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Watching the Dirty three live is an experience that will rock, vibrate, and touch you to your souls. Founded in Australia, with three members, the band has a huge international calling and fanbase. Their sound is instrumental rock, and the undertones of their australian roots abound in their songs.Watching the Dirty three do a live performance reminds you that for them, it’s all about the music. No frills at these shows, just three men and their instruments. You won’t find fancy lights, smoke, or any other over the top stage props. The band members themselves are very casual , and often face each other instead of the audience. That’s how you know that they truly have love for the music, not just the fame.The audience is super loyal to the band, and seems to feel the music with their souls, and you cannot help dancing or swaying along, as the band plays fan favorites.The best part about the band is that they are all instrumental, with no singer . This allows the essence of the music,and the emotion of the sounds to shine through. They tour all over the world , and have a huge US fanbase, as well as Europe and Australia. I would recommend spending time and enjoying the melodic sounds of the Dirty Three.

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Dirty Three – Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White – formed up their guitar drums and violin or viola in 1992, and have cut six albums and toured over the planet since then. Individually pursued collaborations with other esteemed talents have limited their time together lately, but they do still get together to renew the vow, rev the engines, play some shows, make an album. It’s always great. ...   more

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The wait is over. Prayers have been answered; 5 years since their last whistle stop visit and 12 years since that last national tour Warren Ellis , Mick Turner and Jim White a/k/a  Dirty Three  finally return.

Already announced as a marquee act at Melbourne’s Rising Festival, Mick, Jim and Warren will bring their collective energies to venues in Canberra, Thirroul, Sydney, Fremantle, Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane and Byron Bay this June.

“What joy to kick off the tour for our new album “Love Changes Everything “ in Melbourne Australia for the Rising Festival. Recorded in 5 days. Mixed in a year. Nothing has changed. Older and meaner, sadder and totally dangerous. Dirty Three are Thirty Three years old. Come blow out the candles and help us stick a knife in the cake.” –  Warren Ellis London 2024

The trio that paints notes like stars in the sky. Back with new compositions to play and new stories to tell. They don’t get together very often these days. But to see them perform is to witness three men shoulder-deep in the task. The aching splendour. The meandering beauty. The mammoth swirl.

“For two hours, Dirty Three were the greatest band on any planet in any universe.” –  FBi Sydney State Theatre review

“It’s impossible to find flaw with the performance, though its x factor is something collectively felt. A kind of accruing, song by fiery song, of irrefutable proof as to how truly great this band is.”  – Sydney Opera House review –  The Guardian

“Their songs, you know, maybe saved someone’s life.” They’re one of the world’s greatest living bands without a shadow of a doubt … It speaks straight to your heart.”  – Jen Cloher (musician)

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Acclaimed Australian instrumental trio Dirty Three will soon release their first album in over a decade, with their ninth LP Love Changes Everything due for release on Friday 14 June.

They'll then take their unique, dynamic and always powerful live show on the road for a 10-date tour of the country taking in some big rooms and beautiful theatres.

The news comes after the band were locked in as a major drawcard on this year's RISING festival announcement, where they'll play Melbourne's majestic Hamer Hall across two nights.

These shows, which kick off their tour, will be Dirty Three's first shows in five years, and first Melbourne shows in 12 years.

The band's new album features six new tracks, titled 'Love Changes Everything I' through 'Love Changes Everything VI', and is said to capture the band at their regular, spellbinding best.

While you can grab a physical copy of the album on Friday 14 June, fans will have to wait an extra fortnight if they just want to listen online as its digital release is not until Friday 28 June, when the Australian tour will just about be over.

Bandleader and violinist/violist Warren Ellis commented on the new record in typically straightforward fashion.

"Recorded in five days. Mixed in a year. Nothing has changed. Older and meaner, sadder, and totally dangerous. Dirty Three are 32 years old. Come blow out the candles and help us stick a knife in the cake."

Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White might not have been a constant presence in our lives over the past three decades, but every time they emerge from their moments of quiet, they remind us what a singular, deeply emotional musical force they are combined.

Catch Dirty Three playing the following shows. Tickets are on sale Thursday 4 April.

Friday 14 June – RISING @ Hamer Hall, Melbourne

Saturday 15 June – RISING @ Hamer Hall, Melbourne

Tuesday 18 June – Canberra Theatre

Wednesday 19 June – Anita's Theatre, Thirroul

Thursday 20 June – Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Saturday 22 June – Fremantle Passenger Terminal

Monday 24 June – Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide

Wednesday 26 June – Odeon Theatre, Hobart

Friday 28 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane

Saturday 29 June – The Green Room, Byron Bay

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DIRTY THREE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND AUSTRALIAN TOUR

The Australian instrumental post-rock trio Dirty Three have announced their long-awaited return, with a new album, Love Changes Everything , set for release physically on June 14th and digitally on June 28th.

“What joy to kick off the tour for our new album “Love Changes Everything “ in Melbourne Australia for the Rising Festival. Recorded in 5 days. Mixed in a year. Nothing has changed. Older and meaner, sadder and totally dangerous. Dirty Three are thirty two years old. Come blow out the candles and help us stick a knife in the cake.” – Warren Ellis London 2024

14 JUN 2024 – HAMER HALL, MELBOURNE ARTS CENTRE, MELBOURNE

15 JUN 2024 – HAMER HALL, MELBOURNE ARTS CENTRE, MELBOURNE

18 JUN 2024 – CANBERRA THEATRE, CANBERRA

19 JUN 2024 – ANITAS THEATRE, THIRROUL

20 JUN 2024 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY

22 JUN 2024 – FREMANTLE PASSENGER TERMINAL, FREMANTLE

24 JUN 2024 – HINDLEY STREET MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE

26 JUN 2024 – ODEON THEATRE, HOBART

28 JUN 2024 – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE

29 JUN 2024 – THE GREEN ROOM, BYRON BAY

Here’s an excerpt from my review of Dirty Three’s performance at the Sydney State Theatre in 2014:

Ellis’ playing is often, rightfully so, the focus of the audience’s attention as he high-kicks accents within the songs, leaps onto a chair, hugs friends in the front row and throws his shoulders and greying hair back and bellows wordless howls into the lavish deco surrounds of the State Theatre. His violin is a pure extension of his personality… raw, unfettered and hopelessly romantic. He conjured up pain and loss, nihilism and wide-eyed optimism through dissonance, restraint and wild abandon. Without White and Turner by his side the effect would be distilled by two thirds. Their roles are equally as essential to the often overwhelming emotional impact the band creates.

Jim White was the effortless whirling dervish behind the kit, creating polyrhythmic travels through gypsy, jazz, avant-garde, Krautrock and post-rock worlds. The man just doesn’t stop playing – constantly adding tambourines, changing sticks, discarding parts of his kit and only really settling into anything resembling standard rock drumming in sections of ‘Indian Love Song’ and ‘Sue’s Last Ride’. Meanwhile, standing with shoulder to the seated audience, the near stationary Mick Turner is the calm at the centre of the storm, the musical anchor who fills the role of both rhythm guitarist and bassist. His droning chords hung in the staid theatre air, arpeggios were nonchalantly plucked. his majestically sombre playing sounding both ancient and mournful. Losing oneself in each of the player’s sound and styles is the key to full sensory immersion and the ultimate reward of a Dirty Three performance.

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Warren Ellis is basking in the memory of a time, in the mid-1990s, when Dirty Three — the dirge-y and/or deafening instrumental combo the violinist had formed with guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White in Melbourne — became an unlikely staple within the international rock underground.

“It was fabulous. We got to play this music in front of an audience that we probably had more hope of turning on to our stuff than any other scene,” Ellis says of the period when the band gigged both at home and abroad with everyone from Pavement and Blonde Redhead to Beck and the Beastie Boys .

“The thing that drove us was that we were always in the pursuit of … just that creative freedom,” the resplendently gray-bearded violinist adds. “Is that fair to say, Jim?”

“Yeah, I think that’s great,” comes the typically pared-down response from the stubble-faced White, looking on from an adjacent Zoom window and taking occasional bites off a handheld cucumber.

Now dispersed around the world — Ellis in Paris and White in Brooklyn, with Turner the only one of the Three still residing in the band’s hometown — the members were all back in Melbourne, rehearsing for their first Australian tour in more than a decade. The occasion was the impending release of Love Changes Everything , out June 28, their first new album since 2012 and their second for revered Chicago indie label Drag City.

Across the past three decades, each of the Three has become a celebrated presence outside the group: Ellis with a slew of Nick Cave projects, including the Bad Seeds, a duo album and numerous soundtrack collaborations; White with a murderers row of contemporary songwriting greats including Cat Power , Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Bill Callahan , the prolific lute-drums duo Xylouris White , and as of this year, his own subtly enthralling solo project ; and Turner as a prolific solo artist, generous collaborator and accomplished painter, whose earthy, evocative images have adorned most Dirty Three releases, including the latest.

Amid their many individual pursuits, they’ve sporadically made time to tend the Dirty Three flame — which, despite increasingly lengthy breaks, somehow seems to burn brighter each time. Taking the form of a six-part suite, Love Changes Everything finds their core aesthetic expanding in challenging and often breathtaking ways.

Ellis still sounds fired up by the chemistry they discovered during their early meetings. He cites the “sheer thrill” of “taking everything to as loud as you can and dropping it down to nothing, and nobody knows what’s going to happen next. It was kind of — explorers. We were climbing Mt. Everest.”

“With a wheelbarrow,” White chimes in, smiling slyly.

“Huh?” Ellis asks, not catching the remark.

“Climbing Mt. Everest with a wheelbarrow,” the drummer offers. This time, the metaphor lands, and he, Ellis and Turner all crack up in unison.

'You had to take risks with Dirty Three, always'

It would be hard to think of a more apt image to illustrate the quest the trio have been on since the spring of 1992, when the three friends and collaborators from the Melbourne scene met up in Ellis’ kitchen, put together a provisional set and performed the same night at the Bakers Arms, a hotel in the city’s Abbotsford neighborhood. They gigged there regularly, finding their sound without the benefit of a stage, a PA or even a bass drum. Friends suggested they get a singer, but they saw no need.

“We just kind of felt like what we were doing was expressive enough,” Ellis says.

“There was a trust from the start: You had to take risks with Dirty Three, always,” he continues. “Just jump in and it either worked or fell flat on its face. And the three of us liked having this place that we could come and just take risks and be creative.”

“And get some free drinks,” the bespectacled, soft-spoken Turner adds with a smile.

They put out their debut LP, Sad & Dangerous , in 1994 and worked their way up to high-profile local opening slots in Melbourne and across Australia. The following year, they made the jump to America, issuing their second, self-titled LP through an earlier Chicago indie staple, Touch and Go, playing both support and headlining gigs and even doing a stint on Lollapalooza’s second stage.

As heard on Dirty Three , their sound often felt almost primordial, with Turner’s forlorn chord progressions, Ellis’ rustic fiddle (sometimes replaced by accordion or piano) and White’s sparse, wind-rustling-through-leaves percussion — making brilliant use of woodblock and tambourine in addition to the conventional drum kit — transporting the listener back to some shadowy, firelit gathering, before music was contained by anything so mundane as a rock club. Other times, they stomped like a backwoods Led Zeppelin .

Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich recalls meeting the Three through Stephen Pavlovic, who handled Australian releases for various American indie acts on his label, Fellaheen Records. The trio opened for Pavement in Melbourne in 1994 and subsequently supported them in clubs across the U.S.

“We enjoyed getting blown off the stage, but after seeing these guys, then subsequently playing dozens of shows with them, it became obvious that it was going to be a repetitive situation,” Nastanovich tells NPR Music, adding, “I can honestly tell you that walking onstage after the Dirty Three is like walking on hot coals.”

David Viecelli, aka Boche Billions, Dirty Three’s U.S. booking agent since their first visits in the ‘90s, remembers being instantly impressed by the band. “It was just so distinctive, so creative, and it just had its own world, some of which was bewildering and disorienting and some of which was incredibly charming,” he says. Viecelli watched the trio build an American audience in real time, on the strength of both their music and Ellis’ rambling, fantastical and darkly hilarious between-song storytelling.

“They did get traction fairly quickly, and I think a big part of that was people seeing them live,” he adds. “You wouldn’t have seen anybody like it.”

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The band’s early U.S. tours, beautifully chronicled in a 2007 documentary by Darcy Maine, were ramshackle affairs that privileged adventure over comfort, or even basic practicality.

“Mick bought a car. It was a gold — I want to say a Duster or a Galaxie 500,” Viecelli recalls. “They drove the whole tour, all over the whole country, in that. And the gear was strapped to the roof, including Jim's drums, which were then exposed to the elements the whole tour: heat, rain, all of it. So they gradually were destroyed over the course of the tour.”

Looking back on his various experiences on the road with White over the years — both co-billing with Dirty Three and featuring the drummer in his band — Will Oldham (aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy) notes a similarly lax attitude toward the logistics of travel.

“We would go on tour and he would have this suitcase full of, like, books and rocks and junk and then just wear the same shirt and suit every day, and the same dress shoes,” Oldham recalls with obvious amusement. “And if we were going to go for a hike, he would just go for a hike in his dress shoes and his suit and his pink button-up shirt.”

Nastanovich recounts a time when he, White and Ellis took in some local culture in Barcelona before their bands shared a bill there. “I remember, after a brief soundcheck for both Pavement and Dirty Three, Jim realized that there was live bullfighting, corrida de toros , across the street,” he says. “It was a very memorable day because the three of us — Jim, Warren and myself — went over for about an hour and a half and had this amazing experience — a gruesome one, to an extent — watching bullfighting.”

Continents and years apart, Dirty Three still resonates

Within the band, the adventure was, and continues to be, the music itself. Turner, who worked in a slew of bands prior to Dirty Three, including the live-wire art-punk act Venom P. Stinger, which featured White behind the kit, recalls feeling an instant spark when the trio convened.

“It was the most exciting musical project I’d ever been involved with, for sure,” he says. “It was so open and creative, and I think we were just lucky that, musically, we all clicked. It’s not that common to just start playing music with people and it just works for you.”

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On later releases, including the gritty, crackling Horse Stories and the forlorn, almost unbearably lovely, Steve Albini –recorded Ocean Songs , the group’s sonic tales unfolded like a wondrous fever dream — sometimes melancholy, sometimes ecstatic — while on 2000’s Whatever You Love, You Are and 2003’s She Has No Strings, Apollo , they sprawled out with an elegiac splendor.

Cinder , from 2005, found them streamlining their compositions and adding voice on a pair of enchanting tracks, one featuring a wordless turn from The Mekons ’ Sally Timms and one with vocals and lyrics from avowed Dirty Three superfan Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power . In the Dirty Three documentary, Marshall professed an “addiction” to the band, citing the intense emotions they stirred in her. “I was just completely shocked that they would have a vocalist,” she said of being asked to collaborate with them, “and so honored.”

Aside from 2012’s Toward the Low Sun , the roughly two decades since have been relatively quiet for the group. But as Will Oldham points out, the DNA of the Dirty Three has persisted in the members’ various other pursuits.

“Each of their personalities and their musical personas or projects or trajectories or entities is fully present in each moment, so that each thing that each of them does separately is connected to and points back to, and forward to, what they do together as the Dirty Three,” Oldham says. “We were all introduced to Jim and Mick and Warren through the Dirty Three, and then everything they do after that, the Dirty Three resonates in all of it.”

Hearing them reunited on Love Changes Everything feels especially potent and poignant. Each track on the record is its own kind of gem: the rising-from-the-muck avant-rock of part I; part III, with its floating, impressionistic vibe; the soothing free-jazz-like swell of part VI.

“We haven't made a record for — whatever it is — 10, 12 years,” Ellis says. “We've all made lots of records between that, so it's not like the thirst to create had disappeared. I mean, we've all been really busy: Mick's been painting, Jim's been touring, playing, making records, and I have, and that's just all grist to the mill. I think we're really lucky in that respect. It's been great for the band.”

These days, the musicians keep up with one another, but in a seemingly hands-off way.

“I sent you my record, didn’t I, Warren?” White asks Ellis of his new solo effort, All Hits: Memories .

“Yeah, you did,” Ellis answers with a tone that suggests that the two hadn’t yet made a point of discussing what he’d thought of it.

“We don’t stalk each other,” Turner adds with a laugh.

That’s probably because they know, intuitively, that what they had in the beginning — the risk, as well as the reward — will always be there.

“We couldn’t have made this record 30 years ago,” Ellis says of Love Changes Everything . “It was just a trust in getting in the room and playing and seeing what would happen.”

Correction June 24, 2024

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Dirty Three’s 2005 album Cinder included the group’s first work that featured vocals. It had released songs with vocals before that time.

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New expanses to create. New music to share. The legendary trio Dirty Three are finally home.

The trio that paints notes like stars in the sky. Back with new compositions to play and new stories to tell, Dirty Three return with their first hometown headline show in 12 years.

No one does it like Dirty Three. Ever since their first gig at an Abbotsford pub in 1992—when Warren Ellis fastened a pickup to his violin with a rubber band to give it some extra snarl—they’ve been following their own path. 

While their peers were doing grunge, they were facing each other onstage, making rock without the ego. Jazz without the histrionics. Folk without the troubadours. Improvising rumbling, wide-open instrumentals that pull you in like oil-painted landscapes.

They don’t get together very often these days. But to see them perform is to witness three men shoulder-deep in the task. And to host their hometown return at Hamer Hall after so many years is a scintillating prospect indeed. The aching splendour. The meandering beauty. The mammoth swirl. It's Dirty Three.

“ It’s impossible to find flaw with the performance, though its x factor is something collectively felt. A kind of accruing, song by fiery song, of irrefutable proof as to how truly great this band is. ”

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Dirty Three Chronology I

(february 1992 - november 2012: melbourne -chicago -paris -brooklyn).

