The Bunnymen Concert Log

A comprehensive, annotated listing of concert dates, venues and set lists for Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch and Electrafixion.

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1998

February 25th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Paris, France; Le Bataclan
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Baseball Bill
Just a Touch Away
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
I'll Fly Tonight
Seven Seas
Villiers Terrace
Altamont
The Cutter
Lips Like Sugar
Nothing Lasts Forever
Do It Clean
Ocean Rain

February 27th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brussels, Belgium; L'Ancienne Belgique
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Evergreen
Just a Touch Away
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
I'll Fly Tonight
Seven Seas
Villiers Terrace
Altamont
The Cutter
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Do It Clean
Ocean Rain

February 28th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Amsterdam, Netherlands; Paradiso
Rescue
I Want To Be There (When You Come)
Evergreen
Just a Touch Away
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
I'll Fly Tonight
Seven Seas
Villiers Terrace
Altamont
The Cutter
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Do It Clean
Ocean Rain

March 1st, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Hamburg, Germany; Markthalle
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Evergreen
Just a Touch Away
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
I'll Fly Tonight
Seven Seas
Villiers Terrace
Altamont
The Cutter
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Do It Clean
Ocean Rain

March 26th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Glasgow, Scotland; Barrowland
    NOTES: "… a scary version of 'Over the Wall' with the most painful lighting I have ever seen in my puff; McCulloch crouches and goes through 'Sex Machine' in almost complete darkness. The girl next to me stands astonished: obviously alarmed but at the same time mesmerised." -- echobelly.f9.co.uk

March 27th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Sheffield, England; Octagon
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
The Killing Moon
Just a Touch Away
Evergreen
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean
    NOTES: "At one of the gigs last year (Sheffield, I think), Will got up with the support act [Skyray] and was playing what looked like a Stylophone, but with it plugged into his guitar effects." - Seven Seas email list post, April 7th, 1999

March 28th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Middlesbrough, England; Town Hall

March 29th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Manchester, England; Apollo Theatre
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Heads Will Roll
Evergreen
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean

March 31st, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Royal Court Theatre
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Heads Will Roll
Evergreen
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Rust
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean

April 2nd, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Southampton, England; Guildhall
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Heads Will Roll
Evergreen
The Killing Moon
Rust
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean

April 3rd, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Brixton, Greater London, England; Brixton Academy
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Heads Will Roll
Evergreen
The Killing Moon
Rust
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean

May 11th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Tokyo, Japan; Akasaka Blitz
Never Stop
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Heads Will Roll
Evergreen
The Killing Moon
The Back of Love
Crocodiles
Forgiven
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Cutter
Altamont
Rust
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ocean Rain
Fools Like Us
Do It Clean

June 28th, 1998
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Hague, Netherlands; Park Pop Festival
    NOTES: Paul Weller and Robbie Williams also performed at this event. "Park Pop happens once a year, on the last Sunday in June in the Zuiderpark, Den Haag.  It's Europe's biggest free concert and approx. 300,000 people visit it each year!" -- theblackadder.co.uk

July 11th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Lumen, Belgium; Zwemdokrock Festival
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
Evergreen
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Killing Moon
Crocodiles
The Back of Love
Nothing Lasts Forever
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
Do It Clean

July 17th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Stratford upon Avon, England; Phoenix Festival (Phoenix Stage)

August 29th, 1998
Echo and the Bunnymen
Reading, England; Reading Festival
Rescue
I Want to be There (When You Come)
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
The Cutter
Altamont
Lips Like Sugar
Nothing Lasts Forever
Do It Clean
    NOTES: The Beastie Boys, The Prodigy and The Foo Fighters numbered among the other bands playing Reading in 1998.

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    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: April 13th, 2007

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