Frank Zappa played Kurhalle in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, 11 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 23 songs over 2 shows, opening with “Tush Tush Tush” and closing with “Pygmy Twylyte”. An audience recording circulates, best grade A-.
Setlist
Early show
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02tuninglisted as Tune Up
- 03Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 04Inca Roads
- 05Approximate
- 06Cosmik Debris
- 07Florentine Pogen
- 08Penguin In Bondage→ quotes: Apostrophe
- 09T'Mershi Duween
- 10Dog/Meatlisted as Dog Meat→ quotes: RDNZL
- 11Montana
- 12Tush Tush Tush
Late show
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02improvisations
- 03Dupree's Paradiseincludes: Ach Du Lieber Augustine, Louie Louie, Dixie
- 04Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 05Inca Roads
- 06RDNZL
- 07Village Of The Sun→ quotes: Billy The Mountain, incl. One-Shot riff
- 08Echidna's Arf
- 09Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?includes: Jungle Boogie, Be-Bop Tango
- 10I'm The Slime
- 11Pygmy Twylyteincludes: Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata, Tico Tico
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
AudA-
Early show: 75 min, Aud, A- || Late show: 100 min, Aud, B+
At Kurhalle · 2 dates
- FEB 13, 19761975 - 1976