Snaketrain Demos
Setlist: 1. Cowboy X, 2. Box 36, 3. Murphy, 4. Hands, 5. I, 6. Baby Man, 7. Big Sleep, 8. Friends.

Set Info: 1-8: ??
Extra Info: James' first band.


October 5, 1988
Setlist: 1. There It Goes, 2. She, 3. My Eternity, 4. Under Your Spell, 5. Bleed, 6. Spiteface, 7. Nothing and Everything.

Set Info: 1-7: Caberet Metro, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: First show with Jimmy, also the first known recorded SP show.


June 23, 1991
Setlist: 1. Blue, 2. Terrapin, 3. Smiley, 4. Siva, 5. Crush, 6. Bury Me.

Set Info: 1-6: Rose Records, Chicago, IL.


July 21, 1991
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Tristessa, 3. What You Wanted, 4. Rhinoceros, 5. Bury Me, 6. Siva, 7. Suffer, 8. Blue, 9. Purr Snickety, 10. Snail, 11. I Am One, 12. Out Of Focus, 13. Silverfuck.

Set Info: 1-13: The Moon Cafe, New Haven, CT.


September ??, 1991
Setlist: 1. Billy interview, 2. Drown, 3. Suffer, 4. La Dolly Vita, 5. Obscured, 6. Tristessa (tease), 7. Rhinoceros (tease), 8. Snail.

Set Info: 1-8: Unknown hotel room, London, UK.


September 13, 1991
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Tristessa, 3. Rhinoceros, 4. Bury Me, 5. Siva, 6. Drown, 7. Obscured (tease) / Purple Haze (tease), 8. Slunk, 9. I Am My End, 10. Snail, 11. Window Paine, 12. I Am One.

Set Info: 1-17: Club Babyhead, Providence, RI.
Extra Info: Cool fast version of Rhinoceros.


October 22, 1991
Setlist: 1. Blue, 2. Siva, 3. Smiley, 4. Suffer.

Set Info: 1-4: Atomic Records, Milwaukee, WI.


October 30, 1991
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Tristessa, 3. Rhinoceros, 4. Bury Me, 5. Siva, 6. Window Paine, 7. I Am One.

Set Info: Drop-outs in Bury Me and Siva.


January 18, 1992
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Tristessa, 3. Window Paine, 4. Bury Me, 5. Snail, 6. Siva, 7. Slunk, 8. Luna, 9. I Am One, 10. Silverfuck, 11. Smoke On the Water (partial), 12. Crush, 13. Girl Named Sandoz, 14. Bye June, 15. Blue, 16. I Am My End, 17. Offer Up.

Set Info: 1-17: Effanaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.


January 20, 1992
Setlist: 1. Snail, 2. Slunk, 3. Crush, 4. Siva.

Set Info: 1-4: Melkveg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


June 9, 1992
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Slunk, 3. Disarm, 4. Happy Birthday, to Jimmy, 5. The Joker, 6. Tristessa, 7. Plume, 8. Frail & Bedazzled, 9. Drown, 10. Bury Me, 11. Siva, 12. Luna, 13. Snail, 14. I Am One, 15. Bullet Train to Osaka, 16. Offer Up (short), 17. Silverfuck.

Set Info: 1-17: The Unicorn, Milwaukee, WI, electric.
Extra Info:


September 3, 1992
Setlist: 1. Rhinoceros, 2. Geek USA, 3. Rocket, 4. Bury Me, 5. Disarm, 6. Hello Kitty Kat, 7. Unknown Jam, 8. Siva, 9. Drown, 10. Tristessa, 11. Window Paine, 12. I Am One, 13. Lookout Loretta, 14. Silverfuck, 15. Star Spangled Banner.

Set Info: 1-15: Bashkaap, Frankfurt, Germany.


September 6, 1992
Setlist: 1. The Kiss, 2. Rocket, 3. Bury Me, 4. Window Paine, 5. Tristessa, 6. Siva, 7. Hummer, 8. I Am One, 9. Silverfuck, 10. Slunk, 11. The Joker.

Set Info: 1-11: Metropolis Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Extra Info: Good show, The Kiss is an early version of Geek USA.


March 15, 1993
Setlist: 1. Bury Me, 2. Quiet, 3. Cherub Rock, 4. Rhinoceros, 5. Hello Kitty Kat, 6. Spaceboy, 7. I Am One, 8. Geek USA, 9. Soma, 10. Disarm, 11. Siva, 12. Drown, 13. Frail and Bedazzled, 14. Hummer, 15. Tristessa, 16. Silverfuck (cut).

Set Info: 1-16: Center Stage, Atlanta, GA.


August 12, 1993
Setlist: 1. Rocket, 2. Quiet, 3. Today, 4. Soma, 5. I Am One, 6. Disarm, 7. Geek USA, 8. Rhinoceros, 9. Cherub Rock, 10. Starla, 11. Not Worth Asking (aborted), 12. Hummer, 13. Siva, 14. Drown, 15. Silverfuck.

Set Info: 1-15: Caberet Metro, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: Good show and sounds great.


