Much Music
Dec 5, 2025 · Album · 2 tracks
Illusion of Consistency
Dec 15, 2023 · Album · 9 tracks
Kremlin Gremlin (A Dull Fiddler) / Some Few Facts (And One False One) About Birds (Birds Are Real Dub Mix)Surplus 1980 with G.W. Sok
Dec 2, 2022 · Album · 2 tracks
Kremlin Gremlin (A Dull Fiddler)
2022
Forget All ThisSurplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl with G.W. Sok
Mar 25, 2019 · Album · 4 tracks
International Static Split
Mar 11, 2019 · Album · 1 track
Pigeon Obstacle Course
2019 · Album
International Static Split 7"
2019
Listen To The Painters
2016
Arterial Ends Here
2013 · Album
Undercover Presents Paranoid: A Tribute To Black Sabbath
2012
Relapse In Response
2011
Arterial Ends Here
Album
Relapse In Response
Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Surplus 1980 — (There Is) Too Much Music — Release art · (There Is) Too Much Music — release

Surplus 1980 — Illusion of Consistency — Release art · Illusion of Consistency — release

Surplus 1980 — Kremlin Gremlin (A Dull Fiddler) / Some Few Facts (And One False One) About Birds (Birds Are Real Dub Mix)Surplus 1980 with G.W. Sok — Release art · Kremlin Gremlin (A Dull Fiddler) / Some Few Facts (And One False One) About Birds (Birds Are Real Dub Mix)Surplus 1980 with G.W. Sok — release

Surplus 1980 — Forget All ThisSurplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl with G.W. Sok — Release art · Forget All ThisSurplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl with G.W. Sok — release

Surplus 1980 — International Static Split — Release art · International Static Split — release

Surplus 1980 — First Church of the Buzzard, 2016-11-11 — Poster · First Church of the Buzzard, 2016-11-11 — Songkick

Surplus 1980 — Roxy Theatre, 2015-10-30 — Poster · Roxy Theatre, 2015-10-30 — Songkick

Surplus 1980 — Starlite Lounge, 2015-09-09 — Poster · Starlite Lounge, 2015-09-09 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Surplus 1980 on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Surplus 1980 on Last.fm	Artist facts
Surplus 1980 on Discogs	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	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.