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note: you can use the menu on the left to get information on mogwai's forthcoming gigs.

date location venue extra info
april 2003
18 thessaloniki, greece mylos club -
19 athens, greece ark nr 6 -
may 2003
3 bergen, norway logen -
4 oslo, norway john dee -
7 norwich, uk waterfront -
8 northampton, uk soundhaus -
10 dublin, ireland village -
12 cardiff, uk university -
13 portsmouth, uk wedgewood rooms -
14 brighton, uk concorde 2 -
15 oxford, uk zodiac -
16 leeds, uk cockpit -
18 liverpool, uk masque -
19 edinburgh, uk queens hall -
21 london, uk maida vale studios -
22 london, uk scala -
25 barcelona, spain primavera sound -
26 brussels, belgium ab box -
27 bbc radio 1, london, uk 'breezeblock' stuart dj set
27 koln, germany prime club -
28 hamburg, germany schlachthof -
29 amsterdam, netherlands melkweg max -
31 copenhagen, denmark pumpehuset -
june 2003
1 berlin, germany maria -
2 strasbourg, france laiterie -
3 lyon, france ninkasi -
5 paris, france elysee montmartre -
6 nantes, france l'olympic -
9 'happy songs for happy people' released
16 brooklyn, ny, usa southpaw -
17 new york, ny, usa irving plaza -
19 las vegas, nv, usa huntridge theatre -
20 hollywood, l.a., ca, usa henry fonda theatre -
21 san luis obispo, ca, usa chumash auditorium -
22 los angeles, ca, usa atp festival, palladium -
postponed until november. mogwai did not play the rescheduled festival.
23 san francisco, ca, usa bimbo's 365 -
27 pilton, uk glastonbury festival -
july 2003
1 malmo, sweden folkets park -
2 göteborg, sweden trädgår’n -
3 stockholm, sweden münchenbryggeriet -
11 montreux, switzerland montreux jazz festival -
13 punchestown, ireland witnness festival -
27 naeba, japan fuji rock festival -
august 2003
1 fuengirola, spain avantmusic festival -
9 oslo, norway oyafestival -
15 köln, germany e-werk -
16 berlin, germany columbiahalle -
23 moscow, russia 16 tons -
24 warsaw, poland proxima -
28 hasselt, belgium pukkelpop 2003 -
29 weeze, germany terremoto festival -
september 2003
2 toronto, on, canada phoenix -
3 montreal, qc, canada le spectrum -
5 northampton, ma, usa pearl street -
6 new york, ny, usa irving plaza -
7 brooklyn, ny, usa warsaw -
8 philadelphia, pa, usa theatre of the living arts -
9 washington, dc, usa 9:30 club -
10 carrboro, nc, usa cats cradle -
11 atlanta, ga, usa variety playhouse -
12 orlando, fl, usa the social -
13 tallahassee, fl, usa beta bar -
15 austin, tx, usa emo's -
16 austin, tx, usa emo's -
18 tuscon, az, usa rialto theatre -
19 san diego, ca, usa the scene -
20 los angeles, ca, usa knitting factory -
21 los angeles, ca, usa knitting factory -
22 san francisco, ca, usa the fillmore -
24 eugene, or, usa wow hall -
25 seattle, wa, usa showbox -
26 vancouver, bc, canada commodore -
27 portland, or, usa aladdin theatre -
30 minneapolis, mn, usa first avenue -
october 2003
1 milwaukee, wi, usa modjeska theatre -
2 chicago, il, usa metro -
3 newport, ky, usa southgate house -
4 cleveland, oh, usa beachland ballroom -
16 dublin, ireland olympia theatre -
17 belfast, northern ireland queen's university -
18 manchester, uk academy -
19 glasgow, uk barrowlands -
21 birmingham, uk sanctuary -
22 bristol, uk carling academy -
23 london, uk astoria -
24 london, uk astoria -
30 brighton, uk concorde cancelled - illness
november 2003
5 tokyo, japan shibuya-ax -
6 tokyo, japan shibuya-ax -
8 fukuoka, japan logos -
9 hiroshima, japan quattro -
10 osaka, japan on-air -
11 nagoya, japan bottom line -
13 taipei, taiwan the wall live house -

2003 tour statistics

there were 90 mogwai shows in 2003, promoting the 'happy songs for happy people' album. 19 different songs played. 6 missing and 2 incomplete setlists.

first visits to greece, poland, russia and taiwan.

notes: live debuts for 'kids will be skeletons', 'killing all the flies', 'ratts of the capital', 'stop coming to my house' and 'i know you are but what am i?'. 'hunted by a freak' almost ever-present. final showings for 'golden porsche'.

hunted by a freak (82 shows)
ratts of the capital (80)
you don't know jesus (75)
mogwai fear satan (72)
helicon 1 (69)
i know you are but what am i? (60)
kids will be skeletons (59)
xmas steps (57)
killing all the flies (52)
my father my king (52)
2 rights make 1 wrong (51)
stop coming to my house (41)
ithica 27ø9 (38)
helicon 2 (31)
yes! i am a long way from home (25)
ex-cowboy (24)
may nothing but happiness... (13)
golden porsche (10)
stanley kubrick (2)

thanks sam.