Bookie's Club 870, also known as simply "Bookie's" was a pivotal location for the development of an original alternative music scene in Detroit from early 1978 through 1981. Bookie's was Detroit's first and, for a while, only concert club for original rock bands, including The POLICE, The ROMANTICS, JOHN CALE, ULTRAVOX, The SILLIES,The DEAD BOYS, and The DAMNED