Tom Waits
Date | Venue | Title | No of Disks | Label/Source | Sound | Art/Setlists/Info |
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1970's | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * | * * * * * |
1973-08-12 | Los Angeles, CA | Folk Scene radio show KPFK | 1CDr | FM | A | Interviews between performances, solo on gitar and piano. |
1973-08-23 | Denver, CO | At Ebbets Field | 1CDr | Sbd | A | - |
1974-04-19 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Folk festival | 1CDr | - | A | - |
1974-06-10 | Los Angeles | KPFK Folk Scene | Flac | FM | A- | Some disturbance |
1974-07-23 | Los Angeles, CA | KPFK Folkscene Radio Show | 1CDr | FM | A | - |
1974-10-08 | Denver, CO, Ebbets Field | Down Town Blues | 1CD | Bigmusic | A | Silverdisc. Fillers: Denver 1975 |
1974-10-26 | Bryn Mawr, PA | The Main Point | 1CDr | - | A- | - |
1974-11-10 | Cambridge, MA Passims | On a Foggy Night | Flac | Sbd | A | - |
1974-1985 | various | A Nickel's Worth Of Dreams | 1CD | - | A-/A | Great compilation |
1975-01-12 | Los Angeles, CA | KPFK Folk Scene | Flac | Studio/FM | A+ | Interview and songs |
1975-03-05 | Tucson, AZ | Lee Furr's Studios | 1CDr/Flac | Studio/Pre-FM | A+ | KWFM, classic recording of a concert promoting Tom's second album |
1975-03-10 or 11 | Portland, OR | Euphoria Tavern | 1CDr | - | A | - |
1975-03-12 | Santa Barbara, CA | Granada Theater | Flac | Aud | A- | Some sounddrops and gaps in the recording |
1975-07-25 | Bryn Mawr, PA | The Main Point | Flac | MR archive/FM | B+ | w/Al Cohn, saxophone; Steve Gilmore, upright bass; Bill Goodwin, drums. |
1975-08-16 | West Hollywood, CA, Troubadour Nightclub | Saturday Night At The Concert Hour | 1CDr | FM/KMET | A- | - |
1975-08-16 | West Hollywood, CA, Troubadour Nightclub | Bounced Checks | 1CDr | Excitable Recordworks 4502.1/FM | A | First known vinyl bootleg of Tom Waits, pressed at some point in 1979. Performing date unsure, Tom played 08-14 thru 08-17 at The Troubadour. Broadcast as part of the KMET Saturday Night At The Concert Hour. Band: Teddy Edwards saxophone; Jim Gorden drums; Jim Hughart bass. |
1975-09-21 | Philadelphia, PA | Academy of Music Theater | Flac | - | B | - |
1975-10-25 | Arlington, TX | Texas Hall | Flac | Sbd | A | - |
1975-12-16 | Minneapolis, MN, ASI Studios | Surfin'Minneapolis | 1CDr | KQRS FM/Sbd | A | - |
1976-04-07 | New York City, NJ | Live at Eisner & Lubin Auditorium New York University | Flac | Aud | A- | - |
1976-04-16 | Princeton University, NJ | McCarter Theatre | Flac | - | B+ | - |
1976-05-26 | Amsterdam | Cafe Americain (Hotel L'American) | Flac | FM/Sbd | B+ | Very rare complete broadcast of Tom's European debut. |
1976-06-19 | West Hollywood, CA | The Troubadour | Flac | Aud/Mono/JF Archive Series No. | A- | 9pm Show |
1976-11-09 | Willimantic, CT Shaboo Inn | Main Street | Flac/2CD | Lobster CD 010/2/FM/Sbd | A | Early & late show, FM broadcast on WHCN. Band: Frank Vicari tenor sax; Fitz Jenkins bass; Chip White drums; Tom Waits piano, guitar, vocals. |
1976-11-13 | East Lansing, MI | Michigan State University Erikson Kiva Room | Flac/1CD | - | B+ | - |
1976-11-21 | Chicago, IL | Ivanhoe Theater | Flac/1CD | FM | A | Radio broadcast (WXRT) |
1976-12-14 | New York City, NY, Media Sound | Nighthawks on the Radio | 1CDr | Rhinedogs/Studio FM | A+ | - |
1976-12-18 | New York City, NY, Cuty | Bottom Line Mainstreet Lobster | 2CDr/Tao | Sbd | A | - |
1976-12-31 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theater & Ballroom | 1CDr | Pre-FM | A | Reel Pitch corrected. Also listed as 1976-12-13. |
1977-04-26 | Bremen | The Live Experience | 1CDr/Tao | Great Dane Records/Sbd | A | - |
1977-10-05 | Boston, MA | The Paradise Theatre | Flac/2CD | WBCN FM | A+ | Tom Waits vocals, piano, guitar; Frank Vicari tenor sax; Chip White: drums, vibes, percussion. Upright bass player on this tour, Danny Mann, is absent. This is an unusual trio configuration. Late Show. |
1977-10-10 | New York City, NY | Old Roslyn, My Father's Place | 2CDr | FM-radio | A- | - |
1977-10-25 | Cleveland, OH Agora Theater & Ballroom | A Small Affair in Ohio | Flac | WMMS-FM | A+ | Touring around the time of his Small Change and Foreign Affairs (released a month before) albums, the set list includes piano-fueled numbers from that era including I Never Talk to Strangers, Jitterbug Boy, and Step Right Up. Official released as A Small Affair in Ohio: Angora Ballroom, Cleveland 1977 in 2014. |
