Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (live)
41% | MuseWiki ULD has 45/110 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances. |
Live information | ||
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Name | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist | |
Tours | Absolution (110) | |
First performance | 3rd September 2003 | |
Latest performance | 7th May 2005 | |
Pro-shots | ||
Audience footage | 2004: London (12/19/2004) Tokyo (02/07/2004) 2003: Bologna (10/30/2003) | |
Audio recordings |
2005:
Columbus (04/27/2005) St. Louis (04/26/2005) East Lansing (04/23/2005) Buffalo (04/21/2005) 2004: Los Angeles (12/09/2004) Los Angeles (12/08/2004) Nashville (11/30/2004) Seattle (05/09/2004) Los Angeles (05/05/2004) Rochester (04/21/2004) Hiroshima (02/14/2004) Tokyo (02/08/2004) Perth (02/01/2004) Adelaide (01/30/2004) Melbourne (01/26/2004) Sydney (01/19/2004) 2003: Exeter (12/07/2003) Bournemouth (12/05/2003) Cardiff (12/01/2003) Manchester (11/29/2003) Nottingham (11/28/2003) Glasgow (11/25/2003) Strasbourg (11/22/2003) Paris (11/18/2003) Nice (11/16/2003) Madrid (11/14/2003) Marseille (11/11/2003) Lyon (11/10/2003) Angers (11/08/2003) Brussels (11/07/2003) Lille (11/04/2003) Nancy (11/03/2003) Geneva (11/02/2003) Vienna (10/25/2003) Helsinki (10/11/2003) Amsterdam (09/03/2003) | |
# of performances | 110 | |
Uno Live Database | 41% (missing 65/110 performances) |
This page contains a list of all known performances of Thoughts of a Dying Atheist.
Analysis and Explanation
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist was performed often during the Absolution tour. After making it's live debut in 2003, the song was played at virtually all gigs that year, only skipping promotional dates and smaller venue gigs. The song returned in 2004 though appearances were more inconsistent, with long stretches of the year not featuring any performances. It was also played at most gigs in 2005 before being dropped from setlists after the final gig of the tour in May. Strangely, aside from the Big Day Out Festival in 2004, Thoughts of a Dying Atheist has been never performed at a festival.
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist has not been performed live since 2005 and a return looks unlikely. However, it was an option at both the 2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire and 2018 La Cigale by-request shows - indicating the band have not given up on playing the song live.
Please submit dead links/issues here.
Absolution era
2005
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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17 | 2005-05-07 | Austin Music Hall | Austin, TX, USA | |
16 | 2005-05-05 | Cullum Auditorium | Houston, TX, USA | |
15 | 2005-05-04 | Gypsy Tea Room and Ballroom | Dallas, TX, USA | |
14 | 2005-05-03 | Sunset Station | San Antonio, TX, USA | |
13 | 2005-05-01 | Uptown Theater | Kansas City, MO, USA | |
12 | 2005-04-30 | Jillian's | Louisville, KY, USA | |
11 | 2005-04-28 | Manchester Field | Kent, OH, USA | |
10 | 2005-04-27 | PromoWest Pavilion | Columbus, OH, USA | Listen here |
9 | 2005-04-26 | Pageant Concert Nightclub | St. Louis, MO, USA | Listen here |
8 | 2005-04-24 | Emens Auditorium | Muncie, IN, USA | |
7 | 2005-04-23 | Breslin Student Events Center | East Lansing, MI, USA | Listen here |
6 | 2005-04-21 | Sphere Entertainment Complex | Buffalo, NY, USA | Listen here |
5 | 2005-04-20 | Curry Hicks Cage | Amherst, MA, USA | |
4 | 2005-04-19 | Jorgensen Auditorium | Mansfield, CT, USA | |
3 | 2005-04-17 | Peterson Fieldhouse | Providence, RI, USA | |
2 | 2005-04-16 | Cole Field House | College Park, MD, USA | |
1 | 2005-04-13 | Disco Rodeo | Raleigh, NC, USA |
2004
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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47 | 2004-12-19 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | London, UK | Watch here |
46 | 2004-12-13 | City Limits | Tucson, AZ, USA | |
45 | 2004-12-12 | Marquee Theatre | Tempe, AZ, USA | |
44 | 2004-12-09 | Wiltern Theatre | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Listen here |
43 | 2004-12-08 | Wiltern Theatre | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Listen here |
42 | 2004-12-02 | House of Blues | Orlando, FL, USA | |
