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[[File:1985 05 17 Kolingborg Poster.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Concert Poster Kolingsborg, 17 Mai 1985<br/>''* Special thanks to the kind contributor of this picture'']]<br/>
 
== Kolingsborg Club, Stockholm, Sweden ==
 
== Kolingsborg Club, Stockholm, Sweden ==
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Most songs of this concerts can be found on the bootlegs [[Opus Dei]], [[Not Time To Cry (bootleg)|Not Time To Cry]] and [[Wholy Ghost]].<br/>
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Part of The Sisters' [[Gigography#Armageddon|Armageddon Tour in 1985]]...<br/>
  
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A bootleg recording of the complete show was issued on CD in 1992 under the title [[Trans-Europe Excess]].<br/>
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Also performing: [https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/1072794-Houses-Gardens Houses&Gardens]<br/>
 
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Most songs, The Sisters of Mercy performed during this gig, can be found on bootlegs like [[Opus Dei]], <br/>
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[[No Time To Cry (bootleg)|No Time To Cry]] and [[Wholy Ghost]]. A bootleg recording of the complete show was issued on CD in 1992<br/>
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under the title [[Trans-Europe Excess]]. This very recording has meanwhile been used as the track for <br/>
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a still video of this show on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up-clPnha3Q YouTube] (if you don't mind looking at the ugliest of all fake Sisters logos <br/>
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for 1:18:14 hrs ...)<br/>
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An audience recording does exist as well and is in circulation [https://www.myheartland.co.uk/index.php among the fanbase...]<br/>
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There is a nice read about this gig and its circumstances, including more photos and <br/>
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some interesting links in the [https://sistersfan.blogspot.de ''I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan'' blog] <br/>
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under [https://sistersfan.blogspot.de/2017/07/i-hear-you-kolingsborg-stockholm-17th.html ''I hear you Koling(sborg) – Stockholm, 17th May 1985''].<br/>
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[[File:1985 05 17 Craig Adams on stage Kolingsborg Stockholm .jpg|thumb|right|450px|[[Craig Adams]] on stage @Kolingsborg, 17th May 1985 - Photo: private]]
 
== Setlist ==
 
== Setlist ==
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*[[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]
  
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*[[First And Last And Always (song)|First And Last And Always]]
 
 
*[[Body And Soul (song)|Body And Soul]]
 
*[[Body And Soul (song)|Body And Soul]]
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*[[Marian (song)|Marian]]
 
*[[Marian (song)|Marian]]
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*[[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]
 
*[[No Time To Cry (song)|No Time To Cry]]
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*[[Possession]]
 
*[[Possession]]
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*[[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]
 
*[[Walk Away (song)|Walk Away]]
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*[[Emma]]
 
*[[Emma]]
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*[[Amphetamine Logic (song)|Amphetamine Logic]]
 
*[[Amphetamine Logic (song)|Amphetamine Logic]]
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*[[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
 
*[[A Rock And A Hard Place (song)|A Rock And A Hard Place]]
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*[[Floorshow (song)|Floorshow]]
 
*[[Floorshow (song)|Floorshow]]
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*[[Alice (song)|Alice]]
 
*[[Alice (song)|Alice]]
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*[[Gimme Shelter (song)|Gimme Shelter]]
 
*[[Gimme Shelter (song)|Gimme Shelter]]
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*[[Ghostrider (song)|Ghostrider]]
 