1977-10-25 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theater & Ballroom | Flac | Pre-FM Reel | A | This great show was originally broadcasted by WMMS FM in 1977. Don't know if this is from the vinyl bootleg A Small Affair In Ohio from the label Let Them Eat Vinyl. |
1977-10-31 | Madison, WI | Park Motor Inn | 2CDr | WIBA/FM-broadcast | A | Classic show, Tom's in great shape. |
1977-11-02 | Memphis, TN | The Ritz | Flac/70:42 min | Sbd | A | '77 Foreign Affairs tour. Rare performance of Potter's Field. Band: Tom Waits vocals, guitar, piano; Frank Vicari tenor sax; Danny Trifan upright bass; Chip White drums & percussion, vibes. Some tape problems in first take. |
1978-11-21 | Washington DC, WA | Warner Theatre | 2CDr | - | A | Tapehiss; Great show with a rare Kentucky Avenue! |
1978-12-05 | Austin, TX | Austin City Limits | 1CDr | Wolf remaster V2 | A+ | - |
1979-05-02 | Sydney | Cold Beer on a Hot Night | 1CDr | Kiss the Stone | A | - |
1980's | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * | * * * * * |
1985-11-07 | Zwolle, Buitensocieteit | Zwolle - 1985 | Flac/2CD | Reel Records | A- | Waits had released Rain Dogs in August and spent October and November touring for the album. Waits played five shows in The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Rotterdam (which I visited), Nijmegen, Zwolle and Utrecht. Great band: Tom Waits vocals, piano, electric guitar; Ralph Carney saxophones, horns, baritone, alto, clarinet, violin, bass clarinet, banjo, harmonica; Marc Ribot electric guitar, trumpet; Greg Cohen upright bass; Michael Blair percussion, bass marimba; Stephen Hodges drums. |
1985-11-10 | Utrecht | Muziekcentrum Vredenburg | Flac/2CD | - | B+ | - |
1987-00-00 | - | Frank's Wild Demos | 1CDr | Zipper Deke ZIP020/studio | A+ | Zipperman Demo Series Vol. 5. Released in 2006 |
1987-10-06 | Toronto, Massey Hall | Toronto 1987 | 2CDr | Belgian Dogs | A | - |
1987-12-05 | Hamburg | Audimax | Flac/2CD | - | A | Excellent show, great sound |
1988-09-10 | New York City, NY | Mixed Bag | Flac | WNEM-FM | A+ | Only part of the radio interview and two (great) live songs: Yesterday Is Here; Time. |
1990's | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * | * * * * * |
1990-1992 | - | The Black Rider Demos | 1CDr | Studio | A | Tracks recorded by Waits and given to Germany's Thalia Theatre for their production of The Black Rider. Raw and spirited, with many tracks that were never released on his cleaned-up album The Black Rider'. Vinyl source. |
1997-06-21 | Los Angeles, CA UCLA's Wadsworth Theatre | Allen Ginsberg Tribute | Flac | FM | A- | Performing Jack Kerouac song On The Road/Home I'll Never Be. |
1999-00-00 | - | Alice | 1CDr | Liberated Bootleg/Studio | A+ | Demos & outtakes |
1999-04-01 | Los Angeles, CA | Storytellers | 2CDr/Tao | Steppenwolf/Sbd | A+ | - |
1999-07-14 | Stockholm | At the Circus | 2CDr | Crystal Cat/Sbd | A+ | Great recording |
1999-07-20 | Den Haag | Whiskey in the Jar | 2CD | - | B+ | Original CD |
1999-07-23,24,25 | Florence, Teatro Comunale | Live In Florence | 2CD | FM | A | Wolf Remasters Volume 7 |
1999-09-21 | Boston, MA | Orpheum Theater | Flac | Unwanted Man Music | A | - |
1999-10-17 | Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | Flac, 61:46 | CBC-FM 'Radiosonic' | A+ | w/Gregory Hormel, guitar; Andrew Borger, drums; Larry Taylor, bass; Daniel McGough, keyboards. |
1999-10-18 | Seattle, WA | 5th Avenue Theater | 2CDr/Tao | - | A | - |
2000's | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * | * * * * * |
2002-03-19 | Petaluma, CA | We're all Mad Here | 1CDr | Sbd | A+ | Promo cd with interview & music |
2004-11-21 | Amsterdam, Carre | Amsterdamned | 2CD | - | A | A few glitches in last two tracks |
2006-08-13 | Akron, OH | Live at the Civic Theatre | 2CD | VPRO FM | A | - |
2008-06-20 | El Paso, TX | The Plaza Theatre | 2CD | - | A | - |
2008-06-22 | Houston, TX | Jones Hall | 2CD | - | A- | - |
2008-06-28 | Columbus, OH | Ohio Theatre | 2CD | - | A- | - |
Various | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * * * | * * * | * * * * * |
various | various | Tales from the Riverside | 1CD | Studio & livetracks | A/A- | - |
various | various | Tales from the Underground Vol 1-6 | 6CD | Studio & livetracks | A+/A- | - |