Bonnie
Prince Billy Shows
2006
Here is a list of known live dates with the known setlists that Will Oldham played.
If you know more dates or setlists then let me know so I can add them.
Latest revision: 23/12/07
New Zealand & Australia. The band is here.
"Molly Bawn" is a traditional song. "Want You Back" is written and sung by Kamila Thompson.
27/01/06 Raglan, AquaVelvet Café
28/01/06 Leigh, Sawmill Café
29/01/06 Leigh, Sawmill Café
02/02/06 Wellington, Indigo Bar
03/02/06 Nelson, Maen Fiddler
06/02/06 Golden Bay, Mussel Inn
09/02/06 Oamaru, Penguin Club
10/02/06 Dunedin, Sammy's
11/02/06 Christchurch, Creation
12/02/06 Wellington, Indigo Bar
14/02/06 Auckland, The Hopetoun Alpha
16/02/06 Melbourne, The Forum
17/02/06 Melbourne, The Forum
18/02/06 Newtown, Sydney, @Newtown
19/02/06 Newtown, Sydney, @Newtown
Month February
Day 11 18 19
Total of songs 17 21 21
nomadic revery (all around) 1 3
southside of the world 2 7
a king at night 3 4
the weaker soldier 4 2
little boy blue II 5 9 13
beast for thee 6 4
new partner 7 16
hard life 8 21 17
gulf shores 9 6
you will miss me when i burn 10 1
mrs william 11 1 12
werner’s last blues to blokbuster 12 11
molly bawn 13 12
death to everyone 14 17
after i made love to you 15 18 21
riding 16 20 11
wolf among wolves 17 10
only someone running 2
bed is for sleeping 3
horses 5
what are you? 7 5
god is love 8
forest time 10 15
master and everyone 13
hey mama 14
a dream of the sea 15
new partner 16
ohio river boat song 19 9
agnes, queen of sorrow 6
the way 8
may it always be 14
want you back 18
i see a darkness 19
66 20
Bonnie played with Harem Scarem and Alex Nielson.
Some new songs were played as well as a cover of "Love In The Hot Afternoon" done by Jim Ed Brown, Gene Watson and others.
"Maa Bonny Lad" is the traditional from the Amalgamated Sons Of Rest EP.
"Is It The Sea" is written by Inge Thomson.
10/04/06 Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
11/04/06 Glasgow, ABC
12/04/06 Edinburgh, Queens Hall
13/04/06 Gateshead, Sage
15/04/06 Easter Ross, Ardross Hall (Scotland)
16/04/06 Perth, Perth Theatre (Scotland)
17/04/06 Galway, Roisin Dubh (Ireland)
18/04/06 Dublin, Whelans
19/04/06 Dublin, Whelans
21/04/06 Argyll, Craignish Hall
22/04/06 West Highland, Glenuig Hall
Month April
Day 11 12 13 21 22
Total of songs 18 18 16 18 19
grand dark feeling of emptiness 1
ease down the road 2
let the wires ring 3
a minor place 4 4 4 5 4
love comes to me 5 5 5 6 5
bed is for sleeping 6 6 6 7 6
arise, therefore 7 7 7 8 7
wolf among wolves 8 8 8 9 8
ain't you wealthy, ain't you wise 9 9 9 10 9
cursed sleep 10 10 10 11 10
molly bawn 11 11 11 12 11
birch ballad 12 12 12 12
new partner 13 13 13 13
is it the sea? 14 14 14 13 14
my home is the sea 15 15 15 14 15
master and everyone 16 16 16 16 16
i see a darkness 17 17 18 18
love in the hot afternoon 18 18 15 19
i am a cinematographer 1
werner's last blues to blokbuster 2
hard life 3 3
(i was drunk at the) pulpit 1
little boy blue I 2
no more workhorse blues 3
o let it be 1
three questions 2
maa bonny lad 3
a sucker's evening 4
madeleine-mary 17 17
the mountain 1
you will miss me when i burn 2
Short Bonny Tour playing Superwolf jams, the band is here.
Some new songs are played.
New covers are Lou Reed's "Legendary Hearts" and "My Pal" from the Australian band God.
