Set lists


Set lists from 1999 and before
The Three Terrors - Annotated Set Lists


The Magnetic Fields
in-store performance at Now! Music and Fashion, Arlington, Virginia
January 22, 2000
SM: electric guitar; CG: keyboard; SD: cello; JW: electric guitar, banjo
It's Useless to Struggle * Aging Spinsters * Falling out of Love with You * Kissing Things * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * The Things We Did and Didn't Do * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * Old Orchard Beach
(thanks to Miss Gretchen for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at the Black Cat, Washington, DC
January 22, 2000
The Book of Love * I Don't Believe in the Sun * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Kissing Things * I Don't Want to Get Over You * No One Will Ever Love
You * You're My Only Home * All My Little Words * The Night You Can't Remember * Reno Dakota * As You Turn to Go * Save a Secret for the Moon * Papa Was a Rodeo * Epitaph for My Heart * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Busby Berkeley Dreams * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Why I Cry * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * The Things We Did and Didn't Do * Just Like a Movie Star * ENCORE: Acoustic Guitar * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * I Think I Need a New Heart
(thanks to Liat Wexler for this list)

The Magnetic Fields/The Loud Family [at the Noise Pop Festival]
at Bimbo's, San Francisco, California
March 5, 2000
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Kissing Things * I Don't Want to Get Over You * No One Will Ever Love You * All My Little Words * You're My Only Home * The Night You Can't Remember * Reno Dakota * As You Turn to Go * All the Umbrellas in London * Papa Was a Rodeo * Epitaph for My Heart * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Busby Berkeley Dreams * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Why I Cry * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * FIRST ENCORE: Acoustic Guitar * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * Come Back from San Francisco * SECOND ENCORE: Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old
(thanks to Nick Edmunds for this list)

 The Magnetic Fields/The Loud Family
 at the Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia
 April 20, 2000
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Asleep and Dreaming * I Don't Want to Get Over You * No One
 Will Ever Love You * You're My Only Home * All My Little Words * The Night You Can't Remember * Reno Dakota * As You Turn to Go * All the Umbrellas in London * Papa Was a Rodeo * The Book of Love * Epitaph for My Heart * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Busby Berkeley Dreams * Acoustic Guitar * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Why I Cry * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * The Things We Did and Didn't Do * Just Like a Movie Star * ENCORE: Come Back from San Francisco * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * Grand Canyon
(thanks to Jerry Jobe and Jack Mayfield for this list)

The Magnetic Fields/The Loud Family
at the 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia
April 21, 2000
Love in the Shadows * Dream Hat * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * You're My Only Home * I Don't Believe in the Sun * I Have the Moon * The One You Really Love * The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be * When My Boy Walks Down the Street * Very Funny * Boa Constrictor * Papa Was a Rodeo * I'm Sorry I Love You * Blue You * My Only Friend * Smoke and Mirrors * Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget * Sweet Lovin' Man * Xylophone Track * I Think I Need a New Heart * ENCORE: Washington, D.C. * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
(thanks to Jack Mayfield for this list)

The Magnetic Fields/The Loud Family
at Tipitina's Uptown, New Orleans, Louisiana
April 22, 2000
Absolutely Cuckoo * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Reno Dakota * I Can't Touch You Anymore * The Night You Can't Remember * Papa Was a Rodeo * How To Say Goodbye * Parades Go By * Dream Hat * Kiss Me Like You Mean It * Xylophone Track * Bitter Tears * Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * My Sentimental Melody * For We Are the King of the Boudoir * Busby Berkeley Dreams * The Things We Did and Didn't Do * ENCORE: Come Back from San Francisco * Acoustic Guitar * The Book of Love * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
(thanks to Michael Pemberton and John St. Denis for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at the ArtsCenter, Carrboro, North Carolina
April 25 and 26, 2000
SM: electric guitar, ukulele, water-filled metal thing; CG: piano, keyboard, tambourine; SD: electric cello; JW: electric guitar, banjo
Night One: Songs 1-35 of 69 Love Songs (Absolutely Cuckoo to Promises of Eternity)
Night Two: Songs 36-69 of 69 Love Songs (World Love to Zebra)

The Magnetic Fields
at the Old Town School, Chicago, IL
May 26 and 27, 2000
SM, CG, SD, JW
Night One: Songs 1-35 of 69 Love Songs (Absolutely Cuckoo to Promises of Eternity)
Night Two: Songs 36-69 of 69 Love Songs (World Love to Zebra)

The Magnetic Fields/Daniel Handler (reading from his book The Basic Eight)
at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
June 9 and 10, 2000
SM, CG, SD, JW, DH
Night One: Songs 1-35 of 69 Love Songs (Absolutely Cuckoo to Promises of Eternity)
Night Two: Songs 36-69 of 69 Love Songs (World Love to Zebra)

