Wednesday, 19 February 2003 John Peel Session #23 (broadcast Thursday, 13 March)
Theme from Sparta F.C. / Contraflow / Grooving with Mr. Bloe > Green-Eyed Loco Man / Mere Pseud Mag Ed
Mark E. Smith - vocals; Ben Pritchard - guitar, backing vocals; Jim Watts - bass, backing vocals; Dave Milner - drums, backing vocals; Eleanor Poulou - keyboards, backing vocals. Produced by Louise Kattenhorn, engineered by Mike Walter, recorded in Maida Vale 4. The recording date was planned for 15 January but the BBC double booked the studio, apparently.
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March 2003 : lineup # 48 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Ben Pritchard (guitar), Steve Evets (bass), Dave Milner (drums) + Ed Blaney (?)
Wednesday, 5 March 2003 Babylon, Beyoglu-Istanbul, Turkey
Jim Watts sacked shortly before the band travelled to Turkey.
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Thursday, 27 March 2003 "Made in the Northwest," Albert Dock, Liverpool
Soundcheck: Green-Eyed Loco Man
Live: Behind the Counter (instr.) / Green-Eyed Loco Man
Two songs played live on this Granada TV program. Steve Evets on bass; substitute drummer (Stuart, some relation to the show organizers) because Dave Milner couldn't make the gig.
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31 March : "It's the New Thing! The Step Forward Years" album released
April 2003 - April 2004 : lineup # 49 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Elenor Poulou (keyboards), Ben Pritchard (guitar), Simon Archer (aka Ding, Dingo) (bass), Dave Milner (drums) + Ed Blaney (occasional appearances)
Friday, 4 April 2003 All Tomorrow's Parties, Camber Sands, East Sussex
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / And Therein / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Bourgeois Town / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Mr. Pharmacist / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Big New Prinz / I Am Damo Suzuki / Dr. Buck's Letter
- "'F-'Oldin''. Do 'F-'Oldin'' instead. Do 'F-'Oldin''." (before "F-'Oldin' Money")
Thursday, 1 May 2003 Recession Festival, Aarhus, Denmark
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / And Therein / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Bourgeois Town / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick The Can / Contraflow / Touch Sensitive / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mr. Pharmacist / Big New Prinz / There's a Ghost in My House / I Am Damo Suzuki / White Lightning / Dr. Buck's Letter
There's some "Secession Man" lyrics in "There's a Ghost in My House" and "Race With The Devil" lyrics in "I Am Damo Suzuki" - "All these songs are about me. Good set." (before "Mountain Energei")
26 May : "Words of Expectation - BBC Sessions" album released
USA : 19 June - 17 July
Thursday, 19 June 2003 Casbah, San Diego, California
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / And Therein / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Bourgeois Town / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / Mr. Pharmacist / Contraflow / Big New Prinz / I Am Damo Suzuki // White Lightning / Dr Buck's Letter
Behind The Counter / Telephone Thing / Green Eyed Loco Man / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Bourgeois Town / Theme from Sparta FC / Mr. Pharmacist / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / I Am Damo Suzuki // Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter
Some "Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES" lyrics in "Dr. Buck's Letter" - "And what costume shall... hup! One, two!" (before "Green Eyed Loco Man") - MES: "Can't do that 'Protein'." Band member: "What?" MES: "Can't do 'Protein'. 'Contraflow'. Right. 'Sparta F.C.' One, two!" [pause] "No chance!" (before "Theme from Sparta F.C.")
- "We'll do 'Dr. Buck's'. 'Dr. Buck's'. You start it off, then. Come on. Right." (before "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "He cries all the time. And his subject was taking massive amounts of pills over and over again. His lips congealed." (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter") - "He was the great Welsh god, Dave Milner." (more amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
Thanks to Eric Werner for the setlist. Photos by Dave Ehrlich here. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
The Fall was scheduled to play at the Henry Fonda Theater as part of All Tomorrow's Parties on this date, but the festival was pushed back to September due to poor ticket sales.
