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~A tip of the Prine Shriner fez to Craig Sheehan for the latest update~
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JOHN PRINE SET LISTS 1980

1989   ^

• ??/?? 1989 Point Depot Arena, Dublin, Ireland - *with Lyle Lovett
  Spanish Pipedream, Love, Love, Love, Unwed Fathers, Sam Stone, The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness, If I Had a Pony*, She's No Lady, She's My Wife*, You Can't Resist It*, Simple Song*, Saddle In The Rain, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round (w/ Lyle Lovett)
  
• October 17, 1989 Vic Theater, Chicago, IL
  
• Feb 4, 1989 - ?? - Chicago, IL
  Automobile, Bruised Orange, Bottomless Lake, Angel From Montgomery, Aw Heck, Living in the Future, Donald and Lydia, All the Best, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Aimless Love, Fish and Whistle, Everybody, Storm Windows, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Great Compromise, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, One Red Rose, Linda Goes to Mars, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Souvenirs, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
   
• Feb 3, 1989 - ?? - Chicago, IL
  Lulu Walls, Bruised Orange, Bottomless Lake, Aw Heck, Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis..., Six O'Clock News, Living in the Future, Donald and Lydia, All the Best, Grandpa was a Carpenter, Souvenirs, Fish and Whistle, Love Love Love, Far From Me, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Mexican Home, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Linda Goes to Mars, Christmas in Prison, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Angel From Montgomery, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
  
• January 24, 1989 - Rhinestone’s Music Palace in Lexington, KY (thanks Craig Sheehan!)
• Sat January 1989 - Center Stage Theater (??)  

1988   ^

• ?? ??, 1988  Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton, AB
  Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Aw Heck, Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis..., Six O'Clock News, Living in the Future,,Spanish Pipedream, Donald and Lydia, Souvenirs, Fish and Whistle, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, Illegal Smile
   
• August 18, 1988  Ontario Place Forum, Toronto, Canada  
  Onomatopoeia, Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow), Aw Heck, Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard, Six O'clock News, My Own Best Friend, Living In The Future, Donald And Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Fish And Whistle, Angel From Montgomery, Storm Windows, Spanish Pipedream, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Far From Me, The Great Compromise, The Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round, Crooked Piece Of Time
   
• June 16, 1988 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY with Nanci Griffith
  Lulu Walls, Marueen Maureen, Aw Heck, Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis..., Oldest Baby in the World, Six O'Clock News, My Own Best Friend, Living in the Future, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Frying Pan, Souvenirs, Fish and Whistle, Spanish Pipedream, Love Love Love, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, The Accident, If You Don't Want My Love, Sam Stone, Mexican Home, Angel from Montgomery, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, That's the Way That the World Goes Round, Paradise
   
• ÷June 26, 1988 - Mariposa Folk Festival, Molson Park - Arlo Guthrie and John Prine 
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1987   ^

• ÷23rd Cambridge Folk Festival with Richard Thompson, John Prine, Andy White, The Fureys and Davey Arthur, Beau Soleil, Michell Shocked, Alex Atterson, Ted Hawkins, Paul Brady, Steve Phillips, Mary Coughlan, Holly Near, Dick Gaughan, The Albion Band, Dave Kelly, Magna Carta and others
   
• January 16, 1987 Orchestra Hall, Old Town School Benefit, Chicago, IL with *David Bromberg
  1. Intro, 2. Torch Singer, 3. Fish and Whistle, 4. Donald & Lydia, 5. The Bottomless Lake, 6. Sam Stone, *7. That's The Way That The World Goes Round, *8. Souvenirs, 9. Hello in There
   
• March 11, 1987 - Valley Forge Music Fair - Valley Forge, PA
  Lulu Walls, The Torch Singer, Aw Heck, Oldest Baby in the World, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Fish and Whistle, Spanish Pipedream, Aimless Love, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Souvenirs, Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There
   
• April 04, 1987 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
  Lulu Walls, The Torch Singer, Aw Heck, Living in the Future, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Six O'Clock News, Fish and Whistle, Aimless Love, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Souvenirs, Unwed Fathers, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
   
• May 24, 1987 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
  Lulu Walls, The Torch Singer, Living in the Future, Angel from Montgomery, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Fish and Whistle, Down By the Side of the Road, Aimless Love, Spanish Pipedream, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Mexican Home, The Accident, Unwed Fathers, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, Bruised Orange, There She Goes, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Crooked Piece of Time, Saddle in the Rain, Hello In There, Please Don't Bury Me, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Paradise
   
