Performances by Anekdoten
No: 0 Date: 11 May 1991
Event: Djuråsrocken Venue: Gagnefs Folkets Hus
City: Djurås Country: Sweden
1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
2. Lament (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3. The Great Deceiver (Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
4. Red (Fripp)
5. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
Bands/artists: Merry Pranksters, Abigail, King Edward (pre-Anekdoten),
Riffomania, Stevepops, Blue Turk, Roine Ljung
Comments: This was King Edward's only gig. King Edward consisted of
Nicklas Berg - guitar & mellotron, Jan Erik Liljeström - bass &
voice and Peter Nordins - percussion (mellotron on Lament). Anna Sofi
Dahlberg attended this gig and she approached Nicklas later that
summer about joining the group. We started rehearsals as a quartet on
the 27th of August 1991 and soon after the band's name was changed to
Anekdoten.
No: 1 Date: 14 March 1992
Event: Apromus Venue: Skytteholmsskolan, Solna
City: Stockholm Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Darkness Descends
6. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
7. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
Bands: Landberk, Anekdoten, Dirty Old Men
Comments: Nicklas sang lead on Where Solitude Remains and Thoughts In
Absence on these early versions. The song Darkness Descends later e
volved into The Flow.
No: 2 Date: 30 April 1992
Event: Rock-klubben Mellotronen Venue: Pelarsalen, Kvarnsvedens Folkets Hus
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Darkness Descends
6. Kaspar Ur (Lyrics: Hammill)
7. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: Änglagård, Anekdoten, Landberk
Comments: Kaspar Ur is an unreleased song. The lyrics were not yet
written, so Jan Erik sang a modified version of the lyrics to
Palinurus (by Peter Hammill) on this occasion.
No: 3 Date: 16 May 1992
Event: Djuråsrocken Venue: Gagnefs Folkets Hus
City: Djurås Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Kaspar Ur
6. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Bands/artists: Mayday Band, Prospective Signs, Enslavement, Anekdoten,
Hoghouse, Turabus, Tritonus, Roine Ljung (Pausfågel)
No: 4 Date: 31 July 1992
Event: Borlängefestivalen Venue: Rockfickan, Bolanche
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Die Anekdoten
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Kaspar Ur
Bands: Enslavement, Riffomania, Kaspar Ur (Anekdoten), Blue Turk,
Junction, Boom Club, Hypocrisy, Candlemass
Comments: We were ambivalent about the band's name and announced
ourselves as Kaspar Ur during the concert, although we had been billed
as Anekdoten. Die Anekdoten is an unreleased instrumental.
No: 5 Date: 24 August 1992
Venue: Krogen Tre Backar
City: Stockholm Country: Sweden
1. Die Anekdoten
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. The Flow
5. Kaspar Ur
6. Karelia
7. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: Kaspar Ur (Anekdoten), Änglagård
Comments: We were billed as Kaspar Ur (previously known as
Anekdoten). This was the last time that we played in front of an
audience as Kaspar Ur.
No: 6 Date: 12 January 1993
Event: Nyårspumpen Venue: Uplands Nation
City: Uppsala Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. The Flow
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
7. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
8. Lament (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Bands: Änglagård, Anekdoten
No: 7 Date: 18 February 1993
Event: Subway Club Venue: Daily News
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. The Flow
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5. Thoughts In Absence
6. Wheel
7. Mars (Holst)
8. Karelia
9. Pilgrims (Hammill/Jackson)
10. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
No: 8 Date: 9 April 1993
Venue: Daily News
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. The Flow
2. Where Solitude Remains
3. Pilgrims (Hammill/Jackson)
4. The Old Man & The Sea
5. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6. Wheel
7. Karelia
8. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Comments: During the coda of Starless a drunk man from the audience
entered the stage and showed his genitalia to the audience. It gave
the show an unexpected twist.
No: 9 Date: 10 April 1993
Venue: Daily News
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. The Old Man & The Sea
2. Where Solitude Remains
3. The Flow
4. Pilgrims (Hammill/Jackson)
5. Karelia
6. Wheel
7. Mars (Holst)
8. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
10. Lament (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Comments: During the show one of the lead-guitarists of Glenn Hughes'
band entered the stage and french kissed Jan Erik. The other Glenn
Hughes guitarist was content with hugging him.
