Setlists for The Magic Band Reunion Tour Shows 2003-2006

Note: the shows were divided into 'instrumental' and 'vocal' sections. During the 'instrumental' section John French would take on the drumming duties. When he sang the drumming would be taken over by Robert Williams, in the early shows, and by Michael Traylor in the later ones.

Camber Sands
6 April 2003

instrumental:
My Human Gets Me Blues
Abba Zaba
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Steal Softly Thru Snow
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Evening Bell
Alice In Blunderland
I Want To Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe

vocal:
Floppy Boot Stomp
China Pig
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
When It Blows Its Stacks
Circumstances
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Sun Zoom Spark
Dropout Boogie (false start)
Well
Orange Claw Hammer
Dropout Boogie
Sure Nuff N Yes I Do
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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Part of this concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 'Mixing It' plus an interview with John French. The rest of the show was broadcast on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show.

This show was interrupted by a fire alarm and evacuation of the building. It proved to be a false alarm!

'My Human Gets Me Blues', 'Abba Zaba', 'Hair Pie (Bake 2)', 'Steal Softly Thru Snow', 'drum solo/On Tomorrow', 'Alice In Blunderland' and 'I Want To Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe' were all included on the "21st Century Mirror Man" bonus DVD.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Robert Williams - drums

Shepherds Bush Empire, London
7 April 2003

instrumental:
Bass Solo (Hair Pie)
My Human Gets Me Blues
Abba Zaba
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Steal Softly Thru Snow
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Evening Bell
Alice In Blunderland
I Want To Find A Woman To Hold My Big Toe
Veteran's Day Poppy

vocal:
untitled

Floppy Boot Stomp
China Pig
Dropout Boogie
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
When It Blows Its Stacks
Circumstances
I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Sun Zoom Spark
Well
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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Available on the "Live in Concert & Crows Milk" DVD on Subdiva.

For some reason 'Bass Solo', 'Hair Pie Bake 2', 'Untitled' and 'Well' have not been included. Also, 'Abba Zaba' and 'My Human Gets Me Blues' have swapped places.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar, vocal on 'untitled'
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Robert Williams - drums

Long Beach, Los Angeles
8 November 2003

instrumental:
My Human Gets Me Blues
Steal Softly Thru Snow
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Evening Bell
Alice In Blunderland

vocal:
Floppy Boot Stomp
Electricity
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
When It Blows Its Stacks
Circumstances
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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All Tomorrows Parties curated and introduced by Matt Groening. Postponed from 22 June 2003.

John French had to perform heavily dosed on morphine due to recently falling off a ladder and damaging his shoulder.

Matt Groening's introduction along with the tracks 'Electricity' and 'Big Eyed Beans From Venus' were inculded on "21st Century Mirror Man" CD.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Robert Williams - drums

Royal Festival Hall, London
23 January 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man/Need Somebody On Your Bond
Sun Zoom Spark
Grow Fins

When It Blows Its Stacks
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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'Floppy Boot Stomp', 'Smithsonian Institute Blues' and 'Grow Fins' were included on "21st Century Mirror Man" CD.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
24 January 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man/Need Somebody On Your Bond
Sun Zoom Spark
Grow Fins

When It Blows Its Stacks
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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'Moonlight On Vermont', 'drum solo/Abba Zaba', On Tomorrow, 'Veteran's Day Poppy' and 'Mirror Man' were included on "21st Century Mirror Man" CD.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

note: 'Veteran's Day Poppy' doesn't appear in the recording of this show I have. Does that mean the info on the CD is wrong?

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
24 June 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie
I Want To Find a Woman To Hold My Big Toe
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Sun Zoom Spark
I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
Sure Nuff N Yes I Do
Orange Claw Hammer
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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  John French - drums, vocals, harmonica, flour sifter
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

Glastonbury Festival
24 June 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity

Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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Introduced by Elaine Shephard on the Jazz World Stage.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

Phoenix Centre, Exeter
3 July 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man/Need Somebody On Your Bond
Sun Zoom Spark
Grow Fins

When It Blows Its Stacks
Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby

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  John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums
Irish Centre, Leeds
2 July 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (bake 2)
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man/Need Somebody On Your Bond
Well
Grow Fins

Click Clack
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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John French - drums, vocals, harmonica, flour sifter
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

The Arches, Glasgow
5 July 2004

instrumental:
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man
Sun Zoom Spark
Grow Fins
When It Blows Its Stacks
Click Clack
Dropout Boogie

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Incomplete setlist. Only this much of show was recorded.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica, flour sifter
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
6 July 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Veteran's Day Poppy
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man
Sun Zoom Spark
Grow Fins
When It Blows Its Stacks
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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'Circumstances', 'Steal Softly Thru Snow', 'My Human Gets Me Blues', 'Alice In Blunderland', 'Hair Pie (Bake 2)' and 'When It Blows Its Stacks' were included on "21st Century Mirror Man" CD.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica, flour sifter
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, BBC Maida Vale Studio
7 July 2004

vocal:
Diddy Wah Diddy
Circumstances
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man

instrumental:
Bass Solo
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
Evening Bell

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Mirror Man/Need Somebody On Your Bond

Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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  John French - drums, vocals, harmonica, flour sifter
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

Irish Centre, Leeds
24 May 2005

vocal:
Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Dropout Boogie
Diddy Wah Diddy
Low Yo Yo Stuff
When It Blow Its Stacks
Kandy Korn

instrumental:
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Bass Solo

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Sure Nuff N Yes I Do
Grow Fins
Sun Zoom Spark
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
Mirror Man
Circumstances
Moonlight On Vermont
Orange Claw Hammer
Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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There was a nifty drum seat changeover mid song during 'Kandy Korn' betwen Michael Traylor (who drummed while John sang) and John French who completed the drumming for the lengthy coda.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

The Junction, Cambridge
1 June 2005

vocal:
Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Dropout Boogie
Diddy Wah Diddy
Low Yo Yo Stuff
Kandy Korn

instrumental:
When It Blow Its Stacks
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland

vocal:
Electricity
Orange Claw Hammer
Floppy Boot Stomp
Evening Bell
Mirror Man
Need Somebody On Your Bond
Circumstances
Moonlight On Vermont
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Click Clack

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  John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums
Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
5 June 2005

vocal:
Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Dropout Boogie
Diddy Wah Diddy
Low Yo Yo Stuff
When It Blow Its Stacks
Kandy Korn

instrumental:
Hair Pie (Bake 2)
drum solo/On Tomorrow
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Abba Zaba
My Human Gets Me Blues
Alice In Blunderland
Bass Solo (Hair Pie)

vocal:
Electricity
Floppy Boot Stomp
Circumstances

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Incomplete setlist

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

Swedish television TV4 breakfast show
16 May 2006

Steal Softly Thru Snow (instrumental)
Circumstances

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John French and Mark Boston were interviewed in English by the two Swedish presenters.

John French - drums, vocals, harmonica
Gary Lucas - guitar
Denny Walley - guitar
Mark Boston - bass
Michael Traylor - drums

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