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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
2005 (September-December)
September 8th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
London, England; HMV Oxford Circus
Nothing Lasts Forever
Stormy Weather
What if We Are
The Killing Moon
NOTES: This was an in-store acoustic set. "After 'What If We Are?' was played, Mac then declared that the next track to play would be 'The Subject', then 'The Puppet' - to which Will played the opening guitar riff and then stopped." -- Bunnymen.com forum post
September 10th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Azzano Decimo (Pordenone), Italy; Fiera della Musica Festival
October 22nd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Nottingham, England; Rescue Rooms
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Summer Wind/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
NOTES: "Fantastic gig-the most garage punk the band have been since the eighties. They ripped into 'Going Up', 'With a Hip', 'Show of Strength', 'The Disease'. 'Of a Life' nearly brought the ceiling down and even songs like 'Dancing Horses' had more crunch than before." - Bunnymen.com forum post
October 23rd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Glasgow, Scotland; Barrowland
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wildside
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: "… this was not about going back to the eighties; it was up front and in your face indie rock from the Bunnymen. They played with passion and pride …." - 'jamesed', Scottishmusicnetwork.co
October 24th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Sheffield, England; Leadmill
Going Up
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Scissors in the Sand
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
October 26th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Norwich, England; University of East Anglia
NOTES: "Chain-smoking with dark shades, he wore trademark dark clothes and strutted up to the stage barely registering the applause from the decent crowd made up, not surprisingly, of a large proportion of middle-aged fans who remembered the band in their 1980s heyday." -- David Bale, The Norwich Evening News
October 27th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Manchester, England; Academy
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: "I do love seeing them do 'Show of Strength'; you really get the feeling the whole stage is going to shoot off into orbit with the lighting effects." - Bunnymen.com forum post
October 28th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Leeds, England; Blank Canvas
NOTES: "The Blank Canvas is like some large cellar, underneath a railway line, with toilets one step down from those in a Thai prison …." - Bunnymen.com forum post
October 30th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Birmingham, England; Carling Academy
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Summer Wind/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
October 31st, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Portsmouth, England; The Portsmouth Pyramid
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “… a good night. They were incredibly loud! It was like the old days.” -- – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 1st, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
London, England; Shepherds Bush Empire
November 3rd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Cologne, Germany; Prime Club
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothings Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
November 4th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Hamburg, Germany; Grunspan
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “’Going Up’, ‘Show of Strength’, ‘Back of Love’, ‘Never Stop’ & ‘The Cutter’ were played a bit slower than usually -- which evoked an intense feeling.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 6th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Berlin, Germany; Columbia Club
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: "And Will … he was moving around on the stage through out the gig -- in Berlin he actually managed to reach the other side of the stage .... there was 'Over the Wall', but there was also Mac arguing with somebody in the audience. Still a fantastic gig. 'Stormy Weather' extremely good." - Seven Seas email list post
November 7th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Copenhagen, Denmark; Vega Jnr
Going Up
With a Hip
Stormy Weather
Show of Strength
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
November 8th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Amsterdam, Netherlands; Paradiso
Going Up
With a Hip
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
The Disease
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side)
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: This concert was broadcast live via webcam. "What a great venue!!! Looked great all lit up at the end. Will was going mental on 'Over the Wall'!!!!!!! Excellent!" - Seven Seas email list post
November 12th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Barcelona, Spain; The Bikini
NOTES: “The best thing that can be said is that their present songs, case of ‘Stormy of Weather’, ‘In the Margins' or ‘Scissors in the Sand’, even sound even better than the recreation of some past gems.” -- lavanguardia.es, review (Babelfish translation)
November 13th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Madrid, Spain; The Arena
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothings Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “During ‘Ocean Rain’ there was a very nice silence from the audience.” -- email to The Bunnymen Concert Log
November 15th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Paris, France; The Trabendo
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothings Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “The gig started late because... Ian arrived very late at the venue …. Anyway, the gig was great. Very ‘rocky’ and powerful. Will was brilliant, and ... yes, Ian sang well and reached the higher notes like in the old days !” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 18th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Washington DC, United States; Black Cat
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “Packed house with lots of younger kids plus many old timers. Great show.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 19th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Axis
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “Still, for all the intensity of its music, the band itself conserves energy. Its members don't bounce around the stage trying to incite the audience, and they keep the overt rock-star gestures to a minimum. Lead singer Ian McCulloch began many songs crouched near the base of the microphone, and once he stood up, he rarely moved from that spot, with both hands on the mike stand.” -- Renée Graham, The Boston Globe
November 20th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
New York, New York, United States; Irving Plaza
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side/In the Midnight Hour
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “I never thought in my wildest dreams I'd hear THE DISEASE live. Masterfully pulled off, too. Loud as a thunderclap.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 22nd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Theater of the Living Arts
NOTES: “It was my [8 year-old] son's first concert, and he was mesmerized. What made it even more memorable was the fact that he wrote a note for Will saying how much he loved EATB. Will very graciously, not only accepted it but actually took a few moments to read it. He then gave the guitar pick to Zach that he had been using through most all of the concert.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 23rd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The Carlu
NOTES: “The band played very well. The drumming was powerful and McCulloch's voice was probably the strongest I've heard in a long time and it seemed effortless for him to reach the high notes. The sound in the venue was horrible.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
November 25th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Chicago, Illinois, United States; The Metro - Smart Bar
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “The Chicago show seemed like I was watching an episode of Days of Our Lives. All the drama....the action....the plot twist ....” – Bunnymen.com forum post, describing the continuing drama of Ian McCulloch’s problems with the venue’s sound system, a fan who danced and sang along through every song, and. McCulloch’s eventual throwing of the microphone at this fan.
