Monday, 20 March 2000 Wellington Club, Hull (cancelled)
Gig cancelled in support of bands who had played there recently but had not been paid.
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Tuesday, 21 March 2000 Yales, Wrexham
Tony: "I thought you'd like to know that the March 21st 2000 gig at Yales in Wrexham didn't take place, of this I'm 99.99% sure. I knew they were trying to get a club going in Wrexham but they tried to book acts before the club was finished and when I phoned up to try to order a ticket the manager told me it would be a waste of time the group would not be appearing as a mate or someone had tried to book the band without his (the Manager's) say so."
Shift Worker: "Just been looking at the gigography from 2000 and I can confirm that the Fall gig at Yales in Wrexham did go ahead on the above date, as I was there. Basically, Yales is part of a 2 part venue. Yales is the 'cafe/bar' part and Central Station is the nightclub upstairs, holding about 600 people. The Fall are playing at Central Station in October I think. In 2000, The Fall played downstairs at Yales bar which surprised me as the place is tiny and it was absolutely packed. I don't have the ticket anymore unfortunately, to back this up, if you go to their website though, I think they still have pictures of the Fall gig in 2000 (www.centralstation-yales.co.uk). Ps, can't remember the setlist sorry as I was drunk....but I'm sure they played Shake Off."
To save you the trouble of finding them (they're buried on that Yales site), the photos in question:
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Wednesday, 22 March 2000 Leopard, Doncaster
Birthday / Touch Sensitive / Cyber Insekt / And Therein / He Pep / He Pep (take 2) / F-'Oldin' Money / Levitate / Das Katerer > The Joke / 10 Houses of Eve > Shake-Off > Tom Ragazzi / A Past Gone Mad / This Perfect Day / Antidotes // Big New Prinz / White Lightning [or WL / BNP ?]
Birthday / Touch Sensitive / Cyber Insekt / 2 Librans / He Pep / F-'Oldin' Money / Levitate / The Caterer / The Joke / 10 Houses of Eve / Shake-Off / A Past Gone Mad / This Perfect Day / Antidotes / And Therein / White Lightning / Jet Boy
Jet Boy / And Therein / He Pep / F-'Oldin' Money / Antidotes / This Perfect Day / Cyber Insekt / Levitate / Das Katerer / Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Ketamine Sun // White Lightning / A Past Gone Mad > Two Librans (aborted) > Way Round (debut performance)
Mark bumped into Craig Scanlon at a pub in Prestwich a few days beforehand, and invited Craig to play at this, the last date of the mini UK tour. Sadly, and for reasons unknown, Craig didn't turn up. Many thanks to David Humphries for all the images. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
"The Duchess Of York in Leeds (now sadly closed) was a traditional pub venue, that had seen bands as diverse as Kevin Coyne, Oasis and Nirvana. It finally closed on the 26th March 2000 with a farewell concert by Chumbawamba, only to be gutted and turned into a shopping precinct. A sad loss. The Fall were a surprise addition to their rosta in the last week. Previously they'd played at the much larger Irish Centre. However the smaller, tighter venue suited them, and they were stunningly good that night."
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19 April : "A Past Gone Mad" album released
Wednesday, 24 May 2000 Astoria 2, London
Crying Marshall (instr.) / Touch Sensitive / The Caterer / Cyber Insekt / F-'Oldin' Money / The Joke / Way Round / Dr. Buck's Letter / White Lightning / Two Librans / Levitate / And Therein / 10 Houses of Eve / Ol' Gang / Way Round / Hands Up Billy / A Past Gone Mad
Thanks to Chris Berti for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news.
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UK : 12 - 18 June
Monday, 12 June 2000 Witchwood, Ashton
W.B. / A Past Gone Mad / Touch Sensitive / Cyber Insekt / Cyber Insekt (take 2) / The Joke / F-'Oldin' Money / Way Round / Serum (aborted) / Hands Up Billy / And Therein / White Lightning / 10 Houses of Eve (Nev vocals) / Ol' Gang
- "And we're waiting for the (...) from shock because Neville is too fucking slow again." (amended lyrics to "W.B.")
