Date: 09/24/98
Location: Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Bobcaygeon/ Fully Completely/ Ahead by a Century/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Fireworks/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ Fire in the Hole/ E1: 700 Ft. Ceiling/ Vapour Trails/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Membership/ Nautical Disaster
Notes:

Date: 09/25/98
Location: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: No
Setlist: Giftshop/ Poets/ Fireworks/ Pigeon Camera/ Fully Completely/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Ahead by a Century/ Vapour Trails/ The Luxury/ Something On/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Membership/ Inevitability of Death/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
Notes: :

Date: 09/26/98
Location: Agora Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Fireworks/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Ahead by a Century/ Eldorado/ Something On/ Courage/ Chagrin Falls/ Springtime in Vienna/ New Orleans is Sinking/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ E1: We'll Go Too/ Emperor Penguin/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Membership/ Little Bones
Notes:  Rob Baker could be seen perched above and behind the stage checking out some of the Watchmen's set.

Date: 09/29/98
Location: Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: No
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Fully Completely/ Poets/ Giftshop/ So Hard Done By/ Vapour Trails/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Something On/ Courage/ Fireworks/ Springtime in Vienna/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ Escape
is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ E1: Grace, Too/ Membership/ New Orleans is Sinking
Notes:

Date: 10/01/98
Location: WXPN Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: None
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Membership/ Thompson Girl/ Fireworks/ Bobcaygeon/ Poets
Notes: This was an acoustic set on yet another radio station appearance, one of many on this tour.

Date: 10/01/98
Location: Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: No
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Something On/ Courage/ Membership/ Giftshop/ Thompson Girl/ Nautical/ Ahead by a Century/ Poets/ Bobcaygeon/ Springtime in Vienna/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Fireworks/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Save the Planet/ Inevitability of Death/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: The Rules/ Fire in the Hole
Notes: Gord D. introduced Thompson Girl as being a song "about a lost weekend between Celine Dion and Bryan Adams."

Date: 10/02/98
Location: Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Ahead by a Century/ The Luxury/ Something On/ Courage/ Fireworks/ Springtime in Vienna/ Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Grace, Too/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes:

Date: 10/03/98
Location: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Something On/ Courage/ Membership/ Giftshop/ Fireworks/ Fully Completely/ Ahead by a Century/ Poets/ Bobcaygeon/ Lionized/ Nautical Disaster/ Vapour Trails/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Save the Planet/ New Orleans is Sinking/ On the Verge
Notes: This was the first show in almost five years, that the band played On the Verge.

Date: 10/08/98
Location: WCMF Radio, Rochester, New York
Opening Act: None
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Membership/ Bobcaygeon
Notes: An acoustic set played in the afternoon before the show at the Dome Arena.

Date: 10/08/98
Location: Dome Arena, Henrietta, New York
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Vapour Trails/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Ahead by a Century/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Courage/ Chagrin Falls/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Fireworks/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Boots or Hearts/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Save the Planet/ On the Verge
Notes: This was the first show in almost seven years, in which Boots or Hearts was played.

Date: 10/09/98
Location: Palace Theater, Albany, New York
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Poets/ Springtime in Vienna
Notes: Once again, this show was cut short, in the middle of the first encore, because an audience member tried to jump onto the stage, but he missed, and landed hard on the floor. Seeing that he was laying motionless as he peered over the edge of the stage, Gord D. stopped the show, saying that he didn't want to stay to witness the carnage.

Date: 10/10/98
Location: Landmark Theater, Syracuse, New York
Opening Act: The Watchmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Fireworks/ Fully Completely/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Flamenco/ Vapour Trails/ Giftshop/ Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Save the Planet/ Springtime in Vienna/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ On the Verge
Notes: Compared to the night before, this crowd was well-behaved and thoroughly enjoyed the show. The vibe rubbed off on the band, also, as this was one of the best shows on the 1998 tour.

Date: 10/17/98
Location: Stafford Lake Park, Novato, California
Opening Act: Many
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fully Completely/ Save the Planet/ Grace, Too/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Springtime in Vienna/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes: The Hip headlined the High Sierra Music Festival this day.

