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Mudhoney Tourbook, 2008
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4/19/08 Dante's. Portland, OR (75 min)
Supported By: The Nice Boys, The Press Corps
Soundcheck: (In My Finest Suit), Where is the Future?, (unknown), Next Time...
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, (I'm Now), The New Meaning, The Open Mind, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Where is the Future?, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Inside Job, Hard-on for War, Get into Yours, Here Comes Sickness, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out..., The Lucky Ones, I'm Now, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Street Waves, a Pere Ubu song, is premiered. Early in the set, Dan tries to start I'm Now, and when no one joins him, stops, checks the setlist, and jokingly blames the other guys for changing the plan. At the end of the encore of new songs and a new cover, Mark addresses the crowd: "Thanks for sitting through a bunch of new songs you haven't heard before. Here's one you might have," leading to Fix Me.

5/14/08 The Sunset Tavern. Seattle, WA (40 min)
Attendance: 200
Supporting: Anna Kramer, The Fleet Foxes
Supported By: Dutchess & The Duke
Set: Mudride, In 'N' Out of Grace, I'm Now, The Open Mind, Inside Out, The Lucky Ones, Street Waves, New Meaning, Next Time, Tales of Terror, Hate the Police
Notes: This show was a private party as part of the Alliance of Independent Media Stores convention.

5/20/08 Easy Street Records (Queen Anne). Seattle, WA (45 min)
Attendance: 175
Set: Mudride, In 'N' Out of Grace, I'm Now, The Open Mind, Inside Out..., The Lucky Ones, New Meaning, And the Shimmering Light, Street Waves, Next Time, Tales of Terror, Hate the Police
Notes: And the Shimmering Light is premiered. Mudhoney performs a free in-store at Easy Street Records to celebrate the release of their new record and Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition, as they have done previously on 9/27/98 and 3/7/06. After the gig, they sign copies of the new records for the crowd.

5/30/08 Reggie's. Chicago, IL (75 min)
Supported By: Easy Action, The Fake Fictions
Set: Mudride, In 'N' Out of Grace, Into the Drink, Inside Job, It is Us, Hard-on for War, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Inside Out, I'm Now, Next Time, The Lucky Ones, Tales of Terror, Hate the Police
Encore: Here Comes Sickness (encore incomplete)
Notes: This show was originally booked for a new venue, The Bottom Lounge, but it hadn't opened for business in time, so all shows booked for it were moved to Reggie's. The set focused on The Lucky Ones and Superfuzz Bigmuff.

5/31/08 Headliner's Music Hall. Louisville, KY
Supported By: Easy Action, The Phantom Family Halo
Set: I'm Now, Next Time, New Meaning, And the Shimmering Light, Street Waves, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Where is the Future?, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Inside Job, You Got it, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, The Lucky Ones, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/1/08 Southgate House. Newport, KY
Supported By: Easy Action
Soundcheck: No One Has, (one or two others)
Set: I'm Now, Next Time, New Meaning, And the Shimmering Light, Street Waves, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, The Open Mind, The Lucky Ones, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/2/08 Crofoot Ballroom. Pontiac, MI
Supported By: Easy Action, The Terrible Twos
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: The start of the set was delayed until the Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup hockey finals game ended.

6/3/08 Cafe Bourbon Street. Columbus, OH (75 min)
Supported By: The Cheater Slicks, Grafton
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Late in the set, Mark stood on top of a monitor and accidentally punched his fist through the ceiling of the just re-opened club (this show served as the re-opening party), sending part of the ceiling down on his head - "Sorry about that." Perhaps due to the late hour - they hit the stage at 12:30am on a weeknight - after Hate the Police, Mark declared that they were going to pretend to leave the stage then come back for more songs, and they went into their usual encore songs. Someone in the crowd keeps shouting for You Stupid Asshole, and Mark finally responds to him, "Hey, that's not very nice."

