The Birthday Party Concerts (1980-1983)
London - 1980
Comments: Only 9 shows in London in 1980 of which no tape circulates and no setlist is known.
29/06/80 - London, Covent Garden, Rock Garden
10/07/80 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
07/08/80 - London, Covent Garden, Rock Garden
28/08/80 - London, Covent Garden, Rock Garden
18/09/80 - London, Islington, Hope & Anchor Pub
08/10/80 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
23/10/80 - London, Camden, Music Machine
30/10/80 - London, Hammersmith, Clarendon Hotel
03/11/80 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
04/11/80 - London, Richmond, Snoopy's
Australia - Winter 1980/1981
Comments: It seems that from the first Birthday Party album, only The Red Clock
was not played live. From Prayers On Fire, we miss
Ho Ho, Dull Day, Capers, Just You And Me, and the b-sides Kathy's Kisses and Blundertown.
But again there are not many setlists known.
There is tape ciculating that is by some claimed to be from 9/2/1980, Melbourne,
Polaris Inn/Hearts and by some claimed to be from 10/12/80. Since it contains largely
the same songs from Prayers On Fire as other Australian dates in this winter,
I have a hard time believing it dates from Feb. I have listed the setlist with unknown
date in the chart below.
22/11/80 - Melbourne, Crystall Ballroom
26/11/80 - Canberra, A.N.U. - University
27/11/80 - Sydney, Rockgarden
28/11/80 Sydney, Paris Theatre (often dated 21/11/80)
29/11/80 - Sydney, Paris Theatre
30/11/80 - Brisbane, Brighton Hotel
04/12/80 - Brisbane, ?
05/12/80 - Brisbane, ?
06/12/80 - Brisbane, ?
07/12/80 - Gladesville, Australia, Bayview Tavern
09/12/80 - Melbourne, South Yarra, Macy's
12/12/80 - Melbourne, Crystall Ballroom (= Paradise Lounge)
13/12/80 Melbourne, Crystall Ballroom
20/12/80 ? Melbourne, Carlton, Hearts
30/12/80 - Melbourne, Crystal Ballroom benefit, doing Stooges covers only
31/12/80 - Melbourne, Crystall Ballroom
22/01/81 - Adelaide, Fantasia Hotel
23/01/81 - Adelaide, Tivoli Hotel
24/01/81 Adelaide, Tivoli Hotel
25/01/81 - Adelaide, Tivoli Hotel
31/01/81 - Melbourne, St. Kilda, Seaview Hotel
05/02/81 - Sydney, Cammerey, San Miguel
06/02/81 - Sydney, Cell Block
07/02/81 - Sydney, Gladesville, Bayview Tavern
14/02/81 - Melbourne, Carlton, Polaris Inn Hotel
21/02/81 Melbourne, Crystall Ballroom
MONTH Nov De Ja Fe ??
DAY 28 13 24 21 ??
TOTAL # OF SONGS 14 11 14 15 16
King Ink 1 9 9 10 4
Happy Birthday 2 2 5 1 10
Guilt Parade 3 10 7 3 2
Yard 4 4 6 5 6
Mr. Clarinet 5 5 2 6 7
Figure Of Fun 6 11 11
The Friend Catcher 7 7 4 7 1
Waving My Arms 8 8 10 9 5
Nick The Stripper 9 1 1 2 8
Safe House 10 14 3
Catman 11 12 13 14
Cry 12 11 14 13
The Hair Shirt 13 11 13 12 12
Riddle House 14 16
Zoo Music Girl 3 3 4
Let's Talk About Art 6 8 8 9
Cracked Portrait 15
Loose 15
UK - March/September 1981
Comments: First performances of Junkyard songs.
