Big Star - Portland, OR 2002

Dante’s

Portland, OR

Dec. 28, 2002

11th Anniversary of this show
Happy Birthday LX Chilton (R.I.P.)

audience recording (sound quality VG; good sound for a club show; audience is enthused but respectful, so no crowd noise issues; there’s very slight distortion on occasion, but it’s not a big deal)

Big Star onstage in 2009, a year before Alex's death
C. Batka / NYTimes photo

HOLIDAY GOOD CHEER & SPECIAL THANKS to The Fool for generously sharing this show with me, and thanks to the taper and whoever was the first to share…

01 In the Street

02 Don't Lie to Me

03 When My Baby's Beside Me

04 I Am the Cosmos

05 Way Out West

06 Till the End of the Day (Kinks cover)

07 The Ballad of El Goodo

Big Star's latest: Nothing Can Hurt Me
an archival release, on Omnivore Records;
all tracks previously unreleased; GO BUY IT!

08 Back of a Car

09 Daisy Glaze

10 Thirteen

11 Baby Strange (T. Rex cover)

12 For You

13 Feel

14 September Gurls

15 Thank You Friends

16 Happy Birthday Alex Chilton

17 Slut

18 Patti Girl

19 Hot Thing

20 Big Black Car

21 Jesus Christ

MP3@320

Big  Star:

Jon Auer - guitar, vocals

LX Chilton - lead vocals, guitar

Jody Stephens - drums, vocals

Ken Stringfellow - bass, vocals