Time-Line of Events

1981

(Jan) Release of the Foetus Under Glass  OKFM / Spite Your Face recording.

(Apr) Release of the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath  Wash It All Off / 333 recording.

(Sep) Release of the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Deaf  recording.

1982

(Jan) Release of the Phillip And His Foetus Vibrations Tell Me, What Is The Bane Of Your Life / Mother I've Killed The Cat recording.

(Apr) Release of the Foetus Over Frisco Custom Built For Capitalism recording.

(Aug) Release of the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Ache recording.

(Dec) An incarnation of Foetus is recorded for The John Peel BBC Radio Sessions (Peel Sessions), which goes unreleased.

1983

(08 Mar) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK.

(10 or 23 Mar) Orange Juice featured on BBC 2 TV show "Top of the Pops"; Thirlwell plays sax on the track "Rip It Up", ?, ?, UK.

(?) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK.

(?) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, ?, Derby, England, UK.

(?) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, Roseland Ballroom, NY, NY, USA.

(20 Nov) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, Perkins Place, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(?) Thirlwell guests with Soft Cell, performing "Ghost Rider" for the encore, ?, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(?) 4 Ugly Walls (spoken revue with Lydia Lunch, Jessamy Calkin and Tex Tottenham) live performance (JGT played piano), ?, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(?) 4 Ugly Walls (spoken revue with Lydia Lunch, Jessamy Calkin and Tex Tottenham) live performance (JGT played sax), ?, NY, NY, USA.

(28 Oct?) Immaculate Consumptive (Nick Cave, Lydia Lunch, Marc Almond & Clint Ruin (J.G. Thirlwell)) live show, 9.30 Club, Washington, DC, USA.

(29 Oct) Immaculate Consumptive live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(31 Oct) Immaculate Consumptive live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(Oct? Nov?) Clint Ruin (J. G. Thirlwell) & Marc Almond are interviewed on cable TV show "??", NY, NY, USA.

(? - probably Nov/Dec) Swelter (JGT & Lydia Lunch, a/k/a Stinkfist) live show (w/ Norman Westberg, supporting Swans), Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(? - probably Nov/Dec) Swelter live show (w/ Cliff Martinez), On Broadway, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(? - probably Nov/Dec) Swelter live show (w/ Cliff Martinez), Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(? - probably Nov/Dec) Swelter live show (w/ Cliff Martinez; supported by Rancid Vat), ?, Portland, OR, USA.

1984

(?) Foetus Flesh (early name of Wiseblood) live show (supporting Test Dept), Ritz, NY, NY, USA.

(?) Foetus Flesh live show, Pyramid, NY, NY, USA.

(?) Foetus Flesh live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(? Jan) First Foetus live show, as Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel (all SFOTW live shows on the time-line, until noted otherwise, are JGT singing over backing tapes, augmented with copious amounts of smoke, blinding white lights, and a menacingly-wielded baseball bat), Pyramid, NY, NY, USA.

(? Apr - Easter) SFOTW live show, Pyramid, NY, NY, USA.

(27 Jun) SFOTW live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(Sep) Release of the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Hole recording.

(07 Sep) SFOTW live show (supported by Lydia Lunch and Lucy Hamilton), Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA.

(Oct) Release of the Foetus Art Terrorism Calamity Crush recording.

(08 Nov) SFOTW live show (at One World Poetry Festival), Meervaart, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(? Nov) SFOTW live show (at One World Poetry Festival), Waginingen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(10 Nov) Foetus live show, NL Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(? Nov) Interviewed on VPRO radio show "Frontlijn", Netherlands.

(03 Dec) Lydia Lunch & Clint Ruin live show, ?, Turin, Italy.

(04 Dec) SFOTW live show, ?, Turin, Italy.

(late 84?) Release of the You've Got Foetus On your Breath Wash / Slog recording.

(late 84?) Release of the Foetus Uber Frisco Finely Honed Machine recording.

1985

(?) SFOTW live show, ?, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(? Feb) Interviewed on BBC Radio 1 show "Saturday Live", ?, ?, UK.

(28 Feb) SFOTW live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(? Mar) Interviewed on Channel 4 TV show "The Tube", ?, ?, UK.

(06 Mar) SFOTW live show, Oasis, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(08 Mar) SFOTW live show, Anti-Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(03 Apr) SFOTW live show, Bamboo Club, Toronto, ON, Canada.

(06 Apr) SFOTW live show (supporting The Fall), Peppermint Lounge, NY, NY, USA.

(13 Apr) SFOTW live show, Pyramid, NY, NY, USA.

(May) Release of the Wiseblood Motorslug recording.

(15 May) SFOTW live show (with Einsturzende Neubauten), ?, Kansas City, MO, USA.

(08 Jul) SFOTW live show (beginning the 1985 Euro tour, dubbed "Crotch Monster Live '85"), L.V.C., Leiden, Netherlands.

(13 Jul) SFOTW live show, Saltlageret, Copenhagen, Denmark.

(15 Jul) SFOTW live show, The Loft, Berlin, Germany.

(19 Jul) SFOTW live show, ?, Leiden, Netherlands.

(20 Jul) SFOTW live show, ?, Apeldorn, Netherlands.

(21 Jul) SFOTW live show, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(04 Aug) SFOTW live show, Kir, Hamburg, Germany.

(28 Sep) SFOTW live show, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

(Oct?) Release of the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Nail recording (non-U.S.).

(18 Oct) SFOTW live show (featuring the heads of 6 to 8 freshly-slaughtered pigs hung about the stage - future shows with this type of adornment are noted as *pigs*), Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(30 Oct) SFOTW live show (*pigs*), Parody Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA. [1][2]

(Nov?) Release of the Foetus Of Excellence Foetus Of Excellence box.

(07 Nov) SFOTW live show, Pyramid, NY, NY, USA.

(19 Nov) SFOTW live show, Big Ban, Kyoto, Japan.

(20 Nov) SFOTW live show, ?, Tokyo, Japan.

(21 Nov) SFOTW live show, ?, Tokyo, Japan.

1986

(?) Release of the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Nail recording (U.S.).

(?) Wiseblood live show, Ritz, NY, NY, USA.

(29 Jan) SFOTW live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(22 Feb) SFOTW live show, Irving Plaza, NY, NY, USA.

(07 Mar) SFOTW live show (*pigs*), Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA, USA.

(10 Mar) SFOTW live show, I-Beam, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(19 Mar) SFOTW live show (*pigs*, with Lydia Lunch, 2 shows: 8pm and 11pm), Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [1]

(21 Mar) Interviewed (with Lydia Lunch) on KLXU radio show "??", Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(16 Apr) SFOTW live show, The Rat, Boston, MA, USA.

(21 Apr) Wiseblood live show (only "Motorslug" was performed), Cat Club, NY, NY, USA.

(24 Apr) SFOTW live show (*pigs*), Revival, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(02 May) SFOTW live show (*pigs*), Metroplex, Atlanta, GA, USA.

(06 Jul) Wiseblood live show, Cat Club, NY, NY, USA.

(28 Aug) Wiseblood live show (beginning of the "Yank 'Em, Crank 'Em, Don't Stick Around To Thank 'Em" tour), Markthalle, Frankfurt? Hamburg?, Germany.

(29 Aug) Wiseblood live show, ?, Bielefeld, Germany.

