THE DIVINE COMEDY ~ La Philharmonie 2 (Cité de la musique). Paris.

 *** SHOW "September 25, 2020" CANCELLED following the COVID-19 virus epidemic ***

*** RESCHEDULED September 19, 2022 ***

 

 *** UP FOR SALE : 05/04/2022 - 10h ***

 

*** The thirtieth anniversary celebrations ***

 

*** CONCERT DAY: 1 # 5 -- SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 -- ALBUMS (played in their entirety) : Liberation (1993), Promenade (1994) ***

***  - 20 - Albums (played in their entirety): Casanova (1996), A Short Album About Love (1997)
 - 21 - Albums (played in their entirety): Fin de siècle (1998), Regeneration (2001)
 - 22 - Albums (played in their entirety) : Absent Friends (2004), Victory for the Comic Muse (2006)
 - 23 - Albums (played in their entirety): Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010), Foreverland (2016) ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
7:30 pm — Doors Open
8:30 pm — The Divine Comedy (UK)

Support Act: ---

 

~ RETROSPECTIVE TOUR 2022 ~

  

Venus, Cupid, Folly And Time - Thirty Years Of is a limited edition twelve volume CD boxset (exclusive 2CD compilation of early material put together by Neil from his personal archive, including recordings stretching back to as early as 1984. It contains the "lost" 1990 album) by Irish (from Northern Ireland) chamber pop band The Divine Comedy, released on October 9, 2020. Engineer/mixer/producer Guy Massey, whose work on The Beatles Stereo Remasters won him a Grammy Award.

 

Liberation is the second studio album by Irish (from Northern Ireland) chamber pop band The Divine Comedy, released on August 18, 1993. Producer Neil Hannon - Darren Allison.

Promenade is the third  studio album by Irish (from Northern Ireland) chamber pop band The Divine Comedy, released on March 28, 1994. Producer Neil Hannon - Darren Allison.

 

THE DIVINE COMEDY (Band)

 

 Neil Hannon — lead vocals (1989-present)

 

+ Band 

Andrew Skeet — piano (1989-present) 

Ian Watson — accordion, keyboards (1989-present)
Simon Little — bass (1989-present)
Tosh Flood — guitar (1989-present) 

Tim Weller — drums (1989-present)
John Evans — guitare
Lucy Wilkins — violin
Calina de la Mare — violin, alto
Chris Worsey — cello
Sarah Field — trumpet, sax
Christian Foresaw — sax, flute

The Setlist

 THE DIVINE COMEDY

 

 SET 1

Album Liberation - 1993

Festive Road
Death of a Supernaturalist
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
I Was Born Yesterday
Your Daddy's Car
Europop
Timewatching
The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count
Queen of the South
Victoria Falls
Three Sisters
Europe by Train
Lucy

 

Intermission

SET 2
Album Promenade - 1994

Bath (Neil said it was the best they'd ever played it.)
Going Downhill Fast
The Booklovers
A Seafood Song
Geronimo
Don't Look Down
When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe
The Summerhouse
Neptune's Daughter (Restarted after the first verse because Neil got the words wrong and wanted it to be perfect.)
A Drinking Song
Ten Seconds to Midnight
Tonight We Fly

Encore

Absent Friends (Absent Friends - 2004)
Generation Sex (Fin de siècle - 1998)

 

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 Time Set: 2h00