Lydia Lunch with Gallon Drunk

Big Sexy Noise

(2007 - 2019)

Chronology


Chronology: a chronological overview of known concert dates (some with setlists and/or ads), 
dates of studio recordings, all line-ups and other trivia related to Lydia Lunch with Gallon Drunk / Big Sexy Noise.
Date format is DD-MMM-YY. 

-Information in grey italics is uncertain-

James, Lydia, Terry and Ian
L-R: Terry Edwards, James Johnston, Lydia Lunch and Ian White. (Photo credit: Kiki Da Silva).


Lydia's collaboration with (members of the UK band) Gallon Drunk started in May 1998 when she enlists Terry Edwards (alto sax/mini trumpet) for her Matrikamantra tour. In May 1999 Ian White (drums) also joins her for the European Matrikamantra tour. Terry and Ian are at the same time member of Gallon Drunk as well as The Scapegoats. Terry is again present for the first Smoke In The Shadows tour of September/October 2001, as well as April 2004. In May 2004 Terry, Ian and James Johnston [also Gallon Drunk] are backing Lydia for her short tour performing the music of the Anubian Lights. The October/December 2004 Smoke In The Shadows tour sees Ian on drums, but is done without Terry, who returns for the March/December 2005 tours. During March/November 2006 Lydia tours with her The Real Pornography show, again with Ian White on drums. In the summer of 2007 Lydia records the "Ghosts Of Spain" album with amongst other Terry Edwards. In 2008 Lydia tours her "Ghosts of Spain" with Ian and James. During this tour on June 7, 2008 at Monfalcone (IT) Ian suggests they should form a hard rock band. This would be the start of Big Sexy Noise.






2007

Line-up #1a (Mar-2007 - Oct-2011):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ James Johnston (guitars)/ Terry Edwards (alto sax/organ/bass) and Ian White (drums).

March/April 2007
UK London,Fortress Studios,recording the "Doughboy" (a version of Gallon Drunk's "Christmas" with vocals) for Gallon Drunk's "Grand Union Canal" single. With Simon Wring (Gallon Drunk) on bass.


15-Oct-07
UK Release of Gallon Drunk's "Grand Union Canal"/"Doughboy" 7" single (Fred Label).






2008

Late 2008
UK Pinna Studios-Fortress music complex, Shoreditch-London in Old Street,recording 6 tracks ("Another Man Comin' (while the bed is still warm)", "Bad For Bobby", "The Gospel Singer", "Baby-Faced Killer", "Kill Your Sons" and "Your Love Don't Pay My Rent") for the "Big Sexy Noise" 12" EP.
Engineer Kevin James Feazay.






2009

February 2009
UK Shoreditch-London,Pinna Studios in Old Street,mixing the "Big Sexy Noise" 12" EP.
Engineer Kevin James Feazay.


London 05-Apr-09

05-Apr-09
UK London,Corsica studios
[with An Experiment On a Bird in the Air Pump + DJ set: J.G Thirlwell and David Knight]

Photo: Credit by Michael Johnson of Nemesis To Go webzine.

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: First Big Sexy Noise gig.
Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!". First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise.


19-May-09
IT Roma,Init

Note: Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!".
First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise.


Napoli 20-May-09

20-May-09
IT Napoli,Galleria Toledo

Photo: Copyright © Pietro Previti .

Note: Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!".
First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise.


Bologna 21-May-09

21-May-09
IT Bologna,Locomotiv,Express festival
[with Boss Hog]

Photo: Copyright © Francesco L. . Used with kind permission.

Note: Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!".
First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise. This is where Beatrice Antolini meet for the first time. In June 2011, both would perform in Italy as Sister Assasin with Jessie Evans.


Padova 22-May-09

22-May-09
IT Padova,Unwound
[with Elettro Fandango]

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!".
First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise.


Lyon 23-May-09

23-May-09
FR Lyon,Marché Gare
Les Nuits Sonores festival

Photo: Credit Biphop .

Note: Labeled as "That was then - This is now- Deal with it!".
First set Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, second set (with the same line-up) Big Sexy Noise.


01-Jun-09
UK Release of the "Big Sexy Noise" 12" EP (Sartorial).


London 15-Jul-09

June/July-09
UK Pinna Studios-Fortress music complex, Shoreditch-London in Old Street,recording/mixing 6 more tracks ("Slydell", "Digging The Hole", "Dark Eyes", "God Is A Bullet", "That Smell" and "Doughboy") for the "Big Sexy Noise" album. Engineer Kevin James Feazay.

Photo: Credit Kevin James Feazay. Used with kind permission.


