Presented here is a list of concerts Madrugada have played. As far as it is possible, information about setlists, recordings or other notes are added to the shows. This list is updated when new information surfaces, and does not claim to be one hundred percent accurate. Though efforts are made to keep this list error-free, information is mostly taken from second-hand sources, and experience has shown that errors will occur every now and then. Additions to this list are appreciated at webmaster@madrugada.de. Thank you very much.

Due to the length of this list, it has been made into several sections to make browsing through it a bit easier. Please note that the dates are presented in American format, month/date/year.




04/10/92 - Idrettshallen, Andenes, Norway (Friday)
Notes - 
Rock Mot Rus. Performed as ØX. Could have featured just Frode as a band member, and was believed to be the time when the members that would constitute early Madrugada first met. As it turns out, that took place the following year.

04/03/93 - Idrettshallen, Andenes, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist -  Abbey's Adoption - Mighty Darlings
Bacon Bros - Alive
Notes - 
Rock Mot Rus. Performed as Abbey's Adoption with Jan Erik Svendsen on vocals, Frode Jacobsen and Marius Almås Johansen on guitars, Knut Mikalsen on bass and Jon Lauvland Pettersen on drums. Only song known to have been performed is the unreleased "Mighty Darlings." In the middle of the same night, Sivert Høyem debuted on stage as the singer of Bacon Bros, with Robert S. Burås and his friend Vidar Vang in the audience, the first spellbound over the singer's abilities and the latter asleep. Bacon Bros ended their set with "Alive," originally performed by Pearl Jam.

03/26/94 - Idrettshallen, Andenes, Norway (Saturday)
Notes -  Rock Mot Rus. Performed as Abbey's Adoption with Marius Almaas Johansen on guitar, Jon Lauvland Pettersen on drums, Frode Jacobsen on bass and Sivert Høyem having replaced Jan Erik Svendsen on vocals. Robert S. Burås was playing with Vidar Vang in the band Walk, which would dissolve later the same year and Robert would join the Norwegian army.

XX/XX/95 - Ambassaden Dancing, Stokmarknes, Norway (?)
Notes -  Performed as Abbey's Adoption. Walk had been dissolved and Robert S. Burås had served a year in the army. Frode Jacobsen ran into Robert at Evenes Airport some time early in the year, and asked if he would be interested in joining Abbey's Adoption, replacing Marius Almaas Johansen on guitar. They had their first rehersal together during Easter 1995, and the next day they performed their first gig at Ambassaden Dancing with what would be the initial and classic Madrugada line-up.

XX/XX/95 - Elm Street, Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes -  Performed as Abbey's Adoption. The band had re-located to Oslo, and did their first gig at Elm Street. According to Robert there were 58 paying members of the audience.

XX/XX/95 - Joes Garage, Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes -  Performed as Abbey's Adoption. Apparently the band did a lot of performances at Joes Garage in Oslo.

XX/XX/95 - Emma Hjort, Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes - 
Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

10/06/96 - Frederikke, Oslo, Norway (Sunday)
Notes - 
Studentrock. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

11/19/96 - So What, Oslo, Norway (Tuesday)
Notes - 
Zoom 96. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

XX/XX/9X - [unknown], Norway (?)
Notes - 
Festival, took place at a venue called Proffen. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

XX/XX/97 - SVFF, Blindern, Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes - 
Rock Mot Eksamensnerver. Took place at a venue called SVFF at Blindern in Spring 1997. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

03/14/97 - Betong, Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Notes - 
Jenterock. Organized by Sosialistisk Ungdom. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

04/25/97 - Eilert Sundts Hus, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Notes - 
Organized by Sosialistisk Venstreparti. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

05/09/97 - Betong, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Notes - 
17. Mai For Alle. Support for Odd Børretzen and Lars Martin Myhre. Performed as Abbey's Adoption, but apparently only featured two of the band members.

05/15/97 - Milliways, Chateau Neuf, Norway (Thursday)
Notes - 
Performed as Abbey's Adoption. Played with Bigby's Chrushing and Sult.

06/XX/97 - Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes - 
Musikkens Dag in Oslo. Played on the So What-stage at Rårdhusplassen. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

08/30/97 - Frederikkeplassen, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)
Notes - 
Oslo Studentfestival. Performed as Abbey's Adoption.

XX/XX/98 - [unknown venue], Oslo, Norway (?)
Notes -  The band had changed their name from Abbey's Adoption to Madrugada, and performed at the farewell-party for the Norwegian music magazine Beat, with a lot of members of the music business in attendance.

11/XX/98 - [unknown venue], Tromsø, Norway (unknown day)

11/11/98 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (Wednesday)
Notes - 
The exact date of this concert is a bit uncertain, it might have been played one or even two days earlier. The band played six songs as support act for Heather Nova. According to Aftenposten they sounded horrible, mostly due to Heather Nova being delayed and Madrugada never got to do a soundcheck.

