Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 1:47 pm
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Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
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Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 2:47 pm
Remember walking into their first 1989 tour gigs and hearing 'The Sound of the Atom splitting' booming around. Sounded so good in the raw. Maybe kick off the shows with a similar vibe, Music for Boys or We All Feel Better in the Dark
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Wed 17 Dec 2025, 9:49 am
So you arrived at the show halfway through the setlist?nervousboy wrote: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 2:47 pm Remember walking into their first 1989 tour gigs and hearing 'The Sound of the Atom splitting' booming around. Sounded so good in the raw. Maybe kick off the shows with a similar vibe, Music for Boys or We All Feel Better in the Dark
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Wed 17 Dec 2025, 11:43 am
At one of the Birmingham gigs it was played at the beginning as part of the set up!canveyboy wrote: Wed 17 Dec 2025, 9:49 amSo you arrived at the show halfway through the setlist?nervousboy wrote: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 2:47 pm Remember walking into their first 1989 tour gigs and hearing 'The Sound of the Atom splitting' booming around. Sounded so good in the raw. Maybe kick off the shows with a similar vibe, Music for Boys or We All Feel Better in the Dark
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sat 27 Dec 2025, 10:04 am
The big question is how many tracks will be “never performed live before”. I only bring this up as a number of the favourites people want in Obscure have been preformed before.
How many do we think will be never performed before?
Half? 3 quarters?
How many do we think will be never performed before?
Half? 3 quarters?
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sat 27 Dec 2025, 11:24 am
They said "many" which, in all fairness, is quite unnumbered. Three quarters would be nice, half is more realistic. Maybe it will be around two third or something.
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sun 28 Dec 2025, 7:59 am
If there is some release project, then I think that "never performed live before" will be less than half.
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2026, 1:51 pm
In Literaally 32, February 2008, Chris gave his own list.
Chris: I would like to go and see a show of ours where we didn't do any of the hits though.
Actually I did a playlist of it the other day - it's really good. Everything I liked that's not a single.
[He subsequently supplies a copy of this playlist.
It reads: "Tonight is forever", "The survivors",
"To face the truth", "Do I have to?",
"To step aside", "The Resurrectionist",
"Fugitive", "Up against it", "Your funny uncle",
"King's Cross", "Only the wind", "It couldn't happen here", "Casanova in Hell",
"The theatre", "Happiness is an option",
"It always comes as a surprise", "Jack the lad",
"To speak is a sin", "My October symphony",
"One and one make five", "The Samurai in autumn", "Love is a catastrophe",
"Later tonight", "Why don't we live together?"
"Forever in love" and "If love were all".
As an encore: "One thing leads to another".
Chris further notes that he imagines such a set
"being performed with full orchestra and band at the Albert Hall or similar".]
Chris: I would like to go and see a show of ours where we didn't do any of the hits though.
Actually I did a playlist of it the other day - it's really good. Everything I liked that's not a single.
[He subsequently supplies a copy of this playlist.
It reads: "Tonight is forever", "The survivors",
"To face the truth", "Do I have to?",
"To step aside", "The Resurrectionist",
"Fugitive", "Up against it", "Your funny uncle",
"King's Cross", "Only the wind", "It couldn't happen here", "Casanova in Hell",
"The theatre", "Happiness is an option",
"It always comes as a surprise", "Jack the lad",
"To speak is a sin", "My October symphony",
"One and one make five", "The Samurai in autumn", "Love is a catastrophe",
"Later tonight", "Why don't we live together?"
"Forever in love" and "If love were all".
As an encore: "One thing leads to another".
Chris further notes that he imagines such a set
"being performed with full orchestra and band at the Albert Hall or similar".]
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2026, 9:43 pm
Well remembered. There are some really interesting tracks I would love to see/hear live.
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sun 04 Jan 2026, 10:57 pm
This is a very good find!ElectriCity wrote: Sun 04 Jan 2026, 1:51 pm In Literaally 32, February 2008, Chris gave his own list.
Chris: I would like to go and see a show of ours where we didn't do any of the hits though.
Actually I did a playlist of it the other day - it's really good. Everything I liked that's not a single.
[He subsequently supplies a copy of this playlist.
