SEP 8, 1974Stadio ComunaleSunday · Bologna, Italy
Frank Zappa played Stadio Comunale in Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, 8 September 1974. With him on stage: Chester Thompson, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Ruth Underwood and James "Bird Legs" Youmans. The documented setlist runs to 16 songs, opening with “Tush Tush Tush” and closing with “Trouble Every Day”. An audience recording circulates, best grade B+.
Setlist
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 03Inca Roads
- 04Approximate
- 05Penguin In Bondage
- 06T'Mershi Duween
- 07Dog/Meatlisted as Dog Meat→ quotes: Holiday In Berlin
- 08Cosmik Debris
- 09Florentine Pogen
- 10Montana→ quotes: Funiculì Funiculà
- 11The Booger Man→ quotes: Louie Louie
- 12Pygmy Twylyteincludes: Dummy Up, Room Service
- 13Tush Tush Tush
- 14Camarillo Brillo
- 15Oh No→ quotes: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- 16Trouble Every Day
Line-up · 4d2
- Frank Zappaguitar, vocals
- Chester Thompsondrums
- Napoleon Murphy Brocktenor saxophone, vocals
- George Dukekeyboards, vocals
- Tom Fowlerbass
- Ruth Underwoodpercussion
- James "Bird Legs" Youmansbass, substitute
Recording
AudB+
115 min, Aud, B+
At Stadio Comunale · 2 dates
- AUG 30, 1973MOI with JL Ponty