(31 Aug) Wiseblood live show (w/ Lydia Lunch), Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany.

(01 Sep) Wiseblood live show, Logo, Bochum, Germany.

(02 Sep) Wiseblood live show, Wartburg, Wiesbaden, Germany.

(03 Sep) Wiseblood live show, ?, Munich, Germany.

(05 Sep) Wiseblood live show, ?, Geneva, Switzerland.

(06 Sep) Wiseblood live show, Fri-Son, Fribourg, Switzerland.

(08 Sep) Wiseblood live show (with Front 242), Plan K, Brussels, Belgium.

(09 Sep) Wiseblood live show (recorded & broadcast by VPRO radio; with Lydia Lunch; screening of "Fingered" film), Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(10 Sep) Foetus special (with Lydia Lunch) on VPRO radio show "Backlijn", Netherlands.

(11 Sep) Wiseblood live show (with Lydia Lunch), Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands.

(12 Sep) Wiseblood live show (with Lydia Lunch), Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

(28 Sep) Wiseblood live show, Danceteria, NY, NY, USA.

(Nov) Release of the Wiseblood Someone Drowned In My Pool / Stumbo recording.

1987

(?) Self Immolation / Some Bizzare re-releases the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Hole recording.

(?) Release of the Wiseblood Dirtdish recording.

(?) Release of the Flesh Volcano Slut recording.

(?) Release of the Clint Ruin / Lydia Lunch Stinkfist recording.

(12 Jan) Wiseblood live show, I-Beam, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(15 Jan) Wiseblood live show, Cafe Voltaire, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

(16 Jan) Wiseblood live show, Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA.

(18 Jan) Wiseblood live show, Revival, Philadelphia, PA, USA. [1]  (This date/flyer giving suspicion to the remaining Wiseblood show dates listed below).

(08 Feb) Wiseblood live show, Revival, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(10 Feb) Wiseblood live show, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

(12 Feb) Wiseblood live show, The Rat, Boston, MA, USA.

(13 Feb) Wiseblood live show, Bookies, Detroit, MI, USA.

(03 May) Wiseblood live show (supported by Big Stick, Lee Renaldo's From Here To Infinity, Snakefinger and Lydia Lunch as emcee), Ritz, NY, NY, USA.

(Jul) Release of The Foetus All-Nude Revue's Bedrock recording.

(27 Jul) Wiseblood live show, Paradise, Boston, MA, USA.

(27 Jul) Self Immolation / Homestead label re-releases the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Nail recording.

(01 Aug) Wiseblood live show, Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA.

(07 Aug) Wiseblood live show, The Scream, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(Oct) Release of the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Ramrod recording.

1988

(? Jan) Interviewed on VRPO radio show "Frontlijn", Netherlands.

(Sep) Release of the Foetus Interruptus Thaw recording.

(01 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show (first tour with a live band, all prior have been with backing tapes; line-up this tour: J. G. Thirlwell, Norman Westberg, Algis Kizys, Ted Parsons & Nainz Watts), Live Station, Dortmund, Germany.

(03 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Bad, Hannover, Germany.

(04 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany.

(? Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(09 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Nighttown, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

(11 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Vera, Groningen, Netherlands.

(13 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, The Docks, Hamburg, Germany.

(15 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Sardines, Oslo, Norway.

(19 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Town & Country Club, London, UK.

(20 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Town & Country Club, London, UK.

(24 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany.

(26 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany.

(27 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Metropol, Vienna, Austria.

(29 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany.

(30 Sep) Foetus Interruptus live show, Fri-Son Club, Fribourg, Switzerland.

(? Nov) Interviewed on VPRO radio show La Stampa (+ excerpt from 09 Sep 1988 show in Rotterdam), Netherlands.

1989

(?) Widowspeak label re-releases the Clint Ruin / Lydia Lunch Stinkfist recording.

(Mar?) Release of the Foetus Corruptus Rife "bootleg" recording.

1990

(Mar) Release of the Garage Monsters' Powerhouse! recording.

(Apr?) Release of the Foetus Inc. Sink recording.

(May) Release of the Foetus Inc. Butterfly Potion recording.

(03 Aug) Appears as part of "Night Of 1000 Stars", Freakhouse, Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY, USA.  (As part, Thirlwell performed a few songs with Gumball, probably "Puppet Dude", "Cat And Mouse" (an unreleased Don Fleming / Foetus track), "School's Out" (Alice Cooper) and "Favorite Day" (B.A.L.L.).  Jad Fair also appeared with Gumball, and at the end of the festivities there was an all-star freak-out jam-session.  Gumball most likely did their own set as well.  Incidentally, the video for "Butterfly Potion" was also filmed at Coney Island).

(Sep) Release of the Foetus Inc. Somnambulumdrum recording.

(25 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show (line-up this tour: Clint Ruin (J. G. Thirlwell), Hahn Rowe, David Ouimet, Norman Westberg, Algis Kizys, Vinny Signorelli (not Danny Lomman on drums, as appears on some tour posters/flyers etc)), Playschool, Baltimore, MD, USA.

(26 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show, Marquee, NY, NY, USA. [1]

(27 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., USA.

(28 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show, Twisters, Richmond, VA, USA.

(29 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show, Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, USA.

(30 Sep) Foetus Inc. live show, Masquerade, Tampa, FL, USA.

(Oct) Release of the Steroid Maximus Volgarity recording.

(03 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Video Bar, Dallas, TX, USA.

(04 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX, USA.

(06 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Vortex, San Antonio, TX, USA.

(10 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, The Shadow, Kansas City, MO, USA.

(12 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA. [1]

(13 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, St. Andrews, Detroit, MI, USA.

(14 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Z International, Des Moines, IA, USA.

(16 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Gothic Theater, Denver, CO, USA.

(18 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(19 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Helter Skelter, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(23 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, The Empire, Cleveland, OH, USA.

(24 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, ManRay Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.

(26 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Pipeline, Trenton?, NJ, USA.

(03 Nov) Foetus Inc. (a/k/a Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe) live show (recorded for the "Male" release), CBGB's, NY, NY, USA. [1]

(17 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show (w/ Einstürzende Neubauten) Sound Factory, NY, NY, USA.

1991

(?) Release of the Steroid Maximus Quilombo recording.

(?) Release of the Clint Ruin / Lydia Lunch Don't Fear The Reaper recording.

(?) Release of the Wiseblood PTTM recording.

(26 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show (line-up this tour: Clint Ruin (J.G. Thirlwell), Eric Hubel, David Ouimet, Vinny Signorelli, Norman Westberg, Algis Kizys) (with Cop Shoot Cop), The Rage, Baltimore, MD, USA.

(29 Oct) Foetus Inc. live show, Limelight, NY, NY, USA.

(01 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA.

(02 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

(03 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

(05 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, The Shadow, Kansas City, KS, USA. [1]

(08 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

(09 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, St. Andrews, Detroit, MI, USA.

(10 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, OH, USA.

(12 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, USA.

(13 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, 1313 Club, Charlotte, NC, USA (cancelled).

(15 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Beecham Theater, Orlando, FL, USA.

(16 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Power Station, Melbourne, FL, USA.

(17 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Janus Landing, Tampa, FL, USA.

(18 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, The Milk Bar, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

(21 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Backroom, Austin, TX, USA.

(22 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, ?, Dallas, TX, USA.

