The Gun Club
-Chronology (II)-

London October 1986. Close to 2 years after The Gun Club broke up Jeffrey contacts Kid Congo to re-start the band (with Romi Mori and Nick Sanderson [ex-Clock DVA] from his Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet) and record a new album. Kid was at the time living in Berlin and had just joined the Bad Seeds in September.

12-Oct-86
UK London,Town & Country Club
[with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + The Moodists]

Note: Most likely a one-off date, but it's possible that The Gun Club did a few more dates in the UK in October, although Kid was then touring with the Bad Seeds: from 26-Sep-86 (first date in Europe), then the UK and ending in the US (on 02-Nov-86).

17-Nov-86
ES Madrid,Sala Universal

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti A.

1x-Nov-86
ES Valencia,Garage

19-Nov-86
ES Barcelona,Zeleste

Ticket: Photo of ticket.

2x-Nov-86
FR -,-

22-Nov-86
CH Fribourg,Fri-Son
[with The Inca Babies]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Poster: Photo of poster.

2x-Nov-86
CH Zürich,Kaufleutensaal
[with The Hydrogen Candymen]

25-Nov-86
DE München,Theaterfabrik
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Photo: From one of the dates on the German tour. Scan taken from Spex magazine Feb-87, courtesy of Matti A.

26-Nov-86
DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Ad: Scan of ad from Spex magazine, Oct-1986.

27-Nov-86
DE Düsseldorf,Tor 3
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Poster: Photo of generic tour poster.

28-Nov-86
DE Bielefeld,PC69
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Ticket: Photo of ticket.

Photo: Photo of setlist.

29-Nov-86
DE Hamburg,Knopf's Music Hall
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Ticket: Scan courtesy of Matti A.

30-Nov-86
DE Berlin,Metropol
[with Cpt. Kirk &.]

03-Dec-86
NL Groningen,Vera

Setlist: Sex Beat/..and more...

Poster: Photo of poster.

Review: Scan of review, taken from Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 04-Dec-86.

Note: Above track available on the V/A "Vera Groningen - Beauty In The Underworld" album (Vera Records/Semaphore 1990).

04-Dec-86
NL Groningen,Vera

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ Death Party.

Photo: Screen capture taken from DVD.

Note: "Ghost On The Highway" available on the DVD that came with the "Rockin On Paper- the Vera club: a history in posters" book.

05-Dec-86
NL Eindhoven,Effenaar
[with Fred Shepard's Reward]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

06-Dec-86
NL Deventer,Burgerweeshuis

07-Dec-86
NL Sittard,Donkiesjot

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ Ghost On The Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Lupita Screams/ My Cousin Kim/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

1987
UK London,demo sessions for the "Mother Juno" album. Engineered by Tony Cohen [Bad Seeds].

2x-Apr-87
DE -,-

2x-Apr-87
ES Madrid,-

27-Apr-87
NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ My Cousin Kim/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Hearts/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The Breaking Hands/ Sex Beat/ Eternally Is Here.

Tour Schedule: Scan of schedule and 'rider' courtesy of Matti.

28-Apr-87
NL VPRO,FM Radio,session

Setlist: I'm Lonesome/ interview with Kid Congo Powers/ My Man's Gone Now.

28-Apr-87
NL Utrecht,Tivoli

Review: Scan taken from Het Parool newspaper, 29-Apr-87. Scan taken from De Volkskrant newspaper, 01-May-87

29-Apr-87
NL Den Haag,Paard van Troje

30-Apr-87
NL Sneek,Bolwerk
[with Mad Cowboy Experience]

Review: Taken from Leeuwarder Courant 01-May-87.

01-May-87
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Ivy Green]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ My Cousin Kim/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Bill Bailey/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Hearts/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The Breaking Hands/ Sex Beat/ Like Calling Up Thunder(+).

Photo: Credit George Bekker @ seizoensgebonden.blogspot.nl . Used with kind permission.

Ad: Scan of ad , taken from Het Parool newspaper, 29-Apr-87.

Note: Above tracks, except "Like Calling Up Thunder" available on the "Live" bootleg CD (Oblivion). All tracks broadcast by Dutch VPRO FM radio, except (+).

02-May-87
BE Kessel-Lo,Heiberg-park,Meifestival
[with Ed Kuepper, The Lyres,..]

03-May-87
UK London,Astoria
[with The Surf Drums and The Highliners]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Hearts/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The Breaking Hands/ Bill Bailey/ Sex Beat.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Ad: Taken from a UK mag, courtesy of Matti A.

07-Jul-87
IT Giulianova,Parco Lungomare Zara
Rock Roads-Festival Internationale di musica e cultura rock
[with The Go-Betweens]

Poster: Photo of poster, courtesy of Paolo Bedini (1983-1993 Italian promoter at Az Music for many bands including Nick Cave, Suicide, Gun Club, Einstürzende Neubauten,..)

Contract: Scan of contract, courtesy of Paolo Bedini.

Ticket: Photo of ticket.

Note: Five day festival. 08-Jul-87: Weather Prophets and Celibate Rifles; 09-Jul-87: The Housemartins, The Smithereens; 10-Jul-87: Dream Syndicate, The Fuzztones; 11-Jul-87: The Fleshtones, Elliot Murphy, Phranc.

July 1987
DE Berlin,Hansa Tonstudio,Köthener Strasse 38,(6 day) recording sessions for the "Mother Juno" album and the "Breaking Hands" 12". Engineered by Lincoln Fong [Dif Juz/Lords of the New Church], assisted by André Giere [Wire]. Tracks recorded (in this running order): Port Of Souls/ Araby/ Lupita Screams/ Funky Junkie (aka Yellow Eyes)/ Hearts/ Bill Bailey/ Sleepy Time Blues (aka Nobody's City)/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ (The) Breaking Hands/ Crab Dance/ Country One. Blixa Bargeld [Neubauten/Bad Seeds] plays guitar on "Yellow Eyes".

Photo: Taken on 05-Jun-87, credit Petershagen.

Note: Just prior (May/June-87) Kid recorded with Die Haut at the same place: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Kid Congo Powers and Anita Lane record "Headless Body In A Topless Bar" album with Die Haut. Engineered by Tony Cohen. Mixed by Flood. The second week of September 1987, the Bad Seeds would be recording part of the "Tender Prey" album at Hansa. The Bad Seeds also recorded "The Firstborn Is Dead" ('84), "Kicking Against The Pricks" ('86) and "Your Funeral..My Trial" ('86) at Hansa.

Summer 1987
UK London,Acton,The Town House (Robin Guthrie's [The Cocteau Twins] home studio),mixing sessions for the "Mother Juno" album and the "Breaking Hands" 12".

August/September/November 1987
Berlin and London. Kid Congo is recording with the Bad Seeds for Nick Cave's "Tender Prey" album and doing a handful of live dates in Europe.

10-Oct-87
PT Lisboa,Cinema Império
[with Mão Morta and Agora Colora]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Photo: Photo credit Rui Vasco.

Ad: Photo of advert.

xx-Oct-87
PT Lisboa,TV,kids program

Setlist: Cool Drink Of Water/ Thunderhead.

Note: They play in front of a studio audience for a children's program, backed by dancers dressed as Mickey, Donald and Goofy.

16-Oct-87
DE Release of "Mother Juno" album (What's So Funny About).

17-Oct-87
UK Sheffield,Leadmill

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Fire Of Love/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

Ad: Taken from a UK mag, courtesy of Matti A. First date of the 7 date UK tour.

Note: Broadcast by UK radio.

18-Oct-87
UK Bristol,Bierkeller
[with Head Of David]

Photo: Credit © James Finch. Used with kind permission.

Ad: Taken from NME 17-Oct-87.

19-Oct-87
UK Leeds,Warehouse
[with Head Of David]

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Moonlight Motel/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Crab Dance.

Setlist/ticket: Photo of original setlist and ticket, courtesy of Andy P.

19-Oct-87
UK/US Release of "Mother Juno" album (Red Rhino/Fundamental).

21-Oct-87
UK Newcastle,Riverside Club

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Moonlight Motel.

Poster: Photo of UK tour poster courtesy of Matti A.

22-Oct-87
UK Glasgow,Furry Murry's
[with The Vaynes]

Photo: Credit David W Andrews, used with kind permission.

23-Oct-87
UK Manchester,The International

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Moonlight Motel.

Handbill: Scan of handbill.

Ad: Scan of advert, taken from NME 03-Oct-87.

25-Oct-87
UK London-Kentish Town,Town & Country Club
[with Pop Will Eat Itself & The Bambi Slam & These Immortal Souls]

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian(*)/ My Cousin Kim(*)/ Thunderhead(*)/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupeta Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Moonlight Motel/ Fire Spirit(*)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds](*)/ Bill Bailey(*)/ Ghost On The Highway(*)/ Sleeping In Blood City(*)/ Crab Dance(*)/ She's Like Heroin To Me(*)/ Goodbye Johnny(*)/ Sex Beat(*).

