The Boy Named If & Other Favourites Tour

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Setlist matrices
The Revolver TourAll These Strangers Tour2054: The Centenary Tour2013 Australian Tour2013 US Solo Tour
2014 Solo TourDetourImperial Bedroom & Other ChambersFour Nights Only & Europe 2018Look Now And Then
Blondie & The Beastly E.C.Just TrustHello AgainThe Boy Named If & Other Favourites
100 Songs and MoreWe're All Going On A Summer Holiday2023 European Tour7-0-7 Tour


Number of songs played
Total 92
Originals 76
Covers 16
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My Aim Is True Blame It On Cain, Alison, Red Shoes, Mystery Dance, Watching The Detectives, Waiting For The End Of The World
This Year's Model This Year's Girl, Pump It Up, You Belong To Me, Hand In Hand, Chelsea, Lipstick Vogue, Night Rally, Radio Radio
Armed Forces Accidents Will Happen, Green Shirt, Party Girl, Peace Love And Understanding
Get Happy!! High Fidelity, I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, Motel Matches
Trust Clubland, New Lace Sleeves, Shot With His Own Gun
Almost Blue Sweet Dreams, I'm Your Toy, Good Year For The Roses
Imperial Bedroom Beyond Belief, Man Out Of Time, Almost Blue
Punch The Clock Everyday I Write The Book, Shipbuilding
Goodbye Cruel World The Comedians
King Of America Brilliant Mistake, Indoor Fireworks, I'll Wear It Proudly, Poisoned Rose, Suit Of Lights
Blood & Chocolate Uncomplicated, I Want You
Spike Veronica, God's Comic
Mighty Like A Rose ... ... ...
The Juliet Letters ... ... ...
Brutal Youth Still Too Soon To Know, Just About Glad
Kojak Variety ... ... ...
All This Useless Beauty ... ... ...
Painted From Memory Toledo, I Still Have That Other Girl
When I Was Cruel 45, When I Was Cruel No. 2
North ... ... ...
The Delivery Man Either Side Of The Same Town, Bedlam
The River In Reverse ... ... ...
Momofuku American Gangster Time
Secret Profane & Sugarcane Sulphur To Sugarcane
National Ransom Jimmie Standing In The Rain
Wise Up Ghost Come The Meantimes, Cinco Minutos Con Vos
Look Now Mr & Mrs. Hush
Hey Clockface No Flag, Newspaper Pane, We Are All Cowards Now, Hey Clockface, Hetty O'Hara Confidential
The Boy Named If 12 Farewell OK, The Boy Named If, Penelope Halfpenny, The Difference, What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?, Paint The Red Rose Blue, Mistook Me For A Friend, My Most Beautiful Mistake, Magnificent Hurt, The Man You Love To Hate, The Death Of Magic Thinking, Mr. Crescent
The Resurrection Of Rust Surrender To The Rhythm, I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind
B-sides, bonus tracks, etc. April 5th, Baby It's You, Girls Talk, Heart Of The City, My Mood Swings, The Dark End Of The Street, Truth Drug
Unreleased originals A Face In The Crowd, Big Stars Have Tumbled, Blood & Hot Sauce, I Don't Want Your Lyndon Johnson, Tipsy Woman, Vitajex
Unreleased covers Before I Grow Too Old, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, I'll Make It All Up To You, Let Me Roll It, So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star

Shows

2022

Europe
2022-06-05, Brighton, England
2022-06-07, Glasgow, Scotland
2022-06-08, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2022-06-10, Liverpool, England
2022-06-11, Manchester, England
2022-06-13, Birmingham, England
2022-06-14, Leicester, England
2022-06-16, Oxford, England


2022-06-17, Bath, England
2022-06-22, Ipswich, England
2022-06-23, London, England
2022-06-26, Antwerp, Belgium
2022-06-27, Antwerp, Belgium
2022-06-28, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022-06-30, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022-07-01, Aarhus, Denmark

North America
2022-08-04, Grand Rapids, MI
2022-08-05, Evanston, IL
2022-08-06, Huber Heights, OH
2022-08-08, Toronto, ON
2022-08-09, Lewiston, NY
2022-08-11, New York, NY
2022-08-12, Bensalem, PA
2022-08-13, Ledyard, CT
2022-08-15, Boston, MA
2022-08-16, Northampton, MA


2022-08-18, Vienna, VA
2022-08-19, Selbyville, DE
2022-08-23, Denver, CO
2022-08-25, Sandy, UT
2022-08-27, Saratoga, CA
2022-08-28, Thousand Oaks, CA
2022-08-30, Anaheim, CA
2022-08-31, San Diego, CA
2022-09-02, Paso Robles, CA
2022-09-03, Highland, CA
2022-09-04, Saratoga, CA