6/4/08 Mohawk Place. Buffalo, NY
Supported By: The Cynics, Irving Klaws
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, You Got it, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/5/08 Pearl Street Night Club. Northampton, MA (70 min)
Supported By: The Cynics, The Swill Merchants
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, You Got it, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/6/08 Middle East (Downstairs). Cambridge, MA
Supported By: The Cynics, The Men
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, You Got it, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/7/08 Highline Ballroom. New York, NY
Supported By: Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments, The Cynics
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, New Meaning, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, You Got it, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: During her set, Donita Sparks has a funny line about "Glad to be playing with Mudhoney, but we're still waiting for those child-support checks. It's not funny. Those kids are like 16 now - ready to go to Harvard." Mark breaks the G-string on his Gretsch during When Tomorrow Hits, sending the song into a sonic mess. He then uses Steve's second Guild guitar for In 'N' Out of Grace. When they come back from the encore, he tells the crowd, "We're back on stage thanks to our supporters," and later introduces Fix Me as a traditional folk song from California.

6/8/08 Chameleon Club. Lancaster, PA
Supported By: The Cynics, Hopeland
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, New Meaning, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Here Comes Sickness, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: This show was originally scheduled for Note in West Chester, PA. When they come back for the encore, Guy sees a lot of kids in the balcony and asks whether underage kids need to stay there. Then he suggests that everyone go to the balcony, and a laughing Steve jumps in to say that's a bad idea. Mark introduces Fix Me as "a traditional folk song from the South - Southwest California - that you may recognize," and promises that they'll try not to wait 20 years before returning to Lancaster.

6/9/08 Rock and Roll Hotel. Washington, D.C.
Supported By: The Cynics, The Points
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, New Meaning, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Here Comes Sickness, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Near the end of the set, Steve breaks a string, then breaks a string on his next guitar during the next song. Mark introduces Fix Me, by saying that they'd been searching for traditional folk songs and going through used records at yard sales and found this one from the South - Southwest California.

6/10/08 Cat's Cradle. Carrboro, NC
Supported By: Birds of Avalon
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, New Meaning, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Here Comes Sickness, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

6/11/08 The EARL. Atlanta, GA
Supported By: Birds of Avalon, Anna Kramer and the Lost Cause
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Touch Me I'm Sick, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police (set incomplete and out of order)
Notes: Brent Hinds of Mastodon was in attendance, front and center.

6/12/08 Common Grounds. Gainsville, FL
Supported By: Birds of Avalon

6/13/08 Churchill's. Miami, FL
Supported By: Birds of Avalon, The Getback
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, New MEaning, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, Here Comes Sickness, F.D.K., Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: F.D.K. is performed for the first known time since 3/13/99.

6/14/08 Back Booth. Orlando, FL
Supported By: Birds of Avalon, The Hex Tremors

6/15/08 Sluggo's. Pensacola, FL
Supported By: Birds of Avalon

6/16/08 One Eyed Jack's. New Orleans, LA (75 min)
Supported By: Birds of Avalon
Set: The Money Will Roll..., Next Time, I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Into the Drink, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, You Got it, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudride, F.D.K., Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

7/12/08 "SP 20 Festival". Marymoor Park. Redmond, WA (40 min)
Attendance: 5,500
Supporting: Flight of the Conchords, Iron and Wine, The Vaselines
Supported By: Low, The Fluid, Fleet Foxes, Pissed Jeans, The Helio Sequence, Seaweed, Eric's Trip, The Constantines, The Obits
Set: I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, You Got it, Into the Drink, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Hate the Police
Notes: This was the first of a two-day festival to celebrate Sub Pop's 20th anniversary, and Mudhoney makes their set out of only songs they released on Sub Pop. They hit the stage and do a quick soundcheck to make sure everything is alright. Steve asks for more vocals in the monitors and Mark makes a "Pttthhhhhhwwwww!" sound to be used to set the levels. Steve quickly adds, "But less of that." Dan takes an extended drum break on The Lucky Ones. In 'N' Out of Grace turns into a giant train wreck going into the second verse. Half the band is looking for the drum break and half the band is looking for a verse. After much laughter and delay, they hop back into it. During that verse, Mark and Steve combine for the rare double-guitar broken string. Mark, being the trouper (and without a suitable backup) powers through, while Steve gets his replacement. Their guitar tech Danny brings it out and presents it to Steve while on bended knee, and Steve takes it with a correspondingly solemn attitude. They're helped on the solo coming out of the drum break by some righteous air guitar of a side-stage Kim Thayil.

