I am a long time fan of early Ministry. Because of that I attended all 3 shows at the East Side Club and the one at the Ripley Music Hall. I have a few questions or comments on these shows. Hopefully someone here has some thoughts.
None of the East Side Club listings show Front 242 as the opener. I am positive they opened one of the shows there, just not sure if it was the second or the third.
I remember Ocean Drive being played at the 2nd or third show. I only know that because Al introduced it by name. I thought it was great and never heard anything about it again. Recent research mentions Ocean Drive as an unreleased song, so it seems my memory was correct. I do not see it on any of the East Side set lists.
Anyone else remember one of the East Side shows ending abruptly? I recall them playing a few songs. Al was spitting beer at the crowd or something similarly provoking. Someone threw a beer at him, and he stormed off the stage to an early exit.
Finally, if anyone can point me to downloads of any of these shows, it would be much appreciated.