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[[Image: Planet edge.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Tour Logo 1999]]
 
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1999 was a year of touring the US, Canada and Mexico with only one gig at a European festival in [[Sun, 18-Jul-1999|Portugal]].<br/>
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1999 was a year of touring the US, Canada and Mexico with only one gig <br/>
  
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For the tour, The Sisters of Mercy covered [[Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (song)|Bei Mir Bist Du Schön]], a popular Yiddish song first performed <br/>
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in Europe at a festival in [[Sun, 18-Jul-1999|Portugal]] for the warm-up.<br/>
  
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in a re-written English form by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters The Andrews Sisters].<br/>
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Support act for the US-leg of the tour was DJ Tube.<br/>
 
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During this tour, [[Flood I]] was performed live for the very first time.<br/>
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Additionally, [[The Sisters of Mercy]] covered [[Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (song)|Bei Mir Bist Du Schön]], a popular Yiddish song <br/>
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first performed with re-written English lyrics and swing type music by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters The Andrews Sisters].<br/>
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[[File:1999 Washington DC Eldritch.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Andrew Eldritch]] at * 9:30 Club, Washington DC]]
  
 
== Band / Line-Up ==
 
== Band / Line-Up ==
 
* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - vocals
 
* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - vocals
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* [[Adam Pearson]] - guitars, bass, backing vocals
 
* [[Adam Pearson]] - guitars, bass, backing vocals
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* [[Mike Varjak]] - guitars
 
* [[Mike Varjak]] - guitars
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* [[Doktor Avalanche]] - drums, bass, keyboards
 
* [[Doktor Avalanche]] - drums, bass, keyboards
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* [[Simon Denbigh]] - Nurse to The Doktor
 
* [[Simon Denbigh]] - Nurse to The Doktor
 
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For further details around this tour we recommend the according page [https://web.archive.org/web/20211209031812/http://tours.tsom.org/1999ttpe/ @SistersTours/Sisters To The Planet Edge],<br/>
  
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For further details around this tour we recommend you check the according page [http://tours.tsom.org/1999ttpe/ @SistersTours/Sisters To The Planet Edge].<br/>
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which offers among other information an overview of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210514094038/http://tours.tsom.org/1999ttpe/merchandise.htm Tour Mercandise] and a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210514110342/http://tours.tsom.org/1999ttpe/poem.htm Tour Poem]...<br/>
  
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Some statistics on this tour can also be found at [http://db.tsom.org/tours/to_the_planet_edge.html The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/To The Planet Edge].<br/>
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Some statistics on this tour can also be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20210513030924/http://db.tsom.org/tours/to_the_planet_edge.html The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/To The Planet Edge].<br/>
 
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The photo on the right is by Elizabeth V. Bouras; <br/>
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for more photos from that gig see http://www.psychotica.net/evb/sisters/930-1999.html<br/>
 
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* [[Sun, 18-Jul-1999]]: Vieira Do Minho - Portugal - Festival Ilha Do Ermal (Headliner)
 
* [[Sun, 18-Jul-1999]]: Vieira Do Minho - Portugal - Festival Ilha Do Ermal (Headliner)
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[[File:1999 Sisters To The Planet Edge Photo Pass Front.jpg|left|250px|thumb|1999 Photo Pass (front)]]
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[[File:1999 Sisters To The Planet Edge Photo Pass Back.jpg|right|250px|thumb|1999 Photo Pass (back)]]
 
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== Tour Schedule ==
 
== Tour Schedule ==
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* [[Thu, 21-Oct-1999]]: Mexico City - Mexico - Pabellon Este Palacio de los Deportes
 
* [[Thu, 21-Oct-1999]]: Mexico City - Mexico - Pabellon Este Palacio de los Deportes
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==Shirts==
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Various shirts showing the tour logo were on sale including the longsleeve version here.
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[[Category: Sisters Tours]]
 
[[Category: Sisters Tours]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 14 March 2023

Tour Logo 1999
1999 Planet Edge.jpg


1999 was a year of touring the US, Canada and Mexico with only one gig

in Europe at a festival in Portugal for the warm-up.

Support act for the US-leg of the tour was DJ Tube.

During this tour, Flood I was performed live for the very first time.

Additionally, The Sisters of Mercy covered Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, a popular Yiddish song

first performed with re-written English lyrics and swing type music by The Andrews Sisters.

Andrew Eldritch at * 9:30 Club, Washington DC

Band / Line-Up



For further details around this tour we recommend the according page @SistersTours/Sisters To The Planet Edge,

which offers among other information an overview of the Tour Mercandise and a Tour Poem...

Some statistics on this tour can also be found at The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/To The Planet Edge.

The photo on the right is by Elizabeth V. Bouras;

for more photos from that gig see http://www.psychotica.net/evb/sisters/930-1999.html


Pre-Tour Warm-Up Gig

  • Sun, 18-Jul-1999: Vieira Do Minho - Portugal - Festival Ilha Do Ermal (Headliner)


1999 Photo Pass (front)
1999 Photo Pass (back)


Tour Schedule


Shirts

Various shirts showing the tour logo were on sale including the longsleeve version here.

Sisters To The Planet Edge Longsleeve (back)
Sisters To The Planet Edge Longsleeve (front)


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