"Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you to make those improvisations successful most of the time."John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (Est. 1999) is the ultimate unofficial John Cale website
John Cale setlists
On the road songbook
Collecting the setlists of shows listing dates, cities, venues and countries.
"What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance."
Each decade is preceded by a "highlights" introduction. All in all more than 1800 dates are listed.
Recently added setlists:
- Birmingham 2025-03-23
- London 2025-03-21
- Nottingham 2025-03-20
- Utrecht 2025-03-17
- Schwabach 2025-03-12
- Esch-sur-Alzette 2025-03-10
- Stuttgart 2025-03-09
- Munich 2025-03-07
- Karlsruhe 2025-03-06
- Brussels 2025-03-04
- Paris 2025-03-03
- Maasmechelen 2025-03-01
- Groningen 2025-02-28
- Lille 2025-02-26
- Rouen 2025-02-25
- Albuquerque 1998-07-21
- Pomona 1998-07-17
- San Diego 1998-07-12
- Ventura 1998-07-07
What is he playing on the current tour?
John Cale posts on my blog Here Comes The Flood always cover the latest shows.
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Order the remastered and expanded Paris 1919 album (2LP, CD) via Domino Records
Order the remastered and expanded The Academy in Peril album (LP, CD) via Domino Records
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