SONIC YOUTH ~ L'Olympia. Paris.

*** The first of the "SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century" performances ***

Support Act : JIM O'ROURKE

~ GOODBYE 20th CENTURY TOUR 2001 ~

SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century is an album by American (from New York City) alternative and indie rock band  Sonic Youth. It is a double album of versions of pieces by avant-garde composers, performed by Sonic Youth and collaborators. Released on November 16, 1999. Produced by Sonic Youth, William Winant, Jim O’Rourke.mber 16, 1999. Produced by Sonic Youth, William Winant, Jim O’Rourke.

NYC Ghosts & Flowers is the eleventh studio album by by American (from New York City) alternative and indie rock band Sonic Youth, released on May 16, 2000. Produced by Sonic Youth - Jim O’Rourke. The highly experimental album is considered to be a reaction to the theft of the band's instruments in July 1999, when several irreplaceable guitars and effects pedals were stolen. NYC Ghosts & Flowers was the first album since Bad Moon Rising in which the band used prepared guitar.

SONIC YOUTH (Band)

Kim Gordon – vocals, bass, guitar (1981–2011)
Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar (1981–2011)
Lee Ranaldo – guitar, vocals (1981–2011), keyboards (2002-2011)
Steve Shelley – drums (1985–2011)
Jim O'Rourke – bass, guitars, synthesizer (1999–2005)

Touring

Christian Fennesz — mac
William Winant — percussion

The Setlist

SONIC YOUTH

Intro
Having Never Written A Note For Percussion (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Voice Piece For Soprano (pt 1 - Against the Wind) (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Six (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Voice Piece For Soprano (pt 2 - Against the Wall) (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Treatise (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Voice Piece For Soprano (pt 3 - Against the Sky) (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Clapping Music
Four6 (SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century - 1999)
Side2Side (NYC Ghosts & Flowers - 1999)
She Is Not Alone (Sonic Youth - 1982) (with guest on drums: Richard Edson)

Encore

NYC Ghosts & Flowers (NYC Ghosts & Flowers - 1999)

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Time Set: 1h30