Demon Days Live
TourbyGorillaz | |
Location |
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Associated album | Demon Days |
Start date | 1 November 2005 |
End date | 6 April 2006 |
Legs | 2 |
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Gorillazconcert chronology |
Demon Days Livewas a limitedconcert tourperformed by the Britishalternative rockvirtual bandGorillaz,in support of their second studio albumDemon Days.[1][2][3]Demon Days Live consisted of two residencies, with five shows played at theManchester Opera Housein England, and another five played at New York City'sApollo Theater.The Manchester residency was later released ontoDVDasDemon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House.[4]One of the New York shows was broadcast onMHD(now MTV Live) asGorillaz: Live in Harlem.[5]The Manchester Opera House film was later nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Music Film.
Live band
[edit]- Damon Albarn[6]– vocals, piano,melodica
- Mike Smith– keyboards
- Simon Tong– guitar
- Simon Jones– guitar
- Morgan Nicholls– bass
- Cass Browne– drums
- Darren Galea– turntable
- Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion
- Wayne Hernandez – backing vocals
- Sharlene Hector – backing vocals
- Rosie Wilson – backing vocals
- Wendi Rose – backing vocals
- Aaron Sokell – backing vocals
- Isabelle Dunn– cello
- Dan Keane – cello
- Deborah Chandler – cello
- Emma Smith – bass
- Amanda Drummond – viola
- Nina Kapinsky – viola
- Gary Pomeroy – viola
- Antonia Pagulatos– violin
- Jennifer Berman – violin
- Kirsty Mangan – violin
Guest collaborators and additional musicians
[edit]- Neneh Cherry– vocals on "Kids with Guns"
- Bootie Brown– vocals on "Dirty Harry"
- De La Soul– vocals on "Feel Good Inc"
- Ike Turner– piano on "Every Planet We Reach is Dead"
- MF Doom– vocals on "November Has Come" (video only)
- Roots Manuva– vocals on "All Alone"
- Martina Topley-Bird– vocals on "All Alone"
- Rosie Wilson – vocals on "Dare"
- Shaun Ryder– vocals on "Dare"
- Dennis Hopper– narration on "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" (New York dates only)
- London Community Gospel Choir– vocals on "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" and "Demon Days"
- Zeng Zhen –guzhengon "Hong Kong"
- Ibrahim Ferrer– vocals on "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (video only)
Production
[edit]Demon Days Live marked the first Gorillaz concert where the live band performed in full view of the audience, forgoing the "behind-the-screen" setup ofGorillaz' previous tour.Visuals and music videos tailor-made for the shows played on a large screen above the band, while the band themselves were kept silhouetted by a combination of dim lighting and colorful, illuminated back-paneling. Puppets of2-DandMurdocwere utilized during intros and intermissions, addressing the audience and commenting on the show from the venues' balconies. The lifesize puppets were created byJim Henson's Creature Shop;theJim Henson Companywould later award Gorillaz with the "Jim Henson Creativity Honor".[7][8]
ALas Vegasresidency was considered, but the "astronomical" production cost of previous shows dissuaded the band from continuing the concerts. Speaking on tour expenses, Gorillaz co-creatorJamie Hewlettexplained: "The idea of putting it on in Vegas really appealed, but in the end it would have cost too much. The Demon Days Live shows actually ended up costing Damon and I money overall."[9]
Setlist
[edit]The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Manchester on 1 November 2005. This setlist accurately represents all shows on the tour.
- "Intro"
- "Last Living Souls"
- "Kids with Guns"(featuring.Neneh Cherry)
- "O Green World"
- "Dirty Harry"(featuring.Bootie Brown)
- "Feel Good Inc."(featuring.De La Soul)
- "El Mañana"
- "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"(featuring.Ike Turner)
- "November Has Come"(featuring.MF Doom)(footage)
- "All Alone"(featuring.Roots ManuvaandMartina Topley-Bird)
- "White Light"
- "Dare"(featuring. Roses Gabor andShaun Ryder)
- "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" –Read byDennis Hopper
- "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"(featuring.The London Community Gospel Choir)
- "Demon Days"(featuring. The London Community Gospel Choir)
- Encore
- "Hong Kong"(featuring. Zeng Zhen)
- "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"(featuring.Ibrahim Ferrer)(footage)
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[2] | |||
1 November 2005 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manchester Opera House |
2 November 2005 | |||
3 November 2005 | |||
4 November 2005 | |||
5 November 2005 | |||
North America[3] | |||
2 April 2006 | New York City | United States | Apollo Theater |
3 April 2006 | |||
4 April 2006 | |||
5 April 2006 | |||
6 April 2006 |
References
[edit]- ^"Gorillaz Take Manchester, Prep Holographic Live Show".Spin.22 September 2005.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^ab"Gorillaz live secrets revealed".NME.29 October 2005.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^ab"GORILLAZ TAKING UP RESIDENCY AT NEW YORK'S APOLLO THEATER".MTV.1 March 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2015.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^"Gorillaz to release DVD".NME.24 February 2006.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^"MHD to air" Gorillaz: Live in Harlem "concert on New Year's Eve".Engadget.21 December 2006.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House(DVD Booklet).Gorillaz.Parlophone.2006.
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:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^"Gorillaz / April 2, 5, 2006 / Harlem, N.Y. (Apollo Theatre)".Billboard.5 April 2006.Retrieved27 April2017.
- ^"THE JIM HENSON COMPANY ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL JIM HENSON HONORS"(PDF).The Jim Henson Company.21 December 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010.Retrieved27 April2017– via Archive.org.
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:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Jamie Hewlett: The Gorillaz-Unofficial 2008 Interview".www.gorillaz-unofficial.com.2008. Archived fromthe originalon 5 June 2017.Retrieved11 June2018– via Archive.org.