Photo: Credit Anne Coffey. Scan taken from NME 31-Oct-87. Scan of ticket.

Ad: Taken from NME 17-Oct-87.

Note: (*) tracks released on the "Horse Power" bootleg LP.

29-Oct-87
NO Oslo,Sardine's

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Arbeiderbladet/Nye Takter #244, 1987.

Review: Scan of review, taken from Arbeiderbladet/Nye Takter #245, 1987. "Gun Club kept a terrific pace throughout the set. [...] Gun Club delivered a convincing concert, and have done the only thing right when they now after three years of hibernation have decided to wake up again."

Photo: Photo credit Paal Audestad.

30-Oct-87
SE Stockholm,Ritz

Setlist: Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Moonlight Motel.

Photo: Credit Carl Abrahamsson, as published in his photobook "Fanzinera – Photographs 1985-1988".

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Puls musicmagazine #9, 1987.

31-Oct-87
DK København,Carlton
[with The Chills]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Peter G.F.

xx-Nov-87
UK London,Kentish Town,Town & Country Club
[with Bambi Slam]

04-Nov-87
DE Bremen,Modernes
[with Dinosaur]

Setlist: Bad Indian/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Walking With The Beast/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Moonlight Motel.

Poster: Photo of generic "Port Of Souls" tour poster courtesy of Matti A.

05-Nov-87
DE Braunschweig,Bürgerpark
[with Dinosaur]

Review: Scan from MusikExpress/Sounds, 1/1988. Courtesy of Alexi B.

06-Nov-87
DE Bielefeld,PC69
[with Dinosaur]

Ad: Scan of ad.

07-Nov-87
DE Hamburg,Markthalle
[with Dinosaur]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

08-Nov-87
DE Berlin,Loft
[with Dinosaur]

Poster: Photo of German tour poster, courtesy of Matti A.

11-Nov-87
DE Stuttgart,Longhorn
[with Dinosaur]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Moonlight Motel/ Crab Dance/ Port Of Souls.

12-Nov-87
DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp
[with Dinosaur]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Moonlight Motel/ Crab Dance/ Death Party.

13-Nov-87
DE Bochum,Zeche
[with Dinosaur]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ and moste likely: Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Death Party.

26-Nov-87
FR Morlaix,Coatelan Club

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

27-Nov-87
FR Rennes,Salle UBU

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ Death Party.

28-Nov-87
FR Paris,La Locomotive

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ Death Party.

Photo: Photo credit Patrick M.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Note: Due to this show Kid Congo misses the Bad Seeds show on the same night at the Ritz,Novellara (IT). He is present at the Bad Seed's next show @ the Big Club in Torino (IT) the following day.

04-Dec-87
ES Barcelona,Zeleste

05-Dec-87
ES Vitoria-Gasteiz,Sala The End

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Alvaro Rey.

Photo: Credit Kike Dientes Largos, taken from the innersleeves of the " Pastoral Hide & Seek" LP (Bang! Records 2012).

08-Dec-87
DE München,Alabamahalle

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ Crab Dance/ Death Party.

Photo: Credit Jørg Seewald. Scan courtesy of Matti, taken from "59 to 1" mag, issue # 19.

10-Dec-87
CH Zürich,Kaufleutensaal
[with Extrem Normal]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Review: Taken from MSE 2/88.

12-Dec-87
AT Linz,Posthof

13-Dec-87
AT Dornbirn,Spielboden

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Spex Nov-87.

14-Dec-87
AT Wien,Metropol

Setlist: She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Moonlight Motel/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/..and more...

Note: Above tracks broadcast by German BR2 FM radio, during the "Zündfunk Live" program and also on Austrian ORF FM radio, Ö3-MusicBox progam.

15-Dec-87
DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Death Party.

16-Dec-87
NL Vaals,Jeugdcentrum Spuugh

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

17-Dec-87
NL Arnhem,Luxor

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

18-Dec-87
NL Tilburg,Noorderligt
[with Fred Shepard's Reward]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Port Of Souls/ Sex Beat.

Photo: Credit Ad de Wit.

Flyer: Scan of flyer.

19-Dec-87
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Paradogs]

Poster: Photo of poster, designed by Max Kisman.

Photo: Screen capture from TV broadcast.

Note: Excerpt broadcast during the "Jeffrey's Blues" documentary, VPRO TV "Onrust" 03-Dec-89.

21-Dec-87
UK London-Harlesden,Mean Fiddler
[with The Hook'n'Pull Gang]

Ticket: Photo of ticket, courtesy of J.Mango-Bingo.

Flyer: Scan of flyer.

Ad: Ad from NME 19/26-Dec-87.

February/March 1988
AU Kid Congo is touring Australia with The Bad Seeds.

20-Mar-88
GR Athina,Club 22

Setlist: She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Port Of Souls/ Sex Beat.

24-Mar-88
US MA,Boston,The Axis

Review: Scan of review, taken from the Boston Globe 26-Mar-88.

Note: Start of the 14 date 'reunion tour' managed by Benny Brongers. Some dates are opened by Henry Rollins, The Goo Goo Dolls or Pussy Galore.

2x-Mar-88
US NJ,Neptune Township,Green Parrot

Setlist: She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel.

26-Mar-88
US NJ,Trenton,City Gardens
[with Amor Fati]

Photo: Photo credit Ken Salerno.

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

28-Mar-88
US DC,Washington,9:30 Club

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Crab Dance/ My Dreams/ Sex Beat/ Death Party.

29-Mar-88
US NY,New York City,Drums
[with Die Monster Die]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Port Of Souls/ Sex Beat.

31-Mar-88
CA ON,Toronto,R.P.M. Club
[with Groovy Religion and The Lawn]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Goodbye Johnny/ Crab Dance/ Sex Beat.

Photo: Credit © Derek von Essen . Used with kind permission.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Video: Private video made available by ScottishTeeVee.

01-Apr-88
US MI,Detroit,Todd's
[with Viv Akauldren]

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

02-Apr-88
US IL,Chicago,Cabaret Metro

Photo: Credit Stacia Timonere. Sourced from Gettyimages/Hulton music archives.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of James L.

xx-Apr-88
US -,-

07-Apr-88
US CA,San Diego,Bacchanal

08-Apr-88
US CA,Los Angeles,Variety Arts Center
[with The Hangmen and Kashis Elvis]

Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Lupita Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City / Goodbye Johnny /Crab Dance/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat.

Photo: Screen capture taken from TV broadcast, filmed by Louis Elovitz and broadcast by a L.A. public-access cable TV channel.

Flyer: Photo of flyer . Photo of alternative flyer. Photo of another alternative flyer.

Ticket: Scan taken from "Punk Is Dead: Punk Is Everything!", a book by Bryan R. Turcotte and Douglas Woods.

Setlist: Photo of setlist.

Note: "Kashis Elvis" was a one-off noise/dance outfit featuring Kid Congo who opened the night with waves of distorted drum loops and savage slide guitar.

09-Apr-88
US CA,Huntington Beach,Night Moves

Review: Scan taken from, The Los Angeles Times, Apr 11, 1988.

xx-Apr-88
US CA,Santa Cruz,-

11-Apr-88
US CA,San Francisco,I Beam
[with Frontier Wives]

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 10-Apr-88.

07-May-88
UK/US Release of "Breaking Hands" 7"/12" single (Red Rhino/Fundamental).

20-Aug-88
NL Wateringen,Hofpark-Waterpop Festival
[with Candy Dulfer, The Jack Of Hearts, Fatal Flowers, Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Triffids]

Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Bill Bailey/ Black Train/ Texas Serenade/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

Photo: Credit Frans Schellekens. Sourced from Gettyimages/Redferns music archives.

Review: Review from Het Vrije Volk 22-Aug-88.

Note: Free entrance festival. First engagement of the day. The band also performs at a Belgian festival the same day. Kim Snelten [The Jack Of Hearts] would in January 1992 join the "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee' album recording sessions.

20-Aug-88
BE Nieuwerkerken,Neurorock Open Air Festival
[with Fatal Flowers, Boegies, The Spanks, The Crewmen, Tröckener Kecks, The Godfathers]

Setlist: Thunderhead/ My Cousin Kim/ Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ ?/ Sex Beat.

Photo: Scan of photo, taken from Belgian newspaper.

Note: 2nd concert on the same day. Gun Club were next to last on the bill.

21-Aug-88
NL Groningen,Stadspark
Sterren In Het Park festival
[with The Triffids]

Ad: Ad from the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 19-Aug-88.

Review: Review from Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 22-Aug-88.