*[[Ghostrider (song)|Ghostrider]]
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[[File:TSOM Stockholm 1985.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo from Press Review in Swedish ''Schlager'' magazin<br/>[[Andrew Eldritch]] and [[Wayne Hussey]] - Photo: Uffe Berglund]]
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<span><font size="4">Reviews / Press cuttings </font></span>
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Our thanks for this one, including the translation of these excerpts, go to the kind contributor.<br/>
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<span><font size="3">'''Black Drama and Spaghetti Western'''</font></span><br/>
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'''SISTERS OF MERCY'''<br/>
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'''KOLINGSBORG, STOCKHOLM'''<br/>
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The Sisters Of Mercy are a dramatic act, their songs are black and dramatic. Their live shows are a drama. In the middle of the dry smoke and the monochrome lights stands Andrew Eldritch, a Clint Eastwood of Rock'n Roll. Black Dress, black hat, black shades and a face that is both, beautiful and at the same time worn. He moves like a villain out of a Spagetti Western.
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The Sisters Of Mercy's aura and image is bombastic. Cold chills run down the spines of the audience. The Sisters' music does the same, at least in their very best moments, though if not so, in between, their songs sometimes tend to be dull. The 1980s are strange in one aspect. Never before have we learned to love the imagery as we do now. The Sisters are thorough in their imagery, they use every myth of rock'n roll as much as they can. On the other hand, The Sisters are quite serious, which makes them great.
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The Sisters come from the coal-infested city of Leeds, and just as their collegues from the Gang of Four and the Three Johns, their music is as black and dusty as coal. Leeds is not the home of Glam, but the home of Industrial reality. The Sisters Of Mercy's lyrics and music reflect a Black Planet drifting into the hands of industrial magnates, presidents and red fascists. Andrew Eldritch's dark baritone voice is perfect to describe what The Sisters want to say. Eldritch turns the world into a big cinematic drama. Sometimes their music is like watching a nuclear explosion in a computer game. The apocalypse turns into an exciting drama, where's we are on the first row.
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The Sisters rarely lose control. The three musicians and their drum machine retain perfect control. Only on two occasions they loosen up and, suddenly, their music becomes much more agressive. Marian, First And Last And Always and Walk Away are so perfectly performed
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that you shiver, even if you don't like the songs.<br/>
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'''PER WIRTEN''' - SCHLAGER magazine 1985<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 3 August 2019

Concert Poster Kolingsborg, 17 Mai 1985
* Special thanks to the kind contributor of this picture

Kolingsborg Club, Stockholm, Sweden

Part of The Sisters' Armageddon Tour in 1985...

Also performing: Houses&Gardens

Most songs, The Sisters of Mercy performed during this gig, can be found on bootlegs like Opus Dei,

No Time To Cry and Wholy Ghost. A bootleg recording of the complete show was issued on CD in 1992

under the title Trans-Europe Excess. This very recording has meanwhile been used as the track for

a still video of this show on YouTube (if you don't mind looking at the ugliest of all fake Sisters logos

for 1:18:14 hrs ...)

An audience recording does exist as well and is in circulation among the fanbase...

There is a nice read about this gig and its circumstances, including more photos and

some interesting links in the I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan blog

under I hear you Koling(sborg) – Stockholm, 17th May 1985.


Craig Adams on stage @Kolingsborg, 17th May 1985 - Photo: private

Setlist




Photo from Press Review in Swedish Schlager magazin
Andrew Eldritch and Wayne Hussey - Photo: Uffe Berglund

Reviews / Press cuttings

Our thanks for this one, including the translation of these excerpts, go to the kind contributor.

Black Drama and Spaghetti Western

SISTERS OF MERCY
KOLINGSBORG, STOCKHOLM
- excerpts -

The Sisters Of Mercy are a dramatic act, their songs are black and dramatic. Their live shows are a drama. In the middle of the dry smoke and the monochrome lights stands Andrew Eldritch, a Clint Eastwood of Rock'n Roll. Black Dress, black hat, black shades and a face that is both, beautiful and at the same time worn. He moves like a villain out of a Spagetti Western.

The Sisters Of Mercy's aura and image is bombastic. Cold chills run down the spines of the audience. The Sisters' music does the same, at least in their very best moments, though if not so, in between, their songs sometimes tend to be dull. The 1980s are strange in one aspect. Never before have we learned to love the imagery as we do now. The Sisters are thorough in their imagery, they use every myth of rock'n roll as much as they can. On the other hand, The Sisters are quite serious, which makes them great.

The Sisters come from the coal-infested city of Leeds, and just as their collegues from the Gang of Four and the Three Johns, their music is as black and dusty as coal. Leeds is not the home of Glam, but the home of Industrial reality. The Sisters Of Mercy's lyrics and music reflect a Black Planet drifting into the hands of industrial magnates, presidents and red fascists. Andrew Eldritch's dark baritone voice is perfect to describe what The Sisters want to say. Eldritch turns the world into a big cinematic drama. Sometimes their music is like watching a nuclear explosion in a computer game. The apocalypse turns into an exciting drama, where's we are on the first row.

The Sisters rarely lose control. The three musicians and their drum machine retain perfect control. Only on two occasions they loosen up and, suddenly, their music becomes much more agressive. Marian, First And Last And Always and Walk Away are so perfectly performed that you shiver, even if you don't like the songs.

PER WIRTEN - SCHLAGER magazine 1985

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