gigography 1997 updated 14 July 2008
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January 1997 : lineup # 32 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Steve Hanley (bass), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Flanagan (guitar), Simon Wolstencroft (drums).
Tuesday, 28 January 1997 Bierkeller, Bristol
Ol' Gang / He Pep / Hip Priest / Spinetrak / Pearl City / 10 Houses of Eve / I'm Going to Spain / Oleano / Cheetham Hill / M5 / Powder Keg / Masquerade / Das Vultur Ans Ein Nutter-Wain / The Chiselers / The Mixer / Behind the Counter
I think this is the correct order. First Hip Priest in years. Thanks to Mikey Smurf for the ticket. No tape exists?
This and the next two dates were dubbed the "Chipping Sodbury" tour on Fallnet. There's a collection of reviews on Biv's site.
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Wednesday, 29 January 1997 Level 3, Swindon
Ol' Gang (instr.) / Spinetrak / Spinetrak (instr.) / Hip Priest / Pearl City / The Mixer / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / I'm Going to Spain / He Pep / M5 / Oleano / Masquerade (instr.) / Cheetham Hill / Behind the Counter
From a setlist pinched from drum riser and posted to Fallnet.
- "Start again, please! 1, 2, 3, 4!" (between attempts at "Spinetrak")
- "Thirty thousand pounds. (...)." (before "Hip Priest")
- "1, 2, 3! Again! Again! 1, 2, 3!" (between attempts at "Hip Priest")
- "All right! All right!" (before "The Mixer")
- "It's gotta be better than (...)." (before "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul")
- "You bought another mic? You bought one? Have they bought another microphone, the P.A. company?" (before "10 Houses of Eve")
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Thursday, 30 January 1997 Guildhall, Gloucester
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Ol' Gang / He Pep / Hip Priest / Pearl City / 10 Houses of Eve / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / I'm Going to Spain / Oleano / Das Vultur Ans Ein Nutter-Wain / M5 / Cheetham Hill / The Mixer / Behind the Counter / The Chiselers / Spinetrak / U.S. 80s-90s / DIY Meat
Adrian played guitar and keyboards at this gig; Julia did not appear.
Thanks to Mikey Smurf for the ticket. |
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26 February 1997 : lineup # 33 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Steve Hanley (bass), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Flanagan (guitar), Kier Stewart (keyboards), Simon Wolstencroft (drums).
Wednesday, 26 February 1997 Astoria 2, London
Ol' Gang (instr.) / And This Day / He Pep / Plug Myself In / M5 / I'm Going To Spain / Spinetrak / Das Vultur Ans Ein Nutter-Wain (instr.) / Cheetham Hill (instr.) / The Mixer / The Chiselers / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Oleano
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May 1997 : lineup # 34 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Steve Hanley (bass), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Tommy Crooks (guitar), Simon Wolstencroft (drums), + Simon Spencer from D.O.S.E.
Tuesday, 13 May 1997 Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester
He Pep / Spinetrak / Powderkeg / Cheetham Hill / Glam Racket / Plug Myself In / Crackhouse / Kimble / I'm Going to Spain / 10 Houses of Eve / Everybody but Myself / Feeling Numb / Hey! Student (x2) / Hurricane Edward / Oleano (instr.) / Hurricane Edward / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Behind the Counter / 15 Ways / Masquerade (instr).
Tommy Crooks's first Fall gig. The intro was Jerusalem and Totally Wired from the recently released Fallnet tribute tape. Thanks to Mikey Smurf for the ticket.
- "And this London visitor had this to say: his name was Simon Spencer." (amended lyrics to "Cheetham Hill")
- "Your sideboards are spotty and reptilian-like." (before "Plug Myself In")
- "It's so long since he worked for PWL, he can't remember the (quiet) bits." (amended lyrics to "Plug Myself In")
- "Fucking (...), Tommy! (...)!" (before "10 Houses of Eve")
- "Gonna do 'Lie Dream'? Do 'Lie Dream'. Do 'Lie Dream'. Do 'Lie Dream'! Do 'Lie Dream'!" (as the tape for "10 Houses of Eve" starts; the band continue but MES puts in a couple of lines from "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul")
- "Start without you, Simon. Start again without Simon." (between attempts at "Hey! Student")
- "Right, the next two numbers are 'Lie Dream of a Casino Soul' and something else." (during the second attempt at "Hurricane Edward")
- "Now is a moment of great indecision. Do 'Counter'!" (before "Behind the Counter")
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Wednesday, 14 May 1997 Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester
Crackhouse / He Pep / Powder Keg / Plug Myself In / Cheetham Hill / Kimble / 10 Houses of Eve / I'm Going to Spain / Spinetrak / Feeling Numb / Everybody But Myself / Glam Racket / M5 / Oleano / Masquerade / Behind the Counter / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul
Part of "Everybody But Myself" is used on the version on "Levitate". The keyboard riff for "The Mixer" is played before "Behind the Counter". Break before encore was "Mr. Pharmacist" from the Fallnet tape 'Good Evening We Are Not The Fall'.
