Date City Venue Notes
December 17th, 1980 New York City, New York, USA A's Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Dave Keay performed as RED MILK. By all reports, the performance was not good.
January 14th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Dave Keay performed as THE ARCADIANS.
January 20th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Inroads Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Dave Keay performed as THE ARCADIANS.
March 11th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Dave Keay performed as THE ARCADIANS.
May 8th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Club 57 Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Richard Edson performed as SONIC YOUTH for the first time.
June 3rd, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Great Gildersleeves Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Richard Edson performed as SONIC YOUTH.
June 9th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Inroads Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Ann DeMarinis, and Richard Edson (or Dave Keay?) performed as THE ARCADIANS. Lee Ranaldo and David Linton (from PLUS INSTRUMENTS) joined the band for a bit, with David on percussion and Lee playing half of Ann's keyboard. I thought they were already going by SONIC YOUTH at this point?
June 18th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA White Columns (Noise Fest) This was the last show for Ann DeMarinis (keyboard/guitar/vocals). Richard Edson temporarily left the band after this show. These four songs were probably Arcadians leftovers. The third track was released on the Noise Fest cassette. The previous day, Lee Ranaldo performed with David Linton as AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOUR. Their set is available on both the Noise Fest tape and his own East Jesus compilation, as "Walker Groves".
Unknown Noisefest #1Unknown Noisefest #2Unknown Noisefest #3Unknown Noisefest #4
July 16th to 19th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Performing Garage Thurston, Lee, and Richard Edson performed four nights with Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 1 ensemble.
July 24th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Just Above Midtown/Downtown Gallery Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo performed as a trio. This was Lee's first performance with Sonic Youth. "The Good and the Bad" was still in its "Loud and Soft" state, while "She Is Not Alone" was the early "detuned" version. Both songs were probably written with Lee in the weeks following Noise Fest and debuted at this show.
The Good And The BadShe Is Not Alone
July 29th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Folk City Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo performed as a trio.
September 18th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA New Pilgrim Theater Richard Edson returned on drums to make the band a quartet. This set was released in its entirety on the Sonic Youth reissue. Portions of "The Burning Spear" "Loud & Soft" and "She Is Not Alone" appear on the Sonic Death album. "Cosmopolitan Girl" is a track from Kim's earlier band CKM. First and last known performance of "Cosmopolitan Girl" and "Destroyer". First known performance of "I Don't Want To Push It" "I Dreamed I Dream" and "The Burning Spear".
I Don't Want to Push ItI Dreamed I DreamThe Burning SpearCosmopolitan Girl • The Good And The Bad • Destroyer • She Is Not Alone
September 25th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA 2+2 Club None.
October 15-16th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Noise NY Early demo attempt. Engineered by Marc Cantor.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
I Dreamed I Dream
master
Sonic Youth reissue An instrumental version of "I Dreamed I Dream" (then titled "Where The Red Fern Grows") is the only track known from this session. In Sonic Life, Thurston suggests that they ran through many songs.
 
December 5th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Stillwende Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo performed as a trio.
The Burning Spear
December 11th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA Plaza Sound @ Radio City Music Hall Recording sessions for Sonic Youth album. Engineered by Don Hünerberg. Possibly on the 12th as well. Mixed January 3rd, 1982.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
The Burning Spear
master
Sonic Youth None.
The Good And The Bad
master
Sonic Youth None.
I Don't Want To Push It
master
Sonic Youth None.
I Dreamed I Dream
master
Sonic Youth None.
She Is Not Alone
master
Sonic Youth None.
 
December 13th, 1981 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Last known performance of "I Dreamed I Dream".
The Burning Spear • I Dreamed I Dream • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
January 11th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Anspacher Theatre None.
January 22nd, 1982 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
January 23rd, 1982 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
February 6th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria None.
She Is Not Alone • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
February 27th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Richard Edson did not play this show, it is unknown if anyone replaced him.
?, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Tin Pan Alley In Sonic Life, Thurston mentions playing a couple of gigs at Tin Pan Alley in winter 1982.
March 14th, 1982 Sonic Youth is released on Neutral Records. It is a five-song mini-album. Richard Edson is on drums. It was reissued on CD in 1987 and later expanded in 2006.
April 1st, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Mudd Club None.
May 9th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria None.
The Good and the Bad • The Burning Spear • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
May 27th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria Mike Gira played bass on at least one song.
May ?, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Mudd Club The date and venue of this recording may not be accurate. Unfortunately the tape cuts in during "Confusion is Next", but both it and "Shaking Hell" sound like early versions. It does sound like Richard Edson on drums.
Confusion is NextShaking Hell • The Good and the Bad
June 18th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria Richard Edson's final show with Sonic Youth.
The Good and the Bad • She Is Not Alone • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
July 3rd, 1982 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Dave Keay likely played drums at this show.
July 12th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Tramps Dave Keay or Richard Skinner played drums at this show.
July 31st, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Mudd Club R. Kane played drums for one show after Richard Edson left the band, possibly this one.
September 24th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Mudd Club It is unknown who played drums at this show.
October 10th, 1982 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwell's "The Burning Spear" was an mp3 available on Bob Bert's website, with this date, which is also confirmed by Lee's journals. I think this may have actually been Bob's first show.
The Burning Spear • ??? [incomplete]
November 3rd, 1982 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Often cited as Bob Bert's first show with Sonic Youth, possibly due to low attendance at the Maxwell's gig.
Inhuman • Confusion is Next • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
SAVAGE BLUNDER USA tour
November 14th, 1982 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle First known performance of "She's in a Bad Mood" "The World Looks Red" and "Making the Nature Scene".
Inhuman • She's in a Bad MoodThe World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Making the Nature Scene
November 15th, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Pier "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" appears on Confusion is Sex. Thurston addressing the crowd at the end of Sonic Death is also from this show. First known performance of the Stooges' "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
I Wanna Be Yr Dog • ??? [incomplete]
November 16th, 1982 Athens, Georgia, USA 40 Watt Club None
November 17th, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 688 Club None
November 19th, 1982 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None
November 20th, 1982 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Marble Bar None
November 21st, 1982 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None
[end of tour]
December 1st, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Folk City There are two different recordings that circulate as Folk City December 1982. They both have the same set list. It's recently been confirmed that 12/11/82 Folk City did not happen, so one recording is probably from a different venue.
Inhuman • She's in a Bad Mood • The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Making the Nature Scene
?, 1982 New York City, New York, USA? Folk City? This recording circulates as 12/11/82 Folk City and is a different performance (but same set list) than 12/01/82. The band's records suggest that this show did not happen, so I don't know the origin of the two recordings.
Inhuman • She's in a Bad Mood • The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Making the Nature Scene
December 7th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA Mudd Club Tom Recchion played drums for this show. Jeffrey Lee Pierce sang on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
SAVAGE BLUNDER USA tour
December 10th, 1982 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwell's Tom Recchion apparently played drums for this show as well, since he was unwilling to travel for the midwest leg of the Savage Blunder tour. However, Bob Bert has memories that suggest he played this show, so it's still a mystery.
December 12th, 1982 (afternoon) Dearborn, Michigan, USA Group W Cable Studios None.
Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • The Burning Spear
December 12th, 1982 (evening) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Joe's Star Lounge None.
December 15th, 1982 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue None.
Confusion is Next • ??? [incomplete]
December 16th, 1982 Chicago, Illinois, USA Club Exit None.
[end of tour]
December 27th, 1982 New York City, New York, USA The Kitchen Jim Sclavunos played drums for this show. "Shaking Hell" and "The World Looks Red" were used on the From the Kitchen Archives No 3/Amplified: New Music Meets Rock, 1981-1986 compilation.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene
Late 1982 - Early 1983 New York City, New York, USA Fun City Recording sessions for Confusion is Sex LP. Engineered by Wharton Tiers. Jim Sclavunos plays drums on all except "Making the Nature Scene".
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Confusion is Next
master
Confusion is Sex None.
Freezer Burn
master
Confusion is Sex For "Freezer Burn" they used a recordable walkman to capture the creepy sounds of a local deli's cooler. They added a bit of droning guitar feedback in the studio. It shares a track with "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Inhuman
master
Confusion is Sex None.
Making the Nature Scene
master
Confusion is Sex Bob Bert returned to play drums on this song because the band liked his tom-heavy approach better.
Protect Me You
master
Confusion is Sex None.
Shaking Hell
master
Confusion is Sex They accidentally erased the master tape while re-recording Kim's vocals, and ended up using a rough cassette mix for the album.
(She's In A) Bad Mood
master
Confusion is Sex None.
The World Looks Red
master
Confusion is Sex In a band meeting transcribed in Goodbye 20th Century, Lee mentions having a tape of rough mixes and alternate versions, including "the second version of 'The World Looks Red'" and "Shaking Hell with the original vocal".
 
Late 1982 - Early 1983 New York City, New York, USA Lee's apartment Lee recorded "Lee Is Free" at home on cassette.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Lee Is Free
master
Confusion is Sex None.
 
February 12th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria Jim Sclavunos played drums for this show..
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • She's in a Bad Mood • Shaking Hell • ??? • [unconfirmed + incomplete]
February 20th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Great Gildersleeves Thurston started a hardcore band with Jack Rabid and Tim Sommer called EVEN WORSE. Thurston wrote at least one song for them, called "One Night Stand". It was released on a 7" in 1984.
One Night Stand • ??? [incomplete]
March 22nd, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Bowery Thurston, Kim, and Lee played a soundscape of improvised feedback while Amanda Linn danced.
March 23rd, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Bowery Thurston, Kim, and Lee played a soundscape of improvised feedback while Amanda Linn danced.
April 11th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA CBGB If this show actually took place, Jim Sclavunos was presumably on drums.
April 14th, 1983 Long Island, New York, USA Network This was probably Jim Sclavunos' last show with Sonic Youth. Thurston and Jim also performed with Lydia Lunch.
Inhuman • She's in a Bad Mood • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • The World Looks Red • I Don't Want To Push It
May 1983? Confusion is Sex is released on Neutral Records. Originally intended as a 7" featuring "Confusion is Next" and possibly "Making the Nature Scene" or "Shaking Hell" (or "Inhuman" was Thurston recalls in Sonic Life). Jim Sclavunos drums on all tracks except "Making the Nature Scene" and "I Wanna Be Yr Dog", which feature Bob Bert. The album was reissued by DGC in 1995 with the Kill Yr Idols EP as bonus tracks. The band supposedly received their copies of the album on May 4th, the date of the Speed Trials show.
May 4th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA White Columns (Speed Trials) Bob Bert returned to drums, staying with the band until June 1985. A collage of songs from their set was released as "Dig This!" on the Speed Trials compilation.
The Burning Spear • She's in a Bad Mood • Inhuman • Shaking Hell • The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next
May 6th to June 6th, 1983 Munich, Bochum, Berlin, Dusseldorf, London, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Paris, Poitiers ? Thurston and Lee performed with Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 4 ensemble. They used these dates to book Sonic Youth's first European tour.
June 1983 Rolle, Switzerland ? Thurston and Lee found an old silo and recorded themselves screaming. They immediately incorporated the "Scream tape" into their live act, usually as an intro to "Burning Spear", and later as a segue from "Early American" into "Burning Spear". They released part of this as "Scream" on the Tellus #1 cassette. It's also heard briefly at the start of "Marilyn Moore".
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Scream
master
Tellus #1 The tape was played at most SY concerts between 1983-1985.
 
CONFUSION IS SEX European tour
June 11th, 1983 Lausanne, Switzerland Grande Salle d'Entrebois Bob Bert travelled 24 hours to get to this gig (on his birthday!). It was Sonic Youth's first European show.
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
June 12th, 1983 Hamburg, Germany ? This date comes from Lee's journals, but may not have been a Sonic Youth show.
June 17th, 1983 Geneva, Switzerland Radio Suisse Romande The band played live on the radio. Snippets from this set were used on side 1 of Sonic Death.
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Shaking Hell • Inhuman • I Wanna Be Yr Dog • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
June 18th, 1983 Geneva, Switzerland Centre de Loisirs None.
Confusion is Next • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
June 21st, 1983 Florence, Italy ? This date comes from Lee's journals, but may not have been a Sonic Youth show.
June 22nd, 1983 Innsbruck, Austria ? This date comes from Lee's journals, but may not have been a Sonic Youth show.
June 23rd, 1983 Vienna, Austria U4 (New Music Festival) None.
She's in a Bad Mood • The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • The Burning Spear • Inhuman • Making the Nature Scene • The Good and the Bad
June 26th, 1983 Poitiers, France Le Chapiteau (L'Oreille est Hardie Festival) A video of "Nature Scene" was posted on sonicyouth.com.
Making the Nature Scene • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
June 28th, 1983 Berlin, Germany Loft None.
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • I Don't Want To Push it • She's in a Bad Mood • The World Looks Red • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman • The Good And The Bad
June 30th, 1983 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar "Nature Scene" was released on a bootleg cassette compilation.
Making the Nature Scene • ??? [incomplete]
[end of tour]
July 16th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Set list may be from another summer 1983 CBGB gig.
The Burning Spear • The World Looks Red • ??? • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene [incomplete]
+ The Good and the Bad
July 22nd, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Sin Club First known performance of "Brother James".
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • I Don't Want To Push It • The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Brother James
July 27th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Folk City None.
The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • I Don't Want To Push It • She's in a Bad Mood • The World Looks Red • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Brother James
August 13th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Charas New Assembly Hall Thurston: "...it was a savage set. I think we have a video of it. We did three songs and we spilled a lot of blood."
August 31st, 1983 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Storyville None.
September 10th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Sin Club None.
Confusion is Next • Brother James • ??? [unconfirmed + incomplete]
September 14th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
September 15th, 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Filly's None.
October 1983 New York City, New York, USA Fun City Recording sessions for Kill Yr Idols EP. Engineered by Wharton Tiers.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Blooze Blurrr
unknown
n/a This is one of the most mysterious Sonic Youth songs, and it may not have been recorded during this session. In a Forced Exposure interview, they do confirm that they recorded it (on a binaural head?) and considered giving it to a Sin Club compilation. Lee thinks they may have a 4-track recording of it from this era.
Brother James
master
Kill Yr Idols 12" Later included on Confusion is Sex reissue CD.
Early American
master
Kill Yr Idols 12" Later included on Confusion is Sex reissue CD.
Kill Yr Idols
master
Kill Yr Idols 12" Later included on Confusion is Sex reissue CD.
 
October 2nd, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Wollman Auditorium None.
October 8th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Plugg Club Posters with this date exist for both Sin Club and Plugg Club. The Plugg Club is listed as 9pm, SIN Club listed as "LATE", so they may have done both and played Plugg again a week later.
October 8th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Sin Club Posters with this date exist for both Sin Club and Plugg Club. The Plugg Club is listed as 9pm, SIN Club listed as "LATE", so they may have done both and played Plugg again a week later.
October 15th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Plugg Club "Shaking Hell" appears on the Kill Yr Idols EP.
Shaking Hell • ??? • [incomplete]
October 19th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA Folk City None.
October 21st, 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA East Side Club None.
CONFUSION IS SEX/KILL YR IDOLS European tour
October 28th, 1983 Munich, Germany Alabama-Halle First known performance of "Early American" and "Kill Yr Idols". "She's in a Bad Mood" was instrumental.
Early American • The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Making the Nature Scene • The Burning Spear
October 29th, 1983 Schwindkirchen, Germany Rockhaus "She's in a Bad Mood" was instrumental. The band played two sets with an encore, and were joined by crowd members for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" and further drunken shenanigans. Lee: "We played for two and a half hours and did anything that came into our heads. We did a rap song." He also mentioned that their driver Christof played bass on a song called "I Can't Stop It", presumably another improvisation. If you have a copy of this entire show, please contact me!
set #1: Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Shaking Hell
set #2: The World Looks Red • Inhuman • The Good and the Bad • Making the Nature Scene
+ The Burning Spear • I Wanna Be Yr Dog • I Can't Stop It • Improvisations and jams?
October 30th, 1983 Berlin, Germany Loft "Making the Nature Scene" and "Kill Yr Idols" (retitled "I Killed Christgau With My Big Fuckin' Dick") appeared on a Forced Exposure 7".
Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr IdolsMaking the Nature Scene • Shaking Hell
+ The World Looks Red
November 1st, 1983 Hof, Germany Alter Bahnhof A flyer confirms the date/venue for this show.
November 3rd, 1983 Biel, Switzerland AJZ None.
The World Looks Red • Early American • The Burning Spear • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The Good And The Bad • Making the Nature Scene
November 4th, 1983 Zurich, Switzerland Rote Fabrik "Early American" and part of "The Burning Spear" are used on Sonic Death.
Early AmericanThe Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • I Don't Want To Push It • She's in a Bad Mood • Making the Nature Scene • Shaking Hell • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The World Looks Red
November 5th, 1983 Basel, Switzerland Totentanz None.
Early American • The Burning Spear • The World Looks Red • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • She's in a Bad Mood
November 8th, 1983 Milan, Italy Odissea2001 None.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Making the Nature Scene • Shaking Hell • The Good and the Bad
+ Inhuman
November 11th, 1983 Linz, Austria Stadtwerkstatt Previously circulated as 11/01/83 Linz @ Posthof.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Making the Nature Scene • Shaking Hell • The Good And The Bad
+ Inhuman
November 15th, 1983 Lyon, France West Side Club None.
November 17th, 1983 Zurich, Switzerland Tiny Squat House None.
November 20th, 1983 Trier, Germany Exhaus None.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Making the Nature Scene • Shaking Hell • The Good and the Bad
soundcheck: Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
November 23rd, 1983 Tilburg, Netherlands Een Nieuwe Lente None.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
+ The Good and the Bad
November 24th, 1983 Groningen, Netherlands Vera Last known performance of "I Don't Want To Push It". "Shaking Hell" appears on a 7"/CD that comes with the Sonic Life book. "Kill Yr Idols" and part of "Confusion is Next" appear on the Sonic Death album.
(The World Looks Red?) • (She's in a Bad Mood?) • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
+ I Don't Want To Push It
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 25th, 1983 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso None.
(The World Looks Red?) • (She's in a Bad Mood?) • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
November 26th, 1983 Nijmegen, Netherlands Doornroosje None.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • The Good And The Bad
November 27th, 1983 Venlo, Holland Open Ontmoetings Centrum Venlo Last known performance of "Early American". This was released officially as Live in Holland thru the Sonic Death fan club. Not 12/27/83 as the label suggests.
The World Looks Red • She's in a Bad Mood • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Early American • The Burning Spear • Confusion is Next • Shaking Hell • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
December 1st, 1983 London, England The Venue The band played for approximately fifteen minutes.
(Confusion is Next?) • (The Burning Spear?) • (Kill Yr Idols?) • ??? [incomplete + unconfirmed]
[end of tour]
December 17th, 1983 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
She's in a Bad Mood • ??? [incomplete]
Late 1983? Kill Yr Idols is released on Zensor Records. It contains three new songs recorded in October 1983, two tracks from Confusion is Sex (which was not out yet in Germany), and a live version of "Shaking Hell" also from October 1983. It was unavailable on CD until the 1995 reissue of Confusion is Sex.
May 19th, 1984 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells First known performance of all songs.
Brave Men RunSociety Is A HoleI Love Her All The TimeGhost BitchI'm InsaneJustice Is MightSatan Is Boring
June 2nd, 1984 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Longwood Theatre None.
Brave Men Run • Society Is A Hole • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Justice Is Might • Satan Is Boring
June 10th, 1984 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
June 30th, 1984 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria Lydia Lunch joins on vocals for the first known performance of "Death Valley '69".
Brave Men Run • Society Is A Hole • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Justice Is Might • Satan Is Boring • Death Valley '69
July 1984 New York City, New York, USA Wharton's Studio These two songs were recorded for a 7" on Iridescence. Engineered by Wharton Tiers.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Brave Men Run (In My Family)
master
Death Valley '69 7" None.
Death Valley '69
master
Death Valley '69 7" Lydia Lunch provides guest vocals.
alt mix
Plow! The Plow! compilation features what might be an earlier mix, with an alternate Lydia vocal, a less defined guitar part from Lee, and a longer feedback ending. The chorus riff goes on for longer at the end of the song as well.
 
August 9th, 1984 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada NSCAD Cafeteria The band's first show in Canada?.
October 24th, 1984 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells Last known performance of "Justice is Might".
Brave Men Run • Society Is A Hole • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Justice Is Might • Satan Is Boring
October 27th, 1984 New York City, New York, USA Pyramid First known performance of "Halloween", which they wrote at soundcheck.
Halloween • ??? [incomplete]
September-December 1984 New York City, New York, USA BC Studio Recording sessions for the Bad Moon Rising LP. Engineered by Martin Bisi. LP says Sept-Oct, CD says Sept-Dec.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Brave Men Run (In My Family)
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
edit
RRR-500 A one-second loop from this song appears as Sonic Youth's contribution to the RRR-500 compilation, which features 500 artists doing locked grooves.
Death Valley '69
master
Bad Moon Rising Lydia Lunch provides vocals. Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love. The music video appears on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
Echo Canyon
master
Bad Moon Rising CD The first 20 seconds are sampled from Pink Floyd's "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert".
Ghost Bitch
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
I Love Her All The Time
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
I'm Insane
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
Intro
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
Justice Is Might
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
Satan Is Boring
master
Death Valley '69 12" Also included on CD versions of Bad Moon Rising.
Society Is A Hole
master
Bad Moon Rising None.
 
January 5th, 1985 Mojave Desert, California, USA Gila Monster Jamboree The band's first west coast gig. It was released on VHS (minus "Ghost Bitch"). First known performance of "Flower".
Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Flower • The Burning Spear
January 11th, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Al's Bar None.
Society Is A Hole • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The Burning Spear
January 13th, 1985 Santa Cruz, California, USA Club Culture None.
January 14th, 1985 San Francisco, California, USA The I-Beam None.
Brave Men Run • Society Is A Hole • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • The Burning Spear
+ The World Looks Red
January 17th, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Anti Club Circulating tape cuts during "Scream Tape" outro of "Flower" which typically segued into "Burning Spear".
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Society Is A Hole • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Brother James • Flower • (The Burning Spear?) • ??? [incomplete?]
January 19th, 1985 Seattle, Washington, USA Gorilla Garden's Omni Room None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • The Burning Spear
+ The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next
January 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Radio Tokyo Recording session for the Flower/Halloween 12". Engineered by Ethan James.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Flower
master
Flower/Halloween 12" Also included on the Bad Moon Rising CD.
edit
Flower 7" "Anti-Fuckword Radio Edit". Features an obnoxious beep over all instances of the word "fuck".
rewolf
Flower 7" Literally just the song backwards.
Halloween
master
Flower/Halloween 12" Also included on the Bad Moon Rising CD.
alt mix
Halloween II 12" A slightly different mix.
 
February 1st, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Danceteria None.
February 15th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Peppermint Lounge None.
March 1985 Bad Moon Rising is released by Homestead and Blast First. It is the band's third album. "Death Valley '69" is the single. It was reissued by DGC in 1995. All CD versions contain the b-side "Satan is Boring" and the "Flower"/"Halloween" single, plus "Echo Canyon".
BAD MOON RISING European tour
March 20th, 1985 London, England Institute of Contemporary Art None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • The Burning Spear
+ The World Looks Red
March 23rd, 1985 Thames, England Poly "Kill Yr Idols" is said to appear on the Communicate compilation, but it is not present on the circulating tape, which dissolves as the PA no longer works.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James [instrumental] • Flower [instrumental/aborted] • The Good And The Bad
March 25th, 1985 Leeds, England Adam & Eve's None.
March 26th, 1985 London, England 100 Club None.
Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Brave Men Run • Halloween • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Flower • Inhuman
March 28th, 1985 Groningen, Netherlands Vera None.
March 29th, 1985 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • Satan Is Boring
+ The World Looks Red
March 31st, 1985 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • Satan Is Boring
April 1st, 1985 Deventer, Netherlands Burgerweeshuis Appears on the Death To Our Friends bootleg.
(Halloween?) • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • (Ghost Bitch??) • (I'm Insane??) • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • (The Burning Spear?) • ??? [incomplete]
April 2nd, 1985 Rotterdam, Netherlands Lantaren The left speaker of "Satan is Boring (supermix)" is taken from this show.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
+ Satan Is Boring
April 3rd, 1985 Hertogenbosch, Netherlands v2 None.
April 5th, 1985 Brussels, Belgium L'Etc None.
Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Satan is Boring • ??? [incomplete + possibly out of order]
April 7th, 1985 Roma, Italy ? None.
April 13th, 1985 Zurich, Switzerland Rotefabrik None.
Halloween • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
April 14th, 1985 Lausanne, Switzerland La Dolce Vita None.
April 17th, 1985 Berlin, Germany Sputnik None.
Halloween • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
+ The World Looks Red
++ Satan Is Boring
+++ Shaking Hell
April 23rd, 1985 Birmingham, England Powerhouse None.
The Burning Spear • Kill Yr Idols • Brother James • "Bad Moon Rising" material • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
April 24th, 1985 Nottingham, England Rock City None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
+ The Burning Spear
April 25th, 1985 Manchester, England Hacienda None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
April 27th, 1985 Aylesbury, England Hacienda The right speaker of "Satan is Boring (supermix)" is taken from this show.
Society Is A Hole • Death Valley '69 • Halloween • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Satan Is Boring • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
April 28th, 1985 London, England Hammersmith Palais Released as one half of the Walls Have Ears semi-official bootleg. "I Love Her All The Time" appears on the Impact (Auto-Edit) compilation.
The Burning Spear • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • The World Looks Red • Flower • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols

[end of tour]
May 3rd, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Pyramid Bob Bert's final full show with Sonic Youth.
May 24th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Possibly Steve Shelley's first show with Sonic Youth.
June 8th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Subway None.
Kill Yr Idols • ??? [incomplete]
June 12th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Folk City The first 2 songs feature 3 guest drummers in addition to Steve: Bob Bert plus King Coffey and Teresa Taylor from the Butthole Surfers.
First known performance of "Secret Girl" and "Expressway".
Last known performance of "Society is a Hole".
I'm Insane • Ghost Bitch • Secret GirlSociety Is A Hole • Satan Is Boring • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 5th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA Peppermint Lounge First known performance of "Kat N Hat". This version was released on the Bang Zoom #6 compilation and later Rarities 2.
Kat N Hat • The World Looks Red • Secret Girl • Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Making the Nature Scene • Expressway To Yr Skull • Satan is Boring [jam]
Summer 1985? New York City, New York, USA Wharton's Place The band recorded four songs for a John Peel session, which aired in May 1986. I'm not sure if they just had this tape laying around and submitted it, or recorded the songs specifically as a Peel session. Thurston makes a comment during the July 5th concert that "Expressway" is off of their new album EVOL that they just recorded that day - probably a joke, but possibly a clue as to the date of this session?
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Come and Smash Me Said the Boy With the Magic Penis
master
Nothing Short of Total War Blast First "complication" featuring multiple SY tracks, a Ciccone outtake, and a Lee groove.
Expressway To Yr Skull
master
Stick Me Donna Magick Momma 7" Also included on Rarities 3.
Hallowed Be Thy Name [Alice Cooper]
master
Lovedolls Superstar Soundtrack for the Lovedolls Superstar film, featuring all SST artists doing covers.
Magic Wand
master
Nothing Short of Total War Blast First "complication" featuring multiple SY tracks, a Ciccone outtake, and a Lee groove.
 
BAD MOON RISING North American tour
August 1st, 1985 Columbus, Ohio, USA Stache's Released on VHS by Atavistic.
Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 3rd, 1985 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Olde Brooklyn Tavern Possibly moved to Polish Veteran Hall in Detroit, MI?
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
August ?, 1985 ?, Missouri, USA ? None.
August 7th, 1985 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Century Hall None.
August 7th, 1985 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Wilmar Center None.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 9th, 1985 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 7th Entry None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 11th, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, USA Smart Bar Officially released as Smart Bar - Chicago 1985.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Secret Girl • Flower • The Burning Spear • Expressway to Yr Skull
+ Making the Nature Scene
soundcheck: Death Valley '69 • Halloween
August 13th, 1985 Iowa City, Iowa, USA VFW Wall None.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The Burning Spear • Expressway to Yr Skull
August ?, 1985 ?, Oregon, USA ? None.
August 16th, 1985 Seattle, Washington, USA Gorilla Garden's Omni Room None.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat? • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete/unconfirmed]
August 17th, 1985 San Francisco, California, USA The Stone None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The Burning Spear
August 22nd, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Club Lingerie None.
Halloween • Death Valley '69 • Brave Men Run • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • I'm Insane • Kat N Hat • Flower • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 24th, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Anti-Club None.
I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Brave Men Run • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Brother James • Kill Yr Idols
August 25th, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Sidewalk Party None.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Inhuman • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 27th, 1985 Austin, Texas, USA Continental Club Last known performance of "I'm Insane" and "Kat N Hat".
Halloween • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • Making the Nature Scene • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • I'm InsaneKat N Hat • Brother James • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Kill Yr Idols
August 28th, 1985 Norman, Oklahoma, USA Meacham Auditorium None.
August 29th, 1985 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Foolkiller Theater None.
August 31st, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Metroplex None.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Making the Nature Scene • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull • Inhuman
September 1st, 1985 ?, Pennsylvania, USA ? None.
[end of tour]
September 19th, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Jumpin' Jack Flash None.
September 25th, 1985 New York City, New York, USA CBGB (New Music Seminar) First known performance of "Green Light". First and only known performance of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" by Alice Cooper.
Green Light • Brother James • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • Hallowed Be Thy Name • Expressway To Yr Skull
September 26th, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Jumpin' Jack Flash None.
BAD MOON RISING European tour
October 1st, 1985 Vienna, Austria Messepalast None.
Halloween • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull • Death Valley '69
+ Kill Yr Idols
October 3rd, 1985 Munich, Germany ? None.
October 4th, 1985 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Club Kulusic None.
October 5th, 1985 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Dom Svobode Originally a cassette bootleg, the band released it themselves in digital format via bandcamp in 2020.
Halloween • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • ??? [incomplete]
October 6th, 1985 Schwindkirchen, Germany Rockhaus None.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • The Burning Spear • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69
++ Making the Nature Scene
+++ The World Looks Red
October 8th, 1985 Frankfurt, Germany Battschapp None.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69
++ The World Looks Red
October 9th, 1985 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle None.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Secret Girl • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69
++ The World Looks Red
October 10th, 1985 Bremen, Germany Schlachthof None.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • The World Looks Red
++ Making the Nature Scene
+++ Inhuman
October 12th, 1985 Rotterdam, Netherlands Pandora's Box Festival None.
None.
October 13th, 1985 Deinze, Belgium Futurama Festival None.
None.
October 15th, 1985 Amsterdam, Netherlands Emma "Brother James" on Emma Presenteert compilation presumably recorded at this show.
Brother James • ??? [incomplete]
October ?, 1985 Brussels, Belgium ? None.
None.
October 20th, 1985 Copenhagen, Denmark Barbue None.
None.
October 21st, 1985 Malmo, Sweden Stadt Hamburg The "song" portion of "Expressway" is cut on the circulating recording, so there's a chance that they just did a very long outro to "Inhuman".
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Inhuman • Expressway To Yr Skull
October 30th, 1985 London, England University of London Released as one half of the Walls Have Ears semi-official bootleg. It's likely that "Flower" "Ghost Bitch" and others were cut from the boot and no tape circulates of the full show.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • I Love Her All The Time • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Death Valley '69 • ??? [probably incomplete]
November 6th, 1985 Croyden, England Underground None.
Green Light • Brother James • Inhuman • Expressway • ??? [possibly incomplete]
November 8th, 1985 (afternoon) Brighton Beach, England Brighton Beach "Inhuman" appears briefly at the beginning of the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS. "Nature Scene" appears as "Blood on Brighton Beach" on Walls Have Ears. It's tough to discern what was the soundcheck and what was the actual performance.
Secret Girl • Green Light • ["she's in a bad mood" jam] • The World Looks Red • Brother James • Inhuman • Making the Nature Scene
November 8th, 1985 (evening) Brighton Beach, England Zap Club "Brother James" appears at the end of the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS. The whole show appears on Blood on the Beach, a VHS 'official bootleg' of sorts.
Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
November 9th, 1985 Ladbroke Grove, England Bay 63 The last known performance of "She's in a Bad Mood", and the only known performance with Steve on drums.
Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69 • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • She's in a Bad Mood • Green Light • Brother James • Inhuman • Expressway To Yr Skull

[end of tour]
December 21st, 1985 Los Angeles, California, USA Mission Furniture Co. "Flower" and "Ghost Bitch" appear on the Candle 12".
FlowerGhost Bitch • ??? [incomplete]
December ?, 1985 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Tape circulates as December '85 @ CBGB but may not be correct. It cuts 40 seconds into "Flower", which is definitely an encore.
Secret Girl • The Burning Spear • Green Light • Brother James
+ Flower • ??? [incomplete]
January 10th, 1986 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza First known performance of "Death to our Friends".
Green Light • Brother James • Flower • I Love Her All The Time • Ghost Bitch • Secret Girl • Death To Our Friends • Death Valley '69 • Inhuman • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 1986 New York City, New York, USA BC Studio Recording sessions for the EVOL LP. Engineered by Martin Bisi.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Bubblegum [Kim Fowley]
master
Starpower single Mike Watt plays bass. Also a bonus track on EVOL CD. The Kim Fowley track was titled "Bubble Gum".
Death To Our Friends
master
EVOL None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Expressway To Yr Skull
master
EVOL Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love and Hits Are For Squares.
Listed on back cover as "Madonna, Sean and Me". Listed on lyric sheet as "The Crucifixion of Sean Penn".
edit (4:30)
Starpower single Listed as "Expressway" [edit]. It features another "chorus" pasted after the interlude following the first chorus.
rough mix
n/a Contains 2 additional minutes after the fade on the CD.
Green Light
master
EVOL None.
rough mix
n/a None.
In The Kingdom #19
master
EVOL Mike Watt plays bass.
Into The Groove(y) [Madonna]
master
Ciccone Youth 7" Also included on The Whitey Album. The Madonna track was titled "Into the Groove".
alt mix
n/a The band has mentioned unused alternate mixes of the song containing more of the Madonna track.
Marilyn Moore
master
EVOL The intro contains a portion of the "Scream tape" recorded in June 1983.
Secret Girl
master
EVOL Listed on CD and LP label as "Secret Girls". The piano elements were recorded at Kim's parents' house by Thurston and manipulated on cassette. This song also appears on the Made in USA soundtrack and is the foundation for three additional tracks.
remix
Made in USA "The Velvet Plug" "Tulip Fire 2" and "O.J.'s Glove or What?" all contain elements of "Secret Girl".
Shadow of a Doubt
master
EVOL Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love and Hits Are For Squares. Music video included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
rough mix
n/a None.
Star Power
master
EVOL Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
The back of the album lists "Star Power", the lyric sheet and LP label are less clear, and the single is definitely "Starpower".
edit (2:50)
Starpower single None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Tom Violence
master
EVOL Also included on Hits Are For Squares.
rough mix
n/a None.
Tuff Titty Rap
master
Ciccone Youth 7" Also included on The Whitey Album. Although the 7" lists a March 1986 recording date, this track was seemingly finished when played between songs during the November 8th, 1985 Brighton Beach show.
 
