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BIKINI KILL LIVE/RECORDING GUIDE The information below provides background information to the live and studio history of Bikini Kill. Setlist details are included, where known, as are any recordings which still survive. If you can add any information, corrections, etc. to that listed, please let us know. If you have access to recordings not listed here, or have any BK tapes, mail us! Disclaimer: the presence of information regarding video/audiotapes is for information purposes only and has been gathered from a variety of sources. Inclusion here does not indicate that the owners of this resource possess, or have access to, all the recordings detailed here. Trade! Don't sell!
9 February : The Mushroom, Olympia, WA 13
April : Tinuviel's Phoenix House, Olympia, WA 17 April : OK Hotel, Seattle, WA "Spring" : Yo-Yo Studios, Setlist : Candy / Daddy's L'il Girl / Feels Blind / Suck My Left One / Carnival / This Is Not A Test / Double Dare Ya / Liar Notes: recording sessions for Revolution Girl-Style Now demo. "Carnival" was also used on the Bikini Kill EP. 1 June: The Mushroom, Olympia, WA 27
June : The Space, Washington DC. Setlist: Double Dare Ya / Liar / Suck My Left One / Feels Blind Notes: recording session for Bikini Kill EP. 2? August : International Pop Underground, Olympia, WA Setlist: ? / White Boy / ? / George Bush ... / Liar / This Is Not A Test / ... / Feels Blind / Suck My Left One / Carnival Recording: audience video Notes: Shot in black and white, initially from audience and then from the stage. 31 October : Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA 1 November : OK Hotel, Seattle, WA 8 November : Red Barn, Hampshire College 10 November : AS220, Providence, RI 30
November : Wrigley Side, Chicago, IL Setlist: Recording:
audience audio / x mins / B 8
December : 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN 11 December : Kommotion, San Francisco, CA Recording: soundboard (?) audio
February : The Embassy, Washington DC Setlist: White Boy / This Is Not A Test / Don't Need You / Jigsaw Youth / Rebel Girl / Resist Psychic Death / Outta Me Notes: recording sessions for Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! EP. 4
April : Sanctuary, Washington DC Notes: One track ("Thurston Hearts The Who") appears on BK's debut EP. It is presumed that the rest of the set was also recorded. 14 April : WCXS FCAC, VA Setlist: radio interview 26 April : Brooklyn Depot, York, PA Setlist:
Kill My Friends / Hamster Baby / This Is Not A Test / Don't Need You
/ Resist Psychic Death / Jigsaw Youth / Rebel Girl / George Bush Is
No Hero / Suck My Left One / Feels Blind / Carnival / Lil' Red / Not
Right Now / Tell Me So 3
May : Wetlands, New York, NY Recording: audience video 3
June : Wetlands, New York, NY ?
June : The Asylum, Washington DC 13
June : WAIF 88.3 FM, Cincinnati, OH Recording: radio session 25
July : Central Hill, Washington DC Notes: The "Turn Off Your TV" outdoor event with Fugazi. 9 October : Kommotion, San Francisco October : AVAST! Studios, Seattle, WA Setlist: Blood One / Alien She / Magnet / Speed Heart / Lil Red / Tell Me So / Sugar / Star Bellied Boy / Hamster Baby / Rebel Girl / Star Fish / For Tammy Rae Notes: recording sessions for Pussy Whipped album. Produced by Stuart Hallerman.