41 | 2004-11-30 | The Mercy Lounge | Nashville, TN, USA | Listen here |
40 | 2004-11-28 | Newport Music Hall | Columbus, OH, USA | |
39 | 2004-11-27 | Pageant Concert Nightclub | St. Louis, MO, USA | |
38 | 2004-11-15 | Quest Club | Minneapolis, MN, USA | |
37 | 2004-11-14 | Eagles Club | Milwaukee, WI, USA | |
36 | 2004-11-13 | Riviera Theatre | Chicago, IL, USA | |
35 | 2004-11-12 | Clutch Cargo's | Detroit, MI, USA | |
34 | 2004-11-10 | Mr. Smalls Theatre | Millvale, PA, USA | |
33 | 2004-11-09 | Webster Hall | New York City, NY, USA | |
32 | 2004-11-08 | Nightclub 9:30 | Washington, DC, USA | |
31 | 2004-11-06 | Electric Factory | Philadelphia, PA, USA | |
30 | 2004-10-26 | Red's | Edmonton, AB, Canada | |
29 | 2004-05-09 | Neumos Crystal Ball and Reading Room | Seattle, WA, USA | Listen here |
28 | 2004-05-08 | Neumos Crystal Ball and Reading Room | Seattle, WA, USA | |
27 | 2004-05-05 | Mayan Theatre | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Listen here |
26 | 2004-05-04 | Empire Events Center | Sacramento, CA, USA | |
25 | 2004-05-03 | Brick by Brick | San Diego, CA, USA | |
24 | 2004-04-29 | Club Sound | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
23 | 2004-04-24 | Top Cats | Cincinnati, OH, USA | |
22 | 2004-04-23 | Metro | Chicago, IL, USA | |
21 | 2004-04-21 | Water Street Music Hall | Rochester, NY, USA | Listen here |
20 | 2004-04-14 | The Bowery Ballroom | New York City, NY, USA | |
19 | 2004-04-09 | Cotton Club | Atlanta, USA | |
18 | 2004-02-23 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
17 | 2004-02-22 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
16 | 2004-02-21 | Ulster Hall | Belfast, UK | |
15 | 2004-02-14 | Club Quattro | Hiroshima, Japan | Listen here |
14 | 2004-02-13 | Zepp Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | |
13 | 2004-02-12 | Club Quattro | Osaka, Japan | |
12 | 2004-02-11 | Namba Hach | Osaka, Japan | |
11 | 2004-02-09 | Diamond Hall | Nagoya, Japan | |
10 | 2004-02-08 | Shibuya AX | Tokyo, Japan | Listen here |
9 | 2004-02-07 | Bay NK Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Watch here |
8 | 2004-02-01 | Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out) | Perth, WA, Australia | Listen here |
7 | 2004-01-30 | Adelaide Showgrounds (Big Day Out) | Adelaide, SA, Australia | Listen here |
6 | 2004-01-27 | Hi-Fi Bar and Ballroom | Melbourne, VI, Australia | |
5 | 2004-01-26 | Princes Park South (Big Day Out) | Melbourne, VI, Australia | Listen here |
4 | 2004-01-24 | Showground (Big Day Out) | Sydney, NS, Australia | |
3 | 2004-01-23 | Showground (Big Day Out) | Sydney, NS, Australia | Watch here |
2 | 2004-01-19 | Metro Theatre | Sydney, NS, Australia | Listen here |
1 | 2004-01-18 | Parklands (Big Day Out) | Gold Coast, QL, Australia |
2003
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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46 | 2003-12-10 | Laugardalshöll | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
45 | 2003-12-07 | Westpoint Arena | Clyst St Mary, UK | Listen here |
44 | 2003-12-05 | International Centre | Bournemouth, UK | Listen here [B] |
43 | 2003-12-04 | Brighton Centre | Brighton, UK | |
42 | 2003-12-03 | NEC Arena | Birmingham, UK | |
41 | 2003-12-01 | International Arena | Cardiff, UK | Listen here [B] |
40 | 2003-11-29 | Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, UK | Listen here [B] |
39 | 2003-11-28 | National Ice Centre Arena | Nottingham, UK | Listen here [B] |
38 | 2003-11-27 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
37 | 2003-11-25 | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | Glasgow, UK | Listen here (Incomplete) |
36 | 2003-11-22 | Le Rhenus | Strasbourg, France | Listen here |
35 | 2003-11-21 | E-Werk | Cologne, Germany | |
34 | 2003-11-20 | Sportzcentrum Tagerhard | Wettingen, Switzerland | |
33 | 2003-11-18 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris, France | Listen here [B] |
32 | 2003-11-16 | Palais Nikaia | Nice, France | Listen here |
31 | 2003-11-14 | La Riviera | Madrid, Spain | Listen here [B] |
30 | 2003-11-13 | Razzmatazz | Barcelona, Spain | |
29 | 2003-11-11 | Marseille Dôme | Marseille, France | Listen here [B] |
28 | 2003-11-10 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon, France | Listen here [B] |
27 | 2003-11-08 | Amphitheatre | Angers, France | Listen here [B] |