November 20, 1993
Setlist: 1. Geek USA, 2. Quiet, 3. Today, 4. Disarm, 5. I Am One, 6. Star Spangled Banner (tease) / Rocket, 7. Drown, 8. Hummer, 9. Siva, 10. Soma, 11. Cherub Rock, 12. Suffer (partial) / "The Boredom Song", 13. Silverfuck (aborted).

Set Info: Wust Music Hall - Washington, DC.
Extra Info: Major disortion.


November 22, 1993
Setlist: Interview / guest DJ session (songs omitted) with Billy on college radio.

Set Info: 89.5 WSOU - Seton Hall University - South Orange, NJ.
Extra Info: Static throughout, but listenable.


December 11, 1993
Setlist: 1. Soma, 2. Rocket, 3. Geek USA, 4. Disarm, 5. Today, 6. Spiteface (tease), 7. Siva, 8. Bury Me, 9. Rhinoceros, 10. Snail, 11. Tristessa (partial), 12. Window Paine (blues), 13. Drown, 14. Hummer, 15. Cherub Rock, 16. Quiet, 17. Pissant, 18. Starla, 19. Spaceboy, 20. I Am One (cut).

Set Info: 1-20: Bogart's, Cincinnatti, OH.
Extra Info: This was the last show of the "Rock Invasion" Tour.


February 23, 1994
Setlist: 1. Soma, 2. Rocket, 3. Quiet, 4. Disarm, 5. Today, 6. Geek USA, 7. Snail, 8. Cherub Rock, 9. Drown, 10. Hummer, 11. I Am One, 12. Soothe, 13. Siva.

Set Info: 1-13: Astoria Theather, London, UK.


June 18, 1994
Setlist: 1. A Night Like This, 2. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, 3. Just Between (early Here is No Why), 4. The Boy, 5. Germans in Leather Pants, 6. Feel the Funny, 7. War Jam, 8. Cars, 9. Junkie See, 10. Delusions of Candor, 11. Give Peace a Chance, 12. End Synth, 13. Give Peace a Chance.

Set Info: 1-13: Double Doors, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: Sounds pretty fuzzy but it's a cool show - and the only recorded Starchildren gig.


July 7, 1994
Setlist: 1. Geek USA, 2. Rocket, 3. Disarm, 4. Quiet, 5. Cherub Rock, 6. Drown, 7. Hummer, 8. I Am One (with rant), 9. Today, 10. Luna, 11. Silverfuck, 12. Siva, 13. Starla.

Set Info: 1-13: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV.
Extra Info: First stop headlining the Lollapallooza tour.


July 12, 1994
Setlist: 1. Soma, 2. Rocket, 3. Geek USA, 4. Disarm, 4. Quiet, 5. Cherub Rock, 6. Drown, 7. Hummer, 8. I Am One (with rant), 9. Today, 10. Luna, 11. Silverfuck, 12. Siva, 13. Starla.

Set Info: 1-13: St. Paul, MN.
Extra Info:


August 2, 1994
Setlist: 1. Soma, 2. Rocket, 3. Geek USA, 4. Disarm, 5. Snail, 6. Siva, 7. Cherub Rock / Shine (tease), 8. Drown, 9. Hummer, 10. Today.

Set Info: Saratoga Raceway - Saratoga, NY.
Extra Info: A bit high on the treble, but not a bad recording, though incomplete. Tape flip at the end of Hummer.


August 28, 1994
Setlist: 1. Quiet, 2. Cherub Rock, 3. Disarm, 4. Rocket, 5. I Am One, 6. Soma, 7. Geek USA, 8. Today, 9. Spaceboy, 10. Frail and Bedazzled, 11. Plume, 12. Siva, 13. Daydream, 14. Starla, 15. Pissant, 16. Concerto in C Minor.

Set Info: 1-16: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA.
Extra Info: One of the coolest shows I've ever heard, the Concerto is a must hear.


February 21, 1995
Setlist: 1. Jupiter's Lament, 2. Towers of Rabble, 3. Tonight, Tonight, 4. Jellybelly, 5. Speed, 6. Mouths of Babes, 7. Here is no Why, 8. Cupid de Locke, 9. Beautiful, 10. God, 11. Zero, 12. Porcelina (cut), 13. Fuck You (An Ode to No One), 14. Love, 15. Set the Ray to Jerry, 16. Muzzle, 17. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 18. Galapogos, 19. Blew Away, 20. Frail and Bedazzled, 21. By Starlight, 22. Pissant, 23. Hello Kitty Kat (cut).

Set Info: 1-23: Double Doors, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: A lot of this is pretty fuzzy, but cool.

February 28, 1995
Setlist: 1. Stumbleine (cut), 2. Lily (My One and Only), 3. Classic Medley, 4. Towers of Rabble, 5. Meladori Magpie, 6. Take Me Down, 7. Tonight, Tonight, 8. God, 9. Zero, 10. Here is No Why, 11. Cupid de Locke, 12. Fuck You (An Ode to No One), 13. Love, 14. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, 15. Speed, 16. Galapogos, 17. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 18. Fly By Night, 19. Jellybelly, 20. Frail and Bedazzled, 21. Never Let Me Down, 22. Blew Away, 23. Muzzle, 24. Pissant, 25, I Just Wanna Make Love to You.