7/23/08 KEXP Parking Lot. Seattle, WA (50 min)
Attendance: 400
Supported By: No Age
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, Suck You Dry, You Got it, F.D.K., Get into Yours/(Jam), (Jam), When Tomorrow Hits/In 'N' Out of Grace, Fix Me
Notes: This was a free show to benefit a local radio station that was sponsored by a car company and a clothing retailer. Jonathan Poneman, Jack Endino, Chad Channing and Ted Falconi are in attendance. Mark comments after F.D.K., "Are you able to hear the vocals out there? I can't hear them here (through my monitors). That's OK, though - I don't want to listen to that shit." He must have angered the P.A. gods because the entire P.A. proceeds to go out on the next song, Get into Yours, one verse into it. They wind that down with an aggressive jam. With the P.A. still out, they start up a longer, swing-feel, bluesy jam, with Mark, Steve and Guy periodically leaning over to their mic and seeing if it works yet. The crew gets things going again and they go into When Tomorrow Hits, only for the first half of the song, Dan's snare is louder in the mix than everything else combined and Mark's vocals are quieter than a whisper. When they get to the drum break on In 'N' Out of Grace, Mark and Steve hold the last note for as long as they can get sustain before letting Dan do his solo. Do to the delays, a few songs are cut from the setlist.

7/31/08 The Forum. London, England
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

8/2/08 "Storas Festival". Trondheim, Norway
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, No One Has, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Suck You Dry, You Got it, F.D.K., Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, The Open Mind, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: The weather was awful for the entire festival - it constantly rained.

9/5/08 The Granada Theater. Dallas, TX
Supported By: Melba Toast, Record Hop
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Inside Out, The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: They come out to rock ... and Guy's amp isn't working. That gets taken care of in a few minutes. Mark introduces Hate the Police as, "the best thing about Texas."

9/6/08 Emo's Outside Room. Austin, TX
Supported By: Om, The Crackpipes
Notes: This show as part of Emo's 16th anniversary celebration. Mudhoney also played here on 6/21/97 as part of Emo's fifth anniversary.

9/19/08 The Horseshoe Tavern. Toronto, Canada
I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police (set incomplete)
Encore: Street Waves, Fix Me (encore incomplete)

9/20/08 La Sala Rossa. Montreal, Canada

10/10/08 "Demosui Festival". Londrina, Brazil
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Into the Drink, Inside Job, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Blinding Sun is played for the first known time since

10/11/08 Circo Voador. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Who You Drivin' Now?, This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Blinding Sun is played for the first known time since 2/21/01.

10/12/08 "2° Festival Contanto". Sao Carlos, Brazil
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, Touch Me I'm Sick, Who You Drivin' Now?, This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police

10/13/08 "Jo Soares Show". Brazil
Set: Touch Me I'm Sick, I'm Now, Next Time
Notes: Mudhoney tapes a performance for a Brazilian late night TV show simliar to Late Night with David Letterman. The show is broadcast on 10/31/08.

10/15/08 "Boombahia Music Fest". Salvador, Brazil
Notes: This show might have taken place on 10/14/08.