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March : Holborn Conway Hall, London, England Setlist:
Rebel Girl / This Is Not A Test / Don't Need You / Suck My Left One
/ Feels Blind* / White Boy* Recording:
audience video Notes: These tracks are included in the Huggy Bear (and friends) video "Getting Close To Nothing". Tracks indicated with an '*' are taken from a press review. ? March : Maida Vale Studios, London, England Setlist: Star Bellied Boy / Demirep / New Radio / Not Right Now Notes: Recording session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. First broadcast 30 April 1993. Repeated 1 October 1993. Issued on a semi-official 7". 7
March : Boardwalk, Manchester, England Recording: audience audio 8
March : TJs, Newport, Wales Recording:
audience audio 13 March : Duchess Of York, Leeds, England Recording
1: audience video Notes: although of similar picture quality, one version apparently has better sound. 14
March : University of London Union, England Recording: audience audio 16
March : Edwards No.8, Birmingham, England Setlist: This Is Not A Test / Don't Need You / Jigsaw Youth / White Boy / Feels Blind / Hamster Baby / Tell Me So / Sugar / Star-Bellied Boy / Rebel Girl / Outta Me Recording:
audience audio / 32 mins / B Notes: the hiss on this recording suggests that circulating CDRs stem from a fairly high generation cassette. 18
March : Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, England Setlist: Don't Need You / Jigsaw Youth / White Boy / Star-Bellied Boy / Sugar / Hamster Baby / ... / This Is Not A Test / Feels Blind / Rebel Girl Recording:
audience audio / 28 mins / B+ 19 March : Bull and Gate, London, England ?? March : X-Ray Cafe, Portland, Oregon April : AVAST! Studios, Seattle, WA Setlist: New Radio / Rebel Girl / Demi-Rep Notes: recording sessions for New Radio single. Produced by Joan Jett. Engineered by John Goodmanson. 24
April : Irvine, CA Recording: audience audio 25
April : Macondo, Los Angeles, CA Recording: audience video 28 April : Jabberjaw, Los Angeles, CA ?? ??? : St. Joseph's Hall, Seattle, WA
22 May : Velvet Elvis, Seattle, WA Recording: audience video 1
July : Epicenter, San Francisco, CA Recording: audience audio 4 July : Knights of Columbus Hall, Cupertino, CA 6
July : Jabberjaw, Los Angeles, CA Setlist:
Alien She / Carnival / Jigsaw Youth / Sugar / I Like Fucking / I Hate
Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law / Star Bellied Boy / New Radio
/ Rebel Girl / Demirep Recording: audience audio 10 July : Veteran's Hall, Santa Cruz, CA 14 July : ?, New York, NY Notes: this was the 'Rock For Choice' gig at which Joan Jett guested with the band. 15
July : Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Recording: audience audio image ?
August/September : Irving Plaza, New York, NY Notes: included a two-song guest appearance by Joan Jett. 11
October : Mercury, Denver, CO Setlist:
Introduction / Sugar / Star-Bellied Boy / Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
/ Jigsaw Youth / Strawberry Julius / I Hate Danger / In Accordance
To Natural Law / Carnival / New Radio / Demi-Rep / Rebel Girl / Tony
Randall / Finale Recording:
audience audio / 35 mins / B- 13
October : Cafe Le Shakes, Lincoln, NE Setlist:
Rah! Rah! Replica / Carnival / Jigsaw Youth / Sugar / Strawberry Julius
/ I Hate Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law / I Will Always Love
You / Star Bellied Boy / Demirep / New Radio / Rebel Girl / Don't
Need You / Blood One / Statement Of Vindication Recording:
audience video Notes: The video cuts in slightly at the beginning. Static tripod shot over audience's heads. 14 October : Elks, Fargo, ND Recording: audience video 19 October : Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL Setlist:
Statement Of Vindication / Star-Bellied Boy / Jigsaw Youth / Demi-Rep
/ New Radio / I Hate Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law / Rah!
