John Cale
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John Cale setlists 1983

Vienna 1983-02-27

Live at the Concerthaus, Vienna, Austria - February 27, 1983.

Setlist

  1. Ghost Story
  2. Ship Of Fools
  3. Leaving It Up To You
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Child's Christmas in Wales
  6. Antarctica Starts Here
  7. Buffalo Ballet
  8. Taking It All Away
  9. Riverbank
  10. Paris 1919
  11. Guts
  12. Heartbreak Hotel
  13. Chinese Envoy
  14. Thoughtless Kind
  15. Only Time Will Tell
  16. Cable Hogue
  17. Dead Or Alive
  18. I'm Waiting For The Man
  19. Heartbreak Hotel
  20. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
  21. (I Keep A) Close Watch

45 minutes of the show were used for a a radio broadcast. Sligthly different running order:

  1. Ghost Story
  2. Leaving It Up To You
  3. Amsterdam
  4. Child's Christmas in Wales
  5. Buffalo Ballet
  6. Riverbank
  7. Heartbreak Hotel
  8. Chinese Envoy
  9. Guts
  10. Thoughtless Kind
  11. Only Time Will Tell
  12. Cable Hogue
  13. Dead Or Alive
  14. (I Keep A) Close Watch
  15. I'm Waiting For The Man

(Thanks: Christoph Keller)


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