The Small Print (live)

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38% MuseWiki ULD has 60/156 performances of this song.
This is a list of missing performances.
Live information
Name The Small Print
Tours Absolution (136)
Origin of Symmetry (20)
First performance 26th May 2002
Latest performance 7th May 2005
Pro-shots
2004:
London (12/20/2004)
London (12/19/2004)
Los Angeles (12/09/2004)
Nurburg (06/05/2004)
Landgraaf (05/31/2004)
2003:
London (09/22/2003)
2002:
Zambujeira (08/04/2002)
Montreux (07/08/2002)
Ostend (07/06/2002)
Audience footage
2004:
Portland (09/26/2004)
Melbourne (09/08/2004)
Nimes (07/22/2004)
Vienne (07/18/2004)
Rome (06/12/2004)
Lisbon (06/09/2004)
Madrid (03/19/2004)
Tokyo (02/07/2004)
2002:
Fuji (07/26/2002)
Belfort (07/07/2002)
Moscow (05/26/2002)
Audio recordings
2005:
Columbus (04/27/2005)
St. Louis (04/26/2005)
East Lansing (04/23/2005)
Buffalo (04/21/2005)
2004:
Los Angeles (12/08/2004)
Nashville (11/30/2004)
Philadelphia (11/11/2004)
Auburn (09/25/2004)
Brisbane (09/12/2004)
Sydney (09/10/2004)
Perth (09/05/2004)
Nyon (07/23/2004)
Vallauris (07/21/2004)
Seattle (05/09/2004)
Los Angeles (05/05/2004)
Toronto (04/19/2004)
Toulouse (03/22/2004)
Orleans (03/15/2004)
Rouen (03/14/2004)
Hiroshima (02/14/2004)
Tokyo (02/08/2004)
2003:
Cardiff (12/01/2003)
Manchester (11/29/2003)
Nottingham (11/28/2003)
Angers (11/08/2003)
Brussels (11/07/2003)
Rotterdam (11/06/2003)
Lille (11/04/2003)
Nancy (11/03/2003)
Geneva (11/02/2003)
Bologna (10/30/2003)
Vienna (10/25/2003)
Helsinki (10/11/2003)
London (09/18/2003)
2002:
Avenches (08/15/2002)
Budapest (08/06/2002)
Benicassim (08/02/2002)
Ringe (07/04/2002)
Imola (06/15/2002)
St. Petersburg (05/28/2002)
# of performances 156
Uno Live Database 38% (missing 96/156 performances)




This page contains a list of all known performances of The Small Print.

Analysis and Explanation

The Small Print was one of the first songs from the Absolution era to be performed live and out of all Absolution-era songs debuted in 2002, The Small Print was performed the most often. The early version, known at the time by the acronym "TSP" or "The Smallprint", had an extended post-verse section, different lyrics, and a different solo. While performed very often in 2002, it was performed significantly less in 2003, only appearing at about half of the tour and was temporarily dropped after the Brighton in June 2003.

It wouldn't be until the February 2004 gig in Tokyo's Bay NK Hall that The Small Print would return to setlists and by which time Chris had took over partial vocal duty during the chorus. Matt had been noticeably struggling singing the chorus by himself. He was audibly more breathless then he was during performances from even just a year prior in 2002. It was performed regularly for the rest 2004, and was played at most gigs in 2005 as well. However, after the conclusion of the Absolution tour in 2005, the song was dropped from the setlists.

The song has made no appearances since the conclusion of the Absolution Tour in 2005 and it looks unlikely it will be played live again anytime soon. Although, in late April 2015, it was revealed in an interview that the band were rehearsing The Small Print and Apocalypse Please for the upcoming tour. However, while Apocalypse Please was played, The Small Print wasn't played during the Drones Tour. It was as a setlist option at the Shepherds Bush Empire 2017 by-request gig though, indicating the band haven't given up on the song yet.

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Absolution Era

2005

# Date Venue Location Link
20 2005-05-07 Austin Music Hall Austin, TX, USA
19 2005-05-05 Cullum Auditorium Houston, TX, USA
18 2005-05-04 Gypsy Tea Room and Ballroom Dallas, TX, USA
17 2005-04-30 Jillian's Louisville, KY, USA
16 2005-04-28 Manchester Field Kent, OH, USA
15 2005-04-27 PromoWest Pavilion Columbus, OH, USA Listen here
14 2005-04-26 Pageant Concert Nightclub St. Louis, MO, USA Listen here [B]
13 2005-04-24 Emens Auditorium Muncie, IN, USA
12 2005-04-23 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI, USA Listen here [B]
11 2005-04-21 Sphere Entertainment Complex Buffalo, NY, USA Listen here [B]
10 2005-04-20 Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA, USA
9 2005-04-19 Jorgensen Auditorium Mansfield, CT, USA
8 2005-04-17 Peterson Fieldhouse Providence, RI, USA
7 2005-04-16 Cole Field House College Park, MD, USA
6 2005-04-15 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA, USA
5 2005-04-13 Disco Rodeo Raleigh, NC, USA
4 2005-04-12 Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC, USA
3 2005-04-10 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA, USA
2 2005-04-09 Plush Jacksonville, FL, USA
1 2005-04-08 Auditorium Field Boca Raton, FL, USA

