Slowdive Setlist

Intro: Brian Eno’s Deep Blue Day

shanty
Star Roving
Catch the Breeze
skin in the game
Crazy for You
Souvlaki Space Station
chained to a cloud
Slomo
kisses*
Alison
When the Sun Hits
40 Days
— Encore —
Sugar for the Pill
Dagger
Golden Hair (Syd Barrett cover)
outro: Brian Eno’s An Ending (Ascent)

* Note: Song restarted, someone fainted during the song.

British shoegazing band Slowdive is currently in the middle of their UK and European tour, stopping by two cities in Italy, Milan and Bologna. Both Italian dates were sold out, according to the venue and the advertisement on the concert poster.

The report we got is from our Italian partner at Kalporz, via Giuseppe Gualtieri, who cover the show at Alcatraz, in Milan.

Excerpt:

La band di Reading si presenta sul palco alle 21:15, con una canzone di Brian Eno in sottofondo. L’inizio è affidato a “shanty”, opening track di “Everything is alive”. 4 brani sui quindici in scaletta saranno presi da quest’ultimo album che, insieme al precedente e a Souvlaki, saranno i più suonati. Il brano ha delle sfumature inusuali, la resa live è perfettamente riuscita grazie ad alcuni inserimenti elettronici.

(The Reading band shows up on stage at 9:15 pm, with a song by Brian Eno in the background. The beginning is entrusted to “shanty”, the opening track of “Everything is Alive”. 4 songs on the fifteen in the setlist will be taken from this latest album which, together with the previous and Souvlaki, will be the most played. The song has unusual nuances, the live performance has perfectly succeeded thanks to some electronic insertion.)

I can’t read Italian, but looking over the article, they didn’t bother to talk about the opening band. I had to look it up, but South Devon’s Pale Blue Eyes opened up the show. The band was obviously named after the Velvet Underground song.

Pale Blue Eyes released two albums, Souvenirs in 2022, and This House in September 2023.

There wasn’t a setlist included, but looking over fan websites, and based on our own coverage in October 2023… the setlists are similar (the biggest change is that the double song finale is now moved to the encore).

Remaining UK Tour Dates

Feb. 16, 2024 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
Feb. 17, 2024 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
Feb. 18, 2024 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
Feb. 19, 2024 – Norwich, UK @ LCR UEA
Feb. 21, 2024 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
Feb. 22, 2024 – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK @ NX
Feb. 23, 2024 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
Feb. 24, 2024 – Edinburgh, UK @ Liquid Room
Feb. 26, 2024 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff University Great Hall
Feb. 27, 2024 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy

Photo courtesy of kalporz.com