September 13, 2014, Midway Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (dementian27)

01.  Intro.
02.  Favorite Thing
03.  Takin A Ride
04.  I’m In Trouble
05.  Don’t Ask Why
06.  I’ll Be You
07.  Valentine
08.  Waitress In The Sky
09.  Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out > Third Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix)
10.  Take Me Down To The Hospital
11.  I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
12.  Going To New York (Jimmy Reed)
13.  Color Me Impressed
14.  Nowhere Is My Home
15.  If Only You Were Lonely
16.  Achin’ To Be
17.  Kiss Me On The Bus
18.  Androgynous
19.  I Will Dare
20.  Love You Till Friday > Maybellene (Chuck Berry)
21.  Merry Go Round
22.  I Won’t
23.  Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
24.  Swingin Party
25.  Love You In The Fall (Paul Westerberg)
26.  Can’t Hardly Wait
27.  Bastards Of Young
28.  I Don’t Know > Buck Hill
29.  Skyway
30.  Left Of The Dial
31.  Alex Chilton
32.  Unsatisfied

Everything I've ever wanted,

Tell me what's wrong

Support: The Hold Steady, Lucero

Notes: "Look me in the eyes. Then tell me that I'm satisfied. Was you satisfied?"

There wasn't a dry eye in my section of the audience, and I'm sure this feeling was shared throughout the stadium. This was THE moment that we had all been dreaming about since the band broke up in 1991, and it was perfect.

Recording: Audience – Dementian27 Master

September 13, 2014, Midway Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (perks)

01.  Intro.
02.  Favorite Thing
03.  Takin A Ride
04.  I’m In Trouble
05.  Don’t Ask Why
06.  I’ll Be You
07.  Valentine
08.  Waitress In The Sky
09.  Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out > Third Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix)
10.  Take Me Down To The Hospital
11.  I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
12.  Going To New York (Jimmy Reed)
13.  Color Me Impressed
14.  Nowhere Is My Home
15.  If Only You Were Lonely
16.  Achin’ To Be
17.  Kiss Me On The Bus
18.  Androgynous
19.  I Will Dare
20.  Love You Till Friday > Maybellene (Chuck Berry)
21.  Merry Go Round
22.  I Won’t
23.  Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
24.  Swingin Party
25.  Love You In The Fall (Paul Westerberg)
26.  Can’t Hardly Wait
27.  Bastards Of Young
28.  I Don’t Know > Buck Hill
29.  Skyway
30.  Left Of The Dial
31.  Alex Chilton
32.  Unsatisfied
33.  Crowd

On and on and on and on,
It's sad to move on...

Support: The Hold Steady, Lucero

Notes: “... they only begrudgingly donned the Saints jerseys that were gifted to them for headlining the last event in the Midway Stadium before it’s torn down. (“Do you think Bob Dylan put this f*cker on?,” Paul Westerberg cracked. “Did Michael Stipe put this f*cker on?”)” - The Current

Recording: Audience - Perks Master

September 13, 2014, Midway Stadium, St. Paul, MN (metaclam master)

01.  Intro.
02.  Favorite Thing
03.  Takin A Ride
04.  I’m In Trouble
05.  Don’t Ask Why
06.  I’ll Be You
07.  Valentine
08.  Waitress In The Sky
09.  Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out > Third Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix)
10.  Take Me Down To The Hospital
11.  I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
12.  Going To New York (Jimmy Reed)
13.  Color Me Impressed
14.  Nowhere Is My Home
15.  If Only You Were Lonely
16.  Achin’ To Be
17.  Kiss Me On The Bus
18.  Androgynous
19.  I Will Dare
20.  Love You Till Friday > Maybellene (Chuck Berry)
21.  Merry Go Round
22.  I Won’t
23.  Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
24.  Swingin Party
25.  Love You In The Fall (Paul Westerberg)
26.  Can’t Hardly Wait
27.  Bastards Of Young
28.  I don’t Know > Buck Hill
29.  crowd 1
30.  Skyway
31.  Left Of The Dial
32.  Alex Chilton
33.  crowd 2
34.  Unsatisfied

Somewhere there's a drink,
With my name on it...

Support: The Hold Steady, Lucero

Notes: “Just before the Replacements took the stage, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman kicked things off by declaring it Replacements Day in St. Paul. And from there, founding members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson took off running, ably backed by guitarist Dave Minehan and a crowd favorite, drummer Josh Freese.” - Twin Cities.com

Recording: Audience - METACLAM MASTER

July 17, 1980, Longhorn Bar, Minneapolis, MN

01. I Wanna Be Loved (Johnny Thunders)
02. More Cigarettes
03. Hey Little Girl
04. So Long
05. Get Off The Telephone
06. Get On The Stick
07.  All Day And All Of The Night (The Kinks)
08. All By Myself (Johnny Thunders)

I don’t watch the T.V, I watch the clock,
Party going up there on the block...

