John Cale
"Cale's incredible. Everybody knows that."

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Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (Est. 1999) is the ultimate unofficial John Cale website
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Timeline

John Cale (c) NME

A year-by-year account of the highs and lows in his career. Pick a year from the menu and find out what was going on back then.

These pages are updated regularly, filling in blanks, adding quotes, photos, videos and what-not. Contact me if you have something to add.

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Cale on stage

The timeline is cross-referenced with notable live performances. Visit the extensive setlists archive for an in-depth look of Cale on stage. Each decade is preceded by a page cherry picking highlights.


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A year-by-year account of the highs and lows in John Cale's career. Recent additions for 1964, 1980, 1983, 2011 and 2025.


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