gigography 2006 updated 24 November 2006

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Wednesday, 18 January 2006 Club Nirvana, Wigan

Youwanner / Pacifying Joint / Ride Away / Clasp Hands / What About Us / Assume / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Touch Sensitive / Midnight Aspen / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mr. Pharmacist // Blindness // Boxoctosis // F-'Oldin' Money > White Lightning > F-'Oldin' Money (instrumental)

Thanks to Smudger for the ticket.

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Thursday, 26 January 2006 Petrol, Antwerp, Belgium

The Boss / Pacifying Joint / Clasp Hands / Higgle-dy Piggle-dy / What About Us / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Touch Sensitive / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Assume / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Protein Protection / Blindness

Part of De Nachten 2006 festival's "Punk and Poetry" night. Reviews on the message board, and photos by Ini Soyer on Martin's site. Thanks to Martin for the flyer and Kurt and Holger for the setlist fragment.

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Friday, 10 March 2006 Gagarin, Athens, Greece

Thanks to Damian for the ticket and Dimitris for the rough poster (before all the sponsor logos got plastered on; see Mylos poster below).

The Boss / Bo Doodak / Clasp Hands / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / Pacifying Joint / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mountain Energei / Midnight in Aspen / Systematic Abuse / Touch Sensitive // Touch Sensitive (again) / Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Costas's photos on the official site.

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Saturday, 11 March 2006 Mylos, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Boss / Clasp Hands / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / Pacifying Joint / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mountain Energei / Midnight in Aspen / Systematic / White Line Fever / Touch Sensitive / Blindness // encore of two songs, one of which might have been Touch Sensitive again?

White Line Fever is a Merle Haggard cover. Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Pit for the poster.

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Sunday, 12 March 2006 Cartoon Club, Croydon, London

Youwanner / The Boss (instr.) / Clasp Hands / What About Us / What About Us (again) / Pacifying Joint / Blindness

Gig cut short at ca. 30 minutes. Reviews on the message board. Steven Chandler sent in some excellent photos.

The Official Site says: "There were a number of technical difficulties on stage during this performance, coupled with the fact the group had a terrible journey back from Greece on Sunday, with delayed planes and annoying jobsworth officials at the airport. Couple this with some of the group's equipment being stalled at the airport, a very short time span to soundcheck and set up, and maybe folks would care to be a bit more forgiving. Short, very sweet and certainly achieved what it set out to - keep you wanting more. In retrospect, it clearly paid off, as each subsequent performance was a stunner."

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Monday, 13 March 2006 Cartoon Club, Croydon, London

The Boss / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / What About Us / Mountain Energei

Another short (41min), aborted set. The planned setlist continued with Midnight in Aspen / Touch Sensitive / Assume / Clasp Hands / Systematic Abuse / Blindness. Reviews and photos on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist and for the terrific photos posted on the board.

Tim Cumming's review in the Independent (15 March).

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Tuesday, 14 March 2006 Cartoon Club, Croydon, London

Dr. Buck's Letter / Touch Sensitive / Systematic Abuse / Assume / Clasp Hands / Bo Doodak / Boxoctosis / White Line Fever / Pacifying Joint / Youwanner / Midnight in Aspen (aborted) / Blindness

Reviews and photos on the message board, and thanks again to Mark for the setlist and photos.

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Wednesday, 15 March 2006 Cartoon Club, Croydon, London

Instrumental (possibly Systematic Abuse?) / Touch Sensitive / Bo Doodak / Clasp Hands / What About Us / Mountain Enegei / Theme from Sparta FC / Blindness

Reviews and photos on the message board. Once again, thanks to Mark for the setlist (although the gig didn't have much to do with it) and photos.

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Thursday, 16 March 2006 Civic Hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon

The Boss / Pacifying Joint / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / What About Us / White Line Fever / Systematic Abuse / Touch Sensitive / Blindness

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Ocelot for the ticket and James for these photos (low resolution).

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Monday, 20 March 2006 Carling Academy, Bristol

Thanks to Jamie for the setlist and Splart for the ticket. Actual set played:

The Boss (instrumental) / Pacifying Joint / Assume / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / What About Us / Touch Sensitive / Systematic Abuse / Blindness

Reviews on the message board.

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Wednesday, 22 March 2006 Lemon Grove, Exeter

The Boss / Pacifying Joint / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear The Grass Grow / What about Us / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Clasp Hands / White Line Fever / Touch Sensitive / Systematic Abuse / Bo Demmick / Blindness

Setlist may not be 100% accurate. Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Splart for the ticket.

