Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico

Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 11 October 2008

John Cale, composer, co-founder of the Velvet Underground and producer of Nico’s most renowned albums presents an iconoclastic tribute to this beloved icon.

A very special line-up of artists including James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Guillemots, Mark Lanegan, The Fiery Furnaces, Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse), Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance), Liz Green and Nick Franglen, re-imagine her songs in this unique event.

FROZEN WARNINGS – jc/nf/band + strings – JOHN CALE
MUTTERLEIN – jc/nf/band – PETER MURPHY
MY HEART IS EMPTY – GUILLEMOTS (drums,acous piano,vox, clarinet)
FALCONER – jc/nf/band – LISA GERRARD (JC on acoustic piano)
EVENING OF LIGHT – FIERY FURNACES 1vox + acoustic piano + drum
ARI’S SONG – LIZ GREEN dulcitone + vox
YOU FORGOT TO ANSWER – jc/nf/band + BV’s – MARK LINKOUS
ROSES IN THE SNOW – jc/nf/band – MARK LANEGAN
JANITOR OF LUNACY – jc/nf/band – JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD

INTERVAL

NO ONE IS THERE – strings – LISA GERRARD
ABSCHIED – strings – PETER MURPHY
AFRAID – strings – MARK LINKOUS
MY ONLY CHILD – GUILLEMOTS (s/c)
SIXTY FORTY – jc/nf/band – JOHN CALE (all need vox mics)
WIN A FEW – jc/nf/band – MARK LANEGAN (JC on vox mic)
FEARFULLY IN DANGER – jc/nf/band – FIERY FURNACES (1 x vox, Matt x vox mic at Yamaha position + JC on vox)
FACING THE WIND – jc/nf/band + BV’s – JOHN CALE
ALL THAT IS MY OWN – jc/nf/band + strings – ALL GUESTS VOX, incl jc/nf/band on vox, Mark Linkous on guitar