The Mollusk tour

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The Mollusk Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Ween lasting six legs between April 12th 1997 and June 21st, 1998. It was followed by three tours between December 31st, 1998 and November 7th, 1999 leading up to the release of White Pepper on May 2, 2000. The tour notably introduced now longtime bassist Dave Dreiwitz and keyboard player Glenn McClelland, who both also played on The Mollusk album.

Dates[edit | edit source]

The Mollusk Tour (April 1997 - June 1998)[edit | edit source]

Leg One (Pre-release shows)

The shows, taking place in the months leading up to the release of The Mollusk on June 24th, 1997, were the first to feature Ween as a five-piece band, introducing new members Dave Dreiwitz and Glenn McClelland replacing Matt Kohut on bass and Bobby Ogdin on keyboards respectively. The shows featured a three-night stint in New York and one Pennsylvania show at the end. The first and last shows were brief television appearances, the first for a Comedy Central program and the previous for a public access program in the band's home state of Pennsylvania.

  • April 12th, 1997: Comedy Central Studios, New York, New York (TV Appearance)
  • May 9th, 1997: Social Hall, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
  • May 10th, 1997: Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York
  • May 27th, 1997: Doylestown, Pennsylvania (TV Appearance)

Leg Two

Leg two saw the band play three shows across the United States for 4 weeks. The final show was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of John and Peter's, where Ween had previously played on the Pure Guava, Chocolate & Cheese, and Country tours six times to that point. The show did not feature Glenn McClelland.

  • June 10th, 1997: MTV Studios, New York, New York (TV appearance)
  • June 28th, 1997: KTCL's Big Adventure (2nd Stage), Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver, Colorado
  • July 4th, 1997: John and Peter's, New Hope, Pennsylvania

Common Songs (Played more than once)

Leg Three

The first lengthy leg of the tour lasted from July 10th - December 7th, 1997 and saw the group play on all corners of the globe. A healthy balance of material from the group's catalogue of studio albums was reached in the setlist, with GodWeenSatan and 12 Golden Country Greats both getting two staples. The shows also saw the band re-engage with material from The Pod, which up until this point had been largely neglected in the group's shows as a full band.