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Thursday, 23 March 2006 Fez Club, Reading

The set may well have followed the above. Reviews on the message board, and once again thanks to Mark for the setlist. Paul has posted a multi-sequence photo pack on his site.

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Friday, 24 March 2006 Charlotte, Leicester

The Boss / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / What About Us / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Higgle-dy Piggle-dy / Midnight in Aspen / Touch Sensitive / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Systematic Abuse // Blindness

Reviews and great photos on the message board.

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Friday, 31 March 2006 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bo Doodak / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Pacifying Joint / What Bout Us / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Higgle-dy Piggle-dy / Touch Sensitive / Clasp Hands / Systemmatic Abuse / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness / Big New Prinz / White Lightning

Thanks to Herve for the images and Beppe and Marco for these photos. Luz was responsible for the wonderful "The Joke" comic, mentioned in the Fall news a few years ago (scroll halfway down).

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Friday, 21 April 2006 Maria am Ostbahnhof, Berlin, Germany

Youwanner / Coming Down / Theme from Sparta F.C. / What About Us / Ride Away / The Boss / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mountain Energei / Pacifying Joint / Wrong Place, Right Time / Systematic Abuse / Blindness / White Line Fever / Touch Sensitive / Bo Demmick

Coming Down is a cover of the United States of America track. Reviews and photos on the message board. More photos by Sebastian Cording (of Margrave of the Marshes fame). Thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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USA : 2 May - 2 June

Tuesday, 2 May - Stubb's Small Room, Austin, TX

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Assume / Midnight in Aspen / Ride Away / What About Us / Youwanner / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Systematic Abuse (instr.)

Planned set was to continue with The Boss and Blindness. Dougie James on vocals for Bo Demmick. Photos by Patita. Reviews on the message board.

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Thursday, 4 May - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX

Youwanner / Coming Down / Pacifying Joint / What About Us / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Ride Away / Wrong Place, Right Time > I Can Hear The Grass Grow / new song / Systematic Abuse / Mountain Energei / The Boss // Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness (aborted after a couple of seconds)

The above may not be 100% accurate. Reviews on the message board.

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Saturday, 6 May - Club Congress, Tucson, AZ

Coming Down / What About Us / Ride Away / The Boss / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mountain Energei / Pacifying Joint / Blindness / Clasp Hands // Boxoctosis / Bo Demmick / Mr. Pharmacist

plus Touch Sensitive somewhere in the main set.

Tedski reviewed the gig for the Tucson Scene. Reviews on the message board.

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Sunday, 7 May - Brickhouse Theater, Phoenix, AZ

Coming Down / What About Us / The Boss / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mountain Energei / Pacifying Joint / Systematic Abuse (instr.)

In the middle of What About Us, Justin Williams, the lead singer of tour support The Talk, jumped on stage and threw a banana peel at Mark, hitting him on the side of the face. Mark finished the line he was singing, took off and folded his jacket, and followed the culprit into the parking lot. The set continued but Mark cut it short after a few more songs.

It appears that this was the final straw for Ben, Spencer and Steve, who quit the tour and headed back to Manchester. The US tour manager quit the same night. Narnack quickly recruited Tim Presley and Rob Barbato (of Darker My Love) on guitar and bass, and the wonderfully named Orpheo McCord on drums (of On the Hill). Amazingly, the new lineup performed a couple of nights later in San Diego.

After the aborted Phoenix set Eleni came out to apologize to the small crowd of 50 or 60. With thanks to BCB and Chris, here's a recording of it.

Reviews and reactions on the message board. Pitchfork has an eye witness account.

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9 May - 11 August 2006 : lineup # 53 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Tuesday, 9 May - House of Blues, San Diego, CA

Bo Demmick / Midnight in Aspen + Pacifying Joint (played simultaneously) / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us // I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews on the message board.

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Thursday, 11 May - Glass House, Pomona, CA

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Midnight in Aspen / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us // I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness // Mr. Pharmacist

Cole's photos. Reviews and more photos on the message board.

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Saturday, 13 May - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Midnight in Aspen / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us // I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness // Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews on the message board. Brian Damage's review and photos here.

Cole's photos and his review in the Los Angeles City Beat (18-24 May edition).

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Sunday, 14 May - Independent, San Francisco, CA

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / What About Us / Assume / Blindness

Reviews and photos on the message board. Livedaily.com's report by Tjames Madison.

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Monday, 15 May - Independent, San Francisco, CA

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow // Systematic Abuse / Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews on the message board.