• July 18, 1987 - Artpark, Lewiston, NY
  Lulu Walls, Torch Singer, Aw Heck, Oldest Baby in the World, Living in the Future, Flag Decal, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Fish and Whistle, Christmas in Prison, Spanish Pipedream, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone, Linda Goes to Mars, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Bad Boy, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
  
  
• September 6, 1987 Sunday for 8:00 P.M. at the F.M.KIRBY CENTER in WILKES-BARRE, PA.  "An Evening with John Prine" with Arlo Guthrie - ticket $17.50
   
• November 2, 1987 - Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
  Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian, "Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Aw, Heck, The Oldest Baby In The World, Spanish Pipedream (Blow Up Your TV), Souvenirs, Illegal Smile, Paradise
   
• November 13, 1987 - Avalon Theatre, Madison, WI
  Lulu Walls, Torch Singer, Sweet Revenge, Aw Heck, Oldest Baby in the World, Six O'Clock News, Living in the Future, Blue Umbrella, Donald and Lydia, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Fish and Whistle, Common Sense, Spanish Pipedream, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, The Accident, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, Far From Me, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Bruised Orange, Angel From Montgomery, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Saddle in the Rain, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
   
• November 15, 1987 ?? - Green Bay, WI
  Lulu Walls, Torch Singer, Christmas in Prison, Sweet Revenge, Aw Heck, Six O'Clock News, Living in the Future, Blue Umbrella, Donald and Lydia, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Fish and Whistle, Down By the Side of the Road, Spanish Pipedream, Dear Abby, Speed of the Sound of Lonliness, Far From Me, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, That's the Way That the World Goes Round, Angel from Montgomery, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Saddle in the Rain, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise
   
• November 24, 1987 - Lyric Theater, Baltimore, MD
  Lulu Walls, Torch Singer, Oldest Baby in the World, Aw Heck, Six O'Clock News, Living in the Future, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Fish and Whistle, Spanish Pipedream, Down By the Side of the Road, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone, Bottomless Lake, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Angel from Montgomery, Hello in There, Paradise

1986   ^

• November 26, 1986 - Bismarck Theatre, Chicago, IL
  Lulu Walls, Maureen Maureen, Aw Heck, ??, Storm Windows, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Spanish Pipedream, Six O'Clock News, Fish and Whistle, Aimless Love, Angel from Montgomery, Unwed Fathers, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Mexican Home, Bad Boy, Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone, Frying Pan, Linda Goes to Mars, Bottomless Lake, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Great Compromise, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Oldest Baby in the World, ??, ??, ??, Saddle in the Rain, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, ??, Paradise
   
• October ?? ??, Asheville, NC - with Phillip Donnelly
  1.Lulu Walls 2.Torch Singer  3.Aw Heck 4.Six O'Clock News
    5.Out of Love  6.Donald & Lydia 7.Blue Umbrella 8. Souvenirs  9.Grandpa Was a Carpenter 10.Fish & Whistle   11.Storm Windows   12.Illegal Smile 13. Dear Abby   14. Far From Me 15. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone   16. Linda Goes to Mars  17.Let's Talk Dirty  18.The Great Compromise   19.Sam Stone 20. Sailing Around 21. My Own Best Friend 22.Spanish Pipedream
   
• October 8, 1986   Dramouter, Belgium 
  The Torchsinger's Song, Living In The Future, Donald And Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Fish And Whistle, My Mexican Home, Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone, Sam Stone, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round, There She Goes, Hello In There
   
• September 19, 1986, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN - w/Arlo Guthrie
   
• June 1, 1986    San Carlos, CA
  Lulu Walls, Aw Heck, Oldest Baby In The World, Donald And Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Fish And Whistle, Spanish Pipedream, Love, Love, Love, Linda Goes To Mars, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Unwed Fathers, Storm Windows, Sam Stone, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, The Bottomless Lake, Saddle In The Rain, Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian, Hello In There, Encores: Please Don't Bury Me Sailin' Around, Paradise
   
• June 12, 1986 ?? Omaha, NE
  Unwed Fathers, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Sam Stone, That's the Way that the World Goes Round, Linda Goes to Mars, Bottomless Lake, Souvenirs, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, One Red Rose, Paradise
   