  • July 10th, 1997: The Saint, Asbury Park, New Jersey (As Jimmy Wilson Group)
  • July 15th, 1997: Claude Coleman's house, Lambertville, New Jersey
  • July 16th, 1997: Westbeth Theatre, New York, New York
  • July 24th, 1997: Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
  • July 25th, 1997: Bricktown Live, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • July 26th, 1997: Galaxy Club, Dallas, Texas
  • July 27th, 1997: Liberty Lunch, Austin, Texas
  • July 29th, 1997: Fitzgerald's, Houston, Texas
  • July 30th, 1997: House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • August 1st, 1997: Proud Larry's, Oxford, Mississippi
  • August 2nd, 1997: The Masquerade (Heaven), Atlanta, Georgia
  • August 3rd, 1997: Music Farm, Charleston, South Carolina
  • August 5th, 1997: Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina
  • August 6th, 1997: Tokyo Rose, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • August 8th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, Massachusetts
  • August 9th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, Massachusetts
  • August 10th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York (25 minute set)
  • August 15th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • August 16th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, Virginia (27 minute set)
  • August 17th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre, Camden, New Jersey
  • August 19th, 1997: H.O.R.D.E. Festival (2nd Stage), PNC Bank Arts Center,
  • September 8th, 1997: Brighton Bar, Long Branch, New Jersey
  • September 12th, 1997: Odeon Concert Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
  • September 13th, 1997: Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit, Michigan
  • September 14th, 1997: Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • September 16th, 1997: Metro, Chicago, Illinois
  • September 17th, 1997: First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • September 19th, 1997: KTCL Radio Studio, Denver, Colorado (Radio appearance, no backing band)
  • September 19th, 1997: Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado
  • September 20th, 1997: The Starlight, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • September 22nd, 1997: Club DV8, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • September 24th, 1997: Showbox, Seattle, Washington
  • September 25th, 1997: La Luna, Portland, Oregon
  • September 27th, 1997: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • September 28th, 1997: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California
  • October 2nd, 1997: The Edge, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • October 3rd, 1997: The Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand
  • October 4th, 1997: Livid Festival, Davies Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • October 5th, 1997: Narrabeen Sands Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • October 7th, 1997: Union Complex, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • October 8th, 1997: Prince of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • October 9th, 1997: RRR Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • October 9th, 1997: Prince of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • October 10th, 1997: Metro Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • October 11th, 1997: Metro Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • October 13th, 1997: Ozone Bar, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • October 15th, 1997: Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan
  • October 17th, 1997: Nimitz Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • November 13th, 1997: Astoria Theatre (Astoria 2), London, England
  • November 14th, 1997: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • November 15th, 1997: Melkweg (The Max), Amsterdam, Netherlands (Excerpts featured on Painting The Town Brown)
  • November 17th, 1997: Pfefferberg, Berlin, Germany
  • November 18th, 1997: Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden
  • November 19th, 1997: Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway (Excerpts featured on Painting The Town Brown)
  • November 21st, 1997: PC69, Bielefeld, Germany
  • November 22nd, 1997: Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany
  • November 23rd, 1997: Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
  • November 25th, 1997: Szene Wien, Vienna, Austria
  • November 26th, 1997: Colosseum, Munich, Germany
  • November 27th, 1997: Palais Extra, Zurich, Switzerland (FM Broadcast)
  • November 28th, 1997: Dachstock Reitschule, Bern, Switzerland
  • November 29th, 1997: Link, Bologna, Italy
  • December 1st, 1997: Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
  • December 2nd, 1997: Markthalle (Der Grosse Saal), Hamburg, Germany
  • December 4th, 1997: Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
  • December 5th, 1997: Nighttown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • December 6th, 1997: Trans Musicales Festival, Salle de la Cite, Rennes, France
  • December 7th, 1997: Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

Common Songs (Played more than 34 times)

Leg Four

  • January 14th, 1998: Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island
  • January 15th, 1998: Tramps, New York, New York (Unofficial concert film with audio by Kirk Miller exists)
  • January 16th, 1998: Tramps, New York, New York
  • January 17th, 1998: 9:30 Club, Washington, District of Columbia
  • January 18th, 1998: Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • January 20th, 1998: The 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia
  • January 22nd, 1998: Sapphire Supper Club, Orlando, Florida
  • January 23rd, 1998: The Rubb, Tampa, Florida
  • January 24th, 1998: Button South, Hallandale, Florida
  • January 25th, 1998: Milk Bar, Jacksonville, Florida
  • January 27th, 1998: Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • January 28th, 1998: Be Here Now, Asheville, North Carolina
  • January 29th, 1998: Alley Katz, Richmond, Virginia
  • January 30th, 1998: Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Audio released by Kirk Miller)
  • January 31st, 1998: The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts

Common Songs (Played more than 7 times)

(Songs in bold played at every show)

  • Buckingham Green
  • Buenas Tardes Amigo
  • Doctor Rock
  • Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  • Frank
  • Hot For Teacher (Van Halen cover)
  • I Can't Put My Finger on It
  • Mister Richard Smoker
  • Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
  • Ocean Man
  • Piss Up a Rope
  • Puerto Rican Power
  • Pumpin' 4 the Man
  • Sketches of Winkle
  • Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
  • Take Me Away
  • The Blarney Stone
  • The Golden Eel
  • The HIV Song
  • The Mollusk
  • The Stallion pt 3
  • Voodoo Lady
  • Waving My Dick in the Wind
  • You Fucked Up

Leg Five

This short leg saw the re-introduction of LMLYP, I Get a Little Taste of You and Nan into the band's regular setlist. The group had occasionally performed Nan and LMLYP, but neither had been a regular part of the setlist since 1994. "I Get a Little Taste of You" had not been performed at all since 1994.