(23 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show (with Pain Teens and Naked Vanilla), Axiom, Houston, TX, USA. [1]

(25 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Passout, El Paso, TX, USA (cancelled).

(26 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Maxwell's, Albuquerque, NM, USA (cancelled).

(27 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Sun Club, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

(29 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, Helter Skelter, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(30 Nov) Foetus Inc. live show, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(01 Dec) Foetus Inc. live show (with Device), The Edge, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

(03 Dec) Foetus Inc. live show, Rock Candy, Seattle, WA, USA.

(04 Dec) Foetus Inc. live show, Melody Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA.

(06 Dec) Foetus Inc. live show, Pompadour, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

(07 Dec) Foetus Inc. live show, Ground Zero, Boulder, CO, USA.

1992

(?) Release of the Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe Male video (U.K.).

(?) Release of the Steroid Maximus Gondwanaland recording.

(15 Jan) Foetus live show (with Cop Shoot Cop and Unsane), Palladium, NY, NY, USA.  [1]

1993

(?) Release of the Garage Monsters' Safari To Mumbooba! recording.

(03 Aug) Big Cat label release of the Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe Male recording (U.K.).

1994

(25 Jan) Atavistic release of the Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe Male video (U.S.).

(Jun) Release of the Foetus / Chrome Cranks Vice Squad Dick recording.

1995

(?) Release of the Foetus Null recording.

(?) Release of the Foetus Verklemmt / Be Thankful recording.

(?) Release of the Foetus Verklemmt video.

(18 Apr) Release of the Foetus Gash recording (worldwide).

(23 May) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Hole recording.

(23 May) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Nail recording.

(04 Jul) Foetus live show (start of the "Flustered Bliss" tour) (with Halcion & Ultra Bide') (line-up this tour: J. G. Thirlwell, Hahn Rowe, Joseph Budenholzer, Brian Emrich, Dave Reid, Jim Kimball), Knitting Factory, NY, NY, USA. [1]

(06 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Khyber Pass, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(07 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA.

(09 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Flood Zone, Richmond, VA, USA.

(10 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), The Point, Atlanta, GA, USA.

(12 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA, USA. [1][2]

(12 Jul) Interviewed on cable TV show "Off The Record", New Orleans, LA, USA.

(13 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Abyss, Houston, TX, USA.

(14 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), The Back Room, Austin, TX, USA. [1]

(15 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Galaxy Club, Dallas, TX, USA.

(17 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Boston's, Tempe, AZ, USA.

(18 Jul) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Foetus Inc. Sink recording.

(18 Jul) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Foetus Interruptus Thaw recording.

(20 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(21 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Trocadero Transfer, San Francisco, CA, USA. [1]

(23 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA.

(26 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO, USA.

(28 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

(29 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Dome Room, Chicago, IL, USA.

(30 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), St. Andrews, Detroit, MI, USA.

(31 Jul) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, OH, USA. [1]

(02 Aug) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Mama Kin's Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA.

(03 Aug) Foetus live show (with Halcion & Ultra Bide'), Tramps, NY. NY, USA.

(13 Nov) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Wiseblood Dirtdish recording.

1996

(28 Jan) Foetus live show (start of the "Rednecropolis" tour [1]) (line-up this tour: J. G. Thirlwell, Brian Emrich, William Tucker, Rob Sutton, Kurt Wolf, Jim Kimball), The Garage, London, UK.

(30 Jan) Foetus live show, Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen, Germany.

(31 Jan) Foetus live show, Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany.

(01 Feb) Foetus live show, Muffathalle, Munich, Germany.

(? Feb) Foetus live show, ??, Dublin, Ireland.

(? Feb) Foetus live show, Garage, Glasgow, Scotland.

(? Feb) Foetus live show, L.A. I, London, UK.

(09 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Dynamo Club, Zurich, Switzerland.

(10 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Reitschule, Bern, Switzerland.

(16 Feb) Foetus live show, Bikini Test, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. [1]

(17 Feb) Foetus live show, Komm, Nuremberg, Germany.

(18 Feb) Foetus live show, Knaack Club, Berlin, Germany. *

(18 Feb) Foetus live show, Reithalle, Bern, Switzerland. *

*Is someone able to confirm which of these is accurate?  I have info from 2 different sources...

(20 Feb) Foetus live show, Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany.

(21 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Vera, Groningen, Netherlands. [1][2]

(22 Feb) Foetus live show, Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

(23 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium.

(24 Feb) Foetus live show, Wehrschloss, Bremen, Germany.

(24? Feb) Foetus live show cancelled (scheduling conflict?), Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

(27 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway. [1]

(28 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Underground, Goteborg, Sweden. [1]

(29 Feb) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Studion, Stockholm, Sweden. [1]

(01 Mar) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Club Latting, Gavle, Sweden. [1]

(02 Mar) Foetus live show (with Morning Glories), Smalands Nation, Lund, Sweden. [1]

(03 Mar) Foetus live show, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(05 Mar) Foetus live show, The Leadmill, Sheffield, England, UK. [1]

(12 Mar) Foetus live show (with Crisis, Elysian Fields, Red Expendables (unadvertised, then announced as Cop Shoot Cop, but actually Cop Shoot Cop minus Tod A.) and Morning Glories), Irving Plaza, NY, NY, USA

(14 Apr) Foetus live show (with Ministry & Young Gods), Roseland Ballroom, NY, NY, USA.

(15 Apr) Foetus live show (with Ministry & Young Gods), Roseland Ballroom, NY, NY, USA.

(19 Apr) Foetus live show (with Ministry & Young Gods), The Strand, Providence, RI, USA.

(20 Apr) Foetus live show (with Ministry & Young Gods), Wallace Civic Center, Fitchburg, MA, USA.

(22 Apr) Foetus live show (with Ministry & Young Gods), Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(29 Jun) Jungle label re-releases the Foetus Corruptus Rife "bootleg" recording.

(Aug?)  Release of the Foetus Boil recording (non-U.S.).

(12 Aug) Foetus live show (with Congo Norvell) (line-up this show: J. G. Thirlwell, Brian Emrich, William Tucker, Rob Sutton, Christian Gibbs & Kenny Savelson), Mercury Lounge, NY, NY, USA.

(17 Aug) Foetus live show (line-up for Japan: J. G. Thirlwell, Brian Emrich, Rob Sutton, Christian Gibbs & Kenny Savelson), Club Quattro, Tokyo, Japan. [1]

(18 Aug) Foetus live show (with Melt-Banana, Angel 'in Heavy Syrup, Friction), Club Quattro, Shibuya (suburban Tokyo), Japan. [1]

(19 Aug) Foetus live show, Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan. [1]

(24 Aug) Foetus live show (start of the "Outercourse" tour) (line-up this tour: J. G. Thirlwell, Rob Sutton, Kenny Savelson, Brian Emrich and Christian Gibbs), Uberschall Festival (from whence came the "Uberschall" 7" split with Faust & Stereolab), Schlachtof, Bremen, Germany.

(24 Aug) Release of the Foetus, Faust and Stereolab Uberschall recording (on the day of, and at, the Uberschall Festival).

(26 Aug) Foetus live show, Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany.

(? Aug) Foetus live show, ? Festival, Frankfurt, Nachtleben or Koln?, Germany.

(27 Aug) Release of the Foetus Boil recording (U.S.).

(27 Aug) Foetus live show, Star Club, Dresden, Germany.