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Saturday, 21 June 2003 Slim's, San Francisco, California
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Contraflow / Green-Eyed Loco Man / F-'Oldin' Money > Bourgeois Town / Mountain Energei / Protein Protection (?) / Mr. Pharmacist / Theme from Sparta F.C. / I Am Damo Suzuki // Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter
I'm not positive that Protein Protection was played. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Monday, 23 June 2003 Berbati's Pan, Portland, Oregon
Tuesday, 24 June 2003 Graceland, Seattle, Washington
Thanks to Hellschreiber for the setlist and Ron for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
Setlist as above with two final songs: Touch Sensitive / Dr. Buck's Letter
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Friday, 27 June 2003 First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Mountain Energei / And Therein (false start) / And Therein / F-'Oldin' Money > Bourgeois Town / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Janet, Johnny & James / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Mr. Pharmacist / I Am Damo Suzuki / Big New Prinz // Contraflow / Dr. Bucks' Letter // Way Round / There's a Ghost in My House
Reviews on the Fall news and forum. And Therein false start due to Ben playing F-'Oldin' Money instead.
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Saturday, 28 June 2003 Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Last Commands of Xylarothep via MES / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Protein Protection / I Am Damo Suzuki / Mr. Pharmacist / New Big Prinz // There's a Ghost in My House / Dr. Buck's Letter
Photos by Bob Gilroy here. Reviews on the Fall news and forum. Poster by Dan Grzeca.
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Sunday, 29 June 2003 Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
Bourgeois Town / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money / Mr. Pharmacist / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Way Round / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Janet, Johnny & James / Touch Sensitive / Mountain Energei / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / I Am Damo Suzuki / New Big Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter
Far from accurate. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Monday, 30 June 2003 Magic Stick, Detroit, Michigan
Touch Sensitive / Telephone Thing / F-'Oldin' Money / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Contraflow / Mr. Pharmacist / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Way Round / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / Mountain Energei / I Am Damo Suzuki / Big New Prinz / There's a Ghost in My House / Dr. Buck's Letter
Again, far from accurate. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Tuesday, 1 July 2003 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Touch Sensitive / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round / Big New Prinz // Bourgeois Town / I Am Damo Suzuki
Photos by John Lorio here. Conway did the excellent virtual Fallscape using John's photos. And thanks to Jeff for the flyer (it's by Cleveland artist Jake Kelly). Click the images for larger versions. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Wednesday, 2 July 2003 Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario (cancelled)
Gig cancelled on June 9.
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Friday, 4 July 2003 Cafe Campus, Montreal, Quebec (cancelled)
Gig cancelled on June 9; this would have been the Fall's first Montreal gig since 1983. Apparently these two Canadian gigs were cancelled because the band would have had to pay $500 (£500?) for a visa, and since the tour was operating "on a shoestring," the gigs were deemed to be not financially viable. Others insisted the SARS epidemic was to blame, however.
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Saturday, 5 July 2003 Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Touch Sensitive / Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round / Big New Prinz // White Lightning / Dr. Buck's Letter (with Cuz'n Roy on washboard) // Bourgeois Town
some "I Am Damo Suzuki" lyrics in "Dr. Buck's Letter" - "And one as they travailed through the beer counties of Worcester, on the (...). There became a transformation into protein protection. And locus... locus... ruthless in its, ruthless in his (...) and he had to put up with people from Dudley and Worcester and don't forget the Birmingham people.... Butterflies in fields... the lovely lovely fields that slither through the rivers of New Hampshire." (before "Last Commands of Xyralothep via MES")
- "These new songs keep coming on. You'd think our company will eventually learn 'em, ha ha, if we keep playing 'em. One, two, three, four!" (before "Theme from Sparta F.C.")
- "I'm very (...) 'White Lightning'." (before "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "3) As a doctor, I'm qualified to talk about patients. (...) big fat bastard in the white T-shirt (...)." (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's
Letter")
- "To cheer myself up, I went to a downtown bar in Worcester, or was it Cambridge? My old school. I was so common in Cambridge, they sent me to the Salford College of Knowledge." (more amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
- "So, to cheer myself up, I tuned in to Middle Eastern radio channel. I saw a bald guy and group. I like to visit him. In fact, I can see him now. I love you, white guy! Was a BBC D.J. from Planet, Cleveland. Dr. Buck's letter. His advice to you and me in Cambridge and if you are a fat bastard looking at me now, number one was never go out the house without a close skinhead haircut, especially if you
are overweight because it frightens people." (yet more amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter").