Note: Free entrance festival at the city park. Afternoon show for the Gun Club, who also performed at the Paradiso the same day.

21-Aug-88
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Riff]

Poster: Scan of poster courtesy of Ger Potze .

Photo: Scan of photo.

Note: Evening show.

xx-Aug-88
AT Wien,festival

05-Sep-88
GR Athina,Pedion tou Areos park,Rock Festival '88
[with Jesus and Mary Chain]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Three day festival (4-6-ep-88). Cancelled due to major riots on the first day of the festival. I.e. 'anarchists' burned down the stage.

22-Sep-88
UK Nick Cave leaves the Broadway Lodge Clinic (where he had stayed for 7 weeks) on his birthday and is welcomed by Jessamy Calkin, Anita Lane and Kid Congo Powers.

18-Nov-88
NL Zaandam,Drieluik

19-Nov-88
NL Rotterdam,Nighttown
[with Moral Virtue]

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Brother And Sister/ Moonlight Motel/.. and more..

20-Nov-88
NL Deventer,Burgerweeshuis
[with New Annoyance]

Poster: Photo of poster.

21-Nov-88
NL Den Haag,Paard Van Troje

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Brother And Sister/ Moonlight Motel/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ The Straits Of Love & Hate/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds] [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ ?/ Sleeping In Blood City.

22-Nov-88
NL Den Bosch,Willem II

2x-Nov-88
UK Manchester,Polytechnic

Setlist: (partial) Like Calling Up Thunder/ Jack On Fire/ Yellow Eyes/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Review: Taken from NME mag 03-Dec-88, courtesy of Matti A.

27-Mar-89
DE Düsseldorf,Philipshalle,Noise Now! festival
[with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sonic Youth, etc..]

Setlist: Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Thunderhead/ My Cousin Kim/ Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Bill Bailey/ Sex Beat.

Ticket: Xerox of ticket.

Note: Kid plays 2 shows that night (his birthday). First with The Gun Club, then with The Bad Seeds. Broadcast by German WDR 1 FM radio, during the "Graffiti" program, with additional interviews.

16-Jul-89
US CA,San Jose,Cactus Club
[with Elvis Hitler]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Start of a disasterous tour.

17-Jul-89
US CA,San Francisco,Reckless Records
in-store appearance @1:00PM

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

17-Jul-89
US CA,San Francisco,I-Beam
[with Mach Turtle]

Setlist: Bill Bailey/ Pastoral Hide and Seek/ The Other Side (early version of "The Great Divide")/ Flowing/ My Cousin Kim/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Port Of Souls/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Crab Dance.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Examiner 16-Jul-89.

Note: "Pastoral Hide and Seek" and "Flowing" available on the "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set (Retro Deluxe 2008).

18-Jul-89
US CA,Sacramento,Cattle Club

19-Jul-89
US CA,Santa Barbara,Carnival

20-Jul-89
US CA,San Diego,Spirit Club

Flyer: Photo of flyer credit of Steven Rascoe .

21-Jul-89
US CA,Long Beach,Bogart's
[with Lunch Box and Goo Goo Dolls]

Setlist: Bill Bailey/ Pastoral Hide and Seek/ The Other Side (early version of "The Great Divide")/ Flowing/ My Cousin Kim/ Moonlight Motel/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Crab Dance/ Port Of Souls.

Review: Scan of article taken from the Los Angeles Times, 24-Jul-89.

23-Jul-89
US CA,Los Angeles,Club Lingerie

Setlist: Pastoral Hide and Seek/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ The Other Side (early version of "The Great Divide")/ Flowing/ My Cousin Kim/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Moonlight Motel/ Bill Bailey/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Port Of Souls/ Sex Beat/ Brother And Sister/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Note: Roughly 100 people attend, Henry Rollins is at the front.

August/September 1989. Kid Congo Powers moves back to London from Berlin (where he lived for 3 years). He moves in with Nick Cave and Anita Lane. During this period Nick Cave writes "The Good Son" album.

16-Sep-89
US CT,Naugatuck,Nightshift Café

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Brother And Sister/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Moonlight Motel/ The Other Side (early version of "The Great Divide")/ Flowing/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Fire Spirit/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Port of Souls/ Sex Beat.

17-Sep-89
US NJ,Hoboken,Live Tonight

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Moonlight Motel/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Calling Up Thunder/ The Other Side (early version of "The Great Divide")/ Flowing/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Fire Spirit/ My Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Port of Souls/ Eternally Is Here/ Goodbye Johnny.

19-Sep-89
US NY,New York City,Cat Club

20-Sep-89
US MA,Boston,The Axis

21-Sep-89
US DC,Washington,9:30 Club

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ Moonlight Motel/ My Cousin Kim/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Flowing/ A Record Of My Youth (early version of "Another Country's Young")/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Eternally Is Here/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Bill Bailey/ Sex Beat.

22-Sep-89
US CT,New London,L&G Club

23-Sep-89
US NY,New York City,CBGB's

2x-Dec-89
DE Berlin,Hansa Tonstudio,Köthener Strasse 38,demoing 9 songs for the "Pastoral Hide & Seek" album. "Humanesque" and "Pastoral, Hide & Seek" are available as bonus tracks on the "Ahmed's Wild Dream" CD album (Cherry Red 2007).

These recordings are done without Kid who -after the US tour- went to Sao Paulo,Brazil to record in October "The Good Son" with The Bad Seeds. Thereafter Kid returned to the US only to arrive back in London by mid-January 1990.

Photo: Hansa circa 2012. Photo credit Jörg Zägel.

05-May-90
FR Rennes,Rock 'n' Solex festival
[with Satellites + Les Enfants Terribles]

Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

Ticket: Scan of ticket by Didier Belloc, courtesy of Marc Sastre.

May 1990
BE Brussels,ICP Recording Studios (@ 37-45 avenue Emile de Beco), recording and mixing the "Pastoral,Hide & Seek" album and the "The Great Divide" single. Engineered by Michiel Dierickx. Songs recorded: Humanesque/ The Straits Of Love & Hate/ Emily's Changed/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ St. John's Divine/ The Great Divide/ Another Country's Young/ Flowing/ Temptation & I/ Eskimo Blue Day/ Pastoral, Hide & Seek and Crab Dance (2nd version).

Photo: Exterior circa 1987.

Note: ICP (Inter Chemicals and Plastics) is founded in 1966 to manufacture automated machines for packaging vinyl records and (still to this day) located at a former old bread factory (Dépôt du bon pain Bruxellois). The recording studios opened in 1980, becoming a residential studio in 1987. Installation of several solid state analog consoles between 1986 and 1991. Introduction of two digital multitrack recording machines in 1990.

12-Aug-90
US CA,Hollywood,Roxy,Rob Ritter wake/memorial concert
[with Congo Norvell, The Nymphs, Thelonious Monster, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Bags, 45 Grave]

Setlist: Run Through The Jungle/ Jack On Fire.

Flyer/Ad: Photo of flyer and ad credit of Steven Rascoe.

Review: Scan of article taken from the Los Angeles Times, 14-Aug-90.

Note: Gun Club line-up for this show is Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Kid Congo Powers, with Thelonious Monster rhythm section. Thelonious Monster consists out of Bob Forrest,Kid Congo Powers,Jeffrey Lee Pierce,Dix Denney and Chris Handsome. Congo Norvell is Sally Norvell and Kid Congo Powers' new band, who do their second show.

09-Sep-90
NL Rotterdam,Zuiderpark,Metropolis Festival
[with Primus, Mudhoney,..]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ Bad Indian/ Crab Dance/ Thunderhead/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Another Country's Young/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Hearts/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Devil In The Woods/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Photo: Screencaptures from private video.

Schedule: Scan of program schedule .

Note: Headlining at the former Poppark festival.

10-Sep-90
UK/FR/DE Release of "The Great Divide" single (Fire/New Rose/What's So Funny About).

01-Oct-90
UK/FR/DE/NL Release of "Pastoral,Hide & Seek" album (Fire/New Rose/What's So Funny About/Solid) .

03-Oct-90
NL Utrecht,Tivoli
[with Easy]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Devil In The Woods/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I.

04-Oct-90
NL Rotterdam,Nighttown
[with Easy]

Photo: Credit © Cancia Leirissa . Used with kind permission.

05-Oct-90
NL Sittard,Fenix
[with Easy]

Review: Taken from Limburgsch dagblad 10-Oct-90.

06-Oct-90
NL Zwolle,OJC Hedon
[with Easy]

09-Oct-90
UK Brighton,Zap Club
[with Easy]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

10-Oct-90
UK Birmingham,Edward's No 8
[with Easy]

Ad: Taken from a UK mag Oct-90, courtesy of Matti A.