(28 Aug) Foetus live show, Huxley's, Berlin, Germany.

(29 Aug) Foetus live show, Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany.

(30 Aug) Foetus live show, Forum, Enger, Germany.

(31 Aug) Foetus live show, Parkhuis, Alkmaar, Netherlands.

(02 Sep) Foetus live show (with Barkmarket & Otis), Bunkr, Praha, Czech Republic. [1]

(03 Sep) Foetus live show, Muffathalle, Munich, Germany.

(04 Sep) Foetus live show, Jazzhaus, Freiburg, Germany.

(05 Sep) Foetus live show, Festival Anywhere, Zelt, Kaufbueren, Germany. (cancelled)

(06 Sep) Foetus live show, Reitschule, Bern, Switzerland.

(07 Sep) Foetus live show, Schicht '96 Festival, Saarbrucken, Germany.

(08 Sep) Foetus live show, MTW, Offenbach, Germany.

(10 Sep) Foetus live show, AKW, Wurzburg, Germany.

(11 Sep) Foetus live show, Rohre, Stuttgart, Germany.

(12 Sep) Foetus live show, Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany.

(13 Sep) Foetus live show, Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

(14 Sep) Foetus live show, Huset Festival, Arhus, Denmark.

(15 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), Underground, Goteborg, Sweden.

(16 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), Studion, Stockholm, Sweden.

(18 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), De Vlerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

(19 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), De Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands. [1]

(20 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands.

(21 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), Gigant, Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

(22 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), Metropool, Hengelo, Netherlands.

(23 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), VaartKapoen, Brussels, Belgium.

(24 Sep) Foetus live show (with Otis), L.A. I, London, UK.

(10 Oct) Foetus live show (with Chemlab), Brownies, NY, NY, USA.

(11 Oct) Foetus live show (VIP party/show for club opening), Strange Daze, Chicago, IL, USA.

(12 Oct) Foetus live show (with Chainsuck), Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA.

(15 Oct) Foetus live show (with Loudspeaker), Fenix Underground, Seattle, WA, USA.

(16 Oct) Foetus live show (with Loudspeaker), Satyricon, Portland, OR, USA.

(17 Oct) Foetus live show (with Loudspeaker), Trocadero Transfer, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(18 Oct) Foetus live show (with Loudspeaker), Hollywood Moguls, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

1997

(12 Feb) Cleopatra label releases the Null/Void recording.

(11 Mar) Release of the Foetus Symphony Orchestra York recording (U.K., U.S.).

(Apr) Release of the Foetus Symphony Orchestra York recording (Japan).

(12 Aug) Blue Noise label re-releases the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Deaf  recording.

(12 Aug) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Deaf  recording.

(12 Aug) Blue Noise label re-releases the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Ache recording.

(12 Aug) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the You've Got Foetus On Your Breath Ache recording.

(Sep) Some Bizzare label re-releases the Flesh Volcano Slut recording.

(04 Sep) Foetus live show (with Ultra Bide' & Unsane), CMJ MusicFest, Coney Island High, NY, NY, USA.

(07 Sep) Foetus spoken-word (hosted by Nicole Blackman (Golden Palominos); with Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Lori Carson, Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields), Todd Colby (Drunken Boat), Anne Elliott (Pussy Poets), Laura Galpin (Fluffer), John S. Hall (King Missile), Danielle Howle, Jenny Juristo & Cindy Wheeler (Pee Shy), Edwin Torres, Caeri Bertrand, Kurt Reighley, etc), CMJ's Word Association Festival, Knitting Factory, NY, NY, USA.

1998

(10 Feb) Thirsty Ear label re-releases the Flesh Volcano Slut recording.

(25 Aug) Invisible label re-releases the Foetus Corruptus Rife "bootleg" recording.

(28 Oct) DJ OTEFSU (Thirlwell) DJ's at The Gallery, Beach Street, NY, NY, USA.

1999

(09 Feb) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Bar XVI, NY, NY, USA.

(10 Feb) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Jarboe Benefit Show, Bowery Ballroom, NY, NY, USA (with Michael Gira and Elysian Fields).

(16 Mar)  DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Bar XVI, NY, NY, USA.

(29 Mar) DJ OTEFSU DJ's an unannounced industry event, Coney Island High, NY, NY, USA (Firewater performed new and old material, and DJ OTEFSU played before and after their set - toward the end pockets of frantic frugging was detected in the crowd).

(08 Apr) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Speakeasy (a/k/a Ridge Street), NY, NY, USA (spontaneous appearance in honor of Kid Congo Powers' and Sally Norvell's birthdays, including performances by Annie Anxiety, Gogol Bordello (w/ Sally Norvell joining for a couple of songs), and a mini-reunion of Congo Norvell (sans Jim Sclavunos, who was replaced by a drum machine for their short set)).

(18 May) Atavistic label re-releases the Shotgun Wedding recording.

(17 Sep) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at CBGB's, NY, NY, USA (with Firewater, Gunga Din, Gogol Bordello, Heroine Sheiks and Elegant Too).

2000

(06 Jan) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Knitting Factory, NY, NY, USA (prior to and between performances by The Living Jarboe (ex-Swans), Backworld (featuring former Foetus live band member Joseph Budenholzer), and Knoxville Girls (featuring Kid Congo Powers of Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds; Bob Bert of Sonic Youth and Pussy Galore; and Jerry Teel of Honeymoon Killers and Chrome Cranks)).

(19-20 Jan)  WHRB FM 95.3 Harvard College Radio broadcasts 33 consecutive hours of Foetus and related (incl. Steroid Maximus, Garage Monsters, Wiseblood, Clint Ruin, remixes, guest appearances, collaborations etc), as one of their winter 2000 Orgies®.  The radio broadcast, also available in streaming audio online, commenced at ~ 4am ET 19 Jan and wrapped up ~ 1,980 minutes later.

(01 Feb) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Galapagos, Williamsburg, NY, NY, USA.

(28 Mar) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Barmacy, NY, NY, USA (an event dubbed "Go-Go at Glitterati", with guest go-go dancers Viva Knievel and Miss Eliesha). [1]

(13 Apr) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Lucky Cheng's, NY, NY, USA (private party).

(28 Apr) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Chicane, West Chester, PA, USA (with OSCILL8 and Sweetie).

(11 May) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at The Polish National Home, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, USA (a 3-day event dubbed "Beer and Sausage at the Polish National Home", with Electrophilia, Flux Information Sciences, Speedranch^Jansky Noise, To Live and Shave in L.A., Matt Wand (Stock, Hausen and Walkman) and Vicki Bennett (People Like Us).  Additionally: (10 May) DJ Bill Bronson, Andrew W.-K., Irene Moon, The Melted Men, People Like Us, Mr. Quintron & Miss Pussycat; (12 May) DJ Fabio, Larry Seven, Electro-Putas, Pita/Christian Fennesz, Ed Quist, Pan Sonic).

(15 May) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Irving Plaza, NY, NY, USA (with Pan Sonic and Wire).  [1]

(30 May) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Irving Plaza, NY, NY, USA (with The The and Macha).

(31 May) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Beauty Bar, NY, NY, USA (Nicole Blackman "Blood Sugar" book release party; also spinning were DJ Bic Pentameter (Alexis Fleisig of Girls Against Boys) and DJ Cat Chow (Jimmy Cohrssen)).

