gigography 1990 updated 29 October 2008
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January 1990 : "Telephone Thing / British People in Hot Weather / Telephone Dub" single released 19 February : "Extricate" LP released
March 1990 : "Popcorn Double Feature / Arms Control Poseur / Butterflies 4 Brains" singles released UK : ca. 1 - 26 March
Thursday, 1 March 1990 Poole Arts Centre
Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendant / Popcorn Double Feature / Bremen Nacht / The Littlest Rebel / Victoria / Chicago Now / Mr. Pharmacist
Many thanks to Pontypoolie for these photos.
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Friday, 2 March Bristol University
No tape exists?
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Saturday, 3 March 1990 Coventry Polytechnic
The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / Bremen Nacht / Tuff Life Boogie / Chicago Now / Victoria / U.S. 80s-90s / Mr. Pharmacist
- "Supposed to be a dance number, that." [Mumbles something unintelligible] "Right, it's all new shit so don't, so don't fucking shout, all right?" (before "Popcorn Double Feature")
- "Your tomb is deeeeeaaaadddddd!" (during "Deadbeat Descendent")
- "With feeling! 1, 2, 3, 4..." (before "Victoria")
Shaun: "Smith was at the next table to us in a very small city centre pub, the Rose and Crown as it was called then, downing double whiskies for hours during the afternoon, he was sat with half a dozen or so octogenarians, having the time of his life, talking about the second world war!! Drunk but on great form, later at the show. We were betting he would not make it past the cathedral on his journey back to the university!!"
Thanks to David Humphries for the ticket.
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Sunday, 4 March 1990 Universtiy of East Anglia, Norwich (according to tour ad above)
No tape exists?
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Tuesday, 6 March 1990 Hacienda, Manchester
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The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / Bremen Nacht / And Therein / Victoria / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's / Fiery Jack
Thanks to Stephen Bailey for the set list and Mikey Smurf for the flyer.
- "If you don't like it, fuck off on your arse!" (amended lyrics to "Black Monk Theme")
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Thursday, 8 March 1990 Liverpool University
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Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht // Chicago Now / Victoria / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's
Thanks to Stephen Bailey for the set list. |
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Friday, 9 March 1990 Bangor University
Error Orrori / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Tuff Life Booogie / Mr. Pharmacist
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Saturday, 10 March 1990 Sunderland Polytechnic (according to tour ad above)
No tape exists?
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Monday, 12 March 1990 Grand Hall, Guild Hall, Preston
 Thanks to Daren for the ticket
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme (two attempts) / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria / U.S. 80s-90s
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Tuesday, 13 March 1990 Leeds University
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80s-90s / Victoria
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Wednesday, 14 March 1990 Hull University (according to tour ad above)
No tape exists?
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Friday, 16 March 1990 Sheffield Polytechnic
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / And Therein / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria / U.S. 80s-90s
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Saturday, 17 March 1990 Barrowlands, Glasgow
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Fiery Jack / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80s-90s
- "Good evening, we are The Fall. We are cool group." (during "Error Orrori")
- "There's three members of the group who like to cut songs in half, y'know. (...) Sort of good, sometimes." (before "Bremen Nacht", after a short "British People In Hot Weather")
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Sunday, 18 March 1990 Ritzy, Aberdeen (according to tour ad above)
No tape exists?
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Tuesday, 20 March 1990 Hummingbird, Birmingham
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / Hit the North / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / Bremen Nacht // U.S. 80s-90s / Mr. Pharmacist // Victoria
Thanks to David Humphries for the ticket.
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Wednesday, 21 March 1990 National Ballroom, Kilburn, London
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Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / U.S. 80's-90's / Mr. Pharmacist / Carry Bag Man
Thanks to Graeme for the ticket. |
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Thursday, 22 March 1990 National Ballroom, Kilburn, London
 Thanks to David for the ticket.
