Did ya catch them in 2003 ? !
2000 Shows
The year 2000 marked the live debut of Johnny Marr's Healers!
The band members for all of the following dates were:
- Johnny Marr: lead vocals and guitar
- Zak Starkey: Drums
- Alonza Bevan: bass
- Liz Bonney: percussion
- Lee Spencer: keys
- Adam "Chink" Grey: guitar
Debut Gigs
- May 25, 2000 - The Sugar House - Lancaster, UK
First ever
gig
- The Healers live debut was at a secret gig! They played a set of new material
that lasted about 1.25 hours. The unsuspecting audience was greeted by Marr's
announcement "We're The Healers if you didn't know already, and this is our
first gig." The band performed: Bangin' On, Last Ride (possible 1st
single), Here it Comes, Caught Up, Down on the Corner, Get me Wrong, Coming
On, Need it, Another Day, I Need Somebody [Stooges tune], Just a Fool.
Reports indicated that the band was pleased with the show, and that the audience
enjoyed the energy of the band. One review posting described the sound of
the songs: some include "harmonica & quick funk slide guitar riffs"
and the overall sound being one of a "guitar ensemble".
- Saturday, May 27, 2000 - Coventry Coliseum [The Left Wing], Primrose
Hill St, Coventry, UK
- This was the first announced, but second overall gig of Johnny Marr's Healers.
The band played a 9 song main set and 3 song encore in this pub annex of the
nightclub to a packed house (capacity approx. 250-300).
The set included Bangin' On, Last Ride, Caught Up, Down On The Corner .
As one witness posted:
"The general impression I've got, apart from being jostled by twats
shouting for old Smiths songs, is that this band will improve with age and
experience. They are tight, and the drummer is excellent. The material,
heavy, swampy, rock with massive riffs, crap lyrics (better than John Squire's
though) and a honest, humble vocalist, show that, with repeated exposure
their stuff had the potential to be massive. " - Mark to news@morrissey-solo.com
Melody Maker concluded their brief report with:
"It's only their second gig, and entertaining a crowd of highly curious
Smith's fans clearly comes second to preparing for imminent Oasis support
slots. As it stands, the beleaguered Gallagher boys face the embarrassment
of being seriously upstaged." - Daniel Louw - Melody Maker June
13, 2000 pg 67.
Opening for Oasis
- May 30, 2000 Filaforum - Milan, Italy
- Opened for Oasis. One posting on alt.music.oasis had this to say: "
> Were the Healers any good? They're good yeah, but a bit too repetitive,
long-winded... top musicians though of course, not only Johnny Marr but the
drums, absolutely tops ..."
- May 31, 2000 Saalsporthalle - Zurich, Switzerland
- Opened for Oasis
- Jun 2, 2000 Weiner Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
- Opened for Oasis
- Jun 3, 2000 Haus Auensee - Leipzig
- Opened for Oasis
- Jun 5, 2000 COS Torwar - Warsaw
- Opened for Oasis
- Jun 7, 2000 Arena - Berlin, Germany
- Opened for Oasis
UK Warm-up gig
Prior to their opening slot for two giant UK Oasis gigs, the band warmed up
in Sheffield.
- July 14th The Leadmill, Sheffield UK
-
Show
was sold out, and they played for about 1.25 hours.
Set List:Bangin' On, Last Ride, Her It Comes, Caught Up, Down On
The Corner, Get Me Wrong, Comin' On, Need It
encore:Another Day, Need Somebody
"Far
more intriguingly, a particularly outstanding closing 15-minutes shows that
Marr's legendary creativity is still intact. One song virtually invents
glam reggae, another updates Hawkwind, and the awesome percussive-guitar-harmonica
groove of "Need It" manages to recall Sympathy for the Devil, Lust
for Life, and -- yes -- The Queen Is Dead." - review from
the now defunct CDNow's Allstar News
Opening for Oasis on home turf
- July 15th & 16th - Reebok Stadium, Bolton (outside Manchester)
UK
- Johnny Marr's Healers (along with The Happy Mondays) opened for OASIS
Some Foreign Festivals
- July 29th - Fuji Rock Fest
[Naeba
Ski Resort - Mikuni, Yuzawamachi, Minami Uonuma Gun, Nigata approx. 2.5 hours
from Tokyo]
Healers played the main stage of the Fuji Rock Fest - the GREEN STAGE,
second-to-last, after Rollins, Animal House & SonicYouth, but before the
Japanese band The Michelle Gun Elephant.
- August 5, 2000 - Benicássim Festival 2000,Castellón,
Spain [East Coast of Spain, 80 kms North of Valencia]
- Day 2 of a three day festival ...
Johnny Marr's Healers played the main stage, second to last, after Morcheeba,
and before the closers Primal Scream. Reports say they played for about fifty
minutes: Bangin' On, Last Ride, Caught Up, Down On The Corner, Don't Get
Me Wrong, song?, song?, song?, a short instrumental. The band was basically
strong armed off the stage - prevented from performing additional songs even
though the crowd and the band wanted to continue. Apparently MANY bands suffered
the same forceful axe from the organizers in the name of scheduling.
Reactions have been very good - the Spanish Radio 3 commentator stated that
this band was the surprise of the festival, the best gig so far, with difference.
Back in the UK
- Sept 5, 2000 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth UK
Set List:Bangin' On, Last Ride, Here it Comes, Caught Up, Down On
The Corner, Get Me Wrong, Voodoo In You, Comin' On Ready Or Not, Need It
Encore: Another Day, I Need Somebody
- Sept 6, 2000 - Scala, London, UK
-
Set List: (said to be similar to Portsmouth, minus Voodoo In You)
Deb Wakeford was kind enough to send in some great photos!
On a less pleasant note - some scum made off with Johnny's Cherry Red 1964
Gibson SG guitar, right after the performance at the Scala in London. Johnny's
management is offering a reward for information leading to its safe return.
Details are on Johnny's official
site
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