Palace
Shows
1996 - 1997
By Maurice Maes & Leo Meijer.
Here is a list of known live dates with the known setlists that Will Oldham played under different names.
If you know more dates or setlists then let me know so I can add them.
Thanks to Jonathan Moore.
Latest revision: 30/03/04
Will played solo on the following gigs.
12/04/96 Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
14/04/96 Glasgow, 13th Note
15/04/96 Dublin, Whelan's
16/04/96 Paris, Erotika
18/04/96 Cadiz (Spain), University
28/04/96 London, Dingwalls
20/05/96 Washington DC, 9:30 Club
23/05/96 Philadelphia, PA, Nick's
26/05/96 Boston, MA, Middle East
27/05/96 New York City, Knitting Factory
Month April May
Day 14 18 28 20 26 27
Total # of songs 12 10 20 18 15 21
stablemate 1 1 1 1 1 1
a sucker's evening 2 2 2 2 2 2
arise, therefore 3 3 3 3 3 3
you have cum (...) 4 4 4 4 4 4
kid of harith 5 5 5 5 5 5
the sun highlights the lack... 6 6 6 6 6 6
no gold digger 7 7 7 7 7 7
riding 8 8 8 8 8 8
the mountain 9 9
i send my love to you 9 9 9 9
the brute choir 10 10 10 10 10 10
new partner 11 11 11 11
the risen lord 11 14 12 12 12
(thou without) partner 12
pushkin 13 13 14
agnes, queen of sorrow 12 18 14 15 15
no more workhorse blues 15
horses 16 14
werner's last blues to blokbuster 17 17
ohio river boat song 19
cat's blues 20 18
o how i enjoy the light 15
come in 16
gulf shores 17
west palm beach 13 13
drinking woman 16
trudy dies (attempt) 18
i had a good mother and father 19
the ephant 20
o lord are you in need? 21
The band for this tour is here.
According to the Billions Corporation the last Palace show took place
on 29/12/96 in Minneapolis at the 400 Club.
01/11/96 Milwaukee, WI, Shank Hall
02/11/96 Madison, WI, East End
03/11/96 Minneapolis, MN, 7th Street Entry
05/11/96 Denver, CO, Bluebird Theater
10/11/96 Portland, OR, Satyricon
12/11/96 Sacramento, CA, Melarkey's
13/11/96 San Francisco, CA, Bimbo's
16/11/96 Phoenix, AZ, Hollywood Alley
18/11/96 Albuquerque, NM, Dingo Bar
20/11/96 Dallas, TX, Galaxy Club
21/11/96 Austin, TX, Emo's
23/11/96 New Orleans, LA, Mermaid Lounge
24/11/96 Tallahassee, FL, Cow Haus
25/11/96 Orlando, FL, Saphire Supper Club
26/11/96 Gainesville, FL, Covered Dish
29/11/96 Carborro, NC, Cat's Craddle
06/12/96 Nashville, TN, Exit In
07/12/96 St.Louis, MO, Cicero's
29/12/96 Minneapolis, 400 Club
Month November December
Day 1 2 3 5 10 12 13 16 20 21 23 24 25 26 29 6
Total # of songs 16 16 13 16 16 11 18 12 12 17 16 13 13 16 16 14
kid of harith 1 2 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1
arise, therefore 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 8 1 8 1 8 2 11 2 1
ebb's folly 3 4
the risen lord 4 5 3 3 3 3 12 12 3 15 3 11
give me children 5 6 4 4 4 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 13 4
bolden boke boy 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 5
(end of) travelling 7 8 6 6 6 6 13 6 12
a group of women 8 9 7 7 7 9 7 4 9 4 4 7 6 7 8
more brother rides 9 10 8 8 8 4 8 2 4 2 4 2 8 4 8 3
meaulnes 10 11 9 9 9 8 9 6 8 6 8 6 9 12 9 7
the weaker soldier 11 12 10 10 10 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 10 1 10 6
cat's blues 12 13 11 11 11 11 15 11 11
idle hands are the devil's... 15 12 12 10 12 11 10 12 10 12 12 8 12 9
all babies 16 5 17 10 5 10 5 10 7
black dissimulation 13 14 12
gezundheit 14 14 16
ohio river boat song 1 16 15 16 16
work hard/play hard 15 13 13 13 14 5 5 5 13 14 4
apocolypse, no! 16 6 6 5
do what you will do 15
you will miss me when i burn 16 3 18 3 3 2 13 2
new partner 14 11 16 9 11 9 11 9 6
always bathing in the evening 15
the mountain 13 1 1 1 5 10
west palm beach 12 13 13
i am a cinematographer 14
stable will 17
stablemate 9 15
no gold digger 9 3 5
the sun highlights the lack in each 14
merida 15 10
come in 16 14 13
christmastime in the mountains 14
Will played with the Renderers and Colin Gagon, the band is here.