April 12th, 1986 Austin, Texas, USA Continental Club First known live performance of "Tom Violence" "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Star Power". Released as CD given to new members of Sonic Death fan club. "Confusion is Next" is listed as "Confusion (indeed)" on the disc. Lee and Steve seem out of sync from the beginning, and Thurston floats around somewhere in between. Kim never joins in, and they abandon it after one sloppy verse.
Tom ViolenceShadow of a Doubt Star Power • Secret Girl • Death To Our Friends • Green Light • Kill Yr Idols • Ghost Bitch • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next [abandoned]
April 13th, 1986 Houston, Texas, USA KNMA (New Music America) After "Secret Girl" they started "Green Light" but abandoned it after 15 seconds.
Tom Violence • Death To Our Friends • Star Power • Death Valley '69 • Secret Girl • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
May 1986 EVOL is released by SST and Blast First. It is the band's fourth album. "Starpower" was the single. It was reissued by DGC in 1994. The original 12" featured a locked groove at the end of "Expressway".
EVOL European tour
May 5th, 1986 Brighton Beach, England Brighton Beach First known performance of "Marilyn Moore". The recording fades abruptly after "Green Light" so it's possible more was played.
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • Star Power • Shadow of a Doubt • Death To Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • ??? [incomplete?]
soundcheck: Expressway To Yr Skull
May 7th, 1986 Ladbroke Grove, England Bay 63 None.
May 8th, 1986 London, England Hammersmith First known performance of "White Kross".
Inhuman • Shaking Hell • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
May 10th, 1986 London, England Hammersmith None.
Inhuman • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Death Valley '69 • Secret Girl • Tom Violence • White Kross • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red • Marilyn Moore
May 11th, 1986 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso None.
Inhuman • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Death Valley '69 • Secret Girl • Tom Violence • White Kross • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red
++ Marilyn Moore
+++ Shaking Hell
May 12th, 1986 Newcastle, England Riverside None.
Inhuman • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • The Burning Spear • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Expressway To Yr Skull
May 13th, 1986 Leicester, England Fan Club None.
Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • White Kross • Marilyn Moore • Secret Girl • The Burning Spear
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
May 15th, 1986 Nottingham, England The Garage None.
May 17th, 1986 Manchester, England Boardwalk "Green Light" cuts at the first note on the circulating recording.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Star Power • The Burning Spear • Tom Violence • White Kross • Green Light • ??? [incomplete]
May 18th, 1986 Glasgow, Scotland Daddy Warbucks aka "Splash One Club" None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shaking Hell • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The Burning Spear
May 19th, 1986 London, England BBC Studios John Peel session. Recorded by Wharton Tiers in NYC circa summer '85. "Come and Smash Me" and "Magic Wand" ended up on the Nothing Short of Total War complication, as well as its offspring Devil's Jukebox. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" ended up on the Lovedolls Superstar soundtrack. "Expressway" appeared on a 7" entitled Stick Me Donna, Magick Momma and later collected on Rarities 3.
Come And Smash Me Said the Boy With The Magic Penis
Magic Wand
Hallowed Be Thy Name [Alice Cooper]
Expressway To Yr Skull
May 20th, 1986 Leeds, England Adam & Eve's None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Star Power • The Burning Spear • Shaking Hell • Tom Violence • White Kross • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
May 22nd, 1986 Bristol, England The Tropic None.
May 23rd, 1986 London, England University of London Lydia Lunch joined for "Death Valley '69".
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Green Light • Brother James • Death Valley '69 • Expressway To Yr Skull
May 25th, 1986 Oberhausen, Germany Zentrum Altenberg None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The Burning Spear
May 26th, 1986 Hamburg, Germany Kir None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Green Light • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
May 27th, 1986 Bremen, Germany Kulturzentrum Schlachthof None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Shaking Hell • Inhuman
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
May 28th, 1986 Berlin, Germany Esplanade None.
Marilyn Moore • Death Valley '69 • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
++ The Burning Spear
May 29th, 1986 Wiesbaden, Germany Wartburg "Marilyn Moore" appears on the River Of No Return compilation.
Tom Violence • White Kross • The Burning Spear • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull • Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red
June 1th, 1986 Milan, Italy Squatted Social Center Leoncavallo None.
June 3rd, 1986 Poitiers, France La Comfort Moderne None.
June 4th, 1986 Paris, France Rex Club None.
June 5th, 1986 Gent, Belgium Vooruit None.
June 6th, 1986 Den Haag, Holland Paard von Troje Available on the Who Ate All The Cracklin' Oat Bran!?! bootleg.
Marilyn Moore • The World looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to yr Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • The Burning Spear • Green Light • Brother James
+ Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull
June 7th, 1986 Groningen, Netherlands Vera None.
June 8th, 1986 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar None.
[end of tour]
June 13th, 1986 New York City, New York, USA CBGB "The World Looks Red" was played instrumentally.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
EVOL USA tour
June 19th, 1986 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club "Marilyn Moore" appears on the Chemical Imbalance #4 7" single compilation.
Marilyn Moore • ??? [incomplete]
June 21st, 1986 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Kennel Club Set list taken from a cassette on eBay. Do you have a copy? "Expressway" was probably an encore.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Flower • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
June 22nd, 1986 Richmond, Virginia, USA New Horizon None.
Marilyn Moore • Secret Girl • Star Power • Expressway To Your Skull • ??? [incomplete]
June 23rd, 1986 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Brewery May be missing "Brother James" and "Expressway" at the end if they played the same set as surrounding dates.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Flower • ??? [incomplete?]
June 24th, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 688 None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Flower • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
soundcheck: Star Power • Brave Men Run • Death Valley '69
June 25th, 1986 Athens, Georgia, USA Uptown Lounge None.
Marilyn Moore • The World Looks Red • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Green Light • Flower • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
June 26th, 1986 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Jimmy's None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to Our Friends • I Love Her All the Time • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Marilyn Moore • Inhuman
June 27th, 1986 Houston, Texas, USA Cafe Mode None.
White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • ??? [incomplete]
June 28th, 1986 Austin, Texas, USA ? Originally scheduled for June 29th at Liberty Lunch but the promoter booked them in Dallas on the same night so the Austin gig was moved to a smaller venue on the day before.
June 29th, 1986 Dallas, Texas, USA The Scene None.
July 1st, 1986 Tucson, Arizona, USA Backdoor Club None.
Shadow of a Doubt • ??? [incomplete]
July 2nd, 1986 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Mason Jar None.
July 3rd, 1986 San Diego, California, USA Spirit Nightclub Poster indicates show was at North Park Lions Club?
Tom Violence • Marilyn Moore • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Green Light • Brother James • Flower • Expressway To Yr Skull • The World Looks Red
July 5th, 1986 Huntington Beach, California, USA Safari Sam's None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Green Light • Brother James • Marilyn Moore
July 6th, 1986 Hollywood, California, USA Roxy Joined by Mike Watt for "Star Power". Were there 2 shows?
Star Power • ??? [incomplete]
July 7th, 1986 San Francisco, California, USA I-Beam After "I Love Her All The Time", Thurston introduced "Green Light" but Lee's guitar broke while he was tuning and they had to cut "Green Light" "Brother James" and "Kill Yr Idols" from the set. "Expressway" is not on the tape but photos indicate it was played.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Marilyn Moore • The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 9th, 1986 Portland, Oregon, USA Pine Street Theatre None.
July 10th, 1986 Seattle, Washington, USA The Retro None.
July 12th, 1986 Denver, Colorado, USA Denver Turnverein (German House) Officially released via bandcamp in 2020.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway to Yr Skull
July 14th, 1986 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Parody Hall None.
July 15th, 1986 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull • The World Looks Red
July 16th, 1986 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA The Underground None.
July 17th, 1986 Chicago, Illinois, USA Cabaret Metro None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 18th, 1986 Detroit, Michigan, USA Traxx None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red
July 19th, 1986 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Hoosier Ballroom None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to our Friends • I Love Her All the Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red
July 20th, 1986 Columbus, Ohio, USA Stache's None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
soundcheck: White Kross
July 21st, 1986 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Peabody's Down Under The recording cuts during "Marilyn Moore" so it's possible more was played.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Flower • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Marilyn Moore
July 22nd, 1986 Buffalo, New York, USA Polish Cadets Hall Lee joined Dinosaur to sing Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer".
Star Power • Tom Violence • ??? [incomplete]
July 23rd, 1986 Rochester, New York, USA Idols None.
July 24th, 1986 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Living Room None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red
July 25th, 1986 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Complex Theatre None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death to Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway to Yr Skull • The World Looks Red
soundcheck: Tom Violence • Shadow of a Doubt
July 26th, 1986 New York City, New York, USA CBGB None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 27th, 1986 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells None.
Secret Girl • Expressway To Yr Skull • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • The Burning Spear • Kill Yr Idols
August 2nd, 1986 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Rat None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Star Power • Death To Our Friends • I Love Her All The Time • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The World Looks Red
[end of tour]
September 1986 Los Angeles, California, USA Spinhead Studios Demo sessions for the Made in USA soundtrack. Engineered by Phil Newman.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Ambient Guitar & Dreamy Theme
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
alt mix
Mix Tape #1 This track first appeared as "Spinhead" on the first web-only mix tape in 2004. It was later made available as a free mp3 download. Since the Spinhead Sessions LP was mixed in 2015, I think this may be an alternate mix.
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including a rough mix of this piece.
Hairpiece Lullaby
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including what sounds like the band trying to write what appears on Made in USA as "Hairpiece Lullaby".
High Mesa
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including a rough mix of this piece.
Made In USA segment
master
Step, Step, Steppin' on Satan's Foot Later collected on Rarities 3.
Scalping
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
Theme 1 (Take 4)
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
Theme With Noise
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
alt mix
sonicyouth.com This song was made available as a free mp3 download on sonicyouth.com. Since the Spinhead Sessions were remixed in 2015, I think this would have been an older mix.
Unknown Theme
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
Untitled #1
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including this short untitled harmonic strum + slide guitar passage.
Untitled #2
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including this short untitled track. It begins with an instruction by Lee, then seems to feature hints of the "Made in USA" theme slide part, and ends with what sounds like the feedback whirl at the end of "Lincoln's Gout".
Untitled #3
rough mix
n/a Bootleg tapes circulated of the Spinhead material, including this short harmonic + behind the bridge piece, similar to the "Made in USA" theme without the slide part.
Wolf
master
Spinhead Sessions None.
 
September-October 1986 Los Angeles, California, USA Hit City West Recording sessions for the Made in USA soundtrack. Engineered by Terry Pearson.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Bachelors in Fur!
master
Made in USA None.
Cork Mountain Incident
master
Made in USA None.
Coughing Up Tweed
master
Made in USA None.
The Dynamics of Bulbing
master
Made in USA None.
Full Chrome Logic
master
Made in USA None.
Giggles
master
Made in USA None.
Hairpiece Lullaby 1 & 2
master
Made in USA None.
Lincoln's Gout
master
Made in USA None.
Mackin' For Doober
master
Made in USA None.
Moon in the Bathroom
master
Made in USA None.
Moustache Riders
master
Made in USA None.
O.J.'s Glove or What?
master
Made in USA Contains elements of "Secret Girl".
Pocketful of Sen-Sen
master
Made in USA None.
Pre-Poured Wood
master
Made in USA None.
Rim Thrusters
master
Made in USA None.
Smoke Blisters 1 & 2
master
Made in USA None.
Smoke Blisters 3 & 4
master
Made in USA None.
Thought Bubbles
master
Made in USA None.
Tuck n Dar
master
Made in USA None.
Tulip Fire 2
master
Made in USA Contains elements of "Secret Girl".
The Velvet Plug
master
Made in USA Contains elements of "Secret Girl".
Webb of Mudd 1, 2 & 3
master
Made in USA None.
 
FLAMING TELEPATHS USA tour
October 31st, 1986 New York City, New York, USA Bard College Joined by Mike Watt on bass for Star Power. Last known performance of "Halloween".
Halloween • Death to Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull • Star Power
November 1st, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ? None.
November 2nd, 1986 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Blind Pig Joined by Mike Watt for "Star Power" and all of fIREHOSE for the first known performance of Blue Oyster Cult's "The Red & The Black".
Green Light • Brother James • Shadow of a Doubt • Death To Our Friends • Tom Violence • White Kross • Secret Girl • Expressway To Yr Skull • I Love Her All The Time
+ Star Power • The Red and the Black
November 3rd, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Mississippi Nights Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power
November 4th, 1986 Columbia, Missouri, USA The Blue Note None.
November 5th, 1986 Lawrence, Kansas, USA The Outhouse Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power
November 6th, 1986 Norman, Oklahoma, USA Oklahoma University Student Union Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death To Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power • The Red And The Black
November 7th, 1986 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch None.
November 8th, 1986 San Antonio, Texas, USA Woodlawn Theatre None.
November 9th, 1986 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Knights of Columbus Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black". "Star Power" appeared on a bootleg 7" mistitled Warpower, and was later collected on Rarities 2.
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull • + Star Power • The Red and the Black
November 10th, 1986 Tallahassee, Florida, USA OA Club Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power". "White Kross" appeared on a compilation 7" released with an issue of NME magazine (before Sister!).
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power
November 11th, 1986 Tampa, Florida, USA Act IV Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway to Yr Skull
+ Star Power • The Red and the Black
November 12th, 1986 Gainesville, Florida, USA My Friend's Place None.
November 13th, 1986 Miami, Florida, USA Theatre by the Beach Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and likely "The Red and the Black", but the tape cuts before they even start "Star Power".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power
November 14th, 1986 Jacksonville, Florida, USA Einstein-a-Go-Go Joined by fIREHOSE for "The Red and the Black".
White Kross • Red and the Black • ??? [incomplete]
November 15th, 1986 Columbia, South Carolina, USA GROW Cafe None.
November 20th, 1986 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death To Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power • The Red And The Black
November 21st, 1986 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA The Alley Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death To Our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power • The Red and the Black
November 22nd, 1986 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black". J Mascis was going to play guitar on "Kill Yr Idols", but Thurston's "Expressway" guitar was stolen before the show and he had to borrow J's for that song. Last known performance of "Death To Our Friends" and "Marilyn Moore".
Marilyn Moore • Tom Violence • White Kross • Shadow of a Doubt • Death to our Friends • Secret Girl • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr idols • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Star Power • The Red and the Black
November 23rd, 1986 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Hampshire College Joined by fIREHOSE for "Star Power" and "The Red and the Black". Mike Watt tells an entertaining story about the encore on the Corporate Ghost DVD. Last known performance of "Star Power".
??? • Star Power • The Red and the Black [incomplete]
[end of tour]
December 5th, 1986 New York City, New York, USA Artists Space The band provided sound effects and incidental music to three performances of Mike Kelley's piece Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile. Kelley recited an hour-and-a-half poem he wrote and dramatized with the help of actress Molly Cleator while SY droned in the background. Part of this performance was released on the Tellus #18 compilation, and it was released in its entirety by Mike Kelley.
Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile
January 19th, 1987 New York City, New York, USA Fun City Recording sessions for the LUCKY SPERMS 7". Engineered by Wharton Tiers.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Tomorrow Never Knows/Glass Onion [the Beatles]
master
Lucky Sperms 7" Steve on drums, Mike Watt on bass/spiel, Kim on tambourine, Lee on guitar, and Thurston did nada.
Walking the Cow [Daniel Johnston]
master
Lucky Sperms 7" Steve on drums, Mike Watt on guitar/bass/spiel
 
Early 1987 New York City, New York, USA Ludlow Street rehearsal space Four-track demos for Sister. Only "Catholic Block" has been released, as a bonus track with preorders of The Eternal.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Catholic Block
demo
Buy Early Get Now mp3 The original download is 6:35, the Rarities 3 version is 6:06 (the intro is trimmed).
 
April 1987 New York City, New York, USA Sear Sound Recording sessions for the Sister LP. Engineered by Bill Titus.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Beauty Lies in the Eye
master
Sister Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love. Music video included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
Cotton Crown
master
Sister Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
Hot Wire My Heart [Crime]
master
Sister None.
(I Got A) Catholic Block
master
Sister None.
Master-Dik
non-beatbox
Sister CD J Mascis plays guitar.
remix
Master-Dik 12" Additional work done on the remix at Martin Bisi's studio in late May.
Pacific Coast Highway
master
Sister None.
Pipeline/Kill Time
master
Sister None.
Schizophrenia
master
Sister None.
Stereo Sanctity
master
Sister None.
Tuff Gnarl
master
Sister Also included on Hits Are For Squares.
White Kross
master
Sister None.
 
SISTER Northeast USA warm-up tour
April 23th, 1987 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells First live performance of all songs except "White Kross".
Catholic BlockTuff GnarlPipeline/Kill TimePCHStereo SanctityCotton CrownSchizophrenia • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The EyeHot Wire My Heart
April 24th, 1987 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells None.
Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • PCH • Stereo Sanctity • Cotton Crown • Schizophrenia • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
April 25th, 1987 Oberlin, Ohio, USA Hales Gym The circulating recording has a cut during "Schizophrenia" straight into "Beauty Lies". "White Kross" was likely the final song of the main set.
Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline • PCH • Stereo Sanctity • Cotton Crown • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
April 26th, 1987 Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Underground Railroad None.
April 27th, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Electric Banana Some copies circulate with "Brother James" as the final song but I'm not positive it's from this show.
Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • PCH • Stereo Sanctity • Cotton Crown • Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
++ Brother James
April 28th, 1987 Buffalo, New York, USA Painter's Hall None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Stereo Sanctity • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
April 29th, 1987 Rochester, New York, USA Idols Mostly Sister songs. Lee and Steve also did an impromptu set of From Here to Infinity material.
Brother James • ??? [incomplete]
April 30th, 1987 Albany, New York, USA QE II None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
++ Brother James
May 2nd, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Living Room None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
[end of tour]
May 9th, 1987 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Rat J Mascis played guitar on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". This was an impromptu set for a Forced Exposure benefit. They borrowed Dredd Foole and the Din's gear and played two covers. The band shared a fantastic video of the set on Facebook in May 2021.
Hot Wire My Heart • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
May 1987 New York City, New York, USA BC Studio Remix session for "Master-Dik".
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Hendrix Cosby
master
The Whitey Album In Lee's JRNLS80s he writes that they made a "beat box mix of thurston scratching a hendrix record along to a drum track". The Hendrix record was "Doriella du Fontaine" and the beat eventually became "Hendrix Cosby".
Master-Dik
remix
Master-Dik 12" Additional work was done on the track recorded during the Sister sessions. It's possible this is when the drum machine was added.
 
May 21st, 1987 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None.
May 22nd, 1987 Trenton, New Jersey, USA City Gardens Officially released in 2019.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart
FROM HERE TO INFINITY European tour
May 28th, 1987 Eindhoven, Netherlands De Effenaar Lee and Steve did a handful of guitar+drum+tapes+spoken word gigs before Sonic Youth's tour started. The "infinity suitcase" containing most of Lee's tapes and writings didn't arrive at the airport, so they had to improvise (more so).
May 29th, 1987 Den Haag, Holland ? The suitcase was retrieved in time for this show. Lee describes both elements of future Ciccone Youth track "Me & Jill/Hendrix Cosby". Lee/JRNLS80s: the set opened with this beat box mix of thurston scratching a hendrix record along to a drum track which we had made at martin's during the "master-dik" remix a week or so before. i would read the piece about julie and the boat over top of that. that was working out pretty cool.
May 30th, 1987 Goes, Holland ? None.
May 31st, 1987 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso Part of this show is available as "Live Infinity #1" on Lee's East Jesus LP.
June 4th, 1987 London, England Town and Country Club They snuck in one more set opening for Sonic Youth on opening night.
SISTER European tour
June 4th, 1987 London, England Town and Country Club Iggy Pop joined to sing on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". "Schizophrenia" and "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" appear on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS (originally broadcast on the British TV show Snub). "Kotton Krown" and "PCH" were released on a Sonic Death 7". "Catholic Block" was released on the Underground Rhythm and Noise and Good Feeling compilations. "Stereo Sanctity" appeared on Mix Tape #2.
SchizophreniaCatholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCHCotton CrownStereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Hot Wire My Heart • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
June 5th, 1987 Nottingham, England Mardi Gras None.
June 6th, 1987 Edinburgh, Scotland Carlton Road Studios None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross
June 7th, 1987 Glasgow, Scotland Rooftops None.
June 8th, 1987 Manchester, England Hulme New Ardri Ballroom None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Hot Wire My Heart
June 9th, 1987 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli None.
June 10th, 1987 Hilversum, Holland Hilversum Studios VPRO session. Kim was briefly interviewed between "Beauty" and "Kotton". "White Kross" may also have been recorded.
Beauty Lies In The Eye • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity
June 11th, 1987 Groningen, Netherlands Vera The first six tracks listed were included on a DVD with the book Rockin on Paper. The other two were posted as outtakes online. Part of the extended "White Kross" outro was released as a piece titled "Broken Eye" on the Vera Groningen compilation.
SchizophreniaExpressway To Yr SkullPCHBeauty Lies In The EyeTom ViolenceWhite Kross • Catholic Block • Pipeline/Kill Time • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
June 12th, 1987 Gent, Belgium Vooruit Joined by members of fIREHOSE on "The Red and the Black".
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart
+ The World Looks Red
++ The Red and the Black
June 13th, 1987 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso Released on the bootleg 12" Sonic Mania of Brother.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart
+ Brother James
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
June 14th, 1987 Eindhoven, Netherlands De Effenaar VPRO FM aired "Expressway" thru "White Kross".
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart
+ The World Looks Red
June 17th, 1987 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross
June 18th, 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Radio Show This may be the same station the band played on 06/17/83. Portions of this set were used on the Master-Dik 12". Mix Tape #7 contains "Kotton Krown" from this session, and you can hear the band going immediately into "Stereo Sanctity" afterwards.
"Under the Influence of the Jesus and Mary Chain""Introducing the Stars""Ticket to Ride" -> "Master Dik" • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
June 19th, 1987 Lausanne, Switzerland La Dolce Vita None.
June 20th, 1987 Zurich, Switzerland Rote Fabrik None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart
+ The World Looks Red
June 21st, 1987 Torino, Italy Torino Big Club Officially released in 2020.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
June 24th, 1987 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Festivalna Dvorana Originally available on bootleg cassette, it was officially "reissued" in 2020.
Schizophrenia • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Stereo Sanctity • Tom Violence • White Kross • Hot Wire My Heart [incomplete or short set?]
June 25th, 1987 (cancelled) Munich, Germany Theatre Fabrik The band arrived late and were not allowed to play, so they greeted fans outside from atop their van, blaring the newest mix of "Master-Dik" and selling T-shirts.
June 26th, 1987 Vienna, Austria Arena "White Kross" was likely played after "Tom Violence". The tape cuts and fades, and when it fades back in Steve and Kim are playing the tribal beat that segued from the noisy "Broken Eye" outro of "White Kross" into "Hot Wire My Heart" at this stage of the tour.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • Hot Wire My Heart
+ Brother James
June 27th, 1987 Nuremburg, Germany Ruehrersaal None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart
++ Brother James
June 28th, 1987 Aachen, Germany Theatersaal Mensa None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Brother James
June 29th, 1987 Bielefeld, Germany PC 69 None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • Hot Wire My Heart
June 30th, 1987 Bochum, Germany Zeche None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart
++ Brother James
June 1987 Sister is released by SST and Blast First. It is the band's fifth album. It was reissued by DGC in 1994.
July 1st, 1987 Berlin, Germany Metropol Alexander Hacke from Einstürzende Neubauten may have joined for the encore.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart
July 2nd, 1987 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
July 4th, 1987 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
++ Brother James
July 6th, 1987 Helsinki, Finland Revolution None.
July 8th, 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Ritz None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Hot Wire My Heart
July 12th, 1987 London, England Mean Fiddler None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next • The Burning Spear

[end of tour]
July 14th, 1987 London, England Southern Studio Recording session for "Within You Without You", a Beatles cover that the band contributed to a Sgt Pepper's tribute album. Engineered by John Loder. Lee implies in JRNLS80s that they will spend a few days recording there.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Within You Without You [The Beatles]
master
Sgt Pepper Knew My Father Later included on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition.
 
July 19th, 1987 Oudenbourg, Belgium Polder Rock Fest None.
Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross
July 19th, 1987 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival None.
Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Schizophrenia • White Kross
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
SISTER North American tour
September 10th, 1987 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA Anthrax Last known performance of "Green Light".
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Pipeline/Kill Time • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Green Light • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart
soundcheck: White Kross • Tom Violence
September 13th, 1987 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None.
September 14th, 1987 Richmond, Virginia, USA Rockets Happy Flowers covered "Catholic Block" during their opening set, so Sonic Youth did their own take on "Mom, I Gave The Cat Some Acid". Even though they reprise it, and do a similar tease at the end of the 10/24/87 show, I will count this as essentially a one-off performance. First known performance of "Beat on the Brat".
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • PCH • Hot Wire My Heart
+ Mom, I Gave The Cat Some AcidBeat On The Brat • Mom, I Gave The Cat Some Acid (reprise)
September 15th, 1987 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle Appears on the bootlegs Be My Sister In Death & Chronic Youth: Unite & Slam.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Hot Wire My Heart • Beauty Lies In The Eye • PCH • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl
September 16th, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Metroplex "Ticket To Ride" was jammed on briefly at the start of the encore, similar to the Master=Dik version (Thurston on vocals, Steve on beat).
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Tuff Gnarl • Hot Wire My Heart • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Beat On The Brat
September 18th, 1987 Dallas, Texas, USA Club Clearview None.
Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
September 19th, 1987 San Antonio, Texas, USA Woodlawn Theatre None.
September 20th, 1987 Houston, Texas, USA Fitzgerald's The band played Sister material and a "Ramones set".
September 21st, 1987 Austin, Texas, USA Cave Club David Yow supposedly contributed some screams to the encore.
September 25th, 1987 San Diego, California, USA Spirit Nightclub First known performance of "Loudmouth" "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" and "Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World". After "Beauty Lies" Lee was prepared to play "Expressway" but Thurston realized his patchcord was broken so they did their Ramones set instead (which he doesn't play guitar on).
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Cotton Crown • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • LoudmouthI Don't Wanna Walk Around With YouToday Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Hot Wire My Heart • Beat On The Brat
September 26th, 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA Scream None.
September 28th, 1987 Isla Vista, California, USA Borsodes Coffeehouse None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Death Valley '69 • Beauty Lies In The Eye • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
September 29th, 1987 Santa Cruz, California, USA OT Price's None.
September 30th, 1987 San Francisco, California, USA Fillmore Auditorium None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Death Valley '69 • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat • Hot Wire My Heart
+ Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
October 2nd, 1987 Portland, Oregon, USA Pine Street Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Death Valley '69 • Beauty Lies In The Eye • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 3rd, 1987 Seattle, Washington, USA The Central None.
October 4th, 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Luv-a-fair None.
October 6th, 1987 Bozeman, Montana, USA Sundance Saloon Last known performance of "Hot Wire My Heart". The tape of this show cuts during "Expressway" and is likely missing "PCH", which generally closed the main set on that tour. Thurston joked that each member was playing a different Ramones song after "Beat on the Brat", leading to numerous false starts that dissolved into Thurston spitting short verses from various other songs over a melee of Ramones tunes. The familiar "Ticket to Ride" was touched upon, as was Big Black's "Kerosene", Teenage Jesus & the Jerks' "Orphans", and "All This And More" by the Dead Boys. After a rough run through "Loudmouth", Thurston suggested that they do the Jesus and Mary Chain's "You Trip Me Up", which they presented as a very loose two minute interpretation.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Death Valley '69 • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Hot Wire My Heart • Beat on the Brat • [false starts/jams] • Loudmouth • You Trip Me Up [jam]
October 7th, 1987 Denver, Colorado, USA Aztlan Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • The World Looks Red • Beauty Lies In The Eye • I Wanna Be Yr Dog • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
++ Death Valley '69
October 9th, 1987 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Uptown Theatre None.
October 10th, 1987 Iowa City, Iowa, USA Gabe's Oasis None.
October 11th, 1987 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 12th, 1987 Milkwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Odd Rock Cafe None.
October 13th, 1987 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Headliners None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • I Wanna Be Yr Dog • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 14th, 1987 Chicago, Illinois, USA Cabaret Metro Released as the official bootleg Hold That Tiger.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Death Valley '69 • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 15th, 1987 Pontiac, Michigan, USA Isis Thurston sang a bit of "Ticket To Ride" a la Master-Dik between "White Cross" and "Kotton Krown".
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 16th, 1987 Lakewood, Ohio, USA Phantasy None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff Gnarl • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat
October 17th, 1987 Syracuse, New York, USA Lost Horizon Appears on the Madonna???!!! Here???!!! Where???!!! bootleg. Probably missing "Schizophrenia" "Pipeline" "Catholic Block" and "Tuff Gnarl", with "TV"/"WX" earlier in the set. Last known performance of "Loudmouth".
??? • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Beauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ Loudmouth • I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You • Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World • Beat On The Brat [incomplete]
October 18th, 1987 Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Channel The band paused in the middle of "Stereo Sanctity" to take a break after someone threw firecrackers at Kim.
Stereo Sanctity • Expressway To Yr Skull • Beat On The Brat • ??? [incomplete]
October 22nd, 1987 New York City, New York, USA Cat Club None.
October 23rd, 1987 New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Cook Gym None.
October 24th, 1987 Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA The Nighshift Cafe Last known performance of "Beauty Lies In The Eye" "Pipeline/Kill Time" "Tuff Gnarl" "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" and "Today Yr Love, Tomorrow The World". After deciding to play 2 of the 4 Ramones songs, the band very briefly jammed on the Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" & "Brown Sugar", Pussy Galore's "Cunt Tease", Happy Flowers' "Mom, I Gave The Cat Some Acid" and The Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey".
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cotton Crown • Stereo Sanctity • Brother James • Pipeline/Kill Time • Catholic Block • Tuff GnarlBeauty Lies In The Eye • Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH
+ I Don't Wanna Walk Around With YouToday Yr Love, Tomorrow The World
October 25th, 1987 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Chestnut Cabaret The Personality Crisis bootleg 7" claims to contain "Beat On The Brat" from this show. It would be its last known performance.
Beat On The Brat • ??? [incomplete]
[end of tour]
November 4th, 1987 Lee Ranaldo's first solo LP From Here To Infinity is released in North America by SST (was it released earlier by Blast First?). Much of it appears on his 1994 compilation East Jesus.
November 1987 - January 1988 New York City, New York, USA Wharton's Palace Of Confusion Recording sessions for Ciccone Youth's The Whitey Album LP and various covers. Engineered by Wharton Tiers.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Addicted to Love [Robert Palmer]
master
The Whitey Album Technically recorded at a Macy's karaoke booth, and the video done in a similar DIY fashion. Kim says they bought the backing tape and did 3 different versions. The music video is included on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
Beat on the Brat [Ramones]
master
Master-Dik 12" None.
Children of Satan
master
The Whitey Album On the same track as "Third Fig".
Electricity [Captain Beefheart]
master
Fast n Bulbous Later included on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition. Test pressing of Fast n Bulbous is from April '88.
alt mix
Mix Tape #8 An alternate mix found while working on Daydream Nation deluxe set.
G-Force
master
The Whitey Album Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
Hi! Everybody
master
The Whitey Album Lee's voice is slightly sped up to introduce the album halfway through. Contains a sample of the "Goofy Mix" of "I Am Right", as well as "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by a Taste Of Honey.
I Am Right [Saccharine Trust]
master
The Melting Plot Like "Electricity", this was recorded by Wharton at some point in early '88 - the test pressing for this compilation was in August.
goofy mix
The Mini Plot It also appears on The Melting Plot. Parts of this can be heard in the "Hi! Everybody" so maybe this is the correct place for it!
MacBeth
master
The Whitey Album Included on early promo versions of Screaming Fields of Sonic Love. The music video is included on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
remix
The Whitey Album CD "Steve's Funky Dub" is an unlisted bonus track on the CD.
Making the Nature Scene
master
The Whitey Album None.
rough mix
n/a The Catalogue received a tape of early mixes from the sessions for its February 1988 issue. It included four mixes of "Nature Scene" "each dub heavier, harder, sparser and with more noisy interference than the last".
March of the Ciccone Robots
master
The Whitey Album None.
Me & Jill
master
The Whitey Album This is paired with "Hendrix Cosby", recorded earlier in the year (but probably had additional work done during these sessions). Steve reads Lee's text.
Moby-Dik
master
The Whitey Album None.
Needle-Gun
master
The Whitey Album None.
Platoon II
master
The Whitey Album None.
(silence)
master
The Whitey Album None.
****
master
Nothing Short of Total War None.
Third Fig
master
The Whitey Album Included on the same track as "Children of Satan".
Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening to Neu
master
The Whitey Album Suzanne Sasic chats with Kim over Neu's "Negativland" during the first part of the track, then J Mascis shreds dino style over a loop of Whodini's "Five Minutes of Funk".
 
March 1988 New York City, New York, USA Noise New York Recording session for Maureen Tucker's Life In Exile After Abdication LP. Engineered by Mark Kramer.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Bo Diddley [Bo Diddley]
master
Life In Exile After Abdication Kim provides bass and backing vocals, Steve plays drums.
Chase
master
Life In Exile After Abdication Kim, Lee, and Thurston all appear on this improvised instrumental.
Pale Blue Eyes [The Velvet Underground]
master
Life In Exile After Abdication Kim provides bass and backing vocals.
Talk So Mean
master
Life In Exile After Abdication Kim plays bass.
 
Spring 1988? New York City, New York, USA Ludlow Street rehearsal space The band recorded cassettes of them writing and demoning the Daydream Nation material. Some of these recordings appeared on their web-only Mix Tape series, said to be from the Rehearsin' For Ya tape.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Candle
demo
Mix Tape #8 Instrumental, very early version.
Rain King
demo
Mix Tape #8 Instrumental.
Skronky Jam
master
Mix Tape #8 A quick unique instrumental.
The Sprawl
demo
Mix Tape #6 This was initially two tracks on the Mix Tape, later released as a single track on Rarities 3.
 
June 9th, 1988 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells First known performance of all songs. Thurston sang "'Cross the Breeze". "Rain King" and "Total Trash" were instrumental. "You Pose You Lose" on the Forced Exposure Silver Rocket 7" is from this show. It is taken from the very end of the show, as "Total Trash" breaks down. "Total Trash" and "Totally Trashed" from the Daydream Nation deluxe edition are also from this show, as are "Encore" from Mix Tape #4 and "Teen Age Riot" from Mix Tape #6.
CandleSilver Rocket'Cross the BreezeRain KingTeenage RiotThe WonderHyperstationEliminator Jr
+ Total Trash
June 10th, 1988 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwells Thurston sang "'Cross the Breeze".
Candle • Silver Rocket • 'Cross the Breeze • Rain King • Teenage Riot • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
June 16th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory First live performances of "Hey Joni" and "Kissability".
Hey JoniKissability • Teenage Riot • Candle • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
June 17th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory None.
Candle • Kissability • Hey Joni • Teenage Riot • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr • + Silver Rocket
June 18th, 1988 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA t.t. the bear's Billed as "The Steve Shelley Experience" (or "Experiment"?). "Silver Rocket" appears on the Forced Exposure 7".
Silver Rocket • ??? [incomplete]
June 23rd, 1988 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Thurston sang "Cross the Breeze". "Eliminator Jr" from this show appears on the Forced Exposure 7" as "Non-Metal Dude Wearing Metal Tee". Unlike the other June shows, Kim did not sing this version.
Candle • Kissability • Hey Joni • Teenage Riot • 'Cross the Breeze • Rain King • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
June 24th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Thurston sang "Cross the Breeze".
The Wonder • Hyperstation • Rain King • Teenage Riot • 'Cross the Breeze • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
June 1988 New York City, New York, USA Lee's apartment(?) Lee made some home demos of ideas he was working on for Daydream Nation. "Eric's Trip" was included on the deluxe edition, and two instrumentals appeared on Mix Tapes.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Eric's Trip
demo
Daydream Nation deluxe edition Lee solo guitar and vocal, some alternate lyrics.
Unknown #1
master
Mix Tape #6 Originally released on Mix Tape #6 as "Untitled (Lee Home Demos)", then appeared on Mix Tape #8 as "Unknown #1".
Unknown #2
master
Mix Tape #8 None.
 
July 18th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Lee did a solo guitar + spoken word performance. Parts were used for his Scriptures of the Golden Eternity LP.
improvisation
July-August 1988 New York City, New York, USA Greene Street Recording sessions for the Daydream Nation LP. Engineered by Nicholas Sansano.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Candle
master
Daydream Nation Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
edit (3:58)
Candle single Also used in the music video. Music video included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS. Also included on early promos of Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
'Cross The Breeze
master
Daydream Nation None.
Eliminator Jr.
master
Daydream Nation On some discs, it is included on one track with "The Wonder" and "Hyperstation".
Eric's Trip
master
Daydream Nation Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
Hey Joni
master
Daydream Nation None.
Hyperstation
master
Daydream Nation On some discs, it is included on one track with "The Wonder" and "Eliminator Jr".
Kissability
master
Daydream Nation Also included on early promos of Screaming Fields of Sonic Love.
Providence
master
Daydream Nation Mike Watt appears via answering machine message. Music video included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
mono mix
Providence single None.
Rain King
master
Daydream Nation None.
Su Nioj
DK Pulser A track called "Su Nioj" was released on a DK Pulser compilation in 1990, and later on a disc that came with the Sonic Life book. The DK Pulser liners indicate that it's from the Daydream Nation sessions. It begins with some modulated audience applause (not unlike a track called "Audience" they'd later release), then cuts into a stunning instrumental version of "Rain King" that dissolves into a noisy breakdown accented by Thurston's howling ghost voice.
Silver Rocket
master
Daydream Nation None.
The Sprawl
master
Daydream Nation None.
Teen Age Riot
master
Daydream Nation Also included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love and Hits Are For Squares.
edit (3:50)
Teen Age Riot single Also included on early promos of Screaming Fields of Sonic Love. Both the sampler and Screaming Fields list the time as 3:50 but I can't find a copy that matches - the video is definitely 4:20.
video mix (4:20)
Gigantic! A cassette compilation contains a "Special Video Mix". I assume it is the same edit featured in the music video. The music video is included on Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS. The "Spirit Desire" intro is removed and the intro riff is reduced from 8 to 6 times before the final verse.
Total Trash
master
Daydream Nation None.
The Wonder
master
Daydream Nation On some discs, it is included on one track with "Hyperstation" and "Eliminator Jr".
 
August 1988 New York City, New York, USA ? The band were interviewed and filmed three songs live on location for a documentary called Put Blood in the Music. One of the takes of "Silver Rocket" was released as a 7", and a music video for the song was compiled from this footage. In the documentary, "Silver Rocket" has clips from "Kissability" and "Rain King" inserted. Both of these songs appear in full on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition. Footage from other takes of "Silver Rocket" can be seen during the song's breakdown.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Kissability
master
Daydream Nation deluxe None.
Rain King
master
Daydream Nation deluxe None.
Silver Rocket
master
Sounds Blasts! 2 7" This was take 6. It is also used for the music video, which appears on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS.
 
HARRY CREWS European tour
September 1st, 1988 London, England Mean Fiddler Kim played in a trio with Lydia Lunch and Sadie Mae called Harry Crews. They toured briefly in September 1988 and recordings from London and Vienna were released as the Naked in Garden Hills LP. The set contained a cover of Sonic Youth's "She's in a Bad Mood" with Lydia on vocals.
About the Author • Man Hates a Man • Distopia • You're It • The Gospel Singer • The Knockout Artist • She's in a Bad Mood • The Way Out • Bring Me Down • Car • Babylon Blues • Orphans
September 5th, 1988 Arhus, Denmark Huset None.
Man Hates a Man • Distopia • The Knockout Artist • The Gospel Singer • ??? [incomplete]
September 9th, 1988 Stockholm, Sweden The Ritz None.
About the Author • Distopia • The Gospel Singer • The Way Out • Car • Babylon Blues • ??? [incomplete]
September 13th, 1988 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit None.
About the Author • Man Hates a Man • Distopia • You're It • The Gospel Singer • The Knockout Artist • The Way Out • Bring Me Down • Car • Babylon Blues • Orphans • SOS • The Closet
September 19th, 1988 Athens, Greece Rodon Club None.
About the Author • Man Hates a Man • Distopia • You're It • The Gospel Singer • The Knockout Artist • She's in a Bad Mood • The Way Out • Bring Me Down • Car • SOS • Orphans
September 24th, 1988 Vienna, Austria Rodon Club None.
About the Author • Man Hates a Man • Distopia • You're It • The Gospel Singer • The Knockout Artist • She's in a Bad Mood • The Way Out • Bring Me Down • Car • SOS • Orphans
DAYDREAM NATION European tour
September 29th, 1988 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar Roland S. Howard and Epic Soundtracks joined for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". First known performance of "Eric's Trip" and "The Sprawl". Lee sang "Rain" with Bongwater.
The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • 'Cross the Breeze • Rain King • Kissability • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • Candle • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
October 4th, 1988 Barcelona, Spain The Zeleste The last 5 songs were included on a CD that came with the I Dreamed Of Noise book.
The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • 'Cross the Breeze • Rain King • Kissability • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • Candle • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • Brother James • The Burning Spear [possibly incomplete + out of order]
October 5th, 1988 Vitoria, Spain The End None.
Teenage Riot • ??? [incomplete]
October 6th, 1988 Valencia, Spain Garage None.
October 7th, 1988 Madrid, Spain The Rock Club None.
October 8th, 1988 Athens, Greece Rodon Club The first take of "Rain King" was abandoned after 90 seconds. Thurston insisted they try it again.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Kissability • 'Cross the Breeze • Rain King [abandoned] • Rain King • Candle • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
October 9th, 1988 Athens, Greece Rodon Club None.
October 11th, 1988 London, England BBC Studios John Peel session. All Fall covers. Released as 12" EP 4 Tunna Brix on Goofin'. Recorded 10/11/88, broadcast 10/19/88.
My New House • Rowche Rumble • Psycho Mafia • Victoria
October 12th, 1988 London, England Pied Bull Islington None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross The Breeze • Candle • ??? [incomplete]
October 16th, 1988 London, England The Astoria Theatre While the band tuned before "Confusion is Next" (which I think was a second encore), Thurston sang an old piano lesson tune called "Tuna Fish". After "Confusion is Next", with some prompting by Lee, Thurston introduced "The Counting Song", a new song where the band makes noise while Thurston scream-counts to (approximately) twelve.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • Brother James • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
++ Confusion is Next
October 17th, 1988 London, England The Astoria Theatre Daydream Nation was released on this day in the U.K.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • I Love Her all the Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
[end of tour]
October 18, 1988 Daydream Nation is released by Enigma and Blast First. It is the band's sixth album, and first double album. "Teen Age Riot" "Providence" and "Candle" are singles. For the first time since Sonic Youth, no lyric sheet was included. It was reissued by DGC in 1993. It was given the 2CD/4LP "deluxe edition" reissue treatment in 2007, accompanied by a tour of the album played in its entirety.
Fall 1988 New York City, New York, USA Wharton's The liner notes of The Bridge say "Computer Age" was recorded in November 1988 at Wharton's, but the band was basically on tour for that entire month, so who knows. I don't think "Touch Me I'm Sick" was recorded at the same session because Alex Damen plays "Lee'd Guitar", since Lee was unavailable. The Sonic Youth/Mudhoney split single came out in December 1988.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Burning Farm [Shonen Knife]
master
Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them There's no recording credit for the song, and it was never featured on a deluxe reissue, so I'm just quietly placing it in a general Wharton session even though they may not have recorded it with him. I know it was one of those "put the original on two tracks then record over it" covers. Curiously, the liner notes of the compilation have a picture of Shonen Knife joining Sonic Youth onstage for what is almost surely "I Wanna Be Yr Dog", which would have to be at one of SY's shows in Japan in February 1989.
Computer Age [Neil Young]
master
The Bridge Later included on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition.
Touch Me I'm Sick [Mudhoney]
master
Sub Pop split 7" Alex Totino from Das Damen plays "Lee'd Guitar". Later included on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition.
 