Brief early history Mick Turner (born in Black Rock-Melbourne on 12 January, 1960): starts his musical career in 1979 as member of the Sick Things (1979-1982, with a slight return in 1988). Several members of the Sick Things, inluding Mick, formed the short-lived Spew Forth in 1982 before establishing Fungus Brains (1982-1989). During the same period he also joins Dave Graney's The Moodists , with which he's touring overseas for the first time (UK, Europe and US in 1983-1984). When Fungus Brains are put on hold Mick forms Venom P. Stinger (1986-1994), a band with Dugald McKenzie, Alan Secher-Jensen and drummer Jim White. Jim White (born in Clifton Hill-Melbourne on 30 December, 1962): starts his musical career as member of the Happy Orphans in 1980, with Conway Savage [later of Bad Seeds fame]. The next band he joins are People With Chairs Up Their Noses (1981-1982). From 1982-1984 he's drumming for the Feral Dinosaurs , a band again with Conway Savage. In 1984 he's briefly in Brainshack , a band with Fungus Brains members (excluding Mick). He joins Mick Turner in Venom P. Stinger (1986-1994), a band which also briefly tours the US in 1991. In 1989 he's in the short-lived Hessian Sax , followed by King Idiot in 1990/91. In April 1992 Jim joins Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers , in June he and Warren both join David McComb's The Blackeyed Susans and Megan Bawden's short-lived Busload Of Faith , taking over drums from Tony Pola [Beasts Of Bourbon]. Late 1992 Jim joins Charlie Marshall's Body Electric , again with Warren. Warren Ellis (born in Ballarat on 14 February, 1965): starts his musical career in a school band called Paranoid . They only rehearsed, did one live show (1985-1986), and never recorded. Then he sang with a band in Melbourne called Well which played for six or nine months. In 1986 he's also briefly in These Future Kings . On January 1st, 1988 Warren leaves Australia for London (to meet a girl who did not show up), then travelling for 9-10 months in Scotland, Ireland and Hungary. Together with other musicians he's busking in the streets and bars, traveling from town to town. It is during this period that he learns to play the violin properly and to appreciate the impact of folk music songs on people. After returning to Melbourne he's working as a kitchenhand and cleaner, followed by a stay in Gippsland, in country Victoria, where he teaches at Bairnsdale High School for 18 months. In 1991 he returns to Melbourne joining Busload Of Faith . By January 1992 Warren joins Charlie Marshall's Body Electric with Jim White. In April 1992 Warren joins Jim in Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers and in June 1992 David McComb's The Blackeyed Susans , again with Jim White. When Noel Fermanis, a friend, opens a bar at the Baker's Arms hotel on Victoria Street, he asks Warren for a band to play live background music. Warren asks Jim White and Jim asks Mick Turner. They rehearse/improvise some 5-6 tunes in Warren's kitchen and perform the same night in front of an audience of 3 friends or so. The next rehearsal they record and it was later (partially) released as the "Sad and Dangerous" album (1994. Poon Village/Forced Exposure-USA). Their residency at the Bakers Arms bar allows them to experiment with their intrumental music.

xx-Feb-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel

Photo: Google street view, January 2010. Note 1: First concerts at the bar of the Bakers Arms Hotel (@ 355 Victoria Street). The hotel opened in 1876, before that it was a bakery. The pub was then owned by Noel Fermanis who in later years also owned The Great Britain (in Richmond), the Builders Arms (in Fitzroy), the Montague (in South Melbourne), The Retreat Hotel (in Abbotsford), the Windsor Castle (in Windsor), Yelza (in Fitzroy), the Edinburgh Castle (in Brunswick), the Wesley Anne (in Northcote) and the Royal Oak Hotel (in Fitzroy). Note 2: "We had pretty crappy food back then [when the Bakers Arms opened in 1990]," [Noel Fermanis] says bluntly. "But people weren't going there for the food. We were surrounded by cheap restaurants and people were eating Vietnamese." From The Age, 23-Jun-04. Note 3: "We got together because it helped us pay the rent. A friend of mine bought a bar in Melbourne, and rather than playing records, he wanted to have live music. I hadn�t seen him for about eight years or something, and when I bumped into him, he said he�d bought this bar and he knew I played music, so he said �Why don�t you get a group together and come down and play?� So, I�d just met Jim and Mick about two or three months before this took place, and we met up in my kitchen, worked out half a dozen songs, and went down and played there that night. That was kind of why we started really. We weren�t actually that focused: we just went down and played, we didn�t have a concept for the group or anything. These were just the instruments we played, there was no PA � and none of us could sing, so that wiped out vocals from the start." Warren Ellis interviewed by Damien Love in 1998. Note 4: "The Dirty Three [..] played regularly at a Melbourne bar, the Bakers Arms Hotel in Abbotsford, two sets a night for sixty bucks. The venue�s space, however, was so unsuited for the threepiece band that White couldn�t even fit a bass drum near the staging area. �I was only using a hi-hat, cymbal, floor tom, snare, and one cymbal,� the drummer says. �The first couple of shows we played, Warren and Mick plugged into one amp. We could fit everything for the show in the boot�or trunk�of the car. [..] I mean, at that time I was playing with one hand what could be defined as kick patterns on the floor tom.� Jim White, in Modern Drummer, February 2013.

18-Apr-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets from 10PM-1AM)

Poster: Reproduction from "Stranded -Australian Independent Music, 1976-1992 (Revised/Expanded 2021)", a book by Clinton Walker . Note: Saturday night residency at the bar of the Bakers Arms Hotel.

25-Apr-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets from 10PM-1AM)

02-May-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets from 9:30PM-close)

09-May-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets from 9:30PM-close)

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Saturday night residency at the bar of the Bakers Arms Hotel.

15-May-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

22-May-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

29-May-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Friday night residency at the Bakers Arms Hotel bar. Announced as 'lounge music'.

06-Jun-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

12-Jun-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

19-Jun-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

26-Jun-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (2 sets)

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Friday night residency at the Bakers Arms Hotel bar continued. Announced as 'lounge music'.

02-Jul-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel [with Hell To Pay]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 26-Jun-92.

19-Jul-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel-Piano bar (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: "Sunday afternoon tea" with The Dirty Three.

26-Jul-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel-Piano bar

Poster: Photo of poster. Ad: Scan of advert from The Age newspaper. Note: "Sunday afternoon tea" with The Dirty Three. Free Sunday afternoon show.

02-Aug-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel-Piano bar (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

09-Aug-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel-Piano bar (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 31-Jul-92. Note: "Sunday afternoon tea" with The Dirty Three. Free Sunday afternoon show.

20-Aug-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with King Idiot and Rosemary Lions]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 14-Aug-92. Note: Jim White was member of King Idiot in 1990/91. Playing for the Melbourne Improvisation Association.

17-Sep-92 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club [with Busload Of Faith]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 11-Sep-92. Note: Jim and Warren also perform as member of Busload Of Faith.

04-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

Ad: Scan of ad. Note: Free Sunday afternoon show.

08-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Thursday night residency.

11-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

15-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Thursday night residency. Free admittance show.

18-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel (3:30PM - 6:00PM)

21-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-City,Ruby Red Bar and Restaurant (on 9 Drewery Lane)

22-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

Note: Ruby Reds opened on 20-Mar-92. Public Bar Thursday night residency. Free admittance.

28-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-City,Ruby Red Bar and Restaurant (on 9 Drewery Lane)

1992 AU Melbourne, Mick's living room (a.k.a. Scuzz Studio ) recording a demo cassette, mainly to remember how the songs go, which is sold at gigs and was eventually (and partially) released on the "Sad & Dangerous" (US) album.

29-Oct-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

05-Nov-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

12-Nov-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Thursday night residency. Free admittance.

14-Nov-92 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [support for Jackson Code]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Sydney Morning Herald, 13-Nov-92. Sydney: First time in Sydney.

19-Nov-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

26-Nov-92 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Thursday night residency. Free admitance.

xx-Nov-92 [AU Melbourne,Metropolis studios, Warren Ellis (violin) and Jim White (drums) guest on all tracks on Tex Perkins/Don Walker/Charlie Owen's "Sad But True" album. Engineered by Tony Cohen. Three day session.]

02-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Club [support for Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 27-Nov-92.

05-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (Saturday night residency -2 sets)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 04-Dec-92.

12-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (Saturday night residency -2 sets)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 11-Dec-92.

17-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel [with Kolors]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 11-Dec-92.

18-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Empress Hotel [with Untitled Red]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 18-Dec-92.

19-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Abbotsford,Bakers Arms Hotel (Saturday night residency -2 sets)

24-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Rochester Castle Hotel [support for Charlie Marshall and the Body Electric]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 24-Dec-92. Note: Jim and Warren are also performing as member of Charlie Marshall and the Body Electric.

31-Dec-92 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Corner Hotel [support for Beasts of Bourbon]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 24-Dec-92.

06-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

Flyer: Photo of flyer. Note: Wednesday night residency.

13-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

Photo: Photo credit Mick Turner. Note: Wednesday night residency.

20-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

22-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel [support for Sonic Youth, with Helmet]

Poster: Photo of poster. Ad: Scan of advert from The Age newspaper, 22-Jan-93.

27-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel (Wednesday night residency)

29-Jan-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel [with Soul Scraper]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 29-Jan-93.

14-Feb-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy street stage,St.Kilda festival (@ 3:45PM)

14-Feb-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel (@ 8:30PM)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age 14-Feb-93.

17-Feb-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel

Ad: Scan of ad. Note: Free show.

20-Feb-93 AU Melbourne,Central Club Hotel [support for Chris Wilson, with Killjoys, Sea Stories]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 19-Feb-93.

26-Feb-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel [support for the Cruel Sea, with Ocean Stairs and Bo-Weevils]

Ad 1: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 26-Feb-93. Ad 2: Scan of ad advert .

11-Mar-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age 05-Mar-93. Note: Thursday residency @ the Prince Of Wales. Free admittance.

18-Mar-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel

Note: Thursday residency @ the Prince Of Wales. Free admittance.

22-Mar-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 19-Mar-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

25-Mar-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 19-Mar-93. Note: Thursday residency @ the Prince Of Wales. Free admittance.

29-Mar-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 26-Mar-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

01-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales Hotel

05-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 02-Apr-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

12-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 08-Apr-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

17-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Great Britain Hotel

Note: Kim Salmon [The Scientists] gets them a Saturday residency @ the Great Britain Hotel.

19-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 16-Apr-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

23-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Tote [support for The Plums, with Smudge]

Article: Scan of article from The Age newspaper 23-Apr-93. Note: The Plums' "Read All Over" EP launch. In 1994, Warren would guest on The Plums "Heavenly" EP.

26-Apr-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 23-Apr-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

03-May-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Caf� Virgona

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper 30-Apr-93. Note: Monday residency @ Caf� Virgona. Free admittance.

18-May-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

25-May-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel [with Spencer Jones]

17-Jun-93 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Great Britain Hotel

Note: Kim Salmon [The Scientists/Surrealists] gets them a Saturday residency @ the Great Britain Hotel.

09-Jul-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel [with Acuff's Rose]

Flyer: Scan of flyer. Note: "Mysterious & Exciting" "Sad & Dangerous". Announced as 'lounge music'.

xx-xxx-93 [AU Melbourne,RBX studio, Warren Ellis (flute and violin) guests on 2 tracks on Kim Salmon & The Surrealists' "Sin Factory" album. Produced by Tony Cohen. Engineered by Andrew Hepburn.]

June/August 1993 [AU Melbourne,Platinium Studios, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on all tracks on David McComb's [Triffids/Blackeyed Susans] "Love Of Will" album. Produced and engineered by Nick Mainsbridge.]

14-Aug-93 AU Melbourne-City,The Lounge (with Conway Savage on keyboards)

20-Aug-93 AU Sydney-Surry Hills,Hopetoun Hotel [support for Hoodlum Priests]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Sydney Morning Herald 20-Aug-93. Note: Part of their first tour of Sydney. The next day, Warren and Jim play as member of The Blackeyed Susans @ the Three Weeds Hotel.

04-Sep-93 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Central Club Hotel [with Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, with Godstar and The Affected]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 03-Sep-93. Note: On the eve of the Surrealists' European tour.

23-Sep-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

24-Sep-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Arts Centre Heart Health music festival

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 24-Sep-93. Note: Free admittance.

30-Sep-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

02-Oct-93 AU Melbourne-City,The Lounge [with Kim Salmon]

21-Oct-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel [support for The Earthmen]

21-Oct-93 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar (late show)

28-Oct-93 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

30-Oct-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel [support for The Cannanes]

01-Nov-93 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Banjo's [with Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes and with Kim Salmon]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 29-Oct-93.

12/13-Nov-93 AU Melbourne,Melbourne Cricket Ground/MCG [U2 show, with Kim Salmon and the Surrealists]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 12-Nov-93. Note: Dirty Three attend this U2 concert, because their friends Kim Salmon and The Surrealists are supporting. They got completely 'hammered' and the next day they go into the studio, recording their debut album, which is basically their live set at the time.

13/14-Nov-93 AU Melbourne-Caufield East,ABC Studio 325, (in the former Waverley Theatre) recording and mixing (in 1.5 days) their debut album. Produced and engineered by Phil MacKellar. Songs recorded are: Indian Love Song/ Better Go Home Now/ Odd Couple/ Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ The Last Night/ Dirty Equation.

19-Nov-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club [with Jackson Code]

xx-Dec-93 AU Perth,Grosvenor Hindmarsh [support for Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes]

Note: Dave Graney remembers the club owner wanting Dirty Three off the bill the second night, but Graney insisted on them staying.

17-Dec-93 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [support for The Blackeyed Susans, with Robert Forster]

18-Dec-93 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [support for The Blackeyed Susans, with Robert Forster]

Article: Scan of article from The Sydney Morning Herald, 17-Dec-93. Note: Second tour of Sydney. Warren Ellis and Jim White also perform as member of The Blackeyed Susans. "On the second tour of Sydney, I saw them playing to a mighty four people at the Annandale Hotel supporting the Blackeyed Susans. There was myself, Wendy Boyce- Hunter (Cruel Sea's then manager) and two actual punters. It was the first of two nights for the BES and that D3 show blew me away. It wasn't as noisy as the first time I saw them [...] I went back the second night. Similar amount of people. Another great show." Recollections by Tim Pittman [Feel Presents, concert promotors], Dirty Three's live agent from 1994-present.

20-Dec-93 AU Sydney-Newtown,The Sandringham Hotel (3 sets)

Note: "They played the Sando on the Monday that week to a handful at the bar and were just great. Three sets no less." Recollections by Tim Pittman [Feel Presents, concert promotors], Dirty Three's live agent from 1994-present.

23-Dec-93 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

24-Dec-93 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers, Charlie Marshall And The Body Electric]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 24-Dec-93. Note: Jim and Warren are also performing as member of Charlie Marshall And The Body Electric, as well as Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers.

25-Dec-93 AU Melbourne,Fitzroy,Punters Club [with Breatherhole and Tantric Tuberiders]

December 1993 [AU Melbourne,Metropolis studio II & III, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on 2 tracks on Nick Cave's "Let Love In" album. Produced by Tony Cohen. Engineered by Robin May and Tim Johnston.]

31-Dec-93 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel [support for The Beasts Of Bourbon]

January 1994 [AU Melbourne,Metropolis studio, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on 1 track on Dave Graney's "You Wanna Be There But You Don't Want To Travel" album. Produced by Tony Cohen and The Coral Snakes. Engineered by Tony Cohen and Andy Baldwin.]

January 1994 [AU Melbourne,Sing Sing studio, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on 2 tracks on Robert Forster's "I Had A New York Girlfriend" album. Produced by Robert Forster. Engineered by Andy Parsons.]

xx-Feb-94 AU -,- [support for The Blackeyed Susans]

xx-Feb-94 AU Perth,Grosvenor Hotel [support for The Blackeyed Susans]

Note: Tour in support for The Blackeyed Susans.

09-Feb-94 AU Melbourne,North Melbourne,Public Bar (Wednesday residency)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 04-Feb-94.

12-Feb-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with Frente and Dollop]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 11-Feb-94.

16-Feb-94 AU Melbourne,North Melbourne,Public Bar (Wednesday residency)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 11-Feb-94.

23-Feb-94 AU Melbourne,North Melbourne,Public Bar (Wednesday residency)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 18-Feb-94.

Feb/Mar-94 AU Adelaide,Fringe Festival

Poster: Scan of poster.

xx-Mar-94 AU Sydney,SBS TV,Nomad music programme (appearance)

xx-Apr-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room

Note: Jim White joins Tex [Perkins], Don [Walker] and Charlie [Owen] on this last gig of their tour

Mid-Apr-94/Mid-May-94 [Warren Ellis joins David McComb's (The Triffids/Blackeyed Susans) band The Red Ponies for their UK/European tour. No activity for Dirty Three.]

27-May-94 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Builders Arms

Press release: Scan of press release courtesy of Ann Holt (D3's manager at the time), from her archives. Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 27-May-94.

28-May-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with The Plums]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 27-May-94.

30-May-94 AU Release of the debut album "Dirty Three" (Torn & Frayed). Torn & Frayed is Andrew McGee (Greyville records) and Steve Cross (Shock records) label.

04-Jun-94 AU Canberra,Australian National University-ANU,Refectory Bar [support for Rollins Band, with Kim Salmon & The Surrealists]

Poster: Photo of poster. Listing: Scan of listing from the Canberra Times 02-Jun-94. Note: Start of their first national tour (of the Eastern states) to promote the release of their debut album.

08-Jun-94 AU Brisbane-Fortitude Valley,Ric's Caf�

09-Jun-94 AU Brisbane,Babylon

10-Jun-94 AU Brisbane-Fortitude Valley,Roxy

11-Jun-94 AU Brisbane-Fortitude Valley,Ric's Caf� (afternoon)

1x-Jun-94 AU Brisbane-Woolloongabba,Princess Theatre (evening)

Press release: Scan of tour announcement, courtesy of Ann Holt (Dirty Three's manager at the time), from her archives. Note: "Seated in the second row, stage right, eyes glazed and bathed in warm analogue lights we were presented with a prowling, menacing, dangerous, sweaty beast of a man playing the violin. The Violin. Warren Ellis was animalistic in his performance and alongside Mick Turner (bass) and Jim White (drums) the trio�s wall of sound violated every cavity in my body. Everything in me and around me vibrated, radiating from Ellis� boots repeatedly hitting the wooden floorboards of the century-old stage. The 45-minute set, comprised their recently released debut album Dirty Three, was one long instrumental epic that peaked in a crescendo of chaos that was the undoing of me." Recollections of the Princess Theatre show by Leanne de Souza .

13-Jun-94 AU Sydney-Newtown,Sandringham Hotel (4PM, afternoon show on a public holiday, the Queen's birthday)

xx-Jun-94 AU Sydney,The Basement

Listing: Scan of listing from Sydney Morning Herald 10-Jun-94. Note: Two week tour of the Australian east coast to support the release of their "Dirty Three" debut album. "We set up an East Coast tour to promote the album release, revolving around a long weekend. I was so convinced on their live power, that if I got them the right shows in Sydney on the way up, then a return show on the way back would go really well. They played with the Rollins Band in Canberra (equal intensity) and at the Annandale as a headline with Kim Salmon solo supporting. They continued up to Q'ld and Paul Curtis (Regurgitator manager) helped me put together their Brisbane run through a string of cafes, and even lunchtime shows. By the second show they had to turn people away. Word was really strong. Equally on their way back to Sydney, they played an afternoon public holiday show at the Sando [Sandringham Hotel]. Word had got around. It was packed to overflowing. They continued down to Melbourne and played their first headliner at the Punters Club, again with Kim supporting. It was another full house! They/I couldn't believe it. It seemed their entire destiny was sealed in that two-week period." Recollections by Tim Pittman [Feel Presents, concert promoters], Dirty Three's live agent from 1994-present.

18-Jun-94 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Polyester records (2PM, instore. Debut album launch)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 17-Jun-94.

18-Jun-94 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club [support by The Cannanes and Kim Salmon solo]

Article: Scan of article from The Age newspaper, 17-Jun-94.

19-Jun-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Discurio records (3PM, instore. Debut album launch)

28-Jun-94 AU Melbourne,Concert Hall [support for Rickie Lee Jones and Rob Wasserman]

Review: Scan of review from The Age newspaper, 01-Jul-94. Note: Mid 1994 newspaper articles mentioned that the band had done a support slot for Rickie Lee Jones. This is the only Melbourne concert Jones did in 1994 (as part of a short/rare Australian tour), even though the review does not mention Dirty Three.

01-Jul-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales [support for Dave Graney, with Working Class Ringos]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 01-Jul-94.

02-Jul-94 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,Town Hall,Goo festival [with Magic Dirt]

Pass: Photo of all areas pass. Review: Scan of review from The Age newspaper 08-Jul-94. Note: With Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

04-Jul-94 AU Sydney,The Basement [support for UTE]

05-Jul-94 AU Sydney,The Basement [support for UTE]

06-Jul-94 AU Sydney,The Basement [support for UTE]

07-Jul-94 AU Sydney,The Basement [support for UTE]

Ad: Scan of ad from Sydney Morning Herald, 01-Jul-94.

08-Jul-94 AU Sydney-Newcastle,Cambridge Hotel

Listing: Scan of listing from Sydney Morning Herald, 08-Jul-94.