No: 10 Date: 16 July 1993
Event: Dalarocken Venue: Scen 3, Hedemora Motorstadion
City: Hedemora Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. The Flow
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
Bands/artists: Stage 1 - Rootvälta, Olle Ljungström, Di
Leva, Docenterna, Electric Boys
Stage 2 - Charta 77, A Shrine, Skintrade, Clawfinger, Whipped Cream
Stage 3 - Anekdoten, Subscream, Boom Club, Riffomania, Outsiders, Spit
The Fish, Hog House, Junction, Enslavement, Blue Turk
No: 11 Date: 17 July 1993
Event: Dalarocken Venue: Scen 3, Hedemora Motorstadion
City: Hedemora Country: Sweden
1. The Old Man & The Sea
2. Where Solitude Remains
3. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4. The Flow
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
7. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Guests: Eva Levau - Fire-eating, Jie Zelf - Nude-dancing with torch
Bands/artists:
Stage 1 - Thrash Inc, Sven-Ingvars, Atomic Swing, Nomads, Levellers,
Sator
Stage 2 - Sigge Hills Orkester, De Lyckliga Kompisarna, Stars On Mars,
Bear Quartet, Bazooka, Popsicle
Stage 3 - Blue Turk, Enslavement, Junction, Hog House, Spit The Fish,
Outsiders, Riffomania, Rootvälta, Boom Club, Subscream, Anekdoten
No: 12 Date: 24 September 1993
Event: Vemod-releaseparty Venue: Daily News
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. The Flow
6. Wheel
7. Mars (Holst)
8. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Guest: Per Wiberg - Piano on The Old Man & The Sea and Thoughts In
Absence.
No: 13 Date: 26 September 1993
Event: Musikgala Venue: Teaterbaren, Kulturhuset
City: Stockholm Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. The Flow
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
Bands/artists: Samla Mammas Manna, Kristoffer Leander/Jie Zelf/Reine
Fiske, Änglagård, Pär Lindh/Mathias Jonsson/Mattias
Olsson, Landberk, Entheogenes, Anekdoten, En Halvkokt i Folie
Comments: The festival ran from 10.30 pm on the 25th to 5.30 am on the
26th. Anekdoten entered the stage at approximately 4 am. The feeling
one had when En Halvkokt i Folie entered the stage dressed up as
dinosaurs at 5 am in the morning was that one was hallucinating (which
one wasn't).
No: 14 Date: 13 November 1993
Event: Rocknight Venue: Blitz Nightclub
City: Borlänge City: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. The Flow
4. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
5. Where Solitude Remains
6. Wheel
7. Mars (Holst)
8. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: Anekdoten, Blue Turk
No: 15 Date: 27 November 1993
Event: Henrik Kihlbergs Vernissagefest Venue: Pilbo bystuga
City: Falun Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
6. The Flow
7. Wheel
8. Mars (Holst)
9. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
No: 16 Date: 11 December 1993
Event: Luciarock Venue: Lindberghallen
City: Djurås Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. Wheel
3. The Old Man & The Sea
4. The Flow
5. Mars (Holst)
Bands: Dökött, Hedgehog, Gulf, Cementum, Incest, Post
Mortem, Deformity, Third Stone From The Sun, Alho An' The
Hopplåckers, Anekdoten
No: 17 Date: 22 January 1994
Event: Crimson Party Venue: Rackebergspuben
City: Uppsala Country: Sweden
1. The Old Man & The Sea
2. Where Solitude Remains
3. The Flow
4. This Far From The Sky
5. Karelia
6. Wheel
7. Mars (Holst)
Bands: Manticore, Galleon, Anekdoten
No: 18 Date: 28 January 1994
Event: Inkognito Venue: Lilla salen, Chateau Neuf
City: Oslo Country: Norway
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Where Solitude Remains
5. Thoughts In Absence
6. The Flow
7. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8. Wheel
9. Mars (Holst)
10. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
11. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Comments: Cirkus was later included on the compilation CD "This Is An
Orange", BY-07 (now deleted). Starless was aborted in the middle
section because of a broken bass-string.
