March 1988 Setlists



March 1, 1988 Frauenthal Auditorium, Muskegon, MI
Soundcheck : Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl

I : Stinkfoot, Who Needs The Peace Corps, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads
II : Bacon Fat*, Stolen Moments*, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl*
E1 : The Closer You Are/Johnny Darling, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia/Mary Lou
E2 : Illinois Enema Bandit
E3 : Watermelon In Easter Hay

Firsts : What Kind Of Girl
Final : Bacon Fat
March 3, 1988 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Soundcheck : Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl, Filthy Habits, Sinister Footwear, Jezebel Boy (w/Jessica Hahn lyrics)

I : Black Page #2, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, Why Don't You Like Me*, Texas Motel Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa
II : Stolen Moments*, Murder By Numbers*, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus
E2 : Catholic Girls, Crew Slut****
E3 : Strictly Genteel

No voter registration at these shows due to local regulations. Guest appearance by Sting during Murder By Numbers.
Only : Murder By Numbers
Final : Why Don't You Like Me, Catholic Girls

March 4, 1988 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Soundcheck : Sharleena, What Kind Of Girl, The Untouchables, Ride My Face To Chicago, Cruising For Burgers, Cocaine Decisions, Nig Biz, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp

I : Stinkfoot, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, What's New In Baltimore, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Inca Roads
II : Zoot Allures, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl*, Peaches En Regalia, Torture/Burt/Torture
E1 : Yo Cats, Packard Goose
E2 : Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Illinois Enema Bandit

Secret word : Llama
Firsts : Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp
Final : What Kind Of Girl, Yo Cats
March 5, 1988 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
Soundcheck : Satisfaction, Gloria, Last Train To Clarksville (fragment), Norwegian Wood, Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me, Alien Orifice

I : Black Page #2, Dickie's Such An Asshole*, When The Lie's So Big*, Planet Of The Baritone Women*, Any Kind Of Pain*, Texas Motel Medley, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa
II : Let's Move To Cleveland, Packard Goose, King Kong***, I Am The Walrus, Andy, Inca Roads
E1 : Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E2 : Sharleena, OCLT Medley, Illinois Enema Bandit

Appearance by promotor Michael Belkin during the introduction.
Firsts : Sharleena
March 6, 1988 Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH
Soundcheck : Shapes Of Things, Marqueson's Chicken, The Untouchables, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk

I : Black Page #2, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, The Untouchables, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa
II : Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, OCLT Medley, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E1 : Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit, The Untouchables
E2 : Strictly Genteel

Appearance by Secretary of the State of Ohio Sherrod Brown during the introduction. Film crews for "60 Minutes" were present during this show.
Firsts : The Untouchables
March 8, 1988 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
I : Stinkfoot, Peaches En Regalia, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
II : Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena
E1 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E2 : Cruising For Burgers
E3 : Uncle Remus, OCLT Medley

FZ interrupts City Of Tiny Lites to address an overzealous security person.
Final : Uncle Remus
March 9, 1988 Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, NY
I : Black Page #2, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, What's New In Baltimore, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*
II : Any Kind Of Pain, Torture/Burt/Torture, Texas Motel Medley, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Untouchables, America The Beautiful

Appearance by promotor Stu Green and League of Women Voters volunteer Judy Naylor during the introduction.
Firsts : The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, America The Beautiful
March 11, 1988 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY
I : Chunga's Revenge, Packard Goose, Andy, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Big Swifty, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, When The Lie's So Big*, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*
II : Heavy Duty Judy, Find Her Finer, OCLT Medley, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa
E1 : Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus
E2 : Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E3 : America The Beautiful

Firsts : Chunga's Revenge
March 12, 1988 Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT
I : Black Page #2, Dickie's Such An Asshole, Any Kind Of Pain, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Advance Romance***, Bobby Brown, Stolen Moments, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
II : Zoot Allures, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Texas Motel Medley, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown***, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : The Closer You Are/Johnny Darling, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia/Mary Lou
E2 : The Untouchables, America The Beautiful

Secret word : Eric Buxton
March 13, 1988 Civic Center, Springfield, MA
Soundcheck : Loops, Assorted Song Quotes, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Sofa, Stevie's Spanking, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Filthy Habits, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk Monologue (w/Eric Buxton), Black Page #2, Royal March From L'Histoire Du Soldat, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Advance Romance, You Are What You Is, Mudd Club, I'm The Slime, Loops, Stolen Moments, The Untouchables, Marqueson's Chicken, Zomby Woof

