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Electro-Shock Blues Show 1998
Band personnel
E - Vocals, Guitar, Organ
Adam Siegal - Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Butch - Drums, Backing Vocals
U.S.A. 1998 - Guest appearances
Early 1998 E is busy working on what would become the second EELS album Electro-Shock Blues. He sometimes leaves his house to do some guest appearances, playing with local musician friends such as Jon Brion and Grant Lee Phillips.
| 02/21/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | Largo (E & Jon Brion opening for Grant Lee Phillips) |
| 03/00/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | Largo (E, Butch, Jon Brion & Grant Lee Phillips opening for Jon Brion) |
| 03/29/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | Largo (E opening for Grant Lee Phillips) |
| 03/30/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | Largo (E opening for Jon Brion) |
In July E of 1998 travels to Europe to promotional activities for the new album. No performances, just interviews.
U.S.A. 1998 - Warm-up shows
With the EELS second album Electro-Shock Blues due for release in October, the shows played in september are highly anticipated. It's the first time in two years that fans are able to hear new material. My Head frontman Adam Siegal (ex-Suicidal Tendencies) takes Tommy's place on bass during the Electro-Shock Blues tour, which was labelled as Electro-Shock Blues Show.
| 09/04/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | Viper Room |
| 09/09/1998 | Hollywood, CA | Roxy |
| 09/14/1998 | New York, NY | Shine |
EUROPE 1998 - Leg 1
Support Act: Lisa Germano
| 09/18/1998 | Angouleme, FRA | La Nef |
| 09/19/1998 | Alencon, FRA | La Luciole |
| 09/20/1998 | Paris, FRA | Canal+ TV, Nulle Part d'Ailleurs |
| 09/21/1998 | Paris, FRA | Cigale |
| 09/22/1998 | Antwerp, BE | Elisabeth Zaal |
| 09/24/1998 | Wolverhampton, UK | Civic Hall |
| 09/24/1998 | London, UK |
Top Of The Pops (video) |
| 09/25/1998 | Glasgow, UK | City Hall |
| 09/26/1998 | Sheffield, UK | Octagon Centre |
| 09/27/1998 | London, UK | BBC Radio 1 Evening Session |
| 09/28/1998 | London, UK | Royal Festival Hall |
| 09/29/1998 | London, UK |
Later with Jools Holland (video 1) (video 2) |
| 09/30/1998 | Groningen, NL | Oosterpoort |
| 10/02/1998 | Utrecht, NL | Vredenburg |
| 10/03/1998 | Hamburg, GER | Markthalle |
| 10/04/1998 | Copenhagen, DEN | Vega |
| 10/05/1998 | Stockholm, SWE | Sordra Teatern |
| 10/07/1998 | Berlin, GER | Passionskirche |
| 10/08/1998 | Cologne, GER | Prime Club |
| 10/09/1998 | Munich, GER | Babylon |
| 10/11/1998 | Zurich, SWI | Volkshaus |
| 10/12/1998 | Milan, IT | Magazzini Generali |
| 10/14/1998 | Villeurbanne, FRA | Transbordeur |
| 10/14/1998 | LAST STOP: THIS TOWN | single released |
| 10/15/1998 | Strasbourg, FRA | Salle De Shiltbigeimon |
| 10/16/1998 | Den Haag, NL | Crossing Border Festival |
U.S.A. 1998 - leg 2
The tour starts with two shows at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit. The end of the American leg of the tour is cancelled when E's mother dies of cancer in November.
| 10/17/1998 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| 10/18/1998 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| 10/19/1998 | Santa Monica, CA | KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic |
| 10/20/1998 | ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES | released |
| 10/00/1998 | Hoboken, NY | Maxwell's |
| 10/24/1998 | Asbury Park, NJ | The Saint |
| 10/25/1998 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge |
| 10/26/1998 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge |
| 10/28/1998 | Chicago, IL | Martyre |
| 10/30/1998 | Indianapolis, IL | Radio Show |
| 10/31/1998 | Pontiac, MI | 7th House |
| 11/02/1998 | Boston, MA | Bill's Bar |
| 11/03/1998 | Montreal, CAN | Campus Cafe (Petite) |
| 11/04/1998 | Toronto, CAN | The Edge 102 Radio |
| 11/04/1998 | Toronto, CAN | Lee's Palace |
| 11/06/1998 | Philadelphia, PA | The Five Spot |
| 11/08/1998 | Washington, D.C. | 9.30 Club |
| 11/10/1998 | Seattle, WA | Crocodile Cafe CANCELLED |
| 11/11/1998 | Portland, OR | La Luna CANCELLED |
| 11/13/1998 | San Francisco, CA | Slim's CANCELLED |
| 11/14/1998 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre RESCHEDULED FOR 2/12/99 |
EUROPE 1998 - Leg 2
EELS return to Europe as a support act for Pulp to finish the Electro-Shock Blues tour. Click here for the official press release for those shows. One of the shows opening for Pulp is released on the Electro-Shock Blues Show album in 2002.
| 11/17/1998 | Hereford, UK | Leisure Centre |
| 11/19/1998 | London, UK | Wembley Arena |
| 11/21/1998 | Liverpool, UK | Royal Court Theatre |
| 11/22/1998 | Manchester, UK | Apollo |
| 11/23/1998 | Manchester, UK | Apollo |
| 11/25/1998 | Stoke, UK | Trenton Gardens |
| 11/26/1998 | Doncaster, UK | Dome |
| 11/28/1998 | Hull, UK | Hull Arena |
| 11/29/1998 | Glasgow, UK | S.E.C.C. |
| 11/30/1998 | Cardiff, UK | International Arena |
| 11/30/1998 | CANCER FOR THE CURE | single released |
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