Bonnie
Prince Billy Shows
2009
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: 30/01/11
18/02/09 Honolulu, HI, Mercury Bar (duo w. Emmett
Kelly)
Long Europe/US and Canada tour.
The band is here
New covers were played:
Nobody's Darling On Earth by Ralph Stanley, Club Mekon by the
Mekons, Together Forever by Syl Johnson, The Turning Point by
Jimmy Holiday,
I'm Still In Love With Every Girl by Floyd Tillman.
In Europe Oscar Parsons was behind the merch table and joined in
to play jew's harp at some gigs.
March 29 Dawn McCarthy sung along on 9 songs from The Letting Go
(not on The Seedling). She sung Wai with her baby in her arms.
Beware Your Only Friend is played with an interlude. All
different kind of lyrics were put in there; In My Mind, I
Confess,
Silver Threads Among The Gold, His Latest Flame, Polestar Of My
Life, Yellow Submarine, Hello (from Susanna). Probably every time
another one.
USA & Canadian dates
12/03/09 Bloomington, IN, Buskirk-Chumley
Theatre
13/03/09
Bloomington, IN, Landlocked
Music (in-store)
13/03/09 Urbana, IL, Independent Media
Center
14/03/09 Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
16/03/09 Des Moines, IA, Vaudeville Mews
17/03/09 Iowa City, IA, The Picador
18/03/09 Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall
19/03/09 Minneapolis, MN, McGuire Theatre
(early and late show)
20/03/09 Fargo, ND, The Aquarium
21/03/09 Winnipeg, MB (CAN), Pyramid
Cabaret
22/03/09 Saskatoon, SK (CAN), Broadway
Theatre
23/03/09 Edmonton, AB (CAN), McDougall
United Church
24/03/09 Calgary, AB (CAN), MacEwan Hall
25/03/09 Vancouver, BC (CAN), The Vogue
Theatre
26/03/09 Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre
27/03/09 Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom
29/03/09 Santa Rosa, CA, Orchard Spotlight
30/03/09 San Francisco, CA, The Fillmore
31/03/09 Los Osos, CA, Los Osos Community
Center
01/04/09 Hollywood, LA, Amoeba Record Store
02/04/09 Los Angeles, CA, El Rey Theatre
03/04/09 Phoenix, AZ, Modified
04/04/09 Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe Brewing Co.
05/04/09 Denver, CO, The Bluebird Theater
07/04/09 Lawrence, KS, The Granada
09/04/09 Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room
10/04/09 St. Louis, MO, The Pageant
11/04/09 Indianapolis, IN, The Vogue
Month
March
April
Day
14 19 19 29 30 3
Total of
songs
22 19 21 23 24 23
sheep
1 1 1 2 20
hard
life
2 6 3
you are
lost
3 15 19
how about thank
you
4 17 5 21
blood
embrace
5
lay and
love
6 6 14
a minor
place
7
where is the
puzzle
8 4 3 17
i send my love to
you
9
the
seedling
10 16 22 7
a king at
night
11 19
without work, you have nothing 12
beware your only
friend
13 11 4 21
you want that
picture
14 10
3
i called you
back
15 20 10
careless
love
16 19 7 13
even if
love
17 20 8 14
nomadic revery (all around)
18 4
11
i'll be
glad
19 17
wai
20 5 21 5
you don't love
me
21 15 12
nobody's darling on
earth
22 1 24 20
you remind me of
something
2 10
you can't hurt me
now
3 11 13
face
him
5 15
cycles
7 12
lie down in the
light
8 23
willow trees
bend
9 14
ain't you wealthy, ain't you wise 11
easy does
it
12 16 12
the brute
choir
13 23
club
mekon
14
64
18
the world's
greatest
2 4
strange form of
life
3 15
heart's
arms
7 6
disorder
8 9
my life's
work
9
the sun highlights the lack in each
10 10
love comes to
me
12 17 15
81
13
just to see my holly
home
14 22 2
(i was drunk at the)
pulpit
16
i see a
darkness
18
horses
21 17
there is something i have to
say
5
agnes, queen of
sorrow
7
i don't belong to
anyone
8
champion
13
cursed
sleep
16 18 16
big
friday
18
no bad
news
19 6
then the letting
go
23
lessons from what's
poor
1 1
i won't ask
again
2 6
only someone
running
9 8
so
everyone
11
i am
goodbye
4
25
9
grand dark feeling of
emptiness
18
keep eye on other's
gain
19
what are
you?