DAYDREAM NATION North American tour
October 27th, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Somerville Theatre None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
October 28th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA The Ritz None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
October 29th, 1988 Syracuse, New York, USA Lost Horizon None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr • Silver Rocket
October 31st, 1988 Columbus, Ohio, USA Newport Music Hall None.
November 1st, 1988 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Peabody's Down Under None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • I Love Her All The Time • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr • Silver Rocket
November 3rd, 1988 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Diamond Club None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • I Love Her All The Time • Eric's Trip • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross The Breeze • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
++ Brother James
November 4th, 1988 Detroit, Michigan, USA St. Andrew's Hall None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • I Love Her All The Time • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 5th, 1988 Chicago, Illinois, USA Cabaret Metro John Brannon from Laughing Hyenas and Dan Kubinski from Die Kreuzen sing on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". "Cross the Breeze" was used on Mix Tape #4. "Candle" was used on Daydream Nation deluxe edition. The entire show (previously available on the Bright bootleg) was released officially in 2019.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • I Love Her All the Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 6th, 1988 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Wally Gator's None.
November 7th, 1988 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 10th, 1988 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Town Pump None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
November 11th, 1988 Seattle, Washington, USA Union Station None.
November 12th, 1988 Portland, Oregon, USA Pine Street Theatre None.
November 14th, 1988 Santa Clara, California, USA One Step Beyond None.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Silver Rocket • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
+ I Love Her All The Time
November 15th, 1988 San Francisco, California, USA Fillmore Auditorium None.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Silver Rocket • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
+ I Love Her All The Time
November 17th, 1988 San Diego, California, USA SDSU Backdoor Thurston and Steve began jamming on "Total Trash" at the start of the encore, but they abandoned it for "Brother James".
Silver Rocket • Candle • Kissability • 'Cross the Breeze • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • I Love Her All The Time • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Brother James
November 18th, 1988 Huntington Beach, California, USA Night Moves Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, and Steve MacDonald sang on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog." "Kissability" may have been played before "Silver Rocket".
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Silver Rocket • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 19th, 1988 (early) Los Angeles, California, USA The Roxy None.
November 19th, 1988 (late) Los Angeles, California, USA The Roxy "Hey Joni" appeared on the Candle 12".
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ I Love Her All the Time
November 20th, 1988 Los Angeles, California, USA The Roxy Members of Mudhoney and Redd Kross joined on "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". Mike Watt did a spiel featuring lyrics from the fIREHOSE tune "What Gets Heard" overtop a tape of "Providence" leading into the encore. Kim joined Mudhoney for "Halloween" at one of the Roxy shows, possibly this one.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 21th, 1988 Phoenix, Arizona, USA ? None.
November 22nd, 1988 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA SUB Basement None.
November 25th, 1988 Dallas, Texas, USA Arcadia Theatre None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • Brother James
soundcheck: Teenage Riot
November 26th, 1988 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch (SXSW) None.
Brother James • 'Cross the Breeze • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Kissability • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl
November 27th, 1988 Houston, Texas, USA Power Tools Mudhoney joined SY for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross The Breeze • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 28th, 1988 Pensacola, Florida, USA ? None.
November 29th, 1988 Tallahassee, Florida, USA Club Downunder None.
November 30th, 1988 Orlando, Florida, USA Sapphire Club None.
December 1st, 1988 Tampa, Florida, USA The Empty Keg None.
December 2nd, 1988 Jacksonville, Florida, USA Einstein-A-Go-Go None.
December 3rd, 1988 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Metroplex None.
December 5th, 1988 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA Ivory Tusk None.
December 6th, 1988 Athens, Georgia, USA Uptown Lounge None.
December 7th, 1988 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA The Pterodactyl Club The tape circulates as 12/08, the tour poster lists 12/07 - anyone know for sure?
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • I Love Her All The Time • The Sprawl • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
December 9th, 1988 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle None.
The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Silver Rocket • The Sprawl • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
December 10th, 1988 Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Trax Joined by Don Fleming for a medley of "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" and "Jumping Jack Flash". Well, more like a really long noisy version of "Dog" that melts down and builds back up and then segues into a horrible jam on "JJF" at which Thurston even begs "Please stop!!". "The Sprawl" is not present on the circulating recording but you can hear the tail end of the bassline winding down right before "Cross the Breeze".
The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Rain King • Kissability • Brother James • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
December 11th, 1988 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Only known live performance of the Fall's "Rowche Rumble" (recorded earlier in the year for a Peel session). Someone requests it and Steve starts the beat, then the rest of the band joins in for about 45 seconds.
The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Rowche Rumble [jam] • I Love Her All The Time • Kissability • Candle • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
December 13th, 1988 New York City, New York, USA CBGB The band was joined by members of B.A.L.L. for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". "The Wonder" and "Hyperstation" were used on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition. The entire show was released in 2019.
The Sprawl • 'Cross The Breeze • The WonderHyperstation • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • I Love Her All The Time • Kissability • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr • Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
[end of tour]
January 1989 Ciccone Youth's The Whitey Album is released by Enigma and Blast First. It is technically Sonic Youth's seventh album, though it was recorded before Daydream Nation. It was reissued by DGC in 1995 and again in 2006.
DAYDREAM NATION Pacific Rim tour
January 17th, 1989 Auckland, New Zealand Power Station The circulating recording cuts during "Silver Rocket", it's possible more was played.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • Kissability • Candle • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
January 19th, 1989 Melbourne, Australia Chasers None.
January 20th, 1989 Melbourne, Australia Old Greek Theatre Harry and Rowland S. Howard joined the band for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
January 21st, 1989 Geelong, Australia Ocean Grove Hotel The circulating recording cuts in during "Kotton Krown" so it's possible more was played earlier, like "Teen Age Riot" and "Hey Joni" (and "Eric's Trip"?). Likewise, there is no encore on the recording, but traditionally "Silver Rocket" was done on this tour.
Cotton Crown • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • The Sprawl • Candle • Kissability • Brother James • I Love Her All The Time • Eliminator Jr [incomplete]
January 22nd, 1989 Melbourne, Australia Corner Hotel None.
Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Cotton Crown • The Wonder • Hyperstation • 'Cross the Breeze • The Sprawl • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The World Looks Red • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Silver Rocket
January 25th, 1989 Adelaide, Australia Le Rox None.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • ??? [incomplete]
January 27th, 1989 Sydney, Australia Sydney Cove Tavern None.
The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Cotton Crown • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • Eliminator Jr
+ Brother James
January 28th, 1989 Sydney, Australia Sydney Cove Tavern None.
White Kross • Silver Rocket • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Brother James • Eliminator Jr
+ I Love Her All The Time
January 30th, 1989 Sydney, Australia Kardomah Cafe Chris Haskett from the Rollins Band may have joined the band for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross The Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Cotton Crown • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Silver Rocket • White Kross
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
January ??, 1989 Gold Coast, Australia The Patch None.
February 8th, 1989 Tokyo, Japan Shinjuku Loft 12" bootleg Onsoku Seinen claims to contain the first Japanese show, which would be this gig. However, it does not match a full-length recording that circulates from this date. Perhaps Onsoku Seinen is the 2nd night?
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Eliminator Jr.
February 9th, 1989 Tokyo, Japan Shinjuku Loft 12" bootleg Onsoku Seinen claims to contain the first Japanese show. However, it does not match a full-length recording that circulates from that date. Perhaps Onsoku Seinen is the 2nd night? Judging by a photo in the sleeve for Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them, Shonen Knife joined the band on stage for (most likely) "I Wanna Be Yr Dog", presumably at one of these Japanese shows.
February 12th, 1989 Kyoto, Japan Doshisha University None.
February 13th, 1989 Kyoto, Japan Doshisha University None.
[end of tour]
DAYDREAM NATION European tour
March 12th, 1989 London, England BBC Studios John Peel session. Four unique instrumentals. Recorded 03/12/89, broadcast 03/20/89.
Corporate Ghost • Ruben's Beard • Major Label Chicken Feed • Clippers
March 17th, 1989 Newcastle, England Riverside The band briefly jam on "Personality Crisis" after "Kotton Krown", with Lee and Thurston handling the vocals.
Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Cotton Crown • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
March 18th, 1989 Glasgow, Scotland Strathclyde University None.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross The Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
March 18th, 1989 Glasgow, Scotland Strathclyde University Set list similar to previous night, possibly with "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" encore.
March 20th, 1989 Manchester, England Manchester University Members of Mudhoney joined SY for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog", which dissolved into a noisy mess that ended with Thurston briefly singing a bit of White Plains' "My Baby Loves Lovin'" and Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World" over squealing feedback and some vocal accompaniment by somebody presumably onstage.
Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • White Kross • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
March 21st, 1989 Leicester, England Poly Arena None.
The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Candle • Kissability • Eric's Trip • The World Looks Red • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Silver Rocket
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
++ Brother James
March 22nd, 1989 London, England Kilburn National Ballroom None.
March 23rd, 1989 London, England Kilburn National Ballroom Members of Mudhoney and Killdozer joined SY for their encore of "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Silver Rocket
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
March 25th, 1989 Gent, Belgium Vooruit None.
White Kross • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • Eric's Trip • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
March 26th, 1989 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso "Hey Joni" "Eliminator Jr" "Providence" and "Teen Age Riot" were used on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition.
Teenage Riot • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr • Silver Rocket
soundcheck: Teenage Riot • Silver Rocket • Kissability
March 27th, 1989 Dusseldorf, Germany Philipshalle "The Sprawl" "Cross the Breeze" "Silver Rocket" and "Eric's Trip" were used on the Daydream Nation deluxe edition.
Candle • Kissability • Silver RocketEric's TripThe Sprawl'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
March 29th, 1989 Vienna, Austria U4 An FM broadcast was edited and released on the bootleg CD Live In Vienna.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket • The World Looks Red
March 30th, 1989 Munich, Germany Theatre Fabrick None.
The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • White Kross • Eliminator Jr
+ Silver Rocket
April 1st, 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp The band briefly jammed on "Total Trash" before "Brother James" but Thurston decided not to play it.
White Kross • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ The World Looks Red • Brother James
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
April 2nd, 1989 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle "Teen Age Riot" appears on the Warpower 7" bootleg, later collected on Rarities 2.
White Kross • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ The World Looks Red • Brother James
April 3rd, 1989 Nijmeegen, Netherlands Vereeniging Mudhoney joined SY for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". "The World Looks Red" may have been played after "Brother James".
White Kross • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
+ Brother James • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
April 5th, 1989 Vilnius, Lithuania Vilniaus Koncertu ir sporto rumai None.
White Kross • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr
April 10th, 1989 Leningrad, Russia LDM Second performance on April 11th was cancelled.
April 12th, 1989 Moscow, Russia Hotel Orlenok In 2019, recordings from both Moscow gigs were used to create a limited "bootleg" that SY have offered through their bandcamp. "Cross the Breeze" thru "Eliminator Jr" are taken from this show.
White Kross • Candle [abandoned in 2nd chorus] • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • The Sprawl • 'Cross the BreezeTeenage RiotHey JoniThe WonderHyperstationEliminator Jr
April 13th, 1989 Moscow, Russia Hotel Orlenok In 2019, recordings from both Moscow gigs were used to create a limited "bootleg" that SY have offered through their bandcamp. "White Kross" thru "The Sprawl" are taken from this show.
White KrossCandleKissabilitySilver RocketEric's TripThe Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Teenage Riot • Hey Joni • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eliminator Jr [abandoned during intro] • Brother James
April 14th, 1989 Kiev, Ukraine DK KIIGA "The Sprawl" was stopped during the first verse. They restarted the song shortly, but the circulating recording cuts a few minutes in and the remainder of the set list is not known. Photos suggest "Eliminator Jr", "White Cross", and either "Teen Age Riot" or "Hey Joni". In April 2022, the band made this recording available through their bandcamp to benefit World Central Kitchen and relief to Ukraine.
Brother James • The Wonder • Hyperstation • Eric's Trip • Candle • Kissability • Silver Rocket • The Sprawl • ??? [incomplete]

[end of tour]
July 14th, 1989 New York City, New York, USA The Ritz None.
Silver Rocket • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • The World Looks Red • The Burning Spear • The Sprawl • 'Cross the Breeze • Catholic Block • Eric's Trip • Inhuman • Making the Nature Scene • White Kross
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 30th, 1989 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Thurston hosted an Ecstatic Peace! night, and played a 3-song solo set consisting of embryonic, instrumental versions of future Goo tunes. I've seen May 30th or June 30th as the date - does anybody know for sure?
Disappearer • Titanium Exposé • Kool Thing
October 27th, 1989 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Grand Street rehearsal space The band started rehearsing future Goo material in June. They recorded the jams on cassette and Lee edited two unused tracks for the Goo deluxe edition.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Isaac
master
Goo deluxe edition None.
Tuff Boyz
master
Goo deluxe edition None.
 
November 1989 New York City, New York, USA Waterworks Recording proper 8-track demos of the Goo material. Engineered by Jim Waters with assistance from J Mascis and Don Fleming. J and Don probably contribute vocals here and there (certainly in the breakdown of "Tunic" where you can hear J singing Carpenters songs with Kim). When bootlegs circulated of the tapes they'd made, the band decided to release their own CD, which they gave away to new members of the Sonic Death fan club. They later went back and remixed the whole session for the 2005 deluxe edition of Goo.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Animals (Mary-Christ)
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue. The song now segues properly into "Kool Thing" instead of fading.
Blow Job? (Mildred Pierce)
master
Goo Demos After Thurston's scream (which was taken straight from these demos and used on the Goo version) they start the song up again, dissolving into a sea of noise (featuring a tease of the end riff from Black Flag's "Police Story").
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Bookstore (Mote)
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Corky (Cinderella's Big Score)
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue. This version contains an extended feedback outro.
Dirty Boots
master
Goo Demos Full length version. Also included on the Disappearer single.
master
Goo Demos Short version. This is a "single edit" that ends after the chorus. Also included on the Personality Crisis 7" from Sassy magazine.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue. This version contains an additional "rock reprise" of the song.
DV 2 (Kool Thing)
master
Goo Demos Also included on the Kool Thing single.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
I Know There's An Answer[Beach Boys]
master
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Lee #2
master
Goo Demos Instrumental.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
My Friend Goo
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Number One (Disappearer)
master
Goo Demos Also included on the Disappearer single.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Titanium Exposé
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
Tunic
master
Goo Demos None.
remix
Goo deluxe edition Jim O'Rourke and SY remixed the 8-track demos for the deluxe reissue.
 
November 26th, 1989 New York City, New York, USA Night Music Sonic Youth's first TV appearance. This is likely the air date and not the record date - does anybody know for sure? Both songs were included on the Screaming Fields of Sonic Love VHS, though "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" cuts early, as it did during broadcast. Don Fleming (introduced as their manager) joined the band on keyboards for "Silver Rocket". For "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" they were joined by almost everybody on the program - David Sanborn, Daniel Lanois, the Indigo Girls, members of the house band and of course, their manager Don.
Silver Rocket • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 28th, 1989 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Lee did a solo guitar + spoken word performance. Parts were used for his Scriptures of the Golden Eternity LP.
Early 1990 New York City, New York, USA Sorcerer Sound and Greene Street Studios Recording sessions for the Goo LP. Engineered by Nicholas Sansano. Don Fleming and J Mascis were again brought in to assist with vocals. They provide backing vocals on some songs, and Don and Nicholas Sansano are also credited with non-specific "additional percussion" (I believe the end of "Mote" is one example).
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Cinderella's Big Score
master
Goo Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Dirty Boots
master
Goo Don Fleming contributes background vocals.
edit (4:49"
Dirty Boots single Edit also used for music video. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
alt mix
Kool Thing single "Rock n Roll Heaven" version. It is the LP version with commentary by (mostly) Thurston.
Disappearer
master
Goo Don Fleming contributes background vocals.
edit (4:18)
Disappearer single Edit also used for music video. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Dr. Benway's House
master
Dead City Radio Sonic Youth contribute to three tracks on William Burroughs' Dead City Radio. They were recorded by Nicholas Sansano and mixed by SY, Hal Willner and Joe Ferla at Sorcerer Sound in 1990.
alt mix
Goo deluxe edition The song was mixed twice and when working on the deluxe edition, the band chose the "more piano" mix which had not been previously released.
Experimental #8
master
Mix Tape #3 A short instrumental outtake from the Goo deluxe edition.
Kool Thing
master
Goo Chuck D. contributes vocals. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Lee #2
master
Goo deluxe edition Due to the complicated nature of the original tracks, the song was remixed for its first release on the Goo deluxe edition.
acoustic
n/a An unreleased 1990 mix featuring more of the acoustic elements.
electric
n/a An unreleased 1990 mix featuring more of the electric elements.
alt mix
Mix Tape #3 This odd track features elements not used in the final mix: Thurston's bassline and Jad Fair's spoken word.
The Lord's Prayer
master
Dead City Radio Sonic Youth contribute to three tracks on William Burroughs' Dead City Radio. They were recorded by Nicholas Sansano and mixed by SY, Hal Willner and Joe Ferla at Sorcerer Sound in 1990.
Mary-Christ
master
Goo Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Mildred Pierce
master
Goo Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Mote
master
Goo J Mascis contributes background vocals. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
My Friend Goo
master
Goo J Mascis contributes background vocals. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Pterodactyl Wars
master
Mix Tape #3 A short feedback outtake from the Goo deluxe edition.
Scooter & Jinx
master
Goo Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Titanium Exposé
master
Goo Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
Tunic (Song For Karen)
master
Goo J Mascis contributes background vocals. Music video included on the Goo VHS and Corporate Ghost DVD.
William's Welcome
master
Dead City Radio Sonic Youth contribute to three tracks on William Burroughs' Dead City Radio. They were recorded by Nicholas Sansano and mixed by SY, Hal Willner and Joe Ferla at Sorcerer Sound in 1990.
 
March 8th, 1990 Washington, District of Columbia, USA The Citadel First known performance of "Cinderella's Big Score" "Mote" "Dirty Boots" "Titanium Exposé" "Mary-Christ" and "Kool Thing". "My Friend Goo" on set list but not played.
Stereo Sanctity • The Wonder • Cinderella's Big ScoreMoteDirty BootsTitanium Exposé • Catholic Block • Mary-ChristKool Thing • 'Cross The Breeze • White Kross
+ Silver Rocket
March 9th, 1990 Trenton, New Jersey, USA City Gardens First known performance of "My Friend Goo".
Stereo Sanctity • The Wonder • Cinderella's Big Score • Dirty Boots • Mote • Titanium Exposé • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • 'Cross The Breeze • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
March 11th, 1990 (early) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Paradise Club Early (all ages) and late shows.
Dirty Boots • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket • Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Flower • Titanium Exposé • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • The Wonder
March 11th, 1990 (late) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Paradise Club Early (all ages) and late shows.
Stereo Sanctity • The Wonder • Cinderella's Big Score • Dirty Boots • Mote • Titanium Exposé • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Flower • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
June 26th, 1990 Goo is released on DGC. It is the band's eighth album and first on DGC/Geffen. "Kool Thing" "Disappearer" and "Dirty Boots" are singles. It was given the "deluxe edition" 2CD/4LP reissue treatment in 2005.
July 1990 New York City, New York, USA Wharton's Recording session for various Goo b-sides. Engineered by Wharton Tiers. I don't know for sure that these were all recorded together in July - supposedly "Can Song" was found on the same reel as "That's All I Know", and Whores Moaning lists "Personality Crisis" as July 1990. The Kool Thing single with "That's All I Know" didn't appear until September, and "The Bedroom" made its first appearance at the start of the August Goo tour. Note that Lee's "Here" (from Guitarrorists and later Amarillo Ramp) was recorded July 10th, 1990 at Wharton's.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Personality Crisis [New York Dolls]
master
Sassy 7" Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
That's All I Know (Right Now) [Neon Boys]
master
Kool Thing single Also a b-side to Disappearer.
remix
Goo deluxe edition They remixed the song for the reissue.
Can Song (The Bedroom)
master
Goo deluxe edition This is a demo of "The Bedroom", an instrumental played occasionally on the Goo tour, later released as "The Destroyed Room".
 
GOO North American tour #1
August 2nd, 1990 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Grog & Tankard First known performance of "Tunic".
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Titanium Exposé • Mote • The Wonder • Tom Violence • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross
+ Silver Rocket
August 3rd, 1990 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Graffiti They play everything up to the first verse of "Death Valley" before segueing into "Kool Thing".
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Death Valley ‘69 [partial] • Kool Thing • Tunic • Titanium Exposé • Mote • Cinderella’s Big Score • Dirty Boots
+ My Friend Goo • White Kross
August 4th, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bogart's Available on the Energy bootleg.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Titanium Exposé • The Wonder • Mote • Cinderella's Big Score • Kool Thing • Mary-Christ • Catholic Block
+ Kill Yr Idols
August 7th, 1990 New Haven, Connecticut, USA Toad's Place Thurston didn't want to start the show until his brother Gene had arrived, so they spent a while warming up and chatting with the crowd.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Titanium Exposé • Mote • The Wonder • Tom Violence • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • The Burning Spear
August 9th, 1990 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Living Room First known performance of "The Bedroom".
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Flower • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Cinderella's Big Score • Eric's Trip • White Kross
+ The Bedroom • My Friend Goo
August 10th, 1990 New York City, New York, USA Roseland None.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Flower • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ The Bedroom
August 11th, 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Trocadero None.
White Kross • Schizophrenia • The Bedroom • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Flower • Eric's Trip • Cinderalla's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
August 13th, 1990 Long Beach, California, USA Bogart's None.
August 15th, 1990 Los Angeles, California, USA The Roxy None.
August 16th, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Calamity Jayne's Nashville Nevada "Mildred Pierce" was performed specifically to provide footage for Dave Markey's music video.
Mildred Pierce • ??? [incomplete]
soundcheck: Mildred Pierce
August 17th, 1990 Hollywood, California, USA The Palladium "Mildred Pierce" was performed specifically to provide footage for Dave Markey's music video.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Tom Violence • Mote • Flower • Cinderella's Big Score • Schizophrenia • White Kross
+ Titanium Exposé • My Friend Goo
++ Mildred Pierce
soundcheck: Mildred Pierce
August 20th, 1990 Sacramento, California, USA Crest Theatre None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • The Bedroom • Tunic • Eric's Trip • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
August 21st, 1990 San Francisco, California, USA Tower Records The band played in the afternoon to a huge crowd in the parking lot of Tower Records.
Tom Violence • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Flower • The Bedroom • Dirty Boots • White Kross
August 21st, 1990 San Francisco, California, USA The Warfield None.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Mote • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Cinderella's Big Score • Schizophrenia • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
August 23rd, 1990 Portland, Oregon, USA Melody Ballroom Taken from handwritten set list, not a recording. It's likely that "Disappearer" was replaced by something else, otherwise this would be its first known appearance.
The Wonder • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Cinderella's Big Score • Kill Yr Idols • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Disappearer
August 24th, 1990 Seattle, Washington, USA Moore Theatre None.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Flower • The Bedroom • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Tom Violence • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross [incomplete?]
August 25th, 1990 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada New York Theatre Taken from handwritten set list, not a recording. No encore was listed on the set list.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Kool Thing • Mary-Christ • Catholic Block • Cinderella's Big Score • Eric's Trip • The Bedroom • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Confusion is Next

[end of tour]
GOO European tour
September 2nd, 1990 Dublin, Ireland McGonagles "Confusion is Next" was played during the noise break in "Silver Rocket". The crowd's enthusiastic demands for "Death Valley '69" caused the band to resurrect it during the encore, replacing "My Friend Goo".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Silver Rocket [beginning] • Confusion is Next • Silver Rocket [end]
+ Death Valley '69 • The World Looks Red
September 3rd, 1990 Belfast, Ireland Art College "Confusion is Next" was played during the noise break in "Silver Rocket". "The World Looks Red" dissolved into a noise jam where they sang random lyrics from "Personality Crisis" and Dinosaur Jr's "Water" and "Freak Scene". Lee and Thurston joined Teenage Fanclub for their final song.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Silver Rocket [beginning] • Confusion is Next • Silver Rocket [end]
+ Schizophrenia • The World Looks Red
September 4th, 1990 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands Lee joined Teenage Fanclub on guitar for "The Ballad of John & Yoko".
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • The Wonder • The Bedroom • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Tom Violence • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
September 5th, 1990 Nottingham, England Rock City During the noise break of "Silver Rocket", the band began playing "Confusion is Next". This time, they did not finish "Silver Rocket".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Dirty Boots • Silver Rocket [partial] • Confusion is Next • Eric's Trip
+ My Friend Goo • The World Looks Red
September 7th, 1990 Liverpool, England Royal Court None.
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Cinderella's Big Score • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
September 8th, 1990 Cardiff, Wales University None.
Eric's Trip • ??? [incomplete]
September 9th, 1990 Birmingham, England Hummingbird None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Stereo Sanctity • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
September 10th, 1990 Birmingham, England Hummingbird During the noise break of "Silver Rocket", the band began playing "Confusion is Next". They did not go back into "Silver Rocket", instead finishing with a few minutes of droning noise.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • White Kross
+ Mote • My Friend Goo
++ The Bedroom • Silver Rocket [partial] • Confusion is Next
September 12th, 1990 Utrecht, Holland Muziekcentrum Vredenburg None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ Mote • My Friend Goo
++ Schizophrenia
September 13th, 1990 Koln, Germany Stadthalle Mülheim "Titanium Exposé" fell apart after 45 seconds and the band decided to play something else, initially considering "Schizophrenia" but then going with "Silver Rocket".
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Tom Violence • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé [abandoned] • Silver Rocket
++ The World Looks Red
September 14th, 1990 Bielefeld, Germany PC69 None.
White Kross • Mary-Christ • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Stereo Sanctity • Kill Yr Idols • My Friend Goo • Inhuman
+ Mote • Flower
++ Cinderella's Big Score
September 15th, 1990 Berlin, Germany Tempodrom None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Stereo Sanctity • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
++ The World Looks Red
September 17th, 1990 Hamburg, Germany Docks None.
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Tom Violence • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Cinderella's Big Score
++ Eric's Trip • Silver Rocket
September 18th, 1990 Frankfurt, Germany Music Hall None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • White Kross
+ Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower
++ Titanium Exposé
September 19th, 1990 Munich, Germany Theaterfabrik None.
Catholic Block • Confusion is Next • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • Flower • Tunic • Tom Violence • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • White Kross • Titanium Exposé
+ Cinderella's Big Score • My Friend Goo
++ Schizophrenia
September 21st, 1990 Vienna, Austria Arena Wien None.
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket
September 22nd, 1990 Ljubljana, Slovenia Krizanke None.
Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Silver Rocket • Dirty Boots • Mote • Cinderella's Big Score • Titanium Exposé • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
September 24th, 1990 Milano, Italy Rolling Stone None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Mote • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Eric's Trip • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
September 25th, 1990 Torino, Italy Torino Big Club None.
Stereo Sanctity • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Titanium Exposé
+ My Friend Goo • Mote
September 27th, 1990 Barcelona, Spain Studio 54 None.
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Eric's Trip
+ My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
September 28th, 1990 Zarazuto, Spain En Bruto None.
September 29th, 1990 Itziar-Deba, Spain Txitxarro None.
White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Tom Violence • Silver Rocket • Cinderella's Big Score • ??? [incomplete]
October 1st, 1990 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre None.
White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Flower • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ Cinderella's Big Score • Mote

[end of tour]
GOO North American tour #2
October 10th, 1990 College Park, Maryland, USA Ritchie Coliseum @ University of Maryland None.
Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Titanium Exposé • Mote • The Wonder • Tom Violence • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
October 11th, 1990 New York City, New York, USA Academy "Confusion is Next" was played during the noise break in "Silver Rocket".
White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Eric's Trip • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket [beginning] • Confusion is Next • Silver Rocket [end]
+ My Friend Goo • Cinderella's Big Score • Mote
October 12th, 1990 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Orpheum None.
Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Titanium Exposé • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score
October 13th, 1990 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Les Foufounes Electriques None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Stereo Sanctity • Mote
October 15th, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Great Hall There was a power outage after "Catholic Block". They considered playing "Lee #2" as an instrumental before power was restored. The band filmed the "Disappearer" music video while in Toronto.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
October 16th, 1990 Detroit, Michigan, USA Latin Quarter This set list is pieced together from a group of individual songs posted on YouTube. It looks like they switch to the "red" guitars after "Kool Thing" but "Cinderella" seems to be the start of the encore, so I think maybe "Silver Rocket" was played but not filmed (or at least not uploaded).
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • (Silver Rocket?)
+ Cinderella's Big Score • My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé
October 17th, 1990 Bloomington, Indiana, USA Indiana University Jeff and Steve McDonald sang back-up vocals on "My Friend Goo".
Tom Violence • Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Schizophrenia • White Kross • My Friend Goo • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
October 20th, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, USA Vic Theatre The only live performance of "Disappearer" confirmed by a recording. It also appears on the handwritten set list for August 23rd, 1990.
White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Mote • Flower • Tom Violence • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ Cinderella's Big Score • My Friend Goo • Disappearer • Eric's Trip
October 21st, 1990 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA UWM Ballroom None.
October 22nd, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue None.
White Kross • Stereo Sanctity • Eric's Trip • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • The Wonder • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo
October 25th, 1990 Dallas, Texas, USA Club Clearview None.
Silver Rocket • Cinderella's Big Score • Eric's Trip • Titanium Exposé • Tom Violence • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • White Kross
+ Mote
October 26th, 1990 Houston, Texas, USA Numbers None.
October 27th, 1990 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch None.
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket • Dirty Boots • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • Tunic • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ Tom Violence • My Friend Goo • Mote
October 28th, 1990 Dallas, Texas, USA Trees Club Could be a mislabel of 10/27/90 Austin, since the band played Dallas on 10/25 (confirmed by video).
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Silver Rocket • Dirty Boots • Stereo Sanctity • Tunic • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • My Friend Goo • Mote
October 31st, 1990 San Francisco, California, USA Warfield Theatre None.
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Stereo Sanctity • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ Cinderella's Big Score • My Friend Goo • Silver Rocket
November 1st, 1990 Los Angeles, California, USA Whiskey-A-Go-Go None.
November 2nd, 1990 Santa Barbara, California, USA Campbell Hall @ UC Santa Barbara None.
November 3rd, 1990 Irvine, California, USA Crawford Hall @ UC Irvine "White Kross" "Eric's Trip" "Cinderella" "Dirty Boots" and "The Bedroom" appear on the Dirty Boots EP. The entire show was remixed and officially released in 2019. The original set list had "Titanium Exposé" and "Mote" instead of "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". The bulk of Mudhoney and Gumball joined for the encore, particularly "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Kill Yr Idols • Silver Rocket • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
November 4th, 1990 Tijuana, Mexico Iguana's None.
White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Tom Violence • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ Mote • My Friend Goo
November 7th, 1990 Denver, Colorado, USA Gothic Theatre Taken from handwritten set list. First known performance of "Lee #2".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Lee #2 • Inhuman
November 8th, 1990 Lawrence, Kansas, USA Liberty Hall This show may have taken place on October 23rd.
Flower • Silver Rocket • ??? [incomplete]
November 9th, 1990 Columbia, Missouri, USA Blue Note "Silver Rocket" isn't present on the circulating recording, but after "The Bedroom" you can hear Lee warming up the "Silver Rocket" chords, then the tape cuts and starts at the beginning of the encore.
White Kross • Mote • Flower • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Silver Rocket
+ My Friend Goo • Lee #2 • Inhuman
November 10th, 1990 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Mississippi Nights None.
November 11th, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee, USA New Daisy Omni "Silver Rocket" isn't present on the circulating recording, but after "The Bedroom" you can hear Lee warming up the "Silver Rocket" chords, then the tape cuts and starts at the beginning of the encore.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Mote • Flower • Titanium Exposé • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ Cinderella's Big Score • My Friend Goo • Lee # 2 • Silver Rocket
November 12th, 1990 Nashville, Tennessee, USA The Cannery None.
November 14th, 1990 Norfolk, Virginia, USA The Boathouse None.
November 15th, 1990 Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Trax Last known performance of "The Bedroom".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • The Bedroom • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • Lee #2 • Inhuman
November 16th, 1990 (early) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle 6pm and 9pm shows.
Silver Rocket • ??? [incomplete]
November 16th, 1990 (late) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle 6pm and 9pm shows.
Tom Violence • Titanium Exposé • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • White Kross
+ My Friend Goo • Lee #2 • Inhuman
November 18th, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Center Stage None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Tunic • Dirty Boots [paused then abandoned] • Schizophrenia • Mote
+ My Friend Goo • Titanium Exposé • Silver Rocket
November 19th, 1990 Orlando, Florida, USA Beachum Theatre None.
November 20th, 1990 Tampa, Florida, USA USF Special Events Center Last known performance of "Lee #2".
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Silver Rocket • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ My Friend Goo • Lee #2 • Titanium Exposé
November 21st, 1990 Miami, Florida, USA Club Nu None.
Tom Violence • Dirty Boots • Flower • Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • White Kross • Silver Rocket • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Mote • My Friend Goo • Cinderella's Big Score [out of order?]

[end of tour]
December 28th, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bogart's None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross • Schizophrenia • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Titanium Exposé
+ My Friend Goo • Mote • Brother James
December 29th, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, USA Aragon Ballroom The live footage on the Goo home video is from this show.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Dirty Boots • Tunic • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing
+ Mote • My Friend Goo • Inhuman
SMELL THE HORSE North American tour
January 22nd, 1991 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Target Center None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Mote • Brother James • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing
January 24th, 1991 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Bradley Convention Center None.
Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Eric’s Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • Cinderella’s Big Score • Inhuman
January 25th, 1991 Normal, Illinois, USA Redbird Arena None.
January 26th, 1991 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Market Center None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Mote • Flower • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • White Kross
January 28th, 1991 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Fox Theater None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket
January 29th, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, USA Rosemont Horizon None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • White Kross
January 30th, 1991 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Garden Arena None.
January 31st, 1991 Richfield, Ohio, USA Richfield Coliseum None.
February 2nd, 1991 Detroit, Michigan, USA The Palace of Auburn Hills None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Mote • Brother James • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 4th, 1991 New York City, New York, USA Madison Square Garden None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric’s Trip • Brother James • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 5th, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Civic Center None.
February 6th, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Civic Center None.
Catholic Block • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
February 8th, 1991 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston Garden None.
February 9th, 1991 Troy, New York, USA RPI Fieldhouse None.
February 10th, 1991 Portland, Maine, USA Cumberland Center None.
Dirty Boots • ??? [incomplete]
February 12th, 1991 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Forum None.
February 13th, 1991 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Copps Coliseum None.
Tom Violence • Mote • White Kross • Cinderella's Big Score • Kill Yr Idols • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 14th, 1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Brother James • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 16th, 1991 Buffalo, New York, USA Memorial Auditorium None.
February 17th, 1991 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Civic Center None.
Kill Yr Idols • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
February 19th, 1991 Hartford, Connecticut, USA Civic Center None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 20th, 1991 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Civic Center None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Brother James • Flower • Dirty Boots • Titanium Exposé • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 22nd, 1991 Uniondale, New York, USA Nassau Coliseum Surfaced on YouTube in March 2023!
Tom Violence • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Brother James • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 23rd, 1991 West Point, New York, USA Eisenhower Hall None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Mote • Silver Rocket • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 24th, 1991 E. Rutherford, New Jersey, USA Byrne Arena None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Eric’s Trip • White Kross • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 26th, 1991 Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Park Arena None.
White Kross • Brother James • Mote • Flower • Dirty Boots • Titanium Exposé • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 27th, 1991 Landover, Maryland, USA Capitol Center None.
Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Flower • Kill Yr Idols • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 28th, 1991 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Carmichael Auditorium None.
Flower • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
March 1st, 1991 Williamsburg, Virginia, USA William & Mary College None.
March 3rd, 1991 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Omni None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Flower • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All the Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 7th, 1991 Orlando, Florida, USA Arena None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Eric’s Trip • Dirty Boots • Schizophrenia • I Love Her All the Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 9th, 1991 Miami, Florida, USA Arena None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Mote • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 10th, 1991 Tampa, Florida, USA Sundome Video cuts out after "Dirty Boots" but Lee is seen taking his Les Paul and Thurston has started his drumstick rumbling. They probably closed with "Kool Thing" and "Expressway".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • ??? [incomplete]
March 12th, 1991 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA UNO Lakefront Arena None.
March 13th, 1991 Houston, Texas, USA The Summit None.
Tom Violence • ??? • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull [incomplete]
March 14th, 1991 Dallas, Texas, USA Reunion Arena None.
March 15th, 1991 San Antonio, Texas, USA Convention Center Arena None.
March 17th, 1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Myriad Arena None.
Eric's Trip • Silver Rocket • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
March 19th, 1991 Denver, Colorado, USA McNicholl's Arena None.
March 20th, 1991 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Huntsman Center None.
White Kross • Mote • Brother James • Flower • Silver Rocket • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing
April 4th, 1991 (early) Los Angeles, California, USA Whiskey-A-Go-Go Neil Young had to reschedule his L.A. gigs due to illness, but SY were in Japan on the make-up date. Instead, they did two headlining sets in one day.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Mote • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Schizophrenia • I Love Her All The Time
soundcheck: Kool Thing
April 4th, 1991 (late) Los Angeles, California, USA Whiskey-A-Go-Go Neil Young had to reschedule his L.A. gigs due to illness, but SY were in Japan on the make-up date. Instead, they did two headlining sets in one day. Last known non-acoustic, non-abandoned performance of "Cinderella's Big Score" (see 11/02/91).
Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Eric's Trip • Cinderella's Big Score • White Kross • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ The Burning Spear • Silver Rocket
April 5th, 1991 Reno, Nevada, USA Lawlor Events Center Footage of this show is used in David Markey's Skeeno Hardcore Rules film (available on his excellent Rap Damage collection, including 3 other SY-related films). It has been dubbed with audio from Thurston and Dave's hardcore band Society's Ills.
??? • Expressway To Yr Skull [incomplete]
April 6th, 1991 San Francisco, California, USA Cow Palace None.
??? • Expressway To Yr Skull [incomplete]
April 7th, 1991 Sacramento, California, USA Arco Arena None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Dirty Boots • Mote • Brother James • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 9th, 1991 Portland, Oregon, USA Memorial Coliseum None.
Schizophrenia • Brother James • Flower • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 1991 Seattle, Washington, USA Egg Studios Recording session for "Is It My Body", an Alice Cooper cover that the band contributed to a double 7". Engineered by Conrad Uno and Jack Endino.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Is It My Body [Alice Cooper]
master
Sub Pop split 7" Also included on Whores Moaning and the Dirty deluxe edition.
 