• May 16, 1986 - Morris Civic Auditorium, South Ben, IN
  Lulu Walls, Torch Singer, Aw Heck, Oldest Baby in the World, Donald and Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Fish and Whistle, Spanish Pipedream,  Love, Love, Love,   Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, Linda Goes to Mars, Storm Windows, Sam Stone, That's the Way That the World Goes Round, Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, Hello in There, Paradise

1985   ^

• June 12, 1985 Wolfgang's - San Francisco, CA
  

1984   ^

• October 31, 1984  Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY
  intro, grandpa was a carpenter, donald and lydia, aw heck, fish and whistle, oldest baby in the world, spanish pipedream, illegal smile, souvenirs, bottomless lake, dear abby, sam stone, that's the way that the world goes round, hello in there, please don't bury me, paradise
   

• August 26, 1984  Philadelphia Folk Festival  Philadelphia, PA: Oldest Baby In The World, Living In The Future, Donald And Lydia, Blue Umbrella, Souvenirs, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Fish And Whistle, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Storm Windows, Sam Stone, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round
   

• June 20, 1984 Wolfgang's - San Francisco, CA
  Grandpa was a Carpenter, Donald and Lydia, Aw Heck, Spanish Pipedream, Common Sense, Fish and Whistle, Far from Me, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, Illegal Smile, Iron Ore Betty, Down by the Side of the Road, Sam Stone, That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round, The Accident (Things Could Be Worse), Just Wanna Be With You, Bottomless Lake, People Puttin' People Down, Hello in There
  

• March 22, 1984  Sooner Theatre, Norman, OK (tickets $10.50 - showtime 10:30)
   
• February 6, 1984  Rockefeller's, Houston TX
  Early Show: 1. Please Don't Bury me  2. Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)  3. Come Back to us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 4. The Oldest Baby in the World  5. Fish and Whistle 6. Speed of the sound of loneliness  7. Billy the bum  8. Illegal smile  9. How lucky  10. Iron Ore Betty  11. Aimless love  12. Sam Stone  13. last night I had a Dream  14. There she goes   15. Hello in There  16. Paradise  17. Just wanna be with you  18. Common Sense  19. Spanish Pipedream  20. Far from me   
  Late Show:   1. Speed of the sound of loneliness 2. Fish and whistle 3. Come back to us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard  4. Unwed fathers 5. Illegal smile   6. Dear Abby   7. Souvenirs >  8. That's the way That The World goes 'round   9. Iron Ore Betty 10. People puttin' people down   11. Aw Heck  12. Bottomless lake  13. Sam Stone  14. One red Rose 15. Please don't bury me 16. Sailin' around 17. Hello in there 18. A boy like me

1983   ^

• Feb 14, 1983 - Hult Center, Eugene, OR
  Be My Friend Tonight, Torch Singer, Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis..., Fish and Whistle, Aimless Love, Iron Ore Betty, Storm Windows, I Had a Dream, Illegal Smile, Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone, Dear Abby, Mexican Home, Sam Stone, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, There She Goes, Maureen Maureen, No Name Girl, Hello in There, Please Don't Bury Me, Paradise, Unwed Fathers, Sweet Revenge

1982   ^

• March 2, 1982, Rockefellers, Houston, TX with *Steve Goodman - 11pm
  illegal smile, dear abby, mexican home, sam stone, that's the way that the world goes 'round, sabu visits the twin cities alone, souvenirs, grandpa was a carpenter, hello in there, please don't bury me, good love go bad*, paradise
   

• December 10 , 1982, The Early Show 
  spanish pipedream, come back to us barbara lewis hare krishna beaureguard, fish and whistle, angel from montgomery, christmas in prison, iron ore betty, illegal smile, blue umbrella, donald and lydia, dear abby, sam stone, that's the way the world goes round, paradise, band intro, crooked piece of time, bruised orange, hello in there, please don't bury me, sweet revenge, one red rose

1981   ^

• October 21, 1981 - The Venue - London, UK
  
• July 15, 1981 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
  Fish and Whistle, Angel from Montgomery, Living in the Future, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Sam Stone, Please Don't Bury Me

1980   ^

• ?? 1980 Park West, Chicago, IL
  Often is a Word I Seldom Use, Fish and Whistle, Common Sense, Angel from Montgomery, Picture Show, Illegal Smile, Sam Stone, That's the Way That the World Goes Round, I Had a Dream, ??, Pretty Good, Iron Ore Betty, Hello in There
  
  
• June 18, 1980 Armandos Palace (small short lived club) in Louisville, KY.
  