22
Europe dates are mostly played
with Susanna as opening act. Bonny sings along on Without You in
her set.
Demon Dance is a song by Susanna and is sung together.
20/04/09 London, Royal Festival Hall
21/04/09 Brighton, St. George's Church
22/04/09 Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
23/04/09 Amsterdam, Paradiso
24/04/09 Paris, Cigale
25/04/09 Bourges, Printemps de Bourges
Festival
26/04/09 Marseille, Le Poste A Galene
28/04/09 Torino, Espace
29/04/09 Bologna, Estragon
30/04/09 Foligno (Perugia), Auditorium San
Domenico
01/05/09 Valetta, M.I.T.P.
03/05/09 Istanbul, Babylon
Month
April May
Day
20 21 22 23 30 3
Total of
songs
22 19 21 23 18 20
together
forever
1 1 1 1
sheep
2
my life's
work
3 15 12
grand dark feeling of emptiness 4
love comes to
me
5
81
6 11
you are
lost
7 7 1 1
same love that made me laugh
8 8 2
just to see my holly
home
9 14 9
you remind me of
something 10
you can't hurt me
now
11 4 18
there is something i have to say 12
i don't belong to
anyone
13 2 8
lie down in the
light
14 15 6 17
a king at
night
15
14
i see a
darkness
16
18
how about thank
you
17
3
cursed
sleep
18 16
beware your only
friend
19 17 8
heart's
arms
20 12
nobody's darling on
earth 21
nomadic revery (all around)
22 20
the brute
choir
2 2
hey
little
3 15
the world's
greatest
4 23
no bad
news
5 20
face
him
6
a minor
place
7 18
strange form of life
8
8
disorder
9 10
64
10
wai
11 4
afraid ain't
me
12
hard
life
13
ain't you wealthy, ain't you
wise? 14 22
lay and
love
16
easy does
it
17 6
champion
18
horses
19
without work, you have
nothing
3 5
i won't ask
again
4
ease down the
road
5 13
you want that
picture
6 3
give me children
7 14 13
death
final
9 13
death to
everyone
10
after i made love to
you
11 7 15
big
friday
12 2
you don't love me
13
careless
love
16 9
even if
love
17 10
i am
goodbye
18
in spite of
ourselves
19 19
you remind me of
something
20 17
i called you back
21 16
so
everyone
3 4
only someone
running
5
what are
you?
6
the
seedling
9 16
cycles
10
gulf
shores
11
where is the
puzzle
12
lessons from what's
poor
14 11
i'll be
glad
21
i'm still in love with every
girl
5
demon
dance
15
turning
point
7
i send my love to
you
19
In Spite Of Ourselves was sung
with Mary Margaret O'Hara.
Ryder Mcnair, Pete Townsend, Ned Oldham played with at various
dates.
USA & Canadian dates:
12/05/09 Pontiac, MI, Crofoot Ballroom
13/05/09 Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom
14/05/09 Toronto, ON (CAN), Queen Elizabeth
Theatre
15/05/09 Montreal, QC (CAN), Ukranian
Federation
16/05/09 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
17/05/09 Boston, MA, Wilbur Theatre
18/05/09 South Burlington, VT, Higher
Ground Ballroom
20/05/09 New York, NY, Santos Party House
21/05/09 New York, NY, Apollo Theatre
22/05/09 Philadelphia, PA, Trocadero
Theatre
23/05/09 Alexandria, VA, The Birchmere
24/05/09 Charlottesville, VA, Fry's Spring
Beach Club
26/05/09 Knoxville, TN, Bijou Theatre
27/05/09 Asheville, NC, Grey Eagle
28/05/09 Carrboro, NC, The Arts Centre
29/05/09 Atlanta, GA, Variety House
30/05/09 Birmingham, AL, Bottletree
02/06/09 New Orleans, LA, One-Eyed Jacks
03/06/09 Baton Rouge, LA, Spanish Moon
04/06/09 Houston, TX, Walter's on
Washington
05/06/09 Austin, TX, The Mohawk
06/06/09 Dallas, TX, Granada Theatre
08/06/09 Little Rock, AR, Sticky Fingerz
Chicken Shack
09/06/09 Memphis, TN, Minglewood Hall
10/06/09 Nashville, TN, Belcourt Theatre
11/06/09 Newport, KY, Southgate House
12/06/09 Columbus, OH, Capitol Theatre
13/06/09 Lexington, KY, Red Mile Round Barn
Month
May
Day
14 15 16 20 26 27 28 29
Total of
songs
24 21 22 23 22 26 23 25
cycles
1 1 1
22 22
a king at
night
2
6
what are
you?
