The Tea Party have kicked off their Australian tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their 1997 ‘Transmission’ album but there are also a few tributes through the show.
At the first gig in Perth homages to David Bowie, U2, Jeff Buckley and the Rolling Stones were sprinkled through the show.
The core of the tour is to mark the 20th anniversary of the fourth The Tea Party album ‘Transmission’. While the band is performing the album in full, they are not performing it in order.
The Tea Party bass player Stuart Chatwood explained to Noise11 that the out-of-sequence performance is required to consider the instruments used on each track and tuning needed for each song.
The Tea Party setlist Perth, 27 October 2017
Army Ants (from Transmission, 1997)
Babylon (from Transmission, 1997)
Psychopomp (from Transmission, 1997)
Gyroscope (from Transmission, 1997)
Emerald (from Transmission, 1997)
Alarum (from Transmission, 1997)
Release (from Transmission, 1997)
Transmission (from Transmission, 1997)
Pulse (from Transmission, 1997)
Aftermath (from Transmission, 1997)
Temptation (from Transmission, 1997)
Encore:
Writing’s on the Wall (from Seven Circles, 2004)
The Bazaar (from The Edges of Twilight, 1995)
The Ocean at the End (from The Ocean At The End, 2014)
Heaven Coming Down / With Or Without You (from Triptych, 1999/U2 cover)
Save Me / Last Goodbye (from Splendour Solis, 1993 / Jeff Buckley cover)
Encore 2:
Sister Awake / Paint It Black / “Heroes” / Sister Awake (from The Edges of Twilight, 1995 / Rolling Stones and David Bowie cover)
Upcoming The Tea Party Australian dates
November 2, Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre
November 3, Hobart, The Odeon
November 4, Melbourne, Forum Theatre
November 9, Brisbane, The Tivoli
November 10, Sydney, Enmore Theatre
