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date location venue extra info
april 2008
5 tourcoing, france le grand mix [crippled black phoenix]
6 paris, france la maroquinerie [crippled black phoenix]
7 nantes, france pole etudiant [crippled black phoenix]
8 bordeaux, france sonart [crippled black phoenix]
9 montpellier, france secret place [crippled black phoenix]
12 bristol, uk the croft [crippled black phoenix]
26 glasgow, uk tramway -
may 2008
9 inverness, uk ironworks -
12 london, uk queen elizabeth hall -
june 2008
24 guadalajara, mexico teatro estudio cavaret -
26 ciudad de méxico, mexico pabellón de alta tecnología -
28 calgary, ab, canada sled island festival -
30 toronto, ont, canada phoenix concert theatre -
july 2008
4 roskilde, denmark roskilde festival -
5 kufstein, austria transmission festival *cancelled*
13 joensuu, finland ilosaarirock festival -
18 madrid, spain summercase festival 'young team' live
19 barcelona, spain summercase festival 'young team' live
26 roseto degli abruzzi, italy soundlabs festival -
august 2008
6 oslo, norway řya festival -
8 myslowice, poland off festival -
11 belfast, uk belsonic -
18 london, uk bbc maida vale studios -
30 utrecht, holland debeschaving festival -
31 antwerp, belgium openluchttheater -
september 2008
3 portland, or, usa roseland theater -
4 seattle, wa, usa showbox sodo -
5 victoria, bc, canada sugar -
6 vancouver, bc, canada commodore ballroom -
8 san francisco, ca, usa grand ballroom -
9 los angeles, ca, usa wiltern theater -
10 tucson, az, usa rialto theater -
12 austin, tx, usa stubb's waller creek -
13 dallas, tx, usa granada theater -
15 atlanta, ga, usa variety playhouse -
16 richmond, va, usa the national -
17 washington, dc, usa 9.30 club -
18 new york, ny, usa terminal 5 -
19 philadelphia, pa, usa starlight ballroom -
21 monticello, ny, usa kutshers country resort atp festival
22 'the hawk is howling' released
last six north american shows cancelled due to illness
22 boston, ma, usa wilbur theater cancelled
23 montreal, qc, canada metropolis cancelled
24 toronto, ont, canada phoenix concert theatre cancelled
25 pontiac, mi, usa the crofoot cancelled
26 chicago, il, usa congress theater cancelled
27 minneapolis, mn, usa first avenue cancelled
october 2008
21 edinburgh, uk corn exchange -
23 manchester, uk academy -
24 london, uk hammersmith apollo -
27 esch, luxembourg rockhal -
28 paris, france casino de paris -
29 köln, germany live music hall -
30 amsterdam, netherlands melkweg -
november 2008
1 groningen, netherlands de oosterpoort -
2 copenhagen, denmark vega -
3 lund, sweden mejeriet -
4 stockholm, sweden cirkus -
6 berlin, germany huxley's -
8 hamburg, germany grosse freiheit -
10 frankfurt, germany mousonturm -
11 dresden, germany alter schlachthof -
12 münchen, germany backstage-werk -
13 zagreb, croatia aquarius -
14 vienna, austria wuk -
15 prague, czech republic archa theatre -
17 fribourg, switzerland fri-son -
18 zurich, switzerland rote fabrik -
december 2008
12 glasgow, scotland stereo [stage blood]

2008 tour statistics

53 mogwai shows in 2008. 41 headlining shows and 12 festival appearances. 48 complete setlists, 5 incomplete setlists. first visit to the czech republic.

32 different tracks played. this includes a number revisted or played for the first time at the two 'mogwai young team' shows in spain in july.

notes: live debuts for new tracks 'i love you, i'm going to blow up your school', 'scotland's shame', 'i'm jim morrison, i'm dead', 'batcat', 'thank you space expert', 'the precipice', and for 1997-vintage 'with portfolio'.
first showings for 'summer [priority version]' since 1997, 'katrien' and 'a cheery wave from stranded youngsters' since 1998, 'radar maker' since 2001 and for 'secret pint' since 2002. last showings for 'tracy' until the 20th anniversary shows in 2015.


the precipice (51 shows)
batcat (50)
friend of the night (49)
i'm jim morrison, i'm dead (49)
hunted by a freak (48)
like herod (48)
i love you, i'm going to blow up your school (47)
thank you space expert (47)
scotland's shame (46)
helicon 1 (33)
we're no here (26)
2 rights make 1 wrong (25)
ithica 27o9 (23)
ex-cowboy (16)
summer (16)
yes! i am a long way from home (16)
christmas steps (13)
cody (13)
mogwai fear satan (13)
i know you are but what am i? (12)
tracy (9)
secret pint (7)
may nothing but happiness come through your door (5)
kids will be skeletons (4)
stanley kubrick (4)
a cheery wave from stranded youngsters (3)
katrien (3)
helicon 2 (2)
radar maker (2)
r u still in 2 it? (2)
summer [priority version] (2)
with portfolio (2)