2023

North America
2023-02-23, Bethlehem, PA
2023-02-25, Atlantic City, NJ
2023-02-26, Montclair, NJ
2023-02-28, Ithaca, NY
2023-03-02, Kingston, NY
2023-03-03, Port Chester, NY


2023-03-04, Worcester, MA
2023-03-06, Portsmouth, NH
2023-03-07, Beverly, MA
2023-03-09, Washington, DC
2023-03-10, Charlottesville, VA

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Heart Of The City 1 1 1 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 1 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 1 X 41 41 1
Green Shirt 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 X 2 2 2
No Flag 3 41 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Either Side Of The Same Town 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 41 41 41 6 41 4 41 41
Hetty O'Hara Confidential 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 X 3 3 3
Hey Clockface 6 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 6 41 41
Mystery Dance 7 6 5 41 12 14 41 11 41 8 41 9 41 41 8 41 41 7 7 5 5 5 41 5 5 5 5 5 41 11 2 41 41 X 41 4 4
The Difference 8 8 8 8 41 41 7 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Tipsy Woman 9 41 41 13 9 41 41 12 41 41 11 12 10 12 9 41 41 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 9
Motel Matches 10 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Penelope Halfpenny 11 11 11 14 10 11 11 13 13 10 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 41 10 41 11 11 13 11 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41 41 41
Accidents Will Happen 12 41 10 41 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 41 1 41 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 41 1 41 1 1 41 X 7 1 41
What If I Can't Give You... 13 12 12 15 11 12 12 14 15 11 13 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 14 11 41 12 12 14 12 12 9 13 12 13 14 X 12 14 14
Watching The Detectives 14 41 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 X 5 5 5
Good Year For The Roses 15 15 15 17 41 13 14 18 41 14 17 16 16 16 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Brilliant Mistake/Boulevard 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 9 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 9 41
The Comedians 17 16 41 18 16 16 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 17 41 14 41 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Chelsea 18 18 16 19 17 17 17 19 17 15 18 18 18 19 18 17 15 14 15 18 16 16 13 13 15 41 14 14 17 14 14 14 15 X 15 12 12
Magnificent Hurt 19 19 17 20 18 18 18 20 18 16 19 19 19 20 19 18 16 15 16 20 17 17 14 15 16 41 13 13 18 15 15 15 16 X 16 13 13
Alison 20 9 21 26 22 22 22 24 22 20 23 23 24 26 23 23 20 18 19 21 20 19 18 18 22 18 41 18 20 19 18 18 20 X 19 17 18
Mr. Crescent 21 41 22 27 23 23 41 16 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Pump It Up 22 21 18 21 19 19 19 21 19 17 20 20 20 21 20 19 17 16 17 19 18 18 15 16 17 15 15 15 19 16 16 16 17 X 17 15 15
Peace, Love & Understanding 23 22 19 22 20 20 20 22 20 18 21 21 21 22 21 20 18 17 18 17 19 15 16 17 14 17 17 17 16 18 17 17 19 X 18 16 17
Truth Drug 41 7 41 1 5 5 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
Indoor Fireworks 41 10 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 16 41 14 41 41 13 16 16 41 15 17 41 41 18 41 41 41 16
Newspaper Pane 41 13 13 41 13 41 13 15 14 41 14 41 41 41 41 15 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7
Shipbuilding 41 14 14 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 15 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
The Death Of Magic Thinking 41 17 41 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Mr. & Mrs. Hush 41 20 20 23 21 21 21 23 41 19 22 22 22 23 22 21 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
We Are All Cowards Now 41 23 41 25 41 24 23 41 23 41 41 41 9 10 11 9 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 9 10 9 41 41 41 41 41
Big Stars Have Tumbled 41 41 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 11 41 14 11 41
Beyond Belief 41 41 41 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Farewell, OK 41 41 41 10 24 41 41 41 41 22 24 41 25 28 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 20 41 41 41 41 41 8 7 9 X 41 8 41
The Boy Named If 41 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41 8 8 9 8 10 41 9 7 41
Let Me Roll It 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41
I Can't Stand Up For Falling... 41 41 41 24 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 1 8 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
The Man You Love To Hate 41 41 41 41 15 15 15 17 21 41 41 17 17 25 17 22 14 41 41 15 41 41 17 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41
I Don't Want Your Lyndon Johnson 41 41 41 41 41 9 9 9 41 9 9 11 41 41 10 11 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10
Red Shoes 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 10 11 41 41 13 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41 41 19 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
Radio, Radio 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 41 41 41 41 11 41 8 19 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 18 41 41 41 11 12 41 19 41 X 1 41 8
45 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 8 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Man Out Of Time 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 11 41 41 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 2 41 2 41 41 41 41 41
April 5th 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41 41 18 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Sweet Dreams 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 21 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Suit Of Lights 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Cinco Minutos Con Vos 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 16 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Mistook Me For A Friend 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 24 41 27 24 24 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
I Want You 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 25 23 24 25 25 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 21 41 41 41 41 41 41 20 41 41 41 41 11
High Fidelity 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 2 9 13 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Party Girl 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
Surrender To The Rhythm 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 13 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41 41 41 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 6
Just About Glad 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 41 11 10 41 41 41 9 41 10 9 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
My Most Beautiful Mistake 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Still Too Soon To Know 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
I'll Wear It Proudly 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 10 8 7 7 41 41 41 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
You Belong To Me 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 11 41 41 10 7 9 10 10 11 41 16 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
American Gangster Time 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 41 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 4 41 8 41 41
Uncomplicated 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 15 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
I'm Ahead If I Can Quit... 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Lipstick Vogue 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
I'll Make It All Up To You 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 41 7 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Waiting For The End Of The... 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 1 41 1 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Veronica 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 7 6 6 41 41 41 6 41
Girls Talk 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 6 7 41 41 X 41 41 41
Before I Grow Too Old 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Everyday I Write The Book 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 41 8 41 11 41 41
Hand In Hand 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41
The Dark End Of The Street 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 7 41 41 41 41
Almost Blue 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 12 41 13 10 41
So You Want To Be A Rock... 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41
I'm Your Toy 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 X 41 41 41


