Freak Show (Jesus Freak Tour) And Setlists (1996)
Following the success of the Free At Last Tour proved easy
for dc Talk, who in 1996 embarked on their famous Freakshow Tour in support of
the Jesus Freak album. Covering North America and Europe, this tour showed the
rock and roll side of dc Talk. This tour culminated in the recording of the
live album Welcome to the Freak Show.
Date Location Venue
February 22nd Irvine,
CA Irvine Meadows
First concert of the Freakshow
Tour
February 23rd San
Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
February 24th San
Jose, CA San Jose Arena
February 25th Fresno,
CA Selland Arena
February 27th Sacramento,
CA ARCO Arena
February 29th Las
Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 1st Albuquerque,
NM University Arena at University
of NM
March 2nd Phoenix,
AZ America West Arena
March 3rd Norman,
OK Lloyd Noble Center
March 5th Omaha,
NE Omaha Civic Auditorium
March 7th Nashville,
TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 8th Knoxville,
TN Stokely Athletic Center
March 9th Atlanta,
GA The Omni
March 11th Fort
Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial
Coliseum
March 12th Kalamazoo,
MI Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan U March 14th Cleveland,
OH Gund Arena
March 15th Columbus,
OH St. John Arena
March 16th Auburn
Hills, MI The Palace of
Auburn Hills
March 17th Dayton,
OH University of Dayton Arena
March 21st Indianapolis,
IN Market Square Arena
March 22nd Pittsburgh,
PA Civic Arena
March 23rd Worcester,
MA The Centrum
March 26th Hershey,
PA Hersheypark Arena
March 27th Philadelphia,
PA CoreStates Spectrum
March 29th Little
Rock, AR Barton Coliseum
March 30th Springfield,
MO Hammons Center
March 31st Champaign,
IL Assembly Hall
April 2nd Louisville,
KY Freedom Hall
April 4th Greenville,
SC
April 5th Lynchburg,
VA
April 6th Fairfax,
VA Center for the Arts
April 7th New
York City, NY
April 9th Bristol,
TN Viking Hall
April 11th Chattanooga,
TN UTC Arena
April 13th Birmingham,
AL Birmingham-Jefferson
C C Coliseum
April 17th Wichita,
KS
April 18th Sioux
Falls, SD
April 19th Minneapolis,
MN Target Center
April 20th Chicago,
IL United Center
April 25th Nashville,
TN Grand Ole Opry House
Performance at 27th Annual Dove Awards.
Performed "Jesus Freak."
April 26th Dallas,
TX Dallas Convention Center
April 27th Houston,
TX The Summit
April 29th Maryland
Heights, MO Riverport Amphitheatre
April 30th Tulsa,
OK Mabee Arena
May 2nd Las
Cruces, NM New Mexico State University
May 4th Los
Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
May 5th Santa
Barbara, CA
May 7th Denver,
CO McNichols Sports Arena
May 9th Boise,
ID Boise State University
Pavilion
May 10th Spokane,
WA Spokane Arena
May 11th Tacoma,
WA Tacoma Dome
First night of the "Welcome To The Freak Show" Live Recording
May 12th Portland,
OR Portland Memorial Coliseum
Last night of the "Welcome To The Freak Show" Live Recording
Last night of the Freakshow Tour
September 7th Orlando
Florida Walt Disney World
Night of Joy
September 26-29 Charlotte,
NC Ericsson Stadium
Billy Graham Crusade
October 19th Manchester,
UK NYNEX Arena
Alliance Festival. Part of European tour.
1997
Date Location Venue
April 25th Nashville,
TN Grand Ole Opry House
Performance at 28th Annual Dove Awards.
Performed "Colored People."
September Little
Rock, AK Racial
Reconcilliation Rally
October Oakland,
CA
Billy Graham
Crusade
CCM-TV Weekend Jam
1998
Creationfest in August or September
September 15th Fairplex Park, CA
December 16th Washington, D.C. The Bayou
Setlists:
Initial Setlist / Opening Night
Help
So Help Me God
Luv is a Verb
Jesus is Still Alright
Colored People
Between You and Me
Like it Love it Need it
What if I Stumble
I Wish We'd All Been Ready
In the Light
What Have We Become
It's the End of the World as We Know It
Day by Day
In My Mind's Eye
'The Hard Way
Jesus Freak
Note: "Between You and Me" and "What Have We Become" weren't
performed at every show.
Setlist Towards the End of the Tour
Help
So Help Me God
Luv is a Verb
Like It, Love It, Need It
Between You and Me
Colored People
Jesus Is Just Alright
What If I Stumble
All Been Ready
In The Light
Mind's Eye
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Day By Day
Walls / Time Is
Alas My Love
Hard Way
What Have We Become
Jesus Freak
Note: "Between You and Me" and "What Have We Become" weren't played for several of the shows, and are missing from the Welcome to the Freak Show concert as well.
**Originally posted at: dctalkfreaks.com**