Supporting: The Dads

Notes: Earliest known live recording.

Recording: Soundboard

Bootleg: The Early Mats / 1980-1981 Early Shows

February 7, 1991, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

01. I Don’t Know
02. I Will Dare
03. Achin’ To Be
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Satellite
06. Merry Go Round
07. Happy Town
08. Swingin Party
09. One Wink At A Time
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. Skyway
12. When It Began
13. Someone Take The Wheel
14. Talent Show
15. Can’t Hardly Wait
16. Asking Me Lies
17. I’ll Be You
18. If Only You Were Lonely
19. I’m Just Your Good Thing (Slim Harpo/George Thorogood)
20. Nobody
21. Color Me Impressed
22. The Ledge
23. Never Mind
24. I.O.U.
25. Unsatisfied
26. Within Your Reach
27. Left Of The Dial
28. Alex Chilton

Bring your own lampshade,
Somewhere there’s a party...

Tickets: $19.50

Support: Gear Daddies

Recording: Audience

Bootleg: Whatcha Gonna Do With Your Life?

July 1980, March-June 1981, Blackberry Way Studios, Minneapolis, MN

01. Careless
02. Otto (1)
03. Shiftless When Idle
04. More Cigarettes (1)
05. I Hate Music
06. Shut Up
07. I’m In Trouble (intro.)
08. I’m In Trouble (1)
09. Customer (1)
10. Otto (2)
11. Shut Up (1)
12. Shut Up (2)
13. Johnny’s Gonna Die (1)
14. Johnny’s Gonna Die (2)
15. Careless (1)
16. Rattlesnake Blues (1)

(Photo: Courtesy Minnesota Public Radio / Leah Garaas)

17. If Only You Were Lonely
18. I Hate Music (flubbed intro.)
19. I Hate Music
20. Kick Your Door Down
21. Don’t Ask Why
22. Something To Du (1)
23. More Cigarettes (2)

24. More Cigarettes (3)
25. Hangin Downtown
26. Takin A Ride (1)
27. Johnny’s Gonna Die (2)
28. Careless (2)
29. I’m In Trouble (2)
30. Customer (2)
31. Raised In The City
32. Rattlesnake Blues (2)
33. unknown outro.
34. Something To Du (2)
35. Takin A Ride (flubbed intro.)
36. Takin A Ride (2)
37.  - tapes rollin
38. Love You ‘Til Friday
39. Like You

I never pay attention, watch my step,
Never pay my bills, way in debt...

Notes: "Sory Ma..." released June 25, 1981

Recording: Studio

Bootleg: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Throw The Tapes Off The Bridge

November 11, 1987, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN (v.1)

01. I.O.U. 02. Never Mind
03. Hold My Life
04. My Favorite Thing
05. I’m In Trouble
06. Little Mascara
07. Nightclub Jitters
08. Within Your Reach
09. The Ledge
10. Love Lost (James Burton/Slim Dunlap)
11. Kiss Me On The Bus
12. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
13. Cross Tie Walker (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
14. Darlin’ One
15. I Don’t Know
16. Hello Dolly (Louis Armstrong/Jazz Standard)
17. Color Me Impressed
18. Waitress In The Sky
19. Can’t Hardly Wait
20. Gary’s Got A Boner
21. Unsatisfied
22. I Will Dare
23. Alex Chilton
24. - audience
25. Bastards Of Young
26. Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones)
27. Left Of The Dial
28. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince)
29. Anarchy In The U.K. (Sex Pistols) > Downtown (Petula Clark)
30. The Look Of Love (Lesley Gore)

Read about your band,
In some local page...

Tickets: $14.50

Notes: During ‘Never Mind’ Paul falls off the stage. You can hear a thump in the recording. ‘Dude Looks Like A Lady’ (Aerosmith) is inserted during ‘Gary’s Got A Boner.’ Two sources for this show.