- "Thank you. There's more lyrics to that but (...)" (before "I'mGoing to Spain")
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July 1997 - April 1998 : lineup # 35 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Steve Hanley (bass), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Tommy Crooks (guitar), Karl Burns (drums).
Sunday, 27 July 1997 Cooper's Field, Bute Park, Cardiff
Powderkeg / He Pep / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Idiot Joy Showland / Hurricane Edward / 10 Houses of Eve / Cheetham Hill / Behind the Counter / Feeling Numb / Ol' Gang
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Saturday, 2 August 1997 Bangor Rugby Club
He Pep / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Idiot Joy Showland / Powderkeg / Cheetham Hill / Hurricane Edward / M5 / 10 Houses of Eve / Pearl City / Ol' Gang
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Saturday, 9 August 1997 Cas Rock, Edinburgh
He Pep / Powderkeg / Idiot Joy Showland / 10 Houses of Eve / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Hurricane Edward / Behind the Counter / Cheetham Hill / Spinetrak / Hip Priest / Masquerade / Ol' Gang / Feeling Numb / Pearl City
No Julia at this gig; MES provides haphazard keyboards throughout.
- "Do you want to try 'Masquerade', Steve?" (during "Hip Priest")
- "And I will recall the other day, I saw a bass player looking at me. I was shopping. What'd I do? I saw the bass player looking at me." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
- "He's in Edinburgh today. He's a pain in the arse, anyway. No way!" (more amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
- "And you've got a fucking maggot for a brain but you're making a bob or two at the Commonwealth Games." (amended lyrics to "Pearl City")
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Wednesday, 24 September 1997 Dingwall's, London
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He Pep / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve/ Jungle Rock / Hurricane Edward / Levitate / Behind the Counter / The Quartet of Doc Shanley / Idiot Joy Showland / Masquerade / I'm a Mummy / Spencer Must Die / Ol' Gang / M5 / Big New Prinz
Thanks to Skip King for the ticket. |
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29 September : "Levitate" album released
Friday, 10 October 1997 MES DJ's at the 333 Club, London
No tape exists?
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the rot sets in - November 1997 : "Oxymoron" & "Cheetham Hill" albums released
Wednesday, 5 November 1997 Sir Henry's, Cork
No tape exists?
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Thursday, 6 November 1997 Mean Fiddler, Dublin
He Pep / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / M5 / I'm a Mummy / Pearl City / Spencer Must Die (instr.) / Masquerade / Behind the Counter / Jungle Rock / Ol' Gang // Jap Kid (tape) / Spinetrak / Glam-Racket
Right, give me some (flack), this one?" (before "Behind the Counter")
The first ever gig review posted on the Fall news: congratulations, Peter Reavy! More reviews on the Irish gigs here.
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Friday, 7 November 1997 Empire Music Hall, Belfast -- NO SHOW
MES sacks the band minutes before they were due on stage; makes up in time for Manchester gig.
Further details and reactions on the Fall news. More reviews on the Irish gigs here.
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UK : 13 November - 9 December
 thanks to Declan
Thursday, 13 November 1997 Sankey's Soap, Manchester
He Pep / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / M5 / Masquerade / I'm a Mummy / Spencer Must Die / Jungle Rock / Behind the Counter / Pearl City / Ol' Gang / Feeling Numb / Idiot Joy Showland / Mere Pseud Mag Ed
- "Can I have the (record) back, please?" (before "10 Houses of Eve")
- "One! One! Get the vocals up, please, and now I'll thank you!" (before "I'm a Mummy")
- "Right, this is for Karl, a true soldier. Thank you." (before "Mere Pseud Mag Ed")
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Wednesday, 19 November 1997 Riverside, Newcastle
He Pep / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / M5 / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Spencer Must Die / Masquerade / Behind the Counter / Jungle Rock / Idiot Joy Showland / Ol' Gang // [song(s) may be missing here]
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Thursday, 20 November 1997 Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
No tape exists?
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Friday, 21 November 1997 The Venue, Edinburgh
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Masquerade / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Spencer Must Die / He Pep / M5 / Idiot Joy Showland / Levitate / Behind the Counter / I'm a Mummy / Pearl City / Ol' Gang / Jungle Rock
Thanks to Martin for the ticket.
Reviews on the Fall news. |
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Sunday, 23 November 1997 The Garage, Glasgow
  
Masquerade / Spinetrack / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Hurricane Edward / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / M5 / Levitate / I'm a Mummy / Idiot Joy Showland / He Pep / Behind the Counter / Jungle Rock / Pearl City
Reviews on the Fall news. Thanks to Declan for the images.
- "Good evening. We are Rage." (Equipment was obscuring the first two letters of the venue's onstage backdrop.)