• September 25, 1980 John Prine and Steve Goodman in Minneapolis MN, 
  Bobby Don't Stop, Danger, Talk Backwards, Elvis Imitators, City Of New Orleans, Chicken Cordon Blues, This Hotel Room, The Dutchman, It's A Sin To Tell A Lie, Turnpike Tom, I'm My Own Grandpa, The Auctioneer, You Never Even Called Me By My Name, Where Did The 20th Century Go?, My Old Man, Spanish Pipedream, Christmas In Prison, Fish And Whistle, Living In The Future, Angel From Montgomery, Iron Ore Betty, Bottomless Lake, Illegal Smile, Donald And Lydia, Sam Stone, That's The Way That The World Goes Round, There She Goes, I Had A Dream Last Night, Sabu Visit's The Twin Cities Alone, Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow), Souvenirs, Ballad of A Teenage Queen, Paradise, Hello In There, Please Don't Bury Me, Dear Abby, Everybody

TV   ^

• 1989 Location: Point Depot Arena, Dublin, Ireland as seen on British TV "In Session"
  Spanish Pipedream,  Love, Love, Love,  Unwed Fathers, Sam Stone, The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness, Saddle In The Rain, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round (w/ Lyle Lovett)
  
• 1988 Austin City Limits: John Prine followed by Asleep At The Wheel (recorded: November 2, 1987)
  Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Aw, Heck, The Oldest Baby In The World, Spanish Pipedream, Souvenirs, Illegal Smile, Paradise. 
  Asleep at the Wheel: Route 66, Blowin' Like A Bandit, I Want A New Drug, Choo-Choo Boogie, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, The House Of Blue Lights, Boogie Back To Texas.
   
• 1983 Songwriters Showcase with Rodney Crowell, John Prine & Friends (recorded Sept 21 1982)
  Rodney Crowell: Till I Can Control Again, No Memories Hanging Around (with Cash), Shame On The Moon
  John Prine: There She Goes, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Aimless Love
  Guy Clark: L.A. Freeway, The Carpenter, Home Grown Tomatoes
  Billy Joe Shaver: I'm Just An Old Chunk of Coal, I've Been To Georgia On A Fast Train, Ride Me Down Easy
  Bill Caswell: Sodbuster, Don't Tell Mama
  Keith Sykes: The Coast of Marseilles, One True Love, I'm Not Strange
  Rosanne Cash: No Memories Hanging Around (with Crowell) 
   
• 198? "Town & Country" as seen on British television (John Prine Sings on & hosts the TV show)
  1.John Prine sings "You Got Gold" Nashville Blue Grass Band, 2. Nashville Blue Grass Band with Peter Rowan Peter Rowan solo. 3. John Prine on stage with Peter Rowan & The Nashville Blue Grass band singing "Paradise". An outdoor interview on a boat & sings "Lydia". 4. Still on the boat then sings "Angel Of Montgomery" 5. Rosanne Cash on stage John Prine on stage singing Hello In There. 6. John Prine singing "Everything Is Cool" Nanci Griffith on Stage 7. Nanci Griffith in a small bar singing with Buddy Monklock & Robert Earl Keen jr.  8. Nanci Griffith on stage then duets with John Prine singing "Speed Of The Sound of Loneliness "
   
• 1980 PBS Soundstage
  1. Intro, 2. Automobile, 3. Spanish Pipedream, 4. That's The Way That The World Goes 'round, 5. Angel From Montgomery, 6. Interlude, 7. The Accident, 8. Ubangi Stomp, 9. Hello in There, 10. Interlude, 11. Paradise, 12. Doesn't Know where She is Going, 13. Red Hot, 14. Interlude, 15. Bruised Orange, 16. How Lucky Can One Man Get

RADIO   ^

• 1988 October 29, WKRQ Radio - Chicago, IL
   
• 1989 October - "Idiot's Delight" radio program WXRK FM Studio, New York, NY
  Spanish Pipedream; Bottomless Lake; Fish & Whistle; My Old Man; Steve Goodman memory; Hello in There; A Woman in Love; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness