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11/06/1971
Alice Cooper
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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11/07/1971
Alice Cooper
Set 1Sun Arise
Caught In A Dream >
I’m Eighteen
Is It My Body? > My Very Own
Halo Of Flies
Second Coming
Ballad Of Dwight Fry
Black Juju
Return Of The Spiders
Set 2
Set 3
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01/16/1972
The Byrds
Set 1Lover Of The Bayou
So You Want to Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
Song Intro
Mr. Spaceman
Song Intro
Bugler
I Want To Grow Up To Be A Politician
My Back Pages>
B.J. Blues>
Baby, What You Want Me To Do?
Song Intro
Black Mountain Rag
Mr. Tambourine Man
Pretty Boy Floyd
Song Intro
Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Tiffany Queen
Chestnut Mare
Jesus Is Just Alright
Chimes Of Freedom
Eight Miles High>
Hold It
Nashville West
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
Roll Over Beethoven>
Hold It
CommentRoger McGuinn-12 string electric guitar, vocals
Clarence White-electric guitar, vocals
Skip Battin-electric bass, vocals
Gene Parsons-drums, vocals
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02/18/1972
Pink Floyd
Set 1Dark Side Of The Moon [Heartbeat->Breathe->Travel->Time->Breathe (reprise)->The Mortality Sequence->Money->Us and Them->Any Colour You Like->Brain Damage->Eclipse
Set 2One Of Thse Days, Careful With That Axe Eugene, Echoes, E: A Saucerful Of Secrets, E: Blues, E: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
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02/19/1972
Pink Floyd
Set 1Dark Side Of The Moon [Heartbeat->Breathe->Travel->Time->Breathe (reprise)->The Mortality Sequence->Money->Us and Them->Any Colour You Like->Brain Damage->Eclipse
Set 2One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe Eugene, Echoes, E: A Saucerful Of Secrets, E: Blues, E: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
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02/20/1972
Pink Floyd
Set 1Dark Side Of The Moon [Heartbeat->Breathe->Travel->Time->Breathe (reprise)->The Mortality Sequence->Money->Us and Them->Any Colour You Like->Brain Damage->Eclipse
Set 2One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe Eugene, Echoes, E: A Saucerful Of Secrets, E: Blues, E: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
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02/??/1972
Steve Miller Band
Set 1Motherless Children
Trying To Find A Home
Seasons
Heal Your Heart
Nothing Lasts
Going To The Country
Journey From Eden
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Space Cowboy > Living In The U.S.A. > blues jam > Living In The U.S.A
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Industrial Military Complex Hex
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The Gangster Of Love
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Mercury Blues >
Crossroads
Set 2
Set 3
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08/13/1972
Man
Set 1C'mon
Left Handed Methodist Missionary
Bananas
Love Your Life
Life On The Road
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08/19/1972
David Bowie
Set 1Lady Stardust
Hang Onto Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Life On Mars
The Supermen
Changes
Five Years
Space Oddity
Andy Warhol
My Death
Width Of A Circle
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
Starman
Queen Bitch
Suffragette City
Set 2White Light White Heat
Waiting For The Man
Band Intros
Moonage Daydream
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Waiting For The Man - Bbc Studio
Queen Bitch - Bbc Studio
Changes - Bbc Studio
Oh You Pretty Things - Bbc Studio
Andy Warhol - Bbc Studio
Lady Stardust - Bbc Studio
White Light White Heat - Bbc Studio
Waiting For The Man - Bbc Studio
Queen Bitch - Bbc Studio
Something Happens - Demo
Don't Be Afraid - Demo
All The Young Dudes - Bbc Studio
Sweet Jane - W/ Lou Reed
Starman - Bbc Show Backing Track
All The You Dudes - Bbc Studio
Don't Be Afraid - Demo
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08/20/1972
David Bowie
Set 1Ode To Joy (Part)
Lady Stardust
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Life On Mars?
The Supermen
Changes
Five Years
Space Oddity
Andy Warhol
My Death
Width Of A Circle (Edit)
The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
Starman / Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Part)
Moonage Daydream
Queen Bitch
Suffragette City
White Light, White Heat
Waiting For The Man
Comment"Up Yours Reg !" bootleg
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12/24/1972
David Bowie
Set 1Ode To Joy / Let’s Spend The Night Together
Hang Onto Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Changes
The Supermen
Life On Mars?
Five Years
The Width Of A Circle
John, I’m Only Dancing
Moonage Daydream
The Jean Genie
Suffragette City
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Set 2Christmas With Ziggy
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03/18/1973
King Crimson
Set 1Lark's Tongues In Aspic Part One
Easy Money
Night Watch
Fracture
Book Of Saturday
Lament
Improvisation
Exiles
Improvisation
Talking Drum
Lark's Tongues In Aspic Part Two
Cat Food
CommentLine-up:
Robert Fripp: Guitar/Mellotron
John Wetton: Bass/Vocals
Bill Bruford: Drums
David Cross: Violin/Mellotron

Available sources:
- Audience recording
- "The Mince" (Silver Rarities), audience recording.

Note: "The Mince" includes three bonus tracks NOT from this show:
- Doctor Diamond (Berkely, CA 06-16-73)
- 21st Century Schizoid Man (Berkely, CA 06-16-73)
- Improvisation (Bremen, GER 10-17-72)
The Improvisation from Bremen was placed at the end of Disc One, breaking up this show. A re-sequenced version keeps the London show together with all bonus tracks at the end.
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05/05/1973
Focus
Set 1Focus II
Hocus Pocus
Focus III
Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!
Eruption
Sylvia
Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
"Profile" Feat. Thijs Flute Solo
House of the King
Jan Akkerman Solo
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07/10/1973
Miles Davis
Set 1Turnaroundphrase-> Tune in 5-> (unknown title 730620)
Set 2Right Off-> Ife-> Calypso Frelimo(incomplete)
CommentMiles Davis (tpt, org); Dave Liebman (ss, ts, fl); Pete Cosey (g, perc); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Foreman (cga, perc)
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10/05/1973
Lou Reed
Set 1Vicious
How Do You Think It Feels
Caroline Says
I'm Waiting For The Man
Satellite Of Love
Walk On The Wild Side
Oh Jim
Heroin (Cut)
Rock And Roll
Set 2
Set 3
CommentLou Reed - vocals
Steve Hunter - guitar
Dick Wagner -guitar
Ray Colcord - organ, electric piano
Peter Walsh - bass
Pentti Glan - drums


Boot title: - R'nR at the Rainbow Theatre
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10/20/1973
Genesis
Set 1Watcher Of The Skies
Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
I Know What I Like
Firth Of Fifth
More Fool Me
The Battle Of Epping Forest
The Cinema Show
Supper's Ready
CommentCapital Radio Broadcast; Often Misdated As 10/30/72 Shepperton Studios; Some Tracks Included On Official "archives #1" Box Set

This Entire Show Has Now Been Officially Released
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11/04/1973
Pink Floyd
Set 1Speak to Me, Breathe, On the Run, Time, Breathe (R), GGitS, Money, Us & Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse, Obscure by Clouds, When You're In
Set 2Blah
CommentRobert Wyatt Benefit Concert
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01/26/1974
Jeff Beck Group
Set 1Gonna Be Satisfeid
Livin' Alone
Song For Lovely Ladies
Lady
Jizz Whizz >
Drum Solo
Prayin'
Superstition
(Get Ready) Your Lovemaker's Coming Home
Blues Deluxe >
You Shoock Me
Rainbow Boogie
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBBA
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05/23/1974
Love
Set 1Every Time I Look Up I'm Down
Alone Again Or
7 & 7 Is
Time Is Like A River
My Little Red Book
Andmoreagain
Everybody's Gotta Live
Singing Cowboy
The Everlasting First
Good Times
You Want Change For Your Re-Runs
Keep On Shining*
Midnight Sun*
Busted Feet*
Always See Your Face*
Walk Right In*
Comment* - not included in the recording
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06/04/1974
Procol Harum
Set 1As Strong As Sampson
Beyond the Pale
Simple Sister
Nothing But the Truth
Still There'll Be More
Wish Me Well
Set 2
Set 3
Comment"London In Concert"
Also featured Jim Stafford and Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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06/04/1974
The Kinks
Set 1Here Comes Yet Another Day
Skin And Bone
Dry Bones
Celluloid Heroes
Set 2
Set 3
CommentFrom Wide World ABC In Concert
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06/06/1974
Humble Pie
Set 1Thunderbox
30 days Jam
Sweet Peace & Time
C'mon Everybody
CommentSteve Marriott, Guitars, Vocals
Clem Clempson, Guitars
Greg Ridley, Bass
Jerry Shirley, Drums
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11/16/1974
Jethro Tull
Set 1Wind Up/Passion Play (Critique Oblique)
Thick As A Brick
My God
flute solo/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Bouree
piano solo/My God [reprise]
Cross-Eyed Mary
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day
Wond'ring Aloud/Again
Ladies
drum solo
Warchild

Encore:
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Comment"London Blitz"

http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/trade/cover.htm
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11/17/1974
Jethro Tull
Set 1Intro (Pan Dance - tape), Wind Up/Passion Play (Critique Oblique), Thick As A Brick, My God, Cross-Eyed Mary, How Much Is That Doggie..., Skating Away..., Wond'ring Aloud, Ladies (w. drum solo), Warchild, SeaLion, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise)
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12/18/1974
Bad Company
Set 1Deal With The Preacher
Rock Steady
Little Miss Fortune
Ready For Love
Feel Like Makin' Love
Shooting Star
Seagull
Bad Company
Easy On My Soul
Good Lovin' Gone Bad
Movin' On
Can't Get Enough
The Stealer
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01/19/1975
Little Feat
Set 1A Apolitical Blues
Two Trains
Walkin' All Night
On Your Way Down
Spanish Moon
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Sailin' Shoes
Rock And Roll Doctor
Oh Atlanta
Cold, Cold, Cold
Dixie Chicken
Tripe Face Boogie
Bag Of Reds
Tripe Face Boogie

Encore :
Willin'
Teenage Nervous Breakdown
The Fan
Set 2
Set 3
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03/25/1977
Golden Earring
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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04/29/1977
Eric Clapton
Set 1Hello Old Friend
Sign Language
Alberta
Tell the Truth
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Further On Up the Road
Can't Find My Way Home
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
One Night
Key to the Highway
I Shot The Sheriff
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
Steady Rollin' Man
-- Encore --
Layla (with Pete Townshend)
Crossroads (with Pete Townshend)
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08/01/1977
Little Feat
Set 1Skin It Back* >
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Red Streamliner
Oh Atlanta
Day At The Dog Races
All That You Dream
On Your Way Down*
Time Loves A Hero (incl. drum solo)
Mercenary Territory*°
Old Folks Boogie
Rock And Roll Doctor
Cold, Cold, Cold*
Dixie Chicken >
Tripe Face Boogie >
jazzy jam >
Tripe Face Boogie

Encore:
Willin > band intro >
Don’t Bogart That Joint >
Willin
Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Rocket In My Pocket*
Spanish Moon*
Apolitical Blues
Teenage Nervous Breakdown
Set 2
Set 3
Comment<a href= "http://featbase.net/setlistsdtls.asp?Year=1977&Date=8%2F1%2F1977#list">Featbase Reference</a>

*with the Tower Of Power Horn Section. Recorded for Waiting For Columbus live album. None of the songs from that evening were chosen for the official release. ° First time performed live
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08/04/1977
Little Feat
Set 1Walking All Night
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Red Streamliner
Oh Atlanta
Day At The Dog Races
All That You Dream
Skin It Back*
On Your Way Down*
Time Loves A Hero^* >
Day Or Night^*
Old Folks Boogie^*
Rock And Roll Doctor^
Cold, Cold, Cold^*
Dixie Chicken* >
key solo >
Dixie Chicken* >
Tripe Face Boogie (incl. horn break) > jam >
Tripe Face Boogie

Encore :
Willin > band intro >
Don’t Bogart That Joint >
Willin
Feats Don’t Fail Me Now*
Rocket In My Pocket*
Spanish Moon*
Apolitical Blues#^
Teenage Nervous Breakdown#
Set 2
Set 3
Comment* w. Tower Of Power Horns / # w. Mick Taylor. Recorded for Waiting For Columbus live album. ^Songs chosen for official release.
2nd evening in London (after Aug, 2) with Mick Taylor sitting in.
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10/06/1977
Burning Spear
Set 1Door Peep
Come (Leave The Ocean And Come)
Live Good
Don't Mess With Jill
Spear Burning Dub
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10/26/1977
Burning Spear
Set 1Marcus Garvey
Slavery Days
Black Soul
Lion
Old Marcus
Man in the Hills
Throw Down Your Arms
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12/21/1977
The Kinks
Set 1All Day And All Of The Night
Well Respected Man
Death Of A Clown
Sunny Afternoon
Waterloo Sunset
Slum Kids
Celluloid Heroes
Get Back In The Line
Schoolboys In Disgrace
Lola
Demon Alcohol
Skin And Bone
You Really Got Me
CommentCome Dancing
State Of Confusion

Originally broadcast on the BBC back in the day - rebroadcast in Japan as part of the Rock Master Series.
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04/04/1978
Patti Smith
Set 1Privilege (Set Me Free), Babelogue, Rock n Roll Nigger, Kimberly, Space Monkey, Till Victory, We Three, 25th Floor, It’s So Hard, Ghost Dance, Ain’t it Strange, Time Is on My Side, Because the Night, Pumping (My Heart), Easter, Gloria, Be My Baby, My Generation
Set 2
Set 3
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05/08/1978
Jethro Tull
Set 1No Lullaby
Sweet Dream
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day
Jack In The Green
One Brown Mouse
Heavy Horses
A New Day Yesterday (flute solo)
flute solo inc Bouree
Living In The Past & Songs From The Wood
Wondring Aloud
Hunting Girl
Too Old To Rock'N'Roll Too Young To Die
Martin Barre's instrumental
Minstrel In The Gallery
Cross Eyed Mary
Locomotive Breath
Thick As A Brick
Aqualung
Dambusters March & Aqualung ending
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10/13/1978
Brand X
Set 11.1 Earth Dance 12:39
1.2 Access To Data 11:28
1.3 Black Moon 8:27
1.4 The Gost Of Mayfield Lodge [sic] 13:33
1.5 Deadly Nightshade (incl. Drum Solo) 16:40
1.6 Nuclear Burn 10:36
CommentJ-CARD
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??/??/1978
Olivia Newton-John
Set 1Let me be there
Please MR Please
Come on over
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The way you are
If not for you
Follow me follow you
Country roads take me home
Bank of Ohio
Jolene
Please don't keep me waiting
If you love me let me know
Hoplessey devoted to you
You're the one that I want
A little more love
I honestly love you
Totally hot
Gimme some lovin'
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04/07/1979
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Set 1Jigsaw Feeling
Playground Twist
Metal Postcard
Staircase (Mystery)
Placebo Effect
Regal Zone
Switch
Hong Kong Garden
Premature Burial
Suburban Relapse
Overground
Icon
Pure
The Lord's Prayer
Helter Skelter
CommentDuring The Show, Which Was For Handicapped Children, A 100 Or So Seats Were Damaged, £2.000 Of The Shows Proceeds Are Handed Over For The Cost Of The Damage
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10/16/1979
Boston
Set 1Rock & Roll Band
Shattered Images
Peace Of Mind
Feelin' Satisfied
Don't Look Back
The Journey
More Than A Feeling
A Man I'll Never Be
Smokin'
Guitar Solo
Foreplay
Long Time
Something About You
Party
Television Politician
Don't Be Afraid
Set 2
Set 3
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11/09/1979
Joy Division
Set 1The Sound Of Music
Shadowplay
New Dawn Fades
Colony
Insight
Love Will Tear Us Apart
She's Lost Control
Transmission
Comment(Buzzcocks' 5th British Tour 10/02/79 - 11/10/79, 24/25)

