NO: 17 AUG 1985 The Coliseum, Utah State Fairgrounds - Salt Lake City, UT

 

[ listing courtesy of MDMArchive, putting to rest all the speculation about the setlist! ]

Collected some observations, which I'll also leave on the gig listing page:

"I don't remember the opening band for the show or if there was one. The show started very late. Bernard changed the lyric in Love Vigilantes' from 'I was a brave, brave man but that I was dead' to "I was a stupid cunt and that I got shot.' much to the chagrin of the crowd, 'Blue Monday was not on the setlist that evening." Thanks to ry_guy_dallasATyahoo.com for the info. 

A second entry comes from Ron Richards...alas, the setlist doesn't 100% match his observations.

"I remember with absolute clarity certain things about this show because I happened to work for the local promoter of this event and was a local college DJ at the time. I had backstage access for the show and I handled the catering and dealt with their special needs.

#1- I was supposed to be at a Saturday Evening class at the University writing a Final term paper for my letter grade and I ditched class, took the "F" for the semester and had a blast doing it.

#2- Bernie didn't say 2 words after the show. The rest of the band were backstage signing autographs for the lucky few who were allowed backstage to meet the band. I remember distinctly that this one girl asked Peter to sign her Mickey Mouse Sweatshirt and he drew a large penis on Mickey and signed his name on the big penis (swear to God!). I was able to get Stephen to accompany me down a long hallway and into an area of shower stalls so that I could get him to record a promo for our local radio station. We chatted briefly about who knows what. Gillian sat at a table & was rambling on about her cats to somebody while Bernie sat in a foldout chair leaned back on 2 legs against the wall with his head staring down at the ground.

#3- The band started 45 minutes late due to the fact that they couldn't find the venue. The venue actually was on the county fairgrounds in a rather rustic old indoor circular barn for indoor animal competitions I guess...The floor was solid hard dirt & was very dusty inside. Peter had a hell of a time with the synthesized drum kit and started banging on it like a madman disregarding certain songs which they happened to be performing. Someone shouted for "Blue Monday during their 1st encore. Peter yelled back at the guy saying that he "could go home & listen to it on (his) record if (he) fancied" & that they were sick of the song. They then broke into Temptation followed by Mesh. The 2nd Encore was "Love Vigilantes". I also do know that during the show they played "State of The Nation", "Perfect Kiss", "Confusion", "This Time Of Night", "Age Of Consent", "Subculture" and several more. The show lasted a good 1 1/4 hours which I didn't expect since they came on late. The DIDN'T play "Thieves Like US" which pissed me off to no end."