2004

# Date Venue Location Link
89 2004-12-20 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London, UK Watch here [B]
88 2004-12-19 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London, UK Watch here [B]
87 2004-12-13 City Limits Tucson, AZ, USA
86 2004-12-12 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ, USA
85 2004-12-10 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (Live 105 Not So Silent Night) San Francisco, CA, USA
84 2004-12-09 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA, USA Watch here [B]
83 2004-12-08 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA, USA Listen here [B]
82 2004-12-05 Gwinnett Arena (99x Mistletoe Jam) Atlanta, GA, USA
81 2004-12-04 Sound Advice Ampitheatre (Buzz Bake Sale) West Palm Beach, FL, USA
80 2004-12-02 House of Blues Orlando, FL, USA
79 2004-11-30 The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN, USA Listen here [B]
78 2004-11-28 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH, USA
77 2004-11-27 Pageant Concert Nightclub St. Louis, MO, USA
76 2004-11-15 Quest Club Minneapolis, MN, USA
75 2004-11-14 Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI, USA
74 2004-11-13 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL, USA
73 2004-11-12 Clutch Cargo's Detroit, MI, USA
72 2014-11-11 Y100 Studios Philadelphia, PA, USA Listen here [B]
71 2004-11-10 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale, PA, USA
70 2004-11-09 Webster Hall New York City, NY, USA
69 2004-11-08 Nightclub 9:30 Washington, DC, USA
68 2004-11-06 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA, USA
67 2004-11-05 Avalon Boston, MA, USA
66 2004-11-04 Métropolis Montréal, QC, Canada
65 2004-11-02 Capital Ottawa, ON, Canada
64 2004-11-01 Kool Haus Toronto, ON, Canada
63 2004-10-31 The Drink London, ON, Canada
62 2004-10-28 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB, Canada
61 2004-10-25 MacEwan Hall Ballroom Calgary, AB, Canada
60 2004-10-22 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT, USA
59 2004-10-21 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO, USA
58 2004-10-20 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM, USA
57 2004-09-26 Bossanova Ballroom Portland, OR, USA Watch here [B]
56 2004-09-25 White River Amphitheatre (ENDfest) Auburn, WA, USA Listen here [B]
55 2004-09-24 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC, Canada
54 2004-09-21 The Warfield San Francisco, CA, USA
53 2004-09-14 St. James Theatre Auckland, New Zealand
52 2004-09-12 Brisbane River Stage Brisbane, QL, Australia Listen here [B]
51 2004-09-10 Hordern Pavilion Sydney, NS, Australia Listen here [B]
50 2004-09-08 Festival Hall Melbourne, VI, Australia Watch here [B]
49 2004-09-07 Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA, Australia
48 2004-09-05 Metropolis City Concert Club Perth, WA, Australia Listen here [B]
47 2004-08-11 DTE Energy Music Theatre (Curiosa) Clarkston, MI, USA
46 2004-08-09 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (Curiosa) Toronto, ON, Canada
45 2004-08-07 Tweeter Center (Curiosa) Boston, MA, USA
44 2004-08-04 Blossom Music Center (Curiosa) Cleveland, OH, USA
43 2004-08-01 Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (Curiosa) Camden, NJ, USA
42 2004-07-23 L'Asse (Paléo Festival - headline) Nyon, VD, Switzerland Listen here [B]
41 2004-07-22 Arènes de Nîmes (Festival de Nîmes) Nîmes, France Watch here
40 2004-07-21 Amphitheatre Vallauris, France Listen here [B]
39 2004-07-19 Festival les Nuits Bleues Les Moutiers-en-Retz, France
38 2004-07-18 Antic Arena Vienne, France Watch here
37 2004-06-13 Flippaut Festival Bologna, Italy
36 2004-06-12 Tennis Stadium Rome, Italy Watch here
35 2004-06-09 Parque do Tejo (Super Bock Super Rock) Lisbon, Portugal Watch here
34 2004-06-06 Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park) Nuremberg, Germany
33 2004-06-05 Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) Nürburg, Germany Watch here [B]
32 2004-05-31 Megaland (Pinkpop) Landgraaf, LI, Netherlands Watch here [B]
31 2004-05-10 Richards on Richards Vancouver, BC, Canada
30 2004-05-09 Neumos Crystal Ball and Reading Room Seattle, WA, USA Listen here [B]
29 2004-05-08 Neumos Crystal Ball and Reading Room Seattle, WA, USA
28 2004-05-06 Popscene San Francisco, CA, 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 2004-04-23 Metro Chicago, IL, USA
22 2004-04-22 Shelter Detroit, MI, USA
21 2004-04-19 Mod Club Theatre Toronto, ON, Canada Listen here [B]
20 2004-04-18 Le Cabaret Montréal, QC, Canada
19 2004-04-16 The Call Providence, RI, USA
18 2004-04-15 Axis Boston, MA, USA
17 2004-03-25 Mazda Palace Turin, TO, Italy
16 2004-03-24 Le Summum Grenoble, France
15 2004-03-22 Le Zénith Toulouse, France Listen here [B]
14 2004-03-20 Velódromo de Anoeta Donostia-San Sebastián, SS, Spain
13 2004-03-19 Palacio Vistalegre Madrid, Spain Watch here (Incomplete)
12 2004-03-18 Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada Granada, GR, Spain
11 2004-03-16 Le Zénith Clermont-Ferrand, France
10 2004-03-15 Zénith d'Orléans Orléans, France Listen here [B]
9 2004-03-14 Le Zénith Rouen, France Listen here [B]
8 2004-02-21 Ulster Hall Belfast, UK
7 2004-02-14 Club Quattro Hiroshima, Japan Listen here [B]
6 2004-02-13 Zepp Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan
5 2004-02-12 Club Quattro Osaka, Japan
4 2004-02-11 Namba Hach Osaka, Japan
3 2004-02-09 Diamond Hall Nagoya, Japan
2 2004-02-08 Shibuya AX Tokyo, Japan Listen here [B]
1 2004-02-07 Bay NK Hall Tokyo, Japan Watch here [B]

