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The Bunnymen Concert Log
A comprehensive, annotated listing of concert dates, venues and set lists for Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch and Electrafixion.
1978/1979/1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 (January-August) 1984 (September-December) 1985 1986 1987 (January-August) 1987 (September-December) 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992/1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 (January-August) 1999 (September-December)/2000 2001 (January-August) 2001 (September-December) 2002 2003 2004 2005 (January-August) 2005 (September-December) 2006 2007
1978/1979/1980
1978
November 15th, 1978
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Eric's
Monkeys (extended version)
NOTES: Echo the drum machine rounded out the line-up of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson; and hogged the limelight by playing a continuous loop for 20 minutes.
1979
July 20th, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
Manchester, England; The Factory
NOTES: The Bunnymen were playing in support of The Fall.
August 2nd, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
London, England; YMCA (Tottenham Court Road)
Going Up
Read It in Books
Stars Are Stars
Monkeys
All That Jazz
The Pictures on My Wall
Do It Clean
Happy Death Men
Villiers Terrace
NOTES: Joy Division also played at this show. Sire/American WEA chief Seymour Stein attended, and then signed the Bunnymen to Sire on the new Korova label.
August 27th, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
Leigh, England; Open Air Pop Festival
Going Up
Read It in Books
Stars Are Stars
Monkeys
All That Jazz
The Pictures on My Wall
Villiers Terrace
NOTES: The Leigh Open Air Pop Festival was a joint project of the Zoo and Factory record labels. It took place halfway between Liverpool and Manchester, England. Bill Drummond writes about it in his book 45. "I remember watching Joy Division come on as it was getting dark and there were loads of fires dotted around because there weren't many people in the field. People had just gone off and got wood and stuff to burn to keep warm." - Will Sergeant, interview, eFestivals, June 19th, 2005
September 9th, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
Leeds, England; Queen's Hall: Futurama
NOTES: "At the time, we were concerned about being eighth on the bill under soddin' Spizz Energy, but looking back that was a hell of a thing to attempt. Joy Division, us and OMD were really launched on the public at that gig." -- Ian McCulloch, Uncut Magazine, March, 1999. Other bands at the first Futurama festival included PiL, Cabaret Voltaire, A Certain Ratio, and The Fall.
September 15th, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Eric's
Going Up
Read It in Books
Stars Are Stars
Pride
Monkeys
Villiers Terrace
The Pictures on My Wall
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
NOTES: Pete de Freitas came to this to meet the band, and signed on as drummer. “Pete was the best drummer in the world. He had inventiveness combined with power and finesse. And he looked different to most drummers; he looked like a young Laurence Olivier.” – Ian McCulloch, icliverpool.com, November 28th, 2003
December 22nd, 1979
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Eric's
Going Up
Do It Clean
Monkeys
The Pictures on My Wall
Pride
Read It in Books
Villiers Terrace
Stars Are Stars
Rescue
Happy Death Men
Winter, 1979/80
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brighton, England; Brighton Basement Club
NOTES: “I don't know the date but it was definitely before the September 1980 gig in Jenkinsons in Brighton …. I think it was probably towards the end of 1979 but maybe early 1980; it was definitely winter as I remember it being freezing waiting at the door. As we were walking down from the station, and were just up the road from the Basement a white van pulled up and a scouser leaned out the window and asked me and my mate ‘where's the Basement Club?’ -- we didn't realise until after it was too late to swap directions for two places on the guest list, that the lads in the van were the Bunnymen ….” – email to The Bunnymen Concert Log
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1980
January 26th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brussels, Belgium; Plan K Theatre
Going Up
Monkeys
Villiers Terrace
The Pictures on My Wall
Stars Are Stars
Pride
Read It in Books
Simple Stuff
Rescue
Happy Death Men
NOTES: The Teardrop Explodes also performed. Bill Drummond managed both bands in their early days, and they often toured together. A set of photographs from this show is available online at Philippe Carly's New Wave Photos.
March 23rd, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
London, England; Lyceum Ballroom
Going Up
Do It Clean
Read It in Books
Pride
Rescue
Monkeys
Villiers Terrace
The Pictures on My Wall
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
NOTES: The Psychedelic Furs and The Teardrop Explodes also performed at this event.
June 25th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Mr. Pickwick's
Going Up
Do It Clean
Read It in Books
Over the Wall
Rescue
All That Jazz
Monkeys
The Pictures on My Wall
Pride
Villiers Terrace
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Over the Wall
Read It in Books
September 7th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
London, England; Lyceum Ballroom
Going Up
Do It Clean
Read It in Books
Rescue
Over the Wall
Pride
The Pictures on My Wall
The Puppet
Monkeys
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
September 13th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Leeds, England; Queens Hall: Futurama 2 Festival
Going Up
Do It Clean
Rescue
Over the Wall
The Pictures on My Wall
The Puppet
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Read It in Books
NOTES: Other bands on the bill included Soft Cell, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wasted Youth, Clock DVA, Altered Images and Danse Crazy. A set of photographs from the Bunnymen's performance is available online at Philippe Carly's New Wave Photos.
September 28th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brighton, England; Jenkinsons
NOTES: The Sound served as the opening act for the September 28th-October 17th dates. I have taken much of this information from their Giglist page.
September 29th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Bournemouth, England; Stateside Centre
September 30th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Bristol, England; The Berkeley
October 1st, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Exeter, England; Exeter University
Going Up
Do It Clean
Rescue
Over the Wall
The Pictures on My Wall
The Puppet
Monkeys
Pride
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Rescue
October 2nd, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Port Talbot, England; Troubador
October 3rd, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Birmingham, England; Cedar Club Ballroom
Going Up
Do It Clean
Rescue
Over the Wall
The Pictures on My Wall
The Puppet
Monkeys
Pride
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
October 4th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Manchester, England; University of Manchester
October 5th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Leeds, England; F. Club
October 6th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Derby, England; Romeo and Juliet's
October 7th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Colchester, England; Essex University
NOTES: “Thick-layered drapes of camouflaged (camo) netting cover the stage and fierce angles of the uni's main hall to form a long ragged tunnel within which the band play. Camo is the mythic clothing adopted by the entire entourage for this tour.” -- Melody Maker, October 18th, 1980
October 8th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Norwich, England; University of East Anglia
NOTES: “Hampered by an especially high ceiling the crew, despite a Herculean effort, fail to construct the ‘Heart of Darkness’ camo tunnel, and settle instead for an ornithology theme with added foliage in the netting.” – Melody Maker, October 18th, 1980
October 9th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Sheffield, England; The Limit
October 10th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Scarborough, England; The Penthouse
October 11th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Stirling, Scotland; University of Stirling
October 12th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Edinburgh, Scotland; Valentino's
October 14th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Coventry, England; Poly
October 15th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
St. Albans, England; City Hall
October 17th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; University of Liverpool
Going Up
Do It Clean
Rescue
Over the Wall
The Pictures on My Wall
The Puppet
Monkeys
Pride
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Read It in Books
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
November 18th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Paris, France; Les Bains Douches
Pride
Over the Wall
Rescue
All My Colours (Zimbo)
Heaven up Here
The Pictures on My Wall
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
November 22nd, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brussels, Belgium; Klacik
NOTES: A set of photographs from this show is available online at Philippe Carly's New Wave Photos.
November 28th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Apeldoorn, Netherlands; Gigant
Going Up
Do It Clean
Show of Strength
Pride
Over the Wall
Rescue
All My Colours (Zimbo)
Heaven up Here
The Pictures on My Wall
Villiers Terrace
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Stars Are Stars
The Puppet
November 29th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Amsterdam, Netherlands; Paradiso
Going Up
Do It Clean
Show of Strength
Pride
Over the Wall
Rescue
All My Colours (Zimbo)
Heaven up Here
The Pictures on My Wall
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Pride
November 30th, 1980
Echo and the Bunnymen
Rotterdam, Netherlands; Eksit
December 4th, 1980
Bonn, Germany; Rheinterrassen
Going Up
Do It Clean
Show of Strength
Pride
Rescue
All My Colours (Zimbo)
Heaven up Here
The Pictures on My Wall
Villiers Terrace
Happy Death Men
Crocodiles
Pride
No Dark Things
1978/1979/1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 (January-August) 1984 (September-December) 1985 1986 1987 (January-August) 1987 (September-December) 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992/1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 (January-August) 1999 (September-December)/2000 2001 (January-August) 2001 (September-December) 2002 2003 2004 2005 (January-August) 2005 (September-December) 2006 2007
Corrections, additions and amendments warmly received and greatly appreciated:
Kristin F. Smith
blinfool@wyomail.com
I took as my starting point Steve Doughty's excellent and comprehensive Bunnymen Recordings site, and have filled in gaps using the Seven Seas Archive (which went back to January 1st, 1999 at the time I copied it all into text files), as well as the various other web pages and articles cited in my listings. This is still very much a work in progress. I have received a good deal of help from members of the Seven Seas and Bunnymen.com communities -- thank you all!
This page last updated: May 15th, 2007
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The Songwriter As Poet: Ian McCulloch and the Pre-Raphaelite Tradition (off-site link)
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