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date location venue extra info
january 2009
10 tokyo, japan liquid room -
11 tokyo, japan studio coast -
13 nagoya, japan club quattro -
14 osaka, japan big cat -
16 taipei, taiwan the wall live house -
18 hong kong hitec auditorium -
21 kuala lumpur, malaysia kl convention centre -
23 singapore esplanade theatre -
30 brest, france la grande carène -
31 nantes, france l'olympic -
february 2009
1 toulouse, france le bikini -
3 malaga, spain teatro cervantes -
4 murcia, spain auditorio víctor villegas -
5 lisbon, portugal aula magna -
6 madrid, spain joy eslava -
7 san sebastián, spain kursaal -
9 bologna, italy estragon -
10 milan, italy rolling stone -
12 strasbourg, france la laiterie -
13 orléans, france l'astrolabe -
14 reims, france la cartonnerie -
20 athens, greece gagarin 205 -
21 thessaloniki, greece mylos -
march 2009
3 brisbane, australia the tivoli -
4 sydney, australia enmore theatre -
5 melbourne, australia forum theatre -
7 meredith, australia golden plains festival -
8 perth, australia beck's music box -
20 dublin, ireland academy -
21 dublin, ireland academy -
22 dublin, ireland academy -
25 glasgow, scotland captain's rest [stage blood]
27 nottingham arts organisation [stage blood]
28 brixton, london windmill [stage blood]
april 2009
20 houston, tx, usa numbers -
21 new orleans, la, usa republic -
22 birmingham, al, usa workplay theatre -
23 asheville, nc, usa orange peel -
24 carrboro, nc, usa cat's cradle -
25 philadelphia, pa, usa trocadero -
27 brooklyn, ny, usa music hall of williamsburg -
28 brooklyn, ny, usa music hall of williamsburg -
29 brooklyn, ny, usa music hall of williamsburg -
may 2009
1 boston, ma, usa wilbur theatre -
2 northampton, ma, usa pearl street -
3 montreal, qc, canada metropolis -
4 toronto, ont, canada phoenix concert theatre -
5 buffalo, ny, usa tralf music hall -
6 pontiac, mi, usa the crofoot -
8 chicago, il, usa congress theater -
9 milwaukee, wi, usa turner hall -
10 minneapolis, mn, usa first avenue -
11 omaha, ne, usa the slowdown -
12 denver, co, usa bluebird theater -
13 salt lake city, ut, usa in the venue -
15 san diego, ca, usa belly up tavern -
16 los angeles, ca, usa orpheum theatre -
17 san francisco, ca, usa grand ballroom -
30 düdingen, switzerland bad bonn kilbi -
31 linz, austria linzfest, donaupark -
june 2009
1 vienna, austria arena -
2 graz, austria orpheum -
3 st. gallen, switzerland grabenhalle -
24 edinburgh, scotland picturehouse -
28 helsinki, finland pitkä kuuma kesä -
30 bochum, germany schauspielhaus -
july 2009
1 eindhoven, netherlands effenaar -
2 haarlem, netherlands patronaat -
3 hérouville saint clair, france festival beauregard -
4 werchter, belgium rock werchter -
5 cergy-pontoise, france furia sound festival -
9 liege, belgium les ardentes festival -
10 punchestown, ireland oxegen -
12 balado, scotland t in the park -
17 firenze, italy fortezza da basso -
18 rome, italy cavea auditorium -
august 2009
1 london, uk field day -
2 jersey city, nj, usa all points west -
3 washington, dc, usa 9.30 club -
7 tokyo, japan summersonic -
8 osaka, japan summersonic -
september 2009
26 bristol, uk colston hall -
october 2009
9 zaragoza, spain fiz.09 -
29 manchester, england academy 3 [stage blood]
30 leeds, england brudenell social club [stage blood]
november 2009
1 glasgow, scotland oran mor [stage blood]
7 copenhagen, denmark byen lys 'burning' film
13 copenhagen, denmark dox:club 'burning' film

2009 tour statistics

80 mogwai shows in 2009. 31 tracks played.
63 headline shows and 17 festivals.
one incomplete setlist - festival beauregard, 3rd july

first visit to malaysia.

four tracks from 'the hawk is howling' disappeared from the setlist during the course of the year and have yet to return - 'the precipice', 'scotland's shame', 'thank you space expert' and 'i love you, i'm going to blow up your school'.

having survived since 1996, these were the final showings for 'summer' until the 20th anniversary shows in 2015. final showings for 'kids will be skeletons' with the exception of one appearance early in 2011.


hunted by a freak (77)
i'm jim morrison, i'm dead (77)
friend of the night (71)
batcat (68)
scotland's shame (61)
i love you, i'm going to blow up your school (55)
thank you space expert (51)
2 rights make 1 wrong (50)
mogwai fear satan (49)
i know you are but what am i? (46)
like herod (45)
helicon 1 (44)
summer (38)
the precipice (35)
ithica 27ø9 (33)
we're no here (31)
autorock (25)
killing all the flies (24)
yes! i am a long way from home (23)
my father my king (18)
cody (15)
you don't know jesus (15)
christmas steps (14)
glasgow mega snake (14)
small children in the background (14)
ex-cowboy (10)
travel is dangerous (9)
kids will be skeletons (7)
may nothing but happiness come through your door (4)
ratts of the capital (1)
secret pint (1)