No: 19 Date: 29 January 1994
Event: Brainstorm Venue: TV-Salen
City: Falköping Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
7. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
8. Where Solitude Remains
9. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10. The Flow
11. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
No: 20 Date: 25 February 1994
Event: Club Lätting Venue: Lättings
City: Gävle Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. This Far From The Sky
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
5. The Old Man & The Sea
6. Thoughts In Absence
7. Wheel
8. Mars (Holst)
9. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Guest: Reine Fiske - Guitar on Cirkus and Mars and sampler on Starless
Bands: Dog, Anekdoten
No: 21 Date: 1 April 1994
Event: Låångrock Venue: Bolanche
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Rubankh
2. This Far From The Sky
3. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
4. The Old Man & The Sea
5. Wheel
6. Mars (Holst)
Bands: Enslavement, Anekdoten, Hymans, Shredhead, Proboscis, Messhugah
No: 22 Date: 16 April 1994
Event: Göteborg Artrock Festival Venue: Musikens Hus
City: Gothenburg Country: Sweden
1. Karelia
2. This Far From The Sky
3. The Old Man & The Sea
4. The Flow
5. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: Landberk, Masque, Roots Of Echo/Sinkadus, Academia, Anekdoten,
Samla Mammas Manna
No: 23 Date: 28 May 1994
Event: Borlänge Sommarfestival Venue: Stora Scenen, Folkets Park
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Rubankh
2. This Far From The Sky
3. Wheel
4. Here (Lyrics: Smith)
5. Where Solitude Remains
6. Karelia
7. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Bands/artists: Fikabandet, Captain And The Crew, Anekdoten, Ulf Dageby
(Livet är en Fest)
Comments: A bizarre gig. It was supposed to be a big happening, but
very few people turned up. Here was premiered in front of an audience
and as the lyrics were not yet written Jan Erik sang a modified
version of the lyrics to Four Pails (by Chris Judge Smith and Max
Hutchinson).
No: 24 Date: 17 July 1994
Venue: AKW
City: Würzburg Country: Germany
1. Improv. - Sound?... No Sound
2. Karelia
3. The Old Man & The Sea
4. Where Solitude Remains
5. Here
6. This Far From The Sky
7. Thoughts In Absence
8. The Flow
9. Wheel
10. Mars (Holst)
11. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
12. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
13. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
14. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
Bands: Deranged, Anekdoten
No: 25 Date: 19 July 1994
Venue: Reithalle
City: Bern Country: Switzerland
1. Improv. - First Step
2. Karelia
3. The Old Man & The Sea
4. Where Solitude Remains
5. Here
6. This Far From The Sky
7. Improv. - Right Reit
8. The Flow
9. Wheel
10. Mars (Holst)
11. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
12. Improv. - Book Of Minutes
13. Improv. - Pauzmuzikk
14. Cirkus (Fripp/Sinfield)
Comments: The audience consisted of about 10 persons. Two of these
were members of the New Grove Project and the rest were for the
biggest part staff from Reithalle. During the middle of our set a
gentleman started collecting beer-bottles from the stage, seemingly
unaware of the action taking place on it.
After the gig Peter and Ulf (t-shirt-salesman et all) slept in our
rented van during a few hours until they were woken by a man who
claimed that he was from the Russian maffia. He advised them to leave
his territory, which they promptly did.
No: 26 Date: 24 July 1994
Event: Progressivamente Venue: Anfiteatro
City: Altomonte Country: Italy
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Here
5. This Far From The Sky
6. Improv. - The Blow
7. The Flow
8. Wheel
9. Mars (Holst)
10. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: 23 July - Mad Crayon, Malibran, Il Trono Dei Ricordi, Progetto Osanna
24 July - Kraken In The Maelstrom, Anekdoten
No: 27 Date: 26 July 1994
Venue: Parco Del Turismo, E.U.R.
City: Rome Country: Italy
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Here
5. This Far From The Sky
6. Improv. - Cervello
7. The Flow
8. Wheel
9. Mars (Holst)
10. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
11. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
12. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
No: 28 Date: 22 October 1994
Event: Bladerunner Bar & Grill Venue: Downtown
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Nucleus
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. Improv. - Worthless
6. The Flow
7. Where Solitude Remains
8. Wheel
9. Book Of Hours
10. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 (Fripp)
11. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Comments: Jan Erik sang all the vocal-lines on Nucleus on this early
version.
No: 29 Date: 6 November 1994
Event: Progfest '94 Venue: Variety Arts Center
City: Los Angeles Country: USA
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Improv. - Muscle Beach Benediction (Biceps At Play)
6. The Flow
7. Where Solitude Remains
8. Nucleus
9. Wheel
10. Mars (Holst)
11. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Guest: John Daversa - Trumpet on Wheel, Mattias Olsson - Bassdrum and
gong on Mars
Bands:
5 Nov - Halloween, Kalaban, Echolyn, Änglagård
6 Nov - Episode, Anekdoten, Giraffe, Minimum Vital, Sebastian Hardie
Comments: Muscle Beach Benediction, Wheel and Mars are included on the
2-CD compilation "Progfest '94" (FGBG 4154.AR). The 3 songs + The Flow
are featured on the official video "Progfest '94, Day Two".