Photos by Resa Blatman here. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Sunday, 6 July 2003 Knitting Factory, New York City, New York
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed > walkoff / Contraflow (mostly instrumental) / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Touch Sensitive / Last Commands of Xyralothep via M.E.S. (lyrics recited by Elena) / Mr. Pharmacist / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round // I Am Damo Suzuki / Dr. Buck's Letter
Monday, 7 July 2003 Knitting Factory, New York City, New York
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Touch Sensitive / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round / Big New Prinz // Bourgeois Town / Dr. Buck's Letter (with Cuz'n Roy on Poland Spring plastic bottle)
- "(...) been out of sorts for about three years, so (...). Hello, there! Right! One, two, three, four!" (before "Touch Sensitive")
- [In funny accent] "Look at that poor man in the chair at the Knitting Factory. He is not appreciated... he is not affected... he is not... appreciated!" (before "Big New Prinz")
Wednesday, 9 July 2003 Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Mountain Energei / Touch Sensitive / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Theme from Sparta F.C. (take 2) / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet vs Johnny / Way Round / Big New Prinz // Bourgeois Town / Dr. Buck's Letter
- "As a retard, I have to do it because I hate the door. The keys won't fit in the socket of the control. I'm stuck like fudge on a hillside." (amended lyrics to "Contraflow")
- "Two: he often cries a lot and coughs a bit like Pritchard." (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
Thursday, 10 July 2003 Black Cat, Washington, D.C.
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money / Touch Sensitive / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta FC / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round / Big New Prinz // Bourgeois Town / Dr. Buck's Letter
Friday, 11 July 2003 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina
Great photos by Greg here. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Saturday, 12 July 2003 Echo Lounge, Atlanta, Georgia
Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Green Eyed Loco-Man / And Therein / Contraflow / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / My Ex-Classmates' Kids / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Big New Prinz / I Am Damo Suzuki / There's a Ghost in My House / I'm Going to Spain
Some "Secession Man" lyrics in "I Am Damo Suzuki" - "Porky Piggies and the Blaneys. Trigger Happy never quite made it. Pink Floyd imitation groups." (amended lyrics to "Behind the Counter")
- "And the next one is 'Rat Race'. Never leave it." (before "And Therein", reading off the support band's set-list)
- [Gentle voice] "This next song is about the green... the green grass of England. It is (sludge), not like your beautiful Southern land." [Shouts] "Hup!" (before "Contraflow")
- "Cheer up! This is our revenge for REM. They're troubled over there." (before "My Ex-Classmates' Kids")
- "Do 'Sparta' instead, Ben. Do 'Sparta'. 'Sparta'." (before "Theme from Sparta F.C.")
- "His hand was well out of his pocket... he took all of the audience. Hey wey wey wey!" (during the introduction to "Mere Pseud Mag Ed")
- "You got about... you got about two million pounds worth of equipment there, behind the stage. (...) haven't got a microphone." (during "I Am Damo Suzuki")
- "And I love that old karaoke on the club opposite the Echoland." (amended lyrics to "I'm Going to Spain")
Reviews on the Fall news and forum. Thanks to Moe Staiano for the poster.
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Sunday, 13 July 2003 The Parish at the House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana
14 July : "Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set" & "The Idiot Joy Show" albums released
Tuesday, 15 July 2003 Mary Jane's Fat Cat, Houston, Texas
Moved from the Numbers Night Club at the last minute. Reviews on the Fall news and forum.
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Wednesday, 16 July 2003 Emo's, Austin, Texas
The Joke / Telephone Thing / Behind the Counter / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Contraflow / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Bourgeois Town / Theme from Sparta F.C. / I Am Damo Suzuki / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Janet, Johnny & James / Mr. Pharmacist / Way Round // Big New Prinz // White Lightning / Dr. Buck's Letter
Thursday, 17 July 2003 Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, Texas
Thanks to Terry for the ticket.
The Joke / Telephone Thing / Behind the Counter / Green-Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Contraflow / Mountain Energei / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Bourgeois Town / Touch Sensitive / Theme from Sparta F.C. / I Am Damo Suzuki / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Mr. Pharmacist (no encore)
The planned setlist was: The Joke / Telephone Thing / Behind the Counter / Green Eyed Loco Man / And Therein / Mountain Energei / Foldin' Money > Kick the Can / Bourgeois Town / Touch Sensitive / Theme from Sparta F.C. / I Am Damo Suzuki / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Janet, Johnny & James / Way Round / Big New Prinz (thanks to Justin Swink)
Sunday, 28 September 2003 Coliseu do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Cancelled (due to poor ticket sales?)
