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Icky Flix Live was a world tour by The Residents, in promotion of the release of their retrospective DVD video compilation Icky Flix.

The tour began in February 2001 in Virginia, and concluded in San Francisco on Halloween after 44 shows across the United States, Canada and Europe.

The tour was followed by the release of a DVD documenting the March 30th show in 2009, and an album featuring a recording of the penultimate show followed in 2010.

History[]

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The Residents in Icky Flix Live, 2001

The show ran began on the 13th of February 2001, and concluded Halloween of that same year. The show heavily relied on Video Projections, like the Disfigured Night Show.

The structure of the show revolved around the Residents performing in sync with one of their music videos, which would play on a large screen above the stage.

It featured the same Resident outfits featured in the Disfigured Night Show., with the addition of a new and improved Mr. Skull mask. Singer Molly Harvey wore a pink wig and sunglasses.

Set list[]

Act One

  • Icky Flix
  • March De La Winni
  • Swastikas On Parade (Abridged)
  • Harry The Head
  • Spratt’s Medium
  • Lime Jelly Grass
  • Melvyn’s Repose
  • Kick A Picnic
  • The Service (Abridged, Our Finest Flowers version)
  • Hello Skinny
  • It's A Man's Man's Man's World
  • Bad Day On The Midway
  • Where Is She? (Extended, Icky Flix Version)

Act Two

  • Constantinople
  • Moisture
  • Act Of Being Polite
  • Perfect Love
  • Simple Song
  • The Weaver (Abridged, Icky Flix Version)
  • The Dying Oil-Man (Abridged, Icky Flix Version)
  • The Sold Out Artist (Abridged, Icky Flix Version)
  • The Aging Musician (Abridged, Icky Flix Version)
  • The Old Woman (Abridged, Icky Flix Version)
  • Burn Baby Burn
  • Stars & Stripes Forever
  • Just For You

Encore

  • Buckaroo Blues
  • Blue Rosebuds
  • Benny The Bouncing Bump (Extended Version)
  • Nobody Laughs When They Leave (Abridged Version)
  • Icky Flix (Reprise)

Performers[]

Releases[]

  • March 30th: Icky Flix Live, the only full concert from the tour released. A concert film featuring the entire unedited show, interission included.
  • London: Excerpts from a live recording from London, England, have apperaed on several pREServed box sets. The date is unknown.
  • October 28th: This show has only been released in excerpts, with the most complete release being Brava. Other recordings from the show have appeared on the special edition of Freak Show and Kettles of Fish on the Ourskirts of Town, which also includes video footage from the concert
  • ???: A recording of Benny recorded on an unknown date was released on Loss of The Lizard Lady.

Dates[]

First leg (US and Canada, February 2001)[]

  • February 13th 2001 - State Theater, Falls Church, Virginia
  • February 14th 2001 - The Trocadero, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • February 15th 2001 - The Beacon Theater, New York City, New York
  • February 17th 2001 - Berklee Performance Centre, Boston, Massachusetts
  • February 18th 2001 - Higher Ground, Winooski, Vermont
  • February 19th 2001 - Le Spectrum, Montreal, Canada
  • February 20th 2001 - Phoenix, Toronto, Canada
  • February 21st 2001 - Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • February 22nd 2001 - Orpheum Theater, Madison, Wisconsin
  • February 23rd 2001 - Congress Center, Chicago, Illinois

Second leg (US and Canada, March-April 2001)[]

  • March 29th 2001 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • March 30th 2001 - The Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington
  • April 1st 2001 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, Oregon

Third leg (Europe, May-June 2001)[]

  • May 25th 2001 - UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, California
  • May 26th 2001 - Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, California
  • June 4th 2001 - Freizeitpark, Moers, Germany
  • June 6th 2001 - L'Usine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • June 7th 2001 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • June 8th 2001 - Hof ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium
  • June 9th 2001 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Fourth leg (Europe, September 2001)[]

  • September 6th 2001 - Szene, Vienna, Austria
  • September 8th 2001 - Shestnadzat Tonn Club, Moscow, Russia
  • September 9th 2001 - Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland
  • September 10th 2001 - Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
  • September 11th 2001 - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
  • September 12th 2001 - PC 69, Bielefeld, Germany
  • September 14th 2001 - Royal Festival Hall, London, England
  • September 15th 2001 - 013, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • September 16th 2001 - E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
  • September 18th 2001 - Posthof, Linz, Austria
  • September 19th 2001 - Tvornica, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
  • September 20th 2001 - Centralstation, Darmstadt, Germany
  • September 21st 2001 - Teatro delle Celebrazioni, Bologna, Italy
  • September 23rd 2001 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland
  • September 24th 2001 - Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany
  • September 26th 2001 - Elysée Montmartre, Paris, France
  • September 27th 2001 - Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux, France
  • September 29th 2001 - Grande Auditório da Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
  • September 30th 2001 - Grande Auditório da Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Fifth leg (Brava Theatre residency, October 2001)[]

  • October 25th 2001 - Brava Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • October 26th 2001 - Brava Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • October 27th 2001 - Brava Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • October 28th 2001 - Brava Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • October 31st 2001 - Brava Theatre, San Francisco, California

See also[]

External links and references[]

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