No: 30 Date: 13 November 1994
Venue: Magic Bag Theatre Caf=9, Ferndale
City: Detroit Country: USA
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. The Flow
6. Where Solitude Remains
7. Nucleus
8. Wheel
9. Mars (Holst)
Bands: Anekdoten, Discipline
No: 31 Date: 15 November 1994
Venue: Small Planet
City: East Lansing Country: USA
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Book Of Hours
5. The Flow
6. Here
7. This Far From The Sky
8. Nucleus
9. Wheel
10. Mars (Holst)
Bands: Anekdoten, Discipline
No: 32 Date: 18 November 1994
Event: Festival Progressif Avec Venue: Bar-Spectacle D'Auteuil
City: Qu=9bec Country: Canada
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Where Solitude Remains
6. Improv. - Speechless
7. The Flow
8. Book Of Hours
9. Nucleus
10. Wheel
11. Mars (Holst)
12. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Bands: Anekdoten, Discipline
No: 33 Date: 20 November 1994
Event: Progscape Venue: Stephens Hall Theater, Towson
City: Baltimore Country: USA
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. Where Solitude Remains
6. Book Of Hours
7. Improv. - Fallen By The Wayside
8. The Flow
9. Wheel
10. Mars (Holst)
11. Starless (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
Guest: Rob Walker - Saxophone on Wheel and Starless
Bands: Cloud Nine, Illuvatar, Echolyn, Mastermind, Anekdoten, Discipline
No: 34 Date: 22 February 1995
Event: Crimson Club Venue: Tre Backar
City: Stockholm Country: Sweden
1. The Old Man & The Sea
2. This Far From The Sky
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Here
5. Wheel
6. The Flow
7. Book Of Hours
8. Nucleus
9. Karelia
No: 35 Date: 16 June 1995
Venue: Cassels Konserthus
City: Grängesberg Country: Sweden
1. Thoughts In Absence
2. Nucleus
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. Book Of Hours
6. Wheel
7. Rubankh
8. The Old Man & The Sea
Bands: Ritual, Anekdoten
Comments: The word was that this was going to be a well attended
event. According to the arranger >200 tickets had been sold in advance
and we were going to get a fair amount of money for our
participation. The truth was that about 25 people showed up. The
arranger has now gone bankrupt and we still haven't received any
money...
No: 36 Date: 22 July 1995
Event: Freakshow Venue: AKW
City: Würzburg Country: Germany
1. Rubankh
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Where Solitude Remains
4. Book Of Hours
5. Here
6. The Flow
7. This Far From The Sky
8. Wheel
9. Thoughts In Absence
10. Nucleus
11. Karelia
12. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
No: 37 Date: 23 July 1995
Event: Burg Herzberg Open Air
City: Burg Herzberg Country: Germany
1. Karelia
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. Where Solitude Remains/De Futura (Top)
6. Nucleus
7. Book Of Hours
8. The Flow
9. Wheel
10. Rubankh
11. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Bands/artists: 21 July - Terry Lee Hale, Walkabouts, Wolf Maahn
22 July - Fararello, Man, Pentangle, Birth Control, Amon
Düül 2, Groundhogs
23 July - Papa Hieber, Anekdoten, Grandmothers
No: 38 Date: 30 September 1995
Event: Göteborgs Artrock Festival Venue: Musikens Hus
City: Gothenburg Country: Sweden
1. Improv. - Garf Garf
2. Nucleus
3. This Far From The Sky
4. Here
5. Improv. - Freedom Jam
6. The Old Man & The Sea
7. A Way Of Life
8. Rubankh
9. Book Of Hours
10. Wheel
Bands: Galleon, Twin Age, Anekdoten, The Flower Kings
No: 39 Date: 12 October 1995
Venue: Dublin's
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Nucleus
2. This Far From The Sky
3. The Old Man & The Sea
4. Here
5. Harvest
6. A Way Of Life
7. Rubankh
8. Book Of Hours
9. Wheel
10. Karelia
11. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
No: 40 Date: 6 April 1996
Event: Progrock Festival Venue: Juhlasali, Vanha
City: Helsinki Country: Finland
1. Nucleus
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Harvest
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. Rubankh
6. Book Of Hours
7. The Flow
8. Wheel
9. Karelia
Bands: Relayer, Höyry-kone, Dark Sun, 5:15, Anekdoten, Ageness
No: 41 Date: 3 May 1996
Venue: Blitz Nightclub
City: Borlänge Country: Sweden
1. Nucleus
2. The Old Man & The Sea
3. Harvest
4. Thoughts In Absence
5. This Far From The Sky
6. A Way Of Life
7. Rubankh
8. Book Of Hours
9. Wheel
10. The Flow
11. Karelia
Bands: Höyry-kone, Anekdoten
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