November 26th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; The Fine Line Music Café
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Over the Wall
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “Set list – exactly right down the line with the other North American shows. Good show on a snowy November night in an intimate 500-person venue. Hard to get 40-something audience too excited about anything. Pleasant reception.” — email to The Bunnymen Concert Log
November 28th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Denver, Colorado, United States; The Gothic Theatre
NOTES: This scheduled show was cancelled due to a major winter storm across the Northern Plains. The band, traveling by bus, had an “unbelievable” four days getting on to Boise.
November 30th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Boise, Idaho, United States; The Big Easy
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Villiers Terrace
Never Stop
Of a Life
Over the Wall
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: The Bunnymen persevered through four days of freezing cold, icy road conditions, and an unwarranted fire alarm to deliver their first-ever show in Boise. “With about two minutes left to play in the ‘Roadhouse Blues' portion of ‘Villiers Terrace’, the fire alarm goes off. And it goes off all over the venue. As the band's still performing, Ian asks between verses if anyone hears a whistle. Then, with about 30 seconds left in the tune, the house lights go on …. The song stops, Ian again asks if it's a whistle and then says ‘Oh, is that the fire alarm?’ … before he leaves the stage he says, ‘Be sure to come back - it gets better’…. So now it's out the front of the club awaiting the fire department's arrival. And it's cold. We're being instructed to move further and further away from the building as the firefighters begin their inspection of the building. This lasts 30 minutes, and we're clear to re-enter …. The band takes the stage to an even louder roar, and Ian's first line is ‘This is the second time we've played Boise.’” – Bunnymen.com forum post
December 1st, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Portland, Oregon, United States; Wonder Ballroom
NOTES: “With a cigarette hanging out his mouth, lead singer and lyricist McCulloch commanded the stage, the band, and the audience with a swagger inherited by Ian Brown and the Gallagher brothers. He conducted the band, the soundman, and the audience itself with a sort of dangerous charisma that would have had us do anything he said …. Underneath his shades, though, you could see he was having a good time, and he even allowed for a couple of smiles and wicked cool dance moves.” –tinymixtapes.com
December 2nd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Richard's on Richard
NOTES: “… the place was filled to capacity with about 400 people -- and it was awesome being able to see the band up close, while seated and being served drinks! …. Mac was interacting with the audience, chastising his bassist and rhythm guitarist for playing too heavy at times, and even forgot the second verse to ‘Rescue’ -- but managed to recover (after Will reminded him) -- it was classic …. The mix of the crowd spanned from those barely legal enough to get in, to a few people who looked to be close to their 60's!” – – Bunnymen.com forum post
December 3rd, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Seattle, Washington, United States; Showbox
NOTES: “… there was a guy dressed as a bear outside the club with a sign saying he'd dance for an echo ticket -- I heard from the workers that the show was a sellout ... people were really stacked into the place.” – Bunnymen.com forum post
December 5th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
San Francisco, California, United States; The Fillmore
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: The four California shows were recorded and made available to concert-goers (and via the Internet) as ‘instant cds’. “Echo and the Bunnymen's performance was deeply hypnotic, somewhat ethereal and, at times, definitely knocked at the Doors to inspire thoughts of the great Jim Morrison.” -- Jim Harrington, Inside Bay Area
December 6th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Los Angeles, California, United States; House of Blues
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Roadhouse Blues
Of a Life
Rescue/Broke My Neck
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
NOTES: “That's right, NO ‘Ocean Rain’, NO ‘Over the Wall’, NO ‘With a Hip’. Lucky Los Angeles...” -- Bunnymen.info newsline
December 7th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Anaheim, California, United States; House of Blues
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace/Summer Wind/Roadhouse Blues/Sex Machine
Of a Life
Rescue/Broke My Neck
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever/Walk on the Wild Side
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “Loads better than Los Angeles, at least for this writer. :) Ian McCulloch was less animated but in very good spirits. The band were very tight once again, but Will played a bit more loose than usual.” -- Bunnymen.info newsline
December 9th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
San Diego, California, United States; House of Blues
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “… the transition from ‘Scissors’ to ‘All That Jazz’ was well done .... It flowed as if the two were one song and I don't think anyone there who hadn't heard either of those songs before could have guessed which one was new and which one was 25 years old.” – Seven Seas email list post
December 15th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Antwerp, Belgium; Hof Der Lo
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
NOTES: Ian McCulloch's voice problems forced the rescheduling of this show, originally set for November 10th. “’With a Hip’ was penciled in for the second song but crossed out. I don’t think Ian's voice could take it” – Bunnymen.com forum post
December 16th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Carling Academy
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Over the Wall
Ocean Rain
NOTES: “Voice, band, atmosphere -- perfect!!” – Villiers Terrace email list post
December 17th, 2005
Echo and the Bunnymen
Liverpool, England; Carling Academy
Going Up
Show of Strength
Stormy Weather
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Seven Seas
The Disease
Scissors in the Sand
All That Jazz
The Back of Love
The Killing Moon
In the Margins
Never Stop
Villiers Terrace
Of a Life
Rescue
The Cutter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Lips Like Sugar
Ocean Rain
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: September 23rd, 2006
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