The Bunnymen Concert Log

A comprehensive, annotated listing of concert dates, venues and set lists for Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch and Electrafixion.

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1989

October 17th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Dublin, Ireland;
    NOTES: McCulloch's backing band, The Prodigal Sons, was made up of local Liverpool musicians. He dropped the 'Prodigal Sons' billing during the MYSTERIO period.

October 21st, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Liverpool, England; Bluecoat Chambers
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Horse's Head
Rescue
Faith and Healing
I Know You Well
Pots of Gold
Proud To Fall
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Candleland
Damnation
Start Again
Ceremony

October 25th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Bristol, England; Studio
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
I Know You Well
Pots of Gold
Proud To Fall
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Candleland
Damnation
Start Again
Ceremony

October 26th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Birmingham, England; Aston Villa Leisure Centre
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Ceremony

October 29th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Leicester, England; De Montfort Hall
Rescue
Pots of Gold
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Ceremony
    NOTES: “I was there; definitely ended with ‘Ceremony’ by New Order.” -- email to The Bunnymen Concert Log

November 1st, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Glasgow, Scotland; Barrowland
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Pots of Gold
Ceremony

November 2nd, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Leeds, England; Leeds University
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Pots of Gold
Ceremony

November 3rd, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Sheffield, England; Sheffield University
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
Sweet Jane
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Pots of Gold
Ceremony

November 5th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Manchester, England; Ritz
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Pots of Gold
Ceremony

November 6th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Kilburn, Greater London, England; National Club
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Pots of Gold
Ceremony

November 8th, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Liverpool, England; Royal Court Theatre
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Horse's Head
Faith and Healing
Candleland
I Know You Well
The Killing Moon
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Proud To Fall
Damnation
Ceremony

December 21st, 1989
Ian McCulloch and the Prodigal Sons
Paris, France; La Locomotive
The Flickering Wall
The White Hotel
Toad
Rescue
Pomegranate
Candleland
History Chimes
Fear of the Known
Rocket Ship
In Bloom
The Cape
Honeydrip
Damnation
Ceremony
Sweet Jane
Proud To Fall
Return to Sender
    NOTES: "History Chimes" in its early incarnation 'rocked' considerably more than the sparsely elegant version on WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?. "Return to Sender" is a cover of the Elvis Presley song.

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    Corrections, additions and amendments warmly received and greatly appreciated:

Kristin F. Smith
blinfool@wyomail.com

    I took as my starting point Steve Doughty's excellent and comprehensive Bunnymen Recordings site, and have filled in gaps using the Seven Seas Archive (which went back to January 1st, 1999 at the time I copied it all into text files), as well as the various other web pages and articles cited in my listings. This is still very much a work in progress. I have received a good deal of help from members of the Seven Seas and Bunnymen.com communities -- thank you all!

This page last updated: September 23rd, 2005

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