  • April 18th, 1998: Spring Fling, unknown venue, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • May 7th, 1998: Graffiti, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • May 8th, 1998: The Brewery, Louisville, Kentucky
  • May 9th, 1998: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
  • May 10th, 1998: Showplace Theatre, Buffalo, New York
  • May 12th, 1998: John and Peter's, New Hope, Pennsylvania
  • May 16th, 1998: Sunflower Music Festival, Clinton Lake State Park, Lawrence, Kansas
  • May 17th, 1998: Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado
  • May 18th, 1998: Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado

Common Songs (Played more than 4 times, songs in bold performed at every show)

  • Awesome Sound
  • Buckingham Green
  • Doctor Rock
  • Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  • Freedom of '76
  • Get a Little Taste of You
  • Hot For Teacher (Van Halen cover)
  • I Can't Put My Finger on It
  • LMLYP
  • Mister Richard Smoker
  • Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
  • Nan
  • Piss Up a Rope
  • Puerto Rican Power
  • Sketches of Winkle
  • Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
  • Take Me Away
  • The Blarney Stone
  • The Golden Eel
  • The HIV Song
  • The Mollusk
  • Voodoo Lady
  • Waving My Dick in the Wind
  • You Fucked Up

Leg Six

  • June 19th, 1998: Tilos az A, Budapest, Hungary (Gene Ween solo show)
  • June 20th, 1998: Celebration of Music, Gellerthegy, Budapest, Hungary
  • June 21st, 1998: Hurricane Festival, Eichenring Sand Racetrack, Scheessel, Germany

Common Song (Played twice)

  • Buckingham Green
  • Buenas Tardes Amigo
  • Doctor Rock
  • Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  • Freedom of '76
  • I Can't Put My Finger on It
  • LMLYP
  • Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
  • Take Me Away
  • The Mollusk
  • Voodoo Lady
  • Waving My Dick in the Wind
  • You Fucked Up

One-Off Shows[edit | edit source]

  • August 29th, 1998: Phillips Mill Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania
  • September 3rd, 1998: The Saint, Asbury Park, New Jersey (As Michael Carbone Project)

Common Songs

Winter 98-99 US tour[edit | edit source]

  • December 31st, 1998: Westbeth Theatre, New York, New York
  • January 1st, 1999: Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • January 2nd, 1999: 9:30 Club, Washington, District of Columbia
  • January 20th, 1999: Spaceland, Los Angeles, California
  • January 21st, 1999: Y107 Radio Winter Recital, Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California

Common Songs (Played more than twice)

  • 1999 (Prince cover)
  • Back to Basom
  • Buckingham Green
  • Doctor Rock
  • Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  • Fat Lenny
  • Frank
  • Freedom of '76
  • Ice Castles
  • LMLYP
  • Mister Richard Smoker
  • Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
  • Now I'm Freaking Out
  • Pandy Fackler
  • Piss Up a Rope
  • Puerto Rican Power
  • Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
  • Take Me Away
  • Tender Situation
  • The Blarney Stone
  • The HIV Song
  • The Mollusk
  • Voodoo Lady
  • Waving My Dick in the Wind
  • You Fucked Up

Jimmy Wilson Group

Paintin' The Town Brown Tour[edit | edit source]

Whilst not officially or regularly called this, one could see these two tours as in support of Painting The Town Brown, which came out a month before it started.

This was the first tour to feature the Boognish backdrop which became a staple of Ween live shows.