- "Hello there, boy. How you doing? You all right?" (during the introduction to "A Past Gone Mad")
- "Surrounded by homosexuals. We are The Fall and we are here. Okay, (...). Let's go, matey! Oi!" (before "Touch Sensitive")
- "And (...) embrace you and the Radio One sound shop. Did she or did she not? And do we know or do we not?" (between attempts at "Cyber Insekt")
- "(...). He's Welsh. All right, now, the next song is... hit me! Hit me! Come on, Neville!" (before "F-'Oldin' Money")
- "And all (...). Thank you very much." (before "And Therein")
- Neville: "If only, if only Mark would come on stage and sing about those shards like he would. If only you'll call Mark on stage to sing about those shards. Call him out, please! Call him out! Call him! Call Mark! Thank you! He's not (...) the lyrics (...). CALL HIM, FOR FUCK'S SAKE! Don't ask me to do poetry! Call him! Call him!" (during "10 Houses of Eve")
- "What do I see? I see old Islington fucking tramps looking at me." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
The Joke / Strychnine / Antidotes / This Perfect Day / And Therein / ? / F-'Oldin' Money / walkoff / Ketamine Sun
A very short set and the above may be incorrect. Review on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 14 June 2000 Cornerhouse, Middlesborough
Way Round / A Past Gone Mad / W.B. / Touch Sensitive / Cyber Insekt / Two Librans / The Joke / Hands Up Billy / Antidotes / F-'Oldin' Money / And Therein / Ol' Gang / White Lightning / 10 Houses of Eve
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to Olbo for the setlist.
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Thursday, 15 June 2000 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Thanks to Grant for the ticket and Monkeyiron for the setlist.
Way Round / A Past Gone Mad / Touch Sensitive / Cyber Insekt / The Joke / Antidotes / Hands Up Billy / F-'Oldin' Money / 10 Houses of Eve / And Therein / White Lightning / Ol' Gang / W.B. / Big New Prinz
- "Do a solo! Purple in its glowingness, roasting in its knowledgeness, Janice and Julie are there dressed in green and green
lines of (...). Janice loved how (...). Come on back in the green escarpment. And (...) and purple and (...)." (during "Cyber Insekt")
- "It's not fucking New Zealand!" (during "And Therein")
Way Round / The Joke / Touch Sensitive / W.B. / Cyber Insekt / F-'Oldin' Money / 10 Houses of Eve / And Therein / Two Librans / Ol' Gang* / Ketamine Sun / White Lightning / Big New Prinz
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). * Mark starts singing White Lightning while the group plays Ol' Gang.
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Saturday, 17 June 2000 Dexter's, Dundee
Not the West Bar as previously listed. Alan: "I was delighted to meet, chat and drink with Jim Watts and Mark in the Tickety Boo's pub beforehand (they had popped in to watch the England vs Germany football match on TV - England won 1-0). The pair of them had so much to drink that they were a bit disorientated when we left the pub. Jim was hungry and wandered off into the distance, in search of food. I was a bit worried that he might not be able to find his way to Dexter's but Mark just said: 'Nah, he'll be alright'."
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Sunday, 18 June 2000 Glow 303, Aberdeen
According to Paul, the promoter, the Fall's set lasted all of 12 minutes. "It was shocking, Smith turned up 10 mins after the band went onstage and fell on his arse twice. Muttered some random crap and went offstage, they were shite."
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July 2000 : "I Am Pure As Oranj" album released
August 2000 : "Psykick Dance Hall" boxset released
Tuesday, 8 August 2000 Festival de Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Two Librans / F-'Oldin' Money / I'm Going to Spain / A Past Gone Mad / Way Round / White Lightning / Cyber Insekt / Touch Sensitive / Antidotes / And Therein / Antidotes (again) / Ketamine Sun / Hey Student / Behind the Counter / Hot Runes / W.B. / The Joke / Hurricane Edward/ Ol' Gang
- "Oooh! Rocking Tommy!" (after "Behind The Counter")
Sunday, 13 August 2000 Water's Edge Festival, Castlefield, Manchester
Sons of Temperance / Way Round / Ketamine Sun / F-'Oldin' Money / Two Librans / Antidotes / Hey! Student / Cyber Insekt / Touch Sensitive
Some photos of Mark from this gig here, thanks to Tina McClelland. Review on the Fall news, no Julia.