April 11th, 1991 Seattle, Washington, USA Coliseum None.
I Love Her All The Time • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
April 13th, 1991 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Olympia Saddledome None.
April 15th, 1991 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Northlands Coliseum None.
April 17th, 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Pacific Coliseum None.
Schizophrenia • Brother James • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull

[end of tour]
April 19th, 1991 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Pink's Garage None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Flower • Eric's Trip • Tunic • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Schizophrenia • Silver Rocket • (Catholic Block?)
April 20th, 1991 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Pink's Garage None.
April 25th, 1991 Osaka, Japan Merpark Hall Members of The Boredoms and Shonen Knife may have joined for "Inhuman". Last known performance of "My Friend Goo" and "Titanium Exposé".
Tom Violence • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Eric's Trip • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Catholic Block • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Titanium Exposé • White Kross
++ My Friend Goo • Inhuman
GOO European tour
August 20th, 1991 Cork, Ireland Sir Henry's First known performance of "Chapel Hill" and "Sugar Kane".
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Chapel Hill • Brother James • Mote • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • I Love Her All The Time • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane
August 21st, 1991 Dublin, Ireland Top Hat First known performance of "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit".
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Eric's Trip • Flower • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane
++ Inhuman
August 23rd, 1991 Berkshire, England Reading Festival None.
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
August 24th, 1991 Koln, Germany Monster of Spex The audio for "Brother James" "Dirty Boots" "I Love Her All The Time" and "Kool Thing" from 1991: The Year Punk Broke comes from this show. Also, "Orange Rolls" appears in (This Is Known As) The Blues Scale.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother JamesOrange Rolls, Angel's SpitI Love Her All the Time • Mote • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot
August 25th, 1991 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival Footage of several songs appears in 1991: The Year Punk Broke, however the audio is taken from other shows.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Teenage Riot • Eric’s Trip • Flower • Orange Rolls, Angel’s Spit • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ I Love Her All The Time
August 27th, 1991 Bremen, Germany Aladin The band released the entire main set in 2020. The audio for "Schizophrenia" and the interstitial bit of "Expressway" coda in 1991: The Year Punk Broke was taken from this show. "White Kross" "Chapel Hill" and the snippet from "Tunic" in (This Is Known As) The Blues Scale are also from this show. The last known performance of "Tunic". "Silver Rocket" and/or "Inhuman" on set list as an unplayed second encore.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Mote • Tunic • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • I Love Her All The Time • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane
August 28th, 1991 Halle, Germany Easy Schorre None.
Eric’s Trip • ??? [incomplete]
August 29th, 1991 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn None.
August 30th, 1991 Nuremburg, Germany Serenadenhof "Mote" and "Flower" appear as a bonus feature on the DVD of 1991: The Year Punk Broke. Some of "Mote" appears in the film itself.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • MoteFlower • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • I Love Her All The Time • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane
soundcheck: Mote
September 1st, 1991 Rotterdam, Holland De Doelen ('Ein Abend in Wien' Festival) "Teenage Riot" and "Expressway" in 1991: The Year Punk Broke are from this show. "Eric's Trip" in (This Is Known As) The Blues Scale as well.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Eric's Trip • Flower • Dirty Boots • Chapel Hill • I Love Her All the Time • Mary-Christ • Kool Thing • Teenage Riot • Expressway To Yr Skull
[end of tour]
October 26th, 1991 New York City, New York, USA The Ritz First known performance of "Purr". Last known performance of "Mary-Christ". The Dim Stars also appeared.
Dirty Boots • Brother James • Mote • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Teenage Riot • Chapel Hill • PurrMary-Christ • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Sugar Kane • White Kross
November 2nd, 1991 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Bridge School Benefit) Legendary all-acoustic performance. They would make a more successful return in 2004. Last known performance of "Cinderella's Big Score" though they technically don't complete the song. Only known performance of New York Dolls cover "Personality Crisis". Lee also joined for the all-star sing-along finale of "Forever Young".
Dirty Boots • Mote • Cinderella’s Big Score [paused, restarted, abandoned] • Personality Crisis
October 1991-January 1992 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Grand Street rehearsal space SY spent a few months writing and recording demos of new material on a TASCAM 8-track. Wharton Tiers assisted.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Barracuda (Drunken Butterfly)
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
Crème Brûlée
master
Dirty Though not credited, I believe this was recorded at the band's rehearsal space.
Dreamfinger
master
Dirty deluxe edition None.
The End of the End of the Ugly (Shoot)
master
Whores Moaning Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
Guido (Wish Fulfillment)
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
Lite Damage
master
Dirty deluxe edition None.
Little Jammy Thing (Wish Fulfillment)
master
Sonic Life This is an instrumental version of "Wish Fulfillment" with Thurston on drum machine. It was originally released on a 7"/CD that came with the Sonic Life bio, and was later collected on the Dirty deluxe edition. The original 7" says it was recorded 08/08/91, but I don't know...the deluxe set implies it is from the Hoboken rehearsal space sessions (and "Guido" seems like a less finished version of the song).
Moonface (JC)
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
New White Kross
master
Dirty deluxe edition The CD says "Kross", the LP says "Cross".
Nic Fit [the Untouchables]
master
Dirty None.
Poet in the Pit
master
Dirty deluxe edition This is an early version of Thurston's "Cindy (Rotten Tanx)".
Stalker
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
alt demo
Mix Tape #1 A longer demo with Thurston's vocals in the mix.
Tamra
master
Whores Moaning Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
edit
Bed of Sound An untitled excerpt from "Tamra" was included on a compilation disc that accompanied the Bed of Sound art installation (which featured the full version of "Tamra" via headphones).
Theoretical Chaos (Swimsuit Issue)
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
Youth Against Fascism
demo
Dirty deluxe edition None.
 
Early 1992 New York City, New York, USA Lee's apartment(?) Lee recorded a four-track demo of "Wish Fulfillment". It's much more evolved than the "Guido" take, and is basically complete minus a few different lyrics.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Wish Fulfillment
demo
Dirty deluxe edition Lee solo guitar and vocal, some alternate lyrics. Michael Morley added "synth-birds".
 
February-March 1992 New York City, New York, USA Magic Shop Recording sessions for the Dirty LP. Engineered by Butch Vig.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
100%
master
Dirty Music video included on the Corporate Ghost DVD.
edit (2:17)
100% promo "99.4% Pure Edit"
Ca Plane Pour Moi [Plastic Bertrand]
master
Freedom of Choice None.
Chapel Hill
master
Dirty None.
The Destroyed Room
master
Youth Against Fascism single Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
Drunken Butterfly
master
Dirty Music video included on the Corporate Ghost DVD.
Genetic
master
100% single Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition, where Thurston's guitar intro is removed for some reason.
Hendrix Necro
master
100% single Later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
JC
master
Dirty None.
On the Strip
master
Dirty None.
Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
master
Dirty None.
Purr
master
Dirty None.
Shoot
master
Dirty None.
Stalker
master
Dirty vinyl Also on the Drunken Butterfly single, and later included on the Dirty deluxe edition.
Swimsuit Issue
master
Dirty Music video included on the Corporate Ghost DVD.
Sugar Kane
master
Dirty None.
edit (4:58)
Sugar Kane single "The Short and Sweet Version". Used in the music video. Music video is collected on Corporate Ghost DVD.
Theresa's Sound-world
master
Dirty None.
Youth Against Fascism
master
Dirty Ian MacKaye plays guitar.
edit
Youth Against Fascism single "Clean-Ex Mix" with dirty words replaced. Used in the music video. Music video is collected on Corporate Ghost DVD.
Wish Fulfillment
master
Dirty None.
 
DIRTY Northeast USA warm-up tour
June 27, 1992 Trenton, New Jersey, USA City Gardens First known performance of "Drunken Butterfly" "100%" "Theresa's Sound-World" "Youth Against Fascism" and "Swimsuit Issue".
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Chapel Hill • 100%Theresa's Sound-WorldYouth Against Fascism • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Purr • Kool Thing
June 28, 1992 Newport, Rhode Island, USA Newport Armory This show almost didn't happen because SY blew out the power in the building twice during soundcheck.
June 29, 1992 New London, Connecticut, USA El + Gee Club None.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane
+ Purr • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 1st, 1992 Hartford, Connecticut, USA Trinity College Campus None.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane
+ Purr • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 2nd, 1992 Danbury, Connecticut, USA Tuxedo Junction None.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
soundcheck: Chapel Hill • Dirty Boots
July 3rd, 1992 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Secret show billed as DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • 100% • Sugar Kane
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 4th, 1992 New York City, New York, USA Central Park Free gig at Central Park Summerstage. Appears on a number of bootlegs.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 7th, 1992 London, England BBC Studios Studio session, broadcast on July 20th. The semi-acoustic version of "Purr" was released as a b-side on the Sugar Kane and Youth Against Fascism singles. An in-house tape containing 3 mixes of "Purr" ("acoustic/electric mix" "more electrics/wetter mix" and "acoustic mix") circulated at DGC, but I'm not sure which mix was chosen for release (perhaps the first one?).
The Burning Spear • Youth Against Fascism • Crème Brûlée • Purr
July 21st, 1992 Dirty is released on DGC. It is the band's ninth album. The double vinyl features a bonus track "Stalker". "100%" "Youth Against Fascism" "Sugar Kane" and "Drunken Butterfly" are singles. It was given the "deluxe edition" 2CD/4LP reissue treatment in 2003.
July 30th, 1992 New York City, New York, USA MTV Studios (Hangin' With MTV) The band performed two songs for a live studio audience, and were briefly interviewed.
100% • Kool Thing
August 7th, 1992 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PNE Exhibition Bowl None.
Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
August 8th, 1992 Bremerton, Washington, USA Kitsap County Fairgrounds (Endfest) None.
Teenage Riot • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
August 9th, 1992 Salem, Oregon, USA Salem Armory None.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Mote • 100% • Sugar Kane • Kool Thing
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 20th, 1992 Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA Michael's 8th Avenue Wedding Reception Hall None.
September 4th, 1992 New York City, New York, USA Late Night w/ David Letterman First "Letterman", and first Late Night (later appearances hosted by Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon). They were joined by The World's Most Dangerous Band, featuring Paul Shaffer on keyboards, Will Lee on bass, Sid McGinnis on guitar, and Anton Fig on drums.
100%
September 9th, 1992 New York City, New York, USA Wollman Auditorium None.
PRETTY FUCKING DIRTY North American tour
September 16th, 1992 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch None.
September 17th, 1992 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch None.
September 18th, 1992 Houston, Texas, USA Unicorn First known performance of "Shoot" and "Genetic".
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Facism • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Chapel Hill • Drunken Butterfly • Silver Rocket
September 19th, 1992 Dallas, Texas, USA The Agora Only known performance of "On the Strip". First known performance of "Nic Fit".
100% • Kool Thing • Shoot • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross
+ On The Strip • The Burning Spear • Nic Fit
September 21st, 1992 Denver, Colorado, USA Red Rocks First known performance of "JC".
100% • Kool Thing • Shoot • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Theresa’s Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross
+ JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit
September 24th, 1992 San Francisco, California, USA The Warfield Available on the bootleg 100%.
100% • Kool Thing • Shoot • The Burning Spear • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ White Kross • Nic Fit • Expressway To Yr Skull
September 25th, 1992 Del Mar, California, USA Bing Crosby Hall @ Del Mar Fairgrounds None.
September 26th, 1992 Castaic Lake, California, USA Castaic Lake National Amphitheatre None.
100% • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Shoot • Sugar Kane • Mote • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross
+ Teenage Riot • JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit
September 27th, 1992 Mesa, Arizona, USA Mesa Amphitheatre "JC" from this show appears on the Alternative NRG compilation (and later Rarities 1).
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross
+ JC • Chapel Hill • Nic Fit
September 30th, 1992 (early) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue 5pm and 9:30pm shows.
100% • Nic Fit • ??? [incomplete]
September 30th, 1992 (late) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue 5pm and 9:30pm shows.
Shoot • Kool Thing • 100% • Purr • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross
October 1st, 1992 Davenport, Iowa, USA Col Ballroom None.
October 2nd, 1992 Urbana, Illinois, USA Foelinger Auditorium None.
October 4th, 1992 Detroit, Michigan, USA State Theatre None.
October 5th, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, USA Riviera Theatre Appears on the How Can You Want Me? bootleg.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Purr • Drunken Butterfly • Silver Rocket
+ JC • Teenage Riot • Nic Fit
October 6th, 1992 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bogarts None.
October 7th, 1992 Columbus, Ohio, USA Newport Music Hall None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Teenage Riot • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Dirty Boots • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit
October 8th?, 1992 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Jannus Landing Date not confirmed.
October 9th, 1992 Atlanta, Georgia, USA International Ballroom None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Chapel Hill • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • The Burning Spear
+ Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit
October 10th, 1992 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Memorial Hall None.
October 11th, 1992 Richmond, Virginia, USA Browns Isle None.
October 13th, 1992 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Metropol None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Mote • The Burning Spear • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Teenage Riot • White Kross
October 14th, 1992 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Agora Theatre None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world • Expressway To Yr Skull [incomplete + out of order]
October 15th, 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Concert Hall First known performance of "No Part II".
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Purr • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit • No Part II
October 16th, 1992 Buffalo, New York, USA Buffalo State College Houston Gym Yamatsuka Eye joined for "Nic Fit" and "No Part II".
100% • Kool Thing • Silver Rocket • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Shoot • Teenage Riot • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ White Kross • JC • Nic Fit • No Part II
October 17th, 1992 Binghamton, New York, USA Nelson Mandela Ballroom @ Binghamton University Yamatsuka Eye joined for "Nic Fit" and "No Part II". Part of "No Part II" appears as track 3 on TV SHIT.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Dirty Boots • Nic Fit • No Part II
October 18th, 1992 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Student Union Ballroom Date may have been October 19th.
October 20th, 1992 (early) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Avalon 6pm and 10pm shows.
October 20th, 1992 (late) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Avalon 6pm and 10pm shows. Encore break probably after "Drunken Butterfly". Do you have a tape to confirm?
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • White Kross • Genetic • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Sugar Kane • Chapel Hill • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • JC • Mote • Nic Fit • No Part II
October 21st, 1992 Warwick, Rhode Island, USA Rocky Point Palladium None.
100% • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Shoot • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ JC • White Kross
October 22nd, 1992 New Haven, Connecticut, USA Palace Theater Last known performance of "Chapel Hill".
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Chapel Hill • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • The Burning Spear • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Schizophrenia
October 23rd, 1992 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Tower Theater None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Silver Rocket • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Schizophrenia
October 24th, 1992 New York City, New York, USA Roseland Yamatsuka Eye, Yoshimi, and J Mascis joined for "Nic Fit" and "No Part II". Mark Arm also joined for "No Part II". Part of "No Part II" appears as track 1 and 2 on TV SHIT.
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit • No Part II
[end of tour]
PRETTY FUCKING DIRTY European tour
November 2nd, 1992 Offenbach, Germany Stadhalle None.
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Dirty Boots • White Kross
November 3rd, 1992 Ludwigsburg, Germany Forum am Schlosspark Lou Barlow joined the band for a one-off cover of Dinosaur Jr's "Don't".
Shoot • Youth Against Fascism • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Theresa's Sound-world • Swimsuit Issue • Kool Thing • 100% • Genetic • Dirty Boots • Sugar Kane • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly
+ Don't
November 5th, 1992 Prague, Czechoslovakia Lucerna Encore break was probably after "Schizophrenia". Do you have a recording to confirm?
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Dirty Boots • Teenage Riot • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia • JC • Mote • Expressway To Yr Skull
November 6th, 1992 Nurnberg, Germany Forum am Schlosspark None.
November 7th, 1992 Berlin, Germany Huxley's Neue Welt None.
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Orange Roll's, Angel's Spit • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Eric's Trip • Nic Fit • No Part II
November 8th, 1992 Berlin, Germany Huxley's Neue Welt Lou Barlow joined for "Nic Fit" and "No Part II".
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • White Kross • Teenage Riot • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Dirty Boots
+ Mote • JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit • No Part II
November 10th, 1992 Oslo, Norway Alaska None.
JC • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete]
November 12th, 1992 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia Club None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Teenage Riot • Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Genetic • I Love Her All The Time • Nic Fit
November 14th, 1992 Stockholm, Sweden Fryhuset None.
November 16th, 1992 Gothenburg, Sweden Karen None.
Shoot • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • White Kross • The Burning Spear • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • 100% • Sugar Kane
November 17th, 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark Den Grå Hall Stephen Malkmus joined for "Expressway" and likely "Nic Fit" & "No Part II".
Shoot • 100% • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Purr • I Love Her All The Time • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Dirty Boots • Expressway To Yr Skull • Nic Fit • No Part II
November 18th, 1992 Hamburg, Germany Docks None.
Shoot • 100% • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Youth Against Fascism • I Love Her All The Time • Brother James • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Genetic • The Burning Spear
November 19th, 1992 Hamburg, Germany Docks None.
Shoot • 100% • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Genetic • Purr • Youth Against Fascism • Silver Rocket • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Mote • White Kross
November 20th, 1992 Bielefeld, Germany PC 69 None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Silver Rocket • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Theresa's Sound-world • Dirty Boots • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ White Kross • Expressway To Yr Skull
November 21st, 1992 Cologne, Germany E-Werk None.
Shoot • 100% • The World Looks Red • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Sugar Kane • Genetic • I Love Her All The Time • Purr • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • The Burning Spear
November 23rd, 1992 Milan, Italy Rolling Stone Members of Pavement joined the band for "Nic Fit" and "No Part II": Stephen Malkmus on guitar, Bob Nastanovich on vocals, and Gary Young on drums. Last known performance of "No Part II".
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Theresa's Sound-world • Dirty Boots • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • White Kross • Nic Fit • No Part II
November 24th, 1992 Cesena, Italy Carisport Kim sang the second verse of "I Love Her All The Time".
Expressway To Yr Skull • 100% • Kool Thing • Brother James • Dirty Boots • Swimsuit Issue • Eric's Trip • Shoot • Theresa's Sound-world • Tom Violence • Sugar Kane • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • I Love Her All the Time
November 25th, 1992 Pisa, Italy Teatro Politeama None.
November 26th, 1992 Rome, Italy Teatro Tenda Strisce Available on the bootleg Europe '92.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • Eric's Trip • Theresa's Sound-world • Dirty Boots • Brother James • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull
November 27th, 1992 Rome, Italy Avanzi TV The band's first appearance on a European television variety show.
Youth Against Fascism
November 28th, 1992 Marseille, France Theatre Du Moulin None.
November 29th, 1992 Paris, France Le Zenith None.
Shoot • 100% • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Dirty Boots • Sugar Kane • Genetic • Brother James • Theresa's Sound-world • Purr • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull
December 1st, 1992 Deinze, Belgium Brielpoort None.
Shoot • 100% • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • Tom Violence • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • The Burning Spear • Genetic • Theresa's Sound-world • Purr • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • I Love Her All The Time
December 2nd, 1992 Eindhoven, Netherlands Muziekcentrum Frits Philips None.
The Burning Spear • 100% • Dirty Boots • Swimsuit Issue • Shoot • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Genetic • Purr • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Kool Thing
December 3rd, 1992 London, England Later w/ Jools Holland Their first appearance on Jools Holland (returning in 2009). Multiple DVD compilations of Later... are available: "Sugar Kane" appears on Louder, "Drunken Butterfly" appears on Even Louder.
Drunken ButterflySugar Kane • JC
December 4th, 1992 Rennes, France Salle Omnisport (Les Transmusicales Festival) Stephen Malkmus joined for "The Burning Spear".
Shoot • 100% • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Theresa's Sound-world • Sugar Kane • Mote • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ The Burning Spear
December 7th, 1992 Bristol, England Rainbow Club None.
Teenage Riot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • The Burning Spear • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Purr • Theresa's Sound-world • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Shoot
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Brother James
December 8th, 1992 Birmingham, England Hummingbird None.
Shoot • 100% • I Love Her All The Time • Swimsuit Issue • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world • Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Tom Violence • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Teenage Riot
December 9th, 1992 Manchester, England The Academy Last known performance of "Purr". Encore break probably after "Schizophrenia", do you have a tape to confirm?
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Tom Violence • Theresa's Sound-world • Youth Against Fascism • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia • JC • Purr • I Love Her All The Time
December 10th, 1992 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands None.
The Burning Spear • 100% • I Love Her All The Time • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Tom Violence • Theresa's Sound-world • Dirty Boots • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Teenage Riot
December 12th, 1992 Leeds, England Town & Country Club Last known performance of "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit".
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Schizophrenia • Theresa's Sound-world • Silver Rocket • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
+ Youth Against Fascism • I Love Her All The Time
December 13th, 1992 Nottingham, England Rock City None.
Shoot • 100% • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Genetic • Sugar Kane • Tom Violence • Theresa's Sound-world • Teenage Riot • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • White Kross
December 14th, 1992 London, England Brixton Academy Appeared on many bootlegs in the 90s, finally released by the band in its entirety in 2020.
Shoot • 100% • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • I Love Her All The Time • Genetic • Theresa's Sound-world • Tom Violence • Sugar Kane • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull
December 15th, 1992 London, England Brixton Academy None.
Shoot • 100% • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • Swimsuit Issue • Eric's Trip • Theresa's Sound-world • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Brother James • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • I Love Her All The Time
[end of tour]
Free Kitten/Mosquito/Thurston Japanese tour
A quick sonic side trip to Japan - two cities in four days. Free Kitten and Mosquito both played, and Thurston would do solo sets of future Jet Set material: "Tokyo Eye" "Skink" and "Screaming Skull". Note that no recordings from this tour are circulating, so notes on Thurston's set come from the Confusion is Next biography.
January 14th, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Shimokitazawa Shelter Thurston opened with a solo set consisting of new songs that would end up on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
January 15th, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Shimokitazawa Shelter Thurston opened with a solo set consisting of new songs that would end up on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
January 16th, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Shimokitazawa Shelter Thurston opened with a solo set consisting of new songs that would end up on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
January 18th, 1993 Osaka, Japan Muse Hall Thurston opened with a solo set consisting of new songs that would end up on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM Pacific Rim tour
January 22nd, 1993 Melbourne, Australia Prince of Wales Hotel None.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-world • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • The Burning Spear
soundcheck: Drunken Butterfly • Shoot • Theresa's Sound-world • Genetic
January 24th, 1993 Melbourne, Australia Big Day Out Festival These tracks appear on a number of bootlegs. "The Burning Spear" "Teenage Riot" and "Swimsuit Issue" appear on a bonus 7" that came with Dirty in Australia. "The Burning Spear" also appeared on some versions of the No Alternative compilation.
Schizophrenia • 100% • Kool Thing • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • The Burning Spear [incomplete?]
January 26th, 1993 Sydney, Australia Big Day Out Festival For "I Wanna Be Yr Dog" SY were joined by Blixa Bargeld and Steve Turner on guitar, Mick Harvey on piano, and Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, Nick Cave, and Iggy Pop on vocals.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • The Burning Spear • Theresa's Sound-World • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • I Wanna Be Yr Dog
January 28th, 1993 Sydney, Australia Sydney University None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Dirty Boots • Eric's Trip • Theresa's Sound-World • Tom Violence • Sugar Kane • I Love Her All The Time • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
January 30th, 1993 Perth, Australia Big Day Out None.
February 1st, 1993 Adelaide, Australia Big Day Out Kim, and possibly Thurston, joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds onstage for "Deanna" and "Little Doll".
February 3rd, 1993 Brisbane, Australia Festival Hall None.
February 4th, 1993 Gold Coast, Australia Playroom None.
February 5th, 1993 Sydney, Australia Selina's None.
Shoot • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • Theresa's Sound-World • Brother James • Mote • Tom Violence • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • I Love Her All The Time
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Silver Rocket
February 6th, 1993 Sydney, Australia Selina's None.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • Eric's Trip • Theresa's Sound-world • Tom Violence • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Schizophrenia
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 8th, 1993 Canberra, Australia Canberra Uni None.
February 9th, 1993 Melbourne, Australia Metro A mislabeled tape of 02/06/93 circulates as this show.
February 10th, 1993 Melbourne, Australia Metro None.
February 12th, 1993 Christchurch, New Zealand Theatre Royal None.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Theresa's Sound-world • Tom Violence • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • I Love Her All The Time
+ JC • Schizophrenia • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 13th, 1993 Wellington, New Zealand St. James Theatre Originally scheduled for Victoria Uni.
Dirty Boots • The Burning Spear • 100% • Kool Thing • JC • Sugar Kane • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Mote • Tom Violence • Theresa's Sound-World
+ Shoot • Schizophrenia
February 14th, 1993 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Town Hall None.
February 17th, 1993 Singapore, Singapore SLF Auditorium Did this show happen?
February 19th, 1993 Nagoya, Japan Kinro Kaikan None.
February 21st, 1993 Osaka, Japan Festival Hall Yamatsuka Eye from the Boredoms joined for the last known performance of "Nic Fit".
Tom Violence • Dirty Boots • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • I Love Her All The Time • Genetic • JC • Sugar Kane
+ Shoot • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Nic Fit
February 22nd, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Sunplaza None.
February 23rd, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Sunplaza The only known performance of the X-Ray Spex cover 'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' (also covered by Free Kitten) w/ guests from the Boredoms.
Shoot • 100% • Brother James • Kill Yr Idols • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • I Love Her All The Time • Teenage Riot • Genetic • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Schizophrenia • Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
February 24th, 1993 Yokohama, Japan Kanagawa Kenmin Hall None.
Youth Against Fascism • ??? [incomplete]
February 26th, 1993 Tokyo, Japan NHK Hall None.
Shoot • Schizophrenia • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
February 28th, 1993 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Aloha Towers Mark Arm and Matt Lukin may have joined for "Teenage Riot".
Shoot • 100% • Dirty Boots • Teenage Riot • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
PRETTY FUCKING DIRTY West Coast tour
March 2nd, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Huntridge Theatre None.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • Catholic Block • Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world
+ JC • Teenage Riot • I Love Her All the Time
March 3rd, 1993 Santa Monica, California, USA Santa Monica Civic Auditorium None.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • Catholic Block • Schizophrenia • Genetic • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-World
+ JC • Teen Age Riot • I Love Her All The Time
March 4th, 1993 Santa Cruz, California, USA The Catalyst Last known performance of "Youth Against Fascism".
Shoot • Dirty Boots • Tom Violence • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • Catholic Block • Mote • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world
+ JC • Youth Against Fascism • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 5th, 1993 (early) San Francisco, California, USA The Warfield 7pm and 11pm shows. The late show was officially released in 2019.
Tom Violence • The Burning Spear • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Kool Thing • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • Genetic • JC • Teenage Riot • Theresa's Sound-World
+ Shoot • Catholic Block • Schizophrenia
March 5th, 1993 (late) San Francisco, California, USA The Warfield 7pm and 11pm shows. The late show was officially released in 2019.
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Drunken Butterfly • Swimsuit Issue • Sugar Kane • Mote • Theresa's Sound-world • Catholic Block • Kool Thing • I Love Her All The Time
+ JC • Teenage Riot • White Kross
March 7th, 1993 Portland, Oregon, USA La Luna There is some confusion between a supposed recording of this show and a set list allegedly taken from the stage. This is the set list from the recording, see the images for the hand written set list.
Shoot • Teenage Riot • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Tom Violence • Kool Thing • Sugar Kane • Eric's Trip • Dirty Boots • Theresa's Sound-world
+ JC • Catholic Block • Schizophrenia
soundcheck: Drunken Butterfly
March 8th, 1993 Seattle, Washington, USA Paramount Theatre Last known performance of "Dirty Boots" "Swimsuit Issue" and "Genetic".
Shoot • Dirty Boots • 100% • Swimsuit Issue • Drunken Butterfly • Sugar Kane • Catholic Block • Tom Violence • Genetic • Kool Thing • Theresa's Sound-world
+ JC • Schizophrenia • I Love Her All The Time
[end of tour]
Early 1993? Los Angeles, California, USA? ? The credits indicate that "I Love You Mary Jane" was produced by Cypress Hill's Muggs for Soul Assassins. I'm not sure if Muggs worked out of Los Angeles, or when the track was done, but Sonic Youth played the instrumental between songs on their July tour, and the soundtrack came out in September.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
I Love You Mary Jane
master
Judgment Night Collaboration with Cypress Hill.
 
June 5th, 1993 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Ecstatic Peace! Caravan of Stars event. Free Kitten, Mosquito, and Lee Ranaldo also performed. Sonic Youth premiered three new songs. "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" was played again because Thurston was using the wrong guitar at the beginning of the show.
In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • Skink [abandoned during intro] • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • Starfield Road
June 21st, 1993 New York City, New York, USA The Academy First known performance of "Skink" "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" and "Tokyo Eye". First known performance of "Secret Girl" since 1986. First known performance of "PCH" since 1987. First known live performance of "Total Trash" with vocals.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
+ Tokyo Eye • Total Trash
June 22nd, 1993 New York City, New York, USA The Academy None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
+ Tokyo Eye • JC • Total Trash
SUMMER '93 European Tour
June 27th, 1993 Dublin, Ireland Dalymount Park (Sunstroke '93) None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of The Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Self-Obsessed & Sexxee • Tokyo Eye
June 29th, 1993 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of The Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
+ Tokyo Eye • JC • Total Trash
June 30th, 1993 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli Last known performance of "Shoot".
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of The Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
+ Tokyo Eye • Shoot • Total Trash
July 1st, 1993 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Candle • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Stereo Sanctity • Starfield Road • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Total Trash • Tokyo Eye
July 2nd, 1993 Belfort, France Eurockeenes None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Candle • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Stereo Sanctity • Starfield Road • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Total Trash • Tokyo Eye
July 3rd, 1993 Torhout, Belgium Torhout Festival None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Stereo Sanctity • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Tokyo Eye
July 4th, 1993 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Total Trash • Tokyo Eye
July 6th, 1993 Varese, Italy Giardini Estensi Park None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world
+ JC • Total Trash • Tokyo Eye
July 7th, 1993 Coreggio, Italy Festa del Unita None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Tokyo Eye
+ JC • Total Trash
July 8th, 1993 Prato, Italy Museo Pecci Date taken from early tour itinerary, might not have been played.
July 10th, 1993 Rhine Valley, Germany Bizarre Festival None.
Bull in the Heather • Candle • Total Trash • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-World [incomplete + out of order]
July 12th, 1993 Barcelona, Spain Zeleste I The circulating tape fades at the end of "Theresa" so it is likely that more was played.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • 100% • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world [incomplete]
July 13th, 1993 Madrid, Spain Aqualung None.
July 14th, 1993 Lisboa, Portugal Campo Pequeno Semi-official bootleg release as BLASTIC SCENE. The band released a video of the show on youtube in 2020. "Brother James" may not be from this show. Last known performance of "JC".
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • 100% • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Sugar Kane
+ JC • Total Trash • Tokyo Eye • Brother James
July 16th, 1993 Birmingham, England Phoenix Festival Last known performance of "Secret Girl" "Theresa's Sound-World" and "Tokyo Eye".
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • 100% • Skink • Starfield Road • Candle • Stereo Sanctity • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Secret Girl • Flower • Drunken Butterfly • Theresa's Sound-world • Sugar Kane
+ Total Trash • Tokyo Eye
[end of tour]
LOLLAPALOOZA '93 (Free Kitten/Thurston)
Steve may have done a couple of dates with Mosquito after Sonic Youth's European tour, then Kim did about a week with Free Kitten. Thurston popped up for some solo appearances before/after Free Kitten sets, performing Sonic Youth songs. These dates are listed below where known.
July 31st, 1993 Houston, Texas, USA Dragway (Lollapalooza '93) Thurston supposedly played a solo set consisting of songs from Sister before Free Kitten.
August 1st, 1993 Dallas, Texas, USA Starplex Amphitheatre (Lollapalooza '93) Thurston supposedly played a solo set after Free Kitten.
August 7th, 1993 Los Angeles, California, USA Santa Fe Dam (Lollapalooza '93) Thurston supposedly played a solo set after Free Kitten, including "Stereo Sanctity".
THURSTON: Stereo Sanctity • ???
August 8th, 1993 Los Angeles, California, USA Troubadour A club gig featuring many of the Lollapalooza side stage acts, including Free Kitten. Thurston played a set backed by the Blue Humans drummer but I don't know if they were songs or improv.
August 10th, 1993 San Francisco, California, USA Slim's A club gig after Lollapalooza wrapped up. Thurston opened for Free Kitten, performing solo versions of Jet Set material.
FREE KITTEN: Platinumb • Smack • Cleopatra • ? • Loose Lips • Skinny Butt • Guilty Pleasures • Oh Baby • John Stark Blues • Dick
THURSTON: Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Screaming Skull • Starfield Road
October 1993 New York City, New York, USA Sear Sound Recording sessions for the Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star LP. Recorded with Butch Vig and John Siket.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Androgynous Mind
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Bone
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a Alternate vocal.
Bull in the Heather
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a More of Lee's guitar in 2nd verse.
Compilation Blues
master
DGC Rarities vol. 1 Released in Europe as Geffen Rarities.
Doctor's Orders
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
T-Vox
Bull in the Heather single Thurston sings a different lyric/melody. Some alternate guitar parts too.
rough mix
n/a Kim sings the chorus differently.
In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Quest For The Cup
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
Razor Blade
master
Bull in the Heather single Later collected on The Destroyed Room.
Screaming Skull
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
"Rap Damage" mix
n/a Thurston does a freestyle rap over the entire song.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Skink
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Starfield Road
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Starfield Wild
Table of the Elements 7" Thurston contributed "Starfield Wild", which is just his instrumental guitar track from "Starfield Road".
Superstar
[The Carpenters]
master
If I Were A Carpenter I think this was recorded during the Jet Set sessions but I could be wrong. The credits say produced by John Siket (or the less helpful "not produced, just played"). The music video appears on the Corporate Ghost DVD.
Sweet Shine
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a Alternate vocal. Preceded by two answering machine messages.
Tokyo Eye
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Unknown/Unfinished
unknown
n/a In Confusion is Next, Thurston says the band decided to write five new songs on acoustic guitar on the last night of mixing the album, for b-sides and compilations. "I wrote a couple, Lee wrote one, and Kim wrote one, and then me and Steve did a piano-drums thing. And then we all overdubbed on top of each other's things." Only "Winner's Blues" "Compilation Blues" and "Razor Blade" have been released, leaving a potential (unfinished?) Lee song and the piano/drum thing.
Waist
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
rough mix
n/a None.
Winner's Blues
master
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star None.
 
February 18th, 1994 Brussels, Belgium Beursschouwburg Lee performed his ever evolving solo set, containing tunes like "Wish Fulfillment" and "Here" as well as many of the pieces that would become the Dirty Windows LP. He was accompanied by Leah Singer's films and a different drummer in each city(?).
February 19th, 1994 Lyon, France Le Local "I'm Not Gonna Try It (Again)" was released as a 7" lathe cut in 2022, with some of "Angels" on the b-side. Franck Laurino plays drums.
I'm Not Gonna Try It (Again) • Angels • ??? [incomplete]
February 20th, 1994 Geneva, Switzerland Salle Ptr Pascal from Geneva plays drums. There are long stretches of improv between some of the readings.
How Much Needs Crushing? [tape] • I'm Not Gonna Try It (Again) • The End of Life in America • Angels • Here • The Leap of Faith • Notebook • ??? (L.A. story) • Wish Fulfillment
April 8th, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Lee performed with William Hooker on drums. Officially released as Envisioning.
MALE SLUT/GATE North American tour
April 24th, 1994 Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle Thurston performed as MALE SLUT with Steve on drums and Tim Foljahn on second guitar. This was the only tour for what would become the Psychic Hearts LP. Lee and Michael Morley also performed as GATE every night.
Pretty Bad • Hang Out • Female Cop • Tranquilizer • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • Superchrist • Staring Statues • Feathers • Ono Soul • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Psychic Hearts • Blues From Beyond the Grave • Cherry's Blues
April 25th, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia, USA TULA Foundation Male Slut joined Gate for part of their set this evening.
April 26th, 1994 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Black Cat None.
April 27th, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Khyber Pass None.
Pretty Bad • Hang Out • Female Cop • Tranquilizer • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • Superchrist • Staring Statues • Feathers • Ono Soul • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Psychic Hearts • Blues From Beyond the Grave
April 28th, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Threadwaxing Possibly on the 29th? Zeena Parkins joined Gate for part of their set.
April 30th, 1994 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA The Middle East Possibly on the 29th?
May 1st, 1994 Hartford, Connecticut, USA Real Arts Way Steve Shelley and Keiji Haino joined Gate.
Hang Out • Pretty Bad • Female Cop • Tranquilizer • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • Superchrist • Staring Statues • Feathers • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Psychic Hearts
May 11th, 1994 Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is released. It is the band's tenth album. "Bull in the Heather" and "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" are singles, although the latter was cancelled. The CD featured interchangeable art cards and some bonus noise as a hidden track, while the clear blue vinyl contained an exclusive lyric sheet (the first one published since Sister).
May 17th, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Late Show w/ David Letterman Second "Letterman", first Late Show. Kim was very pregnant!
Bull in the Heather
May 28th, 1994 London, England Covent Gardens Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed as Male Slut.
Staring Statues • Pretty Bad • Hang Out • ??? • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • Superchrist • Feathers • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Psychic Hearts
September 16th, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Jon Stewart Show Their only other Jet Set media appearance. "Starfield Road" is cut off during the credits.
Self-Obsessed & Sexxee | Starfield Road [cut]
September 22nd, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Tramps Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed as Male Slut.
Queen Bee and Her Pals • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Feathers • See-Through Playmate • Elegy For All the Dead Rock Stars • Tranquilizer • Cherry's Blues
September 26th, 1994 Santa Monica, California, USA Alligator Lounge Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed as the Steve Shelley Explosion.
Queen Bee and Her Pals [instrumental] • Feathers • Tranquilizer • Staring Statues • Elegy For All the Dead Rock Stars • See-Through Playmate [instrumental]
October 10th, 1994 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Lee performed a solo soundscape piece released as the title track to his Amarillo Ramp LP.
Amarillo Ramp
December 2nd, 1994 New York City, New York, USA Beacon Theatre First known performance of "Bone" "Andrognyous Mind" and "Waist".
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • PCH • Skink • Starfield Road • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Candle • BoneAndrogynous Mind
+ Waist • Schizophrenia
Early 1995? New York City, New York, USA Wharton's Place? Recording session for "Santa Doesn't Cope Out On Dope", which appeared on a Geffen Christmas compilation Just Say Noel. Engineered by Wharton Tiers. The compilation came out in 1995, I have no reference for when it was recorded - the synth-squawk noises were played between songs in May '95, if that's any clue...
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope [Martin Mull]
master
Just Say Noel Martin Mull cover.
 