02/05/06 Nashville, TN, Mercy Lounge
03/05/06 Birmingham, AL, Bottle Tree
04/05/06 Hattiesburg, MS, Thirsty Hippo
05/05/06 New Orleans, LA, One-Eyed Jacks
08/05/06 Oxford, MS, Proud Larry's
09/05/06 Memphis, TN, Young Avenue Deli
Month May
Day 2 3
Total of songs 14 15
blood embrace 1 8
four screams 2 7
bed is for sleeping 3 5
lift us up 4 3
cat's blues 5 4
what are you? 6 10
love in the hot afternoon 7 15
life in muscle 8 1
only someone running 9 13
you'll get eaten, too 10
goat and ram 11 14
i gave you 12
birch ballad 13
legendary hearts 14 9
beast for thee 2
rudy foolish 6
my pal 11
my home is the sea 12
Bonny will be celebrating his first new solo release in a couple years with an Ice Cream Social at Grimey’s in Nashville.
21/07/06 Nashville, TN, Grimey's (check this review)
Bonny Billy & Captain Anomoanon with Paul Oldham
On August the 5th during the 2nd show among other songs Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Long As I Can See The Light" was played.
03/08/06 Baltimore, MD, Creative Alliance
05/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 7.00pm
05/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 9.30pm
06/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 4.00pm
06/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 6.30pm
05/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 7.00pm
stealin' (trad. often credited to gus cannon)
tell old bill (trad. often credited to carl sandburg)
raise her fist and shout (ned oldham)
there's more pretty girls than one (trad.)
next time the sun comes around (medicine head)
lord of the manor (written by terry slater, popularized by the everly brothers)
night visiting song (trad.)
we shall all be reunited (first recorded (and written?) by alfred karnes)
hangman (aka the briery bush, aka the maid freed from the gallows. trad. popularized by john jacob niles)
06/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 4.00pm
stealin' (trad. often credited to gus cannon)
no quarter (led zeppelin)
tell old bill (trad. often credited to carl sandburg)
lord of the manor (written by terry slater, popularized by the everly brothers)
we will understand it better by and by (charles tindley)
i wish, i wish (aka died for love trad.)
next time the sun comes around (medicine head)
night visiting song (trad.
hangman (aka the briery bush, aka the maid freed from the gallows. trad. popularized by john jacob niles)
06/08/06 New York, NY, Joe's Pub 6.30pm
john the baptist (two songs on the same theme segued together, the first from e.c. ball, the second by john martyn)
goodbye dear old stepstone (credited to a. j. crider & geo. b. chase)
raise her fist and shout (ned oldham)
cursed sleep
bowling green (trad. recorded by cousin emmy)
the unquiet grave (trad.)
cops & robbers (dr. hook)
pretty saro (trad.)
Bonnie Prince Billy's Freedom Trip Summer 2006 along record shops and radio stations. The radio dates can be found here.
10/08/06 Milwaukee, WI, Atomic Records
11/08/06 Madison, WI, Madcity Music Exchange
12/08/06 Minneapolis, MN, Roadrunner
13/08/06 Iowa City, IA, Record Collector
14/08/06 Lawrence, KS, Love Garden
15/08/06 St. Louis, MO, Vintage Vinyl
17/08/06 Grand Rapids, MI, Vertigo
18/08/06 Detroit, MI, Stormy Records
19/08/06 Toronto, Ontario, Rotate This
20/08/06 Buffalo, NY, New World Record
21/08/06 Cleveland, OH, Bent Crayon
12/08/06 Minneapolis, MN, Roadrunner
death to everyone
66
night visiting song
cursed sleep
horses
another day full of dread
gulf shores
wolf among wolves
pretty saro
a minor place
the mountain low
love in the hot afternoon
at break of day
little boy blue
15/08/06 St. Louis, MO, Vintage Vinyl
no more workhorse blues
night visiting song
little boy blue
cursed sleep
bed is for sleeping
idea and deed
beast for thee
a minor place
cat's blues
you will miss me when i burn
werner's last blues to blokbuster
death to everyone
ease down the road
20/08/06 Buffalo, NY, New World Record
work hard/play hard
64
the mountain
cursed sleep
i am drinking again
nomadic revery (all around)
brute choir
new partner
riding
even if love
pretty saro
i see a darkness
a king at night
The band is here.