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People In Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Butterflies for Brains / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria / U.S. 80's-90's
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Saturday, 24 March 1990 Essex University
Error Orrori / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Tuff Life Boogie / Mr. Pharmacist
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Sunday, 25 March 1990 Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham
Error Orrori / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's
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Monday, 26 March 1990 Top Rank, Brighton
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Butterflies 4 Brains / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / Bremen Nacht / And Therein... / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80s-90s
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Europe : ca. 29 March - 26 April
Thursday, 29 March 1990 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arms Control Poseur / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / And Therein / U.S. 80's-90's
- "Kevin, change the lights, for fuck's sake. (...). Too hot!" (before "Telephone Thing")
- "I run right quick from Rolf Harris' act. And if I beat you, fuck you twat, you will die in (...)." (amended lyrics to "Bremen Nacht")
- "While the band are new charity act, Ich rausum macht das Bremen nacht. Don't take me up on your charity, Mack. And (...) for you, twat." (more amended lyrics to "Bremen Nacht")
- "Good night, we are The Fall. You're not getting any more. Good night." (after "And Therein")
- "The hippies are tops in the balconies. (...) is on acid. What the fuck is going on? Welcome to the 1990s. Send down fucking 19 year olds to the (...). What a fucking load of shit." (amended lyrics to "U.S. 80s-90s")
- "And a load of fucking weeds sat round on their asses throwing paper cups. Welcome to the 1990s. And as a prophet, I warn you, you will reek your doom! Welcome to the 1990s. Craig thought that was a bit strong. Hot shit!" (more amended lyrics to "U.S. 80s-90s")
- "Right! Get off, go on! Move it! Thank you. Good night. Thank you from the second class citizens of England." [drops microphone] (after "U.S. 80s-90s")
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Friday, 30 March 1990 Polsslag Festival, Belgium
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Butterflies for Brains / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's
- "Good evening, we are The Fall and we are a Thule group, as in cool. Death of a sense of humour, and death of sense and all. We are The Fall." (during "Error Orrori")
- "(...). For ever and ever, dead beat descendant. For ever and ever and ever and ever and ever." (before "Deadbeat Descendant")
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Saturday, 31 March 1990 Expopalais Kelchterhoef, Houthalen, Belgium
Zagreb / Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Butterflies for Brains / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Douible Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's
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Sunday, 1 April 1990 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
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Error Orrori / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Tuff Life Boogie / Hit the North / Hilary / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht / The Littlest Rebel / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria / U.S. 80s-90s
- "Death of a sense of humour and death of sense. What can you do about this? Absolutely piss all. Good evening, we are The Fall." (during "Error Orrori")
Thanks to Swen for the ticket. |
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Monday, 2 April 1990 Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany
No tape exists?
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 Thanks to Mark for the poster
Tuesday, 3 April 1990 Zeche, Bochum, Germany
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Arms Control Poseur / The Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Butterflies for Brains / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Tuff Life Boogie / Popcorn Double Feature / Bremen Nacht / U.S. 80s-90s / And Therein / Victoria / Mr. Pharmacist
Thanks to Henning for the ticket. |
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Thursday, 5 April 1990 Modernes, Bremen, Germany
And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Butterflies for Brains / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendant / Popcorn Double Feature / Bremen Nacht / The Littlest Rebel / Tuff Life Boogie / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80's-90's
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Friday, 6 April 1990 PC 69, Bielefeld, Germany
No tape exists?
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Saturday, 7 April 1990 Dock's, Hamburg, Germany
 No tape exists? Thanks to Gabi for the ticket
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Monday, 9 April 1990 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
Zagreb / And Therein / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Tuff Life Boogie / Popcorn Double Feature / White Lightning / Bremen Nacht / Deadbeat Descendant / U.S. 80s-90s / Jerusalem
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Tuesday, 10 April 1990 Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany
Zagreb / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / White Lightning / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendant / Popcorn Double Feature / Bremen Nacht / The Littlest Rebel / U.S. 80s-90s / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria
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Wednesday, 11 April 1990 Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany
No tape exists?