10-Jul-94 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [support for Maurice Frawley and the Working Class Ringos]

11-Jul-94 AU Sydney-Ultimo,ABC-Studio 227 2JJJ/Triple J FM radio - Australian Music Show

Setlist: A.o. Better Go Home Now. Note: Live to air radio program. Recording engineered and mixed by Phil MacKellar. Above track available on the "V/A: Triple J Live" 2CD, as well as Dirty Three's "Ulterior Motives" (CD 2012).

15-Jul-94 AU Melbourne-Prahan,Continental Caf� [with Maurice Frawley & the Working Class Ringos]

Poster: Photo of poster. Ad: Scan of advert from The Age newspaper, 09-Jul-94. Article: Scan of article from The Age newspaper, 15-Jul-94. Note: Debut album launch.

23-Jul-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince Of Wales hotel [support for Pavement]

24-Jul-94 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,Town Hall [support for Pavement]

Poster: Photo of poster, design by Paul McNeil. Note: Support for Pavement on their 2 Melbourne dates.

03-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-Prahan,Continental Caf� [with Robert Forster]

Article: Scan of article from The Age newspaper, 03-Aug-94.

06-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with Theatre Of Hell and The Snuff Puppets]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 05-Aug-94.

xx-Aug-94 AU Adelaide,Crown & Anchor Hotel

11-Aug-94 AU Adelaide,Big Star record store [support by Dumb Earth]

12-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince of Wales hotel [support for Beck, with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Magic Dirt]

13-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Prince of Wales hotel [support for Beck, with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Magic Dirt]

Poster: Photo of poster. Ad: Scan of advert from The Age newspaper, 12-Aug-94. Note: Support for Beck, with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, only in Melbourne.

13-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel [with Mantissa and Wolfgang]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 12-Aug-94.

2x-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club [with Kim Salmon solo and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion]

Photo: Credit unknown.

xx-Aug-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

Note: "Tex, Don and Charlie" = Tex Perkins [The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon], Don Walker [Cold Chisel] and guitarist Charlie Owen. Warren Ellis joins them on violin and Jim on drums.

31-Aug-94 AU Melbourne,National Theatre [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 26-Aug-94. Note: "Tex, Don and Charlie" = Tex Perkins [The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon], Don Walker [Cold Chisel] and guitarist Charlie Owen. Warren Ellis joins them on violin and Jim on drums.

01-Sep-94 AU Geelong,Lyric Nightclub [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

02-Sep-94 AU Melbourne,National Theatre [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

Poster: Original poster. Note: "Tex, Don and Charlie" = Tex Perkins [The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon], Don Walker [Cold Chisel] and guitarist Charlie Owen. Warren Ellis joins them on violin and Jim on drums.

03-Sep-94 AU Bribane,Tivoli Theatre [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: "Tex, Don and Charlie" = Tex Perkins [The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon], Don Walker [Cold Chisel] and guitarist Charlie Owen. Warren Ellis joins them on violin and Jim on drums.

04-Sep-94 AU Sydney,Enmore Theatre [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

06-Sep-94 AU Canberra,Australian National University-ANU,Refectory Bar [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

Listing: Scan from the Canberra Times 01-Sep-94. Note: "Tex, Don and Charlie" = Tex Perkins [The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bourbon], Don Walker [Cold Chisel] and guitarist Charlie Owen. Warren Ellis joins them on violin and Jim on drums.

xx-Sep-94 AU Perth,Grosvenor Hotel [support for Don, Tex and Charlie]

xx-xxx-94 [AU Melbourne,Atlantis Recording Studios, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on 3 songs of Spencer P. Jones' [Beasts Of Bourbon] "Rumour Of Death" album. Recorded, mixed and produced by Dave McCluney and Spencer P. Jones. Other guests include Conway Savage [Bad Seeds], Brian Hooper [Beasts Of Bourbon], Rowland S. Howard [Birthday Party/These Immortal Souls], Charlie Owen,..]

xx-xxx-94 [AU Melbourne,Metropolis Audio, Warren Ellis (violin,keyboard) guests on 1 song of The Plums "Heavenly" EP. Produced by Tony Cohen, with Andy Baldwin. Other guest on the same track is Tony Wyzenbeek (harmonica).]

01-Oct-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room [with Satellite]

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 30-Sep-94.

08-Oct-94 AU Brisbane,Davies Park,Livid Festival [with Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes, The Beastie Boys, Kim Salmon's STM, Helmet, .. more]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: First time at Livid. Warren and Jim also perform with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers.

xx-Oct-94 AU Adelaide,Crown & Anchor Hotel

Note: It was on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and it was only attended by around 50 people. "At one point during the show Warren Ellis lay on the stage and stuck his violin through the soundhole of the drum kit so that the kick pedal resonated through the violin. It made the most incredible sound. The gig ended when Warren played the final note of the last song and fell backwards off the stage!" Fan account by Bryce D.

13-Oct-94 AU Adelaide,Thebarton Theatre [support for The Beastie Boys, with Helmet and The Hurra]

14-Oct-94 AU Melbourne,Festival Hall [support for The Beastie Boys, with Helmet]

Poster: Photo of poster.

15-Oct-94 AU Melbourne,City Square Stage Heart Health music festival (1:30PM)

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 14-Oct-94.

21-Oct-94 AU Sydney,Annandale Hotel [with Disneyfist]

xx-xxx-94 [AU Sydney,Megaphon Studio, Warren Ellis (violin,keyboard) guests on all tracks of Crow's "Li-Lo-ing" album. Engineered by Tim Whitten.]

05-Nov-94 AU Sydney,Sydney Domain park Big Backyard open air festival [with Cruel Sea, Dave Graney, Ed Kuepper, Died Pretty, Midnight Oil,..]

Setlist: a.o. Dirty Equation. Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Sydney Morning Herald. Note: Above track available on the V/A: "The Big Backyard Live concert" CD. Sixteen bands performed 15-20 minute sets at this outdoor festival, arranged as a fundraiser for the Big Backyard radio show.

November 1994 US Release of the "Sad & Dangerous" LP album on Poon Village/Forced Exposure.

04-Dec-94 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Evelyn Hotel

08-Dec-94 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,The Palace [with Spencer Jones, Chris Wilson, Tex Perkins, Charlie Owen, Cosmic Psychos] Benefit for Atlantic recording studios

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 02-Dec-94.

10-Dec-94 AU Geelong/Ballarat-Meredith,Chris Nolan's farm on Mount Mercer Road Meredith open air festival #4 [with Magic Dirt, Spiderbait, Powdermonkeys, ...]

Poster: Photo of poster. Photo: Photo credit MMF . Note: Their first appearance at Meredith. They will perform 4 times at this festival (1994, 1997, 2004 and 2010).

16-Dec-94 AU Melbourne-St Kilda,Palais Theatre [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

22-Dec-94 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Cherry Tree Hotel [with Blackeyed Susans, Acuff's Rose] Torn & Frayed records Xmas show

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 16-Dec-94.

31-Dec-94 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [with Viscious Hairy Mary]

Article: Scan of article, from Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 30-Dec-94.

01-Jan-95 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [with Crow and Hairbrain]

Listing: Scan of listing from Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 01-Jan-95.

xx-Jan-95 AU Sydney-Newcastle,-

05-Jan-95 AU Sydney-Lismore,Tattersalls Hotel [with Storytime]

06/08-Jan-95 AU Byron Bay,Belongil Fields Second Arts and Music festival [with TISM, Ed Kuepper, Powderfinger,...]

Flyer: Photo of flyer.

10-Jan-95 AU Sydney-Newtown,Feedback [with Cardboard Box Man]

Setlist: At The Bar/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Toaster!/ I Knew It Would Come To This/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Running Scared(*)/ Tupelo (*)/ Lucy(*)/ Dirty Equation/ Wanted Man(*). Review: By Scott Deegan, taken From On The Street 17-Jan-95. Note: (*) tracks with Nick Cave on vocals. At the soundcheck they did a cover of "Helpless" [Neil Young] with Nick Cave on vocals.

xx-Jan-95 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

xx-Jan-95 [AU Melbourne,Sing Sing and Metropolis studios, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on one track on Mick Harvey's "Intoxicated Man" album. Engineered by Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt.]

xx-Jan-95 [AU Melbourne,Metropolis studios, Warren Ellis (violin) guests on one track on Anita Lane's/Mick Harvey's "The World's A Girl" EP. Engineered by Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt.]

20-Jan-95 AU Brisbane-Fortitude Valley,The Zoo

Setlist: a.o. Running Scared. Note: Above track (with Nick Cave on vocals) available on the "Sharks" EP. At the end of the show, Nick Cave, Robert Forster and (his wife) Karin B�umler jumped onstage for a couple of tunes.

22-Jan-95 AU Melbourne,RAS Showgrounds [with Ministry, Primal Scream, Hole, Screaming Trees, Luscious Jackson, Kim Salmon & Surrealists, Dave Graney, Magic Dirt,..] Big Day Out festival - 3D stage

Setlist: Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Toaster!/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Tupelo(*)/ Shivers(*). Poster: Photo of poster. Program: Scan of program from The Age newspaper, 20-Jan-95. Note: (*) with Nick Cave on vocals.

27-Jan-95 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Palace Theatre [with The Cruel Sea]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 27-Jan-95.

27-Jan-95 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Tote [with Hecate]

02-Feb-95 AU Adelaide,The Synagogue [support for Luscious Jackson]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: "There were only about 6 people present at Synagogue and Warren just stood and played standing in the crowd, talking to us between songs. As more punters wandered in for Luscious Jackson, I remember Warren accosting some poor soul asking why they were late for D3 set." fan account by Brett O.

03-Feb-95 AU Adelaide,Wayville Showgrounds,Big Day Out festival [with Ministry, Primal Scream, Screaming Trees, Luscious Jackson, Kim Salmon & Surrealists, ..] Big Day Out festival

04-Feb-95 AU Adelaide,The Tivoli Hotel [with Corrupt Fruit and Muff]

Flyer: Photo of flyer, courtesy of Brett O.

10-Feb-95 AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Tote

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper, 10-Feb-95.

18-Feb-95 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gershwin Room [with Crow]

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 17-Feb-95.

23-Feb-95 AU Adelaide,The Tivoli Hotel

24-Feb-95 AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Bowling Club

Press release: Handwritten by Warren. Photo by Lorinda Jane (booker @ the Public bar, 1995) via Warren Ellis Instagram. Note: Farewell tour before going overseas to tour. They would only return to Australia in January 1996.

25-Feb-95 AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar (12:30)

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 24-Feb-95. Note: Farewell tour before going overseas to tour.

01-Mar-95 AU Sydney-Newcastle,Univertsity (afternoon)

01-Mar-95 AU Sydney-Manly,Old Manly Boat Shed (evening)

Press release: Photo by Lorinda Jane (booker @ the Public bar, 1995) via Warren Ellis Instagram. Note: Farewell tour before going overseas to tour.

02-Mar-95 AU Sydney-Annandale,Annandale Hotel [with Cardboard Box Man and Cameron Undy]

Listing: Scan of listing, from The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 24-Feb-95. Note: Nick Cave guests on "Lime Tree Arbour". Farewell tour before going overseas to tour.

03-Mar-95 AU Brisbane-Fortitude Valley,The Zoo

Note: Farewell tour before going overseas to tour.

04-Mar-95 AU Brisbane,City Botanic gardens - Riverstage Transglobal Festival of Music & Arts

As: Scan of ad from WOMAD '95 festival program.

06-Mar-95 AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club [with David McComb]

Ad: Scan of ad, from The Age newspaper, 03-Mar-95. Note: The band leaves for America/Europe/Israel/America on the 8th of March.

1x-Mar-95 US CA,San Francisco,record store (in store appearance)

Note: Start of their first -3 weeks- North American tour, managed by Dave Martin.

10-Mar-95 US CA,San Francisco,Great American Music Hall [with Thinking Fellers Union Local #282, Fibulator]

Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Warren Ellis, from his archives. Poster design by McCauley. Ad: Scan of advert , taken from The San Francisco Examiner 05-Mar-95.

11-Mar-95 US CA,Santa Rosa,Caf� This [with Tumwater, Lozenge]

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from The Press Democrat 10-Mar-95. Note: Advertised as "Sun-City Girl-ish skronk from Australia" .

xx-Mar-95 US CA,Santa Clara,Starving Musician - music store (Stevens Creek Blvd)

Note: "[A] 1970�s Music Man 115 Sixty-Five amplifier [was] bought in the USA in the 90s for Dirty Three�s first USA tour. Put it on a plane to UK at the end of that tour to do several epic Dirty Three European tours then eventually it ended up a Warren Ellis� home in Paris. At one point I had to bolt the speaker back into the cabinet. It�s rusty and fucked up and definitely the best sounding amp ever, been around the block so many times and still so sweet. Have bought it out for the Mess Esque [2022] European tour." Mick Turner's recollections. " A little more provenance. Warren purchased this at the Starving Musician, on Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, March 1995. I drove, it was rainy that day, and it was really fun hanging with Warren (I had previously met Jim White and Mick Turner in 1991 [with Venom P. Stinger]). So, Warren was trying out equipment, and when testing this amp, he played a guitar through it, full blast. He was doing some outrageous metal guitar soloing, and the shop guys yelled out: �Sign him up!� Warren had a sheepish grin on his face." Recollections by Karl Ikola, who organized one of Dirty Three�s first shows in America.

13-Mar-95 US CA,Los Altos Hills,Foothill College KFJC 89.7FM radio @ "The Pit" - Radio session

Setlist: a.o. The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song). Note: Above track available on the "V/A: Live From The Devil's Triangle" album.

13-Mar-95 US CA,San Francisco,Bottom of the Hill [with Barbara Manning, Virgina Dare]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The San Francisco Examiner 12-Mar-95.

1x-Mar-95 US TX,Houston,Sound Exchange [with The Grifters]

16-Mar-95 US TX,Austin,Waterloo Records (in store appearance) SXSW festival (afternoon)

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me.

16-Mar-95 US TX,Austin,The Cooler SXSW festival (evening)

17-Mar-95 US TX,Austin,Sneakers SXSW festival (1AM) [with Radial Spanle, Seed, Sidehackers,..]

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Austin American-Statesman 16-Mar-95. Schedule: Scan of schedule , taken from Austin American-Statesman 17-Mar-95.

21-Mar-95 US IL,Chicago,The Lounge Ax [with The Flying Luttenbachers]

2x-Mar-95 US MI,Detroit,Zoot's Coffee

24-Mar-95 US OH,Columbus,-

24/26-Mar-95 AU Melbourne-Apollo Bay,Music Festival '95 [with Swingin Sidewalks, Truckosaurus,..]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age newspaper 10-Mar-95. Note: Due to their USA tour, Dirty Three had to cancel.

25-Mar-95 US OH,Cleveland,Speak in Tongues

Setlist: Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ At The Bar/ Sue's Last Ride/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Dirty Equation/ Toaster!

26-Mar-95 US MD,Baltimore,Martha Colburn's warehouse space (@ 318 West Baltimore Street)

Setlist: a.o. I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me... Photo: Screen capture from a video by Martha Colburn .

27-Mar-95 US NY,New York City,The Cooler Monday Nite Series

Note: March 'Monday Nite Series' curated by Steve Shelley [Sonic Youth]. They also play at the Under Acme the same night.

27-Mar-95 US NY,New York City,Under Acme

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Toaster!/ At The Bar/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Dirty Equation. Photo: Credit Gene T.

28-Mar-95 US CT,Hartford-Middletown,Buttonwood Tree coffeehouse

Setlist: Lady Of Spain(*)/ I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts(*)/ Odd Couple/ Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ At The Bar/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Sue's Last Ride. Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Hartford Courant 23-Mar-95. Note: Warren Ellis plays solo accordion on (*): "Lady Of Spain" and "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" .

29-Mar-95 US MA,Boston-Cambridge,Middle East-Upstairs [with Sydra and Shit Spangled Banner]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Better Go Home Now/ Indian Love Song/ Sue's Last Ride/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Dirty Equation. Photo: Screen capture from private video from Billy Ruane live archive, videotaped by Jody Urbati-Moore. Advert: Scan of advert , taken from The Boston Phoenix 24-Mar-95. Listing: Scan of listing , taken from The Boston Globe 23-Mar-95.

30-Mar-95 US MA,Northampton,Bay State Hotel [with Blonde Redhead and Green Magnet School] Loud Music Festival

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Hartford Courant 30-Mar-95.

31-Mar-95 US NY,New York City,Alterknit Theatre (adjoined to Knitting Factory)

Setlist: At The Bar/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Toaster!/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Dirty Equation. Note: Last date of the US tour.

05-Apr-95 GR Athina,Peristen Arena [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Tour of Greece in support of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. "[...] the Dirty Three performed a song popularized by Arleta, "I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me," before a throng of 5,000 at a basketball stadium where they were opening for Cave. Ellis recalls, "As soon as I started playing the melody, honestly, the whole place exploded--they were dancing and singing louder than we could play. It was, like, the most amazing experience I've ever had playing live." from an interview by Amy Kiser @ westword.com (03-Oct-96).

06-Apr-95 GR Thesaloniki,Mylos Club [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

07-Apr-95 GR Thesaloniki,Ivanofeio [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

Note: Tour of Greece in support of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. In May 1996, Warren Ellis would join The Bad Seeds. In May 1999, Jim White would join Nick Cave's solo/little band, together with Warren.

11-Apr-95 IL Eilat,Timna Park [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

Setlist: a.o. Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now. Photo: At soundcheck. Note: Tour of Israel in support of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Above tracks broadcast by Israeli radio.

13-Apr-95 IL Haifa,The Second City [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

14-Apr-95 IL Tel Aviv,Cinerama [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

15-Apr-95 IL Tel Aviv,Cinerama [support for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]

Note: Tour of Israel in support of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

20-Apr-95 US Release of the "Sad & Dangerous" CD album on Poon Village/Forced Exposure.

Review: Scan of review by Paul Curry from The Courier-Journal 24-Jun-95. Note: CD version of the album, issued on LP in November 1994.

29-Apr-95 DE Bielefeld,Niederm�hlenkamp

Setlist: a.o. At The Bar/ Kim's Dirt/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song).

02-May-95 UK London,LA2 [support for The Cruel Sea]

04-May-95 UK London,The Borderline

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ Toaster!/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Indian Love Song/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Willow Garden(*)/ Running Scared(*)/ Shivers(*). Photo: Screen captures from private video. Note: Three tracks (*) with Nick Cave on vocals.

06-May-95 US NY,New York City,Mercury Lounge [with Sally Timms]

Setlist: Everything's Fucked/ Sue's Last Ride/ Toaster!/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Kim's Dirt/ Turk. Listing: Scan of listing from Daily News 05-May-95. Note: Start of their second tour of the USA, and first Canadian, tour managed by Dave Martin.

09-May-95 US NC,Asheville,Be Here Now club [support for Pavement]

10-May-95 US SC,Charleston,The Music Farm [support for Pavement]

11-May-95 US NC,Winston-Salem,Ziggy's [support for Pavement]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song).

12-May-95 US NC,Charlotte,Tremont Music Hall [support for Pavement]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Charlotte Observer 28-Apr-95. Note: Dirty Three's performance cancelled due to their presence @ the Vancouver Music West '95 festival.

12-May-95 CA BC,Vancouver,Vogue Theatre Swatch - Music West Festival '95 [with John Cale, B.J. Cole with The Soldier String Quartet, Elisabeth Fischer and Dr. Itch]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Province 10-May-95. Note: Four-day music festival (May 11-14). Filmed by Much Music cable network.

13-May-95 CA BC,Vancouver,Plaza of Nations Swatch - Music West Festival '95 - Slam City Jam North American Skateboard championship [with D.O.A, The Skatenigs, Fitz Of Depression] (@ 5PM)

Article: Scan of article from Discorder, July 1995.