11/03/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
18/03/81 - London, Covent Garden, Rock Garden
19/03/81 - London, The Venue
29/03/81 - London, Covent Garden, Africa Centre
31/03/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
24/04/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
26/04/81 London, Acton, The Fire Escape (above Kings Head)
01/05/81 London, University of London Union
06/05/81 Hemel Hempstead, Pavillion
15/05/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
16/05/81 - London, The Mall, ICA, Rock Week
18/05/81 - London, The Venue
05/06/81 Leighton Buzzard, Bossard Hall
08/06/81 - Brighton, The Richmond
12/06/81 London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
17/06/81 - Newcastle
18/06/81 - Liverpool, Royal Court Pavilion
19/06/81 Nottingham, Rock City
20/06/81 - Aylesbury, Friars-Maxwell Hall
23/06/81 Leeds, Tiffany's
24/06/81 Reading, Top Rank Club
25/06/81 London, Lyceum
27/06/81 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
29/06/81 - London, Heaven
09/07/81 London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
16/07/81 - London, The Venue
29/07/81 - London, Covent Garden, Rock Garden
01/08/81 - Northampton, Roadmenders Club
07/08/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
2?/08/81 - London, Kensington, Royal College Of Arts
23/08/81 London, Covent Garden, Africa Centre
25/08/81 Edinburgh, Nite Club
27/08/81 York, Territorial Army Centre
28/08/81 - Manchester, De Ville's
03/09/81 - Brighton, New Regent, Xtreems
10/09/81 London, The Venue
18/09/81 London, Action Space
MONTH Ap Ma June August September
DAY 26 1 5 12 19 20 23 25 27 23 25 27 10 18
TOTAL # OF SONGS 10 5 13 10 11 9 10 11 12 10 14 12
Waving My Arms 5
Yard 4 6
Rowland Around In ... 7 5
The Friend Catcher 7 4 3 5 4 5
Happy Birthday 2 2 8 3 3 3
Catman 10 13 10 9 9 2 2 10
Figure Of Fun 6 5 10 * 11 9 13 12
Cry 9 4 11 9 1 9 10 8 11 9 10 2
Nick The Stripper 1 1 3 6 5 * 2 7 2 3 3 5 2 5
Release The Bats 3 5 12 7 * 10 2 1 9 10 7 11 10
A Dead Song 8 1 2 6 * 8 8 8 7 8 6 8 11
Pleasure Heads 3 2 7 8 * 6 6 6 10 5 8 12 9
King Ink 9 1 * 7 1 7 6 7 1 9 8
Zoo Music Girl 4 4 * 4 3 4 5 6 4 3 4
Blast Off 1 2 * 3 5 4 4 2 5 6
Big Jesus Trash Can 11 1 1 4 1
Loose 12 14
The Dim Locator 7 3
Junkyard Billy 1
Dangerzone 6
Junkyard 7
USA & Europe - Fall 1981
Comments: First US tour (with no circulating recordings as far as I know), and also first tour into mainland Europe in November.
Recordings from 26/11/81 are released on the album Live 1981-82.
