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1999

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After an 8-year hiatus from touring, The Residents spent most of the first half of 1999 touring Wormwood Live across the United States and Europe, with significantly revamped arrangements, new songs written for the show, and new bandmates Carla Fabrizio, guitarist Nolan Cook and drummer/percussionist Toby Dammit. This was also singer Molly Harvey's first tour with the band. Despite brief shortcomings, the tour was a successful endeavor for the group, and they went on to tour regularly throughout the first half of the 2000s.

Toward the end of the year, to celebrate the end of the millennium, the Refused CD was released, collecting all versions of their landmark song "Santa Dog", including the new iteration "Fire '99". Some sources suggest this project was inspired by uncertainty surrounding the Y2K threat.[1]

Timeline

January

February

April

  • 1st - 3rd: The Wormwood tour debuts with three nights at the Copley Theater in Boston, MA. The venue is leafleted by religious protesters opposing the show.
  • 2nd: A segment on Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular based on "How to Get a Head" from Wormwood is aired.
  • 4th: The Residents perform Wormwood at Pearl Street in Northampton, Massachusetts.
  • 5th - 7th: The Residents perform Wormwood for three nights at Irving Plaza in New York City.
  • 9th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.
  • 12th: The Residents perform Wormwood at 1st Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • 13th - 14th: The Residents perform Wormwood for two nights at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois.
    • This show is webcast online (audio only).
  • 17th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the La Luna in Portland, Oregon.
  • 18th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington.
  • 20th: Scheduled performances of Wormwood in Berkeley and Sacramento are cancelled by venue promoters due to "low ticket sales."[2]
  • 22nd: The Residents perform Wormwood at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • According to a Resident, James Brown happens to meet the group during soundcheck.
  • 23rd - 25th: The Residents perform Wormwood for three nights at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California.
    • The show on the 24th is webcast, and part of it appears in the Kettles of Fish DVD.
  • 27th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana, California.

June

  • 3rd: Sarah McLennan and Molly Harvey leave their jobs at Ralph America, and Dren MacDonald takes over.
  • 13th: The Residents perform Wormwood at Kampnagel K6 in Hamburg, Germany.
  • 15th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Mylos Club in Thessaloniki, Greece.
    • Toward the end of the show, Nolan Cook is hit with a rock thrown from the audience. His eyeball mask prevents serious injury, but leaves a gash on his forehead and he has to leave the stage.
  • 16th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Lycabetus Theater in Athens, Greece.
  • 18th: The Residents perform Wormwood at Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • 19th - 21st: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Archa Theater in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • 24th: The Residents perform Wormwood at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France.
  • 25th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Kulturwerkstatt Kaserne in Basel, Switzerland.
  • 26th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the La Feta du Transbordeur in Lyon, France.
  • 29th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Tivoli Theatre in Barcelona, Spain.
  • An instrumental version of "The Sour Song" from Our Finest Flowers is offered for free on the Ralph America website.

July

  • 1st: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Arezzo Wave Festival in Arezzo, Italy.
  • 3rd: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Green Stage in Roskilde, Denmark.
  • 6th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Muffathalle in Munich, Germany.
  • 7th: The Residents record tracks for Roadworms at the SFB Sendesaal studio in Berlin, Germany, planning to touch up the recordings later.
  • 8th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Volkspark in Mainz, Germany.
  • 10th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Musiktheater Bad in Hannover, Germany.
  • 11th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Dour Festival in Belgium.
  • 13th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Sendesaal in Berlin, Germany.
  • 16th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany.
    • This show is webcasted, and the footage is later treated and released by The Residents as a concert film.
  • 17th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Theatervorplatz in Jena, Germany.
  • 19th: The Residents perform Wormwood at the Forum in London, England.
  • The song "Wanda" from Freak Show Live is offered for free on the Ralph America website.

August

  • Some music from the Conceiving Ada film score is offered for free on the Ralph America website.

September

  • The title theme for the Hunters score is offered for free on the Ralph America website.

October

November

  • 16th: Knitting on the Roof, an album of Fiddler on the Roof covers to benefit the Knitting Factory in New York City, is released.[3] The Residents contribute with their version of the song "Matchmaker".
  • A cover of the song "1999" by Prince is offered for free on the Ralph America website.

December

Releases

Re-Releases

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ↑ https://gio80.com/refused
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991005032303/http://www.residents.com/cancel.html
  3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/knitting-on-the-roof-mw0000254332?1624988813996
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