Rah! Replica / Sugar / Anti-Pleasure Dissertation / Rebel Girl / I
Like Fucking / Carnival / Finale Recording: audience audio Notes: the mastertape for this show was sold on the Internet in 2000. The history of circulating CDRs is not known. 21 October : Columbia Unity Central, Columbia, MO 27
October : Fakehouse, Philadelphia, PA Recording: audience audio 29 October : 158 Club, N. Windham, CT Recording: audience video 2 November : Wetlands, New York 5
November : Duke Coffeehouse, Durham, NC Setlist: Recording: audience audio / 36 mins / B- Notes: some cuts between songs. 18
November : Las Palmas Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Recording: audience video 22 November : The Warfield, Los Angeles, CA 9 December : Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA Setlist: Statement Of Vindication / Carnival / Rebel Girl / Strawberry Julius / Jigsaw Youth / Star Bellied Boy / Jet Ski / I Hate Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law / Rah! Rah! Replica / Sugar / Star Bellied Boy / I Like Fucking / Demi Rep / New Radio / Finale Recording: audience audio
6 April : Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA May : John and Stu's Studio, Seattle, WA Setlist: In Accordance To Natural Law / Strawberry Julius / Anti-Pleasure Dissertation / I Like Fucking / I Hate Danger Notes: recording sessions for Anti-Pleasure Dissertation and I Like Fucking singles. 3
November : Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA. Setlist:
Statement Of Vindication / Strawberry Julius / No Backrub / Demirep
/ Rah! Rah! Replica / I Hate Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law
/ Distinct Complicity / Capri Pants / New Radio / Reject All American
/ Carnival / Finale Recording: audience audio 4
November : Bellingham, WA. Recording: audience audio 5 November : Roseland Theater, Portland, OR 7 November : Warfield, San Francisco, CA Recording: audience audio 8
November : Warfield, San Francisco, CA Setlist:
Rebel Girl Recording:
audience audio Notes: set detail taken from online review. 9
November : Terraza Jamay, Montebello, CA Setlist: Statement Of Vindication / Sugar / Demirep / Strawberry Julius / Rah! Rah! Replica / In Accordance To Natural Law / Distinct Complicity / Capri Pants / Feels Blind / Blood One / No Backrub / Jet Ski / Rebel Girl / Carnival / Reject All American / Finale Recording
1: audience audio Notes: A DAT source for this exists. It is not known whether the circulating audio version comes from this source, or an alternative. 10 November : Palladium, Hollywood, CA 11
November : 924 Gilman, San Francisco, CA Recording
1: audience audio Notes: two different recordings, neither particularly good quality. ?
November : Richmond, VA. Recording: audience video November : unknown Setlist: Statement Of Vindication / Capri Pants / Jet Ski / Distinct Complicity / False Start / R.I.P. / No Backrub / Bloody Ice Cream / For Only / Tony Randall / Reject All American / Finale Notes: recording sessions for the Reject All American album. Recorded by John Goodmanson.
21 January : The Groove, Hawaii ? : KAOS Radio, Olympia, WA Setlist:
Capri Pants / No Backrub / Tony Randall / Demi Rep / New Radio / Bloody
Ice Cream Recording: radio broadcast 26
February : Washington DC Recording:
audience audio Notes: a benefit gig. 1 March : Weselyn College, Middleton, CT Recording: audience video 2
March : TT The Bear's Place, Boston, MA. Recording: audience video 3 March : Yale, New Haven, CT Recording: audience video 5 March : 1020 Bar, New York, NY 6
March : The Bank, New York, NY Recording: audience audio 31 March : Kapu, Linz, Austria 3 April : Pedro, Padova, Italy Recording: audience audio image 1 | image 2 (courtesy of www.nixzine.com) 14
April : Democrazy, Gent, Belgium Recording
1: soundboard audio Notes: commonly listed as being played on 14 May. However, the tour schedule does not support this possibility. 16
April : Duchess Of York, Leeds, England Notes: Recording #2 is a recording of Kathleen Hanna's guest appearance with Comet Gain during their support slot. Although the date for this recording has not been verified, this is the only known date where the two bands played together. 17
April : Cumberland Arms, Byker, England Setlist: New Radio / Capri Pants / No Backrub / Strawberry Julius / ... / Tony Randall / I Hate Danger / In Accordance To Natural Law / Double Dare Ya / Carnival / Rah! Rah! Replica! / Jigsaw Youth / Resist Psychic Death / Rebel Girl / Finale Recording: audience audio 27 April : Forte Prenestino, Rome, Italy Recording: audience audio 20 September : La Luna, Portland, OR
27 April : Lava Lounge, Melbourne, Australia Recording: audience audio |
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