(02 Jun) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Threadwaxing Space, NY, NY, USA (Jetset Records release party for Arab Strap).

(14 Jul) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Bowery Ballroom, NY, NY, USA (with Arling & Cameron, and Thunderball).

(24 Aug) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Parkside Lounge, NY, NY, USA (in celebration of the new Flux Information Society independant release "Summer"; with DJ's MissDNA, Nikki*Z, Jaxon Hites; and acts Electrophilia, The MO Hair, Toy Synth Orchestra and Statass).

(12 Sep) Foetus live show (start of the "Clams On Brillo 2000" tour) (line-up this tour: J. G. Thirlwell, Brian Emrich, Vinny Signorelli, Christian Gibbs and Jim Coleman), Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, USA. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

(14 Sep) Foetus live show, Upstage, Philadelphia, PA, USA. [1][2][3]

(15 Sep) Foetus live show, Knitting Factory, NY, NY, USA. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

(19 Sep) Foetus live show (with Coil), Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

(20 Oct) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at CBGB's basement, NY, NY, USA (with Botanica and Kid Congo Powers).

(12 Nov) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at the lightship Frying Pan, NY, NY, USA (private function).

(13 Dec) Thirlwell appeared as part of a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at Don Hill's, NY, NY, USA (Thirlwell covered Deep Purple's "Mistreated", which was performed live by Dio when he was vocalist for Richie Blackmore's Rainbow.  Also appearing were Dr. Israel, Bebe Buell, Cathy Cervenka and 12 other vocalists.  Opening the event were Wastoid, Bad Wizard and The Brought Low.  David Wilson (from Broadway's Cats) narrated, and the event was hosted and DJ'd by Steven Blush (publisher of Seconds magazine, as a special version his regular Röck Cändy DJ gigs at Don Hill's)).

(31 Dec) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Knitting Factory, NY, NY, USA (with Suicide & Pan Sonic).

2001

(02 Apr) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at the Parkside Lounge, NY, NY, USA.  The evening's festivities also included films by Lary 7 with a live soundtrack by Brian Dewan, a live performance by Unitard, and the MC efforts of Akio.

(12 Apr) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Bar d'O, NY, NY, USA as part of the "In Hi-Fi" series.  Subsequently webcast from luxuriamusic.com on 26 April.  Also spinning was Peter Principal (Tuxedomoon).

(13 Apr)  J.G. Thirlwell performs a song at a tribute to Serge Gainsbourg, The Cooler, NY, NY, USA.  The evening was hosted by Congo Norvell, with Botanica as the house band.  Also featured were performances by Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow, Esther Balint, Kid Congo, Sally Norvell, Little Annie, Les Sans Culottes, Coco & Co., and others.  Gainsbourg videos from the 50's and 60's were screened throughout the night.

(08 May) Thirsty Ear releases the Flow recording (North America).

(31 May) Foetus live show (start of the "Tour" tour in support of the Flow release) (line-up this tour: J.G. Thirlwell, Paul Bonomo, Brian Emrich, Vinny Signorelli and Howard Pyle) (with Arab On Radar), Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA (also webcast and archived on www.dcn.com).  [1]

(Jun) Ectopic Ents releases the Manorexia Volvox Turbo recording.

(01 Jun) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at The Cooler, NY, NY, USA (with Suicide, James Chance and the Contortions, Michael Karoli (of CAN), Aural Dyslexia (featuring Jim Coleman), Lary 7 and others; in celebration of the last days of The Cooler).

(02 Jun) Foetus live show (with Swarm Of The Lotus and Mill), Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, USA.

(03 Jun) Foetus live show (with Tone), Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA.

(04 Jun) Foetus live show (with Clang Quartet), Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC, USA (also webcast and archived on www.dcn.com).

(05 Jun) Foetus live show (with Drill Team), Echo Lounge, Atlanta, GA, USA.

(06 Jun) Foetus live show, Shim Sham Club, New Orleans, LA, USA.

(07 Jun) The online Foetus Shoppe opens for business.

(07 Jun) Foetus live show (with Stoma), Metropol, Houston, TX, USA.  [1]

(08 Jun) Foetus live show (with USS Friendship, Switchhitter, Nervedeath), Emo's, Austin, TX, USA. [1]

(09 Jun) Opening of The LP Show at Exit Art in New York City, where the album cover artwork of JG "Foetus" Thirlwell is displayed alongside ~2,500 works; also featured are Joseph Lanza, Genesis P-Orridge, Peter Principle, Jim Flora, Frank Kozik and others.  The exhibit running 09 Jun - 17 Aug 2001, installation artists included Christian Marclay, DJ Spooky, Thurston Moore and John Zorn.  Exit Art, NY, NY, USA.

(09 Jun) Foetus live show, Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX, USA.

(11 Jun) nois-o-lution releases the Flow recording (Europe).

(12 Jun) Foetus live show (with Babyland and Crib), Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA, USA (also webcast and archived on www.dcn.com).

(13 Jun) Foetus live show (with Blectum from Blechdom), Slim's, San Francisco, CA, USA.

(15 Jun) Foetus live show (with Brooklyn Solipsist Society), Cobalt Lounge, Portland, OR, USA.

(16 Jun) Foetus live show (with Hog Molly and Shizit), Graceland, Seattle, WA, USA.  [1]

(18 Jun) Foetus live show (with Immortal Domain), Fox Theater, Boulder, CO, USA (also webcast and archived on www.dcn.com).  [1]

(19 Jun) Foetus live show (with Tiny Graves), Pyro Room, Kansas City, MO, USA.

(20 Jun) Foetus live show (with Bantam Rooster), 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, USA (also webcast and archived on www.dcn.com).

(21 Jun) Foetus live show (with Easy Action and X-27), Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA.

(22 Jun) Foetus live show (with Hedra and PPDB), Millvale Industrial Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. [1]

(23 Jun) Foetus live show (with Easy Action and Alien Crime Syndicate), Magic Stick, Detroit, MI, USA.

(24 Jun) Cancelled by promoter: Foetus live show at the Agora Ballroom (previously scheduled for the Euclid Tavern), Cleveland, OH, USA.

(28 Jun) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Beauty Bar, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(30 Jun) Clint Ruin appears at the 11th annual Fetish Ball, Los Angeles, CA, USA.  Clint performed two songs, the New York Dolls' version of "Frankenstein" and Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies", and later joined Lydia Lunch for a rendition of "Sympathy for the Devil."  Also appearing were Gen (from Genitorturers), Jack Atlantis, and others.

(12 Jul) Foetus live show (with Stendahl and Nodal), Trocadero Balcony, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

(13 Jul) Foetus live show (with Dream Lovers and The Centuries), Mercury Lounge, NY, NY, USA.

(14 Jul) Foetus live show (with Bee & Flower and Flux Information Sciences), Mercury Lounge, NY, NY, USA.
 
(09 Aug) J.G. Thirlwell / Foetus spotlighted on CBS Radio One programme Brave New Waves, 12am-6am ET.

(12 Sep) Foetus live show (start of the "No Creampuff For You!" European Tour autumn 2001) (line-up this tour: JG Thirlwell, Paul Bonomo, Vinny Signorelli, Chris Haskett and Jeff Davidson), Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

(13 Sep) Foetus live show, Vera, Groningen, Netherlands.  [1]

(14 Sep) Foetus live show (with Wish), 013, Tilburg, Netherlands.