Available sources:
Audience v1: incomplete concert, "Transmission" is missing.
Audience v2 & v3: worse than v1, but complete.
Unofficial "Shadowplay" LP is misdated to the next night, the 10th Nov, 1979. This performance's opening was "The Sound Of Music", "Exercise One" wasn't performed. Unofficial "Live Transmissions" does not feature "Transmission" (source v1).
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11/10/1979
Joy Division
Set 1(intro) #
Dead Souls
Wilderness
Twenty Four Hours
Day Of The Lords
These Days
(Interzone - false start)
Interzone
Disorder
Atrocity Exhibition
Comment(Buzzcocks' 5th British Tour 10/02/79 - 11/10/79, 25/25) Last date on the tour with the Buzzcocks.

# Intro to "Dead Souls": mellotron intro, a track called "On The Way" off the OST to the Werner Herzog film, "Nosferatu", composed and performed by Popol Vuh.

Known sources: aud (complete concert, "Atrocity Exhibition" and/or "Day Of The Lords" cut short).
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12/20/1979
Dire Straits
Set 1Down To The Waterline
Once Upon A Time In The Wild West
Solid Rock
Where Do You Think You’re Going
Les Boys
Sultans Of Swing
Set 2
Set 3
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12/21/1979
Dire Straits
Set 1Down To The Waterline
Six Blade Knife
Once Upon A Time In The West
Lady Writer
Lions
Sultans Of Swing
Les Boys
Portobello Belle
News
What's The Matter Baby?
Setting Me Up
In The Gallery
Solid Rock
Southbound Again
Where Do You Think You're Going?
Wild West End
Twisting By The Pool
Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl *
That's Alright Mama *
Nadine *
Keep On Knocking *
Set 2
Set 3
Comment* w/ Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) - guitar
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09/29/1980
Stray Cats
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Commentopening for Elvis Costello
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??/??/1980
Third World
Set 1One Cold Vibe (Couldn't Stop Dis Ya Boogie)
Rhythm Of Life
Cold Sweat
Third World Man
1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade)
Cool Meditation
Now That We've Found Love
Talk To Me
CommentWillie Stewart - Drums
Richard Daley - Bass
Ibo - Keyboards
Cat - Guitar
Carrot - Percusion
Bunny Rugs - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
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02/03/1981
The Who
Set 1Substitute
Can't Explain
Baba O'Riley
The Quiet One
Don't Let Go The Coat
Sister Disco
Music Must Change
You Better You Bet
Drowned (incl. tape flip on the loo)
Another Tricky day
Behind Blue Eyes (false start)
Behind blue Eyes
Pinball Wizard >
PT improvisation >
Won't Get Fooled Again
5:15
Long Live Rock >
PT improvisation on Long Live Rock
Who Are You
PT lead improvisation on Who Are You
encore:
PT rap
The Real Me
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02/04/1981
The Who
Set 1Substitute
I Can't Explain
Baba O'Riley
The Quiet One
Don't Let Go The Coat
Sister Disco
Music Must Change
You Better You Bet
Drowned
Another Tricky Day
Behind Blue eyes
Pinball Wizard
Won't Get Fooled Again

encore:
Did You Steal My Money >
Twist And Shout >
Naked eye
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02/20/1981
Bush Tetras
CommentFleshtones, Polyrock, Bush Tetras, Dbs, Raybeats, The Bongos.
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02/21/1981
Toyah
Set 1War Boys
Neon Womb
Waiting
Tribal Look
Ghosts
Victims of the Riddle
Race though Space
Angels & Demons
Insects
It's A Mystery
Danced
Ieya
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05/30/1981
Stray Cats
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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12/31/1981
Human League
Set 1You're My Baby
Open Your Heart
Darkness
Don't You Want Me?
Seconds
Do Or Die
Circus Of Death
I'm The Law
Crow And A Baby
Blind Youth
CommentBoiling Point
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