1984 Setlist

1984 – Setlist


On this brief tour, TH headlined a festival-type series of shows, with the Pretenders and Simple Minds. The two-set concert of 1983 was shortened into one long set, and DB dispensed with the big suit.


January 28th, Narara Festival:
Psycho Killer
Heaven
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
Found a Job
Slippery People
Cities
Burning Down the House
Life During Wartime
brief interlude with Jerry & Bernie playing
Making Flippy Floppy
Swamp
What a Day that Was
Naive Melody
Once in a Lifetime
Big Business
I Zimbra
Genius of Love
Girlfriend is Better
Take Me to the River
(not clear if an encore was played)


Comment from the Melbourne concert newspaper reviewer: "This was Talking Heads' night. Afterwards, David Byrne was apparently heard to complain about the low standard of the performance. It's hard to imagine what this band is like on a good night."


February 4th, Sweetwaters North:
Psycho Killer
Heaven
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
Found a Job
Slippery People
Cities
Burning Down the House
Making Flippy Floppy
Swamp
What a Day that Was
Naive Melody
Once in a Lifetime
Big Business
I Zimbra
Genius of Love
Girlfriend is Better
Take Me to the River
Encore: Life During Wartime


February 6th, Sweetwaters South:
Psycho Killer
Heaven
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
Found a Job
Slippery People
Cities
Burning Down the House
Making Flippy Floppy
Swamp
What a Day that Was
Naive Melody (DB departs)
Impromptu Encore: Genius of Love (with guest musicians)


At the final TH concert on Feb 6th, a sort of debacle reportedly unfolded, although accounts vary. Before TH played, DB invited two Maori ladies on stage for a brief political speech – which did not sit well with the crowd. Once TH went on, DB was upset with technical problems and also the sight of wasted Kiwis rolling around in the mud bath that was by then the concert field. During Naive Melody the lamp failed, which further aggravated DB; he left the stage and apparently came back, then after the song concluded he departed for good. Reportedly, it was Tom Tom Club (everyone minus DB) that returned for the encore along with some of the other musicians from the day’s roster, making for an inauspicious ending to TH touring career.