Bonnie
Prince Billy Shows
2010
Here is a list of known live dates with the known setlists that Will Oldham played. If you know more dates or setlists then let me know so I can add them. Latest revision: 06/11/11
07/01/10 Los Angeles, CA, The Cinefamily
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy presents "Ladies' Night": A Woman's Secret
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang
Playing acoustic & unamplified
New covers that were played:
The Price Of Love by the Everly Brothers, Home Recording by
Susanna Wallumrød, Me And Paul by Willie Nelson,
I Never Thought My Love Would Leave Me (traditional), You Might As Well Smile by
Jimmy Webb. The Price Of Love was played in medley with Others Gain/Big
Friday/May It Always Be
On April the 10th Mariee Sioux played guitar and sung along on Not Mocket
and Loveskulls. She wrote the latter song.
28/03/10 Louisville, KY, Salvation Army's Old Male Campus, Motherlodge Festival
01/04/10 Brooklyn, NY, Monster Island Basement 8:00 PM
01/04/10 Brooklyn, NY, Monster Island Basement 10:00 PM
02/04/10 Brooklyn, NY, Monster Island Basement 8:00 PM
03/04/10 Rehoboth Beach, DE, Dogfish Head Brewing and Eats 8:00 PM
06/04/10 New Orleans, LA, Preservation Hall 11:00 PM
07/04/10 Scott LA, Bourques’ Social Club
09/04/10 Oakland, CA, New Parish 6:30 PM
09/04/10 Oakland, CA, New Parish 10:00 PM
10/04/10 Oakland, CA, New Parish 8:00 PM
Month April
Day
3 9 9 10
Total of songs 16
15 14 20
troublesome houses
1 2 1 1
teach me to bear you
2 3 2 2
i never thought my love would leave me 3
the sounds are always begging
4 5 4 4
with cornstalks or among them
5 6 3 3
go folks, go
6 7 5 7
home recording
7 5
that's what our love is
8 8 12
merciless and great
9 9 7 8
where wind blows
10 8 9
kids
11 12
midday
12 12 10
rich wife full of happiness
13
price of love
14 9 15
i see a darkness
15 13
beware your only friend
16 16
unknown
1
unknown
4
you win
10
someone coming through
11 11 11
easy does it
13
omaha
14
bird dog
15
me and paul
6
unknown
10
the weaker soldier
14
you might as well smile
6
loveskulls
13
not mocket
14
you are lost
17
rich wife full of happiness
18
the gator
19
ohio river boat song
20
21/04/10 New York, NY, Thirty Days NY - Family Bookstore
Will Oldham & Hugh Nissenson in discussion
08/05/10 Santa Monica, CA, McCabe’s Guitar Shop
09/05/10 Santa Monica, CA, McCabe’s Guitar Shop
22/05/10 Louisville, KY, Bomhard Theatre, Jason Noble Benefit
Europe dates
Susanna Wallumrød
sung along on several songs.
Noritaka Tanaka played drums May 25 - June 1st
New covers that were played:
Better Days and
Born In The Desert by Susanna Wallumrød, Lord I Hope This Day Is Good by Don
Williams
25/05/10 Copenhagen, Vega
26/05/10 Stockholm, US Ambassador's residence (performance to selected guests)
29/05/10 Lillehammer, Maihaugsalen, Norsk Litteraturfestival
31/05/10 Bergen, USF Verftet, Nattjazz
01/06/10 Bergen, USF Verftet, Nattjazz
03/06/10 Oslo, Blå (secret gig)
05/06/10 Lisbon, National Geographic Museum
06/06/10 Aveiro, Teatro Aveirense
Month
May June
Day
25 29 3 6
Total of songs
16 16 16 18
island brothers
1
troublesome houses
2 1 4 1
teach me to bear you
3 7 10 5
you win
4 4
with cornstalks or among them
5 5 7 4
born in the desert
6 2
the sounds are always begging
7 6 6 6
merciless and great
8 3 3
where wind blows
9 2
that's what our love is
10 9 5 11
someone coming through
11 11 11 9
midday
12 10 9 15
price of love
13
beware your only friend
14
go folks, go
15 12 12 10
easy does it
16
i never thought my love would leave me 2
3
kids
8 13 16
you might as well smile
13 14
lord i hope this day is good
14
the lion lair
15
home recording
16 7
traveling
1
me and paul
8 18
i see a darkness
14 17
you might as well smile
15
the weaker soldier
16
better days
8
say goodbye
12
in spite of ourselves
13
26/06/10 Louisville, KY,
Headliners
Will joins The Phantom Family Halo on stage for a song.
