.

set: Fake Plastic Trees, You, High & Dry, Street Spirit (Fade Out), Bones,

The Bends, Creep, Lucky

notes: FM broadcast. Dutch announcer in between songs.

03/14/96 - Troubadour: Los Angeles, CA {70m}

attendance: 250

set: Electioneering, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Planet Telex, Let Down,

High & Dry, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Just, Street Spirit (Fade Out), Lift,

Fake Plastic Trees, Lucky, The Bends, Creep, Electioneering (2nd)

notes: secret gig

03/15/96 - The Tonight Show: Hollywood, CA

set: High & Dry

03/16/96 - Austin, TX

notes: This was a special show for people in the media only.

03/18/96 - MTV 120 Minutes

set: The Bends, High & Dry + Interview

notes: Broadcast on 03/24/96

03/20/96 - University of Alberta: Edmonton, Alberta

attendance: 600

support act: David Gray

set: Creep, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, The Bends, others

notes: Setlist is incomplete.

03/21/96 - Macewan Hall: Calgary, Alberta

support act: David Gray

03/22/96 - CBC Studio: Vancouver, British Columbia {25m}

set: Street Spirit (Fade Out), Killer Cars, Wonderwall, Blow Out

notes: FM broadcast. Acoustic. Thom performs solo on the first two tracks

then is joined by John Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies for the last

two.

boot: Pop Is Dead

03/23/96 - The Rage: Vancouver, British Columbia

support act: David Gray

03/24/96 - DV8: Seattle, WA {85m}

support act: David Gray

set: The Bends, Bones, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Lucky, Creep, My Iron Lung, Lift, Nice Dream, Electioneering, Planet Telex,

High & Dry, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, Street Spirit (Fade Out), You, Blow Out

03/25/96 - La Luna: Portland, OR {85m}

support act: David Gray

set: The Bends, Bones, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Lucky, Creep, My Iron Lung, Lift, Nice Dream, Electioneering, Planet Telex,

High & Dry, Just, Fake Plastic Trees, Thinking About You,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), You, Blow Out, Nobody Does It Better

notes: Although many people claim that Nobody Does It Better was played this

night, Scott Zumsteg (taper), who was at the show, insists it was not.

03/27/96 - Fillmore: San Francisco, CA

attendance: 1100

support act: David Gray

notes: ‘I Promise’ is performed live for the first time.

03/28/96 - The Edge: Palo Alto, CA

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Electioneering, Black Star, Lucky,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Anyone Can Play Guitar, Planet Telex, Nice Dream,

High & Dry, I Promise, Lift, Creep, Just, The Bends,

Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, Maquiladora, Fake Plastic Trees, You

03/29/96 - The Wiltern: Los Angeles, CA {90m}

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Electioneering, Black Star, Lucky,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Anyone Can Play Guitar, Planet Telex, Nice Dream,

High & Dry, I Promise, Lift, Creep, Just, The Bends,

Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, You, Fake Plastic Trees, Thinking About You,

Blow Out

03/30/96 - Soma: San Diego, CA

support act: David Gray

04/01/96 - The Ogden Theatre: Denver, CO

notes: Cancelled due to illness.

04/03/96 - First Avenue: Minneapolis, MN {60m}

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Black Star, Lucky, Street Spirit (Fade Out),

Planet Telex, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Nice Dream, High & Dry, Lift, Creep,

Just, The Bends

04/04/96 - Metro: Chicago, IL {80m}

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Electioneering, Black Star, Lucky,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Planet Telex, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Nice Dream,

High & Dry, Lift, Creep, Just, The Bends, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Fake Plastic Trees, Blow Out

notes: Broadcast on JBTV (possibly incomplete)

04/05/96 - Sanctum: Detroit, MI

support act: David Gray

set: bones, planet telex, the bends, high and dry,

fake plastic trees, nice dream, just, my iron lung,

bullet proof, black star, street spirit, you, creep,

blow out, lurgee, anyone can play guitar,

killer cars (INCOMPLETE, OUT of order)

notes: after they turned the lights on and everyone left

and the security guards told everyone to leave, they came back for a

third encore and played killer cars and lucky to a few limited and

persistent fans.