(15 Sep) Foetus live show, Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany.

(16 Sep) Foetus live show (with 2nd Gen), Star Club, Dresden, Germany.

(18 Sep) Thirsty Ear releases the Blow recording (North America).

(18 Sep) Foetus live show (with 2nd Gen), Underground, Köln, Germany.

(19 Sep) Foetus live show, Schwimmbad, Heidelberg, Germany.

(20 Sep) Foetus live show (with 2nd Gen), Die Röhre, Stuttgart, Germany.

(21 Sep) Foetus live show, Reitschule, Bern, Switzerland.

(22 Sep) Foetus live show, Gaswerk, Winterthur, Switzerland.

(23 Sep) Foetus live show, Cox 18, Milano, Italy.

(24 Sep) Foetus live show, Mercati Generali, Catania, Italy.

(25 Sep) Foetus live show, Naima Club, Forlí, Italy.

(26 Sep) Foetus live show (with Very Expensive Porno Movie), Mocvara, Zagreb, Croatia.  [1]

(27 Sep) Foetus live show, Orto Club, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

(28 Sep) Foetus live show, Posthof, Linz, Austria.

(29 Sep) Foetus live show (with DJ Patrik Pulsinger and DJ Herbst), Flex, Vienna, Austria.

(30 Sep) Foetus live show, Backstage, Munich, Germany.

(02 Oct) Foetus live show, Rockhaus, Salzburg, Austria.

(04 Oct) Foetus live show, Loppen, København, Denmark.

(05 Oct) Foetus live show, Knaack, Berlin, Germany.

(06 Oct) Foetus live show, Gleis 22, Münster, Germany.

(07 Oct) Foetus live show, Forum, Bielefeld, Germany.

(08 Oct) Foetus live show, Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany.

(09 Oct) Foetus live show, VK*, Brussels, Belgium.

(11 Oct) Foetus live show (with Leech Woman and Techno Animal), Scala, London, UK.

(13 Oct) Cancelled by promoter: Foetus live show at the An Club, Athens, Greece.

(16 and 17 Nov) JG Thirlwell performs "We Are The Dead" as part of the Losers Lounge tribute to David Bowie, Westbeth Theater Centre, New York, NY, USA.  Also performing were James Iha, Ann Magnuson, Nick Danger, Joe Budenholzer and Nada Surf, along with other guests and house band The Kustard Kings.

(26 Nov) nois-o-lution releases the Blow recording (Europe).

(08 Dec) JG Thirlwell live online chat hosted by www.scooler.de.

(13 Dec) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Bar d'O, NY, NY, USA.

(20 Dec) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Open Air, St. Mark's Place, NY, NY, USA (private function).

(31 Dec - 01 Jan) Foetus live show (line-up: JG Thirlwell, Paul Bonomo, Vinny Signorelli, Chris Haskett and Jeff Davidson) (with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Dream Lovers), Mercury Lounge, NY, NY, USA.
 
2002

(04 Jan) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at The Asylum (at The Chamber), Atlanta, GA, USA.

(24 Jan) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Star Shoes, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(25 Jan) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at The Parlor, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

(25 Jan) The LP Show exhibition opens at the Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA, USA, and runs through 14 Apr (featuring the LP sleeve artwork of JG Thirlwell as part).

(18 Mar) Baby Zizanie (JG Thirlwell + Jim Coleman) debut live show, Tonic, NY, NY, USA.

(23 Mar) Baby Zizanie live show, le Lieu Unique festival, Nantes, France.

(27 Mar) Baby Zizanie live show, MAD, Athens, Greece.

(28 Mar) Baby Zizanie live show (with Sonia Brex), Taxi Driver, Catania, Italy.

(29 Mar) Baby Zizanie live show, Hexo Club, Pilzone d'iseo (Brescia), Italy.

(30 Mar) Baby Zizanie live show, Link Club, Bologna, Italy.

(01 Apr) Baby Zizanie live show, Dachstock (Reitschule), Bern, Switzerland.  [1]

(02 Apr) Baby Zizanie live show (with Norscq), Batofar, Paris, France.
 
(28 May) Ipecac releases the Steroid Maximus Ectopia recording (US).

(23 Jun) The LP Show exhibition opens at the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, and runs through 18 Aug (featuring the LP sleeve artwork of JG Thirlwell as part).

(25 Jun) Baby Zizanie live show, Southbank Complex / Queen Elizabeth Hall (Meltdown '02 Festival), London, UK.
 
(25 Jun) The The featuring JG Thirlwell live show, Southbank Complex / Queen Elizabeth Hall (Meltdown '02 Festival), London, UK.

(26 Jun) Baby Zizanie live show, Dingwall's, Camden Town (North London), UK.

(29 Aug) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at The Party at Rififi, NY, NY, USA (with go-go dancers Jaiko and Gina Rififi).

(31 Aug) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at the North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA, USA (with Sweetie).
 
(12 Sep) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Le Lieu Unique festival, Nantes, France.
 
(15 Sep) JG Thirlwell one-off performance with Chloe Delaume at ChronOrganIIc festival, La Cigale, Paris, France.
 
(25 Sep) JG Thirlwell solo electronic serial performance, Yale University, USA (the piece entitled "Threnody pour une Sucette", based loosely on Gall's theory of
revulsion and convergence - an electronic meditation on France Gall's mortification at the realisation of the true lyrical content of "Les Sucettes"). JGT was joined by Luz of Amoeba Productions on visuals. Also on the bill was Genesis P.Orridge's Thee Majesty.
 
(03 Oct) Murnau live show, Tonic, New York, NY, USA (Murnau consisted of Oren Bloedow - Guitar/FX; Ed Pastorini - Piano and Guitar; Brian Geltner - Drums; and JG Thirlwell - Samples/Electronics).
 
(Nov) Ectopic Ents releases the Manorexia Radiolarian Ooze recording.
 
(17 Oct) Steroid Maximus live debut, The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA, USA (two shows; performed were the Ectopia release and the track "Quilombo!).  The line-up for these two shows was: Steven Bernstein - Trumpet, arrangements; Pablo Calogero - Flute, Bass Flute, Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet; Bruce Fowler - Trombone; Phil Teele - Bass Trombone; Sal Cracchiolo - Trumpet; Jon Fumo - Trumpet; D.J.Bonebrake - Concert Percussion, Xylo, Marimba, Vibes, Timpani; Danny Frankel - Latin Percussion, Congas; Nels Cline - Guitar; Devin Hoff - Bass; Scott Amendola - Drums; Jimbo Ross- Viola; Nia Stein-Ross - Cello; Ruth Bruegger - Violin; John Wittenberg - Violin; Robert J. Anderson - Violin; Wayne Peet - Keyboards; Steve Weisberg - Keyboards; and JG Thirlwell conducting.
 
(21 Oct) DJ OTEFSU DJ's at Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA (opening reception for "Two Decades of Underground Music Photos by Bob Bert"; the showing period 20 Oct - 08 Nov).
 
(14 Dec) DJ Otefsu DJ's at Ex 'n' Pop, Schöneberg, Germany.
 
(19 Dec) DJ Otefsu DJ's at Magnet, Berlin, Germany.
 