February 6th, 1995 New York City, New York, USA Mott Street rehearsal space Lee, Thurston, and Steve recorded "Non-Site #3", an improvisation that appears on Lee's Amarillo Ramp LP.
February 1995 The Made in USA soundtrack is released on Rhino. It was recorded in 1986, and remixed in June 1994 at Sear Sound with Fred Kevorkian.
Early 1995 New York City, New York, USA Mott Street rehearsal space Eight-track demos for Washing Machine. Presumably the whole album was demoed (except "The Diamond Sea" per Musician mag), but this is all that's been released. Hopefully the forthcoming Washing Machine deluxe edition changes that! The liners state that it was recorded January - May 1995. It sounds like they started at Mott St, went to Memphis, then came back and did finishing touches at Greene Street Studios, where they also mixed the album in June.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
My Arena
master
The Diamond Sea single I'm not positive that this wasn't recorded in Memphis, but it sounds more like an 8-track demo to me. John Siket is given production credit, however.
No Queen Blues
master
Washing Machine On the album, the intro is taken from the 8-track demos, then it shifts into the 16-track Memphis take, using Lee's lead as a stitch between both.
Panty Lies
master
Washing Machine The band liked the demo so much they used it on the album.
Terry's Carrot
master
Little Trouble Girl single Again, I'm not positive that this was recorded at the band's space, but Sonic Youth are given sole production credit.
 
March 6th, 1995 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed a Psychic Hearts set. Earlier in the evening they opened for the Black Crowes at Irving Plaza.
Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her • Queen Bee and Her Pals • Cindy (Rotten Tanx) • See-Through Playmate • Staring Statues • The Church Should Be For The Outcasts, Not A Church That Casts People Out • Tranquilizer • Pretty Bad • Feathers • Elegy For All The Dead Rock Stars • Psychic Hearts • Cherry's Blues • Blues From Beyond The Grave
March 7th, 1995 San Francisco, California, USA Great American Music Hall Lee performed a solo set of guitar, tapes and spoken word accompanied by Leah Singer's films.
How Much Needs Crushing? [tape] • Opening • Smoke Ring • Skies / Last Night • Dirty Windows • To Mary • The End of Life in America • Angels • Here • The Leap of Faith • Hollywood • Toronto 15 October 92 • Me and Jill • Train Wreck • Wish Fulfillment • X 9
March 17th, 1995 (afternoon) San Francisco, California, USA Rough Trade Records Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed an all-instrumental Psychic Hearts set.
Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her • The Church Should Be For The Outcasts, Not A Church That Casts People Out • Elegy For All The Dead Rock Stars •
March 25th, 1995 Granada, Spain IFAGRA First known performance of "Becuz", which was instrumental.
Candle • Tom Violence • Schizophrenia • Becuz • Expressway To Yr Skull • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
April 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Easley Studios Recording sessions for the Washing Machine LP. Engineered by John Siket.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Becuz
master
Washing Machine The song's outro was removed and given its own untitled track later in the album. That portion has been registered as "Becuz Coda".
The Diamond Sea
master
Washing Machine None.
edit (5:26)
The Diamond Sea single Greg Calbi radio edit.
alt ending
The Diamond Sea single Later included on The Destroyed Room.
video mix
Corporate Ghost This edit is very close to the radio edit, and the song is preceded by some deliberately misattributed footage of Thurston introducing the song live on stage.
Junkie's Promise
master
Washing Machine None.
Little Trouble Girl
master
Washing Machine Features Kim Deal with Lorette Velvette and Melissa Dunn on vocals.
instrumental
Little Trouble Girl single No vocals and no piano.
No Queen Blues
master
Washing Machine The intro of the song is taken from the 8-track demo, then it blends into the 16-track Memphis take.
Saucer-Like
master
Washing Machine None.
Skip Tracer
master
Washing Machine None.
Unwind
master
Washing Machine None.
Washing Machine
master
Washing Machine None.
 
April 7th, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Barrister's Secret gig during the sessions for Washing Machine. They supposedly played three instrumentals, likely new material.
Northeast USA warm-up tour
April 22nd, 1995 (afternoon) Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA Bridgewater State College None.
April 22nd, 1995 (evening) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA M.I.T. None.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Schizophrenia • Candle • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
April 23rd, 1995 Philadelpia, Pennsylvania, USA University of Pennsylvania First known live performance of "Panty Lies" "Washing Machine" "Junkie's Promise" and "Saucer-Like" (though they were likely played the previous day). "Panty Lies" was instrumental. Kim sang "Saucer-Like".
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Panty Lies [instrumental] • Becuz • Washing MachineJunkie's PromiseSaucer-Like • Cotton Crown • Waist • PCH
April 25th, 1995 Screaming Fields of Sonic Love is released by DGC. It is a compilation album featuring a selection of cuts from all of their 80s albums, which were being reissued by DGC. There was also a complementary VHS release.
April 27th, 1995 New York City, New York, USA New York University First known performance of "Unwind" "Skip Tracer" and "The Diamond Sea". "Skip Tracer" was instrumental.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Panty Lies • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • Unwind • Junkie's Promise • Candle • Cotton Crown • Skip Tracer
+ Skink • The Diamond Sea
April 28th, 1995 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Amherst College None.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Panty Lies • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • Unwind • Junkie's Promise • Bone • Candle
April 29th, 1995 Rochester, New York, USA University of Rochester None.
April 30th, 1995 Hartford, Connecticut, USA Trinity College Halfway through "Waist", Thurston realized he was playing the song wrong and asked the band to restart it.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Candle • Skink • Bone • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Schizophrenia • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Waist [abandoned] • Waist
+ Cotton Crown
[end of tour]
May 9th, 1995 Thurston's first solo LP Psychic Hearts is released on DGC. The double-vinyl featured an etching on side 4. It was reissued in 2006 with five bonus tracks, including an outtake from the album and four songs previously available only on 7".
ANEURYSM '95 North American tour
May 15th, 1995 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre None.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • The Diamond Sea
May 16th, 1995 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • The Diamond Sea
May 17th, 1995 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre First known performance of "No Queen Blues".
Schizophrenia • Candle • Panty Lies • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • The Diamond Sea
May 19th, 1995 Portland, Oregon, USA Portland Coliseum None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Skip Tracer • Unwind • The Diamond Sea
May 20th, 1995 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Pacific Coliseum None.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Becuz • No Queen Blues • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Schizophrenia • The Diamond Sea
May 21st, 1995 George, Washington, USA Gorge Amphitheatre None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
May 23rd, 1995 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Delta Center None.
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Panty Lies • The Diamond Sea
May 24th, 1995 Englewood, Colorado, USA Fiddlers Green None.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Becuz • Candle • The Diamond Sea
May 25th, 1995 Englewood, Colorado, USA Fiddlers Green None.
Cotton Crown • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • PCH • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
May 27th, 1995 Bonner Springs, Kansas, USA Sandstone Amphitheatre None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Skink • The Diamond Sea
May 28th, 1995 Bonner Springs, Kansas, USA Sandstone Amphitheatre None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
May 29th, 1995 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue Headlining set on R.E.M. off-night.
Skink • Tom Violence • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Unwind • Candle • The Diamond Sea
+ Junkie's Promise • Panty Lies • Waist • Schizophrenia
May 30th, 1995 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Target Center None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea

[end of tour]
LOLLAPALOOZA '95 North American tour
July 4th, 1995 George, Washington, USA Gorge Amphitheatre "Cotton Crown" last song on set list but not played. The band rehearsed at the Gorge for six hours the previous day.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Self-Obsessed And Sexxee • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • 100% • Waist • Becuz • Bone • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
July 5th, 1995 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UBC Thunderbird Stadium Encore of "Skink" and "Teenage Riot" cut for time.
Cotton Crown • Candle • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • 100% • Bone • Becuz • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
July 8th, 1995 Englewood, Colorado, USA Fiddlers Green Set list from band's archive. Just like encores on the Lollapalooza tour, "I Love Her All The Time" was very rarely played. A recording to confirm whether it was played would be very nice!
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bone • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • The Diamond Sea
+ Candle • I Love Her All The Time
July 10th, 1995 Bonner Springs, Kansas, USA Sandstone Amphitheatre None.
Tom Violence • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Expressway To Yr Skull • Eric's Trip • Washing Machine • Panty Lies • Saucer-Like • Skink • Starfield Road • PCH • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • Becuz
July 11th, 1995 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Riverport Amphitheatre None.
Teenage Riot • Candle • Bull in the Heather • Mote • Unwind • Washing Machine • Bone • Silver Rocket • Skip Tracer • Starfield Road • Panty Lies • The Diamond Sea
+ Junkie's Promise • Schizophrenia
July 12th, 1995 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Deer Creek Amphitheatre None.
The World Looks Red • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Tom Violence • Becuz • Saucer-Like • 100% • Washing Machine • Sugar Kane • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Junkie's Promise • Brother James
July 14th, 1995 Columbus, Ohio, USA Polaris Amphitheatre Encore of "Teenage Riot" and "Brother James" cut for time.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Tom Violence • Skink • Mote • No Queen Blues • Skip Tracer • Candle • The Diamond Sea
July 15th, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, USA World Amphitheatre "Saucer-Like" was supposed to be the first song of the encore but was cut for time.
Schizophrenia • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull • Unwind • Washing Machine • Becuz • Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
July 18th, 1995 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Riverbend Amphitheatre None.
Tom Violence • 100% • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Brother James • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • White Kross
July 19th, 1995 Detroit, Michigan, USA Pine Knob Amphitheatre "Panty Lies" was supposed to be the first song of the encore, but it was cut for time.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Skink • Bone • Sugar Kane • The World Looks Red • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
July 20th, 1995 Detroit, Michigan, USA Pine Knob Amphitheatre None.
Candle • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • No Queen Blues • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • Skink • Mote • Androgynous Mind • The Diamond Sea
+ Tom Violence • Waist
July 22nd, 1995 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Blossom Music Center None.
Expressway To Yr Skull • Skink • Brother James • Candle • Washing Machine • Unwind • Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Saucer-Like • 100% • The Diamond Sea
+ Becuz • Schizophrenia
July 23rd, 1995 Barrie, Ontario, Canada Molson Park "Panty Lies" was listed on the set list instead of "Schizophrenia".
Tom Violence • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Eric's Trip • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot
July 25th, 1995 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Great Woods None.
Teenage Riot • 100% • Becuz • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Schizophrenia • Skip Tracer • White Kross • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Panty Lies • Brother James
July 26th, 1995 Hartford, Connecticut, USA The Meadows None.
Expressway To Yr Skull • Skink • Brother James • Candle • Washing Machine • Becuz • Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Mote • 100% • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia
July 28th, 1995 Randall's Island, New York, USA Downing Stadium Encore of "Schizophrenia" and "White Kross" cut for time.
Candle • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • Bone • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
July 29th, 1995 Randall's Island, New York, USA Downing Stadium None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Mote • Skink • The World Looks Red • Panty Lies • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot
July 30th, 1995 Camden, New Jersey, USA Blockbuster/Sony Pavillion "Panty Lies" was basically replaced by "Confusion is Next". Encore of "Tom Violence" and "White Kross" cut for time.
Cotton Crown • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Unwind • Saucer-Like • Teenage Riot • Becuz • The World Looks Red • Confusion is Next • The Diamond Sea
July 31st, 1995 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Starlake Amphitheatre None.
Tom Violence • PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Schizophrenia • Washing Machine • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ No Queen Blues • Mote
August 3rd, 1995 Charles Town, West Virginia, USA Charles Town Races Encore of "Tom Violence" and "100%" cut for time.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Candle • Teenage Riot • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Brother James • The Diamond Sea
August 5th, 1995 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Lakewood Amphitheatre Beck played a strap-on keyboard for "Silver Rocket".
Tom Violence • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • Becuz • No Queen Blues • Silver Rocket • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • Brother James
August 6th, 1995 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Walnut Creek Amphitheatre None.
Schizophrenia • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • PCH • Teenage Riot • Skink • Eric's Trip • Bone • The Diamond Sea
August 9th, 1995 Austin, Texas, USA Southpark Meadows On the set list, the encore is listed as "Schiz / Kotton" so they probably intended to choose when (and if) the time came.
Thurston and Steve joined Mike Watt for "Tuff Gnarl" during his set on the second stage.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Becuz • Mote • Teenage Riot • 100% • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia or Cotton Crown
August 10th, 1995 Dallas, Texas, USA Starplex Amphitheater None.
Cotton Crown • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • Junkie's Promise • Bone • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Brother James
August 12th, 1995 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Desert Sky Pavilion If "Andrognyous Mind" was indeed played, this would be its last known performance.
Candle • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Mote • No Queen Blues • Androgynous Mind • Becuz • 100% • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Tom Violence • Schizophrenia
August 14th, 1995 Los Angeles, California, USA Irvine Meadows None.
Tom Violence • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • The World Looks Red • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia
August 15th, 1995 Los Angeles, California, USA Irvine Meadows None.
Candle • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Eric's Trip • PCH • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • White Kross • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
August 17th, 1995 Sacramento, California, USA Cal Expo Center "Teenage Riot" not on set list.
Cotton Crown • The World Looks Red • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • Tom Violence • Junkie's Promise • Bone • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
August 18th, 1995 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre Stephen Malkmus and possibly others from Pavement join for "Expressway".
Expressway To Yr Skull • Tom Violence • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Mote • 100% • Junkie's Promise • Brother James • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
[end of tour]
September 9th, 1995 Badalona, Spain Can Solei (Pop Festival) "100%" was the first song of the encore but not played.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • No Queen Blues • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia
September 12th, 1995 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre "Schizophrenia" replaced "Becuz" on the set list. "Starfield Road" "Eric's Trip" "The Diamond Sea" and "Teenage Riot" appeared on a bonus disc that came with some versions of Washing Machine.
Expressway To Yr Skull • The World Looks Red • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Junkie's Promise • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot
September 22nd, 1995 New York City, New York, USA Late Show w/ David Letterman Third "Letterman", second Late Show. They played an edited version of "The Diamond Sea".
The Diamond Sea
September 26th, 1995 Washing Machine is released by DGC. It is the band's eleventh album. "The Diamond Sea" and "Little Trouble Girl" are singles.
WASHING MACHINE North American tour
October 13th, 1995 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Ritz Encore on set list read: "Skink/Teenage/Becuz"
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • No Queen Blues • 100% • Panty Lies • Eric's Trip • Junkie's Promise • Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Teenage Riot
October 14th, 1995 Athens, Georgia, USA Legion Field Encore on set list read: "PCH/Expressway"
Tom Violence • White Kross • Brother James • Eric's Trip • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Candle • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Saucer-Like • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Schizophrenia
October 15th, 1995 Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Roxy "Schizophrenia" was not on the set list.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Bone • Saucer-Like • 100% • The World Looks Red • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Becuz • Waist
++ Schizophrenia
October 16th, 1995 Norfolk, Virginia, USA The Boathouse None.
Cotton Crown • Tom Violence • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Brother James • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Mote
October 18th, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The Electric Factory None.
Expressway To Yr Skull • PCH • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • Junkie's Promise • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
October 19th, 1995 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Capital Ballroom None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • The World Looks Red • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Candle • Tom Violence • Becuz • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Waist • Teenage Riot
October 20th, 1995 (afternoon) New York City, New York, USA The State A brief interview with the band sets up their performance. They played an edited version of "The Diamond Sea".
The Diamond Sea
October 20th, 1995 (evening) New York City, New York, USA Academy The set list read: "UNWIND or junkie". Available on the Monster Outline bootleg.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • White Kross • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Tom Violence • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
October 21st, 1995 (afternoon) New York City, New York, USA Academy 2pm and 8pm shows.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Bone • Junkie's Promise • 100% • Skip Tracer • Brother James • The Diamond Sea
+ Becuz • Teenage Riot
October 21st, 1995 (evening) New York City, New York, USA Academy 2pm and 8pm shows.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Panty Lies • The World Looks Red • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Mote
October 22nd, 1995 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Orpheum Theatre The set list read: "TEENAGE RIOT/or unwind"
Curiously, the band played all of the Washing Machine songs (except "Unwind") in the order they appear on the album.
Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Panty Lies • 100% • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Catholic Block • Teenage Riot
October 24th, 1995 Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Warehouse None.
Teenage Riot • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Schizophrenia • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Mote
October 25th, 1995 Detroit, Michigan, USA State Theatre None.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Bone • Tom Violence • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
October 26th, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, USA Riviera Theatre None.
Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • PCH • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • No Queen Blues • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • 100% • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Becuz • Schizophrenia
October 27th, 1995 Louisville, Kentucky, USA The Brewery None.
Tom Violence • The World Looks Red • Becuz • 100% • Skip Tracer • Washing Machine • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Teenage Riot • Catholic Block • Silver Rocket • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • Eric's Trip • Brother James
October 28th, 1995 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Rave Last known performance of "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee".
Tom Violence • Self-Obsessed and Sexxee • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • Silver Rocket • Unwind • Brother James • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia • Mote
October 30th, 1995 (early) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue Early and late shows.
Skink • Teenage Riot • Candle • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • The Diamond Sea
+ Eric's Trip • Expressway To Yr Skull
October 30th, 1995 (late) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue Early and late shows.
Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • PCH • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Brother James • Silver Rocket • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Mote
November 1st, 1995 Missoula, Montana, USA University of Montana None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • White Kross • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Teenage Riot
November 3rd, 1995 Seattle, Washington, USA The Paramount Theatre None.
Silver Rocket • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
November 4th, 1995 Bellingham, Washington, USA Carver Gymnasium @ Western Washington University "Teenage Riot" wasn't listed on the original set list.
Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • The World Looks Red • Junkie's Promise • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • The Diamond Sea
+ No Queen Blues • Brother James
November 5th, 1995 Portland, Oregon, USA Roseland Theatre "Teenage Riot" wasn't listed on the original set list.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Panty Lies • 100% • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Mote
November 7th, 1995 San Francisco, California, USA Warfield Theatre "Brother James" replaced "Expressway" on the set list.
Tom Violence • Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • White Kross • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Brother James
November 8th, 1995 San Francisco, California, USA Warfield Theatre None.
Teenage Riot • Schizophrenia • PCH • 100% • Becuz • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Candle • The Diamond Sea
+ Junkie's Promise • Mote
November 9th, 1995 San Diego, California, USA SOMA Last known performance of "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader".
Cotton Crown • Schizophrenia • In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • 100% • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Brother James
November 10th, 1995 Hollywood, California, USA Palladium None.
Teenage Riot • Silver Rocket • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • Junkie's Promise • The Diamond Sea
+ Becuz • Schizophrenia
November 11th, 1995 Los Angeles, California, USA Wiltern Theatre None.
Cotton Crown • Tom Violence • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • White Kross • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Teenage Riot
November 13th, 1995 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Electric Ballroom None.
100% • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • Sugar Kane • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • Mote
November 15th, 1995 Austin, Texas, USA Music Hall This show was released via bandcamp in 2021.
Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • PCH • Candle • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Brother James
November 16th, 1995 Houston, Texas, USA Numbers None.
Teenage Riot • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Becuz • Schizophrenia • Saucer-Like • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Junkie's Promise
November 17th, 1995 Dallas, Texas, USA Bomb Factory None.
Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Catholic Block • Tom Violence • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • 100% • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Saucer-Like • White Kross
November 18th, 1995 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Howlin' Wolf "Teenage Riot" replaced "Kill Yr Idols" on the set list.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Sugar Kane • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • Tom Violence • Eric's Trip • Junkie's Promise • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Teenage Riot
November 19th, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, USA New Daisy Theatre None.
Teenage Riot • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • 100% • Sugar Kane • The World Looks Red • Skip Tracer • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Mote
[end of tour]
December 2nd, 1995 Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle Center Arena (KNDD's Deck the Halls Ball) The band did a brief tour of west coast live radio shows.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • The Diamond Sea
December 15th, 1995 Berkeley, California, USA Berkeley Theatre (Live 105's Green Christmas) None.
Washing Machine • The Diamond Sea
December 16th, 1995 San Jose, California, USA SJSU Events Center (KOME's Almost Acoustic Christmas) None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • The Diamond Sea
December 17th, 1995 Los Angeles, California, USA Universal Arena (KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas) None.
Bull in the Heather • The Diamond Sea
WASHING MACHINE Pacific Rim tour
December 29th, 1995 Melbourne, Australia Royal Melbourne Showground (Summersault) Bob Nastanovich may have guested on "White Kross".
White Kross • Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Teenage Riot • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
December 31st, 1995 Sydney, Australia Macquarie University (Summersault) None.
Teenage Riot • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Mote • Skink • The Diamond Sea
January 2nd, 1996 Gold Coast, Australia Douglas Jennings Park (Summersault) None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • 100% • The Diamond Sea
January 5th, 1996 Adelaide, Australia Entertainment Center (Summersault) None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Bone • The Diamond Sea
January 7th, 1996 Perth, Australia Fremantle Oval (Summersault) None.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • Skink • The Diamond Sea
January 9th, 1996 Auckland, New Zealand Logan Campbell Center None.
Cotton Crown • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Tom Violence • Skip Tracer • Panty Lies • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • ??? [possibly incomplete + out of order]
January 10th, 1996 Wellington, New Zealand Wellington Town Hall None.
January 14th, 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia E. Plaza Sports Complex None.
100% • Becuz • Bull in the Heather • Teenage Riot • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • No Queen Blues • The Diamond Sea • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
January 16th, 1996 Singapore, Singapore World Trade Center Harbour Pavilion None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • 100% • Teenage Riot • Tom Violence • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Brother James • ??? [incomplete?]
January 18th, 1996 Bangkok, Thailand Hua Mark Indoor Stadium None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • No Queen Blues • Skip Tracer • Unwind • The Diamond Sea • ??? [incomplete + out of order]
January 20th, 1996 Manila, Phillipines Araneta Coliseum None.
Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot • Bull In The Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • 100% • Becuz • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
January 22nd, 1996 Kowloon, Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth Stadium None.
January 24th, 1996 Tokyo, Japan Liquid Room None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Teenage Riot • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Panty Lies • Mote
January 27th, 1996 Kawasaki, Japan Club Citta None.
100% • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Washing Machine • Candle • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Bone • Eric's Trip The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • White Kross
[end of tour]
Early 1996? New York City, New York, USA Electric Lady Studios Recording session for the band's version of the Simpsons theme song for the closing credits of the "Homerpalooza" episode. Engineered by Brian Sperber.
 
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Notes
Simpsons Theme [Danny Elfman]
master
Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons Originally featured in the credits of The Simpsons season 7, episode 24 "Homerpalooza", aired May 19th, 1996.
 
WASHING MACHINE European tour aka MY SO CALLED TOUR
March 15th, 1996 Paris, France Nulle Part Ailleurs They played an edited version of "The Diamond Sea".
The Diamond Sea
March 18th, 1996 Tilburg, Netherlands Noorderligt None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Skink • Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ 100% • Mote
March 19th, 1996 Gent, Belgium Vooruit Beck joined for "Silver Rocket".
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • 100% • Becuz • Eric's Trip • The Diamond Sea
+ Panty Lies • Junkie's Promise
++ Silver Rocket
March 20th, 1996 Gent, Belgium Vooruit None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • PCH • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Skip Tracer
++ Teenage Riot
March 21st, 1996 Paris, France Le Zenith None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • Sugar Kane • Eric's Trip • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Skip Tracer • Teenage Riot
March 22nd, 1996 Nantes, France L'escall None.
Schizophrenia • 100% • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Bone • No Queen Blues • The Diamond Sea
+ Waist • Teenage Riot
March 24th, 1996 Lyon, France Transbordeur Last known performance of "Waist".
Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Teenage Riot • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Saucer-Like • 100% • Waist • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Panty Lies • No Queen Blues
March 25th, 1996 Toulouse, France Le Confluent None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Eric's Trip • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Teenage Riot
March 27th, 1996 Madrid, Spain La Riviera None.
Schizophrenia • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • No Queen Blues • Mote • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear
March 28th, 1996 Barcelona, Spain Zeleste None.
Skink • Sugar Kane • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • 100% • Skip Tracer • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • White Kross
March 29th, 1996 Marseille, France Le Zenith None.
March 30th, 1996 Modena, Italy Vox None.
Teenage Riot • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Junkie's Promise • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Becuz • No Queen Blues • Skink • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Sugar Kane • Unwind
March 31st, 1996 Milan, Italy Rolling Stone None.
April 2nd, 1996 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus None.
April 3rd, 1996 Munich, Germany Muffathalle None.
April 4th, 1996 Vienna, Austria Messepalast None.
April 5th, 1996 Prague, Czechoslovakia Sky Club This is the same set list as April 7th "Easter", so I suspect it's probably a mislabel.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
April 7th, 1996 Dusseldorf, Germany Philipshalle (Easter Festival) Probably the most bootlegged Sonic Youth show, appearing on discs like Easter, Hallucogenic Preserve, Intellectual Drama and Junkie's Promise.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
April 8th, 1996 Berlin, Germany Huxley's None.
April 9th, 1996 Hamburg, Germany Docks "Schizophrenia" replaced "Panty Lies" and "I Love Her All The Time" on the set list.
Skink • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • 100% • Sugar Kane • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia
April 10th, 1996 Frankfurt, Germany Neu Isenburg None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Junkie's Promise • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Tom Violence • White Kross • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
April 11th, 1996 Utrecht, Netherlands MCV None.
April 13th, 1996 Manchester, England Manchester Academy None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Panty Lies • Teenage Riot
April 14th, 1996 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands None.
Skink • Catholic Block • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Panty Lies • 100%
April 15th, 1996 London, England MTV Europe "Hanging Out" The band played three songs. Lee and Thurston were also interviewed.
Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz
April 17th, 1996 London, England Forum None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Catholic Block • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Schizophrenia
April 18th, 1996 London, England Forum Last known performance of "Bone".
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • No Queen Blues • Bone • The Diamond Sea
+ Skink • Junkie's Promise
April 19th, 1996 London, England Forum Last known performance of "Unwind" and "Panty Lies".
Skink • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Becuz • Eric's Trip • Panty Lies • 100% • PCH • Skip Tracer • The Diamond Sea
+ Unwind • Sugar Kane
April 21st, 1996 Bourges, France Bourges Festival None.
[end of tour]
April 25th, 1996 New York City, New York, USA Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien The band's second appearance on Late Night, the first with Conan as host.
Junkie's Promise
April 26th, 1996 New York City, New York, USA Roseland None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • White Kross • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Schizophrenia
April 27th, 1996 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Lupo's Last known performance of "No Queen Blues".
Tom Violence • 100% • Washing Machine • No Queen Blues • Becuz • Saucer-Like • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Skip Tracer • Sugar Kane • Skink • The Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot
May 15th, 1996 Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA Great Woods (WBCN River Rave) None.
Bull in the Heather • Saucer-Like • Washing Machine • The Diamond Sea •
May 17th, 1996 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada Colisée des Bois-Francs (Festival International De Musique) Thurston performed with Tom Surgal and William Winant. This was officially released as Piece For Jetsun Dolma.
June 16th, 1996 San Francisco, California, USA Golden Gate Park (Tibetan Freedom Concert) A snippet of "Bull in the Heather" appears on the Tibetan Freedom Concert official video release.
Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Saucer-Like • The Diamond Sea
July 13th, 1996 Hartford, Connecticut, USA Municipal Cafe Lee performed a solo set of guitar, tapes and spoken word accompanied by Leah Singer's films.
How Much Needs Crushing? [tape] • Opening • Smoke Ring • Skies / Last Night • Dirty Windows • To Mary • The End of Life in America • Angels • Here • The Leap of Faith • Hollywood • Toronto 15 October 92 • Me and Jill • Train Wreck • Wish Fulfillment • X 9
European Festival tour
August 19th, 1996 Budapest, Hungary Island Fest None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • 100% • Sugar Kane • Starfield Road • Skink • Washing Machine • Junkie's Promise • Eric's Trip • Saucer-Like • Schizophrenia • Becuz • The Diamond Sea • Brother James • ??? [out of order?]
August 21st, 1996 Haifa, Israel City Hall Club None.
August 22nd, 1996 Tel-Aviv, Israel Cinerama None.
Teenage Riot • Schizophrenia • Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Bull in the Heather • Mote • ??? [incomplete + out of order?]
August 23rd, 1996 Dronten, Netherlands Lowlands Festival None.
Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Mote • Skink • ??? [incomplete + out of order?]
August 24th, 1996 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival None.
Junkie's Promise • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Saucer-Like • Becuz • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
August 25th, 1996 Berkshire, England Reading Festival None.
Eric's Trip • Sugar Kane • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing Machine • Becuz • Junkie's Promise • Skip Tracer • Skink • The Diamond Sea
[end of tour]
November 8th, 1996 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Thurston, Steve, and Tim Foljahn performed a Psychic Hearts set.
Queen Bee and Her Pals • Pretty Bad • Feathers • Staring Statues • Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her • The Church Should Be For The Outcast, Not A Church That Casts People Out • See-Through Playmate • Tranquilizer • Psychic Hearts • Elegy For All The Dead Rock Stars • Blues From Beyond The Grave
November 23rd, 1996 Las Palmas, Spain WOMAD Festival Last known performance of "Skink" "Becuz" "Junkie's Promise" "Saucer-Like" "Washing Machine" and "The Diamond Sea".
First known performance of "Sunday"! No recording is available to confirm this set list, however.
Schizophrenia • Sugar Kane • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Washing MachineSaucer-LikeBecuzJunkie's Promise • 100% • Eric's Trip • SkinkThe Diamond Sea
+ Teenage Riot • Sunday
Late 1996 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon The first recordings to come out of the band's new studio appeared on the Suburbia soundtrack.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Bee-Bee's Song
master
Suburbia Most of the song is heard in Suburbia, playing on the character Bee-Bee's boom-box.
Sunday
master
Suburbia An edited version plays over the end credits of Suburbia. It is preceded by 90 seconds of otherwise unavailable score based off of the intro to "Sunday".
Tabla in Suburbia
master
Suburbia This track is not heard in the film.
 
Early-Mid 1997 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Sonic Youth recorded countless hours of material in their new studio, capturing freeform improvisations and plucking sections out to mold into developed songs. Due to the daily availability of their own space, it's extremely difficult to pin down specific dates for their longform projects beyond what is listed in the album liners. For the first two SYR volumes, the material on 1 would be earlier than June and the material on 2 would be earlier than September.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Anagrama
master
SYR1 None.
Herinneringen
master
SYR2 None.
Improvisation Ajoutée
master
SYR1 None.
Mieux: De Corrosion
master
SYR1 None.
Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
master
SYR2 None.
Stil
master
SYR2 None.
Tremens
master
SYR1 None.
 
January 9th, 1997 New York City, New York, USA Madison Square Garden David Bowie's 50th birthday party. He was joined by multiple guests, including Sonic Youth for one song.
I'm Afraid of Americans
March 1st, 1997 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Sonic Youth performed unannounced at a Thurston solo gig, premiering three new instrumentals. First known live performance of "The Ineffable Me" "Wildflower Soul" and "Anagrama".
The Ineffable MeWildflower SoulAnagrama
May 19th, 1997 Victoriaville, Québec, Canada Colisée des Bois-Francs (Victoriaville Festival) Lee performed with William Hooker, Jim O'Rourke, and Gianni Gebbia. The set was released as Clouds.
June 5th, 1997 New York City, New York, USA Brooklyn Bridge First known live performance of "Stil" "Female Mechanic Now On Duty" and "Hits of Sunshine". All instrumental except for "Hits of Sunshine".
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • StilFemale Mechanic Now On DutyHits of Sunshine
June 7th, 1997 Randall's Island, New York, USA Tibetan Freedom Concert "Wildflower Soul" was released (as "Wildflower") on the Tibetan Freedom Concert compilation.
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Hits of Sunshine
June 12th, 1997 New York City, New York, USA West 54th St. Studios Filmed for the PBS show Sessions at West 54th. Three songs and an interview made the broadcast in August: "The Ineffable Me" "Stil" and "Female Mechanic Now On Duty". The end of "Female Mechanic" was used on A Thousand Leaves.
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine
June 23rd, 1997 Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle None.
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine
August 29th, 1997 St. Paul, Oregon, USA Champoeg State Park First known live performance of "Heather Angel".
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
August 30th, 1997 Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle Center Arena (Bumbershoot Festival) None.
Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now on Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
October 6th, 1997 New York City, New York, USA CBGB The band played without Lee, who was on tour in Europe with William Hooker. First known live performance of "Karen Koltrane", which was instrumental.
Anagrama • Stil • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty
October 1997 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Sonic Youth invited Jim O'Rourke to improvise with them, which was later released as SYR3.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Invito al Ĉielo
master
SYR3 Improvisation with Jim O'Rourke.
Hungara Vivo
master
SYR3 Improvisation with Jim O'Rourke.
Radio-Amatoroj
master
SYR3 Improvisation with Jim O'Rourke.
edit (2:54)
Condo Painting An excerpt was released on the Condo Painting soundtrack.
 
November 21st, 1997 New York City, New York, USA Avery Fisher Music Hall First known live performance of "Hoarfrost" and "French Tickler", which were both instrumental.
Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • Stil • French Tickler • Hits Of Sunshine • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Heather Angel
+ Sunday
1997 - Early 1998 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon A Thousand Leaves sessions. The band recorded multiple takes of all of the songs they were working on throughout 1997, and some of the finished versions are stitched together from different takes. The album liners just say 1997-1998. Wharton Tiers helped engineer all of these early Echo Canyon recordings.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Spoon (Sonic Youth mix) [Can]
remix
Sacrilege The band remixed Can's "Spoon". The liners say "Remixed at Fun City and Echo Canyon, NYC by Sonic Youth w. Wharton Tiers". This was at some point in 1997, so I've just filed it here for lack of a date to place it individually.
Contre Le Sexisme
master
A Thousand Leaves This is likely cut down and edited from a larger, longer improvisation.
Dress Rehearsal Rag [Leonard Cohen]
unknown
n/a In the August 1998 issue of Gitarre & Bass, Kim mentions three covers the band recently recorded: "Moist Vagina" "Silver Train" and Leonard Cohen's "Dress Rehearsal Rag". This is the only time I've ever seen this song referenced.
The Drummer Is Fine (Part 1)
master
Mix Tape #3 None.
The Drummer Is Fine (Part 2)
master
Mix Tape #3 None.
The Drummer Is Fine (Part 3)
master
Mix Tape #3 None.
Female Mechanic Now On Duty
master
A Thousand Leaves The final part of the song is taken from the June 12th, 1997 PBS recording session.
French Tickler
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
Heather Angel
master
A Thousand Leaves A 21-second intro of sparse arpeggiated guitar is present on the album.
Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg)
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
Hoarfrost
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
The Ineffable Me
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
Karen Koltrane
master
A Thousand Leaves It sounds like the tape cuts out during the outro, and the last 53 seconds are spliced from an improvisation.
Moist Vagina [Nirvana]
master
Sunday None.
Silver Breeze
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Flower
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Loop
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Mirror
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Panties
master
Sunday Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves. Also appeared on Silver Session.
Silver Shirt
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Son
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Train [The Rolling Stones]
master
Japanese Rumba Extreme amp noise masquerading as a Rolling Stones cover recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Silver Wax Lips
master
Silver Session for Jason Knuth Extreme amp noise recorded during vocal overdub sessions for A Thousand Leaves.
Snare, Girl
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
Sunday
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
edit (3:15)
Sunday Radio edit. The intro and a huge portion of the midsection are removed.
edit (4:00)
Corporate Ghost Video edit. The midsection is slightly edited.
Wildflower Soul
master
A Thousand Leaves None.
 