3 15 17 16
beware your only
friend
4 21 14 18
21
silver threads among the gold
5 20
you remind me of
something
6 17
7 7
you can't hurt me
now
7
8 8
64
8 18 7
6 12
the sun highlights the lack...
9
19
lie down in the
light
10
3
you are
lost
11
same love that made me laugh 12
careless
love
13
21 19
even if
love
14
22 20
so
everyone
15
13 18
sheep
16
23
i am still what i meant to be
17
3 12
you don't love
me
18 16
17 24
in spite of
ourselves
19
the world's
greatest
20
22
25
without work, you have nothing
21 7
17
i'll be
glad
22
nomadic revery (all around)
23 11 2 2
2 2
i called you
back
24 19 26
i won't ask
again
2 10
5
disorder
3 11
cursed
sleep
4 10 21
there is something i have to say
5 9
give me
children
6
12 11
heart's
arms
7
4 10
a minor
place
8
8
strange form of
life
9 16
after i made love to
you
10
6
lay and
love
11
4 7
the turning
point
12 1 1
1 1
grand dark feeling of emptiness
13
17
hard
life
14 20 23 9
death
final
15 13 21
gulf
shores
16 3
14 14
club
mekon
17
15
how about thank
you
18
22
no bad
news
19
5
champion
20
19 19
easy does
it
21 6
16 3
just to see my holly
home
2 13
big
friday
3
18
keep eye on other's
gain
4 18 10
agnes, queen of
sorrow
5 15
only someone
running
6 4
the
seedling
8 11
work hard/play
hard
9 12
the brute
choir 10
8 23
i am
goodbye 11
1 20 17
willow trees
bend
12 9
hey
little
13
ain't you wealthy, ain't you wise?
14 8
afraid ain't
me
19 5
lesson's from what's
poor
2 20
my life's
work
5 4 11
i don't belong to
anyone
9
where is the
puzzle
12 9
face
him
15 13
together
forever
16
ease down the
road
20
15
new
partner
5
blood
embrace
7
i send my love to
you
14
i see a
darkness
18
wai
3
today i was an evil
one
14 4
the girl in
me
15 6
horses
22
you want that
picture
24 13
(i was drunk at the)
pulpit
25
love comes to
me
10
the
mountain
21 16
nobody's darling on
earth
23
13/07/09 Chicago, IL, Millenium Park,
SHELebration, A Chicago Tribute to Shel Silverstein
Played with the The Bare Family Band, Will sung along on:
hey loretta
the ricky tic song
stoney cold ground (with Jon Langford)
the unicorn
Emmett Kelly on guitar and
vocals and Cheyenne Mize on fiddle and vocals.
They played Sporca Estate by Piero Ciampi, sung in Italian.
03/08/09 Marina di
Ravenna, Hana-Bi
06/08/09 Catania,
Qubba
08/08/09 Valetta,
Garden of Rest
USA solo show:
14/08/09 Asheville, NC, Diana Wortham Theatre,
Harvest Records presents for it's
5th Anniversary: Transfiguration
My Only Friend is a Chris Knox cover.
careless love
my only friend
willow trees bend
beware my only friend
easy does it
love comes to me
you remind me of something (the glory goes)
wolf among wolves
cursed sleep
goodbye dear old stepstone
2/15
new partner
nomadic revery (all around)
cycles
i see a darkness
you are lost
same love that made me laugh
a minor place
face him
i'll be glad
i won't ask again
only someone running
you will miss me when i burn
riding
little boy blue I
16/12/09 Chicago,
IL, The Second City,
"The Second City That Never Sleeps: Letters to Santa"
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