08/23/91 - Berkshire, England @ Reading Festival

Date: Friday, August 23rd, 1991 
City: Berkshire, England
Venue: Reading Festival
SET LIST NOTES
Schizophrenia 
White Kross 
Brother James 
Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit 
Eric's Trip 
Teenage Riot 
Flower 
Tunic 
Dirty Boots 
Chapel Hill 
Mary Christ 
Kool Thing 
Expressway to Yr Skull 
  • Lots of backstage footage from this date in "1991: The Year Punk Broke", namely the interview sections almost an hour in.

    QUOTES

    T: "Hello. I hope y'all are having fun today! I'd like to apologize for the rain earlier. It seems like Nirvana scared it away though, and that's good."
    L: "Check check check."
    T: "I'd like to thank Dinosaur for bringing the sunshine out."
    K: "I'd like to thank God and Perry Farrell."
    T: "I'd like to dedicate this first song to the Abraham Lincoln Youth Brigade and Courtney Love, this is called 'Sister'."
    - Schizophrenia
    T: "'White Cross'."
    - White Cross
    [a tape of 'Dizzy' by Tommy Roe plays]
    T: "It's called 'Brother James'."
    - Brother James
    T: "Alright, this is a new song, it's called..[makes a noise]"
    - Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
    T: "Working it out, he's working it out!"
    L: "Okay, this next one's called 'Eric's Trip'. This is the perfect place for it."
    - Eric's Trip
    [a tape of fresh beats plays]
    T: "This is called 'Teenage Riot'. Come on, it sounds fine bro!"
    L: "Okay, 'Teenage Riot'."
    - Teenage Riot
    T: "This song is called 'Flower'."
    - Flower
    L: "How are ya Terry?"
    T: "This is called 'Tunic'."
    - Tunic
    T: "'Dirty Boots'!"
    - Dirty Boots
    T: "This song is called 'Chapel Hill'."
    - Chapel Hill
    T: "It's a full moon tonight, ladies and gentlemen! This is for Mary-Christ. Oh I know what, I know what.. have you heard the new Primal Scream song?"
    [a tape of 'Don't Fight, Feel It' by Primal Scream plays and the band make furious noise overtop]
    T: "Alright, this song is called 'Mary-Christ'!"
    - Mary-Christ
    - Kool Thing
    L: "Alright, one more!"
    [walkman plays 'Benny and the Jets' by Elton John while band tunes and makes noise]
    T: "Expressway to yr Hole."
    - Expressway
    T: "Goodnight, peace."

    OTHER PERFORMERS

  • Nirvana
  • Dinosaur Jr
  • Silverfish
  • Chapterhouse
  • Babes In Toyland
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • Iggy Pop
  • Sisters of Mercy

    MEMORABILIA

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