  • July 14th, 1999: New Hope, Pennsylvania (Radio appearance, no backing band)
  • July 21st, 1999: John and Peter's, New Hope, Pennsylvania
  • July 23rd, 1999: Higher Ground, Winooski, Vermont
  • July 24th, 1999: Les Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • July 25th, 1999: The Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • July 26th, 1999: Agora Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
  • July 28th, 1999: Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre, Apple Valley, Minnesota
  • July 29th, 1999: Union Bar, Iowa City, Iowa
  • July 30th, 1999: Royal Grove, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • July 31st, 1999: Garton's Saloon, Vail, Colorado
  • August 2nd, 1999: Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • August 3rd, 1999: Pier 62/63 (Stage 2), Seattle, Washington
  • August 4th, 1999: Pier 62/63 (Stage 2), Seattle, Washington
  • August 6th, 1999: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California
  • August 7th, 1999: House of Blues, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • August 8th, 1999: Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, California
  • August 10th, 1999: Alice Cooperstown, Phoenix, Arizona
  • August 11th, 1999: Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • August 13th, 1999: Stubb's BBQ, Austin, Texas
  • August 14th, 1999: Deep Ellum Live, Dallas, Texas
  • August 15th, 1999: Will Rogers Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • August 16th, 1999: Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
  • August 18th, 1999: Club Apocalypse, Memphis, Tennessee
  • August 19th, 1999: Sloss Furnace, Birmingham, Alabama
  • August 20th, 1999: House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • August 21st, 1999: Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida
  • August 22nd, 1999: House of Blues, Orlando, Florida
  • August 24th, 1999: The Masquerade (Music Park), Atlanta, Georgia
  • August 25h, 1999: Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • August 26th, 1999: Recher Theatre, Towson, Maryland
  • August 27th, 1999: Vanderbilt Nightclub, Plainview, New York
  • August 28th, 1999: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Common Songs (played more than 16 times)

Leg Two[edit | edit source]

This leg of the Painting The Town Brown tour, was relatively short and lasted for little over a week. This tour saw the first regular performances of "The Grobe," from the upcoming White Pepper album, and "Touch My Tooter," "Buenas Tardes Amigo," "Homo Rainbow" "The Blarney Stone" were returned as fixtures of the sets. Touch My Tooter had earlier been a regular part of the Chocolate & Cheese tour setlists, but was slowly phased out by September 1994. The return of the song was likely inspired by a granted request to hear it on the August 26th show, which was followed by the group working it out on stage before launching into the number. Of the 5 band members on stage, only Dean, Gene, and Claude, had ever played the song before on stage.

The songs "Back to Basom," "Ocean Man," "Pandy Fackler," "The HIV Song," "What Deaner Was Talkin' About" and "You Fucked Up," were all removed from the regular setlist, only appearing rarely.

  • October 30th, 1999: Plattsburgh State Field House, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York
    • Dean Ween referred to this show as his 'Worst gig nightmare.'[1]
  • October 31st, 1999: Higher Ground, Winooski, Vermont
  • November 2nd, 1999: Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • November 3rd, 1999: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
  • November 4th, 1999: Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York
  • November 5th, 1999: Tralfamadore Cafe, Buffalo, New York
  • November 6th, 1999: Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, Massachusetts
  • November 7th, 1999: Somerville Theatre, Somerville, Massachusetts

Common Songs (Played more than 4 times)

  • Bananas and Blow
  • Buckingham Green
  • Buenas Tardes Amigo
  • Doctor Rock
  • Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
  • Fat Lenny
  • Homo Rainbow
  • LMLYP
  • Mister Richard Smoker
  • Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
  • Mutilated Lips
  • Piss Up A Rope
  • Roses Are Free
  • Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
  • Take Me Away
  • The Blarney Stone
  • The Golden Eel
  • The Grobe
  • The Mollusk
  • Touch My Tooter
  • Voodoo Lady
  • Waving My Dick in the Wind

Lineup[edit | edit source]

  • Gene Ween: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
  • Dean Ween: Electric Guitar, Vocals
  • Claude Coleman Jr: Drums, Vocals
  • Dave Dreiwitz: Bass Guitar
  • Glenn McClelland: Keyboards
  1. ↑ https://zumic.com/dean-ween-recalls-worst-gig-nightmare-opening-busta-rhymes

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Ticket for November 21st, 1997 show at Bielefeld

    Ticket for November 21st, 1997 show at Bielefeld

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