04/06/96 - Varsity Arena: Toronto, Ontario {90m}

attendence: 4800

support act: David Gray, and treble Charger

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Electioneering, High & Dry, I Promise,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Planet Telex, Anyone Can Play Guitar,

Stop Whispering, Nice Dream, Black Star, Lift, Creep, Lurgee, Just, Blow Out,

Fake Plastic Trees, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, Lucky, The Bends

04/08/96 - Odeon: Cleveland, OH {90m}

support act: David Gray

set: Lift, The Bends, Bones, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Anyone Can Play Guitar, Maquiladora, Lucky, Planet Telex, High & Dry,

Nice Dream, Black Star, Creep, Lurgee, Just, Electioneering, Blow Out,

Fake Plastic Trees, Thinking About You, Street Spirit (Fade Out),

My Iron Lung

04/10/96 - Just Passing Thru - WHFS Radio: Rockville, Maryland {30m}

set: Street Spirit (Fade Out), Lucky, High & Dry, Motion Picture Soundtrack,

Fake Plastic Trees

notes: FM broadcast. Acoustic performance. Thom solo.

04/10/96 - 9:30 Club: Washington D.C.

support act: David Gray

04/11/96 - Trocadero: Philadelphia, PA

support act: David Gray

04/12/96 - Roseland: New York, NY {90m}

attendance: ~4000

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Electioneering, High & Dry, I Promise,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Planet Telex, Stop Whispering, Nice Dream, Lucky,

Lift, Creep, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Just, Blow Out, Fake Plastic Trees,

Bullet Proof..I wish I Was, Lurgee, The Bends, Nobody Does It Better

04/13/96 - The Avalon: Boston, MA {90m}

support act: David Gray

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, High & Dry, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Planet Telex, Stop Whispering, Nice Dream, Lucky,

Creep, Lurgee, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Just, Blow Out, Fake Plastic Trees

notes: FM broadcast. Broadcast incomplete. Apparently 5 songs were played as

an encore after Fake Plastic. Two of the songs were new songs. The final

song was The Bends w/David Gray helping out.

boot: The Best Thing That You Ever Had

04/16/96 - La Cigale: Paris, France {90m}

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, High & Dry, Electioneering,Street Spirit (Fade Out),

Planet Telex, Nice Dream, Lucky, Lift, Creep,I Promise,Anyone Can Play Guitar,

Just, Blow Out, Fake Plastic Trees, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, Black Star,

The Bends, Banana Co.

notes: After High & Dry Thom says "We just came back from America. A day ago.

So we're all completely fucked up. This is a song about America. It's a

new song. Electioneering." He introduces Black Star as "a song on The Bends

which is about..no, no..it's about kinda, trying to cope with reality and

real life and it's fucking.....y'know, real life's really really boring.

That’s why we do this. It's called Black Star."

04/17/96 - Le transbordeur: Lyon, France

05/04/96 - Saturday Night Special (Taping): Los Angeles, CA

set: Bones (twice), The Bends

notes: TV broadcast on 05/11/96. Only Bones was shown.

05/25/96 - Pinkpop Festival: Holland {60m}

set: My Iron Lung, Planet Telex, Electioneering, High & Dry, Nice Dream,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Bones, Lift, The Bends, Creep, Lucky, You, Just,

Fake Plastic Trees

notes: Date may be wrong. Possibly 05/27/96.

05/26/96 - Bataclan: Paris, France {90m}

set: Planet Telex, Bones, High & Dry, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,My Iron Lung,

Electioneering, Nice Dream, Black Star, Lift, Creep, I Promise, The Bends,

Fake Plastic Trees, Lucky, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Just,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), An Airbag Saved My Life, Blow Out, You

notes: Thom introduces An Airbag Saved My Life as simply Airbag.

