John Cale setlists 2017

Liverpool 2017-05-26

Live at Clarence Dock, Liverpool, UK - May 26, 2017.

He re-imagined The Velvet Underground & Nico (and quite a bit from White Light/White Heat) to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary. Special guests: The Kills, Gruff Rhys, Clinic, Nadine Shah, Fat White Family & Wild Beasts.

The band:
John Cale: vocals, keyboards, viola
Dustin Boyer: lead guitar, samples
Joey Maramba: bass
Deantoni Parks: drums, samples

Setlist

I'm Waiting For The Man (w/ Jamie Hince from The Kills on guitar)
White Light / White Heat (w/ Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart from The Kills)
All Tomorrow's Parties (w/ Fat White Family)
Venus In Furs
I'll Be Your Mirror (w/ Wild Beasts)
Run Run Run (w/ Clinic)
The Black Angel's Death Song (w/ Gruff Rhys)
Femme Fatale (w/ Nadine Shah)
There She Goes Again (w/ Wild Beasts)
Lady Godiva's Operation (w/ Gruff Rhys)
European Son (w/ Clinic)
Sunday Morning (w/ The Kills)
Heroin (w/ Fat White Family)
Sister Ray (w/ all guests - except Gruff Rhys)

"I'm often reluctant to spend too much time on things past - then, a time marker shows up - The Velvet Underground & Nico turns fifty! As so many bands can attest to, it is the fulfillment of the ultimate dream to record your first album. We were an unfriendly brand, dabbling in a world of challenging lyrics and weird sonics that didn't fit into anyone's playlist at the time. Remaining ferociously true to our viewpoints, Lou and I never doubted for a moment we could create something to give a voice to things not regularly explored in rock music at the time. That bizarre combination of four distinctly disparate musicians and a reluctant beauty queen perfectly summed up what it meant to be The Velvet Underground."