gigography 2007

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21 January 2007 : lineup # 56 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Sunday, 21 January 2007 Teatro Cervantes, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

actual set played:

My Door Is Never / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Over! Over! / Fall Sound / What About Us / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear the Grass Grow // Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Blindness // Reformation / Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews, photos, and links to youtube clips on the message board. Thanks to Mark (who else?) for the setlist.

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29 January : "Live at the Knitting Factory (New York 9 April 2004)", "Live at the Garage (20 April 2002)" albums released

12 February : "Reformation Post TLC" album released in UK

19 February : "Live at the Knitting Factory (L.A. 14 November 2001)", "Live at the ATP Festival (28 April 2002)" albums released

20 February : "Fall Sound" single released

UK : 5 March - 9 April 2007

5 March 2007 : lineup # 60 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Monday, 5 March 2007 Robin 2, Bilston

Mark's 50th birthday.

Insult Song > Bad Stuff / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Over! Over! / Wrong Place, Right Time / Reformation / band leave stage / The Wright Stuff / My Door Is Never / White Lightning / Blindness // Wolve Kidult Man (a song Rob wrote for MES's 50th)

Pete Greenway joined in on guitar from Hungry Freaks, Daddy onward.

Reviews on the message board, including one from the Independent. Many thanks to Rob Shuttleworth for all these photos. Thanks to Altfish for the ticket, John for the flyer, and Nick for the setlist

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9 - 31 March 2007 : lineup # 56 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Friday, 9 March 2007 King George's Hall, Blackburn

Insult Song > Bad Stuff / Systematic Abuse / Wrong Place, Right Time / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Blindness / The Wright Stuff / Theme from Sparta FC // Over! Over! / White Lightning / Reformation

Reviews on the message board.

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Saturday, 10 March 2007 Carling Academy, Liverpool

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / My Door Is Never / Over! Over! / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff // Wrong Place, Right Time / Reformation // Systematic Abuse

Reviews and great photos on the message board. More photos on flickr.

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Monday, 12 March 2007 Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / My Door Is Never / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / Blindness // The Wright Stuff / White Lightning / Reformation

Thanks to Morgan Bennet for the setlist. Reviews on the message board, including a scan of the Edinburgh Evening News review (here's an online version on scotsman.com).

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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / What About Us / Fall Sound / My Door Is Never / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Blindness / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / The Wright Stuff / Over! Over! / Reformation / Pacifying Joint

Reviews on the message board. David Pollock's review in The Scotsman, Neil Cooper's review (of both Edinburgh nights) in the Glasgow Herald.

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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 Tunnels, Aberdeen

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / My Door Is Never / What About Us / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff // Reformation

Reviews on the message board. Jamie Buchan's review in the Press & Journal. Thanks to Mark and Toby for the setlist.

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Thursday, 15 March 2007 Tunnels, Aberdeen

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / Mountain Energei / Over! Over / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness // Reformation / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff

Reviews on the message board.

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Friday, 16 March 2007 The Ferry, Glasgow

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer>Systematic Abuse / Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / Mountain Energei / Over! Over! / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time / I Can Hear The Grass Grow // Reformation / White Lightning / Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Jack Glancy for the setlist.

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Saturday, 17 March 2007 The Ferry, Glasgow

Insult Song (instr.) > Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Over! Over! / Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Systematic Abuse / The Wright Stuff // Reformation / White Lightning / Blindness

Setlist to be confirmed. Reviews and photos on the message board.

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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 Irish Centre, Leeds

Reformation / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / My Door Is Never / The Wright Stuff / off stage / Blindness / White Lightning / Systematic Abuse // Mountain Energie / What About Us

Reviews on the message board.

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Thursday, 22 March 2007 Picturedrome, Holmfirth

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / My Door Is Never / off stage / The Wright Stuff / White Lightning / Systematic Abuse / Blindness // Reformation

Reviews on the message board. A fantastic and huge batch of photos with many thanks to Michael Pollard.

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Monday, 26 March 2007 The Point, Cardiff

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / My Door Is Never / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Blindness / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time / Over! Over! / Systematic Abuse * // The Wright Stuff / White Lightning / Reformation // Just Step S'ways (!!)

* featuring MES on harmonica. According to the Track Record (which needs updating), the first appearance of Just Step S'ways since Auckland on 20 August 1982, the night before In a Hole was recorded.

Reviews on the message board.

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27 March : "Reformation Post TLC" album released in USA

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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 The Phoenix, Exeter

Insult Song > Bad Stuff / Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Over! Over! / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff / Systematic Abuse // Reformation

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist (what's his batting average? Must be .800 at least.)

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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 The Fez Club, Reading

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Systematic Abuse / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / My Door Is Never / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / What About Us / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff / Theme from Sparta FC / Blindness // Reformation (instr.)