11-Oct-90
UK Manchester,The Boardwalk
[with Easy]

Handbill: Scan of handbill.

12-Oct-90
UK Glasgow,College of Building & Printing
[with Easy]

Poster: Photo of poster, courtesy of David W Andrews.

Ticket: Photo of ticket, courtesy of David W Andrews.

14-Oct-90
UK London,Kentish Town,Town & Country Club
[with Dave Graney and These Immortal Souls and Easy]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ The Breaking Hands.

Note: "The Breaking Hands" is done as encore with guest Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) on 12 string acoustic guitar. Jeffrey and Tony had during the past summer been rehearsing and listening to pre-war blues songs in Tony's West Kensington's bedroom flat. These sessions would lay the foundation of Jeff's "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album recorded during January 1992 in the Netherlands.

Ad: Taken from Melody Maker 13-Oct-90.

Ticket: Photo of ticket, courtesy of J.Mango-Bingo.

Setlist: Scan of setlist courtesy of Matti A.

Photo 1: Photo credit Suzie Colls.

Photo 2: Credit Peter Morris. Scan taken from NME Oct-90.

19-Oct-90
NO Oslo,University-Blindern campus,Chateau Neuf-The Voice (basement)
[with Femi Gange]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Puls musicmagazine #9, 1990.

Review: Scan of review, taken from Puls musicmagazine #10, 1990.

20-Oct-90
SE Göteborg,Magasinet

21-Oct-90
SE Malmö,Kulturbolaget

Poster: Photo of poster, courtesy of Matti.

22-Oct-90
DK Köbenhavn,Pumpehuset

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I/ Sleeping In Blood City.

24-Oct-90
NL Den Haag,Het Paard Van Troje
[with The Cursed Fortress]

25-Oct-90
NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje

Poster: Photo of poster.

26-Oct-90
NL Eindhoven,Effenaar
[with Indian Summer]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/..and more...

Poster: Photo of poster.

Setlist: Xerox of setlist.

27-Oct-90
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Black Francis]

Photo: Credit George Bekker @ seizoensgebonden.blogspot.nl . Used with kind permission.

28-Oct-90
NL Groningen,Vera

Review: Taken from Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 29-Oct-90.

31-Oct-90
DE Braunschweig,FBZ Bürgerpark
[with Flowerpornoes]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Ad: Xerox of ad for German tour.

Poster: Tour poster courtesy of Matti.

01-Nov-90
DE Berlin,Loft
[with Flowerpornoes]

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

Handbill: Original handbill.

02-Nov-90
DE Hamburg,Docks
[with Buxom Coxcomb]

Setlist: Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/..and more..

Photo: Screen capture taken from TV interview broadcast.

Ad: Ad from Zillo mag.

Ticket: Photo of ticket courtesy of Martin L.

Note: Some excerpts of the above tracks are broadcast by German TELE 5 TV on the "Offbeat" program, which also includes an interview with Jeffrey.

04-Nov-90
DE Köln,Alte Wartesaal
[with Easy]

Ad: Taken from Spex 10/90.

05-Nov-90
DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp
[with Easy]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Ad: Taken from Spex 11/90.

06-Nov-90
DE München,Nachtwerk
[with Easy]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance.

Photo: Screen capture taken from private video.

Ad: Ad from Zillo mag.

Video: Private video made available by ScottishTeeVee.

Note: "Eternally Is Here" released on the A side of "Live: Eternally is Here/Psycho" 7" single (2.13.61/In the Red, 2020).

08-Nov-90
FR Besançon,Salle Le Montjoye
[with Easy]

09-Nov-90
CH Fribourg-Fri-Son
[with Easy]

10-Nov-90
CH Zürich,Rote Fabrik
[with Easy]

Ad: Taken from Spex 11/90.

11-Nov-90
IT Mezzago,Bloom
[with Easy]

Photo: Credit © Michele Peretti .

1x-Nov-90
IT Certaldo,Discoteca Y

1x-Nov-90
IT Rimini,Velvet Rock Club

Poster: Photo of poster.

17-Nov-90
FR Lyon-Villeurbanne,Le Transbordeur
[with Animatorz]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing(+)/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young(+)/ Hearts(+)/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit(+)/ Jack On Fire/ Eternally Is Here/ Temptation And I(+)/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Ticket: Scan of ticket by Didier Belloc, courtesy of Marc Sastre.

Note: Recorded for local French Zap FM radio. Not necessarily broadcast. (+)available on the "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set (Retro Deluxe 2008).

19-Nov-90
FR Clermont-Ferrand,La Maison du Peuple

21-Nov-90
FR Toulouse,Le Bikini
[with Les Evades d'Alcatraz]

22-Nov-90
FR Bordeaux,Krakatoa
[with Straw Dogs]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

23-Nov-90
FR Fontenay-le-Comte,Salle des Fêtes
[with The Cry Babies]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire.

Photo: Credit Didier Regnier, courtesy of Laurent Ouvrard.

Ticket: Photo of ticket courtesy of François-Charles.

24-Nov-90
FR Rennes,Salle UBU
[with The Gunners]

25-Nov-90
FR Rennes,Salle UBU
[with The Skydogs]

Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

27-Nov-90
FR Lille,Aéronef
[with Easy]

Photo: Photo credit Hervé Leteneur.

28-Nov-90
FR Reims,L'Usine
[with Easy]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

29-Nov-90
FR Paris,Elysée Montmartre
[with Easy]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Thunderhead/ Emily's Changed/ Yellow Eyes/ Another Country's Young/ Hearts/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Devil In The Woods/ Fire Spirit/ Jack On Fire/ Temptation And I/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Pierre Mugnier.

Note: Complete concert released on the "Larger Than Live" CD (Last Call 2008). All tracks, except 5 ("Thunderhead", "Another Country's Young", "Give Up The Sun", "I Hear Your Heart Singing" and "Goodbye Johnny") available on the "Divinity- 9 Lives No6" 2CD (Flow Records 2006).

30-Nov-90
FR Nancy/Pagney-derrière-Barine,Pub Rock Chez Paulette
[with Easy]

Photo 1: Photo courtesy of Cyril S.

Photo 2: Backstage shot by Maury Golini.

01-Dec-90
BE Heist-op-den-Berg,Zaal Monty
[with Easy]

Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Alvaro Rey.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

05-Dec-90
UK London-Ladbroke Grove,Subterania

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Photo: Photo credit Steve Worral.

Note: One-off UK date.

May 1991
BE Brussels,ICP Recording Studios (@ 37-45 avenue Emile de Beco), recording and mixing the "Divinity" mini album in 5 days. Engineered by Michiel Dierickx. Songs recorded: Sorrow Knows/ Richard Speck/ Keys To The Kingdom and Black Hole [The Urinals].

Note: Upon arrival at the studio Jeffrey and Desi went to check out the studio. They started jamming, Desi had a drum riff and Jeffrey played guitar, engineer Michiel Dierickx hit the record button, and that became "Sorrow Knows". Jeffrey wrote the words that night. It was the only time Jeff recorded a song spontaneously, one take, no rehearsal. The next morning Kid added his guitar, Romi the bass and Jeffrey the vocals. The drum tracks for "Richard Specks", "Keys To The Kingdom" and "Black Hole" were also recorded that same day. Those 3 tracks had been rehearsed in London. After the sessions Kid, Romi and Desi travelled back to London, leaving Jeffrey behind because he had visa problems.

Photo: Google street view, 2019.

01-Jun-91
YU Ljubljana,Križanke Cankarjev dom
Druga Godba Festival- World Music festival 1-8 June 1991

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Emily's Changed/ Flowing/ John Hardy/ Lupeta Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Preaching The Blues/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Give Up The Sun/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Sex Beat/ Psycho [The Sonics].

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Encore "Psycho" released on the B side of "Live: Eternally is Here/Psycho" 7" single (2.13.61/In the Red, 2020). Ljubljana is now part of Slovenia. Gig took place less than 4 weeks before the "Ten-Day War" started on June 27 and lasted until July 7th, 1991 when Slovenia (and Croatia) declared independence from Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav wars would last until well into 1999.

02-Jun-91
YU Beograd/Belgrade,Studentski Kulturni Centar-SKC Hall

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Emily's Changed/ Flowing/ John Hardy/ Lupeta Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Preaching the Blues/ Hearts/ Jack On Fire/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Give Up The Sun.

Note: Belgrade is now part of Serbia.

0x-Jun-91
YU Zagreb,-

Note: Zagreb is now part of Croatia.

0x-Jun-91
YU Sarajevo,-

Note: Sarajevo is now part of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

0x-Jun-91
YU Skopja,-

Note: Skopja is now part of Macedonia.

07-Jun-91
UK London-New Cross,The Venue

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Emily's Changed/ Flowing/ John Hardy/ Lupeta Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Preaching the Blues/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Give Up The Sun/ For The Love Of Ivy.