Date: 10/19/98
Location: House of Blues, Los Angeles, California
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Membership/ Giftshop/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Nautical Disaster/ Ahead by a Century/ Bobcaygeon/ Poets/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Fireworks/ at the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Vapour Trails/ Springtime in Vienna/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Chagrin Falls/ On the Verge
Notes: This show was broadcast live by the Ear1 network, over the internet, in RealAudio. Both video, and audio, were available.

Date: 10/20/98
Location: 4th & B, San Diego, California
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Fully Completely/ Fireworks/ Thompson Girl/ Lionized/ Ahead by a Century/ The Luxury/ Something On/ Courage/ Chagrin Falls/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Fire in the Hole/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Nautical Disaster/ E2: The Rules/ Blow at High Dough
Notes:

Date: 10/21/98
Location: Cajun House, Scottsdale, Arizona
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Twist My Arm/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Something On/ Courage/ Bobcaygeon/ Locked In The Trunk Of A Car/ Springtime In Vienna/ Fireworks/ Gift Shop/ At The Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Save the Planet/ Botos or Hearts/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Vapour Trails/ Cordelia
Notes:

Date: 10/22/98
Location: New West Auditorium, Tucson, Arizona
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Fully Completely/ Giftshop/ Poets/ Thompson Girl/ Lionized/ Ahead by a Century/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Fireworks/ 700 Ft. Ceiling/ Blow at high Dough/ E1: Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ On the Verge/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Little Bones
Notes:

Date: 10/24/98
Location: Lodo Music Hall, Denver, Colorado
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Partially
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Poets/ Membership/ Fully Completely/ Thompson Girl/ Nautical Disaster/ Something On/ Scared/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Springtime in Vienna/ Emperor Penguin/ E1: Courage/ Chagrin Falls/ Ahead by a Century/ E2: Hiccups>Daredevil/ The Rules/ Blow at High Dough
Notes:

Date: 10/27/98
Location: Trees, Dallas, Texas
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Vapour Trails/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Fifty Mission Cap
Notes:

Date: 10/29/98
Location: Austin Music Hall, Austin, Texas
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Fully Completely/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Something On/ Courage/ Scared/ Vapour Trails/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Springtime in Vienna/ Fireworks/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Chagrin Falls/ Ahead by a Century/ Little Bones/ E2: The Rules/ Fire in the Hole
Notes:

Date: 10/30/98
Location: House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Poets/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ So Hard Done By/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Little Bones
Notes:

Date: 10/31/98
Location: Roxy Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Fully Completely/ Giftshop/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Courage/ Flamenco/ Vapour Trails/ Springtime in Vienna/ Fireworks/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Chagrin Falls/ Blow at High Dough
Notes: Widely regarded among bootleg collectors as being the absolute best Hip performance of 1998. Gord D. added to the mystique of the evening by coming out wearing a Castro disguise, complete with a cigar. The band never missed a beat, and the crowd gave the band an extra push of energy.

Date: 11/02/98
Location: 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Giftshop/ Something On/ The Luxury/ Thompson Girl/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Grace, Too/ Membership/ Scared/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Emperor Penguin/ Fire in the Hole/ E1 Fireworks/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes: One of the smallest crowds to see the Hip on this tour, there were only 150 people at the club, which holds approximately 800.

Date: 11/04/98
Location: House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: No
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Ahead By a Century/ Courage/ Lionized/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Vapour Trails/ Emperor Penguin/ Poets/ The Luxury/ Something On/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Springtime in Vienna/ Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: The Rules/ Blow at High Dough
Notes:

Date: 11/06/98
Location: Music Farm, Charleston, South Carolina
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fully Completely/ Fireworks/ Giftshop/ Poets/ The Luxury/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Emperor Penguin/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Springtime in Vienna/ Chagrin Falls/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: The Rules/ On the Verge
Notes:

Date: 11/07/98
Location: Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, North Carolina
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twsit My Arm/ Courage/ Poets/ Thompson Girl/ Lionized/ Ahead by a Century/ Scared/ Something On/ Vapour Trails/ Locked in the Trunk of a Car/ Giftshop/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Grace, Too/ Save the Planet/ New Orleans is Sinking
Notes:

Date: 11/16/98
Location: Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Opening Act: Derek Trunks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Save the Planet/ Giftshop/ Poets/ Fully Completely/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Flamenco/ Membership/ So Hard Done By/ Fireworks/ Springtime in Vienna/ Emperor Penguin/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Chagrin Falls/ Courage/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes:

