Saturday, 14 November 2026
PIL - 1987 Remixes
Pigface - Empire Concert Club, Cleveland, OH - 3rd May 1991
Another early Pigface gig for you all to enjoy.
setlist:
1: Noise Intro
2: Blood and Sand
3: Chant
4: Little Sisters
5: War Ich Nicht
6: Point Blank
7: Stow away
8: Tapeworm
9: Suck
10: This Edge of Midnight
11: Weightless
12: T.F.W.O.
Encore:
13: Careering
14: Jam
Pigface - Caberet Metro, Chicago, IL - 5th March 1991 - their 2nd ever gig
In 1990 Martin Atkins was the co founder of what has been described as an Industrial Supergroup. Members & collaborators have changed constantly. But Martin has been the one constant member.
Sometimes there has been up to and above 15 band members playing on stage. They are noisey, chaotic & wonderful.
There has been 140 or more people involved over the years playing varying roles in the groups identity.
This is the earliest Pigface recording I have and I have been told it was their 2nd ever gig.
setlist:
Intro
Blood And Sand
Chant
Little Sisters
War Ich Nicht - I Love You
Point Blank
Stow Away
Tapeworm
Suck
This Edge Of Midnight
Auto Hag
TFWO
Careering
Murder (UJ)
Brian Brain - The Exit, Rotterdam - 29th August 1981
Here's another early Brian Brain gig from Martin's archive.
setlist:
Working Classes
I Get Pain
Fun People
Unexpected Noises
Careering
Another Million Miles
Rollercoaster
Working in A Farmyard
Turn It Into Hippies
They've Got Me in A Bottle
Tourist
Jive Jive
Another Million Miles
Friday, 13 November 2026
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter - The Observatory North Park, San Diego, Ca - 16th October 2026
setlist
God Save the Queen Symphony intro
Holidays In The Sun
Seventeen
New York
Pretty Vacant
Bodies
Steppin’ Stone
Liar
God Save The Queen
No Fun
No Feelings
Problems
E.M.I.
My Way
Anarchy In The U.K.
Another wonderful gig from the North American Tour.
I still have 2 more to share with you all very soon.
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Brian Brain - Snoopy's Disco, Richmond, UK - 20th August 1980
While I have said that Brian Brain was Martin's post PIL band, thats not strictly true. As with all things relating to Public Image Ltd in the early years its a bit complicated.
Most PIL fans will know Martin was in and out of PIL when he first joined the band.
Martin started working on Brian Brain recordings (with Pete Jones) while he was still working in PIL in early 1980.
The debut Brian Brain single, They've Got Me in A Bottle/I Get Pain was actually released in March 1980.
Brian Brain's first gig at The John Bull pub in Chiswick, London on 12th July 1980.
As such Brian Brain as a live act were only 39 days old for this recording that I share with you now.
This is from Martin Atkins own personal archive.
Enjoy!
setlist:
Another Million Miles
I Get Pain
Unexpected Noises
Fun People
At Home He's a Tourist
Careering
They've Got Me in A Bottle
Turn It Into Noise
Jet Boats Up The Ganges
Another Million Miles
Brian Brain - City Gardens, Trenton , New Jersey - 24th January 1982
I have always had a fondness for Martin Atkins post PIL band, Brian Brain. Fellow PIL member Pete Jones was along for the ride from 1980 to 1983.
I only ever saw them once and all I really remember was uit was chaotic fun. They sounded pretty damn good to me.
Anyway, here's one from Martin's own personal archive of recordings - enjoy!
Setlist
Fun People
Rollercoaster
Turn It into Noise
Too Many Flies
Careering
Tourist
Working in A Farmyard
Another Million Miles
Jive Jive
Too Many Flies
Jive Jive
Monday, 9 November 2026
Public Image Ltd - CAN YOU HELP? - Agora Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 30th April 1980
The copy of this gig, that I posted many years ago, was an incorrect mislabelled version.
Does anyone have the correct version please -
following info taken from Fodderstompf -
''PiL - Cleveland, Agora Theater, USA - April 30th, 1980
Running Order:
1. Careering
2. Annalisa
3. Attack
4. Low Life
5. Chant
6. Poptones
7. Death Disco
Running Time: 35 minutes (approx)
Sound Quality: (5.5) VERY muddy over modulated Audience Recording
review by DINO EVERETT
Notes:
This gig is always overlooked in gig listings from the 1980 US Tour, in fact, until this recording surfaced no one really knew it had even been played.
Review:
This is one for historians only since the recording quality of this is almost unlistenable due to the overmodulation that occurs when the music starts. Some of the cheaper recorders in the 70/80's didn't have mikes capable of loud music and would get all muffled sounding once it starts because it can't handle it, which is frustrating since when the music stops the tape gets very clear sounding.
Anyway it is hard to properly review the gig since you can barely hear what is going on but Johnny doesn't seem to interact with the audience all that much and all that is really audible is the fuzzy over modulated sound of Wobble's bass. It cuts off on 'Death Disco' so it probably is incomplete as well. A real shame since this was a gig that I didn't even know had occurred for many years.''
If you have this please send it my way, I dont care how bad it is or in what format, I will be very grateful to plug a gap in my collection - thanks in advance



