Photo: Credit Stuart Mostyn. Sourced from Gettyimages/Redferns music archives.

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from NME mag 01-Jun-91, courtesy of Matti A.

Review: Taken from a UK mag,courtesy of Matti A.

09-Jun-91
DE Jübek,Sandbahn-Stadion Freilichtbühne,Open Air Festival 7-9 June 1991
[with Fields Of The Nephilim, The Alarm, Billy Bragg..]

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Emily's Changed/ Flowing/ John Hardy/ Lupeta Screams/ Yellow Eyes/ Preaching the Blues/ Hearts/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Jack On Fire/ Black Hole [The Urinals].

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Gun Club plays from 2:15 PM till 3:15 PM in the pouring rain.

15-Jun-91
IT Cremona,Arena Giardino
Il Cremona Rock Festival 15-17 June 1991
[with Glomming Geek]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Note: Three day festival 15/17 June 1991. Green On Red and The Stranglers played on the other dates.

20-Jul-91
FR Morlaix,Tamaris Rock festival
[with The Soup Dragons, House Of Love, The Godfathers,..]

Photo: Photo credit Demed L'Her. Photo of Nigel Preston on drums.

Ad: Scan of advert courtesy of Dominique.

xx-Aug-91
FR/DE/NL Release of "Divinity" album (New Rose/What's So Funny About/Solid).

January 1992
NL Spaarnwoude,Zeezicht Studios,recording and mixing "Blue Monsoons" (written by Romi Mori) for the "Lucky Jim" album. Engineered by Peer Rave. During the same month at this very same studio, Jeffrey records his "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album. Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals), Tony Chmelik [a.k.a. Cypress Grove] (guitar) and Simon Fish [a.k.a. Willie Love].

05-Mar-92
NL Den Haag,Paard van Troje

06-Mar-92
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Go-Fishing]

Poster: Scan of poster courtesy of Ger Potze .

07-Mar-92
NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje

08-Mar-92
NL Groningen,Vera

09-Mar-92
DE Hamburg,Docks

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Matti.

11-Mar-92
FR Nancy,Terminal Export

Setlist: Pastoral Hide And Seek/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ Another Country's Young/ Sex Beat/ Thunderhead/ Lupita Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart/ Hearts/ Goodbye Johnny/ Port Of Souls/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

12-Mar-92
FR Lyon,Le Transbordeur

13-Mar-92
FR Toulouse,Bikini

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Marianne.

14-Mar-92
FR Bordeaux,Krakatoa
[with Villa Médicis]

17-Mar-92
FR Tours,Bateau Ivre

19-Mar-92
FR Rouen,Exo 7

20-Mar-92
FR Evreux,Abordage

Photo: Credit unknown.

21-Mar-92
FR Nantes,Olympic Cinema
[with Casbah Club]

Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of François-Charles.

22-Mar-92
FR Brest,Hespérides

23-Mar-92
FR Rennes,UBU
[with Suspense Rubber Band]

Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

24-Mar-92
FR Paris,Elysée Montmartre
[with Buffalo Tom]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

25-Mar-92
NL Utrecht,Tivoli

Setlist: (The Creator Has A) Master Plan/ Walkin' With The Beast/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ Another Country's Young/ Sex Beat/ Thunderhead(*)/ Lupita Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad America(*)/ Port Of Souls/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Yellow Eyes.

Note: All above tracks, except (*), released on the "Ahmed's Wild Dream" CD album (Solid/What's So Funny About 1992 and Cherry Red 2007) and "Live (In Europe)" CD album (Triple X 1993). "Stranger In My Heart" is listed as "Stranger in Town" on the CDs. Initially broadcast by VPRO-radio. The front-of-house engineer and tourmanager is Steve Hawkins. Mastered and edited by Peter Rave at The Masters in Soest with assistance from Jeffrey Lee Pierce.

26-Mar-92
UK London,Clapham,The Grand

Handbill: Scan of handbill.

Ad: Ad, taken from NME March 1992.

Note: One-off UK date for this tour.

10-Apr-92
GR Athina,Rodon Club

11-Apr-92
GR Thessaloniki,Ellespontos

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

24-Apr-92
IT Firenze-Poggio a Caiano,Backdoors

2x-Apr-92
IT more dates

28-Apr-92
CH Zürich,-

Note: Start of the second leg of the European tour.

29-Apr-92
CH Genève,L'Usine

Photo: Credit Catherine Ceresole, taken from "Beauty Lies in the Eye", photobook (Edition Patrick Frey 2013).

30-Apr-92
CH Basel,Kaserne

02-May-92
AT Wien,Szene
[support Inri]

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ (The Creator Has A) Master Plan(*)/ Walkin' With The Beast(*)/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'(*)/ Another Country's Young(*)/ Sex Beat(*)/ Thunderhead(*)/ Lupita Screams(*)/ Go Tell The Mountain(*)/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart(*)/ Hearts(*)/ Goodbye Johnny(*)/ Bad America(*)/ Port Of Souls/ Black Hole [The Urinals](*)/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix](*)/ Ghost On The Highway.

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

Setlist: Photo of setlist.

Note: (*) tracks available on the "A Fulminant Live Act In Early Summer 1992" bootleg CD, sourced from a soundboard tape.

04-May-92
US Release of the "In Exile" compilation album (Triple X).

06-May-92
DE Berlin,Loft

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ Ride (instrumental)/ (The Creator Has A) Master Plan/ Walkin' With The Beast/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ Another Country's Young/ Sex Beat/ Thunderhead/ Lupita Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart/ Hearts/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad America/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Yellow Eyes.

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti A.

Note: Only German concert on the short April/May '92 tour.

07-May-92
DK København,Pumpehuset

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ (The Creator Has A) Master Plan/ Walkin' With The Beast/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ Another Country's Young/ Sex Beat/ Thunderhead/ Lupita Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart/ Hearts/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad America/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing/ Yellow Eyes.

10-May-92
SE Nässjö,Pinnen
[with Send No Flowers]

Note: According to Carl-Henrik only about 50 people showed up.

12-May-92
FI Helsinki,Tavastia

Setlist: (not in this running order) (The Creator Has A) Master Plan/ Walkin' With The Beast/ I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ Another Country's Young/ Sex Beat/ Lupita Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Preachin' The Blues/ Stranger In My Heart/ Hearts/ Goodbye Johnny/ Port Of Souls/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing/ Yellow Eyes/.. and more...

Ad/Ticket/Photo: Ad, ticket stub and backstage photo (credit John Vihervä) from Rumba magazine courtesy of Matti.

13-May-92
SE Stockholm,Glädjehuset
[with The Boo Radleys]

14-May-92
SE Norrkøping,Sveakällaren

15-May-92
SE Uppsala,Barowiak

16-May-92
SE Göteborg,Magasinet

Poster: Photo of generic tour poster courtesy of Matti.

02-Nov-92
NL/DE Release of the "Ahmed's Wild Dream" live album (Solid/WSFA).

February 1993
NL Haarlem,Bananas Studios,recording and mixing the "Lucky Jim" album. Engineered by Peer Rave. Songs recorded: Lucky Jim/ A House Is Not A Home/ Cry To Me/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Ride/ Idiot Waltz/ Up Above The World/ Day Turn The Night/ Desire/ Anger Blues.

20-Apr-93
US Release of the "Live(In Europe)" (a.k.a. "Ahmed's Wild Dream") album (Triple X).

30-Apr-93
BE Kortrijk-Bissegem,Parochiaal Centrum
[with Zu Zu's Petals]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Lupeta Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Up Above The World/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ instrumental/ Little Wing.

Ticket: Original ticket.

Note: Start of the 36 date European tour.

01-May-93
BE Antwerpen,Pacific

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Lupeta Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Up Above The World/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim/ Black Hole [The Urinals]/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Yellow Eyes.

Ticket: Original ticket.

02-May-93
NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje

03-May-93
BE Brussel,Vaartkapoen

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Lupeta Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Up Above The World/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim/ Yellow Eyes/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

Handbill: Scan of handbill.

05-May-93
UK Windsor,The Old Trout pub
[with McTwist]

Setlist: Give Up The Sun/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Lupeta Screams/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Up Above The World/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim/ (and possible): Yellow Eyes/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

Setlist: Photo of (framed) setlist (signed by Jeff and Romi) courtesy of Tim Grey.

06-May-93
UK London,Harlesden,Mean Fiddler
[with TV Eye]

Ad: Taken from a UK mag, courtesy of Matti A.

Note: This live show was to be the band's last ever in the UK.

08-May-93
FR Paris,Elysée-Montmartre

xx-May-93
FR -,-

11-May-93
FR Mulhouse,Noumatrouff Club
[with Les Ambassadeurs]

Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Dominique.

