Gigography for UNKLE? Dates for 98 NME tour?

[jimmyjrg]

I've been trying to track down dates for the NME tour from 1998 and there's little to no info around. There's kind of a list here of more recent UNKLE gigs, but only one before 2000.

It'd be great if someone made something like the one on Beastiemania, but for now I found the below info by compiling it from various old threads on this forum. Does anyone have more dates from the NME tour / preNNL era? maybe you have some old clippings of reviews or tour dates?

So far I have these on my list, and I added an * if there is a known recording available:


*Oct 1 1998 NYC - DJ Shadow (also labelled as Tower Records and MTV gig?)
*Oct 2 1998 Austin, Texas - DJ Shadow (contains Q&A)
(side note: those two were officially released by Shadow, among these others)

*Nov 8 1998 Breezeblock (James Lavelle)

*Jan 2 1999 Unkle Vs Scratch Perverts on Breezeblock, Radio One

Jan 22 1999 De Montfort University Student Union, Leicester, England

*Jan 24 1999 Astoria, London, England (Broadcast on Radio 1)

*Jan 21 2000 UNKLE Radio Takes Over Radio One

There's also these mix CDs from before that time:

* Tribal Gathering 96 

*97 - James Lavelle & Mo'Wax Crew ‎– 60 Min's Of Mo'Wax Shit

[AstroBBoy]

As one of the people behind the Beastiemania gigography - I can tell you - it was a LOT of work. Part of the problem is trying to figure out dates based on evidence (tickets, posters, etc) and not just rumours - especially as a lot of the beastie boys dates were prior to the internet.

I always wanted to see an UNKLE version as well but never wanted to be the one doing all the work.

[jimmyjrg]

Hey Astro, I used to know you from the Beastie Boys message board, I think I bought all the Grand Royal Magazines off you years ago.

Yeah I've been trying to find posters, but the best I can come up with are a few articles saying Lavelle will be DJing at such and such event, but no confirmation that he actually did

According to this article I the NME tour was pretty short www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-sleeve-notes-1184896.html

NME National Tour: 10-24 Jan 1999

Venues in the southern region are:
Warwick University (16 Jan),
Cardiff University (18 Jan),
Bristol University (19 Jan),
Oxford Brookes University (20 Jan),
UEA Norwich (23 Jan)
and the London Astoria (24 Jan).


I'll keep looking for more though.

[dusted]

They played Glasgow University Queen Margaret Union on the Sunday night. Don't know the date. Sorry. I didn't go either as it had sold out.

[jimmyjrg]

I found these tour dates today from Music Week, Dec 1998:

Jan 10 QMU, Glasgow
Jan 11, Lomax 2, Liverpool
Jan 12, Manchester University
Jan 14, Metro University, Leeds
Jan 15, Sheffield University
Jan 16, Warwick University
Jan 18, Cardiff University
Jan 19, Bristol University
Jan 20, Oxford Brookes University
Jan 22, De Montford University, Leicester
Jan 23, UEA Norwich
Jan 24, London Astoria

So you were right dusted.

Some (all?) of the gigs were played with Idlewild, and Delakota.

[kocomputer]

Aug 1, 2017 14:10:33 GMT jimmyjrg said:

Some (all?) of the gigs were played with Idlewild, and Delakota.

Yeah, the NME tour lineup was: Llama Farmers, Delakota, Idlewild, and Unkle.

To this day I kick myself for not going to the Astoria show, I absolutely loved all 4 of those bands - but limited teenage funds were spent on one of the other NME Awards gigs at the Astoria few days before (Lineup: Ooberman, Doves & Embrace).

Wasn't it the Astoria where Ian Brown appeared as a surprise guest (having just been let out of prison for air-rage)?

Do people have the Radio 1 recording of that show? (think there was about a 25min section broadcast by Steve Lamacq on the Evening Session). I know I have it on cassette in the garage, but been meaning to digitize it for YEARS.
(Pretty sure that tape also has the Mercury Rev gig from the same run of Astoria shows on the other side)

[Mo'Matt]

I also have both Unkle x Scratch Pervert gigs broadcast by the BBC. Recorded onto a cassette. Possibly in my loft.
Been meaning to digitise too.

That doesn't help does it.

[kocomputer]

Some v.nice soul posted a rip of the Breezeblock set ages back - also clearly a tape-rip (as there's a handy gap during Rabbit where they've turned the tape over).
Can look to 're-up' if you want it - Tho Matt I'd be amazed if there's anything we could find that you or Dale don't already have ;o)

[Mo'Matt]

Well I don;t actually think I've got rips of those sets, as back in the day I just used to listen to the tape.
Might try to rip my own tape. It got a fair few plays, but should still sound good as it was recorded with decent gear.