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Tuesday, 23 May - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA

Formation FD / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Wrong Place, Right Time / Systematic Abuse / Mountain Energei / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow // Blindness

Reviews on the message board. The mighty Frank has some photos here and videos of Formation FD (partial) and Mountain Energei (all 10 minutes of it) on youtube.com.

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Thursday, 25 May - The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT

The planned setlist (not sure what was actually played):

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / Midnight in Aspen / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Assume / Mr. Pharmacist / Systematic Abuse / Blindness

There are a couple of reviews at the tail end of this thread on the message board. Thanks to Ajay for the poster and Baseball Hatted for the setlist.

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Friday, 26 May - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Scenario / Assume / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Pacifying Joint / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness / Bo Demmick // Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews and a couple of photos on the message board. Scenario is a reworked version of Coming Down (the United States of America song).

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Saturday, 27 May - Record Bar, Kansas City, MO

Scenario / Assume / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness / Mr. Pharmacist // Midnight in Aspen / Systematic Abuse

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Bryan for ticket and poster.

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Monday, 29 May - Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN

Scenario / Pacifying Joint / Assume / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / Formation FD / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow // Bo Demmick / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness // Midnight in Aspen / Systematic Abuse

Reviews on the message board. Thanks to Bryan for the setlist.

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Tuesday, 30 May - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / Systematic Abuse / I Can Hear The Grass Grow / Reformation / Blindness / Mr Pharmacist / What About Us

Reviews on the message board.

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Thursday, 1 June - Knitting Factory, New York, NY

Many thanks to Anthony for the setlist. Actual set played:

Scenario / Pacifying Joint / Assume / Theme from Sparta FC / Reformation / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Bo Demmick / Midnight in Aspen / Blindness / Mr. Pharmacist / Systematic Abuse // Youwanner

Reviews on the message board.

The epaulet is a nice touch.

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Friday, 2 June - Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY

Many thanks to Orpheo for the setlist.

Bo Demmick / Assume / Theme from Sparta FC / Pacifying Joint / Mountain Energei / Reformation / Wrong Place, Right Time / White Line Fever / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow // Blindness / Mr. Pharmacist

Reviews on the message board.

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Saturday, 10 June - New Century Hall, Manchester

Scenario / Assume / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Reformation / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Wrong Place, Right Time / Bo Demmick / White Line Fever / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness // Midnight in Aspen / Systematic Abuse

A 30th anniversary gig (the 30th anniversary of Smith, Friel, Bramah and Baines going to see the Sex Pistols in June 1976 at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, perhaps; the Fall didn't play any gigs or record any material until the next year). Reviews on the Fall News and message board.

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Friday, 11 August 2006 Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

Bo Demmick / What About Us / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Pacifying Joint / Mountain Energei / Wrong Place, Right Time / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness

Reviews on the message board.

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26 - 27 August 2006 : lineup # 54 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Saturday, 26 August 2006 Reading Festival

My Door (?) / Bo Demmick / Theme From Sparta F.C. / Pacifying Joint / What About Us? / Mountain Energei / Reformation / Blindness

Scant reviews on the message board. Tim and Rob had Darker My Love gigs booked in California and missed the Reading and Leeds festivals. Dave "The Eagle" Spurr, formerly of En-tito and currently in motherjohn, filled in on bass; Pete Greenway from Das Fringe (formerly Pubic Fringe) on guitar.

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Sunday, 27 August 2006 Leeds Festival

Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme From Sparta F.C. / What About Us? / Reformation / Mountain Energei /Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness / My Door (?)

The final (new) song was an instrumental as Mark walked off stage because he couldn't remember the words, according to the teletext report. Mixed reviews on the message board. There's some BBC footage of Sparta and What About Us? on youtube

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2 - 12 September 2006 : lineup # 55 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Saturday, 2 September 2006 Indian Summer festival, Victoria Park, Glasgow

My Door (?) / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta F.C. / What About Us / Reformation / Mr. Pharmacist / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Assume / Blindness

Reviews and links to flickr photostreams on the message board.

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Friday, 8 September 2006 Bestival, Robin Hill, Isle of Wight

My Door (?) / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / What About Us / Fall Sound (?) / Reformation / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness

Reviews on the message board.

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Sunday, 10 September 2006 Opera House, Boscombe, Bournemouth

Actual set played (tbc):

My Door / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / Fall Sound / Reformation / Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness // Systematic Abuse / Mountain Energei

Once again, many thanks to setlist runner Mark Howard, and to Mick Cunningham for these great photos. There're loads more photos on flickr courtesy Caacrinolaas. Reviews on the message board.