12-May-93
CH Basel,-

14-May-93
CH Bern,-

1x-May-93
IT -,-

16-May-93
CH Luzern,Konzerthaus Schüür

17-May-93
NL Release of "Lucky Jim" album (Solid).

17-May-93
FR Lyon,Le Glob Club

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Christophe M.

18-May-93
FR Toulouse,Bikini Club
[with Les Ambassadeurs]

1x-May-93
IT Siena-Colle Val d'Elsa,Piscina Olimpia or Oikos di Gracciano

2x-May-93
IT -,-

2x-May-93
IT -,-

22-May-93
FR Montpellier,Salle Victoire 2

23-May-93
CH Zürich,-

25-May-93
AT Salzburg-Nonntal,Arge Kulturgelände

Setlist: (partial) A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Yellow Eyes.

Note: First 4 tracks above available on the "Lucky Jim- 9 Lives No2" 2CD (Flow Records 2006), last 2 on the "V/A: Fingerprints - Vol.1" CD (Kulturgelände Nonntal 1994). Recorded by Edwin Heath.

26-May-93
AT Wien,Szene

27-May-93
AT Linz,Posthof

29-May-93
DE Essen,Grugahalle,WDR Rocknacht festival
[with Therapy? etc..]

Setlist: A House Is Not A Home/ Another Country's Young/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny.

Photo: Screen captures from TV broadcast.

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

Note: Broadcast on German WDR3 TV on Rocklife 30-Jul-93 (repeat 27-May-95) and also on German FM radio.

30-May-93
DE Nürnberg,Komm
[with The Illegal Artists]

31-May-93
AT Innsbruck,-

01-Jun-93
DE München,Charterhalle
[with The Illegal Artists]

02-Jun-93
DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp
[with The Illegal Artists]

Setlist: I Hear Your Heart Singing/ A House Is Not Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Yellow Eyes/ Lucky Jim.

03-Jun-93
DE Arnsberg,Cult
[with The Illegal Artists]

04-Jun-93
DE Dortmund
[with The Illegal Artists]

Ad: Taken from NM!Messitsch magazine, courtesy of Matti A.

05-Jun-93
DE Braunschweig,FBZ
[with The Illegal Artists]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

06-Jun-93
DE Hamburg,Markthalle
[with The Illegal Artists]

07-Jun-93
DE Berlin,Loft
[with The Illegal Artists]

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti A.

09-Jun-93
NL Sittard,Fenix
[with Las Venus]

Poster: Photo of poster.

10-Jun-93
NL Amsterdam,Paradiso
[with Chicas del Rock]

Setlist: I Hear Your Heart Singing/ A House Is Not Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Idiot Waltz/ Lucky Jim.

Poster: Scan of poster courtesy of Ger Potze .

Photo: Photo credit George Bekker @ seizoensgebonden.blogspot.nl . Used with kind permission.

11-Jun-93
NL Utrecht,Tivoli
[with Footsnakes]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Leo M.

12-Jun-93
NL Rotterdam,Nighttown,Basement club

Setlist: I Hear Your Heart Singing/ A House Is Not Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Bad Indian/ Hearts/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ and more...

Ticket: Scan of ticket, courtesy of Ger Potze.

13-Jun-93
NL Groningen,Vera

Setlist: I Hear Your Heart Singing/ A House Is Not Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Hearts/ and more...

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

14-Jun-93
DE Uebach-Palenberg,Rockfabrik
[with The Illegal Artists]

Ad: Taken from Zillo June 1993.

June 1993
NL Haarlem,Bananas Studios,recordings engineered by Peer Rave. Be My Kid Blues [traditional, arranged by JLP]/ L.A. Is Always Real/ I Can't Explain [The Who:P.Townshend]/ Land Of A 1000 Dances [Roy Orbison:Kenner/Domino]/ B-Side Jammin'/ Zonar Roze/ In My Room/ Shame and Pain/ City In Pain. Rainer Lingk [Die Haut] was not present at these sessions (some of which happened in February). Rene Van Barneveld [Urban Dance Squad] plays guitar on "Be My Kid Blues".

All these tracks are available on the "Lucky Jim- 9 Lives No2" 2CD (Flow Records 2006) and "In My Room" LP (Bang! Records 2017). In 2012, "City In Pain" and "Zonar Roze" ended up on "The Journey Is Long" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project) album (2012) covered by Nick Cave and Thalia Zedek & Chris Brokaw respectively. "Zonar Roze" also covered Keith Morris, et al on "Zonar Roze" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project) single (2014).

20-Sep-93
USA Release of the 'Lucky Jim' album (Triple X).

xx-Oct-93
UK London,studio,rehearsing for 1.5 hours with Robert Marche for the upcoming low-key North American tour, which is given green light at the last minute, despite Jeffrey not feeling too well.

13-Oct-93
US CA,Long Beach,Bogart's

Setlist: A House Is Not A Home/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim/ Idiot Waltz.

Photo: Screenshot taken from private video.

Note: Start of their last North American tour.

15-Oct-93
US CA,Hollywood,Whisky A Go Go
[with Agent Orange]

Setlist: (not in this order) A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Port Of Souls/ Jack On Fire/ Lucky Jim.

Flyer: Photo of flyer credit of Steven Rascoe .

Note: Kid Congo Powers guests on a few songs.

16-Oct-93
US CA,San Francisco,Slim's
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

17-Oct-93
US CA,Palo Alto,The Edge
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

1x-Oct-93
US CA,San Diego,-

Setlist: A House Is Not A Home/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Lupeta Screams/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ ...

Setlist: Photo of setlist.

1x-Oct-93
US OR,Portland,KBOO-FM,Drinking From Puddles,session

Setlist: Lucky Jim.

Note: Recorded earlier, broadcast around the time of the Gun Club show at the Roseland. Available on the V/A: "Drinking From Puddles" album (Kill Rock Stars 1999).

Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/ acoustic guitar).

20-Oct-93
US OR,Portland,Roseland
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Matti.

21-Oct-93
US OR,Eugene,John Henry's
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Poster: Photo of poster.

22-Oct-93
US WA,Seattle,The Weathered Wall
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Day on poster is wrong.

24-Oct-93
CA BC,Vancouver,Town Pump
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

27-Oct-93
CA AB,Calgary,The Republik
[with Agent Orange]

29-Oct-93
US WI,Madison,Club de Wash
[with Spongehead,Agent Orange, Boneclub, & Birds At The End Of The Road]

31-Oct-93
US IL,Chicago,The Lounge Ax
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny.

Handbill: Original handbill.

02-Nov-93
CA ON,Toronto,Lee's Palace
[with Agent Orange]

03-Nov-93
US MD,Baltimore,-
(cancelled)

Note: The show in Baltimore had to be cancelled due to the 16 hour drive from Toronto, which made it impossible to get there in time.

04-Nov-93
US DC,Washington,9:30 Club
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

Ad: Photo of ad.

05-Nov-93
US VA,Virginia Beach,Peppermint Beach Club
[with Spongehead and Agent Orange]

06-Nov-93
US NY,New York City,Wetlands
[with Congo Norvell, Swinging Neckbreakers and Last Tribe]

Setlist: A House Is Not A Home/ Lupeta Screams/ Lucky Jim/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Jack On Fire/ Fire Spirit.

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Central New Jersey Home News 05-Nov-93.

Note: Kid Congo Powers guests on "Jack On Fire" and "Fire Spirit". Last date on the North American tour.

12/17-Nov-93
[DE/FR/UK 4 date tour in which Jeffrey Lee Pierce is performing as guest singer on Die Haut's tour. Other guest vocalists include Kid Congo Powers, Nick Cave, Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld and Alex Hacke].

29-Nov-93
BE Gent,Democrazy
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

Note: First date of the European tour. In 1994 Romi would briefly join Dutch band The Cords, their support band on this tour.

01-Dec-93
FR Paris,L'Arapaho
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

02-Dec-93
DE Saarbrücken,Kühlhaus
[with The Cords]

Poster: Photo of tour poster courtesy of Matti.

03-Dec-93
DE Krefeld,Kulturfabrik
[with The Cords]

Ad: Taken from Zillo December 1993.

04-Dec-93
DE Hamburg,Grosse Freiheit 36
[with The Cords]

05-Dec-93
DE Berlin,Loft
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix].

08-Dec-93
SE Göteborg,Magasinet

09-Dec-93
SE Stockholm,Melody

10-Dec-93
DK København-Christiania,Loppen

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Jack On Fire.

11-Dec-93
DK Ärhus,Huset

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

12-Dec-93
DE Bremen,Wehrschloss
[with The Cords]

14-Dec-93
DE Hannover,Bad
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ Jack On Fire.

