Photos of Echo and The Bunnymen, Irving Plaza NYC
Matthew Eisman

Echo & the Bunnymen & Kelly Stoltz played 2 nights @ Irving Plaza (night 1 pics, both setlists)

photos by Matthew Eisman

Echo & the Bunnymen @ Irving Plaza
Echo and the Bunnymen

In the last few months they’ve been extensively touring, playing their first two albums in their entirety each night: 1980’s Crocodiles and 1981’s Heaven Up Here. It has been very successful thus far, and in May, they bring the Crocodiles & Heaven Up Here Tour to the U.S. It’s a real treat for fans who’ve been there since the beginning. Or fans like myself who dove into the entire discography and cherished these records years after their release. But does playing two entire albums every night wear them out?

“Well, we’ll play both records in their entirety, then go offstage for a few, then come back and play more songs. Songs that aren’t on either of those records, just ones we want to play anyway. It’s a long show. It doesn’t feel exhausting vocally; it’s a pleasure really, and we all get a real thrill from it. I don’t feel tired on stage. It’s all split up; we play slower songs to relax a little then dive into rougher songs. There’s an almost physical ebb and flow to it. Honestly, I could have a broken back, but once I’m on stage I don’t feel anything else,” said Ian McCulloch to the Aquarian Weekly

That tour, with Kelley Stoltz, came to NYC for shows at Irving Plaza on Friday and Saturday night. Pictures from the first night, and both setlists, below…

Kelley Stoltz

Kelley Stoltz

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Kelley Stoltz

Echo and the Bunnymen

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Echo & The Bunnymen Concert at Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA
Setlist on May 13, 2011

Going Up
Stars Are Stars
Pride
Monkeys
Crocodiles
Rescue
Villiers Terrace
Pictures On My Wall
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Show of Strength
With a Hip
Over the Wall
It Was A Pleasure
A Promise
Heaven Up Here
The Disease
All My Colours
No Dark Things
Turquoise Days
All I Want

Encore:
Do It Clean
Bring On the Dancing Horses
Nothing Lasts Forever / The Fountain/ Walk on the Wild Side

Encore 2:
Lips Like Sugar
The Killing Moon
The Cutter


Echo & The Bunnymen Concert at Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA
Setlist on May 14, 2011

Going Up
Stars Are Stars
Pride
Monkeys
Crocodiles
Rescue
Villiers Terrace
Pictures On My Wall
All That Jazz
Happy Death Men
Do It Clean
Bring On the Dancing Horses
Nothing Lasts Forever / Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed cover)
Show of Strength
With a Hip
Over the Wall
It Was A Pleasure
A Promise
Heaven Up Here
The Disease
All My Colours
No Dark Things
Turquoise Days
All I Want

Encore:
Lips Like Sugar
The Killing Moon
The Cutter