??/01/97 Dunedin, NZ, The Fat Lady's Arms
??/01/97 Auckland, NZ, At Luna
07/02/97 Wellington, NZ, Bar Bodega
Month January
Day ?(Dunedin)
Total # of songs 17
the weaker soldier
viva ultra
meaulnes
tonight's decision (and hereafter)
the cellar song
pushkin
work hard/play hard
werner's last blues to blokbuster
more brother rides
we all, us three, will ride
merida
the brute choir
a sucker's evening
o lord are you in need?
riding
(i was drunk at the) pulpit
new partner
Will Oldham and Colin Gagon played together in Australia.
16/02/97 Sydney, Lyric Theatre
17/02/97 Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Month Februari
Day 16
Total # of songs 18
patience 1
take however long you want 2
no gold digger 3
west palm beach 4
stable will 5
the risen lord 6
work hard/play hard 7
a sucker's evening 8
you will miss me when i burn 9
(i was drunk at the) pulpit 10
more brother rides 11
i send my love to you 12
the weaker soldier 13
the mountain 14
kid of harith 15
you have cum (...) 16
new partner 17
pushkin 18
Will plays solo accompanied by a drumcomputer.
Stable Will is done in a dance version.
05/04/97 Chicago, IL, Lounge Ax
06/04/97 Detroit, Magic Stick
09/04/97 Louisville, KY
10/04/97 Lexington, KY, Lynagh's Musiclub
11/04/97 Columbus, OH, Staches
12/04/97 Cleveland, OH, Euclid Tavern
Month April
Day 6 9 11 12
Total # of songs 13 13 13 13
patience 1 1 1 1
the risen lord 2 2 2 2
arise therefore 3 3 3 3
you have cum (...) 4 4 4 4
disorder 5 5 5 5
the sun highlights the lack... 6 6 6 6
bolden boke boy 7
always bathing in the evening 8
watch with me 7
in my mind 8 7
all babies 8
i had a good mother and father 7
more brother rides 8
new gypsy 9 9 9 9
stablemate 10 10 10 10
give me children 11 11 11 11
a sucker's evening 12 12 12 12
stable will 13 13 13 13
The band for this tour is here.
On 04/06/97 Bob Arellano sings two songs (# 10 & 11), he also sings Spanish lyrics on West Palm Beach.