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist and vid.

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Thursday, 29 March 2007 The Old Market, Hove

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / My Door Is Never / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff / Blindness // Reformation

Reviews on the message board; by all accounts a great gig. Thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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Saturday, 31 March 2007 Pavilion Theater, Brighton

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / My Door Is Never / Theme from Sparta FC / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / off stage / The Wright Stuff / Reformation // White Lightning / Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Thanks as always to Mark for the set.

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1 April 2007 : lineup # 60 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Sunday, 1 April 2007 Hammersmith Palais, London

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / My Door Is Never / The Wright Stuff / White Lightning / Blindness // Reformation

Last ever gig at the Hammersmith Palais.

Reviews on the message board, the Evening Standard, Yahoo Music, PlayLouder, The Guardian (3 April), The Financial Times (2 April) and the NME. And a bit of hyperbole from contactmusic.com:

A riotous performance by veteran British band THE FALL saw legendary London music venue the Hammersmith Palais close its doors for the last time yesterday (01APR07). During the incident-packed gig, some audience members took offence at frontman MARK E SMITH's refusal to acknowledge the venue's closure, and mayhem ensued as angry concertgoers invaded the stage in protest. The final encore of the hour-long show was cut short after security bundled the troublemakers offstage and fans tried to pull down light fittings as souvenirs.

On Sunday, The Telegraph covered the (apparently "official") last show at the Palais the night before, and previewed the Fall's actual closing. The Independent wrote about the closing, too (31 March).

Thanks as always to Mark for the setlist.

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3 & 4 April 2007 : lineup # 56 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Tuesday, 3 April 2007 The Zodiac, Oxford

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / My Door Is Never / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / White Lightning / The Wright Stuff / Systematic Abuse // Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Pike1957 for the setlist.

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Tuesday, 4 April 2007 The Zodiac, Oxford

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Theme from Sparta FC / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / My Door Is Never / Over! Over! / The Wright Stuff / White Lightning // Reformation / Big New Prinz // Blindness

Reviews on the message board.

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9 April : "Reformation" single released

9 April 2007 : lineup # 59 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Monday, 9 April 2007 Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Theme from Sparta FC / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / My Door Is Never / Mountain Energei / The Wright Stuff / White Lightning // Blindness // Reformation

Pete Greenway back. Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Jason for the poster.

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1 June 2007 : lineup # 56 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Friday, 1 June Estrella Damm Primavera Sound 2007 Festival, Barcelona

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / My Door Is Never / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / Mountain Energei / The Wright Stuff / White Lightning / Blindness / Reformation

- "Good afternoon, we are The Fall from the long, long days. Down the long, long days permeating your semi-educated kiddie-hood." (during "Senior Twilight Stock Replacer")
- "And your Daddy's just had a heart attack from Fall sound." (amended lyrics to "Fall Sound")
- "And you're trying to get up to the standard of Fall sound. You don't have to be an idiot for Fall sound." (more amended lyrics to "Fall Sound")

A few comments in Spanish on this message board with translations and a couple of reviews on our message board. And some photos.

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Saturday, 9 June 2007 Von Südenfed at the Garden Party, Ballinlough Castle, Athboy, Ireland

The first live appearance by Von Südenfed (Mouse on Mars + MES on vocals). No tape exists? Reviews on the forum.

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1 July 2007 - 7 March 2008 : lineup # 58 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Keiron Melling (drums).

Sunday, 1 July 2007 Manchester International Festival, The Ritz, Manchester

Wolf Kidult Man / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / My Door Is Never / I've Been Duped / Mountain Energei / Strange Town // Blindness / Reformation // Senior Twilight Stock Replacer

Strange Town is a Groundhogs cover. Reviews on the message board; the Manchester Evening News; and the Metro. Support: readings by Stewart Lee, Rebbecca Ray, and Andrew Holmes from the Perverted By Language short story collection, published a couple of days before.

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Friday, 6 July 2007 Von Südenfed at Fabric, London

Speech Contamination / The Rhinohead / Flooded / Fledermaus Can't Get It / Family Feud / Duckrog (instr.)

Reviews on the message board, and an interview with Jan St. Werner on the Dround in Sound site. And excellent photos of The Great MES on flickr.

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Saturday, 14 July 2007 Ashton Court Festival, Bristol

Wolf Kidult Man / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / I've Been Duped / walk off / Strange Town / My Door Is Never / Blindness // White Lightning

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Mike Newport for the ticket.

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thanks to David for the ticket.

Tuesday, 17 July 2007 Carling Academy, Islington, London

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Over! Over! / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / Ponto / Wrong Place, Right Time / Mountain Energei / My Door Is Never / I've Been Duped / Strange Town / White Lightning // What About Us // Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Thanks once again to Mark for the setlist.