13-May-95 US VA,Norfolk,The Boathouse [support for Pavement, with Come]

Listing: Scan of listing from Daily Press/Newport News 05-May-95. Note: Dirty Three's performance cancelled due to their presence @ the Vancouver Music West '95 festival.

14-May-95 US PA,Philadelphia,Trocadero Theatre [support for Pavement, with Come]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Philadelphia Inquirer 12-May-95.

16-May-95 US NY,New York City,The Academy [support for Pavement, with Come]

Setlist: ?/ Odd Couple/ Sue's Last Ride/ Better Go Home Now/ Indian Love Song. Listing: Scan of listing, taken from The Journal Mews 06-May-95. Note: With Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

18-May-95 US PA,Pittsburgh,Grafitti [support for Pavement, with Come]

Listing: Scan of listing from the Indiana Gazette 03-May-95.

19-May-95 US OH,Cleveland,Agora [support for Pavement, with Come]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Everything's Fucked/ Better Go Home Now/ Sue's Last Ride/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me. Poster: Created by John Seabury. Photo of poster.

20-May-95 US IL,Chicago,Lounge Ax [with Denison/Kimball trio]

Listing: Scan of listing from the Northwest Herald 12-May-95.

23-May-95 US IL,Chicago,Vic Theatre [support for Pavement,Come]

Review: Scan of review, taken from Chicago Tribune 25-May-95. "Dirty Three, an Australian guitar, drums and violin combo, opened with a set of droning free-form instrumentals that were occasionally inspired."

24-May-95 US WI,Milwaukee,The Rave [support for Pavement]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Reporter 20-Apr-95.

25-May-95 US MN,Minneapolis,First Avenue [support for Pavement, with Wilco]

26-May-95 US MN,Minneapolis,First Avenue [support for Pavement, with Wilco]

Listing: Scan of listing from Omaha World-Herald 27-Apr-95. Note: Warren joins on violin for Pavement's last encore "Half A Canyon".

05-Jun-95 CA BC,Vancouver,Commodore Ballroom [support for Morphine]

Article: Scan of article from The Province 05-Jun-95.

xx-Jun-95 US WA,Seattle,Easy Street Records (in store appearance)

08-Jun-95 US OR,Portland,La Luna [support for Morphine]

Poster: Photo of poster. Listing: Scan of listing from Statesman Journal 02-Jun-95.

09-Jun-95 US CA,San Francisco,Fillmore [support for Morphine]

Poster: Photo of poster, designed by Rex Ray.

10-Jun-95 US CA,San Francisco,Bottom of the hill [with J Church, Mark Eitzel, Barbara Manning, Chotchke, Virginia Dare and Fifty Foot Hose]

Setlist: At The Bar With The Dirty Three/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Turk/ Dirty Equation. Ad: Scan of ad from The San Francisco Examiner 04-Jun-95. Note: Afternoon show (starting at 3PM). A benefit for the Aquarius Records store.

10-Jun-95 US CA,San Francisco,Fillmore [support for Morphine]

Ad: Scan of ad from The San Francisco Examiner 04-Jun-95. Note: Evening show (starting at 9PM).

10-Jun-95 DE Hamburg,Stadtpark Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Lotion,Crowsdell,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Heather Nova,Blumfeld,Pavement]

Review: review from Taz newspaper 12-Jun-95. Note: Dirty Three's show cancelled due to ongoing US tour, and replaced by Heather Nova.

11-Jun-95 BE Brussel,Lunatheater Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Lotion,Crowsdell,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Heather Nova,Blumfeld,Pavement]

Note: Dirty Three's show cancelled due to ongoing US tour, and replaced by Heather Nova.

12-Jun-95 US CA,Hollywood,American Legion Hall [support for Morphine]

Ad: Scan of ad from LA Weekly 09-Jun-95. Note: Last date of North American tour.

12-Jun-95 NL Amsterdam,Paradiso Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

Poster: Photo of poster. Photo of alternative poster . Ad 1: Scan of of advert from De Volkskrant 08-Jun-95. Ad 2: Scan of of advert from De Volkskrant 09-Jun-95. Note: Dirty Three's show cancelled due to ongoing US tour.

14-Jun-95 FR Paris,Elys�e Montmartre Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

1x-Jun-95 IT -,- Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

18-Jun-95 ES Barcelona,Zeleste Whisker A Go Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

Ticket: Scan of ticket.

19-Jun-95 ES Madrid,Aqualung Whisker A Go-Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

CD: Scan of back of promo CD "Various Big Cats - Whisker A Go-Go", which came free with the Spanish magazine Factory N�7.

22-Jun-95 CH Z�rich,Rote Fabrik Whisker A Go-Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

Setlist: Indian Love Song/ ? /Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ ?

25-Jun-95 DE Frankfurt,Batschkapp Whisker A Go-Go / Big Cat records festival [with Crowsdell,Lotion,Blumfeld,Shudder To Think,Mercury Rev,Pavement]

July 1995 AU Release of the "Sad & Dangerous" CD album Torn & Frayed records.

25-Jul-95 US Release of the "Dirty Three" CD album Touch & Go records.

Review 1: Scan of review , from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 21-Jul-95. Review 2: Scan of review , from Santa Cruz Sentinel 06-Oct-95.

05-Aug-95 US GA,Atlanta,Lakewood Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Superchunk, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Pavement, Redman, Dirty Three, Built To Spill, Versus, Portastatic, Trailer Trash]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Atlanta Constitution 09-Jun-95. Note: Dirty Three's 3rd tour of North America (all in the same year) joining part of the Lollapalooza festival, which started on July 4th. Mike Watt would join the band on bass at their Australian tour of January 1996.

06-Aug-95 US NC,Raleigh,Walnut Creek Ampitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Superchunk, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Pavement, Redman, Dirty Three, Built To Spill, Versus, Portastatic, Trailer Trash]

09-Aug-95 US TX,Austin,Southpark Meadows-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Austin American Statesman 15-Jun-95.

10-Aug-95 US TX,Dallas,Starplex Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Poster: Photo of poster of generic tour poster. Review 1: Scan of review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 11-Aug-95. "With [Warren Ellis'] crooked smile, wild wiry brown hair and mismatched clothes, he played like a lunatic but sounded like a genius, his classical-tinged stroking spiraling into sullen beauty." Review 2: Scan of review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 23-Dec-95. "A killer set from Australian instumental trio Dirty Three was the highlight of the second stage."

12-Aug-95 US AZ,Phoenix,Desert Sky Pavillion-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Listing: Scan of listing, from Arizona Daily Star 28-Jul-95.

14-Aug-95 US CA,Los Angeles,Alligator Lounge [with Blonde Redhead and Nels Cline Trio]

Ad: Scan of ad, from LA Weekly 11-Aug-95. Note: Dirty Three's own (evening) show, not as part of the Lollapalooza festival.

14-Aug-95 US CA,Los Angeles,Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Pavement, Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

15-Aug-95 US CA,Los Angeles,Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Pavement, Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Ad 1: Scan of ad, from LA Weekly 23-Jun-95. Ad 2: Scan of advert from Los Angeles Times 06-Aug-95. Review 1: Scan of review from Los Angeles Times 16-Aug-95. Review 2: Scan of review from The Sacramento Bees 19-Aug-95.

17-Aug-95 US CA,Sacramento,Cal Expo Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Bosstones] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Flyer: Photo of flyer. Review: Scan of review , from The Sacramento Bee 24-Dec-95. "Dirty Three's explosive, mesmerizing show at Cal Expo."

18-Aug-95 US CA,San Francisco,Shoreline Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

19-Aug-95 US CA,San Francisco,Shoreline Amphitheatre-Lollapalooza festival [Main stage:Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, Beck, The Jesus Lizard] [Second stage: Blonde Redhead, Versus, Dirty Three, Mike Watt, The Roots, Hum]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 25-Jun-95. Note: Date on the 19th cancelled due to low ticket sales.

24-Aug-95 UK London-Soho,Madame Jo-Jo's

Setlist: Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Dirty Equation.

27-Aug-95 UK London-BFI Southbank,National Film Theatre (with Nick Cave)

Setlist: Joan of Arc theme song/ I Knew It Would Come To This/ You Were A Bum Dream/ This Is My Desire (early version of "Into My Arms") [Nick Cave]/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Joan of Arc theme song/ At The Bar/ This Is My Desire (early version of "Into My Arms") [Nick Cave]/ Sue's Last Ride/ instrumental/ This Is My Desire (early version of "Into My Arms") [Nick Cave]. Listing: Scan of lsiting from The Guardian 18-Aug-95. Note: Screening of "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc), a 1928 silent French film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Live musical accompaniment by Dirty Three, with Nick Cave (on piano and -often wordless- vocals). Nick Cave had suggested composing a score for Dreyer's silent classic; a project which had taken several months and careful planning. The band and Nick met and for the 100 minutes of music they rehearsed for 15 hours a day for three days.

01-Sep-95 UK Release of the "Dirty Three" CD album (Big Cat records).

Review 1: Scan of review , from Hull Daily Mail 25-Aug-95. Review 2: Scan of review , from The Herts and Essex Observer 31-Aug-95.

04-Sep-95 US MA,Cambridge,The Middle East -Downstairs [with Bunny Brains and Pinball]

Photo: Photo credit Ray Dolber used with kind permission. Advert: Scan of advert , taken from The Boston Phoenix 01-Sep-95. Listing: Scan of listing from The Boston Globe 31-Aug-95. Note: Start of their 4th North American tour (within the same year!), this one lasting for 6 weeks!! All dates with Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

05-Sep-95 US PA,Philadephia,Nick's -Upstairs above Nick's Roast Beef [with Slipstream and Speed King]

Article: Scan of article, taken from Philadephia Inquirer.

06-Sep-95 US NY,New York City,Mercury Lounge [with Blumfeld, Mercury Rev] College Media Journal/CMJ Music Fest '95

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Daily News 03-Sep-95.

07-Sep-95 US NY,New York City-Manhattan,Lincoln Center-Alice Tully Hall [with Supernova, Six Finger Satelite, Cibo Matto, Inbreds, Portastatic] College Media Journal/CMJ Music Fest '95 (11:15 -11:45 AM)

Ad: Scan of advert, taken from Billboard magazine 02-Sep-95. Note: Morning show.

07-Sep-95 US DC,Washington,Black Cat

Note: Evening show.

08-Sep-95 US NC,Carrboro,Cat's Cradle [with Grover]

Setlist: At The Bar With Dirty Three/ Everything's Fucked/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ (My Best Friend Is A) Toaster/ Dirty Equation. Article: Scan of article from The Herald-Sun 08-Sep-95. Listing: Scan of listing from The Herald-Sun 25-Aug-95. Note: With Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

09-Sep-95 US GA,Athens,40 Watt Club

10-Sep-95 US GA,Atlanta-Midtown,Music Hall [with Spiral]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The Atlanta Constitution 08-Sep-95.

12-Sep-95 US LA,New Orleans,Mermaid Lounge

13-Sep-95 US TX,Houston,Abyss

Poster: Photo of generic tour poster. Note: "I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me" recorded live @ the New Orleans show has been released (by German booking agency Berthold Seliger) on "V/A: Absolutely Live 1995".

14-Sep-95 US TX,Austin,Emo's [with Reverb Brothers and Vibro Champs]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Austin American-Statesman 14-Sep-95. Review: Scan of review , taken from Austin American-Statesman 21-Sep-95. "A few years from now, nobody will give a damn about them".

15-Sep-95 US TX,Dallas,Orbit Room [with The Reverb Brothers]

Listing: Scan of listing from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 15-Sep-95. "Violinist Warren Ellis is both a madman and a tender heart."

16-Sep-95 US OK,Norman,University Of Oklahoma-Cate Center

18-Sep-95 US NM,Alberquerque,Golden West [with Venus Diablo and Dog & Pony Show]

Listing: Scan of listing from Alberquerque Journal 15-Sep-95.

19-Sep-95 US AZ,Phoenix,Hollywood Alley

20-Sep-95 US CA,San Diego,Casbah [with the Mercury Tea Co. and Sort Of Quartet]

Photo: Credit Papa Jon from Waitakere Walks blog . Listing: Scan of listing from Times-Advocate 15-Sep-95.

21-Sep-95 US CA,Los Angeles-Silverlake,Spaceland [with Polar Goldiecats, Chicksdigit and M.Whitmore Otet]

Setlist: At The Bar/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Ad: Scan of ad from LA Weekly 22-Sep-95.

22-Sep-95 US CA,Los Angeles-Santa Monica,Jabberjaw Coffeehouse [with Sissy Bar and Lower Case]

Setlist: A.o. Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Indian Love Song/ Kim's Dirt/ Jaguar/... Ad: Scan of ad from LA Weekly 22-Sep-95. Review 1: Scan of review taken from Daily Trojan 26-Sep-95. Review 2: Review from The Sunday Times (UK) 29-Sep-96. Note: "Kim's Dirt" has been released on "V/A: Currents and Directions" (Meridien 2003).

23-Sep-95 US CA,Sacramento,Old Ironsides [with Dutch Falconi and His Twisted Orchestra]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Sacramento Bee 22-Sep-95. Ad: Note scribbled on the back of a promo photo , credit Brad Miller.

24-Sep-95 US CA,San Francisco,Great American Music Hall [with Bakamono]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 24-Sep-95.

2x-Sep-95 US OR,Eugene,University of Oregon KWVA FM 88.1 FM - Radio session

Setlist: Sue's Last Ride/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Turk.

26-Sep-95 US OR,Portland,Satyricon

Photo: Photo of their 1960's Dodge Polera outside the club, taken by Tony Wyzenbeek, and used in the booklet with "Horse Stories" CD (1996).

27-Sep-95 US WA,Seattle,Crocodile Caf�

28-Sep-95 US WA,Bellingham,3B Tavern

Listing: Scan of listing from The Bellingham Herald 21-Sep-95.

29-Sep-95 CA BC,Vancouver,Starfish Room [with Dieselhed]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Province 29-Sep-95. Note: "I remember we did this tour � one of the coolest tours we did was [meeting] with Pansy Division [who were touring Canada at the time, playing at the some of the same clubs, but not at the same time]. It was our biggest tour of Canada; it was fantastic [meeting] them. It was just mad � we thought WE were on the edge, but jeez, those guys were going out in the sticks in Canada and doing the whole show playing nude and all this. I was just like, �Respect! This is fantastic!" Warren Ellis interviewed by Jordan Zivitz for the Montr�al Gazette, September 19, 2012.

30-Sep-95 CA BC,Kelowna,Side Effects

01-Oct-95 US MI,Detroit,Magic Stick

02-Oct-95 CA AB,Calgary,Republik

Article: Scan of article, taken from Calgery Herald 01-Oct-95.

03-Oct-95 CA SK,Regina,-

04-Oct-95 CA MB,Winnipeg,Pyramid

Listing: Scan of listing from The Winnipeg Sun 29-Sep-95.

05-Oct-95 US MN,Minneapolis,Uptown Bar

Listing: Scan of listing from Star Tribune 01-Oct-95.

06-Oct-95 US WI,Madison,Club DeWash [with Remi Zero and This Perfect Day]

Article: Scan of article, taken from Winston State Journal 05-Oct-95.

07-Oct-95 US IL,Chicago,Lounge Ax

Listing: Scan of listing from Northwest Herald 08-Sep-95.

18-Oct-95 US PA,Philadephia,The Electric Factory [support for Sonic Youth, with Bardo Pond and/or Delta 72]

Poster: Photo of poster. Photo of another flyer. Another flyer version . Ad: Scan of advert , taken from Philadephia Inquirer 13-Oct-95. Note: After a 10 day break, starting a short support tour for Sonic Youth.

19-Oct-95 US DC,Washington,Capitol Ballroom [support for Sonic Youth, with The Warmers]

Poster: Photo of poster. Review: Scan of review from The Hatchet (Student newspaper of George Washington University) 23-Oct-95.

20-Oct-95 US NY,New York City,The Academy [support for Sonic Youth, with The Warmers]

Poster: Photo of poster. Review: Scan of review from Courier-Post 24-Oct-95. "Australia's Dirty Three [...] turned in an amazing performance that transfixed the audience with a dazzling display of virtuosity and originality."

21-Oct-95 US NY,New York City,The Academy [support for Sonic Youth, with Delta 72] (2PM)

Setlist: Turk/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ Warren's Lament. Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Courier-News 19-Oct-95. Note: Last date of tour. They only do the 2PM matinee show, then flying to Germany for a show in Munich the next day.

22-Oct-95 DE M�nchen,Substanz

23-Oct-95 AT Innsbruck,Utopia

24-Oct-95 AT Wien,Szene [with Stereolab]

25-Oct-95 AT Graz,Jedermann

27-Oct-95 DE Freiburg,Jazzhaus [with Bedlam Lovers]

Listing: Original listing from Zillo magazine, October 1995/No.10. Note: Start of their first European tour, with Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

28-Oct-95 DE K�ln,Underground [22 Pistipirkko]

Setlist: Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Warren's Lament/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen].

29-Oct-95 DE Frankfurt,Nachtleben

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Warren's Lament/ Dirty Equation/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song). Note: Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

31-Oct-95 DE Berlin,Knaack [with Once Upon A Time]

Listing: Original listing from Zillo magazine, October 1995/No.10.

01-Nov-95 DE Hamburg,Knust

Note: Rescheduled to the 6th.

02-Nov-95 DK K�benhavn,Loppen [with Blink]

04-Nov-95 DE Mannheim,Musensaal [support for The Pogues]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Warren's Lament/ Dirty Equation. Note: Part of a 9-date German tour (six in support for The Pogues and 3 dates in between on their own).

05-Nov-95 DE Bielefeld,PC 69 [support for The Pogues]

Listing: Original listing from Zillo magazine, November 1995/No.11. Note: Part of a 9-date German tour (six in support for The Pogues and 3 dates in between on their own).

06-Nov-95 DE Hamburg,Knust [with Kim Salmon]

07-Nov-95 DE Bremen,Aladin [support for The Pogues]

08-Nov-95 DE Oberhausen,Musikcircus [support for The Pogues]

10-Nov-95 DE Karlsruhe,Festhalle Durlach [support for The Pogues]

11-Nov-95 DE Ulm,B�chsenstadl

13-Nov-95 DE Leipzig,Haus Auensee [support for The Pogues]

14-Nov-95 DE M�nchen,Substanz

16-Nov-95 NL Utrecht,Tivoli [with Hallo Venray]

Ad: Scan of ad from De Volkskrant 09-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

17-Nov-95 NL Rotterdam,Nighttown [with Hallo Venray]

Review: Photo of review from NME. Ad: Scan of advert from Het Algemeen Dagblad 16-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

18-Nov-95 NL Heino,Zaal Struik [with Hallo Venray]

Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

21-Nov-95 BE Brussel,AB Bellevue club

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ It's OK To Hate You Sometimes (I Knew It Would Come To This)/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Warren's Lament/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me. Note: Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

22-Nov-95 NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje [with Hallo Venray]

Listing: Scan of listing from Het Algemeen Dagblad 16-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

23-Nov-95 NL Eindhoven,Effenaar [with Hallo Venray]

24-Nov-95 NL Amsterdam,Melkweg [with Hallo Venray]

Listing: Scan of listing from Het Parool 09-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

25-Nov-95 NL Tilburg,Noorderligt [with Hallo Venray]

Listing: Scan of listing from Het Algemeen Dagblad 23-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray. Hallo Venray cancelled at the last minute and Dirty Three played and extra long set.

26-Nov-95 NL Groningen,Vera [with Hallo Venray]

Listing: Scan of listing from Algemeen Dagblad 23-Nov-95. Note: Part of an 8-date Dutch tour with Hallo Venray.