(26 Dec) JG Thirlwell takes part in Christmas Purgatory, Hufeisenhaus, Berlin, Germany (a live crash / recording session with JGT joining Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten), Gordon Monohan, Gordon W., J.J. Jones (Fuzzy Love), Xaver Naudascher (Racoon Brothers), Boy From Brazil, and Danielle De Piccioto providing visuals).
 
(31 Dec) DJ Otefsu DJ's at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA (as part of Liberation New Year's Ball 2003, featuring Nina Hagen, DJ Lydia Lunch, DJ Leo 9, Eye Of Newt Circus, and others).  [1]
 
2003
 
(Feb) Nail Records (Italy) releases the Baby Zizanie Thalassaphobia mLP, n=500.
 
(05 Feb) DJ Otefsu DJ's at Intervention, BQE Lounge, Williamsburg, New York, NY, USA.
 
(16 Feb) Premier of The Venture Brothers cartoon on the Cartoon Network (US), for which Thirlwell composed the opening theme and supplied soundtrack music via Steroid Maximus, Foetus and Manorexia.
 
(02 Mar) DJ Otefsu DJ's at TerrorSex Cabaret @ Luxx, Williamsburg, New York, NY, USA (with Botanica, Electric Turn to Me, and Masculine/Feminine). [1]
 
(08 Mar) DJ Otefsu DJ's at the National Arts Club, New York, NY, USA (private function, Jetset Records' Spring Soirée, with The Flaming Sideburns, The Stratford 4, Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham). [1]

(12 Mar) DJ Otefsu DJ's at BQE Lounge, New York, NY, USA (with Electro Putas).
 
(05 Apr) DJ Otefsu DJ's at le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France.
 
(11 Apr) Steroid Maximus European live debut, le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France.  The line-up for these European shows was: J.G.Thirlwell - composer / conducter / arrangements; Steven Bernstein - Trumpet / arrangements; Jan Orawiec - Violin; Faustine Orawiec - Violin; Guillaume Francois - Cello; Oene van Geel - Violin; Vincent DeBruyne - Viola; Renaud Pion - Reeds; Steve Arguelles - Drums; Noel Akchote - Guitar; Ashley Slater - Trombone; Didier Havet - Bass Trombone; Allie Delfau -  Keyboards; Laurent Levesque - Keyboards; Jean-Philippe Morel - Bass Guitar, Double Bass; Xavier Mertian - Tuned Percussion, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Chimes, Timpanis etc; Iian Pattinson  - Latin Percussion; Antoine Rousseau - High Trumpet; Noel Langley - Trumpet. [1]
 
(12 Apr) Steroid Maximus live, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
 
(13 Apr) Steroid Maximus live, 013, Tilburg, Netherlands.
 
(27 Apr) DJ Otefsu DJ's at CBGB's Gallery 313, New York, NY, USA (as part of the Sex and Guts book release; with Lydia Lunch, Nels Cline, Carla Bozulich, Gene Gregorits, Sturgis Nikides, Jonathan Ames and Mark Kramer.  Otefsu joined Nels Cline during Cline's second set, Otefsu "jamming" via his decks).
 
(16 May) Baby Zizanie (JG Thirlwell + Jim Coleman) live show, Scheune, Dresden, Germany. [1]
 
(18 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Bastard, Berlin, Germany.
 
(20 May) Baby Zizanie live show, 93 Feet East, London, UK.
  
(22 May) Baby Zizanie live show (with The Streets, A Room with a View), Club Apolo, Barcelona, Spain.
 
(23 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Charlatan, Gent, Belgium.
 
(24 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Goudvishal, Arnhem, Netherlands.
 
(26 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Kulturbunker, Köln, Germany.
 
(27 May) Baby Zizanie live show, BOA, Luzern, Switzerland.
 
(28 May) Baby Zizanie live show, La Casa, Milano, Italy.
 
(29 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Init, Roma, Italy.
 
(31 May) Baby Zizanie live show, Fluc, Vienna, Austria.
 
(06-16 Jun) JG Thirlwell takes part, as sound artist, in d!sturbances # 3 / freq_out, Charlotten Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
(15 Jun) Baby Zizanie live set, Peter Norton Symphony Space, New York, NY, USA (as part of the Bang on a Can 2003 Marathon; also featured was music by Louis Andriessen, Aphex Twin, Eve Beglarian, Dennis DeSantis, Anthony Gatto, Michael Gordon, Carla Kihlstedt, David Lang, Lukas Ligeti, Frederic Rzewski, Giacinto Scelsi, James Tenney, Cenk Urgun, Julia Wolfe, Evan Ziporyn, and John Zorn.  Other performers included Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Robert Black, Don Byron, Ethel, Gutbucket, Lisa Moore, Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Amy X Neuberg, Polygraph Lounge, So Percussion, DJ Spooky, Talujon, Two  Foot Yard, and I Wayan Wija).
 
(02 Jul) Lydia Lunch live show, JG Thirlwell joins as guest vocalist on "Stinkfist" and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road" (band members included Foetus live alumni Vinny Signorelli, Norman Westberg and Algis Kizys, and Steroid Maximus alumnus Nels Cline), NorthSix, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
 
(02 Jul) DJ Otefus DJ's at Lit, New York, NY, USA.  [1]

(11, 12, 14 Jul)  JG Thirlwell performs "Qui est in, Qui est out" at the Loser's Lounge tribute to Serge Gainsbourg at Fez, New York, NY, USA.

(28 Aug)  Baby Zizanie perform on radio WFMU, NJ, USA.  The performance is archived at WFMU's website.

(04 Sep) Baby Zizanie (JG Thirlwell and Jim Coleman) at the Knitting Factory, New York, NY, USA; with The Seconds and Electro Putas.  Live visual mixes/light-arrays and installation for Baby Zizanie's performance was by Luciana Sanz, alias Lu(x)z from Amoeba Technology.

(05 Sep) DJ Otefsu DJ's at Sin-e, New York, NY, USA; with fabulous live performances by TRZTN (Flux Information Sciences) FM Einheit (ex- Einsturzende Neubauten), Electro/Atomu, plus Lary Seven and Mazing Vids.

(06 Nov) DJ Otefsu DJ's at Southpaw in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, USA; w/live appearances by Oneida, the legendary Metal Urbain (from France) and Mazing Vids.

2004

(13 Jul)  A Benefit for Markus Miller at Sin-e, New York, NY, USA; featuring The Secret Machines, Aurelio Valle of Calla, Electro-Putas, Excepter; and between the bands DJ Otefsu (Foetus) aka JG Thirlwell, The Dream Lover's Soundsystem.

(14, 16 Jul) JG Thirlwell performs "Qui est in, Qui est out" at the Loser's Lounge tribute to Serge Gainsbourg at Fez, New York, NY, USA.

(27-29 Jul) JG Thirlwell performs as Cesare in Der Kastanienball (Chestnut Ball) at Prinzregententeater in Munich, Germany.  Thirlwell acted and played theremin.  Other musicians included Costes, Steve Beresford, and Steroid Maximus Euro-live alumnus Noel Ackchote. It was an "improvised cabaret-opera"; a new form of a stage production.  Produced by Winter & Winter in collaboration with Festspiel + Prinzregententheater, Munich.

(07 Aug) Premiere of The Venture Brothers cartoon on the Cartoon Network, USA; the series being scored by JG Thirlwell.