March 19th, 1998 Austin, Texas, USA La Zona Rosa (SXSW Festival) First performances of "Wildflower" "The Ineffable Me" "Hoarfrost" "French Tickler" "Karen Koltrane" and "Female Mechanic" with vocals.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Stil • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits Of Sunshine • Heather Angel
April 18th, 1998 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Brown University None.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Sunday • Hoarfrost • French Tickler
+ Heather Angel
soundcheck: Heather Angel • Wildflower • Psychic Hearts • Sunday
April 24th, 1998 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Smith College None.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Sunday • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Heather Angel
April 25th, 1998 University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Pollak Field None.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Sunday • Hoarfrost • French Tickler
+ Heather Angel
April 26th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Columbia University "Stil" was cut due to rain.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Sunday • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Heather Angel
A THOUSAND LEAVES North American tour
May 6th, 1998 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club "Death Valley '69" was not listed on the original set list.
Anagrama • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Sunday • Hoarfrost • French Tickler
+ Heather Angel • Death Valley '69
May 7th, 1998 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None.
Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now on Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Heather Angel
+ Anagrama • Death Valley '69
May 9th, 1998 Rochester, New York, USA RIT Arena None.
Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Heather Angel
+ Anagrama • Death Valley '69
May 10th, 1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Metropolis None.
Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Stil • Heather Angel
+ Anagrama • Death Valley '69
May 11th, 1998 Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Warehouse None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits Of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 12th, 1998 A Thousand Leaves is released by DGC. (Smells Like... started shipping the vinyl in April.) It is the band's twelfth album. "Sunday" is the single.
May 12th, 1998 Columbus, Ohio, USA Newport Music Hall None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 13th, 1998 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bogart's None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Anagrama • Sunday • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 14th, 1998 Detroit, Michigan, USA State Theatre None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 16th, 1998 (afternoon) Chicago, Illinois, USA University of Chicago None.
Sunday • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Anagrama • Death Valley '69
May 16th, 1998 (evening) Chicago, Illinois, USA Riviera Theatre None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 17th, 1998 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA O'Shaugnessy Auditorium None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits Of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 19th, 1998 Denver, Colorado, USA Ogden Theatre "Shadow of a Doubt" was on the set list but not played.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits Of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
May 21st, 1998 Portland, Oregon, USA Roseland Theatre "Shadow of a Doubt" was on the set list but not played.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits Of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Death Valley '69
soundcheck: Shadow of a Doubt • Sunday [multiple times]
May 22nd, 1998 Seattle, Washington, USA Moore Theatre First performance of "Shadow of a Doubt" since 1986.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 23rd, 1998 Seattle, Washington, USA Moore Theatre None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 25th, 1998 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 26th, 1998 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 27th, 1998 (afternoon) San Francisco, California, USA Amoeba Records The band improvised for roughly 45 minutes with William Winant and Jim O'Rourke.
improvisation
May 27th, 1998 (evening) San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 28th, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA Veterans Wadsworth Theatre Officially released in 2019 via nugs and later bandcamp.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 29th, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA Veterans Wadsworth Theatre None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
May 30th, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA Veterans Wadsworth Theatre None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 3rd, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Roxy None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 4th, 1998 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Ritz None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 5th, 1998 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The Electric Factory None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 6th, 1998 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Worcester Palladium None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 8th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 9th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 10th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
[end of tour]
June 14th, 1998 Washington, District of Columbia, USA RFK Stadium (Tibetan Freedom Concert) Their performance was originally scheduled for June 13th but postponed due to lightning.
Sunday • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Death Valley '69
June 17th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Late Show w/ David Letterman Fourth "Letterman", third Late Show.
Sunday
A THOUSAND LEAVES European tour
June 20th, 1998 Lorelei, Germany Rockpalast Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Death Valley '69
June 21st, 1998 Scheesel, Germany Hurricane Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Stil • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Death Valley '69
June 22nd, 1998 Berlin, Germany Temprodome None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 23rd, 1998 Munich, Germany Collosseum None.
Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sunday • Anagrama • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 24th, 1998 Vienna, Austria Arena Original set list did not have "Stil" or "Hits of Sunshine".
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits Of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 26th, 1998 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Heather Angel • Death Valley '69
June 28th, 1998 Glastonbury, England Glastonbury Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
June 29th, 1998 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
July 1st, 1998 London, England Royal Festival Hall Sonic Youth joined Spiritualized for their encore, a lengthy improvisation. "The Ineffable Me" and "Hoarfrost" were cut for time due to extended problems with Thurston's amp.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ improvisation [w/ Spiritualized]
July 1st, 1998 London, England John Peel Session Rather than a studio session, their aired four songs from the Meltdown Festival performance.
Karen Koltrane • Wildflower Soul • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler
July 2nd, 1998 Nancy, France Amphithéâtre du Zénith (Arena Festival) None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Death Valley '69
July 3rd, 1998 Torhout, Belgium Torhout Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Death Valley '69
July 4th, 1998 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Death Valley '69
July 6th, 1998 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
July 8th, 1998 Paris, France Olympia None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
July 9th, 1998 Brest, France Fort de Bertheaume (Super Sonic Day '98) None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
July 11th, 1998 Venice, Italy Beach Bum Festival None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Death Valley '69
July 13th, 1998 Milan, Italy Idroscalo "Stil" and "Shadow of a Doubt" cut from encore due to rain.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Death Valley '69
July 14th, 1998 Torino, Italy Pellerossa Festival Their set was cancelled after four songs due to extreme stormy weather.
Sunday • Anagrama • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane
July 15th, 1998 Corregio, Italy Festival dell'Unità None.
Sunday • Anagrama • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
July 16th, 1998 Athens, Greece Rockwave Festival None.
Sunday • Anagrama • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Death Valley '69
July 18th, 1998 Dublin, Ireland Olympia None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
[end of tour]
August 1st, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Mt. Fuji Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Death Valley '69
August 7th, 1998 Benicassim, Spain Benicassim Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
August 8th, 1998 Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal Festival do Sudoeste None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
August 10th, 1998 Stockholm, Sweden Waterfestival -- The Riddarholms Stage None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
September 19th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA Ohio Theatre Thurston performed 3 solo acoustic pieces. This is the earliest known appearance of the Dream Investigations material.
A THOUSAND LEAVES Pacific Rim tour
September 28th, 1998 Auckland, New Zealand Town Hall None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
September 30th, 1998 Sydney, Australia Metro None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 1st, 1998 Sydney, Australia Metro None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 2nd, 1998 Sydney, Australia Metro None.
Anagrama • Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 3rd, 1998 Brisbane, Australia Livid Festival None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 6th, 1998 Melbourne, Australia Forum None.
Anagrama • Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hits of Sunshine • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 7th, 1998 Melbourne, Australia Forum None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits Of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 8th, 1998 Adelaide, Australia Thebarton Theatre None.
Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Anagrama • Sunday • Hoarfrost • Heather Angel • Hits of Sunshine • Female Mechanic Now On Duty
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 10th, 1998 Melbourne, Australia Recovery Television appearance. The band were also interviewed.
Sunday • Wildflower Soul
October 13th, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Akasaka Blitz None.
French Tickler • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Karen Koltrane • Heather Angel • Stil • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Hoarfrost • Wildflower Soul
+ Anagrama • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 14th, 1998 Osaka, Japan Bayside Jenny None.
Anagrama • Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 15th, 1998 Fukuoka, Japan Logos None.
Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 17th, 1998 Kawasaki, Japan Club Citta None.
Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • Hoarfrost • Anagrama • The Ineffable Me • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 18th, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Liquid Room Last known performance of "Hits of Sunshine".
French Tickler • Anagrama • Sunday • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • Hits of Sunshine • Heather Angel
+ Stil • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
October 31st, 1998 Stockholm, Sweden Nya Teatern (Spoken Word Festival) Lee performed a solo set of guitar, tapes and spoken word accompanied by Leah Singer's films.
How Much Needs Crushing? [tape] • Notes: • Smoke Ring • Notebook • Opening • Dirty Windows • The End of Life in America • Angels • Me and Jill • Train Wreck • Bloomington, Indiana: Autumn • Wish Fulfillment • X 9
November 20th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Thurston performed acoustic material with David Nuss and DJ Olive. I don't know if he also played solo.
November 21st, 1998 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Thurston performed some solo acoustic songs then did a brief set with David Nuss and DJ Olive. Lee did a set with William Hooker and christian Marclay. These versions of future Sonic Youth songs have different arrangements, though some of the lyrics are already in place.
Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Disconnection Notice
December 13th, 1998 New York City, New York, USA ABC No Rio Thurston performed acoustic material with David Nuss and Matthew Hayner. Most of it was improvised, but there were hints of future Sonic Youth songs: the first piece has the verse and chorus from "Karenology".
January 8th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Thurston performed a solo acoustic set, and also played with Foot. Kim played with Ikue Mori and DJ Olive.
January 9th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Thurston performed a solo acoustic set.
A THOUSAND LEAVES European tour
February 1st, 1999 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie First known performance of "She Is Not Alone" since 1982! First known performance of DNA cover "Blonde Red Head". "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Death Valley" were not on the original set list.
She Is Not Alone • French Tickler • Eric's Trip • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Schizophrenia • Mote • Brother James • Karen Koltrane • Expressway To Yr Skull • Shadow of a Doubt • Blonde Red Head • Teenage Riot • Death Valley '69
February 2nd, 1999 Lyon, France Transbordeur "Blonde Red Head" was on the set list between "Shadow" and "Death".
Tom Violence • Anagrama • French Tickler • Sunday • Eric's Trip • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • Heather Angel
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
February 3rd, 1999 Marseille, France Le Moulin The band played the printed set list in reverse!
Death Valley '69 • She Is Not Alone • Shadow of a Doubt • Heather Angel • Sugar Kane • Hoarfrost • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • White Kross • Schizophrenia • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Mote • Sunday • French Tickler • Anagrama • Tom Violence
February 4th, 1999 Toulouse, France Le Bikini "She is Not Alone" was on the set list after "Wildflower", but wasn't played.
Anagrama • Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • French Tickler • Sugar Kane • Blonde Red Head • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Tom Violence • Schizophrenia • Brother James
February 5th, 1999 Nantes, France Olympic Theater None.
She is Not Alone • Sunday • French Tickler • Mote • Bull in the Heather • Schizophrenia • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • The Ineffable Me • Tom Violence • Teenage Riot • Heather Angel
+ Wildflower Soul • Death Valley '69
February 7th, 1999 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique None.
Cotton Crown • French Tickler • Eric's Trip • Wildflower Soul • Bull in the Heather • Sunday • Schizophrenia • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Tom Violence • The Ineffable Me • Sugar Kane
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Karen Koltrane • Death Valley '69
February 8th, 1999 (afternoon) Paris, France Nulle Part Ailleurs The band's second appearance on Nulle Part Ailleurs.
Sunday
February 8th, 1999 (evening) Paris, France La Mutualité None.
She Is Not Alone • Sunday • French Tickler • Eric's Trip • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Schizophrenia • Wildflower Soul • Bull in the Heather • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • Heather Angel • Teenage Riot
+ Karen Koltrane • Shadow Of A Doubt • Blonde Red Head • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 9th, 1999 Fribourg, Switzerland Frison None.
Anagrama • Teenage Riot • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Mote • Sunday • Bull in the Heather • Karen Koltrane • Schizophrenia • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Tom Violence • Wildflower Soul • French Tickler • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
February 10th, 1999 Zurich, Switzerland Rote Fabrik None.
She is Not Alone • Sunday • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Teenage Riot • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel • Cotton Crown • Hoarfrost • Blonde Red Head • Death Valley '69
February 12th, 1999 Athens, Greece Rodon Club None.
Sunday • Bull in the Heather • Mote • The Ineffable Me • Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Sugar Kane • Wildflower Soul
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • Death Valley '69
February 13th, 1999 Athens, Greece Rodon Club None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • Tom Violence • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Starfield Road • The Ineffable Me • Cotton Crown • Expressway To Yr Skull • Brother James • Schizophrenia • Hoarfrost • Teenage Riot
February 14th, 1999 Thessaloniki, Greece Mylos Club None.
Teenage Riot • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • Schizophrenia • White Kross • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Death Valley '69
February 15th, 1999 Madrid, Spain 7º de caballería Television appearance. Both songs and an interview were available on sonicyouth.com
Sunday • Hoarfrost
February 16th, 1999 Madrid, Spain La Riviera None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Wildflower Soul • Heather Angel • Schizophrenia • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • The Ineffable Me • Teenage Riot • Shadow of a Doubt • Hoarfrost • Death Valley '69
February 17th, 1999 Gijon, Spain Teatro Jovellanos None.
Anagrama • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Schizophrenia • Karen Koltrane • Bull in the Heather • Wildflower Soul • Tom Violence • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Teenage Riot • Sugar Kane • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
February 19th, 1999 Lisbon, Portugal Aula Magna None.
Anagrama • Schizophrenia • French Tickler • Sunday • Karen Koltrane • Bull in the Heather • She Is Not Alone • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Mote • Wildflower Soul • The Ineffable Me • Teenage Riot
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Cotton Crown • Blonde Red Head • Death Valley '69
February 21st, 1999 Granada, Spain Palacio De Congressos The band brought the Master Musicians of Jajouka out for their second encore, a lengthy improvisation. Last known performance of "Anagrama".
Anagrama • Schizophrenia • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Sugar Kane • Hoarfrost • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • She Is Not Alone • The Ineffable Me • Wildflower Soul
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Brother James
++ improvisation [w/ Master Musicians of Jajouka]
[end of tour]
February 27th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Hammerstein Ballroom Last known performance of "Female Mechanic Now On Duty" "Wildflower Soul" and "Blonde Red Head". "Karen Koltrane" was not on the original set list.
Schizophrenia • Sunday • Female Mechanic Now On Duty • Eric's Trip • She is Not Alone • The Ineffable Me • Sugar Kane • French Tickler • Karen Koltrane • Bull in the Heather • Wildflower Soul • Hoarfrost • Teenage Riot
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • Blonde Red Head • Brother James
March-August 1999 New York, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century. Engineered by Wharton Tiers with Luc Suer.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Burdocks [Christian Wolff]
master
SYR4 Christian Marclay, Christian Wolff, Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Edges [Christian Wolff]
master
SYR4 Christian Wolff, Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Four⁶ [John Cage]
master
SYR4 Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, Wharton Tiers and William Winant all perform on this track.
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion [James Tenney]
master
SYR4 Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Pendulum Music [Steve Reich]
master
SYR4 None.
Piano Piece #13 (Carpenter's Piece) [George Maciunas]
master
SYR4 A video of this piece was included on the SYR4 enhanced CD.
Pièce Enfantine [Nicolas Slonimsky]
master
SYR4 Only Lee and William Winant perform on this track.
+- [Takehisa Kosugi]
master
SYR4 Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Six [John Cage]
master
SYR4 3rd take. Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
master
SYR4 4th take. Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Six For New Time [Pauline Oliveros]
master
SYR4 Jim O'Rourke and William Winant perform on this track.
Treatise [Cornelius Cardew]
master
SYR4 Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, and William Winant all perform on this track.
Voice Piece for Soprano [Yoko Ono]
master
SYR4 Coco Hayley Gordon Moore is the sole performer on this track.
 
April 1st, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Bowery Ballroom Special SYR4 showcase with guests Takehisa Kosugi, Jim O'Rourke, William Winant, and Wharton Tiers. Thurston, Lee, and Kim also performed in solo configurations. First known performance of all material. Only known performance of "Six For New Time" and "+-".
Six For New Time for Sonic Youth Voice Piece for Soprano pt 1 + - Voice Piece for Soprano pt 2 Having Never Written A Note For Percussion Voice Piece for Soprano pt 3 Four⁶
April 12th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Thurston, Lee, Steve, and Mats Gustafsson (reeds) recorded an hour of improvisation. Jim O'Rourke mixed it on May 2nd, 2000 for the Black Box set, limited to 100 copies to celebrate the band's October 2000 residence in Ystad.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Without Kim I
master
Black Box CD Improvisation with Mats Gustafsson, without Kim.
Without Kim II
master
Black Box CD Improvisation with Mats Gustafsson, without Kim.
 
April-May 1999 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Various recording sessions for compilation tracks. Engineered by Wharton Tiers.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Blink
master
Pola X Recorded April 1999.
Campfire
master
At Home With The Groovebox Recorded May 1999.
Eyes and Teeth
master
Index sampler CD Released in summer 1999.
 
May 15th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Saturday Night Live Lee played "Mote" with the SNL band during a quick bumper cutting to commercial.
May 24th, 1999 Victoriaville, Québec, Canada Colisée des Bois-Francs (Victoriaville Festival) Lee and Thurston performed with Christian Marclay. The set was released as Fuck Shit Up.
June 13th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Seaport Atrium First performance of "Free City Rhymes" and "Renegade Princess". Both were instrumental. "Composition" was a long improvisation they performed after Thurston introduced "Expressway". However, it was listed on the set list as such.
Free City RhymesRenegade Princess • Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Composition • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Stil
July 2nd, 1999 Berkeley, California, USA Greek Theatre (This Is Not A Festival) Last known performance of "French Tickler" and "Karen Koltrane". A truck of the band's equipment was stolen after this show, making it the final appearance of much of their "classic" gear.
She Is Not Alone • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Starfield Road • Eric's Trip • French Tickler • The Ineffable Me • Karen Koltrane • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Sugar Kane • Teenage Riot
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • Brother James
July 4th, 1999 Irvine, California, USA Oak Canyon Ranch (This Ain't No Picnic Festival) The band borrowed gear from the other acts on the bill to perform this show.
She Is Not Alone • Teenage Riot • Mote • Brother James • Sunday • Stil • Heather Angel • Tom Violence • White Kross • Sugar Kane • Shadow of a Doubt • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Death Valley '69
July 7th, 1999 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch Last known performance of "Stil".
She is Not Alone • Teenage Riot • Mote • Brother James • Sunday • Stil • Heather Angel • Sugar Kane • Tom Violence • Shadow of a Doubt • Death Valley '69
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 8th, 1999 Austin, Texas, USA Liberty Lunch None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Mote • Brother James • White Kross • Sunday • Heather Angel • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • Shadow of a Doubt • Teenage Riot
+ The Burning Spear • Death Valley '69
July 10th, 1999 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Site Santa Fe Benefit Last known performance of "Heather Angel".
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Mote • Brother James • White Kross • Sunday • Heather Angel • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Sugar Kane • Shadow of a Doubt • Teenage Riot
+ The Burning Spear • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 1999 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Initial recording sessions for NYC Ghosts & Flowers LP. Engineered by Wharton Tiers. The band would continue working on the songs with Jim O'Rourke from October until February.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Free City Rhymes
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Jim O'Rourke plays bass.
alt take
Mix Tape #3 Early instrumental version. It's not dated, and could be from pre-gear theft.
Lightnin'
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers None.
Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers The music video appears on Corporate Ghost.
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers None.
Renegade Princess
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Rafael Toral plays spacestatic guitar.
Side2Side
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Jim O'Rourke adds electronics and William Winant adds percussion.
instrumental
Elysian Fields Instrumental version released as "side2side2".
Small Flowers Crack Concrete
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers Jim O'Rourke plays bass.
StreamXSonik Subway
master
NYC Ghosts & Flowers None.
 
August 26th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory A surprise Sonic Youth performance at a Thurston solo show. They premiered six brand new songs in addition to the two they'd been playing since June. All were instrumental except "Lightnin'".
Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)Small Flowers Crack ConcreteSide2SideStreamXSonik SubwayNYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin'
September 5th, 1999 Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle Center Arena (Bumbershoot Festival) "Having Never Written a Note For Percussion" was on the set list as the first song of the encore, but cut for time due to issues with Kim's amp. Last known performance of "StreamXSonik Subway".
Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Side2Side • StreamXSonik Subway • She Is Not Alone • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin'
September 16th, 1999 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Old Cambridge Baptist Church Thurston performed a solo acoustic set. He also improvised with Wally Shoup and Toshi Makihara. Much of this show was released as Hurricane Floyd. Most of this material would end up becoming Sonic Youth songs. "Rain on Tin" is sourced from "The Widow" and "Altar Boy, Church Basement", and the latter track also contains most of the riffs from "Turquoise Boy". This version of "The Widow" appeared on the Hangin' From The Devil's Tree compilation. The unknown piece begins with a couple of minutes of pick scrape scritch scratch sounds, then becomes a building wall of repeated chords similar to "The Church Should Be For The Outcast...".
The Empty Page • The Widow • Disconnection Notice • Marika • Altar Boy, Church Basement • [unknown] • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
September 18th, 1999 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Unitarian Meeting House Thurston performed a solo acoustic set. He also improvised with Wally Shoup and Laurence Cook, as well as his brother Fred and nephew Dan.
The Empty Page • The Widow • Disconnection Notice • Marika • Altar Boy, Church Basement • [unknown] • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
September 26th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Tonic Thurston performed a solo acoustic set. He also improvised with Wally Shoup and Toshi Makihara. The recording is dated September 19th, but I have that as another Amherst date.
The Empty Page • The Widow • Disconnection Notice • Marika • Altar Boy, Church Basement • [unknown] • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
October 23rd, 1999 New York City, New York, USA Tonic Thurston performed a solo acoustic set. He also improvised with Loren Mazzacane Connors and members of White Out.
October 1999 - February 2000 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon The band invited Jim O'Rourke to assist with recording and mixing NYC Ghosts & Flowers. He retracked many of the August recordings, including redoing the drums on "Nevermind" and likely others. He also contributed bass and synth effects to several songs.
November 11th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA St. Ann's Church SY played two instrumentals and backed Roswell Rudd on "Dry Bones", an interpretation of Bascom Lamar Lunsford's track from the Anthology of American Folk Music box set. Film of "Dry Bones" from this night was included on a 2CD/2DVD compilation.
Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Dry Bones
November 11th, 1999 New York City, New York, USA St. Ann's Church SY played two instrumentals and backed Roswell Rudd on "Dry Bones", an interpretation of Bascom Lamar Lunsford's track from the Anthology of American Folk Music box set.
Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Dry Bones
November 29th, 1999 Oslo, Norway So What Club Thurston organized two shows called "Exclusive European Show Part I & II". Thurston and Jim O'Rourke opened with an improvised piece, then Thurston and Jim each did solo acoustic sets (bookending a film titled Omfug). They joined together to close the evening with three more pieces.
November 30th, 1999 Oslo, Norway So What Club Thurston organized two shows called "Exclusive European Show Part I & II". This evening was similar to the previous night.
January 7th, 2000 New York, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for Roswell Rudd's Broad Strokes LP. Sonic Youth perform on one track, "Theme from BABE".
 
Song
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Theme From BABE
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Broad Strokes Sonic Youth backing Roswell Rudd.
 
April 8th, 2000 E. Sussex, UK Camber Sands Holiday Village (All Tomorrow's Parties Festival) The only performance of "J'accuse Ted Hughes", later released as SYR7. The entire show was released via bandcamp in 2020. "Free City Rhymes" was also released on Rarities 1. "Lightnin" was the b-side to the cancelled Nevermind single. First performance of "Nevermind" "Side2Side" and "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" with vocals. Their final proper show as a quartet until 2006.
J'accuse Ted Hughes • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Renegade Princess • Side2Side • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Sunday
May 16th, 2000 NYC Ghosts & Flowers is released by Geffen. It is the band's thirteenth album. "Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)" is the single.
May 25th, 2000 Paris, France Pompidou Center Sonic Youth played with Jim O'Rourke, Areski, and Brigitte Fontaine in a series of rotating improvisational segments. This collaboration was intended for an SYR release but complications with Brigitte's label shelved it.
improvisation
May 2000? Paris France Mega Studios The band backed Brigitte Fontaine for two songs, eventually released on her Kekeland LP in 2001. I don't know when they were recorded, but it's possible it was while they were in Paris for this collaborative show. Engineered by Mac Telliam.
 
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Demie Clocharde
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Kekeland Sonic Youth backing Brigitte Fontaine.
rough mix
Objectif 2001 Sampler CD with Les Inrockuptibles #278.
Kekeland
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Kekeland Sonic Youth backing Brigitte Fontaine.
 
June 5th, 2000 New York City, New York, USA Knitting Factory Sonic Youth joined Roswell Rudd for one song from his Broad Strokes LP. Kim was not present for this performance.
Theme From BABE
NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS North American tour
June 9th, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Walker Arts Center Jim O'Rourke's first show as an official member of Sonic Youth. First performance of "Free City Rhymes" and "Renegade Princess" with vocals.
Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Tom Violence • White Kross • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Schizophrenia
June 10th, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, USA Riviera Theatre First performance of "Small Flowers Crack Concrete" with vocals. "Schizophrenia" was not on the original set list.
The Burning Spear • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • The Ineffable Me • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Tom Violence
++ Schizophrenia
June 11th, 2000 Pontiac, Michigan, USA Phoenix Plaza Ron Asheton joined for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Brother James • Tom Violence • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Sunday • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
June 12th, 2000 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Warehouse None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was it Anyway) • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Side2Side • The Ineffable Me • Hoarfrost • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Teenage Riot
June 13th, 2000 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Metropolis None.
The Burning Spear • Schizophrenia • Free City Rhymes • Mote • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Teenage Riot • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Tom Violence
June 15th, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Avalon None.
Schizophrenia • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Mote • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Teenage Riot • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Tom Violence
June 16th, 2000 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Lupo's The original encore on the set list was "Lightnin" and "Schizophrenia". Lee introduced the medley of "(The Eye-)Mote" and "Hoarfrost" as "Eyefrost".
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Kool Thing • Mote • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Schizophrenia • 100%
soundcheck: Small Flowers Crack Concrete • 100% • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Hoarfrost
June 17th, 2000 New York City, New York, USA Hammerstein Ballroom Mats Gustafsson played saxophone on "Lightnin'".
The Burning Spear • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • White Kross • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Schizophrenia • 100%
June 18th, 2000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Electric Factory "Kool Thing" replaced "Lightnin" on the set list.
Tom Violence • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Schizophrenia • Hoarfrost • 100% • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Sunday • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Kool Thing • Brother James
soundcheck: Psychic Hearts • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)
June 19th, 2000 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Last known performance of "The Ineffable Me".
Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Mote • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • The Ineffable Me • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
June 20th, 2000 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Cotton Crown • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Death Valley '69
June 22nd, 2000 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Tennessee Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Sunday • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ The Burning Spear • Brother James • 100%
June 23rd, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Tabernacle None.
Tom Violence • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Schizophrenia • 100%
June 24th, 2000 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Ritz "Small Flowers" replaced "Renegade Princess" on the set list.
The Burning Spear • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Brother James • 100%
[end of tour]
NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS European tour
June 30th, 2000 Evreux, France Rock Festival Encore of "Schizophrenia" not played.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • The Burning Spear • Mote • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
July 1st, 2000 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire None.
Schizophrenia • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
July 2nd, 2000 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire None.
Teenage Riot • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Kool Thing • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Mote • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Sunday • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
July 3rd, 2000 Tilburg, Netherlands 013 Club None.
Schizophrenia • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Bull in the Heather • Mote • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Teenage Riot • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Cotton Crown
July 4th, 2000 Brussels, Belgium Ancient Belgique "Schizophrenia" was not on the original set list.
100% • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • The Burning Spear • Hoarfrost • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Brother James
++ Schizophrenia
July 5th, 2000 Brussels, Belgium Ancient Belgique None.
Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Kool Thing • Sunday • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Bull in the Heather • Tom Violence • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Cotton Crown
July 6th, 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega "Teenage Riot" not on original set list. The entire show was released via bandcamp in 2020.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Hoarfrost • Bull in the Heather • Brother James • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
++ Teenage Riot
soundcheck: Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Hoarfrost
July 7th, 2000 Kristiansand, Norway Quart Festival Encore of "Lightnin'" and "100%" cut for time.
Teenage Riot • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Mote • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
July 8th, 2000 Kongsberg, Norway Kongsberghallen (Jazz Festival) Mats Gustafsson played saxophone on "Lightnin".A 7" containing "Lightnin" spread out over both sides was included in the extremely limited Black Box set released to coincide with the band's week at the Ystad Festival. "Teenage Riot" was not on the original set list.
The Burning Spear • Sunday • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Schizophrenia • NYC Ghosts & Flowers • Free City Rhymes • Bull in the Heather • Hoarfrost • Kool Thing
+ Lightnin' • 100%
++ Teenage Riot
July 10th, 2000 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre "Brother James" not on original set list.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Sunday • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Schizophrenia • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
++ Brother James
July 11th, 2000 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre None.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Bull in the Heather • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Cotton Crown
++ Brother James
July 12th, 2000 Montreux, Switzerland Miles Davis Hall (Montreux Jazz Festival) None.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Bull in the Heather • Schizophrenia • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Brother James
July 14th, 2000 Vilar De Mouros, Portugal Festival Vilar De Mouros "Lightnin" was first song of the encore on the set list, but was probably cut for time.
Schizophrenia • Sunday • Brother James • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Teenage Riot • Mote • Free City Rhymes • Bull in the Heather • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ 100%
July 15th, 2000 Santiago De Compostela, Spain Santi Rock The encore on the set list was "Lightnin" and "100%".
The Burning Spear • Schizophrenia • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • White Kross • Hoarfrost • Bull in the Heather • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Brother James
[end of tour]
July 18th, 2000 New York City, New York, USA Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien Second "Conan", third Late Night. They played an edited version of "Nevermind".
Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)
NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS West Coast USA tour
July 20th, 2000 Seattle, Washington, USA Moore Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Bull in the Heather • Sunday • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
soundcheck: Mote • Cotton Crown • Renegade Princess • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Mote
July 21st, 2000 Portland, Oregon, USA Roseland Theatre "Bull in the Heather" was not on the set list.
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Sunday • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Brother James
++ Bull in the Heather
soundcheck: 100% • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Hoarfrost
July 22nd, 2000 San Francisco, California, USA Warfield Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Bull in the Heather • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Teenage Riot • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
soundcheck: Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Karen Koltrane • Sunday
July 23rd, 2000 Los Angeles, California, USA El Rey Theatre None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • 100% • Hoarfrost • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Schizophrenia
July 24th, 2000 Los Angeles, California, USA Wilshire Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Renegade Princess • Bull in the Heather • Hoarfrost • Teenage Riot • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Brother James
soundcheck: Sunday • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Mote
[end of tour]
July 29th, 2000 Tokyo, Japan Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival) None.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Brother James • Bull in the Heather • The Burning Spear • Mote • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
BINAURAL USA tour
August 3rd, 2000 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre None.
Tom Violence • Teenage Riot • Brother James • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing
August 4th, 2000 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Blockbuster Pavilion None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Kool Thing
August 5th, 2000 Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle The first of three Perspective Musicales shows held on Pearl Jam off-nights. The band played in various solo configurations as well as a full Sonic Youth set. This show was released in its entirety (including the solo material) on bandcamp in 2020. Last known performance of "Renegade Princess".
Psychic Hearts (Thurston/Steve/Lee) • Gregory Corso reading (Lee) • Mote (Lee) • Music to Leah Singer's Films (Lee/Jim/Steve/Thurston) • The Widow (Thurston) • Disconnection Notice (Thurston) • Marika (Thurston) • unknown (Kim/Jim/Steve) • Paperbag/Orange Laptop (Kim/Jim/Steve) • International Spy (Kim/Jim/Steve) • Fuzzy Sun > Not Sport, Marital Art (Jim) • Halfway to a Threeway (Jim)

Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Renegade Princess • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ 100%

August 6th, 2000 Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Coliseum None.
Schizophrenia • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • 100% • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 7th, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Philips Arena Was "Brother James" played?
Teenage Riot • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • 100% • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 9th, 2000 West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Mars Music Amphitheatre None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Mote • Brother James
August 10th, 2000 West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Mars Music Amphitheatre None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • 100%
August 11th, 2000 Orlando, Florida, USA Sapphire Supper Club The second of three Perspective Musicales shows held on Pearl Jam off-nights. The band played in various solo configurations as well as a full Sonic Youth set.
Psychic Hearts (Thurston/Steve/Lee/Jim) • improvisation (Thurston, Eric Baecht, Jim) • Leah Singer Film Music & Poetry Reading (Lee/Steve/Jim) • International Spy (Kim/Jim/Steve)

Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Bull in the Heather • Hoarfrost • Brother James • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
soundcheck: Tom Violence • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Hoarfrost

August 12th, 2000 Tampa, Florida, USA Ice Palace None.
Sunday • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 14th, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Arena None.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 15th, 2000 Memphis, Tennessee, USA The Pyramid None.
Bull in the Heather • The Burning Spear • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 16th, 2000 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Last Place on Earth The third of three Perspective Musicales shows held on Pearl Jam off-nights. The band played in various solo configurations as well as a full Sonic Youth set. Eddie Vedder played guitar on "Lightnin" as well as the main improv over Leah's films. "100%" was not on the original set list.
Psychic Hearts (Thurston/Steve/Lee/Jim) • The Widow (Thurston) • Disconnection Notice (Thurston) • Filmmusic 3 to Leah Singer films (Jim/Eddie Vedder/Steve/Lee) • Not Sport, Marital Art > The Workplace > Fuzzy Sun (Jim) • Halfway to a Threeway (Jim/Steve) • Summer Song 3 (Kim/Jim/Steve)

Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Hoarfrost • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Schizophrenia
++ 100%

August 17th, 2000 Nashville, Tennessee, USA AmSouth Amphitheatre None.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Mote • The Burning Spear
August 18th, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Deer Creek Music Amphitheatre None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Mote • Brother James
August 20th, 2000 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Riverbend Music Center None.
Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 21st, 2000 Columbus, Ohio, USA Polaris Amphitheatre None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • The Burning Spear
August 23rd, 2000 Wantagh, New York, USA Jones Beach Theatre None.
Bull in the Heather • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • 100%
August 24th, 2000 Wantagh, New York, USA Jones Beach Theatre None.
Tom Violence • Mote • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • Brother James
August 25th, 2000 Wantagh, New York, USA Jones Beach Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 27th, 2000 Saratoga Springs, New York, USA Saratoga Performing Arts Center "Kool Thing" and "100%" may have been reversed.
Teenage Riot • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 29th, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Tweeter Center "Mote" was on the set list instead of "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" but I'm told the latter was played.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
August 30th, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Tweeter Center None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Brother James • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
September 1st, 2000 Camden, New Jersey, USA Blockbuster-Sony Pavilion None.
Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Hoarfrost • Teenage Riot
September 2nd, 2000 Camden, New Jersey, USA Blockbuster-Sony Pavilion None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
September 4th, 2000 Columbia, Maryland, USA Merriweather Post Pavillion This show was cancelled due to a family emergency involving Kim and Thurston. Jim, Lee, and Steve joined Eddie Vedder during his opening set on Pearl Jam's "Parting Ways".
September 5th, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Post Gazette Pavillion This show was cancelled due to a family emergency involving Kim and Thurston. Jim, Lee, and Steve and guitar tech Eric Baecht (with a little help from Eddie Vedder) put together an opening set. Lee and Jim also joined Pearl Jam for The Who's "Baba O'Riley". "Something in the Air" is a Thunderclap Newman song. "Naked Eye" is a Who song.
Parting Ways (Eddie with Lee/Steve/Jim) • Mote (Lee/Steve/Jim/Eric) • Wish Fulfillment (Lee) • Something in the Air (Lee/Steve/Jim/Eric) • Ghost Ship in a Storm (Lee/Steve/Jim) • NYC Ghosts & Flowers (Lee/Steve/Jim/Eric) • Naked Eye (Lee/Steve/Jim/Eddie Vedder)
[end of tour]
September 24th, 2000 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Three County Fairgrounds (Riverfest) "Burning Spear" was to follow "Teenage Riot", and "Lightnin" and "Brother James" were the encore. All were cut for time.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
KULTURBRO 2000
October 7th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater Mats Gustafsson joined for "Lightnin". Following SY was a group improv, beginning with a Jim O'Rourke solo set, plus Sven Åke Johansson, Mats Gustafsson, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore.
She Is Not Alone • The Burning Spear • 100% • Side2Side • Lightnin' • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
October 8th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater Mats Gustafsson joined for "Lightnin". Following SY was a group improv with Sven Åke Johansson on percussion and Mats Gustafsson on saxophone, who were joined by Loren Mazzacane Connors on guitar, then Jim O'Rourke on laptop and Steve Shelley on drums. Amongst this wall of sound, Kim Gordon gave Thurston Moore a haircut, while Lee Ranaldo pranced around in an overcoat and sunglasses while playing a cardboard cutout of a cello. First known performance of "Making the Nature Scene" since 1989.
She Is Not Alone • Inhuman • Side2Side • Kool Thing • Lightnin' • 100% • Making the Nature Scene • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
October 9th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Mats Gustafsson's night. It consisted of a performance of his piece "Hidros 3", which lasted 70 minutes. It has been officially released. Mats played saxophone, Kim Gordon and Lindha Svantesson provided vocals, and Jim O'Rourke did a live mix. Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Loren Mazzacane Connors, David Stackenäs all played guitar in their own separate rooms.
Hidros 3
October 10th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Thurston Moore's night. He provided a series of improvised pieces with Lee, Steve, Jim, Mats Gustafsson, Loren Mazzacane Connors, and David Stackenäs.
various improvisations
October 11th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Jim O'Rourke's night. He provided a series of improvised pieces with Lee, Steve, Jim, Mats Gustafsson, Loren Mazzacane Connors, and David Stackenäs.
Powerbook improvisation (Jim) • improvisation (Loren Mazzacane Connors/David Stackenäs/Kim Gordon/Lee Ranaldo/Mats Gustafsson) • Louie Louie (Kim/Thurston/Lee/Steve/Jim/Mats) • improvisation (Thurston/Jim/Mats/Steve/Lindha Svantesson)
October 12th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Lee Ranaldo's night. He wrote a playlist for the show beforehand, but it was not strictly adhered to. He would point at a musician when he wanted them to begin or stop playing. The ensemble was Thurston Moore on guitar, Loren Mazzacane Connors on guitar, David Stackenäs on guitar, Steve Shelley on drums, Jim O'Rourke on electronics, Kim Gordon on vocals, and Lindha Svantesson on vocals.
1 LR • 2 LR/ LOREN • 3 LOREN/SS/JO • 4 LR/SS • 5 SS/JO/T/K/M • 6 SS/JO/LINDHA/DAVID • 7 JO/T/K/M • 8 LR/DAVID/LOREN(PIANO)/LINDHA • 9 LR
October 13th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Steve Shelley's night. It began with Mats Gustafsson on saxophone playing duets with rotating guitarists. Then everyone played together following Steve's playlist.
1 S & J • 2 T & J • 3 T & K • 4 T & K & LR • 5 K & LR & Lindha • 6 Lindha & David • 7 David & Loren • 8 Loren & Kim • 9 Anybody/everybody
October 14th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Loren Mazzacane Connors's night. Loren opened with a solo set, later joined by Mats and Steve. Then Thurston joined Mats and Steve to play an acoustic version of "Mildred Pierce"! Lee played "I Shall Be Released", David Stackenäs did some improv, and Jim played a few songs.
improvisation (Loren/Mats/Steve) • Mildred Pierce (Thurston/Mats/Steve) • I Shall Be Released (Lee) • improvisation (David Stackenäs) • Ghost Ship in a Storm (Jim) • 2 other Jim songs
October 15th, 2000 Ystad, Sweden Ystads Teater This was Kim Gordon's night. It opened with Martin Klapper on toys and electronics and Herman Müntzing on electric bass and homemade instruments. Then Lotta Melin did an improvised dance performance over various combinations of musicians as arranged by Kim, including Jim and Thurston doing karaoke to Sparks songs, and Kim, Jim and Steve playing SYR5 style material.
improvisation (Martin Klapper/Herman Müntzing) • improvisation (Lotta/Jim) • improvisation (Kim/Lotta/Lee) • improvisation (Mats/Thurston/Lee) • Sparks karaoke (Jim/Thurston) • improvisation (Kim/Jim/Steve) • improvisation (Loren) • improvisation (everyone)
October 19th, 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jazz Festival The band's first performance in South America.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Teenage Riot • Brother James • Death Valley '69
October 20th, 2000 Sao Paulo, Brazil Free Jazz Festival None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Schizophrenia • 100%
October 21st, 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina Club Hípico (Primavera Alternativa Festival) None.
Schizophrenia • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • She is Not Alone • Kool Thing • The Burning Spear • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ 100% • Brother James
December 2000 New York, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for Things Behind The Sun soundtrack. They finished recording a week before Christmas. Most of the material remains unreleased, and some is exclusive to the film itself. Some of the unused material may have been held over for Demonlover.
 