28-Nov-95 BE Kortrijk-Bissegem,De Kreun [with Chrome Cranks]

Setlist: It's OK To Hate You Sometimes (I Knew It Would Come To This)/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me. Ticket: Scan of ticket. Note: Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

01-Dec-95 FR Rennes,Salle Ubu Les Transmusicales festival [with David Peel & The Lower East Side and Doo Rag]

Progam: Scan of cover of festival program booklet.

04-Dec-95 UK London-Highbury,The Garage

Listing: Scan of listing from The Guardian 02-Dec-95.

05-Dec-95 UK Birmingham,Jug of Ale

06-Dec-95 UK ..some more gigs....

Dec-95/Jan-96 UK London-Fulham Broadway,Maison Rouge Studios , recording sessions (3 days) for the "Horse Stories" album. Engineered by Nick Atkins. Songs recorded that ended up on the album are: 1000 Miles/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ I Remember A Time When You Used To Love Me (aka Greek Song)/ At The Bar/ Red (Gravy)/ Warren's Lament/ Horse/ I Knew It Would Come To This. Also recorded: I Wish I Could (Hate You) (1)/ Pony (2)/ Monks Lament (3)/ Mihelkos Arm (4)/ To Aster! (aka Toaster) (4).

Photo: Exterior of Maison Rouge circa late 80's. Session sheet: Photo of recording session sheet courtesy of Warren Ellis. Note 1: (1) Another version was recorded during the Aug/Sep-97 "Ocean Songs" album recording sessions and ended up on the "Ufkuko" EP; (2) unreleased to date; (3) a 1992 version ended up on the first cassette tape; (4) released on the "Ufkuko" EP. Note 2: Maison Rouge used to be Ian Anderson's [Jethro Tull] studio, until he sold it in 1982. It was sold a few more times, before finally closing in 2000. Currently it is a car park for the English football team Chelsea FC. In the '90s Blur, The Cranberries, Duran Duran, Oasis, Suede, etc.. recorded at Maison Rouge. Engineer Nick Atkins is currently owning Morchang Studios, a video and audio production company.

Dec-95/Jan-96 [UK London-Fulham Broadway,Maison Rouge Studios, recording "Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum" (with Nick Cave) and "X-Files Theme",for V/A:"Songs In The Key Of X" album. Engineered by Nick Atkins. Mixed by Paul Corkett.]

07-Jan-96 AU Byron Bay,Belongil Fields Third Arts and Music festival [with Custard, Regurgitator, The Whitlams,...]

Listing: Scan of listing from Sydney Morning Herald 24-Dec-95.

19-Jan-96 NZ Auckland,Ericsson Stadium [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno For Pyros, Rage Against The Machine, Radio Birdman, ...] Big Day Out festival

Ad: Photo of ad. Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows.

20-Jan-96 NZ Auckland,The Powerstation [with Porno For Pyros]

Note: Possibly with Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows.

21-Jan-96 AU Gold Coast,St Southport,Parklands Showground [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno For Pyros, Rage Against The Machine, Radio Birdman,...] Big Day Out festival

Poster: Poster for BDO. Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows.

25-Jan-96 AU Sydney,RAS Showground,Go Pavilion [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno For Pyros, Rage Against The Machine, Magic Dirt, Ed Kuepper, Radio Birdman, ...] - Big Day Out festival

Listing: Scan of listing from Sydney Morning Herald 19-Jan-96. Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows. Warren also joins the Bad Seeds for some songs.

27-Jan-96 AU Yarrawonga,Rockalonga Music Festival [with Cruel Sea, Custard, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes..]

Article: Scan of article from The Age 26-Jan-96.

28-Jan-96 AU Melbourne,RAS Showgrounds,3RRR Stage [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno For Pyros, Rage Against The Machine, Radio Birdman,...] Big Day Out festival

Ad: Scan of advert from The Age 26-Jan-96. Article: Scan of article from The Age 26-Jan-96. Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows. Warren also joins the Bad Seeds for some songs.

02-Feb-96 AU Adelaide,Wayville,Royal Adelaide Showground [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno For Pyros, Rage Against The Machine, Radio Birdman,...] Big Day Out festival

Photo: Taken @ Royal Adelaide Showground,credit Rockvizion.net . Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass on a couple of songs. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows.

03-Feb-96 AU Perth,Planet nightclub [with Regurgitator,Spiderbait and Mike Watt]

Note: With Mike Watt [Minutemen, Stooges] on bass on a couple of songs. Mike was doing bass in Porno For Pyros for their BDO shows.

04-Feb-96 AU Perth,Fremantle Oval [with The Jesus Lizard, Magic Dirt, Regurgitator, Spiderbait, Elastica, TISM, Rage Against the Machine, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Porno for Pyros, The Prodigy,...] Big Day Out festival

09-Feb-96 AU Sydney,The Metro [with Louis Tillet and Charlie Owen]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Sydney Morning Herald 09-Feb-96.

10-Feb-96 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Corner Hotel [with Xylouris Ensemble and Malcolm Hill]

Setlist: Wish I Could/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything Is Fucked/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me/ Toaster/ Kim's Dirt/ Warren's Lament/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]. Photo 1: Credit Mary Boukouvalas . Photo 2: Screen capture from "The Dirty Three" DVD . Ad: Scan of advert , taken from The Age newspaper 09-Feb-96. Note: In 2013, after the demise of Dirty Three, Jim White would team up with Giorgos Xylouris as "XylourisWhite". To date (2023), they recorded 5 albums and performed live about 1000+ times.

Mar/Apr-96 UK London-Fulham, Maison Rouge Studios , finalizing recording and mixing of the "Horse Stories" album by Paul Corkett.

10-Apr-96 DE Bochum,Schauspielhaus [with Gallon Drunk]

11-Apr-96 DK K�benhavn,Stengade 30 [with Gallon Drunk]

12-Apr-96 DK �rhus,Huset [with Gallon Drunk]

13-Apr-96 DK Aalborg,Tusenfryd/1000Fryd [with Gallon Drunk]

Note: Start of a 21-date European tour with Gallon Drunk.

15-Apr-96 DE Frankfurt,Cooky's [with Gallon Drunk]

Setlist: Everything's Fucked/ I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen].

16-Apr-96 DE M�nchen,Backstage [with Gallon Drunk]

17-Apr-96 DE Ulm,Buchsenstadl [with Gallon Drunk]

Listing: Original listing from Zillo mag April 1996/Nr 4.

18-Apr-96 AT Graz,Orpheum [with Gallon Drunk]

19-Apr-96 AT Wien,Chelsea club [with Gallon Drunk]

20-Apr-96 AT Ebensee,Kino [with Gallon Drunk]

22-Apr-96 SI Ljubljana,Dakota [with Gallon Drunk]

Note: The Dakota show was recorded for Radio Slovenija.

24-Apr-96 IT Bologna,Link [with Gallon Drunk]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me).

25-Apr-96 CH Gen�ve,L'Usine [with Gallon Drunk]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song).

26-Apr-96 CH Z�rich,Dynamo [with Gallon Drunk]

Ad: Original ad from Zillo mag April 1996/Nr 4.

27-Apr-96 CZ Praha,Akropolis [with Gallon Drunk]

28-Apr-96 DE Dresden,Star club [with Gallon Drunk]

29-Apr-96 DE Berlin,Knaack [with Gallon Drunk]

30-Apr-96 DE K�ln,Underground [with Gallon Drunk]

Ad: Original ad from Zillo mag April 1996/Nr 4. Note: Nick Cave guests at the Berlin show.

01-May-96 BE Brussel,Botanique,Rotonde [with Gallon Drunk]

Setlist: Hope/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Warren's Lament/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Kim's Dirt.

02-May-96 NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje [with Gallon Drunk]

Listing: Scan of listing from Fret magazine April 1996.

03-May-96 NL Groningen,Vera [with Gallon Drunk]

Listing: Photo of listing from Vera Krant.

04-May-96 UK London,Astoria LA2 [with Gallon Drunk and Penthouse]

Setlist: At The Bar With The Dirty Three/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament. Listing: Listing from The Guardian 04-May-96. Note: Last date on the 21-date European tour with Gallon Drunk.

07-May-96 UK BBC Radio 1,Mark Radcliffe,session

Setlist: Bonnie & Clyde/ Harley Davidson/ La Javanaise/ The Barrel Of My 45. Note: Session by Mick Harvey (covering Serge Gainsbourg songs) backed by Dirty Three and James Johnston [Gallon Drunk].

May 1996 [Warren Ellis becomes a full time member of The Bad Seeds, after having guested on some of the "Murder Ballads" album tracks.]

19-Jun-96 DE Hamburg,Knust

28-Jun-96 DK Roskilde,Blue Stage-Open air festival [with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Bj�rk, Sex Pistols,..]

Setlist: Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Hope/ Dirty Equation. Poster: Photo of poster. Photo: Photo credit Coen Rees . Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and the Bad Seeds.

28-Jun-96 DK Roskilde,Danish Radio,"Ko-stalden/The cow stable" studio,session

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride.

Jul/Aug-96 [UK London,Abbey Road studios and Sarm West studio, Warren is recording with the Bad Seeds for the "The Boatman's Call" album.]

18-Jul-96 UK Stratford-upon-Avon,Long Marston Airfield Phoenix Open Air Festival-The Guardian 2nd Stage [David Bowie, Frank Black, Cocteau Twins, The Young Gods, Earl Brutus, ...]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: The Phoenix Festival was one of the first four-day festivals in England and was set up as an alternative to the Glastonbury and Reading Festivals. 18/21-Jul-96.

20-Jul-96 CH Bern,Gurten open air festival [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Iggy Pop, ...]

Flyer: e-Flyer. Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds. Kylie Minogue and PJ Harvey guest at the Nick Cave show.

26-Jul-96 SE Stockholm-Tullinge,Lida Friluftsgard Lollipop open air festival [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beck,...]

Flyer: Scan of booklet with promo CD "Lollipop 96" (Waxeg�rd 002). Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds.

27-Jul-96 AT Wiesen,Forestglade open air festival [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Skunk Anansie, The Pogues,..]

Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds.

14-Aug-96 UK London-Brixton,The Academy [support for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds]

15-Aug-96 UK London-Brixton,The Academy [support for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds]

Ad: Photo of ad from UK mag. Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds.

16-Aug-96 DE K�ln,Basement Club or Underground

17-Aug-96 DE K�ln-Ossendorf,B�tzweiler Hof Bizarre open air festival #10 [with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, New Model Army, Garbage, Skunk Anansie,...]

Photo: Taken by the WDR Rockpalast crew. Sticker: Photo of sticker/handbill . Program schedule: Photo of schedule . Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds. Dirty Three perform at 10:00 in the morning. The Bad Seeds headline, starting at 22:30.

23-Aug-96 NL Biddinghuizen,Evenemententerrein Six Flags/Walibi (A campingflight to) Lowlands (paradise),Open air festival - Charlie stage [with Bj�rk, Sonic Youth, 16 Horsepower, Chrome Cranks...]

Photo: Screen captures from TV broadcast. Program: Scan of program booklet . Note: Dirty Three headline the Charlie stage, starting at 22:45. An interview, and some live clips, broadcast by Dutch VPRO TV, Loladamusica on 05-Sep-96.

24-Aug-96 BE Hasselt-Kiewit,The Club stage @ Pukkelpop open air festival [with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Sonic Youth, dEUS, Butthole Surfers,...]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Indian Love Song. Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Warren Ellis performs both with Dirty Three and Bad Seeds.

25-Aug-96 UK Reading,Little John's Farm,Open air festival [with Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, Stone Roses, Underworld, Earl Brutus,..]

Setist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament. Poster: Photo of poster.

27-Aug-96 [Mick and Jim take the plane at London Heathrow airport, fly via New York to San Francisco where they record for Will Oldham's "Western Music" EP. Warren flies in later, because his passport was stolen in Belgium.]

06-Sep-96 CA ON,Toronto,The Rivoli

Note: Start of their 5th tour of North America. 30+ dates in six weeks. Touring with Man or Astroman?, Beck and Low.

07-Sep-96 CA PQ,Montr�al,The Cabaret [with Throwing Muses]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Hope/ Warren's Lament/ Indian Love Song. Listing: Scan of listing from The Gazette 01-Sep-96.

08-Sep-96 US MA,Boston-Cambridge,Middle East-Upstairs [with Cat Power and Chymer]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament/ Indian Love Song. Photo: Photo credit BluePantone292 . Article: Scan of article , taken from The Boston Phoenix 06-Sep-96. Ad: Scan of advert , taken from The Boston Phoenix 06-Sep-96. Listing: Scan of listing from The Boston Globe 06-Sep-96. Note: "Last night we played a show [in Boston] and I did a sort of back flip off the monitor and the monitor flew off the stage and I kind of went over backwards and landed on my knee." He adds, "To top it all off, when I was lying on the ground, the drum kit fell over and a cymbal just landed straight on it. I did half the show last night lying on my back." Warren Ellis interviewed by Amy Kiser for Westword 03-Oct-96.

09-Sep-96 AU Release of the "Horse Stories" album on Anchor & Hope records.

10-Sep-96 US RI,Providence,Met Caf�

11-Sep-96 US NJ,Hoboken,Maxwell's [with Cat Power]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Record 30-Aug-96. Note: Show cancelled.

11-Sep-96 US NY,New York City,Brownie's [with Cat Power]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Red/ Hope/ Indian Love Song/ Warren's Lament.

12-Sep-96 US NY,New York City,Irving Plaza [support for Man or Astroman?, with The Henchmen]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament. Listing: Scan of listing from The Jersey Journal 06-Sep-96.

13-Sep-96 US PA,Philadelphia,Silk City Lounge [support for Man or Astroman?, with The Henchmen] (early show)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Jersey Journal 06-Sep-96.

13-Sep-96 US PA,Philadelphia,Trocadero (late show)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Times Leader 13-Sep-96.

14-Sep-96 US DC,Washington,New 9:30 Club [support for Man or Astroman?, with The Henchmen]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Kim's Dirt/ Red/ Warren's Lament. Listing: Scan of listing from The Baltimore Sun 12-Sep-96.

15-Sep-96 US NC,Carrboro,Cat's Cradle [with Lud]

Setlist: 1000 Miles/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warren's Lament/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Jaguar. Listing: Scan of listing from The Herald-Sun 13-Sep-96. Article: Scan of article from The Chapel Hill News 13-Sep-96.

16-Sep-96 US VA,Charlottesville,Tokyo Rose

17-Sep-96 US MD,Baltimore-Fells Point,Fletcher's

Listing: Scan of listing from The Baltimore Sun 12-Sep-96.

18-Sep-96 US VA,Fredericksburg,Mary Washington University,Great Hall [support for Beck]

Note: Start of supporting Beck on his "Odelay" tour, 13 dates.

19-Sep-96 US VA,Richmond,Arthur Ashe Center [support for Beck]

Listing: Scan of listing from Daily Press 13-Sep-96.

20-Sep-96 US NC,Charlotte,Grady Cole Center [support for Beck]

Article: Scan of article from The Charlotte Observer 18-Sep-96.

21-Sep-96 US GA,Atlanta,The Point [support for Charlie Hunter Quartet]

Article: Scan of article, taken from The Atlanta Constitution 20-Sep-96.

23-Sep-96 US TN,Nashville,328 Performance Hall [support for Beck]

Poster: Scan of poster. Listing: Scan of listing from The Tennessean 22-Sep-96.

25-Sep-96 US TN,Memphis,New Daisy Theatre [support for Beck]

Photo: Screen captures from private video .

26-Sep-96 US MO,St.Louis,American Theatre [support for Beck]

Listing: Scan of listing from Southern Illinoisan 05-Sep-96. Review: Scan of review from St. Louis Post-Dispatch 04-Oct-96. "It was frustrating to see a band of the Dirty Three's caliber open at the American, because so few people appreciated them that it sort of defeated the purpose. Their sprawling music draws from jazz and is fueled by an obvious passion and depth. Led by the remarkable violin work of Warren Ellis, Dirty Three's music flew by the majority of the pop lovers in attendance, and those who did care couldn't see well enough to appreciate it. Yes, they were phenomenal, but it could have been John Coltrane up there onstage performing and this audience would have still been screaming for Beck."

27-Sep-96 US MO,Kansas City,Memorial Hall [support for Beck]

Ad: Scan of advert from The Kansas City Star 15-Sep-96.

28-Sep-96 US OK,Tulsa,Cain's Ballroom [support for Beck, with Yo La Tengo and Ween]

Poster: Photo of poster, designed by David Dean. Alternative poster , designed by Axis Design/David Fallis. Article: Scan of article part 1 and part 2 by Thomas Conner from Tulsa World 27-Sep-96. Review: Scan of review by Thomas Conner from Tulsa World 30-Sep-96. "[..] we could say that this trio was perhaps not as successful at connecting with an impatient audience because they did dodge a few cups, ice cubes and what-not. One more flying bit and drummer Jim White may have surrendered to his rage, leapt over his kit and walloped a few brats." Note: Warren Ellis: "We did a tour with Beck and in September we played an old place in Tulsa, Texas (sic), owned by some playboy. His name was all over the place, all over the stage. When we played there the place went ballistic - they started throwing biscuits and coins and bits of paper at us. Then the audience started fighting, the people who liked us against the people who hated us. When we finished, some fat guy, I think he was the promoter of the place, came over to us with two blonde women. And he said: 'Well, for $20 they'll take their clothes off. And for $50 they'll do whatever you want 'em to.'"

30-Sep-96 US TX,Houston-Montrose,Numbers Nightclub [support for Beck]

01-Oct-96 US TX,Austin,Waterloo Records (2PM)

Listing: Scan of listing from Austin American-Statesman 01-Oct-96. Note: First show of the day.

01-Oct-96 US TX,Austin,Austin Music Hall [support for Beck] (early show)

Setlist: I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Hope/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Ad: Scan of ad from Austin American-Statesman 26-Sep-96. Ticket: Scan of ticket . Note: Second show of the day.

01-Oct-96 US TX,Austin,Emo's [with Drums & Tuba] (late show)

Listing: Scan of listing from Austin American-Statesman 26-Sep-96. Note: Third show of the day.

02-Oct-96 US TX,Dallas,Bronco Bowl [support for Beck]

Article: Scan of article from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 27-Sep-96. Review: Scan of review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 19-Jun-98 (published on the occasion of Dirty Three's Dallas show on 23-Jun-98).

04-Oct-96 US CO,Denver,Mammoth Events Center [support for Beck]

05-Oct-96 US UT,Salt Lake City,Fairgrounds-Horticulture Building [support for Beck, with Apples in Stereo, Velocity Girl, Korn, Gravity Kills] X-96's Big Ass Show

Article: Scan of article, taken from Daily Utah 20-Sep-96. Note: Dirty Three dropped from the bill, Daily Utah 10-Oct-96 .

08-Oct-96 US KS,Lawrence,Bottleneck

09-Oct-96 US IA,Iowa City,Gabe's Oasis [support for Low, with Spent]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Gazette 04-Oct-96.

10-Oct-96 US MN,Minneapolis,Cedar Cultural Center [support for Low, with Spent]

Review: Scan of review from Leader-Telegram 24-Oct-96.

11-Oct-96 US WI,Madison,East End [support for Man or Astroman?]

12-Oct-96 US IL,Chicago,Lounge Ax

Review: Scan of review taken from Chicago Tribune 15-Oct-96.

14-Oct-96 IL,Chicago,O'Hara Airport. The band takes the plane to London (UK), to embark on a 30+ date European tour, starting on the 17th in Paris (FR). The tour would be plagued by 5 hospitalisations of Warren.

