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January and February 1998 saw The Sisters of Mercy touring 18 venues from Europe to the US and Canada ending with two sequent <br/>
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January and February 1998 saw [[The Sisters of Mercy]] touring 18 venues from Europe to the US and Canada and back to the UK. The European leg of this tour ended with a '''free concert''' at [[Mon, 26-Jan-1998|''Ancienne Belgique'']] in Brussels, Belgium. From there, the band '''returned to the US''' for their first short tour after [[Gigography#Tune_In_-_Turn_On_-_Load_Out|1991]] and after a first check at [[Sat, 28-Jun-1997|Dark Harvest Festival]] in Philadelphia the year before. <br/>
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nights at ''The Forum'', London, UK. The European leg of this tour ended with a '''free concert''' at [[Mon, 26-Jan-1998|''Ancienne Belgique'']] in Brussels, Belgium.<br/>
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Unfortunately, Andrew had caught an ear infection during concerts in Europe, which worsened through the flight, so that the second US-gig at ''Capitol Ballroom'' in Washington had to be cancelled. The entire tour was finalised with two sequent nights at ''The Forum'' in London, UK.<br/>  
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From there, the band would '''return to the US''' for their first short tour after [[Gigography#Tune_In_-_Turn_On_-_Load_Out|1991]] and after a first check at [[Sat, 28-Jun-1997|Dark Harvest Festival]]<br/>
 
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[[We Are The Same, Susanne]], [[Romeo Down]] and [[Will I Dream?]] were given their first performance in [[Wed, 14-Jan-1998|Erlangen]] and [[Sat, 24-Jan-1998|Munich]], respectively.<br/>
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However on the good side, three '''new songs''' were given their first performance in [[Wed, 14-Jan-1998|Erlangen]] and [[Sat, 24-Jan-1998|Munich]], respectively: <br/>
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[[We Are The Same, Susanne]], [[Romeo Down]] and [[Will I Dream?]].<br/>
 
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Support acts during the European and UK gigs were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_About_Mutation Think About Mutation] (not in Belgium and the UK) and [[Scoda Blush]],<br/>
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Support acts during the European and UK gigs were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_About_Mutation Think About Mutation] (not in Belgium and the UK) and [[Scoda Blush]], <br/>
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while most US and Canada gigs went without a support.<br/>
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while most US and Canada gigs went without a support act.<br/>
 
 
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For details on setlists, audience recordings and stuff, see the links to the according pages for each gig in the [[Event Horizon 1998#Tour_Schedule|Tour Schedule]] below.<br/>
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For details on setlists, audience recordings and stuff, please see the links to the according pages for each gig in the [[Event Horizon 1998#Tour_Schedule|Tour Schedule]] below. For more information about the tour as a whole, and about the various circumstances around individual gigs, we recommend you check the wonderful [http://tours.tsom.org/1998eh/ ''Sisters Tours/Event Horizon 1998''] pages. Some interesting statistical data of this tour are also available at [http://db.tsom.org/tours/event_horizon.html ''The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/Event Horizon''].<br/>
  
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For more information about the tour as a whole, and also about the various circumstances around the individual gigs, we recommend<br/>
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A further few entertaining facts can also be retrieved from the excerpts from [[Event_Horizon_1998#A_few_excerpts_from_The Sisters'_Event_Horizon_Tour_Book_1998|The Sisters Event Horizon Tour Book 1998]] down below.
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Some interesting statistical facts of this tour can also be found at [http://db.tsom.org/tours/event_horizon.html The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/Event Horizon].<br/>
 
 
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== ''Band / Line-up'' ==
 
== ''Band / Line-up'' ==
 
* [[Andrew Eldritch]] - Vocals  
 
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* Apparently, nurse duties during this tour were exercised by Mike Hall and [[Simon Denbigh]].
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== A few excerpts from The Sisters' Event Horizon Tour Book 1998 ==
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| [[File:1998 Tour Personnel Page 2.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Page 2 - Tour Personnel]]
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| [[File:1998 Tour Notes - The Law Page 3.jpg|left|thumb|230px|Page 3 - The Law]]
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Revision as of 14:28, 16 December 2016

Event Horizon 1998 Tour Logo


January and February 1998 saw The Sisters of Mercy touring 18 venues from Europe to the US and Canada and back to the UK. The European leg of this tour ended with a free concert at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. From there, the band returned to the US for their first short tour after 1991 and after a first check at Dark Harvest Festival in Philadelphia the year before.

Unfortunately, Andrew had caught an ear infection during concerts in Europe, which worsened through the flight, so that the second US-gig at Capitol Ballroom in Washington had to be cancelled. The entire tour was finalised with two sequent nights at The Forum in London, UK.

However on the good side, three new songs were given their first performance in Erlangen and Munich, respectively:
We Are The Same, Susanne, Romeo Down and Will I Dream?.

Support acts during the European and UK gigs were Think About Mutation (not in Belgium and the UK) and Scoda Blush,
while most US and Canada gigs went without a support.

For details on setlists, audience recordings and stuff, please see the links to the according pages for each gig in the Tour Schedule below. For more information about the tour as a whole, and about the various circumstances around individual gigs, we recommend you check the wonderful Sisters Tours/Event Horizon 1998 pages. Some interesting statistical data of this tour are also available at The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta/Event Horizon.

A further few entertaining facts can also be retrieved from the excerpts from The Sisters Event Horizon Tour Book 1998 down below.


Band / Line-up

  • Possibly, nursing duties during this tour were shared between Mike Hall and Simon Denbigh.
While, according to the Tour Personnel list on Page 2 of The Sisters Tour Book 1998 (see on the right),
Mike Hall was officially booked as computer technician, there are rumours that Si Denbigh stepped in
for the American leg of the tour. This is not 100% clearified, tough, and could just be wrong.
Anyway, Si Denbigh was back on nursing duties for the following summer gigs
and from that time remained The Doktor's one and only Nurse until 2012.



Tour Schedule

Europe

1998 London Forum Aftershow Pass


US & Canada


UK



A few excerpts from The Sisters' Event Horizon Tour Book 1998

Page 1 - Tourdates
Page 2 - Tour Personnel
Page 3 - The Law
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