London 21-Jul-09

21-Jul-09
UK London, Corsica studios
[with The Cesarians + Loverman]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer / Kill Your Sons / Slydell/ Digging The Hole/ God Is A Bullet/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ instrumental/ Doughboy.

Photo: Credit Medwyn. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


23-July-09
PL Wroclaw,Arsenal Miejski,Festival club
ERA New Horizons film festival
[with The Mole]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/.. and more...


Kolibki Gdynia 24-Jul-09

24-July-09
PL Kolibki Gdynia,Globaltica 2009 World Culture Festival

Setlist: (Globaltica): The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons/ Slidell/ Dying Is Easy/ Baby-Faced Killer/.. and more...

Photo: Credit Blueye.


October 2009
UK Release of the "Big Sexy Noise" CD album (Sartorial).


Hasselt 01-Nov-09

01-Nov-09
BE Hasselt,Grenslandhallen/Ethias Arena
Sinners Day festival
[with Front 242, Neon Judgement,…]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons/ Slydell/ Digging The Hole/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Bad For Bobby/ Dark Eyes/ God Is A Bullet.

Photo: Screenshot from TV broadcast.

Flyer: e-Flyer .

Note: "Kill Your Sons" (and an interview with Lydia & James) broadcast on Canvas TV (BE) on 24-Oct-10.


London 07-Nov-09

07-Nov-09
UK London,Islington,The Lexington

Photo: Credit by Michael Johnson of Nemesis To Go webzine.


Praha 08-Nov-09

08-Nov-09
CZ Praha,Divadlo Archa
[with Mona Mur/En Esch]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Nov-09

09-Nov-09
AT Wien,Arena
[with Chra]

10-Nov-09
HR Zagreb,Teatar & TD
[with Heroina and Fall Out Trio]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Ljubljana 12-Nov-09

12-Nov-09
SL Ljubljana,KinSo Siska

Photo: Credit Iztok Vidmar. Used with kind permission.


Ebensee 13-Nov-09

13-Nov-09
AT Ebensee,Kino

Poster: Photo of poster.


Europe Nov-09

15-Nov-09
DE Cottbus-

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Berlin 16-Nov-09

16-Nov-09
DE Berlin,Festsaal Kreuzberg

Photo: Copyright © Kristal Burtrum . Used with kind permission.


17-Nov-09
DE Frankfurt,Das Bett

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Kill You Sons [Lou Reed]/ Jake On The Make [Gallon Drunk]/ I Like My Low-Life Low [Terry Edwards And The Scapegoats].


Europe Nov-09

18-Nov-09
DE München,Substanz

19-Nov-09
CH Zürich,Exil

20-Nov-09
CH Strassbourg,La Laterie

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Rotterdam 21-Nov-09

21-Nov-09
NL Rotterdam,Exit
Lady Fest

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Köln 22-Nov-09

22-Nov-09
DE Köln,Blue Shell

Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Sascha M.


Paris 24-Nov-09

24-Nov-09
FR Paris,Saint-Ouen,Mains d'Oeuvres
[with Blackthread]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Doughboy/ Baby-Faced Killer/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a The Gospel Singer)/ Jake On The Make [Gallon Drunk]/ Kill You Sons [Lou Reed].

Note: Released on the "Live In Paris" DVD+R, sold on tour. Video filmed by Benoit Lesieux with a single camera.

Photo: Screen capture.


25-Nov-09
FR Marseille,La Poste A Galérie

Note: Cancelled due to dodgy promoter.


Lyon 25-Nov-09

25-Nov-09
FR Lyon,Sonic

Photo: Copyright © lowlights and decibels Gerald Tournier photography . Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Torino 26-Nov-09

26-Nov-09
IT Torino,Spazio 211

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a. The Gospel Singer)/ Kill Your Sons.

Setlist: Photo of setlist.


Recanati 27-Nov-09

27-Nov-09
IT Recanati,Extra
[with Martin Rev]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent.

Note: Martin Rev joins on keyboards for a few songs.

Photo: Copyright © Federica Papa. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


28-Nov-09
IT Reggio Emilia,Circolo Arci Calamita


Bern 29-Nov-09

29-Nov-09
CH Bern,Dampfzentrale,Saint Ghetto Festival
[with Die Goldenen Zitronen, Cobra Killer, Baby Dee, Little Annie, Philippe Petit,..]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a. The Gospel Singer)/ Jake On The Make [Gallon Drunk]/ I Like My Low-Life Low [Terry Edwards And The Scapegoats].

Photo: Credit Adrian Moser.

Flyer: e-Flyer.






2010

Murcia 13-Feb-10

13-Feb-10
ES Murcia,12 Y Medio
Microsonidos 2010 festival

Photo: Credit Inma Gómez. Used with kind permission.


Barcelona 14-Feb-10

14-Feb-10
ES Barcelona,Cabaret Berlin

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Self Defence/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ ?/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a. The Gospel Singer)/ God Is A Bullet.

Photo: Screen capture from "Big Sexy Noise" DVD, filmed by Josep M.Jordana.


Aviero 18-Feb-10

18-Feb-10
PT Aviero,Teatro Aveirense

Setlist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Self Defence/ Bad For Bobby/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Devil's Working Overtime/ Doughboy/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a. The Gospel Singer)/ God Is A Bullet.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


20-Feb-10
PT Lisboa,Zé dos Bois


Bucharest 19-Mar-10

19-Mar-10
RO Bucarest-Bucureti,Club Control

Photo: Credit Madalina. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Bordeaux 14-Apr-10

14-Apr-10
FR Bordeaux,L’Heretic
[with Hello Sunshine + Shape 2]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


15-Apr-10
FR Billieres,L'Ampli


Bourges 16-Apr-10

16-Apr-10
FR Bourges-Emmetrop,L'Antre-Peaux
Fabulous Mutantes Party

17-Apr-10
FR Bourges-Emmetrop,L'Antre-Peaux
Fabulous Mutantes Party

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: On the 16th the screening of "Féminisme Porno Punk", a documentary film directed by Virginie Despentes is followed by a Q&A with the director and Lydia Lunch. On the 17th Lydia is reading from her novel "Will Work For Drugs". Virginie Despentes also reads from her French translation of that novel. Again followed by a Q&A.


Praha 19-Apr-10

19-Apr-10
CZ Praha,Malostranská Beseda
"Hommage To Rowland S.Howard"
[with Phil Shoenfelt & Pavel Cingl: Southern Cross, Kill The Dandies]

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: This show was planned one week after the originally scheduled concert of Rowland S.Howard. Cancelled due to Islandic vulcano ash cloud.


Linz 20-Apr-10

20-Apr-10
AT Linz,OK Mediendeck,Crossing Europe Film Festvial

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Cancelled due to Islandic vulcano ash cloud.


London 22-Apr-10

22-Apr-10
UK London,Corsica Studios
[with The Brute Chorus and Bo Ningen]

Setlist: The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons/ Self Defence/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Mahakali Calling / A Thousand Ways/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Slydell/ The Damage That You Done/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Forever On The Run/ That Smell/ Big Willie White.

Photo: Credit Berto Garcia. Used with kind permission.


Paris 24-Apr-10

24-Apr-10
FR Paris,La Batofar
[with Victor Sierra]

Setlist: A.o. Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ The Gospel Singer/ Doughboy.

Photo: Copyright © Franck Haudrechy. Used with kind permission.

Postcard: Scan of postcard.

Note: Above tracks released on the "Live at the Batofar, Paris" DVD (part of LP/DVD package Alone Records ES- 2011)


May 2010
UK Pinna Studios-Fortress music complex, Shoreditch-London,recording for "Trust The Witch" album. Engineeered by Tom Morris.


Shiphorst 02-Jul-10

02-Jul-10
DE Shiphorst,Avantgarde Festival
[with Datashock, Faust, Gallon Drunk,..]

Photo: Copyright © Uwe Schumacher. Used with kind permission.


Montpellier 13-Oct-10

13-Oct-10
FR Montpellier-St Jean de Védas,Secret Place/Tout A Fond
[with Introverted Violence]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


15-Oct-10
FR Brest,La Carène
[with The Only Ones]

Note: Big Sexy Noise's gig moved to 05-Mar-11, due to the strikes in France.


Massa Massa-Carrara 10-Nov-10

10-Nov-10
IT Massa Massa-Carrara,Disco Bar Baraonda

Photo: Credit © Sebastiano Bongi Toma. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Milano 11-Nov-10

11-Nov-10
IT Milano,Cox 18

Photo: Credit © Lino Brunetti. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


London 09-Dec-10

09-Dec-10
UK London,Corsica studios

Photo: Credit © Eric Waring. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


13-Dec-10
DE Köln,Blue Shell
(moved to 17-Mar-11)

15-Dec-10
AT Linz,Servus


Pisa 16-Dec-10

16-Dec-10
IT Pisa,Circolo Caracol
[with The Three Blind Mice]

Photo: Credit © Fabrizio M. Used with kind permission.


Rimini 17-Dec-10

17-Dec-10
IT Rimini,Velvet Rock Club
[with The Cosmetics]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


18-Dec-10
IT Brescia,Latteria Molloy
[with Le Gigei a Domicilio (djset)]

19-Dec-10
IT Bologna,Lazzaretto


Roma 20-Dec-10

20-Dec-10
IT Roma,Circolo degli artisti
[with Madame Lingerie]

Photo: Credit Jimmi Cossu. Used with kind permission.






2011

Paris 14-Jan-11

14-Jan-11
FR Paris,Le 104,1ère Nuit Ouf Disco -Punk
[with Hyphen Hyphen and James Chance & Contortions]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Doughboy/ Won’t Leave You Alone/ Dark Eyes/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons.

Photo: Copyright © Guino Patrice.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Athina 04-Feb-11

04-Feb-11
GR Athina,Gargarin 204
[with Blaine L. Reininger and Momus]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Madrid 22-Feb-11

22-Feb-11
ES Madrid,El Sol

Photo: Copyright © Raúl Ranz . Used with kind permission.


Barcelona 23-Feb-11

23-Feb-11
ES Barcelona,Apolo 2

Photo: Credit Antoni Maroto . Used with kind permission.


Brest 05-Mar-11

05-Mar-11
FR Brest,La Carène,Salle des Musiques Actuelles
[with Drugstore Spiders]

Note: Cancelled.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Spring 2011

05-Mar-11
IT Catania,Zo Culture

08-Mar-11
FR Bourg-en-Bresse,La Tannerie
(plus screening of "Mutantes", a film by Virginie Despentes)

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Praha 09-Mar-11

09-Mar-11
CZ Praha,Luzerne Music Bar

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Spring 2011

10-Mar-11
DE Regensburg,Alte Maltzerei

11-Mar-11
DE Chemnitz,Weltecho

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Lübeck 12-Mar-11

12-Mar-11
DE Lübeck,Treibsand
[with The Three Blind Mice]

Photo: Credit Burkhard 'Bobo' Boy.


Berlin 13-Mar-11

13-Mar-11
DE Berlin,Wild at Heart
[with The Three Blind Mice]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Spring 2011

14-Mar-11
DE Frankfurt,Das Bett

15-Mar-11
DE Stuttgart,Club Schocken

16-Mar-11
DE Bremen,Lila Eule

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Köln 17-Mar-11

17-Mar-11
DE Köln,Blue Shell

Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Sascha M.


18-Mar-11
NL Haarlem,Patronaat


Brussel 19-Mar-11

19-Mar-11
BE Brussel,Magasin 4
[with Baby Fire, Zero]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Ballin' The Jack/ Won’t Leave You Alone/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Doughboy/ Dark Eyes/ The Gospel Singer/ Slydell/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons/ Big Willie White.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Spring 2011

23-Mar-11
TR Istanbul,Ghetto

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Milano 31-Mar-11

31-Mar-11
IT Milano,Circolo Magnolia
[with Frances & The Cats + Avvolte]

Photo: Credit © Lino Brunetti. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer .


Cessena 01-Apr-11

01-Apr-11
IT Cessena,Officina 49
[with Avvolte]

Photo: Copyright © Osservatoriesterni.it . Used with kind permission.


Quero 02-Apr-11

02-Apr-11
IT Quero,Pletrro Alternativa Sound
[with Lacrima Christi and Avvolte]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Napoli 03-Apr-11

03-Apr-11
IT Napoli,Mamamù
[with Avvolte]

Photo: Copyright © Salvatore Esposito. Used with kind permission.


Europe Spring 2011

04-Apr-11
IT Pescara,Mono Spazio Bar
[with Avvolte]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Pisa 05-Apr-11

05-Apr-11
IT Pisa,Circolo Caracol
[with Avvolte]

Photo: Copyright © Dania Gennai. Used with kind permission.


Europe Spring 2011

06-Apr-11
IT Genova,Milk Club
[with Avvolte]

07-Apr-11
IT Torino,Hiroshima Mon Amour
[with Avvolte]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe Spring 2011

08-Apr-11
IT Modena,Mr Muzik Off
[with Avvolte]

Poster: Photo of poster.


Firenze 09-Apr-11

09-Apr-11
IT Firenze,Auditorium Flog
[with Avvolte]

Photo: Copyright © Tom Garretson. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Paris 21-May-11

21-May-11
FR Paris,La Machine de la Moulin Rouge
[with Triggerfinger]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


London 18-Jun-11

18-Jun-11
UK London,Queen Elizabeth Hall,Purcell Room
(Ray Davies Meltdown festival)
[with The Sonics, Wire,..]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Doughboy/ Won’t Leave You Alone/ Dark Eyes/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Ottensheim 01-Jul-11

01-Jul-11
AT Ottensheim,Open Air festival

Flyer: e-Flyer.


London 09-Jul-11

09-Jul-11
UK London,Shoreditch Park,The 1-2-3-4 festival
[with Raveonettes,…]

Note: without Terry Edwards, but with Adrian Jones [Caesar Romero and co-founder of the Corsica Studios in London] on bass. The live line-up of Caesar Romero often includes Nick Coombe [ex Gallon Drunk/Scientists] and Ian White [Gallon Drunk].

Photo: Copyright © Eduardo Placido. Used with kind permission.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


29-Jul-11
CZ Uherské Hradište,Letní filmová škola/Summer Film School festival
Music Stage


08-Sep-11
FR Release of the "Trust The Witch" CD album (Le Son du Maquis).


Maxeville 28-Sep-11

28-Sep-11
FR Nancy-Maxeville,Totem A Maxeville
Festival Sousterrain Porte VI
[Helena Hunter,Toxic Kiss, etc..]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Strasbourg 29-Sep-11

29-Sep-11
FR Strasbourg,Le Hall des Chars,Salle des colonnes
[with Toxic Kiss]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Dark Eyes/ Trust The Witch/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons.

Photo: Credit AlpoH Chuul .


France Sep/Oct-11

30-Sep-11
FR Mulhouse,Le Noumatrouff

01-Oct-11
CH Vevey,Rocking Chair

02-Oct-11
CH Luzern,Sedel

Flyer: Generic e-Flyer.


Lyon 03-Oct-11

03-Oct-11
FR Lyon,Le Sonic
[with Rank]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Nantes 05-Oct-11

05-Oct-11
FR Nantes,Les Ateliers de Bitche
[with Scorpion Violente]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


06-Oct-11
FR Joué-les-Tours,Le Temps Machine
[with Sisterhood Issue]


Rennes 07-Oct-11

07-Oct-11
FR Rennes,Les Ateliers du Vent
[with Trunks]
(21:00)

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Preceded by a Lydia Lunch reading at 19:00.


Line-up #1b (November 2011):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ James Johnston (guitars)/ Adrian Jones (bass) and Ian White (drums).

Brussel 12-Nov-11

12-Nov-11
BE Brussel,Vaartkapoen
[with Carla Bozulich's Evangelista]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Trust The Witch/ Dark Eyes/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons.

Handbill: Scan of handbill.

Note: Tour without Terry Edwards, but with Adrian Jones [Caesar Romero and co-founder of the Corsica Studios in London] on bass. The live line-up of Caesar Romero often includes Nick Coombe [ex Gallon Drunk/Scientists] and Ian White [Gallon Drunk].


Hamburg 13-Nov-11

13-Nov-11
DE Hamburg,Hafenklang
[with Der Rest]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


14-Nov-11
DE Erfurt,Museumskeller

15-Nov-11
DE München,Feierwerk,Kranhalle

16-Nov-11
DE Reutlingen,Franz K
[with Octafish]

17-Nov-11
DE Nürnberg,DESI


Weikersheim 18-Nov-11

18-Nov-11
DE Weikersheim,Club W71

Photo: Credit Schorle.


19-Nov-11
AT Linz,Stadtwerkstatt
[with Killed By 9V Batteries]


20-Nov-11
AT Innsbruck,PMK/Plattform Mobile Kulturinitiativen

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Trust The Witch/ Dark Eyes/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons/ Big Willie White.

Note: A soundboard recording (sanctioned by Lydia) of this show is available at Archive.org .


21-Nov-11
AT Wien,Arena,Small Hall

24-Nov-11
HU Budapest,A38 ship
(cancelled)

28-Nov-11
FR Bordeaux,I-Boat


Line-up #3 (December 2011 - 2018):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ James Johnston (guitars) and Ian White (drums).

Paris 02-Dec-11

02-Dec-11
FR Paris,La Blanchisserie
(+ screening of 4 short films by Elise Passavant)

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Italy Dec-11

03-Dec-11
IT Acquaviva delle Fonti,Oasi San Martino
[with Avvolte]

04-Dec-11
IT Napoli,Cellar Theory
[with Avvolte]

05-Dec-11
IT Roma,Traffic Live
[with Avvolte]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Savignano sul Rubicone 06-Dec-11

06-Dec-11
IT Savignano sul Rubicone,Sidro Club
[with Avvolte]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling / Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Doughboy/ Self-Defense/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ ...and more..