Recording: Audience

May 27, 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

01. Hello Dolly (Louis Armstrong/Jazz Standard)
02. Wayward Wind (Patsy Cline)
03. Tossin’ N’ Turnin’ (Bobby Lewis/Kingsmen/Joan Jett)
04. Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen)
05. Dedicated To The One I Love (Shirelles)
06. Amen
07. - messing around
08. I Just Don’t Give A Damn (George Jones)
09. I Don’t Know
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. Takin’ A Ride
12. Hold My Life
13. Within Your Reach
14. The Ledge
15. Androgynous
16. Never Mind
17. Valentine
18. Unsatisfied
19. I Will Dare
20. Little Mascara
21. Alex Chilton
22. Left Of The Dial
23. Can’t Hardly Wait
24. Color Me Impressed
25. Hello Dolly (Louis Armstrong/Jazz Standard)
26. I.O.U.
27. Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
28. If Only You Were Lonely

It makes no sense to apologize,
The words I thought I brought I left behind...

Support: Little Blind Riding Hood

Notes: Sloppy hometown show. “We’re shit and we know it, thank you.” - Paul

Recording: Audience

June 29, 2002, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN

01. High Time
02. Alex Chilton
03. Mr. Rabbit
04. Psychopharmacology
05. Waiting For Somebody
06. Lush & Green
07. Achin’ To Be
08. 2 Days ‘Till Tomorrow
09. Let The Bad Times Roll
10. Dirt To Mud
11. All I Really Want To Do
12. Eyes Like Sparks
13. Got You Down
14. We May Be The Ones
15. Crackle & Drag
16. I Will Dare
17. Skyway
18. Love Untold
19. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price/Elvis Presley) > Take Out Some Insurance (Jimmy Reed)
20. Let’s Not Belong
21. Long Black Veil (Johnny Cash)
22. Kickin’ The Stall
23. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)
24. Swingin Party
25. If Only You Were Lonely
26. Lost Highway (Hank Williams)
27. Wonderful Lie

Feelin’ better than yesterday,
And worse than tomorrow...

Tickets: $17.50

Notes: Paul solo. First night of a three date stand.

Recording: Audience

Bootleg: For My Father

January 21, 1986, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

01. Takin’ A Ride
02. Hayday
03. Dose Of Thunder
04. Kansas City Star (Roger Miller)
05. Kiss Me On The bus
06. Can’t Hardly Wait
07. Waitress In The Sky
08. Story In Your Eyes
09. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
10. Color Me Impressed
11. Rock And Roll All Nite (Kiss)
12. Left Of The Dial
13. Answering Machine
14. Gary’s Got A Boner
15. Unsatisfied
16. I Will Dare
17. Favorite Thing
18. Go
19. Otto
20. 20th Century Boy (T. Rex)
21. Sixteen Blue
22. Bastards Of Young
23. If Only You Were Lonely
24. Take Me Down To The Hospital
25. I Hate Music
26. Do The Clam (Elvis Presley)
27. Black Diamond
28. Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)

Yea I know, I look like hell,
Smoke and I drink and I’m feeling swell...

Support: The Devices

Notes: All ages early show starting at 4 pm

Recording: Audience

1981-1983, Sessions: Home demos, Minneapolis, MN

01. It’s Hard To Wave In Handcuffs
02. Piano Noises
03. Bad Worker  #1
04. Bad Worker #2
05. You’re Getting Married (Don’t Get Married)
06. Hold Me In Suspension
07. Gimme Torture
08. A Little Bit Drunk #1
09. A Little Bit Drunk #2
10. tuning
11. A Little Bit Drunk #3
12. All That We’ve Been Through
13. Still Be Waiting #1
14. Still Be Waiting #2
15. I Wish You Were Lonely #1
16. Still Be Waiting #3
17. If Only You Were Lonely #2
18. Fuck School
19. Gas Station Attendant
20. Behind My Back
21. Mama Said
22. Instrumental
23. Never Fit In
24. Cool My Jets
25. Answering Machine #1
26. Answering Machine #2
27. Take Me Down To The Hospital
28. If Only You Were Lonely #3
29. I’m In Trouble
30. Treatment Bound
31. I’m Drunk (Outta My Way)
32. Shut Up
33. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price/Elvis Presley)

Bruce Springsteen...
Getting his hair curled...

Notes: Westerberg solo home demos. Interesting series of takes where you can hear the evolution of ‘If Only You Were Lonely.’

Recording: 4-track Studio

Bootleg: Unintentionally

October 26, 1995, Uptown Bar, Minneapolis, MN

01. Every Little Thing Counts
02. The Hardest Part
03. Miss Self Esteem
04. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Johnny Thunders)
05. Wake You Up
06. Tiny Pieces
07. Ain’t You Had Enough
08. C’mon Get Happy (Partridge Family)
09. Me
10. Peg Song
11. Makes Me Happy
12. Your Demise
13. First Steps
14. Friday Night (Is Killing Me)

You should have know right then,
Like you know today...

