The Sisters of Mercy Ultimate Resource Guide
1997

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3 June 1997 - Joseph's Well, Leeds, England
Set
  • Kiss The Carpet • Come Together • Giving Ground • Ribbons • Amphetamine Logic • Under The Gun • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Dominion/Mother Russia • On The Wire/Teachers • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Burn • Temple Of Love • Flood II • Blood Money • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Confide In Me

Notes
  • First gig with Mike Varjak.
  • Test gig under the name "Near Meth Experiment".

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 85:35

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7 June 1997 - Gruendelpark, Glauchau, Germany
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind Of Stranger • Ribbons • Giving Ground • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Burn • Blood Money • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • This Corrosion • Confide In Me • First And Last And Always • Vision Thing

Notes
  • My recording is missing Vision Thing.
  • Headliners.

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 83:15

Other Performers
  • Front 242 etc.
9 June 1997 - Brixton Academy, London, England
Set
  • Kiss The Carpet • Ribbons • Come Together • Giving Ground • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Burn • Blood Money • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • This Corrosion • Confide In Me • First And Last And Always • Something Fast • Temple Of Love • Jolene

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 77:31

Other Performers
  • Cubanate • Jolt

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10 June 1997 - Brixton Academy, London, England
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Come Together • Ribbons • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Blood Money • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Jolene • Confide In Me

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 87:55

Other Performers
  • Cubanate • Jolt

11 June 1997 - Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Come Together • Ribbons • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Summer • Blood Money • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Jolene

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 84:43

Other Performers
  • Cubanate • Jolt

13 June 1997 - Red Box, Dublin, Ireland
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Summer • Blood Money • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Jolene

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 85:37

Other Performers
  • Cubanate • Jolt

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28 June 1997 - Dark Harvest Festival, Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Set
  • Soundcheck: Eldritch singing breakfast menu

  • Show: (Intro Fly and Collision of Comas Sola) • Vision Thing • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Body Electric • Dominion/Mother Russia • Under The Gun • Summer • Alice • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • First And Last And Always • Something Fast • This Corrosion

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 91:06

Other Performers
  • Heavy Water Factory • Switchblade Symphony • Tapping the Vain

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10 July 1997 - Rockwave Festival, Athens, Greece
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Summer • Alice • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing

Notes
  • Headliners.

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 87:15

Other Performers
  • Flowers Of Romance • New Model Army
12 July 1997 - Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
Set
  • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Summer • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Jolene

Notes
  • Headliners.

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: unknown

Other Performers
  • Projekt Pitchfork • Type O`Negative

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18 July 1997 - Forestglade Festival, Wiesen, Austria
Set
  • First And Last And Always • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Summer • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind Of Stranger • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Jolene

Notes
  • Headliners.
  • My recording is missing First And Last And Always, Ribbons, Come Together, Train/Detonation Boulevard, Giving Ground, Temple Of Love, Comfortably Numb/Some Kind Of Stranger, This Corrosion, Something Fast, Vision Thing and Jolene. (Basically the whole show :) )

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 32:39

Other Performers
  • Midnight Oil • Type O`Negative

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20 July 1997 - Supercrash Festival, Rendsburg, Germany
Set
  • (Afterhours) • Comfortably Numb/Some Kind of Stranger • Ribbons • Come Together • Train/Detonation Boulevard • Giving Ground • Amphetamine Logic • On The Wire/Teachers • Dominion/Mother Russia • Summer • Anaconda • War On Drugs • Flood II • Temple Of Love • First And Last And Always • This Corrosion • Something Fast • Vision Thing • Confide In Me • Alice • Sister Ray • Jolene

Notes
  • Headliners.

Circulating Recordings
  • (Unknown but most likely an audience recording)
    • Equipment: unknown
    • Lowest Generation: unknown
    • Length / Sound Quality: 118:47

Other Performers
  • Leningrad Cowboys • Moonspell • Die Krupps • etc

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