2003

# Date Venue Location Link
27 2003-12-04 Brighton Centre Brighton, UK
26 2003-12-03 NEC Arena Birmingham, UK
25 2003-12-01 International Arena Cardiff, UK Listen here [B]
24 2003-11-29 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, UK Listen here [B]
23 2003-11-28 National Ice Centre Arena Nottingham, UK Listen here [B]
22 2003-11-20 Sportzcentrum Tagerhard Wettingen, Switzerland
21 2003-11-13 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain
20 2003-11-08 Amphitheatre Angers, France Listen here [B]
19 2003-11-07 Forest National Brussels, Belgium Listen here
18 2003-11-06 Ahoy Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands Listen here [B]
17 2003-11-04 Zénith Lille, France Listen here
16 2003-11-03 Zénith Nancy, France Listen here
15 2003-11-02 Geneva Arena Geneva, GE, Switzerland Listen here [B]
14 2003-10-31 Sport Hall Pordenone, PN, Italy
13 2003-10-30 Sporthall Piazza Azzarita Bologna, BO, Italy Listen here
12 2003-10-28 Sashall Florence, FI, Italy
11 2003-10-27 Mazda Palace Milan, MI, Italy
10 2003-10-25 Vienna Gasometer Vienna, Austria Listen here [B]
9 2003-10-24 Zenith Munich, BY, Germany
8 2003-10-21 Columbiahalle Berlin, BE, Germany
7 2003-10-19 Große Freiheit Hamburg, HH, Germany
6 2003-10-14 Stockholm Cirkus Stockholm, Sweden
5 2003-10-11 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland Listen here [B]
4 2003-09-22 Carling Academy London, UK Watch here [B]
3 2003-09-18 Maida Vale Studios (BBC Radio 1) London, UK Listen here [B]
2 2003-09-07 Cologne Cologne, NW, Germany
1 2003-09-05 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium

NOTE: this is a recording from the Absolution sessions [B].

Origin of Symmetry era

2002

# Date Venue Location Link
20 2002-08-24 Little John's Farm (Carling Weekend) Reading, UK
19 2002-08-18 Hohenfelden Reservoir (Highfield Festival) Hohenfelden, Germany
18 2002-08-16 Murifestival Muri, Switzerland
17 2002-08-15 Arène d'Avenches (Rock Oz' Arènes) Avenches, Switzerland Listen here [B]
16 2002-08-06 Óbudai-Sziget (Sziget Fesztivál) Budapest, BU, Hungary Listen here [B]
15 2002-08-04 Herdade da Casa Branca (Festival Sudoeste) Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal Watch here [B]
14 2002-08-02 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim Benicàssim, VC, Spain Listen here [B]
13 2002-07-26 Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival) Yuzawa-machi, Japan Watch here
12 2002-07-14 Laulurinne (Ilosaarirock) Joensuu, IS, Finland
11 2002-07-12 Folkets Park (Arvikafestivalen) Arvika, Sweden
10 2002-07-08 Miles Davis Hall (Montreux Jazz Festival) Montreux, Switzerland Watch here [B]
9 2002-07-07 Malsaucy (Eurockéennes) Belfort, France Watch here [B]
8 2002-07-06 Hippodrome Wellington (Seat Beach Rock) Ostend, Belgium Watch here [B]
7 2002-07-04 Midtfyns Festival[venue?] Ringe, Denmark Listen here
6 2002-07-02 Quart Festival[venue?] Kristiansand, Norway
5 2002-06-30 H2000 Music Festival[venue?] İstanbul, Turkey
4 2002-06-23 Steelworks Festival[venue?] Luxembourg
3 2002-06-15 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Heineken Jammin' Festival) Imola, BO, Italy Listen here [B]
2 2002-05-28 Leningrad Youth Palace Saint Petersburg, Russia Listen here [B]
1 2002-05-26 Krylatskoye Sports Complex (Stunt Festival) Moscow, Russia Watch here [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 #
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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