Trembling Bells opens and plays along.
The Price Of Love was played in medley with Others Gain/Big
Friday/May It Always Be/Madeleine-Mary, there was also a version with Master and
Everyone in it.
New covers that were played:
Where's The Show/Let Me Be A Man by
Willie Nelson, Love Made An Outlaw Of My Heart by Trembling Bells.
New Wonder is a new song.
27/07/10 Belfast, Empire Music Hall
28/07/10 Dublin, Whelans
29/07/10 Dublin, Whelans
30/07/10 Galway, Roisin Dubh
31/07/10 Skibbereen, Cork X Southwest
02/08/10 Coventry, St John’s Church
03/08/10 Manchester, Manchester Cathedral
04/08/10 London, Shepherds Bush Empire
Month
July August
Day
27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4
Total of songs
15 15 15 16 10 15 15 18
merciless and great
1 8 6 3 12 6
the sounds are always begging
2 5 6 3 2 2 13
island brothers
3 4 3 16 12 6
5
someone coming through
4 7 7 9 8 17
troublesome houses
5 2 4 11 1 10 3 2
teach me to bear you
6 7 10 8 4 5 9 11
with cornstalks (or among them)
7 10 5 2 3 11 2 3
that's what our love is
8 9 1 10 8 1 11 8
go folks, go
9 14 12 1 6 15 12
where wind blows
10 13 2 7 7 7 10
no bad news
11 15 14 14 8 16
kids
12 15
14
love is pleasing
13
easy does it
14 9 9 15 5
4
midday
15 11 4
7
new wonder
1 10
careless love
3
i see a darkness
6 15 4 9
beware your only friend
11 5
13
you win
12 12 4
hearts arms
8 9
i never thought my love would leave me 13
6 13 14 15
the price of love
14 13 15
galway ladies
5
love made an outlaw of my heart
10 18
where's the show/let me be a man
1 1
07/08/10 Portland, OR, Pickathon festival
08/08/10 Portland, OR, Pickathon festival
09/08/10 Seattle, WA, Showbox at the Market
10/08/10 Bellingham, WA, The Wild Buffalo
11/08/10 Vancouver, Canada, The Vogue Theatre
19/08/10 Lancaster, PA, in a barn
20/08/10 Schwenksville, PA, Philadelphia Folk Festival
21/08/10 Pittsburgh, PA, Andy Warhol Museum (8 PM)
21/08/10 Pittsburgh, PA, Andy Warhol Museum (10 pm)
22/08/10 Annapolis, MD, Ram's Head Onstage
23/08/10 Morgantown, WV, 123 Pleasant Street
Month
August
Day
20
Total of songs
11
at break of day
1
madeleine-mary
2
someone coming through
3
new wonder
4
troublesome houses
5
easy does it
6
merciless and great
7
teach me to bear you
8
kids
9
that's what our love is
10
beware your only friend
11
New covers that were played:
In God's Eyes by Willie Nelson, Are You Deceiving Me? and Sweetheart by Kevin
Coyne, Because Of Your Eyes by Merle Haggard
He's The
Greatest was played on several occasions as short interlude
28/09/10 Chicago, IL, Ronny's (6 PM)
28/09/10 Chicago, IL, Ronny's (9:30 PM)
29/09/10 Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall (7 pm)
(listed below)
29/09/10 Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall (10 pm)
01/10/10 Sausalito, CA, Cavallo Point, Wooden Chapel (Mission Blue)
02/10/10 San Francisco, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 10th Anniversary
Month
September October
Day 28
28 29 1
Total of songs
14
15 11
merciless and great
1 5 17
the sounds are always begging 2
2 3
you are lost
3 11 15
midday
4
another day full of dread
5 6 13
island brothers 6
9 4 9
you remind me of something 7
9 14
teach me to bear you 8
7 10 11
troublesome houses 9
10 8 10
are you deceiving me?
