Concert Chronology
seeking: firm attendance figure
"There were people on the phone boxes, on the roofs of the houses surrounding the place and on top of trucks parked in the street next to the Spielbudenplatz."
05.14.98
Spielbudenplatz
Hamburg, Germany
venue type: Public square
attendance: ~25,000
support act: None
length: 115 minutes
recordings: PRO/VID - DAT/SBD - DAT/FM - PAL/TV - MD/FM - ANA/FM - DAT/AUD - MD/AUD - ANA/AUD - VID/AMT - PHOTO
soundcheck (possibly incomplete): This Wheel's On Fire [The Band] - Tonight, Tonight - Appels + Oranjes - Ava Adore - (unknown instrumental)
set: To Shiela - Tear - Once Upon A Time - Crestfallen - Ava Adore - Daphne Descends - Let Me Give the World To You - Tonight, Tonight - Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Shame - 1979 - Thru the Eyes of Ruby
encore: Transmission [Joy Division]/Help [The Beatles]
This was a free concert in celebration of the Hamburgs Hafengeburtstag harbor anniversary. It was held in the Speilbudenplatz public square, between the streets of Spielbudenplatz and Refferbahn, in the heart of the city. Concert organizers expected only 5,000 people to attend, but newspaper reports estimate at least 25,000 people were there. People were everywhere, on rooftops and balconies, on top of cars and busses, and even telephone booths. The band took the stage at 7:15p. D'Arcy wore a strange gray hat. The concert ended at 9:10p.
WDR1's Eins Live broadcast 60 minutes after the show. VIVA TV recorded the show from a camera in front of the stage and a roving camera on stage, and broadcast 60 minutes on 05.21.98. New Zealand television broadcast the entire show sometime in October. Fritz radio broadcast the entire show 12.27.98.
Thanks to Andreas Ott, Vincent Jager, Hendrik Boerm, Soeren Wittenbecher, and Jeroen Fox for the info! Thanks to Sebastian Boschert for the image!
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