supporting bowery electric. "music at the anchorage" festival
first 'proper' show in the usa

sponsored by creative time
http://www.creativetime.org/programs/archive/1997/Anchorage/anch97/manch97.html

mogwai is already one of scotland's biggest buzz bands, with a reputation built on a handful of 7" treasures. their sweeping feedback and shimmering melodies are by turns devastating and exhilarating, and this is their much-awaited american debut.

stuart (twitter, 2010):

bowery electric are a great band, though we were playing with them at our 1st ny show and they said we couldn't use their amps then proceeded to turn up without any and ask to use ours. this was in 1997. i am a grudgeful man :) still love 'beat' though.