17-Oct-96 FR Paris,Arapaho

18-Oct-96 DE Bochum,Schauspielhaus-Kantine

Setlist: I Really Miss You A Lot/ Hope/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ Red/ Warren's Lament/ 1000 Miles/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Don't Go No Further (You Need Meat) [Willie Dixon]/ Mick's Love Song (a.k.a. The Last Night).

19-Oct-96 DE Bielefeld,Niederm�hlenkamp (cancelled)

20-Oct-96 DE Dresden,Star club (cancelled)

Listing: Listing from Zillo Oct 1996/Nr.10 Note: "I was in hospital five times [during that European tour]," the violin-wielding frontman of the Dirty Three says. "The first time [at Bielefeld] I thought I'd had a stroke. But it was just a nerve I had pinched really bad" (from an interview printed in The Sydney Morning Herald 27-Dec-96).

21-Oct-96 DE Berlin,Passionskirche/church

Poster: Photo of generic tour poster. Review: Review from Zonic Magazine (translated from German) "[...] the church pews were mostly empty. The spark between stage and audience didn't jump over. [...] Dirty Three took their time. At 10 p.m. the church should have been brought back to its original purpose, but nothing came of it. The audience didn't let the Australians go without two encores. And what started as a rather stiff concert degenerated into an unchristian party." Note: At soundcheck, Warren Ellis performs "Lili Marlene" on accordeon.

23-Oct-96 DE Freiburg,Jazzhaus

24-Oct-96 DE M�nchen,Substanz Club

Note: During the concert Warren Ellis collapsed on stage after suffering from stomach ache. The landlord J�rgen Franke drove him to the hospital. In May 1997, Nick Cave, in town for 2 shows with the Bad Seeds, pops in to thank Franke.

25-Oct-96 DE Geislingen an der Steige,R�tschenm�hle

26-Oct-96 DE K�ln,MTC [with Hugo Race & The True Spirit]

Setlist: I Really Miss You A Lot/ Hope/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ At The Bar With The Dirty Three/ Hope/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warren's Lament/ Red/ Jaguar-Toaster.

29-Oct-96 CH Carouge,Le Chat Noir

30-Oct-96 CH Gen�ve,ISC Club

31-Oct-96 SI Ljubljana,Orto Bar

Setlist: (after the stitch-up) Odd Couple (Warren on accordeon)/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament/ .. and more.. Photo: Credit unknown. Note 1: Warren Ellis: "Then, one time we were playing this small club and it was packed, so packed that the bar staff were walking across the stage with trays of drinks. A waitress walked behind me and I didn't know she was there - I put my hand right through a glass on her tray. By the end of the song, there was blood everywhere, all over the violin and all over the drum kit. That was in Ljubljana in Slovenia. I went off to hospital and they stitched me up. When it was done, I went back to the venue and the crowd had waited around, so we played the rest of the show." (from an interview printed in The Sydney Morning Herald 27-Dec-96). Note 2: Fan: "Yes, I was there at the concert where [Warren Ellis] cut his hand. It was in the middle of November [sic] 1996. Orto was completely crowded, full of people to the last corner. (By the way, this is one of the best rock clubs in Ljubljana.) People were drinking and smoking a lot. It was so crowded that the waiters had a lot of problems getting through to deliver drinks to customers. Warren was on the small stage, surrounded with people. As he does most of the time, he was facing the other two, the drummer and the guitarist, with his back to the public. The concert was at its peak and Warren was in his "moment" when he swung his right hand back and hit a glass that someone [from the bar staff] was carrying past. The glass broke and cut his hand. They brought him to the hospital immediately. We were shocked. We thought the concert had ended. But after a half-hour or so [2 hours], Warren was back with his hand in a bandage. He took the violin and resumed the concert. The crowd was yelling enthusiastically. It was crazy... incredible. He played the concert to the end and the crowd stood up to show respect. He was shining like a diamond and the shine went to the crowd. After the concert, he was sitting with a girl at a table, drinking. It was nearly early morning when I left the club with my cousin. Warren's eyes caught mine and when I passed him, he stood up, gave me a hand and kissed me. It was a friend saying goodbye to a friend. Even though we didn't know each other, we had shared a very special world of emotions, courage, sincerity, art and magic. The lovers of great music understand what I mean."

02-Nov-96 AT Ebensee,Kino [with Gary Floyd band]

03-Nov-96 AT Wien,Chelsea

Photo: Sourced from Warren Ellis on Twitter. Note Warren's right hand still in bandages, and the helmet. Note: Warren Ellis performs one song ("Odd Couple") on accordeon.

05-Nov-96 IT San Vittore,Vidia Club

06-Nov-96 IT Milano,Beau Geste

10-Nov-96 BE Brugge,Cactus Club

12-Nov-96 NL Rotterdam,Nighttown [with Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung]

Listing: Scan of listing from Fret magazine November 1996.

13-Nov-96 NL Groningen,Vera [with Chrome Cranks]

xx-Nov-96 Warren's good health was short-lived. Exhaustion took its toll and Ellis contracted a skin disease (i.e. boils). They cancelled the rest of the tour.

Article: Scan from interview by Sacha Molitorisz: [...] "I've done my time in casualty," he says, on the phone from Paris. A few days off in Paris were well deserved.[...] printed in The Sydney Morning Herald 27-Dec-96.

14-Nov-96 NL Haarlem,Patronaat

15-Nov-96 DE Hamburg,Knust

16-Nov-96 DK K�benhavn,Stengade 30

17-Nov-96 DK Aalborg,Tusinfryd/1000 Fryd

19-Nov-96 SE G�teborg,Klara Koek & Bar

20-Nov-96 NO Oslo,Last Train

21-Nov-96 SE Uppsala,Caf� Katalin

22-Nov-96 SE Stockholm,Studion

23-Nov-96 SE Lund,V�rmlands Nation

25-Nov-96 UK London,Camden,Jazz Cafe

Note: All dates cancelled due to Warren's failing health. He is asked though by Nick Cave to join the Bad Seeds tour of Argentina and Chile. "They thought I had a stroke on the tour -I was in hospital. Then I broke out in all those boils, so it seemed like all the odds were against me. So we cancelled the rest of the tour. Then Nick [Cave] called me and said, 'Hey we're going to do a couple of dates in South America. Do you wanna come?' I said, 'I'm not really in showroom condition', and he said, 'Look, that's fine, just come along, have some fun.' So I went along to that." Warren Ellis [from Uncut magazine April 2015].

21/27-Nov-96 [Warren Ellis tours Argentina and Chili with the Bad Seeds. No activity for Dirty Three.]

27-Dec-96 AU Sydney,The Metro [with the Xylouris Ensemble and Mississippi Barry]

Poster 1: Photo of poster, via Warren Ellis. Poster 2: Photo of poster (alternative version). Ad: Scan of advert , taken from Sydney Morning Herald 26-Dec-96.

28-Dec-96 AU Sydney,Sydney Domain,University of Sydney [with Powderbait, Powderfinger, Magic Dirt, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes,...] Homebake festival

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Second Homebake festival.

31-Dec-96 AU Brisbane,Festival Hall,New Year's Eve (in living stereo) [with Regurgitator and the Lemonheads]

Note: "I saw you in Brisbane on New Years' Eve. You had your back totally to the audience - some people began to boo and Evan Dando from the Lemonheads came on and told the Brisbane bogans [lowlifes] how ignorant they were ..." Fan account left on Warren Ellis' Instagram page.

01-Jan-97 AU Byron Bay,Island Quarry ReGeneration 1997 - New Years Day festival.

03-Jan-97 AU Perth,bar @ the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Setlist: 1000 Miles/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Indian Love Song/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Red/ Kim's Dirt/ Everything's Fucked/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament. Poster: Photo of poster. Note: With Martin P.Casey [Triffids/Bad Seeds], who's living in Perth, on bass.

04-Jan-97 AU Perth,Murdoch University,Mudslinger festival [with Radio Birdman, Lemonheads,...]

05-Jan-97 AU Adelaide,Flinders University,Festival [with The Lemonheads]

07-Jan-97 AU Tasmania,Hobart,The Doghouse

08-Jan-97 AU Tasmania,Hobart,The Doghouse

Itinerary: Photo of itinerary.

10-Jan-97 AU Melbourne-St. Kilda,Prince of Wales hotel [with Louis Tillet and Charlie Owen]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The Age newspaper 10-Jan-97. Article: Scan of article from The Age, 05-Jan-97.

11-Jan-97 AU Melbourne-Southbank Centre,ABC Radio Studios Triple J FM radio - live in the studio

Setlist: Rope (a.k.a. Hope). Photo: Credit unknown. Note: Features Giorgos Xylouris [Xylouris Ensemble] on laouto (a large Cretan lute). Recording engineered by Leah Baker and released on the, tour only, "Shark" EP and "Ulterior Motives" album.

11-Jan-97 AU Melbourne-St. Kilda,Prince of Wales hotel [with the Xylouris Ensemble and The Scream]

Note: Giorgos Xylouris [Xylouris Ensemble joins on laouto (a large Cretan lute). Photo: Credit unknown.

25-Jan-97 AU Melbourne,Showgrounds,Big Day Out festival [with Dave Graney, Beasts of Bourbon, Patti Smith, Soundgarden,...]

Setlist: I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Everything's Fucked/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warren's Lament. Poster: Photo of poster. Article: Scan of article from The Age, 17-Jan-97.

February 1997 AU Melbourne,Kiss Studio, recording by Dave Graney & Dirty Three: "What The World Needs Now (Is Love)" for an album ("To Hal And Bacharach") dedicated to the songs of Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Engineered and mixed by Andy Baldwin. Mastered by Steve Smart @ Studio 301, Sydney.

13-Feb-97 NZ Wellington,Bar Bodega [with King Loser]

14-Feb-97 NZ Wellington,Bar Bodega [with King Loser]

15-Feb-97 NZ Auckland,Luna [with Solid Gold Hell]

16-Feb-97 NZ Auckland,Luna

Note: "Saturday 15 February 1997 - Dirty Three's Warren Ellis is a bloody mess. The band has just finished playing a stunning set at a club called Luna on Symonds Street in Auckland. Ellis' hand is bleeding after a close encounter with bandmate Mick Turner's guitar. Ellis' playing was so frenzied that he lost track of where he was. And next week [14-Mar-12], the band will again put their bodies on the line. "I remember that!" Ellis says down the line from his home in Paris. "I've still got a really big scar from that." Apparently that wasn't the only damage Ellis inflicted on himself back then in New Zealand. "I decided to go swimming and surfing and ended up in an ambulance having to go to hospital because I got thrown and then ground into the bottom of the sea. They thought my neck had been broken. That was a wild show, that one." New Zealand Herald 09-Mar-12.

19-Feb-97 AU Brisbane,Roxy

20-Feb-97 AU Gold Coast-Broadbeach,The Doghouse

Poster: Photo of poster, courtesy of Bryce Double.

21-Feb-97 AU Sydney,The Metro [with David McComb and the Red Ponies]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Sydney Morning Herald 21-Feb-97. Review: Scan of review , taken from the Sydney Morning Herald 24-Feb-97. Note: With Mick Harvey [Bad Seeds] on organ. Warren was member of the Red Ponies (October 1993-June 1994).

22-Feb-97 AU Sydney-Narrabeen,Sands Hotel [with David McComb & the Red Ponies]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Sydney Morning Herald 21-Feb-97. Note: Warren was member of the Red Ponies (October 1993-June 1994).

23-Feb-97 AU Adelaide,Tivoli Hotel [with Stan Ridgway Quintet]

Setlist: (a.o.) I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Hope/ Sue�s Last Ride/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Indian Love Song/ Everything is Fucked/ Warren�s Lament/ Dirty Equation. Note: Mick Turner blows his amp part way through the show and the band stop for repairs.

01-Mar-97 AU Melbourne-Elsternwick,Ripponlea,ABC TV studios Recovery - live in the studio, hosted by Dylan Lewis [with Rebecca's Empire, Fun-Da-Mental and Ben Mendelsohn]

Setlist: Sue's Last Ride. Photo: Screen captures from TV broadcast. Listing: Scan of TV listing from The Age 01-Mar-97. Video: YouTube video Note: Saturday morning. Broadcast "live-to-air" (from 9AM to 12PM, following the overnight video clip program, Rage). Sound by Tony Cohen. "Recovery" was a Saturday morning TV program that ran from 20 April 1996 till 29 April 2000 on ABC TV (AU). "Sue's Last Ride" released on the V/A: "Hits From The Back Door" 2CD (EMI 1997).

01-Mar-97 AU Melbourne-Berwick,Lava Lounge [with Sea Scouts and David McComb and The Red Ponies]

Setlist: Three Wheels/ I Knew It Would Come To This/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ At The Bar/ Hope/ Red/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warren's Lament/ You Were A Bum Dream/ I Remember A Time When Once You Used To Love Me. Listing: Scan of listing from The Age 28-Feb-97. Note: Saturday evening. Mick Harvey joins on piano on "You Were A Bum Dream". Warren used to be member of the Red Ponies (October 1993-June 1994).

05-Mar-97 AU Sydney-Macquarie Park,Macquarie University

06-Mar-97 AU Canberra,Australian National University-ANU,Refectory Bar [with Domingo]

Ad: Scan of ad from Woroni Issue #1, Feb-97.

05-Mar-97 AU Newcastle,University of Newcastle

11-Mar-97 US Release of the "Obvious Is Obvious" single on Touch&Go records.

11-Mar-97 US CA,Hollywood,No Life Records

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Hope/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Note: Start of their 6th (18-date) tour of North America. Most dates are co-billed with Low.

12-Mar-97 US CA,Los Angeles-West Hollywood,Troubadour [with Low,and Polar Goldy Cats]

Flyer: Photo of flyer. Ad: Scan of advert , taken from LA Weekly 13-Mar-97. Review: Scan of review , taken from the Los Angeles Times 14-Mar-97.

13-Mar-97 US CA,San Francisco,Bimbo's 365 Club [with Low and The Sunshine Club]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Everything's Fucked/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warrent's Lament/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the San Francisco Examiner 09-Mar-97.

14-Mar-97 CA BC,Vancouver,-

15-Mar-97 US OR,Portland,Stage 4 Theater [with Low]

Flyer: Photo of flyer, designed by Lee Nelson.

16-Mar-97 US WA,Seattle,Earwax records, in store appearance (at 4PM)

Setlist: Everything's Fucked/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Hope.

16-Mar-97 US WA,Seattle,Moe's Mo'Roc'N Cafe [with Low]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Hope/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warren's Lament/ Kim's Dirt/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Listing: Scan of listing from Seattle Gay News 14-Mar-97.

18-Mar-97 US UT,Salt Lake City,The Moroccan [with Low]

19-Mar-97 US CO,Denver,Mercury Caf� [with Low]

20-Mar-97 US KS,Lawrence,Bottleneck [with Low]

21-Mar-97 US MO,St.Louis,The Side Door [with Low]

Ad: Scan of ad taken from St.Louis Post-Dispatch 20-Mar-97.

22-Mar-97 US IL,Chicago,Double Door [with Low]

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Kenosha News 21-Mar-97.

23-Mar-97 US MI,Pontiac,7th House [with Low]

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Detroit Free Press 23-Mar-97.

25-Mar-97 US DC,Washington,New 9:30 Club [with Low]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ Hope/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Everything's Fucked/ Warrent's Lament. Listing: Scan of listing, taken from the Baltimore Sun 20-Mar-97.

26-Mar-97 US PA,Philadephia,5 Spot [with Low]

Ticket: Photo of ticket.

27-Mar-97 US NJ,Princeton,Princeton Campus Club [with Low]

28-Mar-97 US NY,New York City,Westbeth Theatre [with Low]

Setlist: I Knew It Would Come To This/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Everything's Fucked/ Indian Love Song/ Suzanne [Leonard Cohen]/ Warrent's Lament/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ The Last Night (Mick's Love Song). Listing: Scan of listing, taken from the Journal News 28-Mar-97.

29-Mar-97 US MA,Boston,Mama Kin-Music Hall [with Low]

Listing: Scan of listing from the Boston Phoenix 28-Mar-97. Review: Scan of review , taken from the Boston Globe 31-Mar-97. Note: Last date of the tour. Low opened for Dirty Three. 300 people attended.

02-Apr-97 UK London-Soho,Borderline

03-Apr-97 UK London-Soho,Borderline

04-Apr-97 UK London-Camden,The Monarch

Setlist: Indian Love Song/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ I Really Miss You A Lot/ Red/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me)/ Warrent's Lament/ Dirty Equation.

Apr/Aug-97 Warren Ellis: "We had a break for about five months; we went off the road in about April, after an American tour we ended up in London, stopped touring for about five months. Mick Turner released a solo album, started playing with Jim White, and they did the Tren Brothers record. I went on tour with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for three [two] months in Europe." "We had a break in April for five months until we recorded the ["Ocean Songs"] record and we all did different things. I think that was so constructive as a group, because we had reached a point at the end of our last American tour � it was like if we didn't take a break then we were gonna break. We were walking a really thin line, because the performances had become really volatile and quite violent and hysterical. It really was getting quite intense." Warren Ellis interviewed for the Boston Phoenix 15-May-98.

Aug/Sep-97 US IL,Chicago, Electric Audio (@ 2621 West Belmont Avenue),recording sessions for the "Ocean Songs" album, lasting a week. Engineered by Steve Albini. Songs recorded are: Sirena/ The Restless Waves/ Distant Shore/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Backwards Voyager/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Black Tide/ Deep Waters/ Ends Of The Earth, and also: Three Wheels/ Wish I Could (both which ended up on the "Ufkuko" EP). Electric Audio was founded in 1997 by Steve Albini [Big Black, Shellac].

Photo: Google street view 2016. Note 1: "We sat down in a room for ten days and wrote a record. We'd never done that before. We met up in Chicago, and we had two very loose ideas before that, something Mick and I had been working on in Australia and another thing Mick had been messing around with when we were in Israel the year before [1995]. Other than that it was pretty much written in Chicago. We'd never done that before. I [...] flew out to Chicago, and we set up in this warehouse with all these heavy metal bands bashing away. We just sat in there and played really quiet. I guess it was probably because everything was so loud in there!" Warren interviewed in October 2006 by David Armes and Billy Hell for Perfect Sound Forever . Note 2: "Steve Albini gave me some words I live by when we recorded Ocean Songs with Dirty Three in 1997. We were lost in the middle of recording and about to give up. We were trying to make a quiet album and we were anything but quiet. Steve recognised the creative struggle �Don�t forget what you came in here to do �. That album�s existence as it is is down to his advice in a fragile moment of doubt. I think of this advice most times I am in the studio. A gentleman and pleasure to work with. Sending love to Heather and Electrical Audio family and Shellac." Warren Ellis after the passing of Steve Albini on May 7th, 2024 (@thewarrenellis).

Aug/Sep-97 [US IL,Chicago,Electric Audio,recordings for Jim and Mick's project Tren Brothers. They record the "Tren Brothers EP" and the "Gone Away/Kit's Choice" single. Engineered by Greg Norman.]

04/05-Sep-97 IE County Cork,Skibbereen,Liss Ard estate Poetry & Music festival #1 [Nick Cave solo]

Note: Warren Ellis was to accompany Nick Cave (and Mick Harvey), but had to cancel due to a car crash on the way to Chicago airport. �I had a car smash in Chicago,� he told me on site in Skibbereen in September �98. �By rights we should have been dead because we hit the back of a car, a friend was drunk driving, and we both went into the window, smashed it with our heads, and I was concussed and didn�t know it. I had a fractured finger as well. They wouldn�t let me on the plane because they thought I was gonna drop dead � I still had blood all over my head � and I didn�t want to go to hospital �cos I couldn�t afford it. So, in the end, another airline took responsibility for me, they let me on the plane, I turned up, arrived in Nick [Cave�]s house, went into shock and was just shaking, and my girlfriend came and took me home to Paris, where I went to hospital. So, I didn�t make it." Ellis interviewed for Cursed Murphy .