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Friday, 22 September 2000 Royal Festival Hall, London
Way Round / Two Librans / Touch Sensitive / W.B. / F-'Oldin' Money / Antidotes / I'm Going to Spain / Sons of Temperance / Cyber Insekt / The Joke / Hey! Student / On My Own / Ketamine Sun / Dr. Buck's Letter / Levitate / 10 Houses of Eve / Hands Up Billy
- "Over the almanac of years and years. And Neville's stumbling over his guitar chords." (amended lyrics to "Two Librans")
- "You'll have to hurry up now as Neville and Tom have got to get back to the pub to do the Lottery. They're just hound dogs." [some "Race With The Devil" lyrics] "The kids are making a crazy sound, replicas of (...). You don't know any of this happened because your brain, it is a seed. And it takes a (...) two weekends a month at least. (...) like a weapon, the blood is on the (pin/pen). But then you see the (...), you can't even scribe in K Son." (before "The Joke")
- "All piled-up delay, there in voices from Neville and Adam today." (amended lyrics to "On My Own")
- "Oh, if only the purple and grey would reconnect in the black, black, black, black Yamaha vision of your mind." (amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
Thanks to Simon Christian for these photos of the gig and to Rob Kiernan for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news
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October 2000 : "Live in Cambridge 1988" album released
Friday, 6 October 2000 StAnza Poetry Festival, St. Andrews
? / The CD in Your Hand / English Glasnost (?) / ? / Idiot Joy Showland / Dissolute Singer / Life Just Bounces
M.E.S. recited some poems and lyrics with musical accompaniment from Julia Nagle. Review and photos on the Fall news.
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6 November : "The Unutterable" album released
Wednesday, 15 November 2000 HMV Records, Oxford Street, London
Dr. Buck's Letter / Way Round / Serum / I'm Going to Spain / Two Librans / And Therein / The Caterer (tape remix)
No Tom Head (nor any drummer) for this gig. Here's an animated photograph (741k). Reviews on the Fall news. Thanks to Tim Riley for the ticket.
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November 2000 - February 2001 : lineup # 42 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Neville Wilding (guitar), Adam Halal (bass), Spencer Birtwistle (drums).
UK : 12 November - 2 December
Tuesday, 21 November 2000 Rock City, Nottingham
The first time Spen drummed for the Fall was at the soundcheck. Review on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 22 November 2000 Dingwalls, London
Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Way Round / Antidotes / Dr. Buck's Letter / Hands Up Billy / F-'Oldin' Money / Two Librans / Sons of Temperance / Birthday Song / Hot Runes / Cyber Insekt / Ketamine Sun / Serum / And Therein / Paintwork
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to Paul for the ticket.
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Friday, 24 November 2000 Lomax, Liverpool
Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Way Round / Antidotes / Dr. Buck's Letter / Hands Up Billy / F-'Oldin' Money / Two Librans / Sons of Temperance / walk-off / Birthday / Hot Runes / Cyber Insekt / Ketamine Sun / The Caterer (tape) / Hey! Student / And Therein / W.B. / W.B. (instr.) / 10 Houses of Eve / Paintwork
- "(Song in) B-flat major." (during "The Joke")
- "Good evening, we are The Fall, as usual." (before "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "Back in a minute. Come on." (during "Sons of Temperance", prompting a walk-off)
- "Some (...) the utmost (...) dark aside of (...) and flowers and joyous (...) are free to be... are free to be all (...) happily
working. But it's not related to looking for money and the big (...). It's old, my (...), old (...), old, my son. Old, my..." (amended lyrics to "And Therein")
W.B. (instr.) / Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Way Round / Antidotes / Dr. Buck's Letter / Hands Up Billy (aborted) / F-'Oldin' Money / Hot Runes / Ol' Gang /
Birthday Song / And Therein / Two Librans (aborted) / Sons of Temperance
- Neville: "Ah, shut up!" (to heckler before "Touch Sensitive")
- "Good evening, we are The Fall. We've got about thirty minutes before you're chucked out!" (during "Touch Sensitive", a reference to the venue's curfew)