Note: Above tracks released on the "Live In Italy" tour CDR and "Collision Course" CD (Cherry Red). "The live record, a tiny venue, a brilliant night; the guy running it had a reel-to reel downstairs and gave us a copy, and he'd gotten the balance just right. [..] We got that record pressed up ourselves, and we were selling loads on tour." Ian White quoted in "Lydia Lunch- The War Is Never Over", a book by Nick Soulsby (Jawbone, 2020).

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Torino 07-Dec-11

07-Dec-11
IT Torino,El Barrio Club
Fuori Stagione festival
[with Avvolte]

Postcard: Original postcard.

Note: Lydia joins Avvolte on stage for "Nessuna Rete", which she had also recorded for their studio album "L'essenziale è invisibile agli occhi".


Italy Dec-11

08-Dec-11
IT Commachio,Voodoo Club
[with Avvolte]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Prato 09-Dec-11

09-Dec-11
IT Prato,Controsenso Club
[with Avvolte]

Postcard: Original postcard.


10-Dec-11
IT Brescia,Latte Piu
[with Avvolte]






2012

15-Feb-12
UK Manchester,Ruby Lounge

Note: Drummer Ian White broke a finger. The UK tour is postponed to June.


16-Feb-12
UK Preston,Continental
[with Inca Babies]

Note: Drummer Ian White broke a finger. The UK tour is postponed to June.


Glasgow 17-Feb-12

17-Feb-12
UK Glasgow,Stereo
[with Inca Babies]

Poster: e-Poster.

Note: Drummer Ian White broke a finger. The UK tour is postponed to June.


London-Islington 19-Feb-12

19-Feb-12
UK London-Islington,O2 Academy
[with The Cesarians]

Poster: Photo of poster.

Note: Drummer Ian White broke a finger. The UK tour is postponed to June.


Metz 29-Feb-12

29-Feb-12
FR Metz,Les Trinitaires
[with Amour]

Poster: Photo of poster, courtesy of Jasmine Hirst.


01-Mar-12
BE Brussel,Tour & Taxi
Book fair

Setlist: Ballin' The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Cross The Line/ Dark Eyes/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ Kill Your Sons/ The Gospel Singer/ Forever On The Run.

Note: Brussels book fair. Lydia is first interviewed about her work, then BSN perform from 7PM to 8PM, when the book fair closes!


03-Mar-12
FR Marseille,L'Embobineuse
[with Amour]


06-Mar-12
FR Nîmes,Le Pélican
[with Trashmongo]

07-Mar-12
FR Toulouse,Le Dynamo
[with Ohne Fett]

08-Mar-12
FR Bordeaux,Le Héretic
[with Sol Hess & The Sympatik's]


13-Mar-12
UK London,O2 Academy
[with The Cesarians, Bad Wolf and Das Fluff]

Note: Moved to 01-Jul-12.


26-May-12
FR Paris,Le Cabaret Organique/Espace Choiseul


Glasgow 28-Jun-12

28-Jun-12
UK Glasgow,The Classic Grand
[with Inca Babies]

Photo: Credit Kirsty Kennedy. Used with kind permission.


29-Jun-12
UK Bristol,Fleece
[with Rock In Your Pocket]


Manchester 30-Jun-12

30-Jun-12
UK Manchester,Ruby Lounge
[with Inca Babies, Heart and Terry Edwards]

Photo: Credit Phil King .


London 01-Jul-12

01-Jul-12
UK London-Islington,O2 Academy
[with The Cesarians,Bleak and Das Fluff]

Photo: Credit Andy Wright. Used with kind permission.


London 18-Jul-12

18-Jul-12
IT Bari,Teatro Kismet OparA
Aqua Vitae 2012 festival
[with One Way Ticket]

Poster: e-Poster.


17-Dec-12
US NY,New York City,The Bowery Electric
[with Caught on Tape (Thurston Moore and John Moloney)]

Note: First (and so far only) US show.


London 28-Dec-12

28-Dec-12
UK London,Lexington
[with Cesarians and The Amusiacs, Tin Tone Army]

Note: Christmas event hosted by Lydia. Lydia also guests with The Amusiacs and Tin Tone Army.

Photo: Credit Eduardo Placido. Used with kind permission.






2013

23-Sep-13
UK Release of the "Collision Course/Trust The Witch" 2CD album (Cherry Red).


13-Sep-13
FR Nancy-Maxeville,Totem A Maxeville
Festival Souterrain Body Limits


Oslo 18-Sep-13

18-Sep-13
NO Oslo,Mir
[with Jon DeRosa]

Photo: Credit Synne Tonil.