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Thursday, 12 April 1990 Dolce Vita, Lausanne, Switzerland
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / I'm Frank / Sing! Harpy / Popcorn Double Feature / White Lightning / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / Tuff Life Boogie / Telephone Thing / Carry Bag Man / Dead Beat Descendant
Incomplete? rom a radio broadcast. Some tapes circulate without Sing! Harpy and Carry Bag Man
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Sunday, 15 April 1990 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia
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Presumably the gig immortalized on CD by Cog Sinister/ Voiceprint, in which case the tracks were:
Zagreb / And Therein / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendant / Popcorn Double Feature
- "Good evening, we are The Fall, from the island of Thule. Glittering beach... glittering beach. That's a cue." (during "Zagreb")
- "Hello, Man City F.C.!" (amended lyrics to "I'm Frank")
- "Right, pretty fast, eh? Pretty fast, this one, yeah?" (before "Hilary")
- "Faster, faster!" (during "Hit the North")
- "OK, solo!" (during "Bill Is Dead")
- "Hang on! Hang on a minute! (...)" (before "Deadbeat Descendant")
That's probably not the complete set list.
Many thanks to Igor for the ticket. |
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Monday, 16 April 1990 SKC, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
No tape exists? well, one does anyway -- it's on the cover of The Twenty-Seven Points.
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Wednesday, 18 April 1990 Arena, Vienna, Austria
Zagreb / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / Telephone Thing / Deadbeat Descendant / Bill Is
Dead / Black Monk Theme (?) / White Lightning / Hilary (?) / Tuff Life Booogie / Mr. Pharmacist / U.S. 80s 90s // Popcorn Double Feature
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Saturday, 21 April 1990 Pavillon, Hannover, Germany
Zagreb / And Therein / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Wrong Place, Right Time / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendant / White Lightning / Popcorn Double Feature / Bremen Nacht // The Littlest Rebel / U.S. 80s-90s // Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria
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Thursday, 26 April 1990 Montmartre Elysee, Paris, France
Error Orrori / The Littlest Rebel / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / And Therein / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Deadbeat Descendent / Popcorn Double Feature / White Lightning / U.S. 80s-90s / Jerusalem / Tuff Life Booogie / Mr. Pharmacist
Many thanks to Stephane for the ticket.
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Monday, 14 May 1990 Hull University
Error Orrori / And Therein / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature/ Deadbeat Descendant / The Littlest Rebel / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / Tuff Life Boogie / U.S. 80s-90s
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Friday, 18 May 1990 New Ritz, New York City, New York
Zagreb / And Therein / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Wrong Place, Right Time / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Jerusalem / Victoria / U.S. 80's-90's / Tuff Life Boogie / Mr. Pharmacist
- "(...). Can I have a better microphone?" (before "British People in Hot Weather")
- "It was the Government's fault. And it was like... it was like... it was like waiting for the break to end." (amended lyrics to "Jerusalem")
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Monday, 21 May 1990 Park Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Zagreb / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / Big New Prinz / Telephone Thing / The Littlest Rebel / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / White Lightning / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature/ British People in Hot Weather / And Therein / L.A. / I'm Frank / Deadbeat Descendant / U.S. 80s-90s / Hilary / Tuff Life Boogie
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Australia / New Zealand / Japan : ca. 20 June - 23 July Wednesday, June 20 1990 Charles Hotel, Perth, Australia
Supported by Kim Salmon and the Surrealists. Setlist and photos to be added soon, I hope.
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Friday, 22 June 1990 East's Rugby Club, Brisbane, Australia
No tape exists? Many thanks to Mark Fagan for the flyer and to David Holliday for these photos.