[dEz]

upload of the

BBC Radio 1 - The Breezeblock - UNKLE vs. Scratch Perverts

Monday 1st February 1999
Monday midnight >> Tuesday 2am

Bitrate: 192kbps
Duration: 60m:13s

James Lavelle, Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and five decks.

Mary Anne Hobbs: "Tonight though, a rare treat on the cards. I can tell you that in the adjacent studio we have a collaborative crew of truly formidable talent. Fearless sonic pioneers fresh from their UK tour and here to celebrate the release of the new single "Be There". This is UNKLE and the Scratch Perverts: James Lavelle, Tony Vegas and Prime Cuts. A five deck riot going on next door. This is that mob, playing out live inside the Breezeblock on Radio 1."

Tracklist:

01. UNKLE - "Intro" / "Main Title Theme (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
02. UNKLE "Lonely Soul (Live Version)"
Featuring - Richard Ashcroft, Scratch Perverts
03. UNKLE - "Guns Blazing (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
04. Scratch Perverts - "The March Of The General"
05. UNKLE - "Celestial Annihilation (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
06. UNKLE - "Bloodstain (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
07. UNKLE - "Nursery Rhyme (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
08. Scratch Perverts - "Scratch Interlude 1"
09. UNKLE - "Be There (Live Version - Part 1)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
10. UNKLE - "Unreal (Scratch Perverts Reconstruction)"
Remix - Scratch Perverts
11. UNKLE - "Rabbit In Your Headlights (Live Version)"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts
12. Scratch Perverts - "Scratch Interlude 2"
13. UNKLE - "Be There (Live Version - Part 2)" / "Outro"
Featuring - Scratch Perverts

14. Squarepusher - "Iambic 5 Poetry" (Budakhan Mindphone EP)

Mary Anne Hobbs: "Jesus! I wish you could have seen the show going on next door, it's absolutely astounding, it really is! We could have done this whole thing in Las Vegas I think. You've just been listening to UNKLE's James Lavelle, and the Scratch Perverts' Tony Vegas and Prime Cuts playing out live on Radio 1. The single recorded in collaboration with Ian Brown "Be There" is out on the 8th of February, that's Monday, next week, on the Mo' Wax label. And I think we'll take pensive letters of appreciation to this email address, it's [e-mail]. Just time to squeeze in one more, we're going to end with Squarepusher tonight."

Note: There were 11 seconds of silence in the original mp3 file at around 44:50 that from the waveform looked exactly like it was where a tape flipped over. I've removed the silence using mp3DirectCut. No other editing.


www40.zippyshare.com/v/xop3ojeB/file.html


might also have the 1st half of the show too...


Diana Ross - 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' (Motown)
Rob Swift - 'Dope On Plasic' (Asphodel)
M.Organ - 'Miss Parker' (ZubiZaretta)
Dot Allison - 'Tomorrow Never Comes' (Heavenly)
Breezeblock Bomb:
Campag Velocett - 'Ta Louse La Trek' (Play It Again Sam)
Method Man - 'Release You Delf' (Team)
Dark Globe - 'Bug On The Lens' (White Label)
Primal Scream - 'Kowolski' (Creation)
Grindverk - 'The Twit & The Tower' (FatCat)
Underworld - 'Kittens' (JBO)
Spring Heel Jack - 'Issac' (White label)
Breezeblock Bomb:
King Rib - 'The Godfather' (Earthtone)
Live DJ Set: UNKLE and The Skratch Perverts
Squarepusher - 'Lambic 5 Potery' (Warp)

[Dale Cooper]

Ah thanks! Not heard this in a long time, I'm not even sure I have a copy of it.

[dEz]

well you have now !

[dEz]

might have be able to get this too

unkle and the scratch perverts
astoria jan 24, 1999
from the enemy premiere tour
29:36

(but its at 128kbps)

[Mo'Matt]

Cool thanks DEz. I'll also try and track down my tape and make a 320 version.

[kocomputer]

Just a note for jimmyjrg's timeline - DEz's Breezeblock recording claims to be 1st Feb 1999, rather than 2nd Jan.
I'm more inclined to believe they did the radio session AFTER the tour (so in Feb).

Guess it's a US/UK date format mis-read (01-02-1999 = 1st Feb).