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Monday, 11 September 2006 93 Feet East, Brick Lane, London

Thanks to Mark for the poster

My Door / Bo Demmick / What About Us / Fall Sound / Theme from Sparta FC / Reformation / Pacifying Joint / Mountain Energei / Mr. Pharmacist // Blindness // Coach and Horses / Systematic Abuse

Lots of reviews and photos on the message board, and there's a clip of Fall Sound (complete with MES telephone imitation) with tiny bits of Blindness and Systematic Abuse tacked onto the end of it on youtube.com. Mark's posted a longer segment of Blindness here.

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Tuesday, 12 September 2006 93 Feet East, Brick Lane, London

Scenario / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Fall Sound / Reformation / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Blindness // My Door / Mr. Pharmacist / Systematic Abuse

Reviews on the message board. Thanks again to Mark for the setlist!

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14 September 2006 : lineup # 56 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Thursday, 14 September 2006 Galtymore, Cricklewood, London

My Door / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Wrong Place, Right Time / Mountain Energei / Fall Sound / Reformation / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / What About Us / Theme from Sparta FC / Scenario / Blindness // new song (mostly sung by Elena) / Mr. Pharmacist

Tim returned to L.A. to attend Darker My Love's drummer's wedding. Rob remained to play Thursday but would miss Friday's gig at the Galtymore. Pete Greenway back on guitar. Reviews and photos on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist.

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15 September 2006 : lineup # 54 (redux) : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Friday, 15 September 2006 Galtymore, Cricklewood, London

Scenario / My Door / Pacifying Joint / Bo Demmick / Theme from Sparta FC / What About Us / Mountain Energei / Fall Sound / Reformation / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Wright Stuff // Mr. Pharmacist / Blindness

Reviews and stellar photos on the message board. Many thanks to Pike1957 and (you guessed it) Mark for the setlists. The first was Orpheo's.

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7 October 2006 : lineup # 57 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Keiron Melling (drums).

Saturday, 7 October 2006 Heineken Green Synergy Festival, The Village, Dublin

My Door / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / I Can Hear The Grass Grow / Reformation / Theme From Sparta F.C. / Mountain Energei / What About Us? / Fall Sound / Mr Pharmacist / Blindness // Systematic Abuse

Reviews and some photos on the message board. More photos by Mark Harris on flickr. And another set on flickr. The new drummer was Keiron Melling from Motherjohn. A review by the Dublin Opinion.

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13 October - 6 November 2006 : lineup # 55 (redux): Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Tim Presley (guitar), Rob Barbato (bass), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums).

Friday, 13 October 2006 The Canteen, Barrow in Furness

My Door / Pacifying Joint /Theme From Sparta F.C. / Hungry Freaks, Daddy (Mothers of Invention) / Wrong Place, Right Time / Mountain Energei / What About Us? / Reformation / Fall Sound / I Can Hear The Grass Grow / Blindness // Wright Stuff / Mr Pharmacist

Reviews and some photos on the message board. Thanks to altfish for the setlist, which wasn't completely followed.

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Saturday, 14 October 2006 Boardwalk, Sheffield

My Door / Pacifying Joint / Theme From Sparta F.C. / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Wrong Place, Right Time / Mountain Energei / Reformation / What About Us? // I Can Hear The Grass Grow / Blindness / Systematic Abuse

Reviews and photos on the message board. Thanks to Mark and Toby for the setlist.

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Sunday, 15 October 2006 Custard Factory, Birmingham

My Door / Pacifying Joint / Theme From Sparta F.C. / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear The Grass Grow / What About Us? / Wrong Place, Right Time // Blindness / Systematic Abuse / Midnight In Aspen / Mr Pharmacist

Reviews and photos on the message board. Thanks to Mark for the setlist and footage of Hungry Freaks, Daddy on youtube.

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Saturday, 4 November Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York City

My Door / Scenario / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Mountain Energei / I Can Hear the Grass Grow

Set was to continue after Mountain with Reformation / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Fall Sound / Blindness but MES cut it short, complaining about the sound and equipment problems. Lots of photos here.

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Monday, 6 November Studio B, Brooklyn, New York

My Door / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Fall Sound / Mountain Energei / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Scenario / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Reformation // Blindness

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12 November 2006 : lineup # 58 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Pete Greenway (guitar), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Orpheo McCord (drums), Keiron Melling (drums).

Sunday, 12 November Old (Boddington's) Brewery, Strangeways, Manchester

Thanks to Altfish for the setlist

My Door / Bo Demmick / Pacifying Joint / Theme from Sparta FC / Mountain Energei / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / Fall Sound / What About Us / I Can Hear the Grass Grow / Reformation // Blindness