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Saturday, 23 June 1990 Livid Festival, Harold Park Raceway, Sydney, Australia
Arms Control Poseur / Big New Prinz / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / Wrong Place, Right Time / Telephone Thing / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / White Lightning / Bremen Nacht / Extricate (tape) / Hilary / U.S. 80's-90's (with Secession Man lyrics!)
- "Good evening, we are the Fall. Bracket, pause!" (during "Arms Control Poseur")
- "I was looking for gemstones. It was like a recurring dream of the kerbstone." (amended lyrics to "Jerusalem")
- "And I could not understand why, and I could not accept the fact I'd accepted the contract. That's another lyric - wrong song. I was purple. I was violet. I was unfathomable. Undirect." (more amended lyrics to "Jerusalem")
- "Er, there's a lot of water on the stage coming through so we're just gonna go off for a bit. A bit dangerous, y'know. See you in a minute. Get off, lads. It's a great tent this, innit?" (before "Wrong Place, Right Time")
- "It's empty!" (before "Hit the North")
- "The cops are tops, Brisbane-like." (amended lyrics to "U.S. 80s-90s")
- Compere: "Hello! I hate to have to tell you this but unfortunately the police have told us that's it. Sorry about that. Thank you very much for coming. Hope you enjoyed yourselves. Good night!" (after "U.S. 80s-90s")
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Sunday, 24 June 1990 ANU Refectory, Canberra, Australia
Error Orrori / Big New Prinz / I'm Frank / Sing! Harpy / Wrong Place Right Time / Telephone Thing / Hit the North / Petty Thief Lout / Deadbeat Descendant / Black Monk Theme / Bill Is Dead / British People in Hot Weather / White Lightning / Bremen Nacht / Hilary / Victoria / Mr. Pharmacist
ANU: Australian National University
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Wednesday, 27 June 1990 Old Lion Hotel, North Adelaide, Australia
No tape exists? Supported by the Garden Path. Thanks to Paul for digging this date up.
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Friday, 29 June 1990 Old Greek Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Zagreb / And Therein / Carry Bag Man / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Wrong Place, Right Time / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Deadbeat Descendant / Black Monk Theme / Big New Prinz / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht // Jerusalem / Mr. Pharmacist // White Lightning
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Saturday, 30 June 1990 Old Greek Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
No tape exists?
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Tuesday, 10 July 1990 Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, Australia
No tape exists?
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Wednesday, 11 July 1990 Promises, Sylvania Hotel, Sydney, Australia
No tape exists?
Nick: "They did a show at a weird venue in the suburbs in Sydney, at Promises in Sylvania, and the show was interrupted halfway through because the power at the venue cut out when they started playing too loud (disturbing the locals). Not surprisingly Smith did the rest of the show with back to (modest) audience."
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Friday, 13 July 13 1990 The Venue, Dee Why Hotel, Sydney, Australia
No tape exists?
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Saturday, 14 July 1990 Selina's, Coogie Bay Hotel, Sydney, Australia
Zagreb / Tuff Life Boogie / Jerusalem / Sing! Harpy / I'm Frank / Life Just Bounces / Deadbeat Descendant / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Telephone Thing / Hit the North / White Lightning / British People in Hot Weather / L.A. / Wrong Place, Right Time / Popcorn Double Feature / U.S. 80's-90's / Carry Bag Man
Martin and Marcia sacked after the gig.
- "I said 'I'm going straight for the car and if you wanna come, let's go'. And I don't like this speed part any more." (amended lyrics at "British People in Hot Weather")
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July 1990 - June 1991 : lineup # 25: Mark E. Smith (vocals), Craig Scanlon (guitar), Steve Hanley (bass), Simon Wolstencroft (drums), Kenny Brady (violin, keyboards).
Friday, 20 July 1990 Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
Zagreb / And Therein / Big New Prinz / Sing! Harpy / Wrong Place, Right Time / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Black Monk Theme / Dead Beat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Bremen Nacht // Tuff Life Boogie / U.S. 80's-90's // Hilary / Carry Bag Man
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No tape exists? Many thanks to Sumarai for the poster and ticket.