I : Stinkfoot, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Outside Now, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose***, Any Kind Of Pain, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
II : I Am The Walrus, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa
E1 : Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E2 : Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
E3 : Illinois Enema Bandit

Appearance from Springfield election commissioner Jim Sullivan during the introduction.
March 15, 1988 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
Soundcheck : Loops, Synclavier Piece, Sofa, Bolero (non-reggae), Filthy Habits (ending), King Kong

I : Black Page #2, Stainless The Maiden, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, What's New In Baltimore, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*, Sofa
II : OCLT Medley, Packard Goose, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Inca Roads
E1 : Montana, City Of Tiny Lites, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven

Panty Rap before set II.
Secret word : Stainless The Maiden
Only : Stainless The Maiden
March 16, 1988 Civic Center, Providence, RI
I : Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose
II : Torture/Burt/Torture, Big Swifty (w/The Untouchables)*, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Filthy Habits, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*, Sofa
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena
E2 : Whipping Post

Firsts : Filthy Habits
March 17, 1988 Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
I : 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 (w/Make A Sex Noise)****, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
II : Florentine Pogen**, Andy**, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Let's Move To Cleveland, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/Theme From The Godfather**, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, Sofa
E2 : Illinois Enema Bandit

"Special St. Patrick's Day program."
Secret word : Training exercise, Nicaragua
Firsts : Make A Sex Noise, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/Theme From The Godfather
March 19, 1988 Memorial Hall, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Soundcheck : Stevie's Spanking, Sinister Footwear, Mr. Green Genes

I : Black Page #2, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Find Her Finer, Sinister Footwear II***, Stevie's Spanking***, Any Kind Of Pain, OCLT Medley*****
II : When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/Theme From The Godfather, Packard Goose, Zomby Woof**, King Kong, Mr. Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy**, Inca Roads**/*****, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, The Untouchables
E2 : Strictly Genteel

Secret word : Golden pheasant
Firsts : Mr. Green Genes
Only : Stevie's Spanking
Final : When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/Theme From The Godfather
March 20, 1988 Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickenson College, Teaneck, NJ
I : Stinkfoot, The Untouchables, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown, Marqueson's Chicken, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*
II : Zoot Allures, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Big Swifty, Torture/Burt/ Torture**, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, Whipping Post
E2 : Watermelon In Easter Hay

Secret word : Golden pheasant
Firsts : Marqueson's Chicken
March 21, 1988 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY
I : Black Page #2, Find Her Finer, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Zoot Allures, Mr. Green Genes, Any Kind Of Pain, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lites
II : Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue**, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa
E1 : Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven
E2 : Illinois Enema Bandit
E3 : Bolero

Firsts : Bolero
March 23, 1988 Towson Center, Towson, MD
Soundcheck : Bolero

I : Black Page #2, The Untouchables, Packard Goose, What's New In Baltimore, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Any Kind Of Pain, Planet Of The Baritone Women, OCLT Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa
II : I Am The Walrus, Torture/Burt/Torture, Big Swifty, Keep It Greasy, Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me****, Inca Roads, Stairway To Heaven
E1 : Texas Motel Medley, Bolero
E2 : Illinois Enema Bandit

Show scheduled in place of a Virginia concert which was cancelled due to local objections. FZ interrupts Illinois Enema Bandit to reprimand Bob Rice for using an enema onstage on a security lady.
Firsts : Keep It Greasy
Only : Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me
March 25, 1988 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
I : Black Page #2, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Inca Roads, Sharleena, Who Needs The Peace Corps, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*, Sofa
II : Packard Goose, Torture/Burt/Torture, City Of Tiny Lites, Pound For A Brown (w/Reverend A. West), Texas Motel Medley, Peaches En Regalia
E1 : Stairway To Heaven, I Am The Walrus, Whipping Post
E2 : Bolero, America The Beautiful

Appearance by Greg Bolognese during the introduction, followed by Bob Blacksman who reads a letter to FZ from Mario Cuomo. Happy Birthday to Chad Wackerman before set II. Guest appearance by "The Long Island Ballet Company" during Packard Goose. Guest appearances by Dweezil during Stairway To Heaven and Whipping Post. FZ's last rock performance in the U.S. Hot Tuna opened.
Final : America The Beautiful
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