Flyer: e-Fyer courtesy of Edgar.


Europe September 2013

19-Sep-13
DK København,KB18
[with Jon DeRosa]

20-Sep-13
DK Aalborg,1000 Fryd
[with Jon DeRosa]

21-Sep-13
DK Esbjerg,Konfus
[with Jon DeRosa]

22-Sep-13
DE Hamburg,Hafenklang
[with Jon DeRosa]

23-Sep-13
DE Köln,Sonic Ballroom
[with Jon DeRosa]

24-Sep-13
DE Duisburg,Steinbruch
[with Jon DeRosa]

25-Sep-13
DE Erfurt,Museumskeller
[with Jon DeRosa]

26-Sep-13
DE Berlin,Wild At Heart
[with Jon DeRosa]

27-Sep-13
DE Schwerin,Speicher
[with Jon DeRosa]

28-Sep-13
DE Stuttgart,Goldmark's
[with Jon DeRosa]

02-Oct-13
UK London,The Lexington

03-Oct-13
UK Brighton,Sticky Mike's Frog Bar

Flyer: e-Flyer.






2014

La Chaux-de-Fonds 03-Oct-14

03-Oct-14
CH La Chaux-de-Fonds,Bikini Test
[with James Johnston & Matthieu Amstutz]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Doughboy/ Self Defence/ Collision Course/ Trust The Witch/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Not Your Fault.

Photo: Photo of setlist.


Milano 15-Dec-14

15-Dec-14
IT Milano,Cox 18
[with Three Blind Mice]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


16-Dec-14
IT Roma,Init

17-Dec-14
HU Budapest,A38 ship

18-Dec-14
IT Torina,Spazio211


Pordenone 19-Dec-14

19-Dec-14
IT Pordenone,PNBox Studios
[with Three Blind Mice]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


20-Dec-14
IT Livorno,Cage Theatre


21-Dec-14
CH Bern,Dachstock Reitschule

Setlist: Dark Eyes/ Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Kill Your Sons/ Forever On The Run.


22-Dec-14
FR Lyon,Le Sonic

Setlist: Dark Eyes/ The Gospel Singer/ Cross The Line/ Ballin' The Jack/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ Mahakali Calling/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Kill Your Sons/ Forever On The Run.






2015/2016/2018/2019

31-Oct-15
UK Manchester,Islington Mill


20-Mar-16
UK London,The Lexington
[with Nought]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Dark Eyes/ Trust THe Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Baby Faced Killer/ Forever On The Run/ Kill Your Sons/ Big Willy White.


30-Mar-16
RO Bucharest,Club Control


European tour 2018

22-Aug-18
IT Vasto,Gardini di Palazzo d'Avalos
New Acoustic Music festival

24-Aug-18
DE Hamburg,Kampfnagel
Internationales Sommerfestival

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Mikulov 25-Aug-18

25-Aug-18
CZ Mikulov,Amphitheatre
Eurotrialog-Festival of unpopular music

Setlist: Trust The Witch/ He's Just A Mirage/ Kill Your Sons/ Breakdown/ Frankie Teardrop.

Photo: Screen capture from private video.

Note: "Lydia Lunch and The Reverend Ian White of Big Sexy Noise are sorrowful to announce that Mr. James “Jumbo” Johnston has been forced to bow out of the remaining BSN shows due to an unfortunate medical emergency. It appears as if Mr.Johnston is mysteriously sprouting new teeth like a small white shark. Daily. Causing unbearable pain, the inability to speak or eat, and henceforth has had to be shipped back home. However, being show folk…Lunch and White will sally forth and carry on with special guest Ivo Lorenz in Mikulov [and Sofia, ed.] and Dan[iel] C[h]erney for the remaining shows. Since there is absolutely no replacing James Johnston, these will NOT be Big Sexy Noise shows, but a unique experiment in groove-based improv. We hope to reschedule these dates for the upcoming European tour in November. Sorry for any inconvenience." (Facebook post)


Sofia 28-Aug-18

28-Aug-18
BG Sofia,Bulgarian National Radio's concert hall
Alarma Punk Jazz

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Setlist: (a.o.) Frankie Teardrop

Video: Private video.

Note: Ivo Lorenz, replaces James, with Ron B. (keyboards). Rescheduled from the 27th.


Italy tour 2018

29-Aug-18
IT Firenze,San Salvi

30-Aug-18
IT Loreto,Il Circolo Reasonanz

31-Aug-18
IT Cantanzaro,Museo del Rock

01-Sep-18
IT Cinquefondi,Frantoio del Idee

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Czech artist Daniel Cherney [Happy Endings/Squareglass], replaces James.