Song
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Primary Release
Notes
Derniere Minute Electrifee
master
Kali Yug Express This is a compilation of several score pieces from the soundtrack.
Le Paysage Zim Zum
master
Kali Yug Express None.
Lord of Your Thighs
master
Terrastock 7" This was a score piece from Things Behind the Sun that received additional noise overdubs for the finished track as released on the Terrastock 7". Later collected on Rarities 3.
early mix
n/a A version considered for the film score.
Magic Air
master
n/a The band masqueraded as LOW PRIORITY to record this oddball wah-romp. The song appears briefly on a stereo in the background of a scene in Things Behind The Sun, hence it was "low priority" to record. However, the full song is three minutes long and features Thurston, Lee, and Jim all singing together. The very beginning was used for the "Sweet Emotion" track.
Out & In
master
Not The Spaces You Know, But Between Them None.
edit
n/a A 2-and-a-half minute edit of the piece eventually released as "Out & In". It also appears in the film.
Social Static
master
sonicyouth.com download This is totally cheating since it's not from the Things Behind The Sun soundtrack, but with only a vague recording date of "2000" I had to put it somewhere. It was a soundtrack for Chris Habib's film, in any case. Later collected on Rarities 3 and In/Out/In.
Stranger
master
n/a This song appears briefly in the film, but is otherwise unreleased. Kim sings.
Sweet Emotion
master
Terrastock 7" The beginning of this track is taken from "Magic Air". The rest may be from the Demonlover sessions, per the sleeve.
Think It Over
[aka Theme From Things Behind The Sun]
master
Mix Tape #1 This song plays at three points during the film. Kim's vocal take is heard during the intro, an instrumental is used mid-film, and the end credits contain the uninterrupted instrumental version (following Nick Drake's title track).
instrumental
n/a An instrumental version of the theme. It plays over the end credits of the film.
instrumental
n/a A 7-and-a-half minute instrumental version of the theme.
Unused Country Track
master
n/a This is an unused acoustic piece with light drums and fingerpicked guitar.
alt version
n/a A shorter version of the same theme.
Unused Flashback
master
n/a This is 8 minutes of a beat box being manipulated through a delay, and was not used in the film.
Various Untitled Scores
master
n/a The material compiled for the soundtrack included at least four short pieces that are basically just behind the bridge/feedback type bits for flashbacks.
 
NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS Japanese tour
February 19th, 2001 Tokyo, Japan Akasaka Blitz None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Kool Thing • Schizophrenia • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Hoarfrost • Brother James • NYC Ghost & Flowers
+ Drunken Butterfly • 100%
February 20th, 2001 Tokyo, Japan Akasaka Blitz None.
Teenage Riot • White Kross • Free City Rhymes • The Burning Spear • Drunken Butterfly • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Tom Violence • Lightnin' • Kool Thing
+ 100% • NYC Ghost & Flowers
February 22nd, 2001 Nagoya, Japan Diamond Hall None.
Bull in the Heather • Schizophrenia • Free City Rhymes • Mote • She Is Not Alone • Kool Thing • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Tom Violence • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Drunken Butterfly
February 23rd, 2001 Osaka, Japan Zepp None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • The Burning Spear • Hoarfrost • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • White Kross • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Drunken Butterfly
February 24th, 2001 Fukuoka, Japan Logos Yoshimi and possibly other members of OOIOO joined for "Lightnin".
Bull in the Heather • Teenage Riot • Free City Rhymes • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • 100% • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • Kool Thing
[end of tour]
April 7th, 2001 New York City, New York, USA The Cooler Thurston, Steve, Tim Foljahn and Jim O'Rourke performed a Psychic Hearts set as Male Slut. Don Fleming joined for their version of the Weirdos' "Solitary Confinement".
Queen Bee and Her Pals • Patti Smith Math Scratch • Hang Out • Superchrist • Psychic Hearts • Blues From Beyond The Grave • Elegy style jam • Solitary Confinement
April 21st, 2001 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Trocadero None.
She Is Not Alone • Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Brother James • 100% • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ The Burning Spear • Teenage Riot
April 22nd, 2001 Syracuse, New York, USA Syracuse University None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Hoarfrost • Drunken Butterfly • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ 100% • Kool Thing
April 23rd, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Roxy Last known performance of "Mildred Pierce".
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Drunken Butterfly • Hoarfrost • Schizophrenia • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Mildred Pierce • Teenage Riot
May 4th, 2001 Dallas, Texas, USA Deep Ellum None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Mote • Small Flowers Crack Concrete • Schizophrenia • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Tom Violence • Drunken Butterfly
May 5th, 2001 Austin, Texas, USA Stubb's Last known performance of "Hoarfrost" and "Small Flowers Crack Concrete".
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • 100% • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Drunken Butterfly • HoarfrostSmall Flowers Crack Concrete • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ The Burning Spear • Teenage Riot
May 6th, 2001 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Beale Street (Memphis in May) None.
Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • 100% • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Brother James • Mote • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Teenage Riot
GOODBYE 20TH CENTURY European tour
June 7th, 2001 Paris, France Olympia The first SYR4 performance since April 1st, 1999. First known performance of "Six" "Treatise" and "Clapping Music". This show was officially released via nugs and bandcamp. William Winant joined the band for all dates of this tour. Christian Fennesz joined on laptop for "Four⁶". Richard Edson joined the band on percussion for "She Is Not Alone".
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Treatise • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Clapping Music • Four⁶ • Side2Side • She Is Not Alone
+ NYC Ghosts & Flowers
June 8th, 2001 Zurich, Switzerland Rote Fabrik First known performance of "Burdocks" and "Piano Piece #13". Coco joined for "Voice Piece for Soprano". Günther Müller and Marina Rosenfeld joined for "Four⁶".
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Clapping Music • Burdocks • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Treatise • Four⁶ • She Is Not Alone • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Piano Piece #13 • Side2Side
June 9th, 2001 Gent, Belgium Theaterzaal Vooruit Joined by Dean Vandewalle on piano and Jean Marc Montera on guitar (presumably for "Four⁶"?).
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Burdocks • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Treatise • Clapping Music • Four⁶ • She Is Not Alone • Side2Side
+ NYC Ghosts & Flowers
June 10th, 2001 Gent, Belgium Theaterzaal Vooruit Joined by Frederic Rzewski on piano, Jan Rzewski on saxophone and Jean Marc Montera on guitar (presumably for "Four⁶"?).
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Treatise • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Burdocks • Clapping Music • Four⁶ • She Is Not Alone • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Piano Piece #13 • Side2Side
June 12th, 2001 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso A "rock" set, not an "SYR4" set.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Mote • Drunken Butterfly • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
June 13th, 2001 Weesp, Holland E-Sound Studio Recording sessions for In The Fishtank #9. The liner notes imply it was recorded between their two Amsterdam shows. The band was joined by the Ex (Terrie[bass] & Luc Ex[guitar]) and I.C.P. (Wolter Wierbos[trombone], Ab Baars[reeds], and Han Bennink[drums]) to record a disc of improvised music. William Winant, who was playing with SY for this tour, played percussion. Kim did not participate. The tracks are titled with roman numerals, technically 2 through 10, missing 1 and 7. 2 appears in the middle of the disc. Engineered by Zlaya.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
I
unknown
n/a Possibly recorded but not included?
II
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
III
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
IV
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
V
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
VI
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
VII
unknown
n/a Possibly recorded but not included?
VIII
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
IX
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
X
master
In The Fishtank 9 Improvisation recorded with I.C.P. and The Ex.
 
June 13th, 2001 Amsterdam, Holland Stadsschouwburg Only known performance of "Echelon" by Konrad Boehmer. Konrad conducted the piece. Terrie Ex and Kat Ex joined for "Treatise". Ab Baars and Cor Fuhler joined for "Four⁶".
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Burdocks • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Treatise • Clapping Music • Echelon • Four⁶ • She Is Not Alone • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Piano Piece #13 • Side2Side
June 14th, 2001 Barcelona, Spain Sónar Festival Lee, Jim, and Peter Rehberg opened the set w/ some improvisation, which went into "She is Not Alone". Peter Rehberg contributed computer effects to the whole set.
She is Not Alone • Four⁶ • Side2Side
June 16th, 2001 London, England Royal Festival Hall Laetitia Sadler and Susan Stenger (flute) joined for "Four⁶" (Stenger may have also played on "Treatise").
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • Treatise • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 3) • Burdocks • Clapping Music • Four⁶ • She Is Not Alone • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Piano Piece #13 • Side2Side
June 17th, 2001 Bologna, Italy Parco Nord Dean Roberts joined for "Treatise" and "Four⁶". Last known performance of "Having Never Written a Note For Percussion" "Voice Piece for Soprano" "Six" "Burdocks" "Treatise" "Clapping Music" and "Four6". This was the final Goodbye 20th Century performance.
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 1) • Six • Voice Piece for Soprano (pt 2) • BurdocksVoice Piece for Soprano (pt 3)TreatiseClapping MusicFour⁶ • She Is Not Alone • Side2Side
+ NYC Ghosts & Flowers
June 18th, 2001 Rome, Italy Teatro Romano di Ostia Antica Last known performance performance of "Free City Rhymes" and "Lightnin'".
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Free City Rhymes • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Mote • Drunken Butterfly • The Burning Spear • Kool Thing • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Lightnin' • 100%
[end of tour]
Spring-Summer 2001 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Thurston and Kim's Living Room The "Noho Furniture Sessions" found the band gathered in Thurston and Kim's living room, writing material for the follow-up to NYC Ghosts & Flowers. These songs all ended up on compilations or digital mix tapes, and were later collected on The Destroyed Room. Murray Street would be comprised almost entirely of acoustic songs Thurston had been working on in solo sets since 1998 (originally said to be called Dream Investigations).
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Fauxhemians
master
All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 Later collected on The Destroyed Room.
Queen Anne Chair
master
Mix Tape #2 Later collected on The Destroyed Room.
alt take
n/a The liner notes to The Destroyed Room describe "an alternate version of this track where a more metal guitar breakdown is inserted".
Three-Part Sectional Love Seat
master
Mix Tape #1 Later collected on The Destroyed Room.
 
August 2001-March 2002 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for Murray Street LP. Jim O'Rourke recorded it with Aaron Mullan as assistant engineer. A January 3rd, 2002 sonicyouth.com update suggests that they have takes of all five new songs they'd been playing (see October 7th 2001), plus a funky uptempo number ("Radical Adults"). "Plastic Sun" was originally given to Jane magazine for a sampler but punched up for inclusion on Murray Street.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Disconnection Notice
master
Murray Street Music video included on Corporate Ghost.
The Empty Page
master
Murray Street Music video included on Corporate Ghost.
Karen Revisited [aka Karenology]
master
Murray Street The end of the track is taken from the 10/07/01 performance.
alt mix
You Can Never Go Fast Enough An alternate mix of the song's outro was released as "Loop Cat". Later collected on The Destroyed Room.
Plastic Sun
master
Murray Street Bass and one lyric re-recorded from Jane version.
early mix
Jane CD Released in September 2001. Original lyric: "Rip me off with your Britney spear"
Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
master
Murray Street Jim Sauter and Don Dietrich play horns.
Rain on Tin
master
Murray Street None.
Sympathy for the Strawberry
master
Murray Street None.
 
September 20th, 2001 Buffalo, New York, USA Buffalo State College Thurston played a solo acoustic set with "four new Sonic Youth songs, two with vocals". Jim O'Rourke then joined Thurston for "Psychic Hearts", followed by an improvisation.
October 7th, 2001 New York City, New York, USA Bowery Ballroom First known performance of "Sympathy for the Strawberry" "Disconnection Notice" "Rain on Tin" "Karenology" and "The Empty Page" (though Thurston had played some of these songs in solo sets). "Strawberry" and "Karenology" were instrumental. Officially released via bandcamp in 2020. The end of "Karenology" was used for the album version.
Sympathy for the StrawberryDisconnection NoticeRain on TinKarenologyThe Empty Page • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
+ Schizophrenia • White Kross • Drunken Butterfly
++ Brother James The Burning Spear
November 15th, 2001 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
Sympathy for the Strawberry • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin • Karenology • The Empty Page • Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Drunken Butterfly
+ She is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Mote
November 15th, 2001 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Calvin Theatre Last known performance of "NYC Ghosts & Flowers".
Sympathy for the Strawberry • Schizophrenia • Tom Violence • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin • The Empty Page • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Side2Side • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly
+ She is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • NYC Ghosts & Flowers
November 17th, 2001 Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA The Flywheel Sonic Youth were a surprise guest.
Sympathy for the Strawberry • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Disconnection Notice • Karenology
December 2001 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for Demonlover soundtrack. The band started writing material in August, and director Olivier Assayas came to meet with them from December 7th-9th. There's footage on the DVD of the sessions dated 12/12/01.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Coca Neon Kamera Sutra
master
Kali Yug Express A tighter version was later released as "Move Away".
Control Freak
master
Demonlover None.
Electric Noisefield
master
Demonlover This is an edited version of the Murray Street bonus track "Street Sauce".
Harmonic Sprawl
master
Mix Tape #7 None.
Melodikim
master
Demonlover None.
Move Away
master
Demonlover This is an alternate version of "Coca Neon Kamera Sutra".
Safe in Hell
master
Demonlover None.
Slambient Desire
master
Demonlover None.
Street Sauce
master
Murray Street Japanese CD The Demonlover track "Electric Noisefield" is an edited version of this Murray Street bonus track (and near title track!).
Superdead
master
Demonlover None.
Teknikal Illprovisation
master
Demonlover None.
 
December 12th, 2001 New York City, New York, USA Bowery Ballroom Thurston opened with solo acoustic versions of "Disconnection Notice" and "The Empty Page", then played in a quartet with Jim O'Rourke, Chris Corsano, and Paul Flaherty.
Disconnection Notice • The Empty Page
ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES UCLA 2002
March 15th, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA UCLA campus - multiple venues Sonic Youth curated the first North American installation of All Tomorrow's Parties, featuring four days of music at different venues around UCLA. They headlined the final day, and appeared as solo acts on two of the three preceding days.
Christina Rosenvinge (w/ Steve) • improvisation (Kim/Jim/Ikue Mori/DJ Olive) • Real Cool Time (Asheton/Mascis/Watt w/ Thurston) • I Wanna Be Yr Dog (Asheton/Mascis/Watt w/ Kim)
March 16th, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA UCLA campus - multiple venues Sonic Youth curated the first North American installation of All Tomorrow's Parties, featuring four days of music at different venues around UCLA. They headlined the final day, and appeared as solo acts on two of the three preceding days.
Chris Lee (w/ Steve) • improvisation (Lee/Kevin Drumm/Mats Gustafsson) • improvisation (Thurston/Mats Gustafsson/William Winant/Nels Cline)
March 17th, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA Ackerman Grand Ballroom Sonic Youth curated the first North American installation of All Tomorrow's Parties, featuring four days of music at different venues around UCLA. They headlined the final day, and appeared as solo acts on two of the three preceding days. First performance of "Plastic Sun" and "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style". First performance of "Karenology" and "Sympathy for the Strawberry" with vocals. Part of "She is Not Alone" appears on the Corporate Ghost DVD.
Bull in the Heather • White Kross • Disconnection Notice • Karenology • Plastic SunRadical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) • Rain on Tin • The Empty Page • Drunken Butterfly • Mote • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ She Is Not Alone
soundcheck: The Empty Page • Karenology • Sympathy for the Strawberry
June 9th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon studio - "Rehearsin' For Ya" A live rehearsal webcast for the forthcoming Murray Street tour. The band played the album in its entirety as well as "Candle". It was available on sonicyouth.com
Candle • The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Plastic Sun • Sympathy for the Strawberry
MURRAY STREET European tour
June 14th, 2002 Hultsfred, Sweden Hultsfred Festival None.
The Burning Spear • Bull in the Heather • Drunken Butterfly • Karenology • Rain on Tin • Disconnection Notice • Plastic Sun • Kool Thing • White Kross • The Empty Page • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
June 15th, 2002 Salzburg, Austria Frequency Festival First known performance of "Kissability" since 1989.
Bull in the Heather • Cotton Crown • Eric's Trip • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Kissability • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene • Inhuman
June 16th, 2002 Neuchatel, Switzerland Cargo None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain On Tin • Kissability • Eric's Trip • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene • Kool Thing
++ White Kross • Cotton Crown
June 17th, 2002 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie None.
Bull in the Heather • Cotton Crown • Eric's Trip • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Making the Nature Scene • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kissability
++ Drunken Butterfly
June 19th, 2002 Lyon, France Transbordeur None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Kissability • Shadow of a Doubt • Rain on Tin • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Eric's Trip • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Drunken Butterfly
June 20th, 2002 Lille, France Aeronef "Kool Thing" replaced "Inhuman" on the set list.
Bull in the Heather • Cotton Crown • Eric's Trip • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Karenology • Making the Nature Scene • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Shadow of a Doubt
++ Kool Thing
June 22nd, 2002 Manchester, England Manchester University None.
Bull in the Heather • Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Karenology • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Skip Tracer • Drunken Butterfly
++ Making the Nature Scene
June 23rd, 2002 Bristol, England Bristol Academy None.
She Is Not Alone • Bull in the Heather • Eric's Trip • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Skip Tracer • Kool Thing
June 24th, 2002 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire "Inhuman" added to set list but not played.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Eric's Trip • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Karenology • Candle • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing
++ Making the Nature Scene
June 25th, 2002 Murray Street is released by Geffen in North America (it was released in Europe on the 10th). It is the band's fourteenth album. "The Empty Page" is the single. It is the first album with Jim O'Rourke as an official member of the band.
June 25th, 2002 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire "Drunken Butterfly" replaced "Inhuman" on the set list.
Candle • Shadow of a Doubt • The Empty Page • Bull in the Heather • White Kross • Disconnection Notice • Karenology • Kissability • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Rain On Tin
++ Eric's Trip • Drunken Butterfly
June 27th, 2002 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso "Drunken Butterfly" was not on the set list.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Plastic Sun • Candle • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kissability
++ Drunken Butterfly
June 28th, 2002 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Festival None.
Bull in the Heather • Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Kool Thing • Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
June 29th, 2002 Paris, France Olympia None.
Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Bull in the Heather • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Kissability • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Kool Thing • Sympathy For The Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Candle
++ Inhuman
July 1st, 2002 Cagliari, Italy Rockaralis None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Kissability • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Kool Thing • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene • Drunken Butterfly
July 2nd, 2002 Rome, Italy Vailli Julia None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Kissability • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Candle • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing
++ Silver Rocket
July 3rd, 2002 Arezzo, Italy Free Wave Festival "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Inhuman" were cut for time.
Tom Violence • Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Drunken Butterfly • Karenology • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing • Making the Nature Scene
July 5th, 2002 Catania, Italy Piazza Dante None.
Tom Violence • White Kross • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Bull in the Heather • Karenology • Candle • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
July 6th, 2002 Turin, Italy Turin Festival "Candle" replaced "Cotton Crown" on the set list. "Drunken Butterfly" second encore cut for time.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Bull in the Heather • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
July 8th, 2002 Dresden, Germany Alter Schlachthof None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Kool Thing • Plastic Sun • Silver Rocket • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
++ Making the Nature Scene
July 9th, 2002 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle Last known performance of "Nevermind" and "Side2Side".
Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)Side2Side • Karenology • Silver Rocket • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Shadow of a Doubt
++ Kool Thing
+++ Brother James
July 10th, 2002 Hamburg, Germany Große Freiheit 36 Only known performance of "Kool Thing (Merzbow)".
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Kissability • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Kool Thing • Kool Thing (Merzbow)
July 11th, 2002 Koln, Germany E-Werk None.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Kool Thing
July 13th, 2002 Co. Meath, Ireland Fairyhouse Racecourse (Witnness Festival) None.
White Kross • The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Bull in the Heather • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Kool Thing
July 14th, 2002 Kinross, Scotland T in the Park Festival "Kool Thing" encore cut for time.
Tom Violence • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Disconnection Notice • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly

[end of tour]
July 27th, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Fuji Festival None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly • Kissability • Karenology • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
July 28th, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Fuji Festival Yoshimi from the Boredoms joined for a set of solid improvised noise.
improvisation
MURRAY STREET North American tour
July 31st, 2002 Austin, Texas, USA Waterloo Records An extremely peculiar in-store where the band opted to create various sound concepts rather than play pre-written songs. Lee hit tennis balls towards a fully amplified guitar while the band rotated between 5-minute ideas such as Kim and Thurston hugging while wearing guitars, Steve getting on Thurston's shoulders to deflect moon pies with a guitar, Rush karaoke interrupted by noise, etc. Afterwards, Thurston played solo versions of "The Empty Page" and "Disconnection Notice".
Pelvic Noise (Kim/Thurston) • Electric Moonpie (Sonic Youth) • Rush Interruptus (Jim/Thurston/Lee) • New Jack Shuffle (Sonic Youth) • Disc (Sonic Youth) • accompanied by: Racket (30 min) (Lee) • Tuning (Thurston) • The Empty Page (Thurston) • Disconnection Notice (Thurston)
August 1st, 2002 Dallas, Texas, USA Granada Theatre "Making the Nature Scene" on set list but not played.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Silver Rocket • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Bull in the Heather
+ Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
August 2nd, 2002 Austin, Texas, USA Stubbs BBQ None.
Cotton Crown • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Silver Rocket
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Inhuman
August 3rd, 2002 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Tipitina's In the afternoon, Steve did a guest DJ set at Virgin Megastore.
Tom Violence • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Kissability • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Drunken Butterfly
August 5th, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Variety Playhouse None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Kissability • Silver Rocket
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 6th, 2002 Athens, Georgia, USA 40 Watt Club None.
The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Candle • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Kissability • White Kross • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Schizophrenia
August 7th, 2002 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The Ritz None.
Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Bull in the Heather • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Kissability • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
August 8th, 2002 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club "Brother James" replaced "Cotton Crown" on the set list. Kim's side project with Erase Errata, The Anxious Rats, opened this show.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Drunken Butterfly • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Tom Violence • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Brother James
August 10th, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Trocadero None.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 11th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Central Park Summerstage None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Tom Violence • Candle • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Drunken Butterfly
August 13th, 2002 (afternoon) Boston, Massachusetts, USA WERS Thurston, Lee, and Jim performed acoustic versions live on the radio.
The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin
August 13th, 2002 (evening) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Roxy None.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Drunken Butterfly • Karenology • Tom Violence • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Silver Rocket
August 14th, 2002 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Le Medley None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Kissability • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry • 100%
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
++ Kool Thing
August 15th, 2002 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kool Haus None.
Cotton Crown • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Candle • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Tom Violence • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 16th, 2002 Royal Oak, Michigan, USA Royal Oak Theatre None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • 100% • Kissability • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 17th, 2002 Chicago, Illinois, USA Metro Officially released via nugs and bandcamp. "Sympathy for the Strawberry" originally appeared in two parts on Mix Tape #7, and "100%" was included on Rarities 1.
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • 100% • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 18th, 2002 Chicago, Illinois, USA Metro None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Schizophrenia • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • White Kross • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing
++ Tom Violence
August 19th, 2002 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA First Avenue The set list read "Mote/Eric's Trip".
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Mote • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Schizophrenia
+ Disconnection Notice • Tom Violence
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 21st, 2002 Denver, Colorado, USA Ogden Theatre None.
Cotton Crown • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Candle • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
++ Making the Nature Scene
soundcheck: Sugar Kane
August 23rd, 2002 San Diego, California, USA Del Mar Fairgrounds None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • 100% • Mote • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Schizophrenia
August 24th, 2002 Silver Lake, California, USA Sunset Junction Festival "Karenology" "Sympathy for the Strawberry" and "Silver Rocket" cut for time/safety.
Cotton Crown • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Candle • 100% • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice
August 25th, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA El Rey Theatre None.
Candle • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Shadow of a Doubt • Kissability • Karenology • Tom Violence • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket
++ Making the Nature Scene
soundcheck: The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer
August 26th, 2002 (afternoon) Los Angeles, California, USA KCRW "Morning Becomes Eclectic" Live radio performance.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Disconnection Notice • Karenology
August 26th, 2002 (evening) Los Angeles, California, USA El Rey Theatre None.
Cotton Crown • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Schizophrenia • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Kool Thing
++ Brother James
August 27th, 2002 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Kissability • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Silver Rocket
August 28th, 2002 (afternoon) San Francisco, California, USA Amoeba Records Encore of "Shadow of a Doubt" not played. The band did a signing following the performance.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Disconnection Notice • Karenology
August 28th, 2002 (evening) San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore Kim's band with Erase Errata, The Anxious Rats, opened the show.
Cotton Crown • Plastic Sun • Schizophrenia • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice • White Kross
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 29th, 2002 Portland, Oregon, USA Music Millenium The band did a signing following the performance.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Disconnection Notice • Karenology
August 30th, 2002 Portland, Oregon, USA Crystal Ballroom None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Kissability • Silver Rocket • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Drunken Butterfly
++ 100%
soundcheck: The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Mote
August 31st, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vogue Theatre None.
Candle • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Rain on Tin • Kissability • 100% • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Schizophrenia • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Kool Thing
soundcheck: The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
September 1st, 2002 Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle Center Arena (Bumbershoot Festival) None.
Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Drunken Butterfly • Rain on Tin • Mote • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Candle • Karenology • Kissability • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Kool Thing
+ Disconnection Notice
[end of tour]
September 21st, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Bazar Curieux Thurston performed a solo acoustic set. "Radical Adults" had an extended jam/noise ending, lasting 25 minutes in total.
The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Altar Boy, Church Basement • Rain on Tin • Marika • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
September 26th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Sessions@AOL The band filmed three songs for "AOL's archive of streaming music", presumably available only to AOL users. I don't think there was a live audience. Do you have any details?
The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • 100%
September 26th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Last Call w/ Carson Daly "100%" opened the show, "The Empty Page" appeared towards the end. It aired on October 4th.
100% • The Empty Page
September 27th, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Indre Studios - "World Cafe" The band recorded five songs and an interview. It aired on October 30th.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Disconnection Notice • Plastic Sun • Karenology
October 13th, 2002 Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Axis (Terrastock Festival) Originally scheduled at the Middle East in Cambridge.
The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin • Karenology • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Plastic Sun • Sympathy for the Strawberry
October 23rd, 2002 New York City, New York, USA St. Mark's Church Thurston, Lee, and Jim performed acoustic versions of three Murray Street songs.
The Empty Page • Disconnection Notice • Rain on Tin
November 22nd, 2002 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Calvin Theater None.
Candle • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Kissability • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
November 23rd, 2002 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Lupo's Lightning Bolt began their set as "White Kross" finished.
Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Kissability • She is Not Alone • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Making the Nature Scene
+ Disconnection Notice • White Kross
November 24th, 2002 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Recher Theatre Only known performance of Half Japanese's "Calling All Girls".
Candle • Kissability • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Calling All Girls • Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
November 29th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Skip Tracer • Kissability • Candle • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Kool Thing
November 30th, 2002 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza Lightning Bolt began their set as "Inhuman" finished.
Making the Nature Scene • White Kross • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Kissability • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Silver Rocket • Inhuman
January 19th, 2003 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recorded for an unrealized collaboration with French clothing designer Agnes B. It was eventually released on SYR7. The liners indicate it was recorded January 19th, 2003 and mixed by Jim on July 4th, 2003. However, an advance promo blurb on sonicyouth.com said the track was recorded in 2001.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Agnes B Musique
master
SYR7 None.
 
January to March 2003 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon The band recorded a new song for a split 7" with Erase Errata. It was also included on Sonic Nurse.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
master
split 7" w/ Erase Errata Later released on Sonic Nurse retitled "Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream".
 
MURRAY STREET Japanese tour
February 17th, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Akasaka Blitz First known performances of "1234" and "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream". First performance of "Kill Yr Idols" since 1992.
1234 • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly • Rain on Tin • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Kissability • Skip Tracer • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Making the Nature Scene
+ Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Disconnection Notice • Kill Yr Idols • Brother James
February 18th, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Akasaka Blitz Set list had "1234" as opener.
Disconnection Notice • Bull in the Heather • Eric's Trip • 1234 • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • The Burning Spear • Karenology • Kissability • Kool Thing • White Kross • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
++ 100%
February 20th, 2003 Nagoya, Japan Diamond Hall None.
Candle • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Eric's Trip • Rain on Tin • Kissability • Disconnection Notice • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • 1234 • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Making the Nature Scene • Kill Yr Idols
++ Drunken Butterfly
February 21st, 2003 Osaka, Japan Namba Hatch None.
1234 • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Drunken Butterfly • The Empty Page • Skip Tracer • Shadow of a Doubt • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Karenology • Disconnection Notice • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Kool Thing
++ White Kross
February 22nd, 2003 Fukuoka, Japan Logos Last known performance of "1234".
1234 • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Karenology • Plastic Sun • Kissability • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Drunken Butterfly • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Disconnection Notice • Making the Nature Scene
++ Kill Yr Idols
[end of tour]
April 12th, 2003 New York City, New York, USA Anthology Film Archives Sonic Youth (with guest Tim Barnes) provided an instrumental soundtrack to Stan Brakhage's films. This was released as SYR6.
improvisation
April 27th, 2003 Indio, California, USA Empire Polo Field (Coachella Festival) None.
Kill Yr Idols • Brother James • Mote • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly • Plastic Sun • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sugar Kane
May 7th, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, USA PBS Soundstage Filmed for PBS Soundstage. Three songs were broadcast: "Rain On Tin" "Plastic Sun" and "Sympathy for the Strawberry".
Rain On Tin • The Empty Page • Karenology • Plastic Sun • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sympathy For The Strawberry
May 24th, 2003 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Festival The set list had "Strawberry" before "100%", and "Disconnection Notice" and "Kill Yr Idols" as an encore. They were cut for time.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Mote • Brother James • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sugar Kane • Karenology • Drunken Butterfly • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • 100%
May 25th, 2003 Lisbon, Portugal Colisseum None.
The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Sugar Kane • Skip Tracer • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Kill Yr Idols • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • White Kross
++ Kool Thing
MARIAH STREET USA tour
June 12th, 2003 Asheville, North Carolina, USA Orange Peel None.
Cotton Crown • The Empty Page • Catholic Block • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy For The Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
++ Sugar Kane
June 13th, 2003 Manchester, Tennessee, USA Bonnaroo Festival "She is Not Alone" was released on the Live From Bonnaroo 2003 compilation. "Bull in the Heather" appeared on the DVD edition.
She is Not Alone • The Empty Page • Bull in the Heather • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Kool Thing • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Schizophrenia • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sugar Kane • Sympathy for the Strawberry • Disconnection Notice
+ Kill Yr Idols • Brother James
June 15th, 2003 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Three River Arts Festival None.
Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Catholic Block • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Mote • Drunken Butterfly • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Sugar Kane
++ Teenage Riot
soundcheck: The Empty Page • Teenage Riot • Plastic Sun • Mote
June 16th, 2003 Louisville, Kentucky, USA Headliners First known performance of "Peace Attack". First performance of "Total Trash" since 1993.
Peace Attack • Rain On Tin • Plastic Sun • Empty Page • Skip Tracer • Kool Thing • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Total Trash
++ Making the Nature Scene
June 17th, 2003 St. Louis, Missouri, USA The Pageant None.
Peace Attack • Schizophrenia • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Kool Thing • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Teenage Riot
++ Drunken Butterfly
June 19th, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Tower City Amphitheatre None.
Peace Attack • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Plastic Sun • Disconnection Notice • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
June 20th, 2003 Columbus, Ohio, USA Newport Music Hall None.
Peace Attack • The Empty Page • Kissability • Rain on Tin • Mote • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Catholic Block • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sugar Kane • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Disconnection Notice • Total Trash
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
June 21st, 2003 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bogart's None.
Peace Attack • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Eric's Trip • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Making the Nature Scene • Expressway To Yr Skull
++ Disconnection Notice
June 26th, 2003 New York City, New York, USA Central Park Summerstage None.
Peace Attack • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Eric's Trip • Disconnection Notice • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Making the Nature Scene • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Sugar Kane
June 27th, 2003 New York City, New York, USA Central Park Summerstage None.
She is Not Alone • Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Skip Tracer • Disconnection Notice • Plastic Sun • Karenology • Peace Attack • The Empty Page • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
June 28th, 2003 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Penn's Landing None.
The Empty Page • Teenage Riot • Plastic Sun • Rain on Tin • Eric's Trip • Shadow of a Doubt • Peace Attack • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Making the Nature Scene
June 30th, 2003 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Constitution Hall None.
Peace Attack • The Empty Page • Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Karenology • Catholic Block • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Disconnection Notice • Sympathy For the Strawberry
+ Brother James
[end of tour]
July 12th, 2003 Joensuu, Finland Ilosaarirock Festival None.
She Is Not Alone • Catholic Block • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Rain On Tin • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Shadow of a Doubt • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Kool Thing • 100%
July 14th, 2003 Belgrade, Serbia Serbia Echo Festival None.
Teenage Riot • 100% • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Skip Tracer • Rain On Tin • Drunken Butterfly • Catholic Block • Peace Attack • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Brother James
++ Kool Thing
July 2003 - February 2004 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Recording sessions for Sonic Nurse LP. Engineered by Aaron Mullan.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Beautiful Plateau
master
Sonic Nurse Japan CD Later released on The Destroyed Room. No recording date is specified on either release, and it's clearly edited from a larger improvisation. It could have been recorded at any point from 2000-2004.
Dripping Dream
master
Sonic Nurse None.
Dude Ranch Nurse
master
Sonic Nurse None.
Fire Engine Dream
master
Mix Tape #2 Originally released in two parts on Mix Tape #2. Appears as a single track on The Destroyed Room.
I Love You Golden Blue
master
Sonic Nurse None.
early version
Mix Tape #3 Early instrumental version titled "Crosby". The file data says 12/21/03 remix.
Kim Chords
master
Sonic Nurse Japan CD Later released as "Kim's Chords" on The Destroyed Room. No recording date is specified on either release, I think it could be an older 2001-2002 recording. It's not listed on the recording chart for the album.
New Hampshire
master
Sonic Nurse None.
Paper Cup Exit
master
Sonic Nurse A video of the band actually writing the song was included on the enhanced version of the Nurse CD.
Pattern Recognition
master
Sonic Nurse None.
Peace Attack
master
Sonic Nurse A music video by Chris Habib was included on the enhanced version of the Nurse CD.
Stones
master
Sonic Nurse None.
Unmade Bed
master
Sonic Nurse None.
edit
Unmade Bed Radio edit (3:24)
 
August 8th, 2003 Wantaugh, New York, USA Jones Beach Theatre Encore of "White Kross" and "Plastic Sun" not played.
Rain On Tin • 100% • Drunken Butterfly • Catholic Block • Eric's Trip • The Empty Page • Teenage Riot • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Brother James • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 15th, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, USA Goosefest (Southport @ Armitage) None.
Rain On Tin • Drunken Butterfly • White Kross • Skip Tracer • The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Catholic Block • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Peace Attack • Making the Nature Scene
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 17th, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA El Rey Theatre (Don't Knock The Rock Festival) Last known performance of "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style" and "Sympathy For The Strawberry".
Rain On Tin • Plastic Sun • Catholic Block • The Empty Page • Skip Tracer • Drunken Butterfly • Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style • Making the Nature Scene • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • 100% • Sympathy for the Strawberry
+ Peace Attack • Teenage Riot
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 25th, 2003 Clarkston, Michigan, USA DTE Energy Music Theatre Rescheduled from August 14th due to black outs.
Rain On Tin • Plastic Sun • White Kross • The Empty Page • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Catholic Block • Teenage Riot • Kool Thing • Expressway To Yr Skull
November 1st, 2003 Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA Flywheel Secret gig as PEACE ATTACK. First known performance of "Stones" "Dripping Dream" and "Unmade Bed".
The Empty Page • Plastic Sun • StonesDripping DreamUnmade Bed • Peace Attack • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Karenology
November 8th, 2003 Long Beach, California, USA Queen Mary (All Tomorrow's Parties festival) None.
Rain On Tin • Plastic Sun • Eric's Trip • Stones • Unmade Bed • Catholic Block • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Dripping Dream • The Empty Page • Karenology • Shadow of a Doubt • Brother James
+ Making the Nature Scene
March 10th, 2004 New York City, New York, USA Christian Dior Homme private party First known performance of "New Hampshire" "I Love You Golden Blue" "Paper Cup Exit" and "Pattern Recognition".
Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • New Hampshire • Stones • I Love You Golden BluePaper Cup Exit • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Kool Thing
March 16th, 2004 Austin, Texas, USA Stubbs Bar-B-Q First known performance of "Dude Ranch Nurse".
I Love You Golden Blue • Rain on Tin • Plastic Sun • Paper Cup Exit • Peace Attack • Pattern Recognition • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mote • Unmade Bed • Dripping Dream • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones
+ New Hampshire • Making the Nature Scene
++ White Kross
March 17th, 2004 Houston, Texas, USA Club V None.
Unmade Bed • Plastic Sun • The Burning Spear • Paper Cup Exit • I Love You Golden Blue • White Kross • The Empty Page • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Karenology • Dude Ranch Nurse • Pattern Recognition • Brother James
+ Peace Attack • Stones
++ Rain on Tin
March 18th, 2004 Dallas, Texas, USA Gypsy Tea Room None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Unmade Bed • Stones • Plastic Sun • Pattern Recognition • Mote • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • White Kross • Drunken Butterfly
+ Peace Attack • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
++ Rain on Tin
April 3rd, 2004 E. Sussex, UK Camber Sands Holiday Village (All Tomorrow's Parties festival) None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Unmade Bed • Stones • Plastic Sun • Pattern Recognition • Mote • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • White Kross • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
April 30th, 2004 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Smith College None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Unmade Bed • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Mote • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
May 15th, 2004 Louisville, Kentucky, USA Noncommvention None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Unmade Bed • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Stones • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
June 6th, 2004 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA The Great Bamboozle None.
Pattern Recognition • The Empty Page • Stones • Paper Cup Exit • White Kross • I Love You Golden Blue • Rain on Tin • Mote • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey • Unmade Bed • Drunken Butterfly
+ Kool Thing
June 8th, 2004 Sonic Nurse is released by Geffen. It is the band's fifteenth album. "Unmade Bed" is the single. It is the last album with Jim O'Rourke as an official member of the band.
June 9th, 2004 Burbank, California, USA The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno The band's first and only appearance on The Tonight Show.
Unmade Bed
June 10th, 2004 (afternoon) Los Angeles, California, USA KCRW "Morning Becomes Eclectic" Live radio performance. Some footage appears in Dave Markey's "I Love You Golden Blue" video.
Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Stones • I Love You Golden Blue • Paper Cup Exit
June 10th, 2004 (evening) Los Angeles, California, USA Troubadour Live and soundcheck footage appears in Dave Markey's "I Love You Golden Blue" video.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Brother James • White Kross • Unmade Bed • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Peace Attack • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
soundcheck: I Love You Golden Blue
SONIC NURSE Pacific Rim tour
June 15th, 2004 Canberra, Australia ANU Bar None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Plastic Sun • Paper Cup Exit • Pattern Recognition • The Empty Page • White Kross • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Mote • Dude Ranch Nurse • Unmade Bed • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain On Tin • Brother James
++ Making the Nature Scene
June 17th, 2004 Sydney, Australia Enmore Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • Rain On Tin • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • The Empty Page • Unmade Bed • Making the Nature Scene • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • White Kross
+ New Hampshire • Kool Thing
++ Tom Violence
June 18th, 2004 Sydney, Australia Enmore Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • The Empty Page • Tom Violence • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ She Is Not Alone • Peace Attack • Rain On Tin
June 19th, 2004 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Arena "Brother James" and "Rain on Tin" were reversed on the set list.
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • The Empty Page • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Mote • New Hampshire • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain On Tin • Brother James
++ Making the Nature Scene
June 21st, 2004 Fremantle, Australia Metropolis None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Stones • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • 100%
+ Disconnection Notice • Rain On Tin
++ Kool Thing
June 22nd, 2004 Melbourne, Australia Corduroy Records & Detective Agency Recording sessions for Melbourne Direct. The band improvised four sides of vinyl cut live by Harry Williamson. Live mix by Aaron Mullan. Kim was not present, but did the artwork for the LP.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Side A
master
Melbourne Direct Improvisation recorded live to disc.
Side B
master
Melbourne Direct Improvisation recorded live to disc.
Side C
master
Melbourne Direct Improvisation recorded live to disc.
Side D
master
Melbourne Direct Improvisation recorded live to disc.
 
