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The Mole Show, San Francisco, October 26th 1982

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The Residents officially premiered their debut live tour The Mole Show on October 26th 1982 with the first of two sold out shows at the Kabuki Theatre in San Francisco, California.[1]

The show had previously been previewed in a stripped-back, music-only rehearsal show at The House in Santa Monica in April. The Kabuki shows saw the debut of the full-fledged Mole Show, with dancers, props, sets and narration.

This show was photographed by Randy Bachman;[2] the photos (which portray the full stage set-up at numerous points in the show) have been widely published in relation to the tour, including on the Historical section of The Residents' official website, and in the 2022 art book A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1.[2]

One of the Kabuki shows (likely this one) was professionally filmed; footage from the show is featured on the Mole Show Live in San Francisco DVD included in the limited edition Mole Show "bag set" released in 2009.

Reception

Ian Stathis' backstage pass for this show

The show was reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle, who described the show thus: "The art-school crowd assembled on Tuesday at the Kabuki sat in rapt attention while dancers frolicked on a stage flanked by giant cartoon-like paintings, sporting various weird props, as the band worked its way through an obscure allegory about moles and their culture."[1]

Set list

See also

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ian Shirley, Never Known Questions: Five Decades of The Residents, Cherry Red Books, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aaron Tanner, The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1, Melodic Virtue, 2022
The Mole Show
(1982-1983)

Set list
"Voices of the Air" · "The Secret Seed" · "The Ultimate Disaster" · "God of Darkness" · "Migration"
"Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)" · "Another Land" · "The New Machine" · "Song of the Wild" · "Final Confrontation" · "Satisfaction" · "Happy Home"

Dates
Preview performance
Santa Monica, April 10th 1982
America (October - April 1982)
San Francisco, October 26th 1982 · San Francisco, October 27th 1982 · Los Angeles, October 29th 1982 · Los Angeles, October 30th 1982 · Pasadena, October 31st 1982
Europe (May - July 1983)
Hannover, May 23rd 1983 · Vienna, May 25th 1983 · Vienna, May 26th 1983 · Munich, May 27th 1983 · Frankfurt, May 28th 1983 · Dusseldorf, May 29th 1983 · Berlin, May 30th 1983 · Copenhagen, June 1st 1983 · Hamburg, June 2nd 1983 · Bochum, June 3rd 1983 · Utrecht, June 4th 1983 · Brussels, June 5th 1983 · Paris, June 7th 1983 · Lyon, June 8th 1983 · Bologna, June 12th 1983 · Milan, June 13th 1983 · Firenze, June 14th 1983 · Barcelona, June 17th 1983 · Valencia, June 18th 1983 · Madrid, June 19th 1983 · Madrid, June 20th 1983 · Madrid, June 21st 1983 · Bordeaux, June 23rd 1983 · Poitiers, June 24th 1983 · Birmingham, June 27th 1983 · London, June 28th 1983 · Liverpool, June 29th 1983 · Edinburgh, June 30th 1983 · Leicester, May 28th 1983
The Uncle Sam Mole Show
Washington, D.C., October 7th 1983 (press conference)

Personnel
The Residents · Penn Jillette · Kathleen French · Carol LeMaitre · Sarah McLennan · Chris Van Ralte · Nessie Lessons · Scott Fraser · Philip Perkins · Dan Gillham · Laurence Campling · Raoul N.D Seimbote · Eric Knorr · Leigh Barbier · Sheenah Spece · Paul Young · Mara Mikialian · Bill Gerber · Evan Medow · Tom Timony · Diane Flynn · Sally Lewis

Related releases
Mark of the Mole · The Tunes of Two Cities · Intermission EP · Mole Show (Live at the Roxy) · Mole Show VHS · Assorted Secrets · PAL TV LP · Set Designs from The Mole Show portfolio · Mole Show: Live In Holland · Mole Show DVD bag set · Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed · Mole Dance 82

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