23/09/81 - New York City, The Underground (stopped after 3 songs)
24/09/81 * New York City, Chase Park Lounge (cancelled)
25/09/81 - New York City, The Ritz (stopped after 35 minutes)
27/09/81 * New York City, The Ritz (cancelled)
03/10/81 - New York City, Chase Park
04/10/81 - New York City, Peppermint Lounge
05/10/81 - Washington, 9:30 Club
06/10/81 - Philadelphia
07/10/81 - Boston, The Split
10/10/81 - Chicago, COD-Tuts
14/10/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
16/10/81 London, Brixton, Lambeth Town Hall
23/10/81 - London, Polytechnic of North London
24/10/81 - Guildford, Surrey University
26/10/81 - London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
27/10/81 London, West Hampstead, Moonlight Club
03/11/81 Berlin, Music Hall
04/11/81 - Amsterdam, Melkweg
06/11/81 Eindhoven, Effenaar
07/11/81 - Nijmegen, Doornroosje
08/11/81 Amsterdam, Posthoornkerk
09/11/81 Zurich, Kino Walche
10/11/81 - Imola, Piro Piro (a disco just outside Imola)
13/11/81 Certaldo, Italy, Teatro Tenda
14/11/81 Gabicce Mare, Italy, Aleph Club
??/11/81 - Italy
??/11/81 - Italy
17/11/81 Koln, Stollwerk
26/11/81 London, The Venue
27/11/81 Manchester, Rafters (w. Lydia Lunch)
30/11/81 Oxford, Scamps
11/12/81 London, Polytechnic of North London
MONTH Sep October November December
DAY 23 4 16 27 3 6 8 9 13 14 17 26 27 30 11
TOTAL # OF SONGS 3 13 11 12 12 14 10 12 11 14 14 13 12 13 10
Zoo Music Girl 2 2 6 11 2 1 1 8 1 1 4 8 12 8
The Dim Locator 4 7 7 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 7 8 7
A Dead Song 11 8 2 5 4 2 4 6 3 3 2 5 7 2
Nick The Stripper 6 5 1 6 3 1 3 5 4 4 5 1 2 6
She's Hit 3 4 5 10 5 4 5 5 12 6 6 5
Blast Off 7 6 9 6 6 6
Junkyard 3 4 5 8 8 5 8 7 7 7 1 4 4 1
Bully Bones 3 9 6 3 6 8 8 8 3 5
King Ink 3 9 11 8 9 10 7 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Big Jesus Trash Can 1 1 1 4 1 7 4 7 1 10 10 13 11 11
Release The Bats 10 9 6 7 12 9 12 11 11 12 7 10 10 10
Pleasure Heads 8 10 10 10 9 8 11 10 12 13 10 2 1 4
Cry 12 2 11 11 2 14 7 3
Little Doll 12 12 14
Loose 13 13 14 11 13
Figure Of Fun 5 11
Catman 13
Jackson 12
Six Inch Gold Blade 3
Australia - winter 1981-1982
Comments: All songs from Junkyard were eventually
played live in 1982. Tracy Pew ended up in prison and
was replaced by Chris Walsh on the last two shows.
24/12/81 Melbourne, Crystal Ballroom
26/12/81 * Sydney, Cammeray, San Miguel (postponed to January 1982)
27/12/81 * Sydney, Surrey Hills, Trade Union Club (postponed to January 1982)
31/12/81 Melbourne, The Jump Club
03/01/82 - Sydney, Surrey Hills, Trade Union Club
04/01/82 - Sydney, Surrey Hills, Trade Union Club
05/01/82 - Sydney, Cammeray, San Miguel
06/01/82 Sydney, University, Refectory
08/01/82 - Brisbane
09/01/82 - Brisbane, West End, Souths League Club
10/01/82 - Brisbane, New York Hotel
15/01/82 Melbourne, Astor Theatre (It's Still Living)
16/01/82 Melbourne, Richmond, Royal Oak Hotel (without Phill, w. Go-Betweens, as "Cavemen(!)")
22/01/82 - Adelaide, Shandon, The Stagedoor
23/01/82 - Adelaide, Shandon, The Stagedoor
24/01/82 Adelaide, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
25/01/82 - Sydney, Paddington Town Hall
29/02/82 - Sydney, Manly Vale Hotel
31/02/82 - Sydney, Paddington, Town Hall
01/02/82 - Brisbane,
05/02/82 Melbourne, The Chevron
10/02/82 - Melbourne, The Longford Cinema
19/02/82 Melbourne, Seaview Ballroom (Chris Walsh replaces Tracy Pew)
20/02/82 Melbourne, Seaview Ballroom (Chris Walsh)
27/02/82 * San Francisco CA, Canon Kip, cancelled
28/02/82 * Berkeley CA, Keystone, cancelled
MONTH Decem January February
DAY 24 31 6 15 24 5 19 20
TOTAL # OF SONGS 13 13 11 13 11 9 9 12
Bully Bones 2 7
Blast Off 13 10 9
Loose 13 11 8
Cry 1
Nick The Stripper 6 5 11 11 6 6
The Dim Locator 11 4 3 3 5 1 2 3
Zoo Music Girl 10 12 6 2 3 2
King Ink 3 8 8 1 1 7 10
A Dead Song 1 3 4 5 7 3 8
She's Hit 12 5 2 4 8 1 4
Pleasure Heads 5 1 10 7 2 5
Release The Bats 4 7 9 10 10 3 5 7
Junkyard 9 2 8 6 4 4 1
Big Jesus Trash Can 8 11 12 6 7 9
Six Inch Gold Blade 6 9 6 4
Dead Joe 13 9 5
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 2
The Friend Catcher 9
Funhouse 8 11
The Hair Shirt 9
Catman 12
UK - spring 1982
Comments: Tracy Pew still in prison was replaced by Barry Adamson and Harry
Howard on the UK dates in spring 1982.