07/02/96 - The Zodiac: Oxford, England

attendance: ~350

07/03/96 - The Zodiac: Oxford, England

attendance: ~350

notes: this show was only for people under 18 years only, my girlfriend and

a couple of her friends got to meet the tour manager (tim) and were able to

make it on to the guest list of the show.. she also had requested to hear

Killer cars, and as luck would have it, killer cars was performed.

07/04/96 - Manchester, England

notes: May not have been an actual show.

07/05/96 - Tor-3: Dusseldorf, Germany

07/06/96 - Tourhout Festival: Belgium

07/07/96 - Werchter Festival: Belgium {60m}

set: My Iron Lung, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Electioneering, Lucky,

No Surprises Please, You, Planet Telex, Nice Dream, Fake Plastic Trees,

High & Dry, Street Spirit (Fade Out), The Bends, Just, Creep

07/11/96 - The Apollo: Manchester, England

07/13/96 - T In The Park: Glasgow, Scotland {70m}

set: My Iron Lung, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Planet Telex, High & Dry, Lucky, Nice Dream, Bones, Street Spirit (Fade Out),

The Bends, Just, Creep, Fake Plastic Trees, Thinking About You

notes: FM broadcast. No Surprises Please may have been played but not

broadcasted.

boot: More T, Vicar?

07/26/96 - Dublin Olympia: Dublin, Ireland

07/28/96 - Big Day Out '96: Galway, Ireland {65m}

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, Planet Telex,Black Star,

High & Dry, Lucky, Nice Dream, Creep, Street Spirit (Fade Out),Just,The Bends,

Fake Plastic Trees

notes: FM broadcast

boot: Big Day Out, Galway 96

08/12/96 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center: Buffalo, NY

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/13/96 - Great Woods: MA

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/14/96 - Great Woods: MA{55m}

supporting: Alanis Morissette

set: My Iron Lung, Bones, Climbing Up The Walls, The Bends, High & Dry,

I Promise, Creep, Paranoid Android, Street Spirit (Fade Out), Karma Police,

Just, Fake Plastic Trees

08/16/96 - Jones Beach Amphitheatre: Wantaugh, NY {45m}

supporting: Alanis Morissette

set: My Iron Lung, High & Dry, Climbing Up The Walls, Creep, Lift,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), Karma Police, Just

08/17/96 - Jones Beach Amphitheatre: Wantaugh, NY

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/19/96 - Continental Arena: East Rutherford, NJ {50m}

supporting: Alanis Morissette

set: My Iron Lung, Nice Dream, Let Down, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was,

Street Spirit (Fade Out), paranoid android, Creep, Karma Police, Just,

Fake Plastic Trees

08/20/96 - Meadows Music Theatre: Hartford, CT

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/22/96 - Merriweather Post Pavillion: Maryland

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/23/96 - The Spectrum: Philadelphia, PA

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/24/96 - Pavillion At Stoneridge: Manassas, VA

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/26/96 - Hersheypark: Hershey, PA {60m}

supporting: Alanis Morissette

set: The Bends, climbing up the walls, No Surprises Please, High & Dry,

I Promise, Creep, Electioneering, paranoid android, Fake Plastic Trees,

Lift, Just, Street Spirit (Fade Out)

notes: Again, Thom makes it clear: he will not tolerate moshing.

Just after Electioneering he exclaims "There's a few dumb motherfuckers down

in front! You gotta turn-it-down! It's not a fuckin football game!"

08/27/96 - Starlake Amphitheatre: Pittsburgh, PA

supporting: Alanis Morissette

08/29/96 - Pine Knob Music Theatre: Clarkeston, MS

supporting: Alanis Morissette

10/10/96 - Tramshed: London, England (Dazed & Confused magazine party)

set: Lift, Let Down, No Surprises Please, Exit Music

notes: Secret gig. Thom & Jon. Semi-acoustic. Setlist is incomplete.

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