Oct/Nov-97 [US Mick Turner tours solo in support of Low. No activity for Dirty Three.]

Nov-97 [EU Mick Turner and Jim White tour Europe as member of the Boxhead Ensemble. Jim is at the same time member of Edith Frost live band, which supports Boxhead Ensemble in some dates. No activity for Dirty Three.]

Nov/Dec-97 [Warren Ellis tours Australia with the Bad Seeds. No activity for Dirty Three.]

13-Dec-97 AU Melbourne-Elsternwick,Ripponlea,ABC TV studios Recovery - live in the studio,hosted by John Safran (9 AM) [with Teenage Fanclub and The Fauves]

Setlist: Authentic Celestial Music/ Interview with Warren by John Safran. Photo: Screen captures from VCD. Listing: Scan of TV listing from The Age, 11-Dec-97. Video: Link to YouTube video . Note: Broadcast "live-to-air" (from 9AM to 12PM following the overnight video clip program, Rage). "Recovery" was a Saturday morning TV program that ran from 20 April 1996 till 29 April 2000 on ABC TV (AU). "Authentic Celestial Music" available as audio on the V/A: "Highlights From The ABC TV Series Studio 22" 2CD (ABC Music 2002) and as video on a VCD released as bonus on the Taiwanese version of "Ocean Songs".

13-Dec-97 AU Geelong/Ballarat-Meredith,Chris Nolan's farm on Mount Mercer Road Meredith open air festival #7 [with The Cruel Sea, Augie March,...]

Poster: Photo of poster. Photo: Photo credit MMF . Article: Scan of article from The Age 05-Dec-97. Note: Second appearance at the 2-days Meredith festival.

02/07-Jan-98 [AU Melbourne-Richmond,Sing Sing Studios, Jim and Mick, together with Andrew Entsch [King Idiot, STM, Body Electric] record with Chan Marshall for Cat Power's "Moon Pix" album. Engineered by Matt Voigt.]

03-Jan-98 AU Sydney-Narangba,Forest Rock [with Mark Of Chain, Swervedriver,Sprung Monkey]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Sydney Morning Herald 14-Dec-97. Note: Festival ran from 31-Dec-97 till 03-Jan-98.

xx-Jan-98 AU Melbourne-CBD,Hi-Fi bar [with David McComb]

xx-Jan-98 [AU Melbourne,Scuzz studio (a.k.a. Jim's bathroom), Jim and Mick record a further 2 tracks with Chan Marshall (for Cat Power's "Moon Pix" album).]

13/28-Jan-98 [AU Jim and Mick tour (8 dates) with Will Oldham and Paul Oldham. No activity for Dirty Three.]

04-Mar-98 NZ Dunedin,Otago University

0x-Mar-98 NZ other campus shows

Article: Scan of article , taken from The Age 27-Mar-98. While surfing in New Zealand "[...] a malevolent wave dumped [Warren Ellis] on his head, [and] he had to wear a neck brace for the next couple of shows."

2x-Mar-98 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Sing Sing Studios, recording the soundtrack to "Praise", a film by John Curran. Engineered by Adam Rhodes. Mixed by Matt Voigt.

2x-Mar-98 UK Nottingham,-

2x-Mar-98 UK London,XFM radio,John Kennedy session

Setlist: Backwards Voyager/ The Restless Waves/ Authentic Celestial Music. Note: Broadcast 08-Jun-98.

26-Mar-98 UK London,Greater London Radio,session

Setlist: The Restless Waves/ interview/ Last Horse On The Sand/ interview/ Sea Above,Sky Below.

28-Mar-98 UK London,Rough Trade shop,free in-store concert

Listing: Scan of listing from The Guardian 28-Mar-98.

29-Mar-98 UK London-Soho,The Borderline

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above,Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Deep Waters/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Photo: Credit Coen Rees . Poster: Photo of poster . Ad: Advert , taken from NME 28-Mar-98. Note: "Ocean Songs" album launch.

30-Mar-98 UK Release of the "Ocean Songs" album on Bella Union records. [Bella Union was founded in 1997 by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie, of Cocteau Twins]

31-Mar-98 UK Leicester,Physio & Firkin

02-Apr-98 FR Paris,Le Divan du Monde [with Theo Hakola]

07-Apr-98 AU Melbourne-City,Gaslight Records In store appearance (7PM)

Listing: Scan of listing from The Age 03-Apr-98.

08-Apr-98 AU Brisbane,The Capitol [with Paradise Motel]

09-Apr-98 AU Byron Bay,East Coast Roots and Blues Festival [with The Cruel Sea, Paradise Motel]

12-Apr-98 AU Gold Coast-Broadbeach,The Doghouse [with Paradise Motel]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Start of their first nation-wide tour of Australia, headlining. 20 dates.

13-Apr-98 AU Sydney,Rocks-Rythmboat harbour cruise

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above,Sky Below/ Backwards Voyager/ Hope/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me). Photo: Screen capture from "The Dirty Three" DVD.

14-Apr-98 AU Perth-Leederville,Luna Cinema-Cinema One

16-Apr-98 AU Margaret River,Settlers Tavern

Setlist: Sirena/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above,Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Backwards Voyager/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song

17-Apr-98 AU Perth,The Grosvenor Hotel

18-Apr-98 AU Adelaide,Indie 500 Festival

19-Apr-98 AU Adelaide,Governor Hindmarsh Hotel [with Corrupt Fruit]

Article: Scan from The Age newspaper, 24-Apr-98. "More tales of the Dirty Three's incident-packed tour. After Sunday night's sell-out show at the Governor Hindmarsh Tavern in Adelaide, a souvenir hunter grabbed Warren Ellis's favorite violin bow and high-tailed out of there. Some kids spotted the offender leaving the pub with the bow and followed him to the local McDonald's. It was all too much for the snoops when he flagrantly waved the bow in the air, and they made a rock 'n' roll arrest, grabbing a nearby police officer who escorted the culprit back to the pub to return the bow to Ellis who was winding down after the show. No charges were laid. Ellis, band and bow hit Melbourne next weekend.

21-Apr-98 AU Sydney,Waterfront Records store,in store appearance

Setlist: Sirena/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above,Sky Below/ Deep Waters. Photo: Screen capture from private video.

22-Apr-98 AU Wollongong,Woonona Bulli RSL [with Paradise Motel]

Review: Scan of review from university of Wollongong SRC student paper Tertangala, Volume 25 No.4

23-Apr-98 AU Newcastle,University of Newcastle

Listing: Scan of listing from The Sydney Morning Herald 18-Apr-98.

24-Apr-98 AU Sydney,The Metro [with Paradise Motel and 2 Litre Dolby]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ The Restless Waves/ Hope/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Backwards Voyager/ Sea Above,Sky Below/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters/ Indian Love Song. Photo: Screen capture from private video. Ad: Scan of advert taken from the Sydney Morning Herald, 17-Apr-98.

25-Apr-98 AU Canberra-Southside, Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) [with Conway Savage & Suzie Higgie]

26-Apr-98 AU Sydney-Rozelle,Three Weeds Hotel [with Conway Savage & Suzie Higgie]

Ad: Scan taken from the Sydney Morning Herald, 17-Apr-98.

30-Apr-98 AU Melbourne,Regent Theatre-Plaza Ballroom [with Paradise Motel]

01-May-98 AU Melbourne,Regent Theatre-Plaza Ballroom [with Conway Savage & Suzie Higgie, Xylouris Ensemble]

Poster: Photo of poster. Article: Scan of article from The Age 24-Apr-98. Review: Scan of review from The Age 08-May-98.

01-May-98 AU Melbourne-Elsternwick,Ripponlea,ABC TV studios Studio 22 - live in the studio

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Distant Shore/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters. Photo: Screen captures from DVD. Note: Dirty Three special. Broadcast @ Studio 22, ABC TV on 23-Sep-99 . Released as bonus DVD with limited edition CD release of "Ocean Songs" album.

02-May-98 AU Melbourne-Elsternwick,Ripponlea,ABC TV studios Recovery - live in the studio [with Magic Dirt, The Fauves and Karma County]

Setlist: Sirena/ Deep Waters/ interview with Warren Ellis by Dylan Lewis. Photo: Screen captures from TV broadcast. Listing: Scan of TV listing from The Age 02-May-98. Note: Broadcast "live-to-air". Regular Saturday morning show. "Recovery" was a Saturday morning TV program that ran from 20 April 1996 till 29 April 2000 on ABC TV (AU). "Sirena" released on V/A: "Ready For Transmission" 2CD (1999).

03-May-98 AU Melbourne-Richmond,The Corner Hotel [with Horse]

Setlist: Distant Shore/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ The Restless Waves/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Hope/ Sirena/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me) (aborted midway)/ I Remember A Time (When Once You Used To Love Me) (reprise). Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The Age 02-May-98.

08-May-98 US IL,Chicago,Lounge Ax [with Calexico]

Article: Scan of article, taken from Chicago Tribune 08-May-98. Note: Start of their 7th North American tour, for 7 weeks. Supported on many dates by Calexico (then a 2-piece).

09-May-98 US MI,Detroit,Magic Stick [with Calexico]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ The Restless Waves/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Deep Waters. Poster: Photo of poster.

10-May-98 US OH,Columbus,Little Brother's [with Calexico]

Setlist: Distant Shore/ Sirena/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Deep Waters. Listing: Scan of listing from The Cincinnati Enquirer 08-May-98.

11-May-98 US OH,Cleveland,Grog Shop

12-May-98 US PA,Pittsburg,Rosebud

Listing: Scan of listing from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10-May-98.

14-May-98 US RI,Providence,Met Caf� The Providence Phoenix - Best Music Poll Festival #8 [with Calexico and Purple Ivy Shadows]

Flyer: Scan of flyer. Note: Three-day festival with Killgore, Frank Black, Lotion, etc..

15-May-98 US MA,Boston-Cambridge,T.T the Bear's Place [with Calexico, Willard Grand Conspiracy]

Ad: Scan of ad from Boston Phoenix 15-May-98. Ad: Scan of article from Boston Phoenix 15-May-98. Review: Scan of review , taken from Boston Globe 19-May-98.

16-May-98 US NY,New York City,Tramps [with Calexico, Clem Snide]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Courier-News 14-May-98.

17-May-98 US PA,Philadelphia,Pontiac Grille [with Calexico]

18-May-98 US PA,Philadelphia,Pontiac Grille [with Calexico and Edith Frost]

Article: Scan of article, taken from Philadelphia Inquirer 15-May-98.

19-May-98 US MD,Baltimore,Fletcher's

Setlist: Obvious Is Obvious/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sirena/ Sue's Last Ride/ ?/ Deep Waters/ Indian Love Song. Listing: Scan of listing from The Baltimore Sun 14-May-98.

21-May-98 US DC,Washington,Black Cat [with Calexico, Laconic Chamber]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ The Last Night (a.k.a. Mick's Love Song)/ Sirena/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Deep Waters. Listing: Scan of listing from York Sunday News 17-May-98.

22-May-98 US NC,Carrboro,Cat's Cradle [with Shannon Wright, Spatula]

Setlist: Sirena/ The Restless Waves/ Distant Shore/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Deep Waters. Listing: Scan of listing from The State 01-May-98. Article: Scan of article from The Chapel Hill News 22-May-98.

23-May-98 US GA,Atlanta,The Point [with Shannon Wright]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sirena/ ...and more... Photo: Screen capture from private video. Review: Scan of review . Listing: Scan of listing , taken from Atlanta Constitution 22-May-98.

24-May-98 US LA,New Orleans,Mermaid Lounge

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sirena/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Hope/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters. Photo 1: Photo credit Sara Bonisteel. Photo 2: Screen capture from "The Dirty Three" DVD. Note: When a side door is opened, Warren steps off stage onto the sidewalk and continues playing.

25-May-98 US TN,Memphis,Young Avenue Deli [with Calexico]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Commercial Appeal 22-May-98.

27-May-98 US MO,St.Louis,The Side Door

28-May-98 US KY,Louisville,The Mercury Paw [with Calexico, Speed To Roam]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Indian Love Song/ Deep Waters. Photo: Screen capture from "The Dirty Three" DVD. Article: Scan of article from The Courier-Journal 22-May-98.

29-May-98 US OH,Cincinnati,Sudsy Malone's [with Calexico]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Distant Shore/ Sirena/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Hope/ Deep Waters. Listing: Scan of listing from The Cincinnati Post 28-May-98.

30-May-98 US IN,Bloomington,Second Store

04-Jun-98 US WI,Madison,University Of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace/Rathskeller [with Edith Frost]

Photo: Credit Nick Olsen . Used with kind permission. Article: Scan of article from The Capital Times 04-Jun-98. Note: Free, all-ages show.

05-Jun-98 US MN,Minneapolis,400 Bar [with Edith Frost, Autonomous]

Listing: Scan of listing from Star Tribune 05-Jun-98.

06-Jun-98 US KS,Lawrence,Granada Theater [support for Cornershop]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Kansas City Star 05-Jun-98.

07-Jun-98 US CO,Denver,Bluebird Theater

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Sirena/ Hope/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters. Note: Supposedly recorded for a live album release, but this never happened.

09-Jun-98 US UT,Salt Lake City,Holy Cow

10-Jun-98 US ID,Boise,Neurolux

12-Jun-98 US WA,Seattle,Showbox [with Calexico]

13-Jun-98 US BC,Vancouver,Starfish Room [with Calexico]

Listing: Scan of listing, taken from Vancouver Sun 11-Jun-98.

14-Jun-98 US OR,Portland,Satyricon [with Calexico]

16-Jun-98 US CA,San Francisco,Great American Music Hall [with Calexico, Mirza]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Hope/ 1000 Miles/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Wates/ Everything's Fucked/ Dirty Equation. Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 14-Jun-98.

17-Jun-98 US CA,Los Angeles-Silverlake,Spaceland [with Calexico and Michael Whitmore Sextet]

Ad: Scan of ad from LA Weekly 12-Jun-98.

18-Jun-98 US CA,San Diego,Casbah [with Calexico]

19-Jun-98 US AZ,Tucson,Club Congress [with Calexico, Crawdaddy-O]

Article: Scan of article from Arizona Daily Star 19-Jun-98.

20-Jun-98 US NM,Albequerque,Dingo Bar [with Calexico]

Article: Scan of article from The Albuquerque Tribune 19-Jun-98.

21-Jun-98 US AZ,Tempe,Stinkweeds [with Calexico]

23-Jun-98 US TX,Dallas-Deep Ellum,Orbit Room [with Centro-Matic, Light Bright Highway]

Ad: Scan of advert from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 19-Jun-98. Review: Scan of review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 25-Jun-98.

24-Jun-98 US TX,Houston,Fitzgerald's White Oak

25-Jun-98 US TX,Austin,Emo's [with Paul Newman, Knife In The Water]

14-Aug-98 IE Dublin,Whelan's pub

15-Aug-98 IE County Cork-West Cork,Connolly's of Leap

19-Aug-98 UK London-Camden,Dingwalls [with Cat Power]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Sue's Last Ride/ ?/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Hope/ Deep Waters/ Indian Love Song. Ticket: Photo of ticket. Listing: Scan of listing from The Independent 19-Aug-98. Note: Jim also drums for Cat Power at this show.

21-Aug-98 UK Edinburgh,Queens Hall,Flux festival [with Nick Cave]

22-Aug-98 UK Edinburgh,Queens Hall,Flux festival [with Nick Cave]

Ticket: Scvan of ticket for 22-Aug-98 concert. Listing: Scan of listing from The Independent 21-Aug-98. Note: Dirty Three are joined by Nick Cave for some songs.

04-Sep-98 IE County Cork,Skibbereen,Liss Ard estate Poetry & Music festival #2 [with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds] (evening)

Note: "I was playing [a] song backstage in Ireland at a festival. This bloke came over and sat and started singing along with me for about twenty minutes. He walked off and the promoter walked up and told me it was [famous Irish folk singer] Christy Moore and he hadn't sang for eighteen months. He'd been in a clinic. So that's why I called that song 'Lullaby for Christie' [released on the "Whatever You Love, You Are" album]". Warren interviewed in October 2006 by David Armes and Billy Hell for Perfect Sound Forever .

21-Sep-98 UK Release of the "A Strange Holiday" single on Narwhal Recordings.

19-Sep/08-Nov-98 [US Together with Mark Moore, Jim White tours North America with Chan Marshall's Cat Power band, 33 dates. No activity for Dirty Three.]

08/30-Oct-98 [US Mick and Jim tour North America as Tren Brothers in support of Cat Power, for whom Jim plays drums too. No activity for Dirty Three.]

08/18-Nov-98 [EU Together with Mark Moore, Jim White tours Europe with Chan Marshall's Cat Power band, 9 dates. No activity for Dirty Three.]

19-Nov-98 SI Ljubljana,Klub 4 [with Majke]

20-Nov-98 IT Bologna,Link [with Jerica's]

21-Nov-98 IT Padova,Plan 9 [with Jerica's]

22-Nov-98 IT Fano,La Fuente

Note: Some dates on their own before starting the tour in support for PJ Harvey.

23-Sep-98 UK Release of the "Ufkuko" EP on Bella Union [Cocteau Twins founded].

24-Nov-98 IT Milano,Palavobis [support for PJ Harvey]

Poster: Photo of poster. Note: Start of Dirty Three's Autumn 1998 European tour in support for PJ Harvey.

26-Nov-98 NO Oslo,Rockefeller [support for PJ Harvey]

27-Nov-98 DK K�benhavn,Vega [support for PJ Harvey]

29-Nov-98 DE Hamburg,Docks [support for PJ Harvey]

30-Nov-98 DE Berlin,Columbiahalle [support for PJ Harvey]

01-Dec-98 DE K�ln,E-Werk [support for PJ Harvey]

03-Dec-98 BE Brussel,Hallen van Schaarbeek [support for PJ Harvey]

Setlist: Distant Shore/ The Restless Waves/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Deep Waters. Ticket: Scan of ticket.

04-Dec-98 FR Paris,La Cigale [support for PJ Harvey]

05-Dec-98 FR Paris,La Cigale [support for PJ Harvey]

Setlist: Distant Shore/ The Restless Waves/ Authentic Celestial Music/ Deep Waters.

05-Dec-98 AU Melbourne-Kew. Their friend, Andrew Entsch (born June, 3 1965), bass player and former band member in King Idiot, Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers, Body Electric, Cat Power ("Moonpix") dies at the age of 33 from a heroin overdose.

Article: Tribute by Michael Epis, published in The Age newspaper, June 18, 1999.

07-Dec-98 NL Utrecht,Muziekcentrum Vredenburg [support for PJ Harvey]

09-Dec-98 UK Glasgow,Barrowlands [support for PJ Harvey]

10-Dec-98 UK Manchester,Academy [support for PJ Harvey]

Ad: Scan of ad for UK tour supporting PJ Harvey. Note: Manchester show rescheduled to the 19th, due to PJ having a throat infection.

11-Dec-98 UK Bristol,Colston Hall [support for PJ Harvey]

Ad: Scan of ad from Evening Post 04-Dec-98.

1x-Dec-98 UK Leicester,Physio

13-Dec-98 UK London,GLR radio,Sean Hughes,session

13-Dec-98 UK London,Shepherd's Bush Empire [support for PJ Harvey]

14-Dec-98 UK London,Shepherd's Bush Empire [support for PJ Harvey]

Review: Scan of review, taken from NME Dec-98.

