April 1988 Setlists



April 9, 1988 Le Stadium, Bourges, France
Soundcheck : Sofa, Strictly Genteel, Theme From Bartok Piano Concerto #3, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Norwegian Wood, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Bolero, Uncle Remus, Big Swifty, Catholic Girls/T'Mershi Duween

Black Page #2, Who Needs The Peace Corps, OCLT Medley, Torture/Burt/Torture, Packard Goose, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Inca Roads, Bolero
E1 : I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E2 : Stairway To Heaven

First show of the European tour. Didier Lockwood opened.
Firsts : Stairway To Heaven with new reggae arrangement.
April 10, 1988 Sportpalais, Gent, Belgium
Soundcheck : Sofa, Bolero, You Are What You Is, T'Mershi Duween, Zomby Woof, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Titties And Beer

Black Page #2, Texas Motel Medley, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Packard Goose, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa
E1 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E2 : Stairway To Heaven
E3 : Watermelon In Easter Hay
April 12, 1988 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, W. Germany
Soundcheck : T'Mershi Duween, Sofa, What's New In Baltimore, The Closer You Are/Johnny Darling, America The Beautiful, Dessicated, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Loops

I : Black Page #2, Packard Goose, Any Kind Of Pain, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, I Am The Walrus, I Ain't Got No Heart, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero
II : Texas Motel Medley, Torture/Burt/Torture, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Bobby Brown, Whipping Post
E2 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E3 : Strictly Genteel
April 13, 1988 Stadthalle, Frankfurt, W. Germany
Soundcheck : Sofa, Bolero, Dessicated, Black Napkins, The Closer You Are/Johnny Darling, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Zomby Woof, Disco Boy, Dancin' Fool, Chawna In The Bushwop, Heavy Duty Judy

Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Heavy Duty Judy, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, OCLT Medley, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Bolero, Big Swifty, Bamboozled By Love, Chawna In The Bushwop, Sharleena, Sofa
E1 : Stairway To Heaven
E2 : I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E3 : Watermelon In Easter Hay

Secret word : Bruce Fowler
April 14, 1988 Sporthalle, Köln, W. Germany
Soundcheck : Sofa, What's New In Baltimore, Theme From Bartok Piano Concerto #3, Dessicated, Sinister Footwear, Joe's Garage, Paperback Writer (fragment), Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Black Page #2, Inca Roads, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Dessicated***, Packard Goose, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Torture/Burt/Torture, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, Sofa
E1 : Bolero
E2 : I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E3 : OCLT Medley

Secret word : Sheep (+ Sodomy, Mutton, Shepherds)
Firsts : Dessicated
April 16, 1988 Brighton Centre, Brighton, England
Soundcheck : new horn chart (nicknamed "Igor's Boogie, Phase 3" by Mike Keneally), Sofa, Dessicated, Sharleena, Easy Meat, Trouble Every Day, Alien Orifice

I : Stinkfoot, Packard Goose, Alien Orifice, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, OCLT Medley, Dessicated, I Am The Walrus
II : Zoot Allures**, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lites*****, Pound For A Brown***, Sharleena
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, Stairway To Heaven
E2 : Bolero

Crowd conducting during Dessicated. FZ interrupts Baritone Women to reprimand an audience member for throwing a cup onstage and hitting the Synclavier.
April 18, 1988 Wembley Arena, London, England
Soundcheck : Sofa, Royal March From L'Histoire Du Soldat, The Closer You Are, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Keep It Greasey, Bolero, Dessicated, Cruising For Burgers, Stolen Moments, Dancin' Fool, The Torture Never Stops, The Dangerous Kitchen, Black Napkins, Mr. Green Genes, Let's Move To Cleveland, The Untouchables, Eat That Question, Alien Orifice

I : Black Page #2, Packard Goose, Mr. Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, City Of Tiny Lites
II : I Ain't Got No Heart, Let's Move To Cleveland, Bamboozled By Love, Big Swifty, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven**
E1 : Bolero, I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E2 : Strictly Genteel

April 19, 1988 Wembley Arena, London, England
Soundcheck : second new horn chart, In France, T'Mershi Duween, Cruising For Burgers, Dessicated, Chunga's Revenge, Crew Slut, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Dumb All Over, We're Turning Again, Outside Now, King Kong

