02/13/93 - Wellington, NZ @ St. James Theatre

Date: Saturday, February 13th, 1993
City: Wellington, New Zealand
Venue: St. James Theatre
SET LIST NOTES
Dirty Boots 
Burning Spear 
100% 
Kool Thing 
JC 
Sugar Kane 
Swimsuit Issue 
Drunken Butterfly 
Mote 
Tom Violence 
Theresa's Sound-World 
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Shoot 
Schizophrenia 

  • Initially scheduled for the Victoria Uni, the gig was confirmed by multiple attendants to have taken place at the St James Theatre.

    QUOTES

    T: "Oh, it's an ocean actually. Is there an ocean near here? I was never very good at geography. I'd like to send this song out to the Wellington Youth Brigade, this is called 'Dirty Boots'. [starts intro, stops] I think my amplifier blew up, so just... Oh well. So um, did you read any good books lately? [laughs] I don't, I don't have to play, I can just sing. (singing) 'Just give me a little sign girl...' Thank you very kindly. Please fix my guitar! It's okay."
    K: "I hate when this happens."
    T: "I kinda like it, in a way. So uh...I don't know what else to say. It's kinda early."
    L: "Were you guys into Dead C? Pretty cool set. We're talking about doing a free concert tomorrow, at Mount Victoria."
    - Dirty Boots [final chord noise segue to "The Burning Spear"]
    - The Burning Spear
    - 100%
    - Kool Thing [w. Death Valley tease in intro]
    T: "Thank you. This next song is for JC."
    - JC
    T: "Thank you. A song about falling in love in the slam pit, this is called 'Sugar Kane'."
    - Sugar Kane
    T: "Thanks. Oh, another shir...homemade? I don't think this would fit me, it's also fucking sweaty, oh! Ah! Thanks... Thank you very much whoever sent this t-shirt up here, I appreciate it. I'm gonna give this to Steve. Oh yeah, this next song is called 'Swimsuit Issue'."
    - Swimsuit Issue
    K: [during outro of "Swimsuit Issue"] "Where are you taking that guy? I hope you're not kicking him out."
    K: "Hey uh, somebody was just taken to the hospital because someone got stage dived on and um, it's a little sort of, a little S&M game between the bouncers who'd love to beat the shit out of you, because... You know, when an 8-year-old kid comes up onstage all full of adrenaline...Anyway, uh, you know it's really not such a great, great thing to see. Yeah yeah yeah, we'll just play the fucking song, right? Who cares."
    T: "We're only talking to, uh.. [laughs]"
    K: "This is for the kid who's lying in the hospital dying."
    T: "Yeah, this is called 'Drunken Butterfly'."
    - Drunken Butterfly
    L: [over T guitar intro to 'Mote'] "This is 'The Eye-mote'. Eye. Mote."
    - Mote
    T: "I'd like to send this song out to Peter Jefferies, this is called 'Tom Violence'."
    - Tom Violence
    [hard rock tape plays]
    - Theresa's Sound-World
    T: "Thank you, we'll seeya next time. Goodnight, bye."
    [encore break]
    [synth drum sounds]
    - Shoot
    K: "Thanks."
    T: "Thank you very much. I'd like to send this next song to everybody up in the balcony. You got WILD, man, WIIIIILD!!! This is called 'Schizophrenia'"
    - Schizophrenia
    T: "Thank you, goodnight."

    OTHER PERFORMERS

  • Dead C

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