15-Dec-93
DE Münster,Odeon
[with The Cords]

Photo: "Lucky Jim" CD cover signed by Romi Mori, courtesy of Christo.

16-Dec-93
DE Stuttgart,Röhre
[with The Cords]

17-Dec-93
DE Freiburg,Jazzhaus
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix]/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

18-Dec-93
CH Fribourg,Fri-Son
[with The Cords]

19-Dec-93
DE München,Muffathalle
[with The Cords]

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

21-Dec-93
CZ Praha,Bunkr

22-Dec-93
DE Heidelberg,Schwimmbad
[with The Cords]

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

Photo: Screen capture from private video.

Ad: Taken from Zillo November 1993.

23-Dec-93
BE Opwijk,Jeugdhuis Nijdrop

Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Lupeta Screams/ A House Is Not A Home/ Kamata Hollywood City/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire/ She's Like Heroin To Me.

Note: Last date on the European tour.

1994
UK London-Kensington,Jeff's flat on 34 Elsham Road
Jeffrey on his own recordingg 4 demo songs for a new (never released) EP.

18-Mar-94
NL Venlo,OOC Perron 55
[with Plunk]

19-Mar-94
NL Haarlem,Patronaat
[with Gravel]

20-Mar-94
NL Maastricht,Zaal Berghmans-Basement 5
[with The Cords]

23-Mar-94
DE Nürnberg,Komm

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ A House Is Not A Home/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ St. John's Divine/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Idiot Waltz.

24-Mar-94
CH Bern,ISC

25-Mar-94
CH Genève,L'Usine

27-Mar-94
DE Augsburg,Kerosin

2x-Mar-94
AT Wien,WUK/Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus

29-Mar-94
AT Ebensee,Kino

30-Mar-94
DE Ravensburg-Weingarten,Pädagogische Hochschule/Technischen Universität - Mensa

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ A House Is Not A Home/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/..and more...

31-Mar-94
DE Marburg,Kulturladen KFZ

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ A House Is Not A Home/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ St.John's Divine/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire.

02-Apr-94
DE Wuppertal,Börse

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ A House Is Not A Home/ The Straits Of Love And Hate/ Emily's Changed/ St.John's Divine/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Hearts/ Bad Indian/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Idiot Waltz/ Jack On Fire.

03-Apr-94
DE Dresden,Starclub

08-Apr-94
IT Gaio di Spilimbergo,Rototom

May-94
The Netherlands. Jeffrey is informed that he's not able to return to London due to the fact that his work visa had expired after 10 years of living in the UK. He's then stuck in the Netherlands for some time until this situation is cleared out. In the meantime he does a solo gig with Cypress Grove (07-May-94) and guests on vocals at a Nick Cave concert in Utrecht (13-May-94).

19-May-94
UK London,Highbury,The Garage

Note: Cancelled by a note on the door, although Jeffrey had made it to London by then. He was present at the Bad Seeds BBC TV Later session on 14-May-94 and at their Shepherd's Bush concert of the 20th he again guests on vocals.

xx-May-94
DE After a recording session with Rainer Lingk in Berlin, Romi Mori and Nick Sanderson leave the band. Romi leaves Jeffrey and Nick forms Earl Brutus with amongst others Rob Marche. They exist until 1999 when Nick and Romi form a new band Freeheat with Jim Reid and Ben Lurie [both The Jesus & Mary Chain].

June 1994
US A job opportunity as guitar player on a Blondie tour fell through for Jeffrey. He stays some time in New York City after that before returning to London.

September 1994
Efe [Killing Joke, Lee 'Scratch' Perry] joins on bass for a few live dates and Simon Fish returns on drums.

24-Sep-94
DE Stuttgart,festival

06-Oct-94
UK London-North Acton, band's rehearsal space

Setlist: a.o. Idiot Waltz.

Photo: Screen capture from "Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues" DVD, a film by Henri-Jean Debon (Choses Vues 2008). Henri-Jean died late May 2014.

Note: Rehearsing for the upcoming show in France.

08-Oct-94
FR Elbeuf,Champ de Foire,Circus tent
Rock Messaline/Rock en Seine festival
[with Dee Dee Ramone band, Dirty Hands, Papa Brittle]

Setlist: Sorrow Knows/ A House Is Not A Home/ Richard Speck/ Lupeta Screams/ Cry To Me/ Another Country's Young/ Ride/ Go Tell The Mountain/ Day Turns To Night/ Thunderhead/ Goodbye Johnny/ Lucky Jim.

Poster: Photo of poster.

Review: Review, taken from Gunfire fanzine.

Photo: Screen capture from "Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues" DVD, a film by Henri-Jean Debon (Choses Vues 2008).

Ticket: Scan of tickets courtesy of Dominique.

Note: The Gun Club headline the festival.

October/November 1994
Europe. Jeffrey tours until 20-Nov-94 his (in January 1992 recorded) "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album with Cypress Grove (a.k.a. Tony Chmelik).

25-Nov-94
GR Athina,festival

Note: Show is moved to Sunday 27-Nov-94 because Jeffrey was arrested in the UK for trying to settle a bar fight in Kensington,London by using his samorai sword, a present from Chris Stein. He is arrested and put in custody by London police, thus missing that night's show in Greece. The tour manager in Greece, where the band is already waiting for Jeffrey, contacts London police and convinces them to release him. A new flight to Greece is booked.

27-Nov-94
GR Athina,-

Note: Show moved from Friday 25th.
Instead of taking the plane at Heathrow (UK), Jeff went to the pub in Kensington with his drinking buddies, thus missing his first scheduled flight to Greece. Jeff finally does arrives at the club at 19:30, in time for the concert, but the show had been cancelled in the meantime.

28-Nov-94
GR Thessaloniki/Salonica,Mylos Club

Setlist: a.o. Yellow Eyes/ Idiot Waltz.

Note: Initially scheduled for Saturday 26th. Last ever Gun Club show in Europe. Judging from the video footage this must have been a blistering show as the band was in super shape. The show was preceded by a radio interview by Doctor Rockfour (on FM Radio 88 miso).

Photo: Screen capture from YouTube video upload by Dinos.

First half of 1995
Jeffrey was expected to present himself in a London court to defend himself in the sword incident of November, but instead he elopes to Osaka, Japan, doing radio shows and even guesting live on stage with a band called The Evil Hoodoo. Misadventure hits him when he's mugged and robbed (from his passport, luggage and guitar), and left in a ditch. He ends up in hospital on the moment the Kobe earthquake happened (January, 17). In the spring he manages to leave Japan, goes to pick up his stuff in London (after the sword incident he was requested to leave the country), and moves back to Los Angeles (his mother's house/close to the Viper Room).

In March 1995 Elizabeth Montague [of Tin Brood] was asked by Jeff do audition for the position of bass player in a new line up of The Gun Club. She does a jam one day at Brendan Mullen's place, but later in the year (upon Mike Martt's suggestion) Jeff picks Brock Avery and Randy Bradbury from Wayne Kramer's [MC5] rhythm section instead.

23/25-Jun-95
US Los Angeles,The Master Frequency Studios,Jeffrey Lee records "Pasties And A G String" for "Step Right Up", a Tom Waits tribute album. JLP: vocals, all instuments: Master Frequency. Produced by Gary Dobbins

July/August 1995
Jeffrey resides in Osaka, Japan.

August 1995
Jeffrey tries to get back in shape. He and Mike Martt rehearse at Jeff's mom's house. Jeff jams one or two times with an all star band on Sunday (or Wednesday) nights @ the Viper Room (with Steve Jones [Sex Pistols], Clem Burke [Blondie], Norwood [Fishbone], Keith Morris [Circle Jerks] and Mike Martt [Tex & the Horseheads]).

Together with Johnny Depp, Jeff is also one of the driving forces behind the Monday night "Mr Moo's Grab Bag/Wild Ride" acting series. At the same time he gets involved with the Death Row Records people, having an idea to merge punk rock with rap music. In the meantime Jeff is working on his autobiography ("Go Tell The Mountain") for Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 publishing company.

xx-Aug-95
US CA,Los Angeles,Viper Room (@ 8852 Sunset Boulevard)
No bozos jams on Monday night

Setlist: That's The Way Of The World/ and also: Sex Beat/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Like Calling Up Thunder.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce with Steve Jones [Sex Pistols], Clem Burke [Blondie], Norwood [Fishbone], Keith Morris [Circle Jerks] and Mike Martt [Tex & the Horseheads].

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Los Angeles Times.

Note: Jeffrey originally wanted to just do a long version of "That's The Way Of The World" (a Flipper song) and that was all.

30-Aug-95
US CA,Los Angeles,Viper Room (@ 8852 Sunset Boulevard)

Setlist: She's Like Heroin To Me/ Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad Indian/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bill Bailey/ Ghost On The Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Crab Dance/ That's The Way Of The World.