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Monday, 24 November 1997 Fat Sam's, Dundee
No tape exists?
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Wednesday, 26 November 1997 Tivoli, Buckley
Pearl City / Levitate / Masquerade / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Hurricane Edward / Oleano / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / Idiot Joy Showland / M5 / I'm A Mummy / He Pep / Feeling Numb
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Thursday, 27 November 1997 Zodiac, Oxford
Pearl City / Idiot Joy Showland / Masquerade / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Levitate / Hurricane Edward / 10 Houses of Eve / Oleano / Hip Priest / M5 / I'm a Mummy (a cappella w/drums after club pulled plug)
No tape exists? He Pep would have been next (last?) song but they had already played past the 10 p.m. curfew. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Sunday, 30 November 1997 Stage, Stoke
Spencer Must Die / Jungle Rock / Levitate / Idiot Joy Showland (instr.) / Masquerade / Container Drivers / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / M5 / Spinetrak / Pearl City / Ol' Gang (instr.) / Behind the Counter / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul
- "They're reading about (...). They want to shag some blonde girl. They are morons. I'm disgusted by them. They are not men. They are (...) prannies. (...). They are scum. They remind you of (...). Spencer!" (amended lyrics to "Spencer Must Die")
- "Drum solo now!" (during "Container Drivers")
- "If only the shards would reconnect in a rap-sort of style. If only, in a Snoop Doggy Dogg style." (amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
- "M5." (before "M5")
- "You'll never see me wear a suit of black leather." (amended lyrics to "M5")
- "They get very insecure." (during "Behind the Counter")
- "I'm getting sick of fat cat dicks behind me who never could quite crack it." (amended lyrics to "Behind the Counter")
- "It just goes to show that some people cannot play Northern Soul." (amended lyrics to "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul")
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Monday, 1 December 1997 Irish Centre, Leeds
Soundcheck: Spencer Must Die / Idiot Joy Showland / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Hurricane Edward / M5 / Behind the Counter / Jungle Rock / Hip Priest
Gig: Spencer Must Die / Idiot Joy Showland / Levitate / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Hurricane Edward / Oleano / Behind the Counter / I'm a Mummy / Hip Priest / He Pep / Masquerade / Spinetrak / Glam Racket / Pearl City / Ol' Gang
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Tuesday, 2 December 1997 Krazy House, Liverpool
Spencer Must Die / Idiot Joy Showland / Levitate / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Hurricane Edward / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / Behind the Counter / I'm a Mummy / Oleano / He Pep / Masquerade / M5
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Thursday, 4 December 1997 Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
 Thanks to Tony for the ticket
He Pep / Pearl City / Spencer Must Die / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / Oleano / Idiot Joy Showland / Hip Priest / Hurricane Edward / Masquerade / M5 / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Behind the Counter
No tape exists? May be in slightly wrong order. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Friday, 5 December 1997 Kentish Town Forum, London
Spencer Must Die / Idiot Joy Showland / Levitate / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / Hurricane Edward / 10 Houses of Eve / Hip Priest / Behind the Counter / I'm a Mummy / Oleano / He Pep / Masquerade / Pearl City / Glam Racket (aborted) / Feeling Numb
Photos thanks to David and Carina. Reviews on the Fall news. Ticket and flyer thanks to Craig Parker.
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Sunday, 7 December 1997 Junction, Cambridge
He Pep / Container Drivers / Spencer Must Die / Feeling Numb / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / Oleano / Hurricane Edward / Jungle Rock / Hip Priest / M5 / Masquerade / Lie Dream of a Casino Soul (x2) / Behind the Counter / Pearl City / I'm a Mummy
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Monday, 8 December 1997 Waterfront, Norwich
He Pep / Container Drivers / Spencer Must Die / Feeling Numb / 10 Houses of Eve / Levitate / Oleano / Hurricane Edward / Jungle Rock / Hip Priest / Idiot Joy Showland / M5 / Masquearade (and Pearl City somewhere?)
Reviews on the Fall news.
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Tuesday, 9 December 1997 Bierkeller, Bristol
Lie Dream of a Casino Soul / 10 Houses of Eve / Container Drivers / Spencer Must Die / The Quartet of Doc Shanley / Everybody But Myself (tape) / Levitate / I'm a Mummy / Oleano / M5 / Hip Priest / He Pep / Masquerade / Idiot Joy Showland / Ol' Gang / Jap Kid (tape)
Reviews on the Fall news.
- "For your sins you have to watch Tommy's slides." (before "Spencer Must Die")
- "And he is not appre... You two, will you fuck off? Get backstage, please. Thank you. Eh! Go away. Take him away. Neville, go away." [continues lyrics] "...appreciated." (during "Hip Priest")
- "Apologies for the... my interuption. I'm in the group, you know. Can't even get the staff. This is my microphone (...)." (before "He Pep") ------------------
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