Ministry of Truth

• Type: Band
• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Active: 1982 - 1988
• Number of gigs played: 21
• Number of other acts played with: 49

• Kenny Summers
  1982 - 1988
  Vocals
• Jordan Green
  1982 - 1988
  Electric Guitar
• Robert Trent
  1982 - 1988
  Electric Bass
• Jim Flynn
  1982 - 1988
  Drums
  He likes toast.

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1980s Southern California punk rock band from San Diego

Recordings

Full LP: Significant Others (1985), Pantheon Records

Cassette: Ministry of Truth (1983), Self release

Movie Sound Tracks

Stoked: The rise and fall of Gator

Television Apperances

Stanley Siegel Live 

Compilations

B.C.T. #12: "Hideous Freaks for Happiness"

Bored Of Directors (1985)

Shared a bill with:

• The Front 5 time(s)
• Atrocity Exhibition 3 time(s)
• Diatribe 2 time(s)
• GBH 2 time(s)
• TSOL 2 time(s)
• The Insolents 2 time(s)
• 3 Guys Called Jesus 1 time(s)
• 45 Grave 1 time(s)
• ASC 1 time(s)
• Acme Social Club 1 time(s)
• Army of Love 1 time(s)
• Audio Terrorism 1 time(s)
• Bad Religion 1 time(s)
• Bl'ast 1 time(s)
• Burnin' Bob and the Big Boys 1 time(s)
• Camper Van Beethoven 1 time(s)
• Clown Alley 1 time(s)
• Coitus Interruptus 1 time(s)
• Cultural Breakthrough 1 time(s)
• D.O.A. 1 time(s)
• DOA 1 time(s)
• Dirty Rotten Imbeciles 1 time(s)
• Divine Comedy 1 time(s)
• Hair Theatre 1 time(s)
• Ill Repute 1 time(s)
• Insolents 1 time(s)
• Jodie Foster's Army 1 time(s)
• M.B.C.D. 1 time(s)
• Narthex Structure 1 time(s)
• Plain Wrap 1 time(s)
• Prowler 1 time(s)
• Samhain 1 time(s)
• Social Unrest 1 time(s)
• Soldiers of Fortune 1 time(s)
• Solución Mortal 1 time(s)
• Stretch Marks 1 time(s)
• Ten Yards 1 time(s)
• The Adolescents 1 time(s)
• The Circle Jerks 1 time(s)
• The Descendents 1 time(s)
• The Melvins 1 time(s)
• The Wallflowers 1 time(s)
• Three Simple Words 1 time(s)
• Toxic Reasons 1 time(s)
• White Glove Test 1 time(s)
• Youth Brigade 1 time(s)

Played at:

• Fairmount Hall 3 time(s)
• Studio 517 3 time(s)
• Adams Avenue Theater 2 time(s)
• Wabash Hall 2 time(s)
• Campus Plaza 1 time(s)
• Carpenters Hall 1 time(s)
• Che Cafe 1 time(s)
• Dale's house 1 time(s)
• Greenwich Village West 1 time(s)
• Knights of Columbus Hall (Fresno) 1 time(s)
• Mariners Point 1 time(s)
• Mission Bay outdoors 1 time(s)
• New Generation 1 time(s)
• New Method (Emeryville) 1 time(s)
• Rock Palace 1 time(s)
• State Theater 1 time(s)
• State Theatre 1 time(s)

Gigs Played:

• New Generation (Friday, June 20, 1986) Prowler Ministry of Truth
• Date:1986, June 20, 9:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Prowler
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth

• New Method (Friday, December 27, 1985) Social Unrest Clown Alley The Melvins
• Date:1985, December 27, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Social Unrest
• First Opening: Clown Alley
• Second Opening: The Melvins
• Additional: Ministry of Truth

• Knights of Columbus Hall (Sunday, December 22, 1985) Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Ministry of Truth Burnin' Bob and the Big Boys
• Date:1985, December 22, 8:00 pm (Sun)
• Headliner: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Second Opening: Burnin' Bob and the Big Boys
• Additional: Audio Terrorism

• Che Cafe (Saturday, October 26, 1985) Hair Theatre 3 Guys Called Jesus Camper Van Beethoven
• Date:1985, October 26 (Sat)
• Headliner: Hair Theatre
• First Opening: 3 Guys Called Jesus
• Second Opening: Camper Van Beethoven
• Additional: Divine Comedy