They played a bunch of Everly Brothers songs through the sets; "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)", "Love Hurts" and "Omaha".
Dawn McCarthy sang along some dates late October. Paul Oldham at least sang along at the Great American Music Hall with some
songs. Roky Erickson's "Night Of The Vampire" was played on Halloween.
16/10/06 Chicago, IL, Portage Park Theatre
17/10/06 Omaha, NE, Sokol Underground
18/10/06 Laramie, WY, The Buckhorn
19/10/06 Salt Lake City, UT, The Depot
21/10/06 Las Vegas, NV, Zia Records (free in-store performance)
22/10/06 Santa Monica, CA, McCabes Guitarshop
23/10/06 Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
24/10/06 Los Angeles, CA, The Smell
25/10/06 Malibu, CA, Malibu Performing Arts Center
27/10/06 Big Sur, CA, Fernwood Resort
28/10/06 Big Sur, CA, Henry Miller Library
29/10/06 Santa Cruz, CA, The Attic
30/10/06 San Francisco, CA, Mollusk Surf Shop
30/10/06 San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall
31/10/06 San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall
01/11/06 Eureka, CA, Synapsis Gallery
03/11/06 Portland, OR, Mission Theater
04/11/06 Portland, OR, Mission Theater
05/11/06 Portland, OR, Mission Theater
06/11/06 Seattle, WA, Tractor Tavern
07/11/06 Seattle, WA, Tractor Tavern
08/11/06 Anacortes, WA, Department of Safety
09/11/06 Vancouver, BC, St. James Hall
10/11/06 Vancouver, BC, St. James Hall
11/11/06 Vancouver, BC, St. James Hall
12/11/06 Victoria, BC, Alex Goolden Hall
Month October November
Day 16 22 27 30 30 31 4 5 6
Total of songs 19 20 20 10 20 21 ? 20 23
64 1 15 2
today i was an evil one 2 4 7
master and everyone 3 8 12
more brother rides 4 9 1
o let it be 5 10 2 3
the lion lair 6 1 7 7 9 5
cursed sleep 7 15 15 18 10 14
you have cum... 8 4 4 4
wai 9 9 1 10 11 17 18
ohio river boat song 10 11 20 23
i called you back 11 15 16 10 16 16 20 13
no such as what i want 12 2 6
may it always be 13 9
then the letting go 14 17 14 19 8
john the baptist 15 5 5 8 5 15
no bad news 16 21
his hands 17 16 11 11 7
strange form of life 18 17 3 5 7 12 15 14 9
goat and ram 19 19 13 1
lost blues 2 1 12
cold & wet 3
a sucker's evening 6 18 4 3 6
is it the sea? 7 13 5 8
my home is the sea 8 14 6
love comes to me 10 10 9
66 12
today i was an evil one 13 17 3
the gator 14 7
i see a darkness 18
at break of day 20 19 9 13
merida 2 5
the way 6
the weaker soldier 12 2
omaha 17 18 7 17
wolf among wolves 20 3 18 22
god's small song 1 8 11
birch ballad 3 2 5 3
big friday 6 9 13
idea and deed 8 4
lay and love 10 13 16 11
the seedling 14 20 12 12
ebb tide 19 10
all gone, all gone 4 1
the unquiet grave 6 6
so sad (to watch good love go bad) 19 19
night of the vampire 21
agnes, queen of sorrow 10
pushkin 11 2
2/15 14
one with the birds 1
stable will 8
love hurts 15 20
(i was drunk at the) pulpit 16
the signifying wolf 18
bed is for sleeping 4
new gypsy 16
another day full of dread 17
Bonnie solo
25/11/06 Louisville, KY, St. Johns Church
01/12/06 Frankfort, KY, Poor Richard's Books
19/12/06 Chicago, IL, Weeds (as stand up comedian, as part of the "People Under The Stares" comedy series)
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