10/16/08 Clash Club. Sao Paolo, Brazil
Supported By: MQN
Soundcheck It is Us, Good Enough, Good Enough, Blinding Sun
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, It is Us, Into the Drink, Sweet Young Thing, Good Enough, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: Steve lives dangerously and brings only a single guitar on the tour. Tour manager and guitar tech Danny tells Steve, "I encourage you to break a string today," and he does right before the solo of In 'n' Out of Grace. He then borrows a guitar from MQN to continue.

10/17/08 Clash Club. Sao Paolo, Brazil
Supported By: Supergalo
Soundcheck: (none)
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Good Enough, Touch Me I'm Sick, Who You Drivin' Now?, Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Here Comes Sickness, The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: The band has a boisterous signing at a record store in a mall today. Steve reports that two girls were overcome by the awesomeness and cried. This brings the lifetime total of people who have cried at Mudhoney signings to two. The crowd gets rambunctious, and during Street Waves, someone is hit in the head and knocked unconscious. As he's being helped out by security, Mark comments that, "people should take care of everyone. The people up front are being crushed and, kids, this isn't 1992 any more." Steve adds, "or, 1984," getting a smile out of Mark. They come out for the encore and Steve says, "Someone said, Here Comes Sickness?" The audience cheers, so he goes "I think it goes like this," and starts up the song.

10/18/08 "Monstro Disco 10th Anniversary Party". Centro Cultural Martim Cerere. Goliania, Brazil

10/19/08 Niceto Club. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Soundcheck: Blinding Sun, I'm Now (stopped)
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, No One Has, Good Enough, Touch Me I'm Sick, Who You Drivin' Now?, This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: Here Comes Sickness, The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: The enthusiastic crowd didn't just sing along, it sang along to the guitar parts, as well. Mark dedicates Sweet Young Thing "to all the mothers that may be here tonight." During Dan's solo in In 'N' Out of Gace, Mark and Steve take the time to dance in slow motion, finishing nearly to their knees for the noise solo. During the encore break, the crowd gets up a soccer-style chant of, "Mudhoney no se va!" ("Mudhoney won't go!"). When they come back out, they start into some shtick about what to play. Mark: "Someone said Here Comes Sickness. Do you remember that one?" Steve: "It's pretty old. Guy, do you remember that." Guy makes a doubting face, so Mark asks, "Dan, do you remember that one?" and Dan shakes his head, "no." Mark: "Sorry, Dan doesn't know that one, but what the fuck, let's try it, let's see what happens!"

11/14/08 The El Rey Theater. Los Angeles, CA
Supported By: Model Actress, Japanese Motors
Set: You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, Good Enough, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police

11/15/08 The Casbah. San Diego, CA
Attendace: 270
Supported By: The Heartaches, Pure Country Gold, Japanese Motors
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, F.D.K., Sweet Young Thing, Good Enough, Touch Me I'm Sick, No One Has, Get into Yours, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me
Notes: When they get on stage for the encore, Mark says, "Last time we were in San Diego [9/10/06], we played at a parking lot. It's great to be back at The Casbah, and I hear it's [owner] Tim Mays' birthday, so happy birthday to Tim."

11/29/08 The Showbox. Seattle, WA (CANCELLED)
Supporting: The Supersuckers
Supported By: Zeke
Notes: Mudhoney was replaced on the bill by Green River. This show was to celebrate The Supersuckers' 20th anniversary.

12/12/08 The Independent. San Francisco, CA (85 min)
Supported By: The Wooden Shjips, SF Dirty Stealer
Set: The Money Will Roll..., I'm Now, The Lucky Ones, Next Time, You Got it, Suck You Dry, Inside Job, Blinding Sun, Sweet Young Thing, Good Enough, No One Has, Touch Me I'm Sick, F.D.K., This Gift, Hard-on for War, When Tomorrow Hits, In 'N' Out of Grace, Hate the Police
Encore: The Open Mind, Street Waves, Tales of Terror, Fix Me

12/13/08 The Rio Theater. Santa Cruz, CA