June 23rd, 2004 Melbourne, Australia Forum None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • Stones • Pattern Recognition • White Kross • Paper Cup Exit • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • New Hampshire • Karenology • 100% • Kool Thing
+ Dude Ranch Nurse • Rain On Tin
++ Dripping Dream
June 24th, 2004 Melbourne, Australia Forum None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mote • New Hampshire • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Drunken Butterfly
+ Tom Violence • Rain On Tin
++ Peace Attack • Brother James
June 26th, 2004 Auckland, New Zealand St James Theatre "New Hampshire" replaced "Nature Scene" on the set list.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • White Kross • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Skip Tracer • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain On Tin • PCH
++ Schizophrenia • New Hampshire • Kool Thing
[end of tour]
July 7th, 2004 New York City, New York, USA Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien Third appearance on "Conan", fourth Late Night.
Unmade Bed
SONIC NURSE North American tour
July 13th, 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Commodore Ballroom None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Paper Cup Exit • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ PCH • Rain On Tin
++ Making the Nature Scene
July 14th, 2004 (afternoon) Seattle, Washington, USA KEXP Radio performance. "Unmade Bed" was released on Live at KEXP Vol 1 and later Rarities 1.
Paper Cup Exit • Unmade Bed • Pattern Recognition
July 14th, 2004 (evening) Seattle, Washington, USA Showbox None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • White Kross • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Unmade Bed • Rain on Tin
++ Kool Thing
July 15th, 2004 Portland, Oregon, USA Crystal Ballroom Third encore "Eric's Trip" not played.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Karenology • New Hampshire • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • White Kross • Paper Cup Exit • Stones • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
++ Teenage Riot
July 17th, 2004 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • White Kross • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
++ Teenage Riot
July 18th, 2004 Pomona, California, USA Glass House Last known performance of "Dripping Dream".
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull In the Heather • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Eric's Trip • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ Dripping Dream • PCH
++ Teenage Riot
July 19th, 2004 (afternoon) Los Angeles, California, USA Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn The band's only appearance on The Late Late Show.
Pattern Recognition
July 19th, 2004 (evening) Los Angeles, California, USA Henry Fonda Theatre "Kool Thing" replaced "Inhuman" on the set list.
Rain on Tin • I Love You Golden Blue • Skip Tracer • Stones • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • White Kross
+ Peace Attack • PCH
++ Kool Thing
July 20th, 2004 San Diego, California, USA SOMA "Brother James" on the set list but cut for time.
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Karenology • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Dude Ranch Nurse • Eric's Trip • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
July 21st, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Marquee Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Rain On Tin • Pattern Recognition • New Hampshire • Bull in the Heather • Karenology • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Stones • PCH
++ Teenage Riot
July 23rd, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA House of Blues "Brother James" on the set list but cut for time.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • Stones • Eric's Trip • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • White Kross • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
July 25th, 2004 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA In The Venue Last known performance of "I Wanna Be Yr Dog". Wolf Eyes joined SY for "I Wanna Be Yr Dog".
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • 100% • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Rain On Tin • PCH
++ I Wanna Be Yr Dog
July 26th, 2004 Denver, Colorado, USA Ogden Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Rain on Tin • Paper Cup Exit • Empty Page • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ White Kross • New Hampshire
++ Shadow of a Doubt
July 26th, 2004 Denver, Colorado, USA Ogden Theatre The band did a noise set with Wolf Eyes after the Ogden Theatre gig. Can anybody confirm who was actually in attendance from SY?
improvisation
July 28th, 2004 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA The Quest None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Tom Violence • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Peace Attack • PCH
++ Shadow of a Doubt
July 29th, 2004 Chicago, Illinois, USA Vic Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • White Kross • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Bull in the Heather • Dude Ranch Nurse • The Burning Spear
+ Rain On Tin • PCH
++ Sugar Kane
July 30th, 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA The Rave None.
Rain on Tin • Schizophrenia • I Love You Golden Blue • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Karenology • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Sugar Kane
++ Teenage Riot
July 31st, 2004 Columbia, Missouri, USA The Blue Note None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Rain on Tin • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • Schizophrenia • Mote • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ Plastic Sun • Sugar Kane
++ Teenage Riot
August 2nd, 2004 (afternoon) Detroit, Michigan, USA WDET 101.9 "Martin Bandyke Program" Radio performance. "Unmade Bed" was released on WDET Live! Vol 4 and later Rarities 1.
Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Pattern Recognition
August 2nd, 2004 (evening) Detroit, Michigan, USA Majestic John Olson from Wolf Eyes did Chuck D's part on "Kool Thing". All members of Wolf Eyes and Hair Police joined for "Inhuman". Lee's footage of "Inhuman" appeared on sonicyouth.com
I Love You Golden Blue • 100% • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Stones • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ PCH • Kool Thing
++ Inhuman
August 4th, 2004 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Metropolis None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Bull in the Heather • Stones • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Mote • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ PCH • Sugar Kane
++ Making the Nature Scene
August 5th, 2004 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kool Haus None.
I Love You Golden Blue • 100% • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Silver Rocket • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Disconnection Notice • Sugar Kane
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 6th, 2004 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Capital Hall "Rain on Tin" replaced "Plastic Sun" and "100%" on the set list. "Unmade Bed" appeared on Mix Tape #7.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Stones • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Mote • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ Rain on Tin
++ Teenage Riot
August 7th, 2004 Buffalo, New York, USA Sphere Entertainment Complex None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • The Empty Page • Paper Cup Exit • Silver Rocket • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Sugar Kane
+ Rain on Tin • ++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 9th, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Odeon Concert Club None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Peace Attack • Dude Ranch Nurse • Schizophrenia
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
++ Shadow of a Doubt
August 11th, 2004 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • The Burning Spear • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 13th, 2004 New York City, New York, USA Webster Hall None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • 100% • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Teenage Riot • Karenology • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 14th, 2004 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Avalon Last known performance of "Disconnection Notice".
The Burning Spear • Pattern Recognition • Disconnection Notice • Mote • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Sugar Kane • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • I Love You Golden Blue • Paper Cup Exit • White Kross
+ Unmade Bed • PCH
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 15th, 2004 Portland, Maine, USA State Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Karenology • New Hampshire • Plastic Sun • Stones • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Rain on Tin • Bull in the Heather
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 17th, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Electric Factory "Rain on Tin" replaced "Peace Attack" on the set list.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • 100% • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin
++ Shadow of a Doubt
August 18th, 2004 Norfolk, Virginia, USA Norva Theatre None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Schizophrenia • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Stones • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • White Kross • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ Rain on Tin
++ Teenage Riot
August 19th, 2004 Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Cat's Cradle None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • The Empty Page • Paper Cup Exit • The Burning Spear • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Tom Violence • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 20th, 2004 Asheville, North Carolina, USA The Orange Peel This show was released officially via nugs and bandcamp.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • 100% • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Teenage Riot • Dude Ranch Nurse • Kool Thing
+ PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 21st, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Earthlink Live None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • 100% • Paper Cup Exit • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Rain on Tin
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
[end of tour]
SONIC NURSE European tour
August 26th, 2004 Geneva, Switzerland Victoria Hall None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • The Burning Spear • Paper Cup Exit • PCH • Dude Ranch Nurse • Schizophrenia
+ Rain on Tin
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 27th, 2004 Paris, France Rock En Seine None.
Drunken Butterfly • Eric's Trip • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Stones • 100% • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Brother James
August 28th, 2004 Oudenaarde, Belgium Feest in the Park None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • PCH
+ Rain on Tin • 100%
August 30th, 2004 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso Last known performance of "Peace Attack".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Peace Attack • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
soundcheck: Unmade Bed • Pattern Recognition • Skip Tracer
September 1st, 2004 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowlands None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Karenology • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • White Kross • Rain on Tin • Dude Ranch Nurse • Paper Cup Exit • Kool Thing
+ PCH
September 2nd, 2004 London, England Brixton Academy Afri Rampo joined for "Expressway".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
September 4th, 2004 Bologna, Italy Independent Days Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • 100% • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin
[end of tour]
October 8th, 2004 New York City, New York, USA Brixton Academy None.
The Burning Spear • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Plastic Sun • Kool Thing
October 13th, 2004 New York City, New York, USA Irving Plaza None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • White Kross • Mariah Carey & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Drunken Butterfly
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
October 16th, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Voodoo Island/City Park None.
Rain on Tin • Pattern Recognition • Stones • Kool Thing • Teenage Riot • Unmade Bed • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Drunken Butterfly
October 17th, 2004 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Uptown Theater None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Mote • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Brother James
+ Rain on Tin
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
October 21st, 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Circo Volador None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • 100% • Rain on Tin • Mote • New Hampshire • Kool Thing
+ Teenage Riot • Brother James
++ Schizophrenia • Expressway To Yr Skull
October 23rd, 2004 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Bridge School Benefit) All acoustic set.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Rain on Tin
October 24th, 2004 Mountain View, California, USA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Bridge School Benefit) All acoustic set. "Rain on Tin" was released on The Bridge School Concerts: 25th Anniversary Edition and later Rarities 1.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Rain on Tin
SONIC NURSE Japanese tour
March 16th, 2005 Tokyo, Japan O-East None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Skip Tracer • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Rain on Tin • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Sugar Kane • Dude Ranch Nurse • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Kool Thing
+ PCH Expressway To Yr Skull
March 17th, 2005 Tokyo, Japan O-East Last known performance of "Karenology".
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Plastic Sun • Stones • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Karenology • New Hampshire • Drunken Butterfly
+ Catholic Block • Teenage Riot
March 18th, 2005 Osaka, Japan Namba Hatch None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Paper Cup Exit • Catholic Block • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin • Dude Ranch Nurse • Skip Tracer • PCH
+ Teenage Riot • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 19th, 2005 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro Afri Rampo joined for "Expressway". Footage of "Expressway" appeared on sonicyouth.com
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • Dude Ranch Nurse • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly
+ PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
March 21st, 2005 Fukuoka, Japan Drum Logos None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Skip Tracer • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Rain on Tin • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Catholic Block • PCH
+ Plastic Sun • Mote
[end of tour]
SONIC NURSE East Coast USA tour
April 9th, 2005 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Lupo's at the Strand Jim O'Rourke did not play this show, making it the first quartet gig since 2000.
Bull in the Heather • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Catholic Block • I Love You Golden Blue • Rain on Tin • Teenage Riot • Paper Cup Exit • Schizophrenia • PCH
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 10th, 2005 Astoria, New York, USA La Oveja Negra None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • Stones • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Rain on Tin • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 11th, 2005 New York, New York, USA Hiro Ballroom None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • Dude Ranch Nurse • Teenage Riot • New Hampshire • Catholic Block • PCH
+ Shadow of a Doubt • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 12th, 2005 Brooklyn, New York, USA Northsix None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Stones • Catholic Block • Dude Ranch Nurse • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Rain on Tin • Expressway To Yr Skull
April 14th, 2005 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Academy of Music None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Bull in the Heather • Dude Ranch Nurse • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin
+ Shadow of a Doubt • The Empty Page
April 15th, 2005 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA University of Pennsylvania None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • Dude Ranch Nurse • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin
+ Teenage Riot
April 16th, 2005 (7pm) Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwell's The band played 2 shows - 7pm and 11pm.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Stones • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Catholic Block • Schizophrenia
April 16th, 2005 (11pm) Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Maxwell's The band played 2 shows - 7pm and 11pm.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Plastic Sun • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Shadow of a Doubt • Rain on Tin
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
[end of tour]
SONIC NURSE European festival tour
May 28th, 2005 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Catholic Block • Mote • New Hampshire • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot
May 30th, 2005 Istanbul, Turkey Maslak None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Schizophrenia • White Kross • Bull in the Heather • Catholic Block • Mote • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin • Kool Thing
+ The Empty Page • Drunken Butterfly
++ Teenage Riot
June 3rd, 2005 St Brieuc, France Art Rock Festival Last known performance of "Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Catholic Block • Mariah Carey & the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Drunken Butterfly • Teenage Riot
June 4th, 2005 Nurburgring, Germany Rock Am Ring Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Drunken Butterfly • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin
June 5th, 2005 Nurnberg, Germany Rock Im Park Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot
[end of tour]
SONIC NURSE European festival tour
June 24th, 2005 Evreux, France Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • New Hampshire • Drunken Butterfly • Expressway To Yr Skull
June 26th, 2005 Athens, Greece Rockwave Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • New Hampshire • Kool Thing • Paper Cup Exit
+ Rain on Tin • PCH
June 27th, 2005 Ferrara, Italy Ferrara Sotto Le Stelle None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • The Empty Page • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Kool Thing
+ Rain on Tin • Teenage Riot
June 28th, 2005 La Specia, Italy Pop Eye Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Bull in the Heather • Skip Tracer • Catholic Block • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • PCH
+ Rain on Tin • Drunken Butterfly
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
June 30th, 2005 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Rain on Tin • Mote • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Teenage Riot
July 1st, 2005 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival Billed as The Other Side of Sonic Youth with guests Mats Gustafsson and Merzbow. They divided an hour into 5-minute intervals and participants joined and exited during each interval, performing an overall improvisation. The entire set was released SYR8 in 2008. Footage Lee filmed during the set was available on sonicyouth.com
kim/steve • +thurston • +lee • +jim • +mats • +masami • -kim • -steve • -thurston • -lee • -mats • masami ends
July 2nd, 2005 St Gallen, Switzerland Open Air None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Bull in the Heather • New Hampshire • Drunken Butterfly
+ Rain on Tin
July 3rd, 2005 Belfort, France Eurockeenes De Belfort None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Mote • New Hampshire • Plastic Sun • Catholic Block • Drunken Butterfly
+ PCH • Teenage Riot
July 5th, 2005 Malmo, Sweden Accelerator "Drunken Butterfly" replaced "Dude Ranch Nurse" on the set list.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Schizophrenia • Plastic Sun • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin • PCH
+ Drunken Butterfly
July 6th, 2005 Gothenburg, Sweden Accelerator Last known performance of "Plastic Sun".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Catholic Block • Plastic Sun • Mote • New Hampshire • PCH • Expressway To Yr Skull
+ Teenage Riot
July 7th, 2005 Stockholm, Sweden Accelerator None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Bull in the Heather • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Rain on Tin • Brother James • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • PCH
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
July 9th, 2005 Santander, Spain Santander Summer Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Catholic Block • Drunken Butterfly • Paper Cup Exit • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Rain on Tin • Teenage Riot
[end of tour]
July 18th, 2005 Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA Flywheel The band performed without Lee or Jim. They debuted four new songs, including the only known live performance of "Helen Lundeberg" (outside of Thurston's solo sets). Footage appeared on sonicyouth.com
Helen LundebergOrDo You Believe in Rapture?Pink Steam
July 23rd, 2005 Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA Flywheel Thurston performed future Rather Ripped songs solo acoustic. Possibly the only performance of "Eyeliner".
Helen Lundeberg • Do You Believe In Rapture? • Or • Eyeliner • Pink Steam
Summer 2005 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Ecstatic Peace Folk + Cinema Basement The band uploaded a video to sonicyouth.com which was basically a slideshow of images from them rehearsing at Kim and Thurston's house (there's furniture but I think it's the basement), as well as pics from an Ecstatic Peace! gig at the end of July. The soundtrack is an instrumental demo of "Sleepin' Around", which I assume they recorded at Kim and Thurston's. It does not look like Jim was present.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Sleepin' Around
demo
sonicyouth.com video An instrumental demo of "Sleepin' Around" used for a slideshow of rehearsal pictures.
 
SONIC NURSE European festival tour
August 12th, 2005 Oslo, Norway Oya Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Bull in the Heather • Catholic Block • Skip Tracer • Rain on Tin • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
August 14th, 2005 Saint Malo, France La Route du Rock None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Brother James • Mote • New Hampshire • Kool Thing
+ Teenage Riot
August 16th, 2005 Reykjavic, Iceland NASA First known performance of "Sleepin' Around", and the only time it was played with Jim.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • 100% • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Drunken Butterfly
+ Paper Cup Exit • PCH
++ Sleepin' Around • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 17th, 2005 Reykjavic, Iceland NASA None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Tom Violence • Catholic Block • Shadow of a Doubt • Mote • New Hampshire • Rain on Tin • Kool Thing
+ White Kross • Brother James
++ Teenage Riot
August 19th, 2005 Dublin, Ireland Marlay Park None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly • Mote • New Hampshire • PCH
+ Rain on Tin
August 20th, 2005 Chelmsford, England V Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Teenage Riot • Drunken Butterfly
August 21st, 2005 Stafford, England V Festival None.
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Mote • New Hampshire • PCH
[end of tour]
September 2nd, 2005 San Diego, California, USA House of Blues Last known performance of "Paper Cup Exit".
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • New Hampshire • Paper Cup Exit • Bull in the Heather • PCH
+ Rain on Tin
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
September 4th, 2005 Los Angeles, California, USA Arthurfest None.
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Drunken Butterfly • Rain on Tin • Mote • New Hampshire • PCH
+ The Empty Page • Teenage Riot
October 26th, 2005 Paris, France Cite De La Musique First known performance of John Lennon's "Isolation". Last known performance of "Rain on Tin".
I Love You Golden Blue • The Empty Page • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Stones • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mote • New Hampshire • Isolation
+ PCH • Rain On Tin
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
October 27th, 2005 Paris, France Cite De La Musique Last known performance of John Lennon's "Isolation".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Eric's Trip • White Kross • New Hampshire • Dude Ranch Nurse • Catholic Block • Isolation
+ The Burning Spear • Kool Thing
++ Teenage Riot
October 28th, 2005 Valencia, Spain Greenspace Sonic Youth joined Enrique Morente in his encore for a version of "Martinete". Footage of this song appeared on sonicyouth.com
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Schizophrenia • Dude Ranch Nurse • Mote • New Hampshire • Kool Thing | Martinete (Enrique Morente w/ Sonic Youth)
November 26th, 2005 Sao Paulo, Brazil Claro de Rock Last known performance of "Unmade Bed" "New Hampshire" and "I Love You Golden Blue".
I Love You Golden Blue • Stones • Pattern Recognition • Unmade Bed • Skip Tracer • Schizophrenia • Bull in the Heather • Mote • New Hampshire • Drunken Butterfly
+ PCH • Teenage Riot
November 27th, 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Claro de Rock Jim O'Rourke's final show with Sonic Youth. Last known performance of "Dude Ranch Nurse".
Stones • Pattern Recognition • Skip Tracer • White Kross • Dude Ranch Nurse • Expressway To Yr Skull
December 28th, 2005 Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA Flywheel The band performed without Lee. First known performance of "Incinerate" and "Lights Out".
Pink Steam • Incinerate • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Sleepin' Around • Lights Out
Mid - Late 2005 New York City, New York, USA ? Lee recorded an acoustic demo of "Rats" which was released on a 7" included with the Sensational Fix book. It's only dated 2005, I'm just guessing that it's from the latter half of the year. I also don't know if it's from Echo Canyon or a home recording.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Rats (demo)
master
Sensational Fix 7" Lee solo acoustic.
 
Late 2005 - Early 2006 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon The last recording sessions at Murray Street produced two Rather Ripped bonus tracks, released as a 7". I don't know specifically when they were recorded, but they officially left Echo Canyon on March 31st, 2006.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Eyeliner
master
Helen Lundeberg 7" Also included on the UK version of Rather Ripped.
Helen Lundeberg
master
Helen Lundeberg 7" Also included on the UK version of Rather Ripped.
 
December 2005 - January 2006 New York City, New York, USA Sear Sound Recording sessions for the Rather Ripped LP. Engineered by TJ Doherty with Chris Allen and Aaron Mullan. Produced by John Agnello.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
Do You Believe In Rapture?
master
Rather Ripped None.
psychedelic mix
Rather Ripped Japanese CD Alternate mix with some "psychedelic" effects.
naked mix
Rather Ripped advance CD An advance CD with an early track list features "Rapture (naked mix)" but I don't know if it's a different mix from the finished album.
Incinerate
master
Rather Ripped None.
edit (3:46)
Incinerate Radio edit. Appeared on a French promo only.
Jams Run Free
master
Rather Ripped None.
Lights Out
master
Rather Ripped None.
primary
Rather Ripped advance CD An advance CD with an early track list features "Lights Out (primary)" but I don't know if it's a different mix from the finished album.
The Neutral
master
Rather Ripped None.
Or
master
Rather Ripped None.
Pink Steam
master
Rather Ripped None.
Rats
master
Rather Ripped None.
Reena
master
Rather Ripped None.
Sleepin' Around
master
Rather Ripped None.
Turquoise Boy
master
Rather Ripped None.
What a Waste
master
Rather Ripped None.
 
January-February 2006 New York City, New York, USA Echo Canyon Additional recording sessions for the Rather Ripped LP. Possibly just overdubs to existing tracks. Engineered by Aaron Mullan and Lee Ranaldo.
February 2006 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Bisquiteen Studio Additional recording sessions for the Rather Ripped LP. Engineered by John Agnello.
March 9th, 2006 Boulder, Colorado, USA Boulder Theater Thurston read some poetry, telling brief stories in between, then played a set of two acoustic and six electric songs. He then joined Strangers Die Every Day for one tune. I won't list each poem, but scattered throughout you can see where he pulled many Sonic Youth lyrics, including: "Thunderclap" "Lights Out" "Eyeliner" "Pattern Recognition" "New Hampshire" "Peace Attack" and "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style".
poems & stories • Lights Out • Psychic Hearts • Helen Lundeberg [verse] • Incinerate • Sleepin' Around • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Pink Steam • Or • Walrus [with Strangers Die Every Day]
April 19th, 2006 Paris, France Le Mouv' Radio First performance as a quartet since 04/08/00 (aside from 04/09/05). The band played a full concert live on the radio, widely debuting most of the Rather Ripped material. First known performance of "Rats" and "Turquoise Boy". First known performance of "Shaking Hell" since 1986! Leah Singer footage of "Sleepin Around" "Do You Believe in Rapture?" and "Shaking Hell" appeared on sonicyouth.com
Incinerate • Sleepin' Around • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Pink Steam • Shaking Hell • Rats • PCH • Stones • Turquoise Boy • Lights Out • Sunday • Brother James
+ Making the Nature Scene • Or
++ Mote
April 20th, 2006 Paris, France Nouveau Casino None.
Incinerate • Sleepin' Around • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Pink Steam • Shaking Hell • Rats • PCH • Stones • Turquoise Boy • Lights Out • Sunday • Brother James
+ Making the Nature Scene • Or
++ Mote
April 21st, 2006 Paris, France Campus TV Television appearance.
Incinerate
April 21st, 2006 Paris, France Le Point Ephémère Secret show opening for Magik Markers.
Incinerate • Sleepin' Around • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Pink Steam
June 13th, 2006 Rather Ripped is released by Geffen. It is the band's sixteenth album. "Incinerate" is the single.
RATHER RIPPED USA tour
June 13th, 2006 New York City, New York, USA CBGB Mark Ibold's first show with the band. First known performance of "Reena" "What a Waste" "Jams Run Free" and "The Neutral". They played Rather Ripped from front to back.
Reena • Incinerate • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Sleepin Around • What a WasteJams Run Free • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Lights Out • The Neutral • Pink Steam • Or
+ Eric's Trip • Shaking Hell
June 14th, 2006 (afternoon) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA WXPN "World Cafe" Radio session.
Incinerate • Jams Run Free • Rats • What a Waste
June 14th, 2006 (evening) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Starlight Ballroom None.
Incinerate • What a Waste • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Reena • Rats • Sleepin' Around • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Lights Out • PCH • Pink Steam
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
++ Or
June 15th, 2006 (early) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Two shows.
Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Reena • Incinerate • Drunken Butterfly • Lights Out • Do You Believe in Rapture? • The Neutral • PCH • Rats • 100% • What a Waste
+ Turquoise Boy • Or
++ Shaking Hell
soundcheck: Death Valley '69
June 15th, 2006 (late) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 9:30 Club Two shows.
Reena • Incinerate • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • The Neutral • Sleepin' Around • What a Waste • Rats • Lights Out • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ Eric's Trip • Shaking Hell
++ Brother James
June 16th, 2006 Washington, District of Columbia, USA XM Live radio None.
Reena • Incinerate • Jams Run Free • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Rats • What a Waste • Lights Out
June 16th, 2006 New York City, New York, USA Late Show w/ David Letterman Fifth "Letterman", fourth Late Show.
Incinerate
June 17th, 2006 Asheville, North Carolina, USA The Orange Peel None.
Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Drunken Butterfly • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Rats • Turquoise Boy • The Neutral • Lights Out • Pink Steam • Jams Run Free • Brother James
+ Eric's Trip • Or
++ Shaking Hell
soundcheck: 100%
June 18th, 2006 Manchester, Tennessee, USA Bonnaroo Festival Stephen Malkmus sang "Expressway".
Incinerate • Reena • Sleepin' Around • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • 100% • Turquoise Boy • Rats • What a Waste • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Shaking Hell • Expressway To Yr Skull
June 19th, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Earthlink Live None.
Incinerate • Reena • 100% • The Neutral • Sleepin' Around • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Brother James • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Jams Run Free
++ Shaking Hell
June 21st, 2006 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Cain's Ballroom None.
Incinerate • Schizophrenia • Reena • Eric's Trip • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • 100% • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • PCH • Or
+ Jams Run Free • Brother James
++ Shaking Hell
June 22nd, 2006 Houston, Texas, USA Warehouse Live None.
Reena • Incinerate • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy • Sleepin' Around • Rats • Kool Thing • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • The Neutral
++ Jams Run Free • Shaking Hell
June 23rd, 2006 Austin, Texas, USA Stubb's BBQ None.
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • Jams Run Free • Sleepin' Around • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • 100% • Rats • The Neutral • Pink Steam • Or
+ Turquoise Boy • Schizophrenia
++ Lights Out • Eric's Trip • Shaking Hell
June 24th, 2006 Dallas, Texas, USA Gypsy Tearoom This show was officially released via bandcamp in 2021.
Do You Believe in Rapture? • Reena • Tom Violence • What a Waste • Sleepin Around • Kool Thing • Rats • Incinerate • Turquoise Boy • Catholic Block • Eric's Trip • Or
+ Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
June 26th, 2006 Lawrence, Kansas, USA Liberty Hall None.
Incinerate • Reena • Schizophrenia • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • 100% • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Kool Thing • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Jams Run Free
++ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
June 27th, 2006 Englewood, Colorado, USA Gothic Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Tom Violence • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Catholic Block • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Schizophrenia • The Neutral • Pink Steam • Or
+ Jams Run Free • Sleepin' Around
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
June 29th, 2006 Missoula, Montana, USA University of Montana Theatre None.
Reena • Incinerate • Schizophrenia • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • Rats • Catholic Block • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Brother James
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
June 30th, 2006 Seattle, Washington, USA Moore Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Catholic Block • The Neutral • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
++ Jams Run Free • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 1st, 2006 Portland, Oregon, USA Roseland Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Tom Violence • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • The Neutral • 100% • Jams Run Free • Rats • Catholic Block • Pink Steam • Or
+ Sleepin' Around • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
July 3rd, 2006 Sacramento, California, USA Empire Last known performance of "Sunday".
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Turquoise Boy • Sunday • Rats • 100% • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Jams Run Free
++ Schizophrenia • Shaking Hell
July 4th, 2006 Reno, Nevada, USA Hilton Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Schizophrenia • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Turquoise Boy • Catholic Block • Rats • Kool Thing • Pink Steam • Or
+ Jams Run Free • 100%
++ Tom Violence • Shaking Hell
July 6th, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA MGM Grand Arena None.
Incinerate • Reena • What a Waste • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • Eric's Trip • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
July 7th, 2006 (afternoon) San Diego, California, USA 91X Radio None.
Incinerate • Reena • Jams Run Free
July 7th, 2006 (evening) San Diego, California, USA Cox Arena None.
Incinerate • Reena • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Jams Run Free • Or
July 8th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Little Radio Warehouse Filter Party None.
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Turquoise Boy • Schizophrenia • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Eric's Trip
++ Shaking Hell
July 9th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Great Western Forum None.
Incinerate • Reena • Tom Violence • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
July 10th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Great Western Forum None.
Schizophrenia • What a Waste • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Incinerate • Reena
July 11th, 2006 (afternoon) Los Angeles, California, USA 103.1 "Jonesy's Jukebox" Thurston and Lee appeared on Steve Jones' radio show, where they were interviewed and performed two acoustic songs.
Incinerate • Sleepin' Around
July 11th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Jimmy Kimmel Live "Incinerate" and half of "Reena" were aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The rest of the songs were exclusively for the studio audience.
Incinerate • Reena • What a Waste • Rats • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Catholic Block • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Shaking Hell
July 12th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Henry Fonda Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or • Shaking Hell
July 13th, 2006 Santa Barbara, California, USA Santa Barbara Bowl "Jams Run Free" was listed twice on the set list. I assume it was played between "Rapture" and "Pink Steam" but don't have a recording to confirm. Do you?
Brother James • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • (Jams Run Free ??) • Reena • Incinerate • Shaking Hell
July 14th, 2006 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Eric's Trip • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Jams Run Free • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
++ The Neutral • Expressway To Yr Skull
soundcheck: Incinerate • Reena • The Neutral • Rats
July 15th, 2006 San Francisco, California, USA Bill Graham Civic Center One song, possibly "Reena" or "Or", was cut from the end of the set.
Schizophrenia • What a Waste • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Rats • Pink Steam • Incinerate
soundcheck: Incinerate • Reena
July 16th, 2006 San Francisco, California, USA Bill Graham Civic Center None.
Incinerate • Reena • 100% • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
July 18th, 2006 San Francisco, California, USA Bill Graham Civic Center Lee also joined Pearl Jam for "All Along the Watchtower".
Incinerate • Reena • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Eric's Trip • Catholic Block • What a Waste • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam

[end of tour]
July 22nd, 2006 Byron Bay, Australia Splendour in the Grass Festival None.
Brother James • Incinerate • Reena • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • 100% • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ Schizophrenia
July 24th, 2006 Melbourne, Australia The Palace None.
Incinerate • Reena • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Eric's Trip • What a Waste • Sleepin' Around • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Catholic Block • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
+ The Neutral • Expressway To Yr Skull
July 25th, 2006 Melbourne, Australia Rove Live Television appearance.
Incinerate
July 26th, 2006 Sydney, Australia Enmore Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • 100% • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Sleepin' Around • Catholic Block • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • Brother James
++ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
July 29th, 2006 Tokyo, Japan Fuji Festival Jim O'Rourke played guitar on "Mote" and stayed for the remainder of the set.
Incinerate • Reena • 100% • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Catholic Block • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Shaking Hell
RATHER RIPPED North American tour
August 3rd, 2006 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA Blossom Music Center (Kuyahoga Festival) None.
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Lights Out • 100% • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ Schizophrenia • Shaking Hell
August 4th, 2006 Detroit, Michigan, USA State Theatre None.
Incinerate • Reena • Expressway To Yr Skull • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Tom Violence • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
August 5th, 2006 (early) Chicago, Illinois, USA Grant Park (Lollapalooza) None.
Incinerate • Reena • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Brother James
+ Shaking Hell
August 5th, 2006 (late) Chicago, Illinois, USA Double Door WXRT radio show after Lollapalooza.
Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Incinerate • Reena • 100% • Turquoise Boy • Tom Violence • Mote • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Shaking Hell • Expressway To Yr Skull
August 6th, 2006 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Pabst Theatre None.
Schizophrenia • Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Kool Thing • Sleepin' Around • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Turquoise Boy • 100%
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
soundcheck: Sunday
August 8th, 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kool Haus First performance of "The World Looks Red" since 1995.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • Catholic Block • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • The World Looks Red
++ Sleepin' Around • Shaking Hell
August 9th, 2006 New York City, New York, USA Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien Fourth "Conan", fifth Late Night.
Reena
August 11th, 2006 Brooklyn, New York, USA McCarren Park Pool None.
Incinerate • Reena • Catholic Block • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ The World Looks Red • Shaking Hell
August 12th, 2006 Brooklyn, New York, USA McCarren Park Pool Thurston joined Awesome Color for "Free Man".
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • 100% • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Shaking Hell
[end of tour]
RATHER RIPPED North American tour
August 24th, 2006 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA State Fair The band started "Rapture" mid-set but Thurston forgot the lyrics, so they abandoned it and played it as the encore. Last known performance of "Sleepin' Around".
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • Eric's Trip • Rapture? [abandoned] • What a Waste • Tom Violence • Jams Run Free • Sleepin' Around • Pink Steam
+ Do You Believe in Rapture?
August 25th, 2006 Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Harrahs Casino and Hotel None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Teenage Riot • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
August 26th, 2006 St Louis, Missouri, USA The Pageant Last known performance of "Pattern Recognition".
Candle • Incinerate • Reena • Pattern Recognition • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Skip Tracer • Catholic Block • What a Waste • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
August 28th, 2006 (afternoon) Columbus, Ohio, USA WWLG CD101 radio Radio set with live audience.
Incinerate • Reena • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Rats
August 28th, 2006 (evening) Columbus, Ohio, USA Lifestyles Communities Pavilion None.
Teenage Riot • Incinerate • Reena • 100% • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Skip Tracer • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ Shaking Hell
August 29th, 2006 Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA Mr Smalls None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy • Rats • 100% • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Silver Rocket
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
August 31st, 2006 Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA The Great Allentown Fair None.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy • Candle • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
September 1st, 2006 Syracuse, New York, USA New York State Fair None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Teenage Riot • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Skip Tracer • What a Waste • Turquoise Boy • 100% • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
September 2nd, 2006 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Osheaga Festival None.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Turquoise Boy • Catholic Block • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ The World Looks Red • Shaking Hell
September 3rd, 2006 Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Avalon None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • What a Waste • Teenage Riot • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • 100% • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • The World Looks Red
++ Shaking Hell
[end of tour]
September 27th, 2006 San Diego, California, USA House of Blues None.
Candle • Incinerate • Reena • Skip Tracer • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • The World Looks Red • Kool Thing • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Pink Steam • Or
+ Jams Run Free • Teenage Riot
++ Shaking Hell
September 28th, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA Wiltern Theatre None.
Candle • Incinerate • Reena • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • The World Looks Red • The Neutral • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Turquoise Boy • Teenage Riot
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
September 30th, 2006 Newport Beach, California, USA Orange County Museum of Art The "Expressway" outro was released as two separate tracks on Mix Tape #6, and later collected as one on Rarities 2.
The World Looks Red • Incinerate • Reena • Skip Tracer • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Candle • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Shaking Hell
+ Expressway To Yr Skull
October 1st, 2006 San Francisco, California, USA The Fillmore None.
Teenage Riot • Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Kool Thing
++ The World Looks Red • Shaking Hell
October 4th, 2006 Paris, France Olympia None.
Candle • Incinerate • Reena • Skip Tracer • Jams Run Free
RATHER RIPPED European tour
December 8th, 2006 Minehead, UK ATP Nightmare Before Christmas SY curated another All Tomorrow's Parties festival.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Catholic Block • Eric's Trip • PCH • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ Schizophrenia • Shaking Hell
December 9th, 2006 Minehead, UK ATP Nightmare Before Christmas SY curated another All Tomorrow's Parties festival.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Mote • Kool Thing • What a Waste • 100% • Turquoise Boy • The World Looks Red • Rats • Pink Steam • Or
+ Jams Run Free • Teenage Riot
December 11th, 2006 Brussels, Belgium Halles de Schaerbeek None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Eric's Trip • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • What a Waste • Rats • The World Looks Red • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Lights Out • The Neutral • Shaking Hell
++ Teenage Riot
December 12th, 2006 The Destroyed Room is released by Geffen. It is a "b-sides and rarities" set featuring some b-sides, compilation tracks, Japanese bonus tracks, and outtakes previously available only on the band's web-only "Mix Tape" series.
December 12th, 2006 Brussels, Belgium Halles de Schaerbeek None.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Catholic Block • PCH • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ The Neutral • 100%
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
December 13th, 2006 Paris, France Le Zenith None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • What a Waste • 100% • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • The World Looks Red • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ The Neutral • Teenage Riot
++ Lights Out • Shaking Hell
December 15th, 2006 Den Haag, Netherlands Paard van Troje None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • What a Waste • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • The World Looks Red • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
December 16th, 2006 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof "Kool Thing" was not on the set list.
Teenage Riot • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Turquoise Boy • The World Looks Red • Rats • 100% • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam
+ Lights Out • Candle
++ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
+++ Kool Thing
[end of tour]
Winter 2007 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Echo Canyon West The band recorded a unique track for the Starbucks compilation Hits Are For Squares. It may have been the first song they wrote with Mark. At some point (possibly 2006 or later 2007) they also recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "I'm Not There" for the soundtrack of the same name. Mark does not play on "I'm Not There". Engineered by John Agnello with Aaron Mullan.
 
Song
Version
Primary Release
Notes
I'm Not There [Bob Dylan]
master
I'm Not There None.
Slow Revolution
master
Hits Are For Squares None.
 
February 14th, 2007 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA Academy of Music None.
Incinerate • Reena • Candle • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Eric's Trip • Turquoise Boy • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ Teenage Riot • The Neutral
++ Shaking Hell • Expressway To Yr Skull
February 15th, 2007 New Haven, Connecticut, USA Toad's Place None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy • Rats • The World Looks Red • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
++ Teenage Riot
February 16th, 2007 New York City, New York, USA Webster Hall None.
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Bull in the Heather • Skip Tracer • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • Silver Rocket • Rats • Turquoise Boy • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam • Or
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
++ Expressway To Yr Skull
February 17th, 2007 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Lupo's at the Strand None.
Incinerate • Reena • Candle • Mote • Do You Believe in Rapture? • What a Waste • The World Looks Red • Bull in the Heather • Jams Run Free • Rats • Turquoise Boy • The Empty Page • Pink Steam
+ The Neutral • Shaking Hell
++ Silver Rocket
February 18th, 2007 Burlington, Virginia, USA Higher Ground Last known performance of "The Neutral".
Candle • Reena • Incinerate • Skip Tracer • What a Waste • 100% • Do You Believe in Rapture? • Schizophrenia • Turquoise Boy • Rats • Jams Run Free • Pink Steam •