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13 August : "White Lightning / Blood Outta Stone" single & "The Dredger EP" released
Sunday, 26 August 1990 Reading Festival
You Haven't Found It Yet (instr.) / Arms Control Poseur / Blood Outta Stone / Black Monk Theme / Hilary / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Wrong Place, Right Time / Big New Prinz / Zagreb / Life Just Bounces / Bombast / White Lightning / British People in Hot Weather / Jerusalem
Who played keyboards at this gig? It's not Kenny Brady as you can hear him playing his fiddle at the same time during "Black Monk Theme", for example. There's some "High Tension Line" lyrics in "Jerusalem".
- "We are The Fall, from the neighbourhood of infinity." (during "Arms Control Poseur")
- Someone: "Well done lads, that was great!" (between "Zagreb" and "Life Just Bounces")
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¿ Monday, 10 September 1990 Waterfront, Norwich ?
No tape exists? This date according to a contributor, but that would mean that they played this venue twice in six weeks. And there are no other UK dates near this one.
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October(?) 1990 The Roxanne, Tel Aviv, Israel
No tape exists? At least some of it appears on The 27 Points, and Rona, who went to the gig, thinks it was in October.
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Friday, 5 October 1990 Rodon Club, Athens, Greece
No tape exists? Thanks to Tony for the ticket.
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Saturday, 6 October 1990 Pedio Areos, Athens, Greece
Arms Control Poseur / Tuff Life Boogie / Blood Outta Stone / I'm Frank / Black Monk Theme / Hit the North / Bill Is Dead / Big New Prinz / Wrong Place, Right Time / Life Just Bounces / Mr. Pharmacist / Bombast / White Lightning / Jerusalem / Hit the North / Hilary / Victoria
Jerusalem includes a bit of High Tension Line.
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Friday, 26 October 1990 Waterfront, Norwich
Arms Control Poseur / And Therein / Blood Outta Stone / High Tension Line / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Wrong Place, Right Time / Big New Prinz / Popcorn Double Feature / Don't Take the Pizza / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / White Lightning / Life Just Bounces / I'm Frank / U.S. 80's-90's / Deadbeat Descendant
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early November 1990 WOMAD, Casino L'Alianca de Poble Nou, Barcelona, Spain
No tape exists? Dave Bush's first Fall gig, working backline.
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December 1990 : "458498 A Sides" & "458489 B Sides" LPs & "High Tension Line / Xmas with Simon" single released UK : ca. 1 - 15 December
 Thanks to Mark for the poster
Saturday, 1 December 1990 Leicester Polytechnic
 Thanks to Spencer for the ticket.
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Sunday, 2 December 1990 Nottingham Polytechnic
Idiot Jot Showland / Blood Outta Stone / The Littlest Rebel / High Tension Line / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Big New Prinz / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / Mr. Pharmacist / Zagreb / And Therein / Life Just Bounces / White Lightning / Arms Control Poseur (instr.) / I'm Frank / U.S. 80's-90's / Deadbeat Descendant
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Monday, 3 December 1990 Fridge, Brixton, London
 Thanks to Graeme for the ticket.
Idiot Joy Showland / Blood Outta Stone / The Littlest Rebel / High Tension Line / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Big New Prinz / Black Monk Time / British People in Hot Weather / Mr. Pharmacist / Zagreb / And Therein / Life Just Bounces / White Lightning / Arms Control Poseur / Wrong Place, Right Time / Don't Take the Pizza / I'm Frank / US 80s-90s
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Tuesday, 4 December 1990 Reading Universtiy
No tape exists?