Date: 11/17/98
Location: Crowbar, State College, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: Derek Trucks Band
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ The Luxury/ Something On/ Thompson Girl/ Nautical Disaster/ Chagrin Falls/ Springtime in Vienna/ Giftshop/ Vapour Trails/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Save the Planet/ Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking
Notes:

Date: 11/20/98
Location: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Opening Act: Opened for Blues Traveller
Recorded: No
Setlist: Fireworks/ Courage/ Twist My Arm/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes: This was the first of a few shows in which the Hip opened for the mighty Blues Traveller, on their tour of area universities.

Date: 11/21/98
Location: University Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Opening Act: Opened for Blues Traveller
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fully Completely/ Poets/ Giftshop/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Fireworks/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes:

Date: 11/22/98
Location: Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: Opened for Blues Traveller
Recorded: No
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Poets/ Giftshop/ At the Hundredth Meridian
Notes:

Date: 11/25/98
Location: WNEW Radio, New York, New York
Opening Act: None
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Poets/ Bobcaygeon
Notes: Another radio appearance, this time done on a day off in the Big Apple. After this appearance, they travelled to Philadelphia for a show two days later.

Date: 11/27/98
Location: Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening Act: The Bogmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fully Completely/ Fireworks/ Courage/ Poets/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Something On/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Giftshop/ Chagrin Falls/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Vapour Trails/ Fifty Mission Cap/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ New Orleans is Sinking
Notes: There were some famous audience members in attendance for this show: Eric Lindros, Luke Richardson, and Chris Gratton, of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. Gratton was later traded to Tampa Bay.

Date: 11/28/98
Location: Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York
Opening Act: ??
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Springtime in Vienna/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Flamenco/ Something On/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Save the Planet/ On the Verge
Notes:

Date: 12/04/98
Location: Webster Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut
Opening Act: The Bogmen
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Fully Completely/ Bobcaygeon / Courage /Ahead by a Century/ Thugs / Save the Planet/ Something On/ So Hard Done By/ Nautical Disaster/ Giftshop/ Fireworks / Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Vapour Trails/ New Orleans is Sinking / Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ On the Verge
Notes:

Date: 12/05/98
Location: WBOS Radio, Boston, Massachusetts
Opening Act: None
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Poets/ Bobcaygeon
Notes:

Date: 12/05/98
Location: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Masachusetts
Supporting acts: Bugs, Cracker
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Springtime in Vienna/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Flamenco/ Something On/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: 700 Ft. Ceiling/ Little Bones
Notes:

Date: 12/08/98
Location: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Opening Act: None
Recorded: No
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Poets/ Courage/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ Flamenco/ Fireworks/ Ahead by a Century/ Giftshop
Notes: The Hip opened for Bruce Hornsby for this show.

Date: 12/09/98
Location: Karma, St. Louis, Missouri
Opening Act: ??
Recorded: No
Setlist: Save the Planet/ Fully Completely/ Giftshop/ Bobcaygeon/ Lionized/ Poets/ The Luxury/ Ahead by a Century/ So Hard Done By/ Something On/ Nautical Disaster/ Springtime in Vienna/ Chagrin Falls/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E1: Fireworks/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E2: Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Fire in the Hole
Notes:

Date: 12/11/98
Location: Ryan's, Combined Locks, Wisconsin
Opening Act: Pet Engine
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Grace, Too/ Something On/ Fully Completely/ Giftshop/ Membership/ Ahead by a Century/ Don't Wake Daddy/ Fireworks/ Courage/ So Hard Done By/ Bobcaygeon/ Springtime in Viena/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Poets/ New Orleans is Sinking/ E2: Vapour Trails/ Daredevil
Notes:

Date: 12/12/98
Location: Modjeska Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Opening Act: Pet Engine
Recorded: Yes
Setlist: Fireworks/ Twist My Arm/ Courage/ Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man/ Ahead by a Century/ Lionized/ Poets/ Bobcaygeon/ Nautical Disaster/ The Luxury/ Something On/ Giftshop/ Emperor Penguin/ At the Hundredth Meridian/ E1: Chagrin Falls/ On the Verge/ E2: Vapour Trails/ Little Bones
Notes:

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