05/03/82 London, The Venue (Barry Adamson replaces Tracy Pew)
16/03/82 * Braunschweig, Jugendheim Nord, CANCELLED
18/03/82 * Berlin, Music Hall, CANCELLED
20/03/82 * Hamburg, Versuchsfeld, CANCELLED
25/03/82 London, Hammersmith Palace (Barry Adamson)
27/03/82 Liverpool, Warehouse (Barry Adamson)
21/04/82 Sheffield, Leadmill (or Hofbrauhaus?) (Harry Howard replaces Tracy Pew)
22/04/82 Glasgow, Night Moves (Harry Howard)
23/04/82 Edinburgh, the Nite Club (Harry Howard)
25/04/82 Reading, Top Rank (Harry Howard)
06/05/82 Leeds, Warehouse (Harry Howard)
08/05/82 London, Zig Zag Club (Harry Howard)
26/05/82 London, Hammersmith, Clarendon Ballroom (Tracy Pew back)
27/05/82 London, Hammersmith, Clarendon Ballroom (Tracy Pew back)
MONTH March April May
DAY 5 25 27 21 22 23 25 6 8 26 27
TOTAL # OF SONGS 13 12 13 11 11 12 11 11 13 12 13
Dead Joe 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 8 9 4 10
Pleasure Heads 2 1 11 8 2 6 4 2 5
Junkyard 3 3 7 10 2 10 3 2 2 9 2
Zoo Music Girl 4 12 3 5 3 4 6 4 7 12
She's Hit 5 5 9 6 5 6 5 3 8 7 9
A Dead Song 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 13
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 7 8 10 8 7 3 4 11 5 11 8
Six Inch Gold Blade 8 4 4 7 5 3 3 6
Release The Bats 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 3
King Ink 10 10 2 1 8 2 9 9 13
Big Jesus Trash Can 11 11 12 11 10 11 1 1 10 11
Funhouse 12 13 11 12 11 11
The Dim Locator 7 5 3 4 5 6
Nick The Stripper 13 12
Kewpie Doll 4 7
Sad Dark Eyes 7 12 5 4
Several Sins 6
The Friend Catcher 1 1
Europe - summer 1982
Comments: European summer tour with Lydia Lunch. The last tour with Phill Calvert.
After this tour, the band moves to Berlin. A tape circulating, claimed to be from
02/07/82, Koln, has the same setlist as Bochum 27/06/82. That is unusual, so one
of the setlists may be wrong.