Notes: Solo, acoustic show.

Recording: Audience

November 7, 2004, Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

01. MPLS
02. Psychopharmacology
03. Waiting On Somebody
04. Kiss me On The Bus
05. I Think I Love You (Partridge Family)
06. My Dad
07. AAA
08. Mr. Rabbit
09. Making Me Go
10. Let The Bad Times Roll
11. No Place For You
12. As Far As I Know
13. High Time
14. Valentine
15. Little Mascara
16. Lush & Green
17. Crackle & Drag
18. Skyway
19. Customer
20. Lookin’ Up In Heaven
21. How Can You Like Him?
22. What A Day (For A Night)
23. Love Untold
24. I Will Dare
25. - dialogue
26. I.O.U.
27. Never Mind
28. Alex Chilton
29. Left Of The Dial
30. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells)
31. - audience
32. Here Comes A Regular
33. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells)
34. Born For Me
35. - dialogue
36. Swingin Party
37. - dialogue
38. Can’t Hardly Wait
39. Lost Highway (Hank Williams)
40. I’ve Got A Mind To Give Up Living (B.B. King)
41. Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)
42. Sweet Virginia (Rolling Stones)
43. Rock ‘N’ Roll (Led Zeppelin)

A marriage license, a job was waiting,
By your mid-30’s, You feel unholy...

Notes: Backed by ‘The Painkillers’ - Kevin Bowe (guitar), Jim Boquist (bass) and Michael Bland (percussion)

Recording: Audience

May 17, 2003, Uptown Bar, Minneapois, MN

01. Without A View
02. Come To Hide
03. Light Of Day
04. Nothing
05. Miss self Esteem
06. C’mon Get Happy (Partridge Family)
07. One Man Guy (Loudon Wainwright III)
08. Not A Moment Too Soon
09. 7 Days A Week
10. Shorcut Through The Dirt
11. Nighttime
12. First Steps
13. Someday
14. Makes Me Happy
15. Friday Night (Is Killing Me)

Do you ever think twice?
Do you ever even think at all?

Notes: Solo, acoustic.

Recording: Audience

July 1, 2002, The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN

01. High Time
02. Mr. Rabbit
03. Psychopharmacology
04. Waiting For Somebody
05. Achin’ To Be
06. Once Around The Weekend
07. Dust My Broom (Elmore James) > Take Out Some Insurance (Jimmy Reed)
08. Let The Bad Times Roll
09. Dirt To Mud > All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan)
10. 2 Days ‘Til Tomorrow
11. We May Be The Ones
12. Here Comes A Regular
13. If Only You Were Lonely
14. Crackle & Drag
15. Swingin Party
16. - tuning
17. Eyes Like Sparks
18. Kickin’ The Stall
19. No Place For You
20. AAA
21. Best Thing That Never Happened
22. Skyway
23. Love Untold
24. Alex Chilton
25. Between Love And Like
26. A Star Is Bored
27. Lookin’ Out Forever
28. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)

Just stay where you are,
Baby, stay away from me...

Tickets: $17.50

Notes: Paul solo. Night three of a three night stand

Recording: Audience

Bootleg: Leav’em Toothless / Guthrie Calling

June 3, 1989, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN

01. Alex Chilton
02. Talent Show
03. Color Me Impressed
04. Back To Back
05. Achin’ To Be
06. Favorite Thing
07. I Don’t Know
08. Anywhere’s Better Than Here
09. Within Your Reach
10. Darlin’ One
11. Nightclub Jitters
12. Cruella DeVille
13. Asking Me Lies
14. Sadly Beautiful
15. The Ledge
16. Waitress In The Sky
17. I Will Dare
18. Answering Machine
19. I Can See For Miles (The Who)
20. We’ll Inherit The Earth
21. unknown (early version of Darlin' One?)
22. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
23. Trouble (Elvis Presley)
24. I’ll Be You
25. I Won’t
26. Kiss Me On The Bus
27. Here Comes A Regular
28. Hootenanny
29. Valentine
30. Left Of The Dial

Poems come so slowly,
Like the colors down a sheet...

Notes: Often mislabeled as ‘St. Paul Civic Center.’

Recording: Audience. Starts off rough but improves.