Eboli 02-Sep-18

02-Sep-18
IT Eboli,Museum Of Operation Avalanche

Setlist: Black To Red/ and more..

Photo: Sreen capture of video by Sebastien Greppo.

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Czech artist Daniel Cherney [Happy Endings/Squareglass], replaces James.


London-Hackney 02-Nov-18

02-Nov-18
UK London-Hackney,Moth club
[with Repo Man and An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump]

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Start of the November 2018 tour.


St.Petersburg 03-Nov-18

03-Nov-18
RU St.Petersburg,Lendok Studio

Flyer: e-Flyer.


St.Petersburg 03-Nov-18

04-Nov-18
RU Mockba,DOM

Flyer: e-Flyer.


06-Nov-18
DE Berlin Musik & Frieden


05-Nov-18
BE Brussel,Magasin 4
[with Falling Man]

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Dark Eyes/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Big Willy White/ Forever On The Run.


Utrecht 08-Nov-18

08-Nov-18
NL Utrecht,TivoliVredenburg
Le Guess Who festival

Photo: Credit gigwise.com

Flyer: e-Flyer.


St.Petersburg 10-Nov-18

10-Nov-18
GR Athina,Gagarin 205 Live Music Space
[with Mega Ray]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Skopje 12-Nov-18

12-Nov-18
MK Skopje,MKC,Cinedays festival

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Belgrade 13-Nov-18

13-Nov-18
RS Belgrade,Kulturni centar GRAD

Flyer: e-Flyer.


La Spezia 15-Nov-18

15-Nov-18
IT La Spezia,Btomic Ghost @ Shake Club
[with White Room]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Europe xx-Nov-18

16-Nov-18
IT Ravenna,Bronson

17-Nov-18
IT Roma,Wishlist Club

Flyer: e-Flyer.


San Vito di Leguzzano 18-Nov-18

18-Nov-18
IT San Vito di Leguzzano,Centro Stabile Di Cultura

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Forever On The Run/ Big Willy White.

Photo: Screen capture from private video.


Genève 19-Nov-18

19-Nov-18
CH Genève,Théâtre de l'Usine
[preceeded by screening of "Vortex", film by Beth B & Scott B]

Poster: Photo of poster.


Milano-Segrate 20-Nov-18

20-Nov-18
IT Milano-Segrate,Circolo Magnolia

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Paris 21-Nov-18

21-Nov-18
FR Paris,La Station Gare des Mines

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Dark Eyes/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Forever On The Run/ Big Willy White.

Photo: Screen captures from private video.

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Duisburg 23-Nov-18

23-Nov-18
DE Duisburg,Grammatikoff
Platzhirsch Festival

Setlist: Mahakali Calling/ Cross The Line/ Ballin The Jack/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Dark Eyes/ Trust The Witch/ Collision Course/ The Gospel Singer/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Forever On The Run/ Mama Told Me Not To Come-Eli's Coming-One [Three Dog Night].

Flyer: e-Flyer.


22-Mar-19
FI Helsinki,Kuudes Linja
[with Throat]


27-May-19
FR Lyon,Le Sonic
[with Guilty Caps]

Note: Start of final tour.


Tel Aviv 29-May-19

29-May-19
IL Tel Aviv,Gagarin

Poster: Photo of poster.


Europe May/June 2019

31-May-19
CZ Brno,Kabinet MÚZ
[with Wilderness & Cardio Radio]

01-Jun-19
RS Beograda,Dom omladine

02-Jun-19
HR Zagreb,Vintage Industrial Bar

03-Jun-19
SI Ljubljana,Klub Gromka

04-Jun-19
AT Wien,Chelsea
[with The Brainmanagerz]

06-Jun-19
NL Utrecht,DB's
[with Pig Frenzy]

Flyer: e-Flyer.


Lorient 08-Jun-19

08-Jun-19
FR Lorient,Le Galion

Poster: Photo of poster.


Amsterdam 10-Jun-19

10-Jun-19
NL Amsterdam,OCCII

Flyer: e-Flyer.


12-Jun-19
DE Hannover,Lux

18-Jun-19
UK Colchester,Arts Centre
[with Nothing Existed and Crooked State]

19-Jun-19
UK Edinburgh,Voodoo Rooms-Ballroom
[with Run Into The Night]


Larvik 22-Jun-19

22-Jun-19
NO Larvik,Bolgenkulturhus
Larvik Experimental Music festival

Flyer: e-Flyer.

Note: Last ever Big Sexy Noise show!



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