Butthole Surfers

Butthole Surfers are an American rock band founded in 1981 by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas. The Surfers are best known for their black humor, a sound that incorporates elements of punk rock, psychedelia, heavy metal, noise rock, and electronica, as well as their use of sound manipulation and tape editing. Acclaimed for their chaotic live shows, the Surfers have a well-reported appetite for recreational drugs, particularly psychedelics, an evident influence on their sound. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butthole_Surfers)

Scheduled
Saturday, 12 October 1985, "Dance Hall", 01:40 - 02:40

Line up
Gibby Haynes – lead vocals, guitar, saxophone; Paul Leary – guitar, vocals; Mark Kramer – bass; King Coffey – drums; Teresa Nervosa – drums

Set list
01 Suicide
02 Graveyard
03 To parter
04 Gary Floyd
05 Cherub
06 Butthole surfer
07 BBQ Pope
08 Moving to Florida
09 Lady Sniff

Also performed:
00 The Shah sleeps in Lee Harvey’s grave
00 Hurdy gurdy man (Donovan cover)
00 Come together (Beatles cover)

Recording
A radio recording of tracks 01 - 09 exists (approx 25'). Also broadcast were interview segments with Gibby and Teresa.
I have a lossless (flac) recording of track 06, taken from a radio broadcast. Both beginning and end are cut, total time 3'39".


"Highlights" from the show as uploaded to YouTube by waaghalsrecords.

Other info
Het beste optreden dat ik mij nu kan herinneren is van de Butthole Surfers op Pandora’s Music Box. (John Cameron of Claw Boys Claw, http://www.musicfrom.nl/magazine/interviews/27514/john-cameron-over-de-nieuwe-claw-boys-claw-optreden.html)

Article from festival booklet


Butthole Surfers on stage at Pandora's 85 (Vinyl magazine, 1985/11)






Interview at Pandora's 85 (Vinyl magazine, 1985/12)