I : Stinkfoot, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*, Cruising For Burgers, Outside Now*, OCLT Medley***
II : Texas Motel Medley, Torture/Burt/Torture**, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E2 : Chunga's Revenge*****, Bolero

FZ interrupts Dickie's to reprimand Ed Mann for making a mistake. FZ quotes T'Mershi Duween during the Torture solo. Guest appearance by Dweezil during Chunga's Revenge.
Final : Chunga's Revenge
April 20, 1988 NEC, Birmingham, England
Soundcheck : Sofa, Trouble Every Day (including new instrumental section), Muffin Man, Cruising For Burgers, Cosmik Debris, Layla, Dinah Moe Humm

I : Heavy Duty Judy, Cosmik Debris, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Cruising For Burgers, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Stolen Moments, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven
II : Eat That Question, Black Napkins, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Keep It Greasy, Sharleena
E2 : Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus
E3 : Bolero

Firsts : Trouble Every Day w/13 vamp
April 22, 1988 Carl Diem Halle, Würzburg, W. Germany
Soundcheck : Ring Of Fire, I Walk The Line (heavy metal version), third new horn chart, Sofa, Reader's Digest Classical Medley (w/The Untouchables), Alien Orifice, Oh No, Dinah-Moe Humm, Trouble Every Day (new instrumental section)

Heavy Duty Judy**, Ring Of Fire**, Packard Goose, Cosmik Debris**, Who Needs The Peace Corps**, What's New In Baltimore, Inca Roads**, Advance Romance, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, Torture/Burt/Torture**, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Ring Of Fire, Bolero
E2 : Bobby Brown, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E3 : Ring Of Fire, I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit

Secret word : Ring of fire
Firsts : Ring Of Fire
April 24, 1988 Stadthalle, Bremen, W. Germany
Soundcheck : new horn chart/Dessicated, Ride My Face To Chicago, Sinister Footwear, The Closer You Are

Black Page #2, Advance Romance, Any Kind Of Pain, Find Her Finer, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown (w/Dessicated)***, Cosmik Debris, Cruising For Burgers, Keep It Greasy, Sofa
E1 : Bolero, Crew Slut
E2 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven

Secret words : Xenaxis, mbl, mbl, mbl
Final : Dessicated
April 25, 1988 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
Soundcheck : Sofa, Thirteen, George Bush (Dessicated w/lyrics), Ring Of Fire, Rhymin' Man

I : Heavy Duty Judy, Packard Goose, Alien Orifice, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain*, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa
II : Torture/Burt/Torture, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, Bamboozled By Love, Bolero
E1 : Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E2 : Mr. Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads

Secret words : Airhose, Falcum
April 26, 1988 Olympen, Lund, Sweden
Soundcheck : Sofa, Thirteen, Rhymin' Man, Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy

Black Page #2, Dickie's Such An Asshole*, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, The Dangerous Kitchen, What's New In Baltimore, Outside Now, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love
E1 : Cruising For Burgers***
E2 : Bolero, I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E3 : Stairway To Heaven

Secret words : Haenna Hoona Haenna Hoona
Final : Disco Boy, Teenage Wind
Only : The Dangerous Kitchen
April 27, 1988 Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway
Soundcheck : Sofa, Rhymin' Man, Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy, Arabic and Hindu folk songs

Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Packard Goose, Alien Orifice, Sharleena, OCLT Medley, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Keep It Greasy, Torture/ Burt/Torture, Texas Motel Medley, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Make A Sex Noise, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Bolero, Rhymin' Man, Sofa
E2 : Andy, Inca Roads
E3 : Strictly Genteel

This show was not officially recorded due to the recording truck breaking down. Walt Fowler solos before FZ in Torture due to FZ's guitar being out of tune.
Secret words : Sausage ("schauschegch"), Fornebu
Firsts : Rhymin' Man
Final : Make A Sex Noise
April 29, 1988 Isshallen, Helsinki, Finland
Soundcheck : Sofa, Trouble Every Day (new instrumental section), Sinister Footwear, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Penguin In Bondage, Rhymin' Man

Black Page #2, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, What's New In Baltimore, Sinister Footwear II, Packard Goose, Big Swifty, Who Needs The Peace Corps, OCLT Medley, Find Her Finer, Mr. Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Sofa
E1 : Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit
E2 : Bolero
E3 : Stairway To Heaven

This show was also not officially recorded. Whipping Post played to answer the 1974 fan's request.
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