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Thursday, 6 December 1990 Network, Edinburgh
And Therein / The Littlest Rebel / Arms Control Poseur / Bill Is Dead / Idiot Joy Showland / Wrong Place, Right Time / Hit the North / Mr. Pharmacist / Zagreb / High Tension Line / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / White Lightning / Pittsville Direkt / Big New Prinz / Blood Outta Stone / Deadbeat Descendant / I'm Frank
Thanks to Grant for the ticket.
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Friday, 7 December 1990 Strathclyde University, Glasgow
And Therein / The Littlest Rebel / Arms Control Poseur / Bill Is Dead / Idiot Joy Showland / Wrong Place, Right Time / Hit the North / Mr. Pharmacist / Zagreb / High Tension Line / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / White Lightning / Pittsville Direkt / Big New Prinz / Blood Outta Stone / Dead Beat Descendant / I'm Frank
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Thanks to Brian for the poster and Declan for the setlist. |
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Saturday, 8 December 1990 Communal Building, Bradford University
And Therein / Mr. Pharmacist / Arms Control Poseur / Bill Is Dead / Idiot Joy Showland / Wrong Place, Right Time / Hit the North / Zagreb / High Tension Line / Black Monk Theme / British People in Hot Weather / Don't Take the Pizza / Life Just Bounces / Pittsville Direkt / Deadbeat Descendent
Thanks to David Humphries for the ticket.
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Monday, 10 December 1990 St. David's Hall, Cardiff
Arms Control Poseur / And Therein / Idiot Joy Showland / Black Monk Theme /
High Tension Line / Don't Take the Pizza / Mr. Pharmacist / Bill Is Dead /
Hit the North / Big New Prinz / Dead Beat Descendant / British People in Hot
Weather / Pitzville Direct / Life Just Bounces / Zagreb / White Lightning /
I'm Frank/ Blood Outta Stone
Kenny Brady plays "The Birdie Song" on his fiddle before "British People in Hot Weather". Craig starts playing "Pittsville Direkt" before "British People in Hot Weather" but there's obviously a change
of plan)
- "Graham, can you get it flatter outside, please?" (before "And Therein")
- "(...) had that guy jump up on the stage." (before "British People in Hot Weather")
Thanks to William for the poster.
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Tuesday, 11 December 1990 Ritz, Manchester
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Arms Control Poseur / And Therein / Idiot Joy Showland / Black Monk Theme / High Tension Line / Don't Take the Pizza / Mr. Pharmacist / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Blood Outta Stone / Deadbeat Descendant / British People in Hot Weather / Pittsville Direkt / Life Just Bounces / I'm Frank / Big New Prinz / Zagreb / Wrong Place, Right Time
Thanks to Ashley Haynes for the ticket. |
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Wednesday, 12 December 1990 Birmingham Institute
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Arms Control Poseur / And Therein / Idiot Joy Showland / Big New Prinz / High Tension Line / Mr. Pharmacist / Bill Is Dead / Hit the North / Blood Outta Stone / Don't Take the Pizza / British People in Hot Weather / Deadbeat Descendent / Pittsville Direkt / Life Just Bounces / White Lightning / Zagreb / Black Monk Theme
Thanks to David Humphries for the ticket. No tape exists? |
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Friday, 14 December 1990 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Arms Control Poseur / And Therein / Idiot Joy Showland
First three songs recorded by Charles before his machine died. No complete tape exists?
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Saturday, 15 December 1990 Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston
No tape exists? Darren: "For what it's worth, this was a pummelling set performed to a half-full hall – a massive improvement on the lacklustre effort at Preston Guildhall earlier that year. The only songs I can remember them doing are Arms Control Poseur (a heavy, grinding version) and Victoria.
Peter: "We travelled to this one from Liverpool with dreadful hangovers after a good party to find a deserted town as we turned up on the wrong night. i.e. 16th December, Sunday night – which may be why it was half-full! I'm sure it was advertised as the 16th or may be just stupid."
The December tour poster posted above suggests that Sheffield was planned for this date, so perhaps there was a late switch to Preston. If anyone knows the story, please write in.
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