15-Dec-98 UK Nottingham,Rock City [support for PJ Harvey]

17-Dec-98 IE Dublin,Olympia [support for PJ Harvey]

18-Dec-98 IE Dublin,Today FM Radio,Donal Dineen,session

Setlist: Kangaroo/ (Irish) Red. Note: Above tracks available on the tour-only "Lowlands" EP (2000).

18-Dec-98 IE Dublin,Mean Fiddler [support for PJ Harvey]

Photo: Photo credit Justin Lynham . Used with kind permission. Note: Final date in support for PJ Harvey.

19-Dec-98 UK Manchester,Academy [support for PJ Harvey]

Flyer: Announcing move from December 15.

03-Jan-99 AU Perth,Murdoch University Tavern Mudslinger Festival [with Kim Salmon, Buffalo Tom, You Am I, Something For Kate]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Deep Waters. Photo: Photo credit Natalie Brunovs . Note: Second time at the (final) Mudslinger festival.

04-Jan-99 AU Perth,The Grosvenor Hotel

08/09-Jan-99 [AU Jim drums for Cat Power at the Melbourne and Sydney show. No activity for Dirty Three.]

24-Jan-99 AU Their friend, Norman Fagg -soundman and tour manager, dies of a heroin overdose. Norman had also been working for Hugo Race's True Spirit band.

Obituary: Obituary by Michael Epis, published in The Age newspaper, January 29, 1999.

26-Jan-99 AU Melbourne,RAS Showgrounds,Big Day Out festival

29-Jan-99 AU Perth,Fremantle Oval,Big Day Out festival

Poster: Photo of poster. Review: Scan of review from The Age 28-Jan-99. Note: "Some time in '97 [05-Dec-98,ed.], S.T.M bass player Andrew Entsch overdosed and died. His best friend and D3 sound mixer Norman Fagg was so grieved over the loss that he followed Andrew to an early grave. Norman did this just 24 hrs prior to the D3's 98 [1999,ed.] BDO appearance. That [Melbourne] show - with such an outpouring of grief and emotion - has got to be the best D3 show I've seen and an absolute BDO highlight. They were everything they are. Beautiful to the point of making you cry and completely cathartic with the rage that they can summon. The audience was stunned, overwhelmed. It was a real release for all the sorrow. Warren got blind that day and we ended up taking him to the hospital after he knocked himself out falling over a fence. It was a wild day. BDO has never had them back." Recollections by Tim Pittman [Feel Presents, concert promoters], Dirty Three's live agent from 1994-present.

31-Jan-99 AU Melbourne-Richmond,Corner Hotel [with Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Matt Walker, Ashley Davies]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sea Above, Sky Below/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Everything's Fucked/ Deep Waters/ ? Ad: Scan of ad, taken from The age newspaper, 29-Jan-99 Note: Second benefit for Andrew Entsch' son and first for Norman Fagg. The first benefit was @ the Empress Hotel on 20-Dec-98 (performing were: The Dumb Earth, Hood, Charlie Marshall and the Body Electric, Hugo Race and the True Spirit, Silver Ray, etc).

02-Feb-99 AU Melbourne. Their friend, David McComb [Triffids/The Blackeyed Susans/The Red Ponies] dies at the age of 37. McComb had a successful heart transplant in early 1995, which enabled him to resume his studies, at Melbourne University. On January 30, 1999 David was injured in a car accident. He was released from hospital, but died suddenly at his home in Melbourne two days later.

Article: Scan of article from The Age 05-Feb-99. Obituary: Scan of obituary by Phil Kakulas, Graham Lee and Rob Snarski, published in The Age newspaper, 11-Feb-99.

12/27-Feb-99 [AU Mick and Jim tour Australia (12 dates) as Tren Brothers in support of Cat Power, for whom Jim plays drums too. No activity for Dirty Three.]

27-Mar-99 IE Dublin,Guinness Hop Store [with Nick Cave] special invitation only show

Note: Nick Cave performs "The Secret Life of the Love Song", backed by Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans].

28-Mar-99 IE Dublin,Gaiety Theatre [with Nick Cave and Larla O'Lionard] extra matinee show

28-Mar-99 IE Dublin,Gaiety Theatre [with Nick Cave and Larla O'Lionard] 8PM show

Ticket: Scan of ticket. Note: Nick Cave performs "The Secret Life of the Love Song", backed by Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans].

30-Mar-99 UK London,Royal Festival Hall [with Nick Cave]

Setlist: Kim's Dirt/ Sue's Last Ride/ Everything's Fucked/ Deep Waters. Listing: Scan of listing from The Independent 27-Mar-99. Note: Nick Cave performs "The Secret Life of the Love Song", backed by Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans], with Kylie Minogue as surprise guest.

03-Apr-99 UK Bristol,Fiddlers [with Lillydamwhite, Sean Cook]

Listing: Scan of listing from The Independent 03-Apr-99.

April 1999 [UK London-Twickenham,September Sound Studios. Nick Cave records the "The Secret Life of the Love Song" album, backed by Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans]. Engineered by Giles Hall.]

29-Apr-99 NO Oslo,John Dee

30-Apr-99 NO Bergen,Garage,Blues & Roots Festival

01-May-99 NO Bergen,Grieghallen,Blues & Roots Festival [with Nick Cave, The Strawbs, Roger McGuinn,..]

02-May-99 NO Bergen,Grieghallen,Blues & Roots Festival [with Nick Cave] early show

02-May-99 NO Bergen,Grieghallen,Blues & Roots Festival [with Nick Cave] late show

03-May-99 SE Stockholm,S�dra Teatern [with Nick Cave] early show-19:30

03-May-99 SE Stockholm,S�dra Teatern [with Nick Cave] late show-22:00

xx-xxx-99 NL Amsterdam,-

Note: Warren also joins for Nick Cave's solo (piano) shows.

12-Jun-99 US NY,New York City,Chelsea Piers,South Street Seaport Atrium-Pier 17 Pavilion Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival [with Olivia Tremor Control, Hovercraft]

Note: Scan of listing from The Journal News 10-Jun-99.

26-Jun-99 UK London,Queen Elisabeth Hall -Meltdown 99 festival [with The Clique Group performing the music of Arvo P�rt]

Setlist: ?/ Some Summers They Drop Like Flies/ Last Horse On The Sand/ Sue's Last Ride/ Hope/ Deep Waters. Note: Festival curated by Nick Cave. Leo Phillips conducts The Clique Group performing four compositions by the Estonian composer Arvo P�rt. The festival ran from 17-Jun-99 till 02-Jul-99. Performing were: Blixa Bargeld, Bonnie Prince Billy, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Console, Dirty Three, Faust, Lee Hazlewood, Barry Humphries, Kleidler, Question Mark & the Mysterians, Nina Simone, To Rococo Rot and The Harry Smith Project featuring: Michael Blair, Eliza Carthy, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Adam Dorn, Bryan Ferry, Gavin Friday, Robin Holcomb, Gary Lucas, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Eric Mingus, Geoff Muldaur, Mondrian Quartet, Maurice Seezer, Bobby Neuwirth, Beth Orton, Mary Margaret O�Hara, Van Dyke Parks, Renaud Pion, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Scott Trio, Elliott Sharp, Syd Straw, June Tabor and David Torn.

1999 FR Paris,railway storage shed, recording/jamming for the "Lowlands" tour album, engineered by Vedran Peternel [Darko Rundek]. Songs tried/recorded are: Country Song, Lowlands, Wheels and Time After.

July 1999 UK London-Twickenham,September Sound Studios,recording sessions (over a period of 5 intense days/nights) for the "Whatever You Love, You Are" album and the "Lowlands" tour EP. Engineered by Lincoln Fong [Gun Club/Cocteau Twins]. Recorded songs are: Some Summers They Drop Like Flies/ I Really Should've Gone Out Last Night/ I Offered It Up To The Stars & The Night Sky/ Some Things I Just Don't Want To Know/ Stellar/ Lullabye For Christie, and Cottonhead/ Three Mile Creek.

Photo: Photo credit Wikipedia, 2020. Note: In 1975 Pete Townshend [The Who] bought a dilapidated boathouse and converted it into a recording studio, The Boathouse. In the 1989, part of the upstairs of the building was taken over by the band Cocteau Twins and set up as September Sound Studios.

1999 [US IL,Chicago,Truckstop Audio studio,Mick records his solo "Marlan Rosa" album.]

Jul/Aug/Sep-99 [EU Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans] tour European festivals as part of Nick Cave's 'little band'. 10 scattered dates. No activity for Dirty Three.]

24-Sep-99 US UT,Salt Lake City,The Moroccan [with Low and Shannon Wright]

Note: Start of 8th tour of North America, first with Low, then with Pavement. Dirty Three was not advertised at the Salt Lake City show and after a packed show for Low, most everyone left. Dirty Three played in the middle of the room to a dozen or so.

25-Sep-99 US UT,Provo,Wrapsody [with Low and Shannon Wright]

27-Sep-99 US WA,Olympia,Midnite Sun [with Low and Shannon Wright]

28-Sep-99 US WA,Seattle,Tractor Tavern [with Low and Shannon Wright]

29-Sep-99 US LA,New Orleans,Howlin' Wolf [with Pavement]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Sue's Last Ride/ Some Summers They Drop Like Flies/ I Offered It Up To The Stars And The Night Sky. Note: Tour of the South supporting Pavement.

30-Sep-99 US TX,Houston,Fitzgerald's [with Pavement & US Maple]

01-Oct-99 US TX,Austin,Stubb's [with Pavement & US Maple]

02-Oct-99 US TX,Austin,Stubb's [with Pavement & Calexico]

03-Oct-99 US TX,Dallas-Deep Ellum,Trees [with Pavement & Calexico]

Listing: Scan of listing from Fort Worth Star-Telegram 01-Oct-99.

05-Oct-99 US AZ,Tucson,Rialto Theater [with Pavement, Giant Sand]

Article: Scan of article, taken from Arizona Daily Star 01-Oct-99.

06/15-Oct-99 [US Mick Turner and Jessica Billey ("Mick Turner and the Marlins") tour US in support for Low.

16-Oct/19-Nov-99 [US Mick Turner, Jim White and Jessica Billey ("Mick Turner and the Marlins") tour US solo and with Papa M. No activity for Dirty Three.]

Nov-1999 UK London-St John's Wood,Abbey Road Studios, mixing the "Whatever You Love, You Are" album.

Nov-99 [EU Warren Ellis, Jim White and Susan Stenger [Band Of Susans] tour Europe as part of Nick Cave's 'little band'. No activity for Dirty Three.]

28-Nov-99 AU Gold Coast,Goldcoast Parklands,Homebake festival [with Silverchair, Powderfinger,...]

Ad: Scan taken from Rave magazine 24-Nov-99.

11-Dec-99 AU Sydney,Sydney Domain,Homebake festival [with Silverchair, Powderfinger,...]

Setlist: Last Horse On The Sand/ Some Summers Drop Like Flies/ I Really Should Have Gone Out Last Night/ Sue's Last Ride/ Deep Waters. Flyer: Photo of flyer. Review: Scan of review from The Sydney Morning Herald 13-Dec-99.

27/28-Dec-99 AU Sydney,Glenworth Valley festival [with Cat Power, Ed Kuepper]

Ad: Scan of ad, taken from the Sydney Morning Herald 10-Dec-99.

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Dirty Three Announce 2024 Australian Tour, First Album In 12 Years

Dirty Three have announced a full-scale tour of Australia, marking the first time they have done so since 2012 as well as their first shows anywhere in Australia since 2019. The announcement comes after the band were announced as part of the 2024 RISING festivities in Melbourne just last month, where the tour will commence with two sold-out nights at the city’s Hamer Hall. A complete list of the band’s June 2024 tour dates across Australia can be found below.

The tour comes in support of the band’s freshly-announced 10th studio album, which is entitled Love Changes Everything . According to frontman violinist Warren Ellis , the album was recorded in five days (all three members live in different countries to one another), but took a year to finish mixing. The album follows up February 2012’s Toward the Low Sun , marking the longest gap between releases in the band’s history.

Its release coincides with the tour, being released physically on Friday June 14th for purchase at the shows on vinyl and CD before its release on streaming services two weeks later on Friday June 28th. The album can be both pre-ordered and pre-saved by clicking here .

Every song on Love Changes Everything is technically its title track, with the six songs only differentiated by Roman numerals suffixed to the end. The opening song, ‘Love Changes Everything I’, has been released today (April 2) to coincide with the album and tour announcement.

Dirty Three – ‘Love Changes Everything I’

In a press statement regarding their upcoming shows, Ellis had this to say: “Nothing has changed. [We are] older, meaner, sadder and totally dangerous. Dirty Three are thirty-two years old. Come blow out the candles and help us stick a knife in the cake.”

Since the release of Toward the Low Sun , the three members have busied themselves with various projects. Ellis has made a further three albums as a member of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : 2013’s Push the Sky Away , 2016’s Skeleton Tree and 2019’s Ghosteen . A new Bad Seeds album, Wild God , is set for release in August 2024. Cave and Ellis also made the collaborative album Carnage together, releasing it in 2021 before touring it into 2022 .

Drummer Jim White , meanwhile, released his debut solo album All Hits: Memories last Friday via Drag City. He has toured Australia with Xylouris White , Ed Kuepper and The Double in recent years. In 2021, he formed the supergroup Springtime with Gareth Liddiard and The Necks ‘ Chris Abrahams. They released their eponymous debut album that year before touring together in early 2022 .

As for guitarist Mick Turner , he has largely focused on his painting and his band Mess Esque . The latter released their self-titled debut album in 2021. More recently, he has collaborated with percussionist and composer Bree van Reyk for a series of improvised performances.

Dirty Three Love Changes Everything 2024 Australian Tour

Friday, June 14th and Saturday, June 15th – Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC* (sold out)

Tuesday, June 18th – Canberra Theatre, Canberra ACT*

Wednesday, June 19th – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW^

Thursday, June 20th – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW^

Saturday, June 22nd – Passenger Terminal, Fremantle WA

Monday, June 24th – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide SA

Wednesday, June 26th – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS

Friday, June 28th – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD

Saturday, June 29th – The Green Room, Byron Bay NSW

All shows supported by Eleanor Jawuringal , except: * – No support act, Dirty Three only ^ – Laura Jean supporting

Tickets for all shows except Melbourne and Canberra on sale from noon local time Thursday, April 4th via Feel Presents . Canberra tickets on sale from 10am Friday, April 12 via Canberra Theatre Centre .

Further Reading

Love Letter To A Record: Fascinator On Dirty Three’s ‘Horse Stories’

Love Letter To A Record: Slow Dancer On Dirty Three’s ‘Whatever You Love, You Are’

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Announce ‘Australian Carnage’ Live Album

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Past Events

Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for The Dirty Three. Were you there?

• Tue 5 Jul Edinburgh, Summerhall The Dirty Three

November 2012

• Wed 28 Nov London, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui
• Tue 27 Nov Bristol, Trinity The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui
• Mon 26 Nov Gateshead, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui
• Sun 25 Nov Glasgow, Òran Mór The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui
• Wed 21 Nov Manchester Cathedral The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui
• Tue 20 Nov The Glee Club Birmingham The Dirty Three, Zun Zun Egui

August 2012

• Fri 31 Aug → Sun 2 Sep Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens End Of The Road Festival 2.54, Abi Wade, Abigail Washburn, Alabama Shakes, Alessi's Ark…
• Fri 8 Jun → Sun 10 Jun Worksop, Welbeck Abbey No Direction Home Alex Highton, Andrew Bird (2), Austra, Behemoth (2), Best Friends…
• Thu 7 Jun London, Cargo The Dirty Three
• Fri 25 May → Sun 27 May London, Alexandra Palace I'll Be Your Mirror 2012 Slayer, Sleep, The Melvins, Wolves In The Throne Room, yoB…

December 2009

• Fri 11 Dec → Sun 13 Dec Minehead, Butlins Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Explosions In The Sky, Battles, The Dirty Three, Tortoise, The Melvins, Shellac, Sunn O))), Papa M, J Mascis & The Fog, Mudhoney, The For Carnation, Bardo Pond, Deerhoof, F*** Buttons, Sleepy Sun, The Drones (1), Apse, Alexander Tucker & Decomposed Orchestra …
• Tue 8 Dec Minehead, Butlins The Dirty Three, Josh Pearson, Bardo Pond, F*** Buttons
• Mon 7 Dec London, Queen Elizabeth Hall The Dirty Three, Josh T Pearson
• Fri 4 Dec → Sun 6 Dec Minehead, Butlins My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, De La Soul, EPMD, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Horrors, Buzzcocks, Spectrum, F***ed Up, Le Volume Courbe, Wounded Knees, The Pastels, J Mascis & The Fog, Lilys, A Place To Bury Strangers, Witch, Bob Mould, Swervedriver, The Dirty Three …

August 2009

• Fri 21 Aug → Sun 23 Aug Crickhowell, Glanusk Park Four Tet, Grizzly Bear, The Dirty Three, Vetiver, Rodriguez, Andrew Bird (2), Joe Gideon And The Shark, The Phantom Band, Unicorn Kid, Beth Jeans Houghton, The Leisure Society, Animal Collective, Roky Erickson, DJHistory, Zun Zun Egui, Camera Obscura, Amorphous Androgynous's Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble, Hawkwind, Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, Gang Gang Dance …

September 2008

• Fri 12 Sep Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens Conor Oberst, The Dirty Three, Micah P Hinson, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, The Acorn, Kelley Stoltz, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin A Hawk and A Hacksaw…
• Fri 27 Apr → Sun 29 Apr Minehead, Butlins Nick Cave, Genderman, The Dirty Three, Low, Papa M, The Drones (1), Faun Fables, Brokeback, Tara Jane O'Neil, Magnolia Electric …

DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT Tour To Visit More Than 50 Cities Across North America In 2025

The live-to-film concert experience includes a screening of the movie while the band and vocalists play the hit songs live and in time.

Immerse yourself in the timeless romance of the iconic Academy Award-winning film with the return of Dirty Dancing in Concert. After captivating over 200,000 fans with more than 100 mesmerizing shows across the U.S., Europe, UK, and Australia, the global phenomenon of Dirty Dancing in Concert will bring its magic back to NORTH AMERICA for a tour spanning 50 cities. With a live band performing on stage and a full-size movie screen honoring the beloved 80s classic, Dirty Dancing in Concert promises to deliver a uniquely thrilling experience on the multi-platinum soundtrack that defined a generation!

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Get tickets, tour dates, and further details at DirtyDancingInConcert.com .

Guests attending Dirty Dancing in Concert will have an unparalleled and unforgettable experience as they revisit the classic love story of Baby and Johnny. The live-to-film concert experience includes a screening of the digitally remastered movie while the band and vocalists play the hit songs live and in time with the movie. Stay for the incredible after-party, where the audience is encouraged to sing and dance to favorite songs featured in "Dirty Dancing" while being taken back to their best memories.

As a timeless classic, "Dirty Dancing" is a story of summertime romance with a beloved soundtrack and memorable dancing scenes. When the film was released in 1987, it became an international box office phenomenon. It was directed by Emile Ardolino, written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in their most well-known roles, alongside Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes. The soundtrack generated two multi-platinum albums and numerous singles, including the Academy Award-winning Best Original Song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". With a global box office total of over $214 million, "Dirty Dancing" won over audiences all around the world.

Set in the summer of 1963, Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) and her family vacation to the beautiful Catskills resort, Kellerman's. Intrigued by the staff's dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), and the vastly different lifestyle of others, Baby finds herself learning to dance while having the time of her life and falling in love. It is a summer she'll never forget.

For tickets, tour dates, and more information, visit Dirty Dancing in Concert at DirtyDancingInConcert.com .