Chronology of all North American (USA, MEX, and CAN) tour dates

Bosco · Apr 04, 2020, 05:07 #60

Additionally, I found a treasure trove of early event flyers here:

http://www.ravepreservationproject.com

Matt E Silver out of New York is a big time hit, some of them:

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Vegetable Vision nod!

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Vegetable Vision Nod, again!

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San Francisco :

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Bosco · Apr 05, 2020, 00:11 #61

Quote from: Orangegodd on Feb 04, 2018, 14:44

Hi.
Your list is missing something.

Actually I think the last none gig as The Dust Brothers was on 28th Jan '95 in LA. With Justin Robertson and The Crystal Method as part of an Urb magazine/ De Construction / City of Angels night. A DJ set tho'.. in a tiny club in Melrose.
I remember it well as I was there and walked (yeah i know!) back across LA to Venice Beach in the early morning where I was staying at the time. I have the flyer in my hand right now!
Shall i upload it?

Ok with a little extra time on my hands, I went a little further down the rabbit hole. I've might have narrowed on an actual venue for this.

I think it was a French restaurant by day, and a Night Club at night called, 'Louis XIV'. The address is, 606 N. La Brea Los Angeles, California (~half block off of Melrose Avenue). It's been closed for awhile, but from the information I collected, promoters Freddy Be and Mick Cole (The BudBrothers) have ties to London's Heavenly Social. Additionally, Mick Cole was the U.S. manager of Deconstruction's America Label. They even promoted their own "Monday Social" event in L.A., which was inspired by the Heavenly Social. Apparently it's still a popular event, but through a different venue.

Here is some sources where I got this from:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-13-ca-53127-story.html

https://www.magneticmag.com/2012/08/16-years-and-still-going-strong-monday-night-social-is-an-edm-culture-institution-hurray-for-house-music/

GLAKO-FAHN · Apr 05, 2020, 12:11 #62

that's pretty cool, nice digging bosco =]

shakermaker · Apr 05, 2020, 17:31 #63

Wow.

This really belongs on the internet archive or wikipedia or something. This message board is great and all but it's not going to be preserved, and has a limited audience.

Bosco · Apr 05, 2020, 19:24 #64

The truth is, this is just a small piece of the pie. I haven't even touched UK dates or Europe, I'll leave that for someone with more knowledge of the geography and history.

The main reason I wanted to create this thread is to make it as a beacon for those that might have stumbled across our forum and have an old story to tell. As time moves on, these stories fade, so it's nice to have a place to share them before we forget. I'm doing my best to track down these tour dates and organize them, so we can massage whatever broken memories that might be stuck in some peoples head.

WhiteNoise attempted to do a fan-based wiki page to keep track of stuff like this, but... life. If someone should deem the stuff that I have unearthed worthy of being noted on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chemical_Brothers, by all means, have at it.

Wolkenkrabber · Apr 06, 2020, 12:12 #65

Quote from: Bosco on Apr 04, 2020, 05:07
San Francisco :

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Chems billed above Mark Wahlberg.
What's a "Wicked Sound clash" anyway?

Is this wicked? (I guess the Loleatta bit kinda is)

Bosco · Apr 06, 2020, 17:53 #66

LOL. I'm pretty sure Wicked (Sound Clash) is just a residency/label out of San Francisco. Throughout that rave flyer website I have listed, you can see their name/logo pop up in some NY rave flyers "coming from San Francisco" and so forth.

I would imagine if the real Mark Wahlberg was part of this gig, we would have heard about it already.

shakermaker · Apr 17, 2020, 16:29 #67

yeah wicked is a DJ crew here in SF. they are partially responsible for bringing rave culture to the bay area in the early 90s. some of them are still active DJs, and they have an anniversary party here once a year.

Bosco · Apr 24, 2020, 21:07 #68

Already accounted for but cool to look at:

(embedded emoji, click link for photos)

https://twitter.com/errolk/status/1253788986407034882

shakermaker · Dec 31, 2020, 18:56 #69

This was posted on their facbebook page recently, a photo from the 1996 Live105 event they played in San Francisco. Proof they were really there! They look so young.

Bosco · Dec 31, 2020, 19:55 #70

Is that Jason Bentley (too cool for school) in the middle?

young Tommy Rowlands had a underrated sideburn game

shakermaker · Jan 02, 2021, 17:46 #71

Quote from: Bosco on Dec 31, 2020, 19:55
Is that Jason Bentley (too cool for school) in the middle?