11/13/98 - Garage, Bergen, Norway (Friday)

12/15/98 - John Dee, Oslo, Norway (Monday)
Setlist - 
1. Strange Colour Blue
Shine
I Don't Come Around Here No More
Notes - 
Last song was I Don't Come Around Here No More, and was thought to be a Bruce Spingsteen cover. This is not true, it was just described as sounding like Bruce Springsteen in a review of the concert.

12/17/98 - Veita Scene, Trondheim, Norway (Thursday)
Setlist - 
1. Strange Colour Blue
Notes - 
The exact date of this concert is a bit uncertain. The band played an at-the-time newly written song at the end of the concert, and Sivert had to sing it while reading the lyrics from a piece of paper he held in his hand.

02/12/99 - Wiese, Marienlyst, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Setlist - 
Strange Colour Blue
Notes - 
The band played live in studio, but the show is taped earlier on the day and then aired in the evening. They played at least two songs.
Recordings - 
Featured on the show Wiese, aired by NRK 1.

02/XX/99 - Halden Studentsamfund, Storsalen, Norway (?)
Notes - 
The picture on the front sleeve of "Live Trom Tralfamadore" was taken at this concert.

02/17/99 - Blå Rock, Tromsø, Norway (Wednesday)
Setlist - 
Strange Colour Blue
Highway 2.000.000
Goo Goo Muck
Notes - 
Goo Goo Muck written by R. Cook and originally performed by The Cramps.

02/20/99 - Studentersamfunnet, Trondheim, Norway (Saturday)

02/27/99 - by:Larm, Folken, Stavanger, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist - 
1. Strange Colour Blue
2. Tonight I Have No Words For You
3. Shine
4. Sirens
5. Belladonna
6. Higher
7. New Depression
8. Salt
9. Oceanliner
10. Highway 2.000.000
11. Quite Emotional
Recordings - 
Recorded by NRK Petre and aired twice on the show Roxrevyen Konsert.

03/05/99 - Mars, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Setlist - 
1. Quite Emotional
2. Shine
3. Vocal
4. Strange Colour Blue
5. Move
6. Beautyproof
7. Sirens
8. Belladonna
9. Higher
10. New Depression
11. Tonight I Have No Words For You
12. Salt
13. Oceanliner
14. Highway 2.000.000
15. Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
16. Goo Goo Muck
17. The Fire Of Love
18. The House On Highland Avenue
19. The Riverbed
Notes - 
Goo Goo Muck written by R. Cook and originally performed by The Cramps. The Fire Of Love is a cover of a song played by Gun Club, written by Jody Reynolds and Stardivant Sonya and originally performed by Jody Reynolds. The House On Highland Avenue written by Jeffrey Lee Pierce and originally performed by Gun Club.
Recordings - 
Recorded by a member of the audience and available on CD-R.

03/26/99 - Idrettshallen, Andenes, Norway (Friday)
Notes - 
Rock Mot Rus. Could also have been played the day after, on March 27th.

06/XX/99 - Arlene's Grocery, Hoboken, NJ, USA (?)
Notes - 
Played their first concert in America while they were in Hoboken, New Jersey to mix "Industrial Silence." They think it was in June 1999. A friend of theirs from the band Gunga Din worked at Arlene's and organized the concert. Got a contract offer from an American label on the strength of the show, but had to decline due to the contract they had at the time which did not allow them to be out on another label.

06/05/99 - Norwegian Wood, Frognerbadet, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist - 
1. Vocal
2. Beautyproof
3. Salt
4. Belladonna
5. Higher
6. Oceanliner
7. Tonight I Have No Words For You
8. Strange Colour Blue
9. Sirens
10. Highway 2.000.000
Recordings - 
Recorded by NRK radio, who have broadcasted eight songs in a different order than the actual setlist. Vocal and Tonight I Have No Words For You not broadcast. Also recorded on DAT by a member of the audience.

06/19/99 - Union Scene, Drammen, Norway (Saturday)
Notes - 
Played at Union Rock Club's two-day "Working Class Hero" festival.

06/24/99 - [unknown venue], Harstad, Norway (Thursday)

06/26/99 - Øyafestivalen, Kalvøya, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)

07/09/99 - [unknown venue], Melbu, Norway (Friday)

08/30/99 - Gamla, Oslo, Norway (Monday)
Setlist - 
Higher
Sympathy For The Devil
Notes - 
Releaseparty for Industrial Silence. The band was supposed to play for twenty minutes, but they played for about an hour. Sympathy For The Devil originally written and performed by Rolling Stones.

09/10/99 - Mars, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist - 
Don't Let The Flowers Down
Notes - 
Releaseparty for the compilation album Jeg gleder meg til år 2000. Madrugada performed the track Don't Let The Flowers Down off that album together with Karl Storm Andersen, who wrote the song, and Tine Valand.