26 | 2003-11-07 | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | Listen here |
25 | 2003-11-06 | Ahoy | Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands | |
24 | 2003-11-04 | Zénith | Lille, France | Listen here |
23 | 2003-11-03 | Zénith | Nancy, France | Listen here |
22 | 2003-11-02 | Geneva Arena | Geneva, GE, Switzerland | Listen here [B] |
21 | 2003-10-31 | Sport Hall | Pordenone, PN, Italy | |
20 | 2003-10-30 | Sporthall Piazza Azzarita | Bologna, BO, Italy | Watch here |
19 | 2003-10-28 | Sashall | Florence, FI, Italy | |
18 | 2003-10-27 | Mazda Palace | Milan, MI, Italy | |
17 | 2003-10-25 | Vienna Gasometer | Vienna, Austria | Listen here [B] |
16 | 2003-10-24 | Zenith | Munich, BY, Germany | |
15 | 2003-10-22 | Stadthalle Offenbach | Offenbach am Main, HE, Germany | |
14 | 2003-10-21 | Columbiahalle | Berlin, BE, Germany | |
13 | 2003-10-19 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
12 | 2003-10-18 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
11 | 2003-10-16 | Vega | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
10 | 2003-10-15 | Rockefeller Music Hall | Oslo, Norway | |
9 | 2003-10-14 | Stockholm Cirkus | Stockholm, Sweden | |
8 | 2003-10-12 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | |
7 | 2003-10-11 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | Listen here [B] |
6 | 2003-09-22 | Carling Academy | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
5 | 2003-09-15 | MTV Studios (MTV Italy) | Milan, MI, Italy | Watch here [B] |
4 | 2003-09-10 | Trabendo | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
3 | 2003-09-07 | Cologne | Cologne, NW, Germany | |
2 | 2003-09-05 | Ancienne Belgique | Brussels, Belgium | Watch here [B] |
1 | 2003-09-03 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands | Listen here [B] |
BONUS: also see this early soundcheck from Fuji Rock Festival, 07/26/2002. [B]
See also
This is a table of Absolution-era live performances.
Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.
Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.
Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.
Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.
Black indicates no known performance that year.
Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.
All years with unknown setlists (1997-2004) are indicated with small font.
Last updated: April 15, 2022.
Song Title | Release | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '22 | '23 | # |
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Intro | Absolution | 0 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 269 |
Apocalypse Please | Absolution | 18 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 287 |
Time Is Running Out | Absolution | 0 | 53 | 131 | 23 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 48 | 94 | 15 | 29 | 91 | 3 | 59 | 81 | 32 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 54 | 1016 |
Sing for Absolution | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
Stockholm Syndrome | Absolution | 0 | 49 | 129 | 22 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 34 | 86 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 773 |
Falling Away With You | Absolution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interlude | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 95 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 507 |
Hysteria | Absolution | 17 | 51 | 133 | 23 | 89 | 97 | 17 | 49 | 95 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 964 |
Blackout | Absolution | 0 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Butterflies & Hurricanes | Absolution | 0 | 47 | 126 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 405 |
The Small Print | Absolution | 20 | 27 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
Fury | Absolution | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Endlessly | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist | Absolution | 0 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Ruled by Secrecy | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
The Groove | Time Is Running Out | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Eternally Missed | Hysteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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