Thu, 20-Jan-1983
Warehouse, Leeds, England
This concert was part of the UK Spring Tour 1983.
The Sisters of Mercy played this concert without any support act or other bands at the event.
An audience recording of this show does exist and is being circulated among the fanbase.
Beyond that, a vinyl bootleg titled Aporetical Poetry surfaced more recently,
which features an incomplete recording of this concert.
A short mention of this venue and gig is included here ... and here under
Life Before Alice: Andrew Eldritch, Leeds & The Birth of The Sisters of Mercy,
where - thanks to Phil Verne an announcement poster is displayed as well.
A wonderful extensive read on this concert, that you shouldn't miss, is available
under Sisters Mysteries VII - Damage Done live, Leeds Warehouse January 20th 1983
in the I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan blog.
Setlist
- Kiss The Carpet
- Floorshow
- Watch
- Adrenochrome
- Alice
- Valentine
- Anaconda
- Body Electric
- 1969
- Lights
- Sister Ray
- The Damage Done
Press Review
Review of the band’s gig on 20th January 1983 published by the weekly newspaper Leeds Student.
For a picture of the review, please check here
| THE SISTERS OF MERCY | almost too cliched to be bear- | decibels equal to the most |
| Warehouse | able, with the dramatic entr- | violent guitar solos of Angus |
| ance of singer Andy. But it | Young echoed in their ears. | |
| Thinking isn't one of the most | worked... creating an | So much noise... |
| obvious things to do at a Sis- | atmosphere to be felt and | It's too easy to slag off local |
| ters show... You could | almost touched. One of | bands by muttering about |
| dance, rubbing shoulders | gloom, darkness. | heavy metal and emitting sly |
| with leather and acne. And if | comments about some of the | |
| you get near the front, you | Floorshow, the current | individuals in question. The |
| might even be able to touch | double A-sided single which | Sisters are, and will continue |
| one of the band. The Sisters | has had some nationwide | to be, one of the most impor- |
| say "We're a rock band". Very | recognition, was played at its | tant developments in the |
| often and very loud. They | best; venomous and power- | North. |
| seem to suffer from that sort | ful. The Sisters try to look as | They deserve nationwide |
| of mentality. A band destined | mean as possible, which | recognition, i.e. London. Two |
| to play for the 'kids'. | more than often makes them | encores proved they've |
| look comical. The manic stroll | enough support here. With | |
| There is a thin dividing line | across the stage, and the star- | the rise of The March Violets, |
| between heavy metal and the | ing eyes did little to eliminate | Southern Death Cult and |
| slow, dark pulsating music of | their slide into monotony. | Danse Society, the Sisters |
| the Sisters. It's almost so thin | will probably be the ones to | |
| that they quite often disappear | Halfway through the set | to push forward first. |
| into the obscure shadows of | and even old favourites like | Oh yes, and of course, the |
| irritating guitar playing and | Alice couldn't rescue them | 'kids' love them |
| monotonous rhythms. | from the crashing noise of the | |
| guitars. Winces could be seen | ||
| The opening song was | upon the 'kids' faces as | SARA CLARKE |
