YES PLEASE UK TOUR
Sadly this tour would be the end of an era for the Mondays as it was to be their last tour before it all blew up and the band split the following year. They did however go out with a bang and put on some great gigs when most had written them off. Bez will always be memorable trying to do his usual dancing whilst his arm was hanging off lol
Two similar MTV features about the tour:
Tour Itinerary sample for the UK Yes Please tour:
UK tour poster below and the band Access All Area Pass for the tour on the right:
Press adverts for UK tour:
The first gig of the tour and this was a widely circulated bootleg back in the day. Nice to hear the new songs in the set list though I have to say and a complete flip on the usual set with playing Wrote For Luck as the opener instead of the huge finish as they had done for years before. Ticket provided by Scott Holland.
Manchester Free Trade Hall, 11th October:
The home coming gig and thankfully we got another recording even though the sound is poor, and as per usual with the Mondays tours the set list is exactly the same as the Leicester gig the previous night lol
Set list: WFL, Loose Fit, Sunshine & Love, Donovan, Kinky Afro, Cowboy Dave, Hallelujah, Stinkin Thinkin, Angel, Cut 'Em Loose Bruce, Step On, Dustman, Theme From Netto, Monkey in the Family
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 10th October:
Set list: WFL, Loose Fit, Sunshine & Love, Donovan, Kinky Afro, Cowboy Dave, Hallelujah, Stinkin Thinkin, Angel, Cut 'Em Loose Bruce, Step On, Dustman, Theme From Netto, Monkey in the Family
Newcastle City Hall, 13th October:
No recording of this show but more than likely the same setlist. The ticket shown on the right has been provided by Scott Holland.
Brixton Academy, 17th October:
This show was recorded for Japanese TV and you can watch it on the right.
Set list: WFL, Loose Fit, Sunshine & Love, Donovan, Kinky Afro, Cowboy Dave, Hallelujah, Stinkin Thinkin, Angel, Cut 'Em Loose Bruce, Step On, Dustman, Theme From Netto, Monkey in the Family
Glasgow Barrowlands, 14th October:
Newport Centre, 16th October:
Again, no bootleg recordings of either Glasgow or Newport appeared but if I am wrong and you have one then please get in touch, thanks.
London Kilburn National, 18th October:
Set list: WFL, Loose Fit, Sunshine & Love, Donovan, Kinky Afro, Cowboy Dave, Hallelujah, Stinkin Thinkin, Angel, Cut 'Em Loose Bruce, Step On, Dustman, Theme From Netto, Monkey in the Family
Sheffield City Hall, 20th October:
No recording of this gig unfortunately but the ticket to the right has been provided by Scott Holland.
Victoria Hall, Hanley, 21st October:
Preston Guildhall, 22nd October:
Double sided tour t-shirt:
Press article hinting at the end of the band as the suggested '2 year break' would probably have never worked anyway.
Yeah I enjoyed the tour to be fair especially as there was a few new tunes added into the set list but i could tell at the time it seemed like the end of the line unfortunately. Just a shame they couldnt have held it together cos the tunes they were doing in the final session shown here https://www.happymondaysarchive.com/the-final-session were sounding good and add some of Shauns first black grape album to that and the Mondays could have had another great album. All ifs and buts now though! Fucking great band though, even when they were terrible lol
I went to the Manchester Free Trade Hall gig...it was good, but the vibe had gone.