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti.

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Los Angeles Times 27-Aug-95.

Note 1: The encore "That's The Way Of The World" (Flipper song) is done with Steve DePace of Flipper on guest vocals. Brock Avery and Randy Bradbury [Pennywise] were recruited by Mike Martt from Wayne Kramer's [MC5] rhythm section. Third to last Gun Club show.

Note 2: "Jeffrey came back to Los Angeles and some people had convinced him to make a concert to play the hits with Mike Martt from Tex and the Horseheads and a couple other guys. It seemed like a fun thing to do and maybe a good time to do it. Jeffrey wasn’t too fucked up at first. We did this show [30-Aug-95] at the Viper Room, and it was really, really good. It was really fun and great." Kid Congo Powers interviewed for Bored Out.

xx-Sep-95
US CA,Hollywood,Dragonfly Bar, 6510 Santa Monica Blvd.
[with Congo Norvell, L7 and Geraldine Fibbers]

Note: Benefit for Travis John Alford. Travis John died in December 1995 of AIDS related causes. Kid interviewed @ newyorknighttrain.com:"We [Congo Norvell] actually played a benefit concert for this friend of mine Travis John Alford. We were raising money for him to make this record ["Lucky Pierre"]. He was a friend of mine who was dying of AIDS and trying to finish this record. So me and L7 and Carla [Bozulich] and the Geraldine Fibbers and The Gun Club and I think even Congo Norvell played. I did double duty. And we made concert and raised a lot of fun and it was really good. And that show went really well."
Next to last Gun Club show.

September/October/November/December 1995
Jeffrey returns to Japan (Osaka and Tokyo) where he encounters (and hangs out with) Johnny Depp and Jim Jarmusch (who are doing promotion work for their "Dead Man" film project).

Jarmusch told Libération newpaper in Paris: "These few days revealed the loneliness of this talented man that I saw as someone who had fled the world to take refuge in a foreign metropolis. A year later (sic), he was dying in L.A., where I had gone to visit him, at the beginning of 1996, without knowing he was ill. His approach to the blues, to punk and to country was seminal for many of us - musicians, writers or cineastes. Amazing guy".

27-Oct-95
US CA,San Francisco,Bottom of the Hill

Note: Show cancelled.

31-Oct-95
On Halloween night Jeffrey gives Elizabeth Montague [Tin Brood] a long list of songs to learn. Then he left for Japan for a period of time. When Jeff returned to Hollywood, the band rehearsed twice before their final show at the Palace on December 18th.

06-Nov-95
US CA,San Francisco,Great American Music Hall
[with Creeps in Exile]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The San Francisco Examiner 05-Nov-95.

Note: Show cancelled.

1995
Jeffrey's friends Keith Morris [Circle Jerks/OFF!] and Mike Martt [Tex and the Horseheads] try, in vain, to check Jeffrey into a Marina Del Ray rehab/hospital.

"We actually checked Jeffrey into a rehab/hospital down in Marina Del Rey against his will. Mike Martt [...] and I had to take him down. He was already dying. Our friend Sal [Jenco] who ran the Viper Room said, “Hey, look, I’ve got a doctor in Beverly Hills. I’ll pay for the visit.” We took Jeffrey to this doctor and he gave Jeffrey three months. This was a couple of months before he died. He wanted to go back to Japan because he had fallen in love with a nurse over there. He thought he could go back over there and she would take care of him. One of the problems was that he had been kicked out of the country by the U.S. Consulate. So we checked him into this hospital/rehab and the doctor there said, “Don’t believe what the doctor in Beverly Hills told you about having only three months to live. I can get him over to UCLA Hospital and we can cut him open and have a transplant and give him a new organ. He’ll be all right. I’ll supervise the operation and let the students work on him and we’ll get him back in shape.” And we were totally into that. Jeffrey was angry because the money used to get him into rehab was money that he would have used to fly back to Japan." Keith Morris [Circle Jerks/OFF!] interviewed for Bored Out.

18-Dec-95
US CA,Hollywood,The Palace
1995 Ringling Sisters Holiday Fun-Raiser
[with Possum Dixon, Henry Rollins, Flea, Mike Watt, The Muffs, Davie Allan and The Arrows,..]

Setlist: Bad Indian/ Cousin Kim/ Thunderhead/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Photo 1: Credit Pleasant Gehman.

Photo 2: Screen captures taken by Elizabeth Montague from a private video by David Travis.

T-shirt: Photo of event T-shirt.

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Los Angeles Times 17-Dec-95.

Note 1: Last ever Gun Club show. Elizabeth Montague replaces Randy Bradbury, who has to go out on tour with Pennywise. The Ringling Sisters Holiday Fun-Raiser is an annual event organized by o.a. Pleasant Gehman. Jeffrey also joins Possum Dixon for their version of "Fire Spirit".

Note 2: "Then a couple months later we did another [show] and it was really terrible. I was getting fucked up again. I think that was the last thing we did. I don’t think [Jeffrey] played any shows after that. Certainly, I didn’t. Some people said that was really great and amazing, because a lot of people hadn’t seen it. But if you had seen it, it wasn’t so great. It was really quite sad and horrible. Jeffrey looked bad. After that [Jeffrey] had gone to his father’s to dry out." Kid Congo Powers interviewed for Bored Out.

December 1995
Jeffrey is admitted to a Los Angeles hospital.

Early 1996
Jeffrey Lee Pierce moves to a horrible Comfort Inn hotel on Highland Ave, lets some hookers stay with him who rob him of everything including his cowboy boots. Jeff then moves to his father's house Salt Lake City (UT).

March 1996
US NY,New York City. Kid Congo Powers asks Peter Aaron [Chrome Cranks] to join a new line-up of the Gun Club. Peter suggests to get Bob Bert [also Chrome Cranks] on drums. Jeffrey was about to move to New York to record an album and do some gigs.

"Jeffrey at one point was dying and I had some free time to hang with my brother and I was watching him die. [..] Jeffrey and I, at one point we were going to start a band. Jeffrey wouldn't do that with just anybody. As many great people as Jeffrey was surrounded by he could have started a band with, he chose me. [..] So he started playing a bunch of songs and I recorded them on a micro cassette player, and part of the music from the eulogy, which is the song 'Jeffrey Lee Pierce', was one of the last riffs he played for me.[..] So he plays the song, I record it (for the OFF! second EP) and I hang out with him up in Salt Lake City at his dad's house. I was up there for about a week and I left and a couple of weeks later he fell over in the bathroom and he was dead." Keith Morris [Circle Jerks/OFF!], interviewed for The Quietus, September 5th, 2011.

25-Mar-96
US UT,Salt Lake City,Jeff's father's house,Jeffrey Lee Pierce is found unconcious and rushed to hospital where he remains in a coma until he dies on 31-Mar-96 from a brain haemorrhage/stroke. Incidentally this date was the deadline he had been given by Henry Rollins' publishing company (2.13.61) for finishing his "Go Tell The Mountain" book.

1998-present
US. From 1998 till 2002 Kid Congo Powers plays guitar in The Knoxville Girls. Line-up: Jerry Teel (vocals, guitar), Kid Congo Powers (guitar), Jack Martin (guitar), Barry London (organ) and Bob Bert (drums). In 2005 he forms his own band Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds. Current line-up: Kid Congo Powers (vocals, guitar), Mark Cisneros (guitar), Kiki Solis (bass) and Ron Miller (drums). They're a cool band, have already 7 albums out and tour a lot.

08-Jun-08
UK London. Former drummer of The Gun Club, Nick Sanderson (born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire on 22nd April 1961) dies of lung cancer. The last few years of his life he worked as a train engine driver on the Brighton to London line. Sanderson's father had held a senior position in what was then named British Rail. Nick is survived by Romi Mori, his partner of more than a decade, and a five-year-old son.

2010-present
UK Surbiton. Former drummer of The Gun Club and Fur Bible, Peter Kablean joins Genie In The Jukebox, a rock-based band who perform a selection of popular classics - both rock and ballads - and an eclectic mix of music by The Beatles, Kate Bush, Jefferson Airplane, Nirvana, Rolling Stones plus original compositions.

12-Aug-10
US Terry Graham, drummer in The Gun Club (on and off from June 1980 - November 1984) reaches the goal for his crowfunded project "Punk Like Me...liner notes for a revolution that never happened" book. An inside account of the original punk rock music scene in Hollywood, 1977-1985. 96 people funded his project for a total amount of $3,873. Backers contributed between $10 and $150 each. To date the book has not been published, the money has not been refunded and Terry's last public message dates from August 2010. Update August 2015: Terry writes on the book's Facebook page that publication is imminent. Update August 2017: Published (!) by Lost Word Press.

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