It reads: "Tonight is forever", "The survivors",
"To face the truth", "Do I have to?",
"To step aside", "The Resurrectionist",
"Fugitive", "Up against it", "Your funny uncle",
"King's Cross", "Only the wind", "It couldn't happen here", "Casanova in Hell",
"The theatre", "Happiness is an option",
"It always comes as a surprise", "Jack the lad",
"To speak is a sin", "My October symphony",
"One and one make five", "The Samurai in autumn", "Love is a catastrophe",
"Later tonight", "Why don't we live together?"
"Forever in love" and "If love were all".
As an encore: "One thing leads to another".
Chris further notes that he imagines such a set
"being performed with full orchestra and band at the Albert Hall or similar".]
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Mon 05 Jan 2026, 3:22 am
That would be amazingElectriCity wrote: Sun 04 Jan 2026, 1:51 pm In Literaally 32, February 2008, Chris gave his own list.
Chris: I would like to go and see a show of ours where we didn't do any of the hits though.
Actually I did a playlist of it the other day - it's really good. Everything I liked that's not a single.
[He subsequently supplies a copy of this playlist.
It reads: "Tonight is forever", "The survivors",
"To face the truth", "Do I have to?",
"To step aside", "The Resurrectionist",
"Fugitive", "Up against it", "Your funny uncle",
"King's Cross", "Only the wind", "It couldn't happen here", "Casanova in Hell",
"The theatre", "Happiness is an option",
"It always comes as a surprise", "Jack the lad",
"To speak is a sin", "My October symphony",
"One and one make five", "The Samurai in autumn", "Love is a catastrophe",
"Later tonight", "Why don't we live together?"
"Forever in love" and "If love were all".
As an encore: "One thing leads to another".
Chris further notes that he imagines such a set
"being performed with full orchestra and band at the Albert Hall or similar".]
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Wed 07 Jan 2026, 8:49 am
Damn, Chris' favourites are much the same as mine!
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 12:39 am
How about this for a set list?
1. Axis
2. Opportunities (Reprise)
3. The Samurai in Autumn
4. God Willing
5. KDX 125
6. The Way Through The Woods
7. Entschuldigung!
8. Johnny's Dark Side
9. My Head Is Spinning
10. Beautiful Laundrette
11. In Bits
12. One Hit Wonder
13. Johnny's Theme
14. Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus
15. The White Dress
16. A Cloud In A Box
17. The Man Who Has Everything
18. We Came From Outer Space
19. Miserere
20. Night Sings (Popa's Theme)
Neil could "forget" to show up and you could still have a full show with Chris only.
Only a few Neil lyrics have to be played - think stuff like the lyrics in Axis and similar.
1. Axis
2. Opportunities (Reprise)
3. The Samurai in Autumn
4. God Willing
5. KDX 125
6. The Way Through The Woods
7. Entschuldigung!
8. Johnny's Dark Side
9. My Head Is Spinning
10. Beautiful Laundrette
11. In Bits
12. One Hit Wonder
13. Johnny's Theme
14. Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus
15. The White Dress
16. A Cloud In A Box
17. The Man Who Has Everything
18. We Came From Outer Space
19. Miserere
20. Night Sings (Popa's Theme)
Neil could "forget" to show up and you could still have a full show with Chris only.
Only a few Neil lyrics have to be played - think stuff like the lyrics in Axis and similar.
Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 12:40 am
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Re: Obscure setlist - the Community Consensus
Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 6:38 am
I didn't read beyond the first two songs. You're suggesting they do the exact same opening songs they've already done in previous tours. Electric tour opened with Axis, Dreamworld tour had Opportunities 3rd.the8thark wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 12:39 am How about this for a set list?
1. Axis
2. Opportunities (Reprise)
3. The Samurai in Autumn
4. God Willing
5. KDX 125
6. The Way Through The Woods
7. Entschuldigung!
8. Johnny's Dark Side
9. My Head Is Spinning
10. Beautiful Laundrette
11. In Bits
12. One Hit Wonder
13. Johnny's Theme
14. Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus
15. The White Dress
16. A Cloud In A Box
17. The Man Who Has Everything
18. We Came From Outer Space
19. Miserere
20. Night Sings (Popa's Theme)
Neil could "forget" to show up and you could still have a full show with Chris only.
Only a few Neil lyrics have to be played - think stuff like the lyrics in Axis and similar.
This is the Obscure show. They need to do songs like Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus and Don Juan.