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This Year's Girl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Green Shirt 2 2 2 41 2 41 2 41 41 41 2
American Gangster Time 3 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 3
Either Side Of The Same Town 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 41 41 41
Hetty O'Hara Confidential 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mystery Dance 6 41 8 2 41 41 41 41 41 8 41
Bedlam 7 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 18 41
Watching The Detectives 8 11 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 12
Accidents Will Happen 9 8 41 12 41 13 13 12 9 12 41
Indoor Fireworks 10 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
The Man You Love To Hate 11 41 18 41 17 16 41 41 14 14 41
Clubland 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 8 41 41
What If I Can't Give You... 13 14 41 11 41 12 41 10 41 41 41
Alison 14 15 19 16 18 19 21 41 16 19 18
Chelsea 15 16 20 17 19 20 19 20 17 41 19
Magnificent Hurt 16 17 21 18 20 21 20 21 18 20 20
Pump It Up 17 18 22 19 21 22 41 22 19 21 21
Peace, Love & Understanding 18 19 23 20 22 23 23 23 20 22 23
Waiting For The End Of The World 41 5 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Radio, Radio 41 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Come The Meantimes 41 7 41 15 41 41 11 41 10 41 41
Baby It's You 41 9 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Farewell, OK 41 10 41 41 41 41 22 41 41 41 41
Motel Matches 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Everyday I Write The Book 41 13 41 8 14 41 10 41 41 9 9
I Don't Want Your Lyndon Johnson 41 41 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
When I Was Cruel No. 2 41 41 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Shot With His Own Gun 41 41 10 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 13
The Comedians 41 41 11 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Big Stars Have Tumbled 41 41 12 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Vitajex 41 41 13 41 41 41 41 14 41 41 15
God's Comic 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
Jimmie Standing In The Rain 41 41 15 41 41 41 41 15 41 41 41
Blood & Hot Sauce 41 41 16 41 15 17 17 17 15 16 16
A Face In The Crowd 41 41 17 41 16 18 18 18 41 17 17
Penelope Halfpenny 41 41 41 9 41 8 41 41 41 41 8
Toledo 41 41 41 13 13 14 14 13 12 13 14
I Still Have That Other Girl 41 41 41 14 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
The Boy Named If 41 41 41 41 8 41 41 41 2 2 41
Man Out Of Time 41 41 41 41 9 41 41 41 3 41 41
New Lace Sleeves 41 41 41 41 10 41 41 41 41 41 41
Blame It On Cain 41 41 41 41 41 2 41 2 41 41 41
Tipsy Woman 41 41 41 41 41 9 41 41 41 41 41
My Mood Swings 41 41 41 41 41 15 41 8 41 41 41
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 41 41 41 41 41 41 8 41 41 41 41
High Fidelity 41 41 41 41 41 41 9 41 41 41 41
Sulphur To Sugarcane 41 41 41 41 41 41 15 41 41 41 11
Poisoned Rose 41 41 41 41 41 41 16 16 41 15 41
You Belong To Me 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 9 41 41 41
We Are All Cowards Now 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 19 41 10 10
Paint The Red Rose Blue 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 13 41 41
45 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 4 41
I Want You 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 23 41
Night Rally 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 22


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