03/06/82 Eindhoven, Effenaar (with Lydia Lunch)
04/06/82 Amsterdam, Paradiso (LL)
05/06/82 Groningen, Vera (LL)
06/06/82 Den Haag, Paard Van Troje (LL)
07/06/82 - Rotterdam, Hal 4 (LL)
08/06/82 Paris, Bains Douches (LL)
25/06/82 Berlin, Tiergarten, Ballhaus (LL)
26/06/82 Hamburg, Versuchsfeld (LL)
27/06/82 Bochum, Zeche (LL)
29/06/82 - München,Alabamahalle (LL)
01/07/82 Bremen, Aladin (LL)
02/07/82 Koln, Stollwerk (LL)
03/07/82 Frankfurt, Batschkapp (LL)
10/07/82 London, Zig Zag Club
22/07/82 Manchester, Hacienda
23/07/82 Liverpool, Warehouse
24/07/82 Retford, Porterhouse
05/08/82 London, The Venue (last show with Phill Calvert)
MONTH June July August
DAY 3 4 5 6 8 25 26 27 1 2 3 10 22 23 24 5
TOTAL # OF SONGS 14 13 13 12 11 12 11 11 10 11 12 12 11 12 11 13
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 6 12 8 6 7 3 1 1 7 1 4 1 1 3 1 1
Junkyard 11 2 2 9 9 10 8 4 6 4 2 5 6 7 5 4
Release The Bats 4 4 11 5 7 4 3 3 6 4 7 8 4 5
The Friend Catcher 2 5 3 1 3 2 3 2 5 3 4 2 3 6
Dead Joe 1 8 1 10 1 4 2 7 2 7 3 2 2 10 2 10
Pleasure Heads 10 11 9 2 3 6 9 8 9 8 10 7 9 11 8 2
Big Jesus Trash Can 12 1 4 4 10 11 11 10 1 10 1 10 10 1 10 11
She's Hit 5 10 10 7 11 12 10 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9
A Dead Song 8 6 6 8 8 7 4 6 8
Six Inch Gold Blade 3 2 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 7 3
Sad Dark Eyes 9 3 5 3 4 8 6
Dead In The Head 7 7 7 5 6 1
Catman 13 13 12
Funhouse 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11
Nick The Stripper 14 12 12 12 12
Loose 13
99 Ways 2
King Ink 9 13
Kiss Me Black 5 5 8
Zoo Music Girl 8 12
The Dim Locator 5 5 6 7
Europe - fall 1982
Comments: Phillip Calvert has left the Birthday Party, which is now
a quartet: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew.
First performances of songs from The Bad Seed EP.
Jim Thirlwell joins on stage in Athens and plays sax on the last 3 songs.
17/09/82 Athens, Greece, Sporting
23/09/82 Berlin, Music Hall
14/10/82 Rotterdam, Hal 4
15/10/82 Brussel, Plan K
16/10/82 Hasselt-Kuringen, Ontmoetingscentrum
??/10/82 * Berlin, The Sector/Music Hall (cancelled)
22/11/82 Edinburgh, Coasters
23/11/82 - Glasgow, Night Moves
25/11/82 London, Brixton, The Ace Cinema
MONTH Septe October November
DAY 17 23 14 15 16 22 25
TOTAL # OF SONGS 13 10 9 10 10 10
Still Burning 7
Funhouse 11 9
Junkyard 12
The Dim Locator 5 7 6 5
Release The Bats 8 9 8
Loose 13 10
Sonny's Burning 2 1 10 8 1 9 1
Six Inch Gold Blade 3 2 2 2 3 4
Deep In The Woods 4 4 3 2 6 2 2
Dead Joe 10 3 4 3 4 4 7
Fears Of Gun 6 5 6 5 7 7 9
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 1 6 1 1 10 1 10
She's Hit 9 7 8 7 9 8 6
Wild World 5 4 3 6 8
Pleasure Avalanche 5 5
Big Jesus Trash Can 3
"Mutiny/The Bad Seed" tours - Europe/UK/USA/London - January/April 1983
Comments: From the two EP's, Mutiny In Heaven was the only song that was not played,
but it was also the only Birthday Party song that The Bad Seeds did in 1984.
The Dutch January 83 concerts have Jeffrey Wegener as drummer during half of the set.
19/01/83 - Utrecht, Tivoli (with Jeffrey Wegener)
20/01/83 Arnhem, Stokvishal (JW)
21/01/83 Amsterdam, Paradiso (JW)
22/01/83 Rotterdam, Arena (JW)
23/01/83 Eindhoven, Effenaar (JW)
24/02/83 Manchester, Hacienda
25/02/83 Leeds, Polytechnic
26/02/83 - St. Albans, City Hall
27/02/83 Brighton, Jenkinson's Bar
05/03/83 - Copenhagen, Saltlageret, Nosferatu Festival 2
07/03/83 London, Lyceum
24/03/83 - Boston, Channel Club
25/03/83 Detroit MI, Traxx
26/03/83 - New York City, The Peppermint Lounge
28/03/83 San Francisco CA, I-Beam
30/03/83 Los Angeles CA, Roxy, 1st show, 9pm
30/03/83 Los Angeles CA, Roxy, 2nd show, 11pm
01/04/83 Denver CO, Mercury Cafe
??/04/83 - Dallas TX,
??/04/83 - Chicago, Tuts
06/04/83 Minneapolis MN, 1st Avenue
??/04/83 - Philadelphia,
08/04/83 - New York, Danceteria
??/04/83 - Boston, ?
10/04/83 Washington DC, 9:30 Club
26/04/83 London, Camden, Electric Ballroom (last gig with Mick Harvey)
MONTH January February March April
DAY 20 22 23 24 25 27 7 25 28 30 30 1 6 10 26
TOTAL # OF SONGS 11 10 12 12 11 10 12 10 10 10 9 10 12 10 11
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 10 1 9 8
Pleasure Avalanche 5 4 7 4 2 4 2 2 9 2 8 9 12 4
Say A Spell 2 3 2 3 3 3
Dead Joe 7 8 5 7 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
Six Inch Gold Blade 4 4 5 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 3 2
Swampland 11 11 6 6 6 6 6 2 5 1 1
Fears Of Gun 9 5 2 3 6 3 7 7 7 7 7 6 8 9
She's Hit 3 9 9 12 12 8 8 8 9 8 10 10 10
Six Strings 1 2 10 9 8 9 9 9 2 9 2 6 2 6
Sonny's Burning 2 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 1 10 1 1 9 2 3
Deep In The Woods 6 6 3 6 7 6 8 3 3 3 3 4 5
Wild World 8 7 6 8 5 8 7 7 7 7
Big Jesus Trash Can 11 8 11 4 8
The Friend Catcher 1 12
Jennifer's Veil 11
The last tour - New Zealand and Australia - May/June 1983
Comments: The last tour. Mick Harvey has quit the band and Des Heffner
replaces him. According to Brokenmouth, there were 5 New Zealand concerts.
01/05/83 * Sydney, Trade Union Club (cancelled)
03/05/83 Auckland, Mainstreet Cabaret (with Des Heffner)
05/05/83 Palmerston North, Massey University (DH)
06/05/83 Wellington, Victoria University (DH)
09/05/83 Christchurch, Gladstone Hotel (DH)
13/05/83 Sydney, U.N.S.W. Roundhouse (DH)
14/05/83 Sydney, Trade Union Club (DH)
15/05/83 - Sydney, Trade Union Club (DH)
18/05/83 - Perth, The Red Parrot (DH)
20/05/83 Melbourne, Storey Hall (DH)
21/05/83 Melbourne, The Venue (DH)
09/06/83 Melbourne, The Seaview Ballroom (DH) (last concert)
MONTH May June
DAY 3 5 6 8 9 13 14 20 21 9
TOTAL # OF SONGS 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9
Deep In The Woods 1 2 1 1 1 4 * 3 5 5
Dead Joe 1 2 2 2 7 4 7 6
Wild World 4 5 3 3 3 2 * 10 3 3
Jennifer's Veil 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 10
Sonny's Burning 2 3 5 5 5 6 * 8 2 2
She's Hit 7 8 6 6 6 9 * 9 9 8
Fears Of Gun 5 6 7 7 7 5 2 6 7
Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) 6 7 8 8 8 1 * 1 8 9
Junkyard 8 * 6 1 1
Six Strings 7 4 4
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