February 15, 1985, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

01. Color Me Impressed
02. Favorite Thing
03. Can’t Hardly Wait
04. Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
05. Black Diamond
06. Unsatisfied
07. Sixteen Blue
08. I Will Dare
09. Nowhere Is My Home
10. 20th Century Boy (T. Rex)
11. Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
12. Hayday
13. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
14. Love You Till Friday
15. Hear You Been To College
16. - messing around
17. Trouble (Elvis Presley)
18. Fuck School
19. September Gurls (Big Star)
20. Yeah Yeah (Revillos)
21. Radar Love (Golden Earing)
22. God Damn Job
23. Take Me Down To The Hospital
24. Kids Don’t Follow
25. Go
26. Left Of The Dial
27. Answering Machine
28. Walk This Way (Aerosmith)
29. If I Only Had A Brain (Scarecrow/Ray Bolger)

Big town’s got its losers,
Small town’s got its vices...

Notes: “Don’t worry, we’re going to do all of our favorites... probably not yours.” - Paul

Recording: Audience

Decemebr 26, 1984, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

01. I’m In Trouble
02. Favorite Thing
03. Color Me Impressed
04. Nowhere Is My Home
05. I Will Dare
06. Can’t Hardly Wait
07. Sixteen Blue
08. Lookin For Ya
09. Takin A Ride
10. Willpower
11. Hayday
12. Baby Strange (T. Rex)
13. Take Me Down To The Hospital
14. Johnny’s Gonna Die
15. Black Diamond
16. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
17. Bang A Gong (T. Rex)
18. Unsatisfied
19. Gary’s Got A Boner
20. Answering Machine
21. God Damn Job
22. Hitchin’ A Ride (Vanity Fair)
23. Do The Clam (Elvis Presley)
24. Yeah Yeah (Revillos)
25. Easier Said Than Done (The Essex)
26. If I Only Had A Brain (Ray Bolger/Scarecrow)

Kneel round my chair, stand on a chair,
Someone’s at the door, nobody cares...

Support: Laughing Stock, The 800th Life Time

Tickets: $3.50

Notes: Rare, complete version of ‘Bang A Gong.’

Recording: Audience

February 6, 1991, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

01. I Don’t Know
02. I Will Dare
03. Achin’ To Be
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Merry Go Round
06. Satellite
07. Happy Town
08. Swingin Party
09. One Wink At A Time
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. Skyway
12. When It Began
13. Someone Take The Wheel
14. Talent Show
15. Can’t Hardly Wait
16. Raw Ramp (T. Rex)
17. Kiss Me On The Bus
18. If Only You Were Lonely
19. Asking Me Lies
20. I’ll Be You
21. Nobody
22. Within Your Reach
23. Never Mind
24. I.O.U.
25. Alex Chilton
26. Here Comes A Regular

Long ago,
Or yesterday...

Tickets: $19.50

Support: Goo Goo Dolls

Notes: Good show in front of an enthusiastic hometown audience.

Recording: Audience

Bootleg: Long Ago Or Yesterday

October 16, 1985, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN

01. Intro.
02. White And Lazy
03. Bastards Of Young
04. Dose Of Thunder
05. Trouble Boys (Nick Lowe/Dave Edmunds/Rockpile)
06. Can’t Hardly Wait
07. Kansas City Star (Roger Miller)
08. Sixteen Blue 
09. Little Mascara
10. Answering Machine
11. Swingin Party
12. Yeah Yeah (Revillos)
13. Color Me Impressed
14. Favorite Thing
15. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
16. Left Of The Dial
17. Lay It Down Clown
18. Kiss Me On The Bus
19. Takin A Ride
20. Black Diamond
21. I Will Dare
22. 20th Century Boy (T. Rex)
23. Fuck School
24. Gary’s Got A Boner
25. Unsatisfied
26. The Man Who Invented Himself (Robyn Hitchcock)
27. Do The Clam (Elvis Presley)
28. Kumbaya (Traditional)
29. Batman Theme (Neal Hefti)
30. Hamm’s Beer Theme (From The Land of Sky-Blue Water) (Nelle Eberhart/Charles Cadman)
31. Nowhere Man (The Beatles)
32. Helter Skelter (The Beatles)

And everything ain’t okay,
I might die ‘fore Monday...

Support: Blasters, Tupelo Chain Sex

Tickets: $6

Notes: 4 p.m. all ages show. 4 p.m. all ages show. Second night of a five night stand to celebrate the October release of ‘Tim.’ "That's a 15 year old me singing 'Yeah Yeah' and 'Gary's Got a Boner'. Wow, never thought I'd hear this! Got to play Bob's guitar on a few songs that aren't included here..." - Mark Wothe

Recording: Audience