- "Modernity, what does it mean to you and me?" (before "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "Then I received a letter. It was Dr Buck's letter. Said, 'You are depressed. You are suffering from Rhinocerosis. You need special treatment: (...), ice cream and (...) that have got layers in.'" (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "Sunglasses, always an essential item, and a British Rail magazine." (more amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "I'm not allowed to say any more. (...), they always treat me with suspicion." (yet more amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "Do 'Bill' short, will you?" (before "Hands Up Billy")
- "Right, kids. Right, can do one more then come back on for encore (...). Do 'F-'Oldin''. 'F-'Oldin''... do 'F-'Oldin''. 'F-'Oldin''. 1, 2, 3, 4." (aborting "Hands Up Billy")
- "Neville! Go, Neville! Hup!" (before the guitar solo in "F-'Oldin' Money")
- "Ladies and gentlemen, (...). They're trying to chuck us off now, so we'll just do one more." (before "Hot Runes")
- "Curfew time!" (before "Ol' Gang")
- "'Two Librans'! 1, 2, 3, 4! 'Two Librans'. 'Sons of Temperance'. Yeah, come on, then. 1, 2, 3, 4." (before "Sons of Temperance")
- "OK, we're gonna get off now. Kicked off... kicked off. Don't complain to me! OK, night-night." (after "Sons of Temperance")
Thanks to Maurice Leahy for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Sunday, 26 November 2000 The Garage, Glasgow
The Joke / Way Round / Antidotes / Dr. Buck's Letter / Hands Up Billy / F-'Oldin' Money / Two Librans / Sons of Temperance / And Therein / Hot Runes / Cyber Insekt / Birthday / 10 Houses of Eve / Paintwork / Hey! Student
- "I am the man to help you with your internet problems." (before Way Round)
- "So I walked down the dark corridors hoping the door would be ajar. And I forgot about it. I got the adapter out. I got the Euro adapter. Got the mail out and I got Dr Buck's letter: 'you have Rhinocerous'. And to those who (...) with a pack of fucking lies." (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "Do the dancehall one." (before "Hands Up Billy")
- "We were all very depressive. One was a rock star. His name was Neville." (amended lyrics to "Two Librans")
- "(...), please. Thank you!" (before "Sons of Temperance")
- "Once around again! 1, 2, 3, 4!" (during "Sons of Temperance", getting the band to continue)
- "Tell yer what, we could do (...) 'And Therein', (...), please. (...)." (before "And Therein")
- "Break, fucking idiots! Break!" (during "Cyber Insekt")
- "We can (...) you as we (...)." (after "Paintwork")
Thanks to Maurice Leahy for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Monday, 27 November 2000 Sheffield University
Touch Sensitive / 2 Librans / Hands Up Billy / And Therein / Way Round / Ketamine Son / Sons of Temperance / F-'Oldin' Money / Dr. Buck's Letter / The Joke
Setlist not confirmed. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 29 November 2000 Music Box, next to Jilly's Rock World, Manchester
WB (instr.) / Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Two Librans / Dr. Buck's Letter / Hands Up Billy / F-'Oldin' Money / Sons of Temperance / Antidote / And Therin / Way Round / Birthday / 10 Houses of Eve / Ketamine Sun / Das Caterer (instr.) / Cyber Insekt / Paintwork / Serum / Hey! Student
- "All right!" (before "Antidote")
- "Right, (...) 'Way Round'. 'Way Round', 'Way Round'." (before "Way Round")
- "All you read on the Net is here within your house. What you need... what you need (...) can get. And as they stumble, knock-kneed, down (...) cobblestones surrounded by idiots who cannot keep still for five minutes, I know that on December eighteen it is your birthday." (amended lyrics to "Birthday Song")
- "Cathy! Richard! Cathy! Cathy!" (before "Ketamine Sun")
- "Hey student, you're gonna get it through the... faster!" (during "Hey! Student")
WB / Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Two Librans / Antidotes / Ketamine Sun / And Therein / F-'Oldin' Money / Cyber Insekt / Sons of Temperance / Way Round / Hands Up Billy / Birthday Song / Hey! Student / Paintwork
Thanks to Martin for the ticket and photo. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Friday, 1 December 2000 The Dome, Whitley Bay
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to Ross McKay for the setlist.
- "Good evening, we are The Fall, we thought we were in Whitby, we thought we were in the wrong town."
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Saturday, 2 December 2000 Princess Charlotte, Leicester
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