Set Info: 1-25: Double Doors, Chicago, IL.


September 7, 1996
Setlist: 1. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 2. Where Boys Fear to Tread, 3. Zero, 4. Fuck You (An Ode to No One), 5. To Forgive, 6. Tonight, Tonight, 7. Today, 8. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 9. Siva, 10. Disarm, 11. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 12. Cherub Rock, 13. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans / Beautiful / Rocket, 14. In A Gadda Da Vida / X.Y.U., 15. 1979, 16. Muzzle, 17. Bodies, 18. Silverfuck.

Set Info: 1-18: War Memorial Stadium - Syracuse, NY.


January 14, 1997
Setlist: 1. Tonight, Tonight, 2. Cherub Rock, 3. Where Boys Fear to Tread, 4. By Starlight, 5. Zero, 6. Fuck You (An Ode to No One), 7. Thirty-Three, 8. 1979, 9. Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 10. Muzzle, 11. Disarm, 12. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, 13. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 14. X.Y.U., 15. Rhinoceros, 16. Siva.

Set Info: 1-17: Sioux Falls, SD.
Extra Info: Pretty fuzzy...but I was there!


June 23, 1997
Setlist: 1. Yardbirds, 2. Where Boys Fear to Tread, 3. Eye, 4. Tonight, Tonight, 5. Transformer, 6. Zero, 7. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 8. By Starlight, 9. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 10. The End is the Beginning is the End, 11. 1979, 12. Muzzle, 13. X.Y.U, 14. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, 15. The Aeroplane Flies High.

Set Info: 1-13: Double Doors, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: Secret show the band played under the name Audio Vanguard Association.


November 3, 1997
Setlist: 1. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 2. Zero, 3. Tonight, Tonight, 4. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, 5. Muzzle.

Set Info: 1-5: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL.
Extra Info: This was the surprise opener for Jane's Addiction.


May 16, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Tear, 3. Pug, 4. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 5. Shame, 6. 1979, 7. Ava Adore, 8. For Martha, 9. Interview.

Set Info: 1-9: Genoa, IT.
Extra Info: Performed on a houseboat and broadcast on the radio. The interview has some pretty funny stuff - their usual ways of not answering the questions. 2nd Gen.


May 19, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Tear, 3. Crestfallen, 4. Once Upon a Time, 5. Ava Adore, 6. Shame, 7. Daphne Decends, 8. Let Me Give The World To You, 9. Perfect, 10. Tonight, Tonight, 11. The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete, 12. Stumbleine, 13. Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 14. 1979, 15. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 16. For Martha, 17. Transmission.

Set Info: 1-17: Aula Magna; Lisbon, PT..
Extra Info: This was taped off of a radio broadcast (1st Generation) so the quality is great. Unfortunately Daphne Descends was cut at the end of the first tape, but resumes on the second side. Same with TTEOR, but nothing much is lost there - singing hadn't started yet.


June 19, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Behold! The Night Mare, 3. Ava Adore, 4. Daphne Decends, 5. Tear, 6. Crestfallen, 7. For Martha, 8. Once Upon A Time, 9. Stumbleine, 10. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 11. Shame, 12. Blank Page.

Set Info: 1-12: Circular Quay, Sydney, AU. 2nd Gen.
Extra Info: This was the "Secret Show" in Austrialia.


June 30, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Behold! The Night Mare, 3. Pug, 4. Tear, 5. Once Upon a Time, 6. Crestfallen, 7. Ava Adore, 8. Appels + Oranjes, 9. Daphne Descends (cut), 10. Annie-Dog, 11. Perfect, 12. Tonight, Tonight, 13. Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete, 14. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 15. Shame, 16. For Martha, 17. 1979, 18. Blank Page.

Set Info: 1-12: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA. 2nd Gen.
Extra Info: First stop on the Adore US tour.


July 29, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Once Upon a Time, 3. Ava Adore, 4. Perfect, 5. The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete, 6. Tear, 7. Annie-Dog, 8. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 9. Blank Page, 10, Tonight, Tonight, 11. Blissed and Gone, 12. Bullet with Butterfly Wing, 13. Shame, 14. For Martha, 15. 1979, 16. Transmission.

Set Info: 1-16: D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC.
Extra Info:


July 30, 1998
Setlist: 1. Ava Adore, 2. Pug, 3. Crestfallen.

Set Info: 1-3: WXRX 92.3 FM, New York, NY.
Extra Info:


August 1, 1998
Setlist: 1. To Sheila, 2. Behold! The Night Mare, 3. Pug, 4. Once Upon a Time, 5. Ava Adore, 6. Tear, 7. Annie-Dog, 8. Thru the Eyes of Ruby, 9. Blank Page, 10. Tonight, Tonight, 11. Perfect, 12. Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 13. Shame, 14. For Martha, 15. Check Presentation, 16. 1979, 17. Transmission, 18. Perfect.

Set Info: 1-17: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY; 18: Howard Stern, New York, NY.
Extra Info: 1st Generation.