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29 September : "Live at the Phoenix Festival" album released
Monday, 29 September 2003 Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Boxoctosis (aborted) / Behind the Counter / Telephone Thing / Grooving with Mr. Bloe > Green-Eyed Loco Man / Mountain Energei / F-Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Contraflow / Boxoctosis / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / New Big Prinz // White Lightning / Dr. Buck's Letter // Way Round
- "I lost my temper with a friend. And there are too many smart-arses in this room with white shirts on. Do not trust anybody, unless by mail. Hup!" (amended lyrics to "Dr. Buck's Letter")
Many thanks to Gordon for the setlist and these photos. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Thursday, 2 October 2003 Bierkeller, Manchester
Boxoctosis / Telephone Thing / Groovin' with Mr. Bloe > Green-Eyed Loco Man / Behind the Counter / Bourgeois Town / Contraflow / Houston / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter
Reviews on the Fall news and forum. Thanks to Doon for the setlist and the Manchester District Music Archive for the ticket.
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Wednesday, 8 October 2003 Irish Centre, Leeds
Boxoctosis / Telephone Thing / Mountain Energei / Behind the Counter / Groovin' with Mr. Bloe > Green-Eyed Loco Man / F-'Oldin' Money > Kick the Can / Contraflow / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Janet, Johnny & James / Mr. Pharmacist / Big New Prinz
According to the band's setlist. Reviews on the Fall news.
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20 October : "The War Against Intelligence - The Fontana Years" album released
27 October : "The Real New Fall LP Formerly 'Country on the Click' " album released
Monday, 27 October 2003 HMV, Market Street, Manchester
Behind the Counter / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Boxoctosis
10 November : "Rebellious Jukebox" box set released
UK : 5 - 13 December
Friday, 5 December 2003 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Boxoctosis / Telephone Thing / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Middle Mass / Mountain Energei / Contraflow / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Walk Like a Man / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / The Joke / I Am Damo Suzuki // White Lightning / Dr. Buck's Letter
Thanks to Grez for the ticket and flyer, and Martin for the setlist.
Saturday, 6 December 2003 Engine Rooms, Cardiff Bay
The Joke / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Middle Mass / Green Eyed Loco Man / Boxoctosis / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / Walk Like a Man / Janet, Johnny & James / Contraflow / (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas / Mere Pseud Mag Ed // Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter // White Lightning
Sunday, 7 December 2003 Carling Academy, Islington, London
The Joke / Mountain Energei / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Middle Mass / Green-Eyed Loco Man / Boxotocsis / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / Walk Like a Man / Janet, Johnny & James / Contraflow / (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas / Mere Pseud Mag Ed // I Am Damo Suzuki / White Lightning // Big New Prinz
- "Spill the green! Spill the green!" (before "Middle Mass")
- "I don't need you. Thank you." (before "Janet, Johnny & James")
- "The singer is in love with Fritz Lieber, the sci-fi author. The group are so tired, they had to drive from Wales." (amended lyrics to "I Am Damo Suzuki")
- "This song is back... back... back behind the Iron Curtain. I'm complete for you. I'm very honoured by your Premier inviting us back to your great city. We are very honoured to be invited back to your great city. It was not long, long, long ago since we have visited an Iron Country. They had a wall. I'm sure your Premier cares for you all in his (...) alliance." ( amended lyrics to "Big New Prinz")
8 December : "We Wish You a Protein Christmas / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / (Birtwistle's) Girl in Shop / Recovery Kit #2" single released
Monday, 8 December 2003 Carling Academy, Islington, London
The Joke / Boxoctosis / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Middle Mass / Green-Eyed Loco Man / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / Walk Like a Man / Mountain Energei / Janet, Johnny & James / Contraflow / Mr. Pharmacist / (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas / Mere Pseud Mag Ed / Big New Prinz / White Lightning / Dr Buck's Letter
Wednesday, 10 December 2003 Sugar Mill, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
The Joke / Boxoctosis / Theme from Sparta F.C / Middlemass / Green Eyed Loco Man / Mad Mod Goth (MES walk-off) / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / Walk Like a Man / Mountain Energei / Janet, Johnny & James / Contraflow / Mr. Pharmacist / Protein Protection / Mere Pseud Mag Ed // White Lightning / Big New Prinz // Dr. Buck's Letter
Thanks to Elderford for the ticket. Reviews on Fall News and forum.
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Thursday, 11 December 2003 The Boardwalk, Sheffield
- "This is not fucking Pop Idol" (walking onto stage after a long delay)
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Friday, 12 December 2003 The Mill, Preston
Boxoctosis / Telephone Thing / Mountain Energei / Green-Eyed Loco Man / (We Are) Mod Mock Goth / The Joke / Middle Mass / Walk Like a Man / Contraflow / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny & James / Theme from Sparta F.C. / (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas / Mere Pseud Mag Ed // White Lightning / Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter // Bourgeois Town
Thanks to John for the setlist.
Great photos by Greg 
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Thanks to Terry for the ticket.
