77 Boadrum
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77 Boa Drum was a concert held on July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) at 7:07 PM consisting of 77 drummers. The concert was organized by Boredoms. The title of the concert was a portmanteau of "Boredoms", "boa
", "drum", and "77". It was held at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
in Brooklyn
, New York
.
Two followup concerts, entitled 88 Boadrum
, were held on August 8, 2008.
Boa
The Boidae are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in America, Africa, Europe, Asia and some Pacific Islands. Relatively primitive snakes, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Two subfamilies comprising eight genera and 43 species are currently...
", "drum", and "77". It was held at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
Empire–Fulton Ferry Park, formerly Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, is a park in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The park is located next to the East River, extending north and south of the Brooklyn Bridge...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Two followup concerts, entitled 88 Boadrum
88 Boadrum
88 Boadrum was a duo of free concerts following 2007's 77 Boadrum, hosted by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms. The concerts took place at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California and the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, New York and featured a new 88-minute composition.Each concert...
, were held on August 8, 2008.
Drummers
Entries in bold denote drum leaders.- Yamantaka EyeYamantaka Eye, real name , born February 13, 1964 in Kobe, is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, and sometimes calls himself eYe or EYヨ...
(Boredoms, Destroy 2Destroy 2Destroy 2 was a short-lived Japanese noise rock band. Consisting of only two members, Yamantaka Eye of Boredoms and Chew Hasegawa of Corrupted , they released one infamous recording in 1996 called We Are Voice and Rhythm Only...
, DJ Chaos X, DJ Pica Pica Pica, HanatarashHanatarashHanatarashi , meaning "sniveler" or "snot-nosed" in Japanese, was a noise band created by later Boredoms frontman Yamantaka Eye and featured Zeni Geva guitarist Mitsuru Tabata. The outfit was formed in Osaka, Japan in 1984 after Eye and Tabata met as stage hands at an Einstürzende Neubauten show...
, The Lift Boys, MC Hellshit & DJ CarhouseMC Hellshit & DJ CarhouseMC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse is a collaboration project between Japanese artists Yamantaka Eye , best known as a member of Boredoms, and experimental composer Yoshihide Otomo . The duo released two live albums in 1995 and have no current plans for further releases together.-Discography:*Live! *Live!!...
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