09/27/99 - Samfunnet, Bodø, Norway (Monday)

09/29/99 - Galleriet Studenthus, Harstad, Norway (Wednesday)
Setlist - 
1. Quite Emotional
2. Electric
3. Strange Colour Blue
4. Tonight I Have No Words For You
5. Beautyproof
6. Terraplane
7. Sirens
8. Belladonna
9. Higher
10. Sympathy For The Devil
11. Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
12. Folk Explosion
13. Wheelchair
14. New Depression
15. Salt
16. Highway 2.000.000
17. Oceanliner
18. Legends And Bones
19. This Old House
20. Move
21. The Riverbed
Notes - 
The setlist presented here is based on a setlist used by the band members during the show. But it is known that they skipped some songs and might also have played them in a different order, for example Vocal was supposed to have been the second song. The songs known to have been played are Quite Emotional, Electric, Strange Colour Blue, Higher, Sympathy For The Devil, Norwegian Hammerworks Corp. and This Old House. They also ended the show with a song one attender had never heard before, which could have been Move. This would indicate The Riverbed was either not played or played earlier. Also, this show opened the major Autumn Norwegian tour.

09/30/99 - Strøket, Tromsø, Norway (Thursday)
Setlist - 
3. Strange Colour Blue
Higher
Sympathy For The Devil
Oceanliner
Electric

10/01/99 - Studentersamfunnet, Bodø, Norway (Sunday)
Setlist - 
2. Vocal
Notes - 
Frode's bass stopped working in the middle of Vocal. One of the organizers drove one mile to get ahold of a new bass guitar, but was stopped by a police officer for speeding. According to the legend, the police officer said "Good luck with the concert!" after the speedy organizer had explained what was going on and the police officer had decided to forigve him for the high speed. Of course, Frode's bass had just started working again at the time he got back to the venue...

10/02/99 - Præstenbygga, Kabelvåg, Norway (Saturday)

10/13/99 - Folken, Stavanger, Norway (Wednesday)

10/16/99 - Garage, Bergen, Norway (Saturday)

10/17/99 - Garage, Bergen, Norway (Sunday)
Setlist - 
Strange Colour Blue
Higher
Sympathy For The Devil
This Old House
Notes - 
The band played this extra gig at Garage in Bergen, Norway due to the overwhelming demand for tickets the night before.

10/20/99 - Uka-99, Studentersamfunnet, Trondheim, Norway (Wednesday)

10/29/99 - Studentersamfunnet, Ås, Norway (Friday)

11/03/99 - Grand Kjelleren, Egersund, Norway (Wednesday)
Setlist - 
1. Quite Emotional
2. Vocal
3. Strange Colour Blue
Belladonna
Higher
Sympathy For The Devil
Electric
Salt
Captain, The Men Are Exploding!
Notes - 
Several new songs were played, New Depression is believed to have been one of them. Sympathy For The Devil written by and originally performed by Rolling Stones. Captain, The Men Are Exploding! is now known as the song The Frontman.

11/19/99 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (Friday)
Setlist - 
1. Quite Emotional
2. Vocal
3. Strange Colour Blue
4. Tonight I Have No Words For You
5. Beautyproof
6. Shine
7. Sirens
8. Belladonna
9. Higher
10. Sympathy For The Devil
11. Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
12. New Depression
13. Terraplane
14. Electric
15. Folk Explosion
16. Salt
17. Highway 2.000.000
19. Oceanliner
20. Legends And Bones
21. This Old House
22. Wheelchair
23. Ivory Town
Notes - 
Oceanliner and Legends And Bones played during the first encore, This Old House, Wheelchair and Ivory Town played during the second encore. Sympathy For The Devil written by and originally performed by the Rolling Stones. Folk Explosion is now known as the song The Frontman.
Recordings - 
Filmed by NRK. Parts of Sirens and New Depression used for the program midnatt@nrk, aired once on NRK1 and once on NRK2.

11/20/99 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist - 
Highway 2.000.000

11/25/99 - Samfunnshallen, Sortland, Norway (Thursday)
Setlist - 
1. Quite Emotional
2. Vocal
3. Strange Colour Blue
4. Beautyproof
5. Shine
6. Sirens
7. Belladonna
8. Higher
9. Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
10. Electric
11. Salt
12. Highway 2.000.000
13. This Old House
14. Oceanliner

11/26/99 - Ambassaden, Stokmarknes, Norway (Friday)

11/28/99 - Punktum, Mo i Rana, Norway (Sunday)
Setlist - 
Beautyproof
Quite Emotional
Belladonna
Higher
Sirens
Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.

12/11/99 - Union Scene, Drammen, Norway (Saturday)

12/12/99 - Egertorget, Oslo, Norway (Sunday)
Setlist - 
River Guard
Notes - 
A small outdoors concert in the middle of Oslo to collect money for the Frelsesarmeen organization. Madrugada played for about half an hour in front of almost 300 people, and collected more than 11.000 Norwegian kroner. River Guard originally performed by Smog.

12/17/99 - Cresendo, Hamar, Norway (Friday)

12/18/99 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (Saturday)
Setlist - 
Sirens
Belladonna
Vocal
Strange Colour Blue
Terraplane
Higher
Black Mambo
This Old House
Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
Electric
Shine
Beautyproof
Notes - 
Sivert sang Pale Blue Eyes, written by Lou Reed and originally performed by Velvet Underground, with Gunga Din who were the support act.






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