(01 Oct)  Losers Lounge tribute to David Bowie at Fez, New York, NY, USA; JG Thirlwell performs "We Are The Dead".

(06 Oct)  A "freq_out" concert at Blå.Oslo, Norway.  Benny Nilsen and Jacob Kierkegaard performed solo sets, followed by a performance courtesy of the freq_out "orchestra" (all participants listed below), conducted by CM von Hausswolff. The Blå evening was part of the Ultima festival.

(09 Oct)  Opening of freq_out 2, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvik, Norway.  freq_out is a sonic installation adventure, perennially curated by CM von Hausswolff.  The participants for Oslo were Petteri Nisunen, Jana Winderen, Finnbogi Pétursson, Jacob Kirkegaard, Brandon LaBelle, Tommi Gronlund, Michael Harding, Permagnus Lindborg, CM von Hausswolff, Maia Urstad, Benny Nilsen, Kent Tankred, Franz Pomassl and JG Thirlwell. The idea is that the frequency range is split into slices and each artist works within a frequency.  These pieces are then looped and combined in a room and installed; the observer walks around the room experiencing it in the architectural space and how the frequencies interact with each other and by the listeners' place in the room.

(02 Nov)  Birdman releases the (not adam) recording.

(07 Nov)  DJ Otefsu DJ's at the WFMU record fair 3-5pm, New York, NY, USA.

(15-20 Nov)  JG Thirlwell and CM Von Hausswolff conduct an audio workshop at the Stadelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

(31 Dec)  DJ Otefsu DJ's at The Knitting Factory's New Year's Eve extravaganza, New York, NY, USA.  Two sets were performed by John Zorn and Mike Patton, with Ikue Mori joining for the second set.

2005

(21 Jan)  Debut of the film Sugar at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, directed by Reynold Reynolds and Patrick Jolley, for which JG Thirlwell provided the soundtrack music, multiple screenings 21-29 Jan, Park City, Utah, USA.

(03 Feb)  Bang on a Can All-Stars debut J.G. Thirlwell's "Anabiosis", and perform with special guest Philip Glass, Merkin Concert Hall, NY, NY, USA.

(04 Mar)  Radio station WNYC-FM streaming broadcast over the internet of the 03 Feb Bang on a Can performance, including Thirlwell's "Anabiosis" composition; John Schafer's New Sounds program on WNYC originating from New York, NY, USA.

(11 Mar)  JGT DJ's the 6th Annual Pisces Blue party at Savalas, NY, NY, USA.

(22 Apr)  Foetus and Steroid Maximus double bill as eighteen-piece orchestra at Donaufestival, Austria. The line up for the Steroid Maximus / Foetus show at Donaufestival was: J.G.Thirlwell - composer / conducter /arrangements plus singer on the Foetus set; Steven Bernstein - Trumpet / arrangements plus conducter on the Foetus set; Kaoru Asayama - violin; Sayaka Kira - violin; Gustav Krachler - violin; Tokio Takentchi - viola; Nikolaus Leopold - cello; Oliver Stotz - guitar; Andreas Pranzl -trumpet; Gerd Rahstorfer - trumpet; Martin Ptak - trombone; Charlie Wagner - trombone; Clemens Salesny - reeds; Josef Novotny - keys; Clemens Wenger - keys; Alex Meissl - bass; Christian Grobauer - drums; Luis Ribeiro - latin Percussion; Berndt Thurner - mallet percussion

(14 Jun)  LOVE release party, Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg, Germany.  Including DJ sets by J.G. Thirlwell and Princess Prollkoller.  22:00 hr.  Presented by nneon.

(01 Jul)  JG Thirlwell DJ's at Kino Scala/Beat Club, where Bee & Flower performed, Berlin, Germany.

(04 Jul)  Birdman releases the LOVE recording in Europe.

(19 Jul)  Birdman releases the LOVE recording in the US.

(30 Jul)  Release party for the LOVE album, NBI, Berlin, Germany. J.G.Thirlwell and Alex Hacke DJ'd, and there was a special performance by Electronicat with Miss Le Bomb.

(20 Aug)  JG Thirlwell DJ's at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn NY, for Convolution performance. Also on the bill was David Linton & the Bicameral Research Sound & Projection System.

(14 Sep)  Bang On A Can performs JG Thirlwell's "Anabiosis" at the Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland.  Also on the program are compositions by Thurston Moore, Louis Andriessen and others.

(01 - 02 Oct)  freq_out 3, Nuit Blanche festival, Paris, France.  The participants for the sonic installation are Petteri Nisunen, Jana Winderen, Finnbogi Pétursson, Jacob Kirkegaard, Brandon LaBelle, Tommi Gronlund, Michael Harding, Permagnus Lindborg, CM von Hausswolff, Maia Urstad, Benny Nilsen, Kent Tankred, Franz Pomassl and JG Thirlwell. This event took place at the spectacular Centre Communiste building in Belleville, which was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. It was the first freq_out to integrate a light interface.

(09 Oct) JG Thirlwell DJ's on the closing night of the Experimentaclub festival in Madrid on Oct 09 2005.  Also appearing at the festival were Psychic TV, Richard H. Kirk, To Rococo Rot, Borbetomagus, People Like Us, and others.

(12 Dec) Release of JG Thirlwell's remix of Snax's "Hat Trick".

(22 Nov 2005 - 07 Jan 2006) Sugar, a film by Reynold Reynolds & Patrick Jolley in collaboration with Samara Golden, which debuted at the 2005 Sundance Film Fest and features a soundtrack by JG Thirlwell; showing as an installation at Roebling Hall (Chelsea), New York, NY, USA.

2006

(Jan 7-24) Tony Oursler : Blue Invasion.Blue Invasion is a site-specific installation throughout Hyde Park North,Sydney,Australia. Oursler conceived the work as a kind of "psycho-landscape", delving into our fascination with,and fears of, life beyond the stars. J.G.Thirlwell was filmed a reading which was projected as part of the installation. For documentation visit Tony Oursler's website.

(Feb 25 - April)Tony Oursler : Sound Digressions in Seven Colors. Sound Digressions in Seven Colors is the culmination of several projects that Tony Oursler has been experimenting with for a number of years.A perpetually changing piece of music,seven performers were recorded and then recombined in an installation setting to experiment with chance recombination.Once the performances were captured in high quality sound and video,they were projected upon a specially designed video screen that allows the viewer to see the image from both sides. Each screen is 4x6 feet and has speakers mounted directly into the surface of the screen; thus the music comes from the image of each player. In addition, graphic images of the actual waveforms being produced from the instruments,as depicted on computer editing systems, have been mixed into the video elements. The performers on this piece are Kim Gordon, Tony Conrad, Stephen Vitiello, Lee Ranaldo, Zeena Parkins, Ikue Mori and J.G. Thirlwell. J.G. Thirlwell plays the bowed instrument the Aquasonic, that, when electrified, combines with water within the instrument to produce haunting tones. Nyehaus at the National Arts Club NYC.

(24 Mar) JG Thirlwell / Dorit Chrysler Duet at Issue Projects Room Duets Festival. JG Thirlwell and Dorit Chrysler performed a duet on each others' songs in a twenty five minute performance. Ms Chrysler also played theremin. The songs performed were "Pareidolia", "Tundra", "Spring Breeze" and "Cirrhosis of the Heart". Also on the bill were DJ Olive & William Basinski.