• Wabash Hall (Saturday, September 14, 1985) The Circle Jerks The Descendents Plain Wrap
• Date:1985, September 14 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Circle Jerks
• First Opening: The Descendents
• Second Opening: Plain Wrap
• Additional: Ministry of Truth

• Campus Plaza (Saturday, September 7, 1985) Three Simple Words Ministry of Truth Army of Love
• Date:1985, September 7, 11:00 am (Sat)
• Headliner: Three Simple Words
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Second Opening: Army of Love
• Additional: Ten Yards

• State Theatre (Saturday, May 25, 1985) GBH D.O.A. Ministry of Truth
• Date:1985, May 25 (Sat)
• Headliner: GBH
• First Opening: D.O.A.
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Additional: The Front

• State Theater (05-25-1985) GBH The Front Ministry of Truth
• Date:1985, May 25 (Sat)
• Headliner: GBH
• First Opening: The Front
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Additional: DOA

• Mariners Point (Saturday, May 11, 1985) Coitus Interruptus Diatribe Atrocity Exhibition
• Date:1985, May 11, 11:00 am (Sat)
• Headliner: Coitus Interruptus
• First Opening: Diatribe
• Second Opening: Atrocity Exhibition
• Additional: White Glove Test

• Anarchy Picnic Mission Bay outdoors (05-11-1985) Ministry of Truth Diatribe Insolents
• Date:1985, May 11 (Sat)
• Headliner: Ministry of Truth
• First Opening: Diatribe
• Second Opening: Insolents
• Additional: Atrocity Exhibition

• Fairmount Hall (Friday, February 22, 1985) Toxic Reasons Bad Religion Ministry of Truth
• Date:1985, February 22, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Toxic Reasons
• First Opening: Bad Religion
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth

• Studio 517 (Friday, February 22, 1985) The Front Ministry of Truth Acme Social Club
• Date:1985, February 22, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Front
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Second Opening: Acme Social Club

• Rock Palace (Saturday, February 2, 1985) The Insolents Ministry of Truth
• Date:1985, February 2, 8:30 pm (Sat)
• Headliner: The Insolents
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth

• Wabash Hall (Friday, February 1, 1985) Ministry of Truth Narthex Structure Soldiers of Fortune
• Date:1985, February 1, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Ministry of Truth
• First Opening: Narthex Structure
• Second Opening: Soldiers of Fortune
• Additional: M.B.C.D.

• Adams Avenue Theater (Friday, December 28, 1984) TSOL The Front The Insolents
• Date:1984, December 28 (Fri)
• Headliner: TSOL
• First Opening: The Front
• Second Opening: The Insolents
• Additional: Ministry of Truth

• Fairmount Hall (Friday, November 23, 1984) Samhain JFA Ill Repute
• Date:1984, November 23 (Fri)
• Headliner: Samhain
• First Opening: Jodie Foster's Army
• Second Opening: Ill Repute
• Additional: Ministry of Truth

• Greenwich Village West (Friday, October 12, 1984) The Wallflowers Ministry of Truth Atrocity Exhibition
• Date:1984, October 12, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Wallflowers
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Second Opening: Atrocity Exhibition

• Studio 517 (Friday, September 21, 1984) The Front Ministry of Truth ASC
• Date:1984, September 21, 9:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Front
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Second Opening: ASC

• Studio 517 (Friday, August 3, 1984) Cultural Breakthrough Ministry of Truth
• Date:1984, August 3, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Cultural Breakthrough
• First Opening: Ministry of Truth

• Adams Avenue Theater (Saturday, July 28, 1984) TSOL 45 Grave Ministry of Truth
• Date:1984, July 28 (Sat)
• Headliner: TSOL
• First Opening: 45 Grave
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth

• Fairmount Hall (Friday, June 29, 1984) Youth Brigade Stretch Marks Ministry of Truth
• Date:1984, June 29, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Youth Brigade
• First Opening: Stretch Marks
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth
• Additional: Solución Mortal

• Dale's house (Friday, April 27, 1984) Ministry of Truth
• Date:1984, April 27, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Ministry of Truth

• Tim Maze presents Carpenters Hall (Unknown) The Adolescents Bl'ast Ministry of Truth
• Date:Unknown
• Headliner: The Adolescents
• First Opening: Bl'ast
• Second Opening: Ministry of Truth