According to the facebook tags, the guy in the sunglasses is someone named 'spud', and the guy at the mic is this guy: https://www.bigrick.com/

Apostle · Apr 13, 2021, 18:50 #72

Looking at that list, I have been to every NY appearance since 99 with the exception of the 2010 Electric Zoo set (saw them at Ultra Miami instead).

2002 November 2nd - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
This show was a bit wild. Audio Bullys, Cassius, and Simian (Mobile Disco) opened. Yes, the Mobile Disco part was in parenthesis because they weren't Simian Mobile Disco (with just Ford and Shaw) yet; it was Simian the entire rock band doing a weird electronic set of their songs and others (I think) on synths, pads, and machines. Hence it was Simian's "mobile disco". Simon Lord was singing. It was similar to what Kevin Parker is doing with Tame Impala Sound System. Actually it's the exact same thing. I don't think I can ever get over how awesome a name Simian Mobile Disco is, btw.

2005 September 16th - Ultra NY, Central Park, New York City, NY, USA
Outdoor set, started in daylight (NY thing, so they end earlier). The visuals crapped out at one point, and I *think* to compensate they just smoked the crowd out with the fog machine every few minutes. I clearly remember during Under the Influence the fog machine just tidal waving over everyone as the bass kicked in; completely enveloped. Couldn't see anything for a good 30 seconds at a clip when they did it. You felt it smashing your face. Loved it.

Bosco · Apr 14, 2021, 18:23 #73

To comment on your Ultra NY experience,

I absolutely love the full Chemical Brothers visual experience, but I totally think they could scale down and get away with the dirty rave vibe (strobing, smoking, and lazering), without missing much.

Speaking of visuals getting crapped out, it has just about been 10 years since The Chemical Brothers (final?) Coachella performance in 2011. So many mixed emotions that night!

Bosco · Nov 23, 2022, 08:03 #74

Hey, thanks for the pinned thread!

Csar · Nov 23, 2022, 18:43 #75

So the trick worked, you updated it

Bosco · Aug 04, 2023, 03:17 #76

I finally found confirmation that they played Hawaii on June 12th, 1997. This is oddly satisfying to find out because I love to hear about oddball/unlikely tour dates like this.

As you'll see, the show was produced by Goldenvoice and tickets were $18.

Thanks to an archive of Honolulu Weekly :

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Bosco · May 01, 2024, 05:15 #77

MTV News segment on KROQ Weenie Roast in 1997 w/John Norris:

Chems (setting sun) used as background music at :40 mark, and quick quote from Ed (w/Tom present) ribbing Oasis at 1:45

How often did Blur and Oasis play the same festival?

Bosco · May 02, 2024, 02:10 #78

Ok, maybe a Canadian forum member can detail this...

Terry David Mulligan interviewing Tom and Ed and the Vegetable Vision crew (Noah Clark(?) and Adam Smith) crashing the interview.

I presume this is Vancouver based on the mountains in the background and from Terry David Mulligan's wiki it says he's a Canadian actor/radio personality from British Columbia (Provence in Canada).

feel like I've maybe seen this footage before, but credit to Uncool Dispatch on YouTube for uploading a bunch of great rare stuff covering the 90's alternative era.

EDIT: just came across @rynostar post via google search.

Quote from: rynostar on Apr 12, 2023, 23:06

Let me know if this has already been posted.
Uhhhhh....I haven't seen this before. It's from the tail end of an interview on "The New Music" which was on the Canadian station MuchMusic. The interviewer is Terry David Mulligan who is a known (not well known) tv/radio host and actor.
The interview looks to be prior their May 8, 1997 show at "The Rage" here in Vancouver which is now called the Plaza of Nations or Harbour Events Centre. It's weird cause, I walk past this spot every few weeks.
Interesting to see a young Adam filming the experience...and then nutting Terry David Mulligan.

rynostar · May 04, 2024, 02:43 #79

Quote from: Bosco on May 02, 2024, 02:10
I presume this is Vancouver based on the mountains in the background and from Terry David Mulligan's wiki it says he's a Canadian actor/radio personality from British Columbia (Provence in Canada).

You mean this place?

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In honour of such a prestigious Canadian Chemical Brothers moment (We don't get many); I present this:
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