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| − | Still no sign of further elaborations on [[Kickline (song)|Kickline]] and also not of [[Better Reptile (song)|Better Reptile]]. The other two songs introduced at [[Mon, 16-Sep-2019|TRIX]] in Antwerp 2019 by [[Near Meth Experience]], the meanwhile titled [[Instrumental 86]] and [[Show Me (song)|Show Me On The Doll]] now shortened to [[Show Me (song)|Show Me]], were played again. [[Never Land (a fragment)]], last heard in [[Europe Spring Tour 2016|2016]], and [[Summer]], since 2017 seen only once at a summer festival in [[Fri, 09-Aug-2019|2019]], were back on the setlist and audibly more welcomed in the videos than other songs so missed a minute before... Anyway, every concert started with a different <span style="color:#FF5403">'''opening track'''</span> and presented a different combination of 19 songs. In total, 24 songs were performed which included [[I Will Call You (song)|I Will Call You]] and [[But Genevieve (song)|But Genevieve]] of [[2020 Europe Spring And Festival Tour|2020]] on all three days and [[Black Sail (song)|Black Sail]] twice. Remarkably the Vision Thing album tracks [[Doctor Jeep (song)|Doctor Jeep]] / [[Detonation Boulevard (song)|Detonation Boulevard]], [[Something Fast (song)|Something Fast]] and [[Vision Thing (song)|Vision Thing]] were each only played once in the course of the three sets.<br/> | + | Still no sign of further elaborations on [[Kickline (song)|Kickline]] and also not of [[Better Reptile (song)|Better Reptile]]. The other two songs introduced at [[Mon, 16-Sep-2019|TRIX]] in Antwerp '''2019''' by [[Near Meth Experience]], the meanwhile titled [[Instrumental 86]] and [[Show Me (song)|Show Me On The Doll]] now shortened to [[Show Me (song)|Show Me]], were played again. [[Never Land (a fragment)]], last heard in [[Europe Spring Tour 2016|2016]], and [[Summer]], since 2017 seen only once at a summer festival in [[Fri, 09-Aug-2019|2019]], were back on the setlist and audibly more welcomed in the videos than other songs so missed a minute before... Anyway, every concert started with a different <span style="color:#FF5403">'''opening track'''</span> and presented a different combination of 19 songs. In total, 24 songs were performed which included [[I Will Call You (song)|I Will Call You]] and [[But Genevieve (song)|But Genevieve]] of [[2020 Europe Spring And Festival Tour|2020]] on all three days and [[Black Sail (song)|Black Sail]] twice. Remarkably the Vision Thing album tracks [[Doctor Jeep (song)|Doctor Jeep]] / [[Detonation Boulevard (song)|Detonation Boulevard]], [[Something Fast (song)|Something Fast]] and [[Vision Thing (song)|Vision Thing]] were each only played once in the course of the three sets.<br/> |
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Revision as of 01:51, 7 May 2022
10-12 September 2021 - Roundhouse, London, UK
Unfortunately, the second year of the corona pandemic again shattered all plans for a worldwide tour on the occasion of The Sisters of Mercy's 40th Stage Anniversary in 2021. On March 9th, 2021, eventually, some belated anniversary festivities were announced in the form of an extended three-gig weekend in London at the Roundhouse later on that year.
Some interviews with Andrew Eldritch and Ben Christo were conducted in the days before the gigs by Mark Andrews, who in this respect represented the online music mag Louder.
For each of the three days The Sisters of Mercy would bring a different support act with them.
The formerly introduced new songs of 2019 and 2020 were played every evening. Further details on setlists and the distribution of songs are here in the statistics section.
Last but not least, the merchandise front also held quite some surprises arriving with fully new designs.
Band / Line-up
- Andrew Eldritch - vocals
- Ben Christo - guitars, backing vocals
- Dylan Smith - guitars, backing vocals
- Doktor Avalanche - drums, bass, keyboards
- Ravey Davey - nurse to The Doktor
Tour Schedule
UK only
... which might sound disappointing at first sight, but these were the first gigs of that size allowed in the UK (or Europe, actually) after more than a year of on/off-lockdowns, contact restrictions under homeschooling and home office conditions, travel bans, regular testing, vaccinations, meticulously monitored death rates and uncounted ruined existences all over the culture industy (and not only there). Accordingly, the venue welcomed its visitors with large displays hanging from the ceiling in the foyer like the one here on the right side. And the audiences were likewise grateful and enthralled.
- Fri, 10-Sep-2021: London - UK - Roundhouse
- Support act on Day One: Jesus Jones
- Sat, 11-Sep-2021: London - UK - Roundhouse
- Support act on Day Two: A.A.WILLIAMS
- Sun, 12-Sep-2021: London - UK - Roundhouse
- Support act on Day Three: I Like Trains
Some Statistics
Still no sign of further elaborations on Kickline and also not of Better Reptile. The other two songs introduced at TRIX in Antwerp 2019 by Near Meth Experience, the meanwhile titled Instrumental 86 and Show Me On The Doll now shortened to Show Me, were played again. Never Land (a fragment), last heard in 2016, and Summer, since 2017 seen only once at a summer festival in 2019, were back on the setlist and audibly more welcomed in the videos than other songs so missed a minute before... Anyway, every concert started with a different opening track and presented a different combination of 19 songs. In total, 24 songs were performed which included I Will Call You and But Genevieve of 2020 on all three days and Black Sail twice. Remarkably the Vision Thing album tracks Doctor Jeep / Detonation Boulevard, Something Fast and Vision Thing were each only played once in the course of the three sets.
| Song | Total (Encore) |
Song | Total (Encore) |
Song | Total (Encore) | |||
| But Genevieve | 3 (1) | Alice | 3 (--) | I Was Wrong | 3 (--) | |||
| Lucretia, My Reflection | 3 (2) | Dominion / Mother Russia | 3 (--) | Flood II | 3 (--) | |||
| More | 3 (2) | Show Me | 2 (--) | |||||
| Ribbons | 3 (--) | Summer | 2 (--) | Never Land (a fragment) | 3 (3) | |||
| Crash And Burn | 2 (--) | Instrumental 86 | 3 (--) | Something Fast | -- (1) | |||
| Doctor Jeep / Detonation Boulevard | 1 (--) | Marian | 3 (--) | Vision Thing | -- (1) | |||
| No Time To Cry | 2 (--) | First And Last And Always | 2 (1) | Temple Of Love | 3 (3) | |||
| I Will Call You | 3 (--) | Black Sail | 2 (--) | This Corrosion | 3 (3) |
Merchandise
Apart from various stuff available already during the past tours and still on offer at The Sisters of Mercy's Offical Online Merchandise Store at the time like the FALAA mugs, crescent logo tote bags and MR loge dog tags, a whole new series of seven freshly designed lyrics t-shirts plus an according Roundhouse 2021 gigs t-shirt of a similar design appeared. While four of the lyrics t-shirts referred clearly to the songs Temple Of Love, Train and Flood I, the other four features lines from lyrics of songs unknown at the time of these concerts. Obviously, The Sisters of Mercy had planned for an entire tour on the occasion of their 40th Stage Anniversary and had these t-shirts printed and the accordings songs written and ready for performance at that time already. During the first part of their Spring Tour in 2022, three of the four unknown tracks were played and the lyrics could be ascribed accordingly. Outside the venue, btw, some fake t-shirts were sold as pictured below.
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