03/27/89 - Dusseldorf, Germany @ Philipshalle

Date: Monday, March 27th, 1989
City: Dusseldorf, Germany
Venue: Philipshalle
SET LIST NOTES
Candle
Kissability
Silver Rocket 
Eric's Trip 
The Sprawl 
Cross the Breeze 
Teenage Riot 
Hey Joni 
The Wonder 
Hyperstation 
Eliminator Jr 
  • Appears on the bootleg Chronic Youth: Unite & Slam.
  • "The Sprawl" "Cross the Breeze" "Silver Rocket" and "Eric's Trip" were used on the Daydream Nation deluxe reissue.

    QUOTES

    [MAY BE MISSING DIALOG BETWEEN "OFFICIAL" AND "UNOFFICIAL" SOURCES]

    T: "I don't know what the fuck you're saying. Oh, 'Eric's Trip'."
    K: "So we only have 45 minutes."
    L: "We gotta catch a bus to Germany so we're gonna start now and we'll leave fast."
    - Candle
    T: "Thanks. Well thanks for clapping. They don't have festivals in our city. This song is about, in memory of Karen Carpenter, it's called 'You Got Kissability'."
    - Kissability
    T: "This song is for my good friend Andy Warhol, it's called 'Silver Rocket'."
    - Silver Rocket
    - Eric's Trip
    - The Sprawl
    - 'Cross the Breeze
    ["We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters plays]
    T: "You got a broken arm? You got a broken arm? You got a broken arm?? You come up here kid, we'll sign it. It's okay, there's nobody down here."
    L: "Come up! Come up!"
    T: "Alright this dude's from the Air Force in California man!"
    L: "This is gonna be a good stage dive."
    T: "It's funny, you don't look like Tom Cruise. Don't call him a dick. Keep the war going man. Alright, time's up! Are the police here?"
    L: "Can the rest of you please come up now?"
    T: "Okay this song is called 'Teenage Riot'."
    - Teen Age Riot [no intro]
    L: "This song's called 'Hey Joni'. It's about the gun laws."
    - Hey Joni
    K: "Susanne can you turn the lights up? Thurston lost his contact."
    ["We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters plays]
    T: "Sorry about that, I lost my eyes. [?]"
    L: "Is our time up yet?"
    T: "Do we have time?"
    L: "Put your fucking guitar on, don't talk, you asshole! You can't talk without a guitar on."
    T: "Alright. This song is about being a jerk, it's called 'The Wonder'."
    - The Wonder [segue into "Hyperstation"]
    - Hyperstation
    - Eliminator Jr
    T: "Goodbye!"
    K: "Thank you."

    OTHER PERFORMERS

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  • Phillip Boa and the Voodoo Club
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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