??/05/97 Charleston, SC
29/05/97 Savannah, GA, Bay Street Bar
30/05/97 Columbia, SC, Hunter Gatherer
01/06/97 Baltimore, MD, Fletcher's
02/06/97 Washington, Black Cat
04/06/97 Cambridge, MA, Middle East
05/06/97 Providence, RI, The Call
06/06/97 New York City, Tramps
07/06/97 Philadelphia, PA, Nick's
08/06/97 Rehoboth, DE, Dog Fish Head
09/06/97 Charlottesville, VA, Tokyo Rose
??/06/97 Richmond, VA, Biograph Theatre, Route 1 South Festival
Month May June
Day ? 29 30 2 4 6 7 8 9
Total # of songs ? 13 17 17 15 17 15 13 15
ohio river boat song 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
riding 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
valentine's day 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
trudy dies 4 4 4 4 4
come in 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 4
little blue eyes 6 6 6 6 5 6 5
horses - 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6
stable will - 8 8 8 5 8 7 7
untitled - 9 9 9 7 9 8 8 8
marriage - 10 11 11 9 12 10 10
(end of) travelling 11 14 14 13 14 12 11 12
lost blues 12 15 15 14 15 13 12 13
o how i enjoy the light - 10 10 8 13 9 9
west palm beach - 12 12 12 10 11 9 1
gulf shores 13 13 11 10
i'm on my way home again 13 16 16 15 16 14 13 15
green river 17 17 17 15 14
valle de viñales 10
rancho grande 11
Again Will plays solo accompanied by a drumcomputer.
27/08/97 Eugene, OR, Sam Bond's Garage
28/08/97 Portland, OR, EJ's
29/08/97 Seattle, WA, Showbox
30/08/97 Portland, WA, Capitol Theatre
04/09/97 New York, NY, Tramps
Drag City Revue with 17 different bands playing 15 minutes each.
Bands included Aerial M, Appendix Out, Chestnut Station, King Kong, Will Oldham,
Edith Frost, Royal Trux, Smog, Mayo Thompson, USA, and emcee Neil Hamburger.
send in the clowns
whiskey and women
o let it be
Will plays solo in France:
19/10/97 Paris, La Péniche
21/10/97 Paris, Cafe De La Danse
Month October
Day 19 21
Total # of songs 25 ?
i am still what i meant to be 1
agnes, queen of sorrow 2
i send my love to you 3
the mountain 4
more brother rides 5
(i was drunk at the) pulpit 6
the risen lord 7
arise, therefore 8
you have cum (...) 9
whiskey and women 10
o let it be 11
the gator 12
the eagle & the hawk 13
pushkin 14
come in 15
come a little dog 16
meaulnes 17
riding 18
tonight's decision (and hereafter) 19
new partner 20
a sucker's evening 21
idle hands are the devil's... 22
werner's last blues to blokbuster 23
west palm beach 24
christmastime in the mountains 25
black/rich tune -
horses -
the sun highlights the lack... -
you will miss me when i burn -
Spanish tour, anyone who has more info on setlists? Will was backed by the Spanish band Migala.
17/10/97 Donosti (Euskadi), Casa de Cultura
18/10/97 Berango (Euskadi), ?
24/10/97 Valencia, ?
31/10/97 Gijón, ?
01/11/97 Móstoles (Madrid), Sala Parklife
03/11/97 Jerez (Cadiz), Universidad
07/11/97 Barcelona, Sala Apollo, Fiesta Acuarela
08/11/97 Madrid, Sala Maravillas
The film screening tour through Europe for the movie "Dutch Harbor: Where The Sea Breaks It's Back".
Among others, Will played harmonica & melodica, but probably not the whole tour.
The dates here are taken from the album "The Last Place To Go".
The dates of which I am sure that Will played along are marked with a "W".
11/11/97 VPRO, Radio 5 "De Avonden"-W
12/11/97 Eindhoven, Effenaar-W
14/11/97 Hasselt, Belgie-W
15/11/97 Hasselt, Belgie
16/11/97 Dresden, Star Club-W
17/11/97 Dresden, Star Club
21/11/97 Fribourg, Fri-Son-W
22/11/97 Zürich, Rote Fabrik
23/11/97 Bordeaux, Zoo Bizarre
25/11/97 Nantes, L'Olympic
26/11/97 Ris Organis, Le Plan
27/11/97 Reims, Usine
28/11/97 Arras, Theatre D'Arras
29/11/97 Colmar, Salle 06
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