10
that's what our love is 11
12 4
someone coming through
12 1
beware your only friend
13 16
in god's eyes
14 5
sweetheart
1 18
with cornstalks or among them
2 3 7
go folks, go
3 7 2
easy does it
4 12
where wind blows
5
i see a darkness
6
new wonder
8
kids
11
where is the puzzle?
13
i never thought my love would leave me 14
price of love
15
because of your eyes
1 8
at break of day
6
It’s Not For
Me To Understand is a Willie Nelson cover
He's The Greatest was played on several occasions as short interlude
When The Saints Go Marching In was played as instrumental intro before Easy Does
It
In the Asistencia at the Santa Margarita Ranch
they played the first ever show at this place
25/10/10 Felton, CA, Don Quixote's International Music Hall
26/10/10 Grass Valley, CA, The Center for the arts
27/10/10 Santa Ynez, CA, Tales from the Tavern
28/10/10 San Luis Obispo, CA, Asistencia at
the Santa Margarita Ranch
30/10/10 Pioneertown, CA, Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace
Month
October
Day
25
27
Total of songs
22 17
it’s not for me to understand 1 15
come down here
2
teach me to bear you
3
12
go folks, go 4
7
new wonder
5
troublesome houses 6
5
another day full of dread
7
you are lost 8
3
island brothers
9
with cornstalks or among them 10 13
that’s what our love is
11
14
lay and love
12
the sounds are always begging 13 2
midday
14
a minor place
15
ohio river boat song
16
beware your only friend
17
it really doesn't matter
18
we know who we are
19
new partner
20
merciless and great
21
6
because of your eyes
22 17
easy does it
1
are you deceiving me?
4
new wonder
8
at
break of day
9
island brothers
10
where wind blows
11
you remind me of something 16
Duo set, opening for Faun Fables
14/11/10 Oakland, CA, New Parish
kids
island brothers
troublesome houses
new wonder
traveling
i never thought my love would leave me
you win
in god's eyes
In Hoboken,
Will sung Lou Reed's Heavenly Arms with Yo
La Tengo they were opening for
A new cover is Willie Nelson's December Day.
From 01/12 until 08/12 The Babblers were opening for Bonnie Prince Billy.
Babblers is Will Oldham with Angel Olsen and band playing the complete Kevin
Coyne album Babble.
30/11/10 Chattanooga, TN, Discoteca (secret Babblers show)
01/12/10 Athens, GA, 40 Watt Club
02/12/10 Columbia, SC, The White Mule
03/12/10 Charlotte, NC, The Neighborhood Theater
04/12/10 Durham, NC, Page Auditorium at Duke University
05/12/10 Richmond, VA, The National
07/12/10 Hoboken, NJ, Maxwell's
08/12/10 New York, NY, Town Hall
09/12/10 Columbus, OH, Rumba Cafe (Babblers
show)
Month
December
Day
1 2 3 7
Total of songs 15 16
16 12
december day 1 1
1
i never thought my love would leave me 2 15 9
go folks, go
3 8
you want that picture
4
with cornstalks or among them
5
troublesome houses
6
6 5
easy does it 7
12 2
the sounds are always begging
8 4
13 12
strange form of life
9 11
teach me to bear you
10 16 4
i called you back
11
that's what our love is 12 13
2
it's not for me to understand
13
darkecho elokeino 14 15
14 11
merciless and great
15 10
someone coming through
2 3
lay and love
3
10
you are lost
5
i see a darkness
6
island brothers 7
8 1
so everyone
8
new wonder
9 7
ohio river boat song
10
where wind blows
12
heavenly arms
14
midday
3
because of your eyes
4
new partner
5
cursed sleep
7
you win
9
at break of day
11
beware your only friend
16
in god's eyes
6
The Babblers played:
are you deceiving me?
come down here
dead dying gone
stand up
lonely man
i really love you
sun shines down on me
i confess
sweetheart
shaking hands with the sun
my mind's joined forces
it's my mind
love together
happy homes?
it really doesn't matter
we know who we are
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