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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 Carling Academy, Islington, London

The Man Whose Head Expanded (!) / Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / I've Been Duped / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / What About Us / Mountain Energei // Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Strange Town / Reformation

By all accounts a better gig than Tuesday's. TMWHE last played in November 1985? Reviews on the message board, and lots of photos here thanks to Neil McNab. And thanks to Mark for the setlist!

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Thursday, 19 July 2007 Carling Academy, Islington, London

Wolf Kidult Man / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / Ponto * / My Door Is Never / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Systematic Abuse / I've Been Duped / Blindness // White Lightning // Strange Town

* Either Ponto with Like to Blow lyrics added, or simply Like to Blow. Either way, I don't think LTB's been played/sung live since 1978. Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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Friday, 20 July 2007 Carling Academy, Islington, London

Wings / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / What About Us / Ponto / My Door Is Never / I've Been Duped // I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Hungry Freaks, Daddy // Systematic Abuse / White Lightning

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist, and for this clip of a bit of Wings. And here's a great clip of MES bashing the cymbals during Blindness, thanks to madprof.

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Saturday, 4 August 2007 Tales of the Jackalope Festival, Kimberley Hall, Norwich

I Am Me Mark / Pacifying Joint / Over! Over! / Theme from Sparta FC / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / I've Been Duped / What About Us / White Lightning (aborted) / walk off

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Michael for the setlist and wristband and to Conway for the flyer.

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Sunday, 2 September 2007 Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Ireland

Wings (partial) > Wolf Kidult Man / Pacifying Joint / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / Strange Town / My Door Is Never / Over! Over! / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness

Setlist TBC. Reviews on the message board.

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Thursday, 6 September 2007 Maria am Ostbahnhof, Berlin, Germany

Reformation / Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Wings > Wolf Kidult Man / I've Been Duped / Pacifying Joint / My Door Is Never / Fall Sound / Strange Town / Theme from Sparta FC / Alton Towers / Mr. Pharmacist / What About Us // Blindness / White Lightning

Reviews on the message board. Heike has a large collection of photos on flickr. Thanks to Toby and Mark for the setlist and flyer.

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10 September : "The Fall Box Set 1976-2007" compilation released

Sunday, 23 September 2007 Von Südenfed at The Arches, Glasgow

Speech Contamination - German Fear Of Osterreich / The Rhinohead / The Young The Faceless And The Codes / Fledermaus Can't Get It / Family Feud / Serious Brainskin / Slow Down Ronnie // Flooded

Reviews on the message board and thanks to Declan Roney for the poster.

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Monday, 24 September 2007 Von Südenfed at Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Speech Contamination - German Fear Of Osterreich / The Rhinohead / Wipe That Sound / Family Feud / Serious Brainskin / Fledermaus Can't Get It / Slow Down Ronnie // Flooded

Reviews on the message board.

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Friday, 18 October 2007 Von Südenfed at Heaven, London

In no particular order:

Speech Contamination/German Fear of Osterreich > Rhinohead > Fledermaus Can't Get Enough > Serious Brainskin > Family Feud > Flooded > The Young the Faceless and the Codes > That Sound Wiped > (ENCORE) Slow Down Ronnie?

Reviews on the message board.

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2 November 2007 Albert Halls, Bolton

Impresario Alan Wise's instructions:

Reformation / 50 Year Old Man / Theme from Sparta FC / Wings > Wolf Kidult Man / Fall Sound / Can Can / Over! Over! / Alton Towers / I'm Me Mark / Systematic Abuse // Blindness

Reviews on the message board, and some good photos with many thanks to Kieron. And thanks to David for the setlist, Mike for ticket #00001, and Kevin for the poster.

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Thursday, 22 November 2007 The Barfly, Birmingham

Tommy Shooter * / Wings > Wolf Kidult Man / Fall Sound / I’ve Been Duped / Can Can / Pacifying Joint / Blindness / What About Us // Systematic Abuse / Mr. Pharmacist

* previously went by the title "I'm Me, Mark"

Setlist TBC. Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Derek for the ticket and Mark & Toby for the setlist. Andy has some photos on Flickr.

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Friday, 30 November 2007 The Galtymore, Cricklewood, London

Senior Twilight Stock Replacer / Tommy Shooter / Fall Sound / Can Can Summer / 50 Year Old Man / Pacifying Joint / I've Been Duped / Wings / Alton Towers / Strange Town / Systematic Abuse (instr.) // No Xmas for John Quays

- "Good evening, we are The Fall from the long, long days, waiting for your audience." (during "Senior Twilight Stock Replacer")
- "And here's another one I don't know the lyrics to." (before "Tommy Shooter")
- "And these microphones stink." (amended lyrics to "Tommy Shooter")

Thanks to Mark and Johnnymills for the setlist and David Jordan for the ticket. Reviews and a link to a clip of NXFJQ on the message board.