The Magnetic Fields
at the WOMAD Festival, Reading, United Kingdom
July 22, 2000
SM, CG, SD
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * I Don't Want to Get Over You * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Reno Dakota  (with ukulele accompaniment) * Come Back from San Francisco * The Book of Love * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * As You Turn to Go * No One Will Ever Love You * The Night You Can't Remember * Papa Was a Rodeo * Acoustic Guitar * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * ENCORE: I Think I Need a New Heart
(thanks to David Jennings for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom
July 25, 2000
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Reno Dakota * Come Back from San Francisco * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Asleep and Dreaming * Book of Love * Parades Go By * I Don't Want to Get Over You * Fido, Your Leash is Too Long * No One Will Ever Love You * Very Funny * The Night You Can't Remember * You're My Only Home * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Kiss Me Like You Mean It * Papa Was a Rodeo * Epitaph for My Heart * Smoke and Mirrors * Two Kinds of People * Love in the Shadows * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * I Think I Need a New Heart * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * ENCORE: Acoustic Guitar * Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old * Busby Berkley Dreams
(thanks to Sarah Clarke for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, United Kingdom
July 26, 2000
SM, CG
As You Turn to Go * Love Goes Home to Paris in the Spring * I Don't Believe in the Sun * Kissing Things * All My Little Words * The One You Really Love * How Fucking Romantic * Come Back from San Francisco * Reno Dakota (with piano accompaniment) * He Didn't * The Book of Love * The Dead Only Quickly * Nothing Matters When We're Dancing * A Pretty Girl is Like... * Very Funny * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Kiss Me Like You Mean It * My Only Friend * Papa Was a Rodeo * When You're Old and Lonely * For We Are the King of the Boudoir * Xylophone Track * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * FIRST ENCORE: Busby Berkeley Dreams * Lindy-Lou * Roses * All the Umbrellas in London * SECOND ENCORE: With Whom to Dance?
(thanks to David Jennings for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at Battery Park, New York, New York
August 3, 2000
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Reno Dakota * Come Back from San Francisco * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Asleep and Dreaming * I Don't Want to Get Over You * The Book of Love * Parades Go By * Meaningless * Fido, Your Leash is Too Long * No One Will Ever Love You * Very Funny * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Kiss Me Like You Mean It * The Night You Can't Remember
(thanks to Susannah, Jonathan Krieger, and Fred Solinger for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, Washington
September 2, 2000
A Pretty Girl is Like... * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * Reno Dakota * Come Back from San Francisco * Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits * Asleep and Dreaming * The Book of Love * I Don't Want to Get Over You * Kissing Things * No One Will Ever Love You * Very Funny * The Night You Can't Remember * All the Umbrellas in London * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Kiss Me Like You Mean It * Papa Was a Rodeo * Epitaph for My Heart * As You Turn to Go * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * How Fucking Romantic * I Think I Need a New Heart * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * The Things We Did and Didn't Do * ENCORE: Acoustic Guitar * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * Busby Berkeley Dreams
(thanks to John St. Denis for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, United Kingdom
November 1, 2000
The Book of Love * As You Turn to Go * I Don't Want to Get Over You * Volcana! (with Marc Almond) * Boa Constrictor * Come Back from San Francisco * The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be * I Don't Believe in the Sun * Kissing Things (with Sarah Cracknell) * Grand Canyon * The Night You Can't Remember * Give Me Back My Dreams (with Sally Timms) * Underwear * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Washington, D.C. (with Sally Timms and Amelia Fletcher) * Smoke and Mirrors * The Dead Only Quickly (with Neil Hannon) * A Pretty Girl is Like... * Papa Was a Rodeo * Looking for Love (in the Hall of Mirrors) (with Amelia Fletcher) * Strange Powers (with Marc Almond) * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * Just Like a Movie Star * FIRST ENCORE: Acoustic Guitar * Love is Like a Bottle of Gin * Busby Berkeley Dreams * SECOND ENCORE: You're My Only Home * I Think I Need a New Heart
(thanks to Mark Seager for this list)

The Magnetic Fields
at the Crossing Border Festival, De Balie, Amsterdam
November 4, 2000
The Book of Love * I Don't Believe in the Sun * All My Little Words * A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off * As You Turn to Go * Reno Dakota * I Don't Want to Get Over You (Stephin accompanying himself on piano) * Come Back from San Francisco * How Fucking Romantic * Two Kinds of People * The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure * Boa Constrictor * Lindy Lou * The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side * Nothing Matters When We're Dancing * Grand Canyon * Papa Was a Rodeo * The Night You Can't Remember * Very Funny * Yeah! Oh, Yeah! * Abigail, Belle of Kilronan * Just Like a Movie Star * Busby Berkeley Dreams
(thanks to David Jennings for this list)

SM = Stephin Merritt; CG = Claudia Gonson; SD = Sam Davol; JW = John Woo
LD = ld beghtol; DK = Dudley Klute; SS = Shirley Simms; DH = Daniel Handler


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