Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Read Me - Recorded on October 24th, 2008 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Great sound coming from this one. This is a more recent source that has become available. Two Nights in Tokyo during the Sparkle Lounge Tour. The name derived from the band utilizing a recording space on the road to piece this record together. Truthfully I do not have as many shows from this era, but the Japan gigs still take the cake for quality, sets, and performance. You'll hear Joe acknowledge that the Japanese shows are co-headlining with Whitesnake. Just goes to show the band were gradually trending upward given they had not been back to Japan since 2002.
This is from the second night that included a new track Go. Considered a rarity it was sparingly performed. Nine Lives and C'mon C'mon would swap usually. Bad Actress is another new track that would usually be used as an encore. Mirror, Mirror would survive and be retained from the 2007 run, as well performed on the night.
To fill this out a little further I've included three bonus tracks that extend the song pool/set. Credit to Steve Carr for WLAHC. My secondary recommendation for a show with a spruced set would be the 2008 Islington show. AndyLGR has shared his full recording online. In short it was a club show for the release of the album that featured more rarities, including the only performance of Hallucinate. Link will be below! Check it out! Some other links will be below to fill out the song pool further. Keep it rocking my friends!
2008 Islington Show : youtube.com/watch?v=AkOWi77z4KY&t=50s
Animal/Nine Lives Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23: youtube.com/watch?v=v_28BTpWHK8&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=3
Animal/Too Late for Love/Nine Lives Cleveland, Ohio 2009-06-25: youtube.com/watch?v=bSJz3DWq8e4&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=8
Intro/Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) Cleveland, Ohio 2009-06-25: youtube.com/watch?v=K9hNh_Nwn30&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=2
Setlist:
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Rocket
06:11 - Animal
10:12 - C'mon C'mon
14:13 - Foolin'
19:12 - Make Love Like a Man
24:59 - Go
28:40 - Love Bites
36:36 - Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
42:31 - Bringin' on the Heartbreak
47:43 - Switch 625
51:48 - Hysteria
58:01 - Armageddon It
01:03:31 - Photograph
01:08:25 - Pour Some Sugar on Me
01:13:54 - Rock of Ages
01:21:19 - Bad Actress
01:25:35 - Let's Get Rocked
Bonus Tracks:
01:33:10 - When Love and Hate Collide (Birmingham, England 2008-06-18)
01:37:48 - Rick Savage Bass Solo/Rock On (Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23)
01:44:08 - Two Steps Behind (Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23)
DISCLAIMER - I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT
Read Me - Recorded on October 24th, 2008 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Great sound coming from this one. This is a more recent source that has become available. Two Nights in Tokyo during the Sparkle Lounge Tour. The name derived from the band utilizing a recording space on the road to piece this record together. Truthfully I do not have as many shows from this era, but the Japan gigs still take the cake for quality, sets, and performance. You'll hear Joe acknowledge that the Japanese shows are co-headlining with Whitesnake. Just goes to show the band were gradually trending upward given they had not been back to Japan since 2002.
This is from the second night that included a new track Go. Considered a rarity it was sparingly performed. Nine Lives and C'mon C'mon would swap usually. Bad Actress is another new track that would usually be used as an encore. Mirror, Mirror would survive and be retained from the 2007 run, as well performed on the night.
To fill this out a little further I've included three bonus tracks that extend the song pool/set. Credit to Steve Carr for WLAHC. My secondary recommendation for a show with a spruced set would be the 2008 Islington show. AndyLGR has shared his full recording online. In short it was a club show for the release of the album that featured more rarities, including the only performance of Hallucinate. Link will be below! Check it out! Some other links will be below to fill out the song pool further. Keep it rocking my friends!
2008 Islington Show : youtube.com/watch?v=AkOWi77z4KY&t=50s
Animal/Nine Lives Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23: youtube.com/watch?v=v_28BTpWHK8&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=3
Animal/Too Late for Love/Nine Lives Cleveland, Ohio 2009-06-25: youtube.com/watch?v=bSJz3DWq8e4&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=8
Intro/Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) Cleveland, Ohio 2009-06-25: youtube.com/watch?v=K9hNh_Nwn30&list=PLT2ywXf2QCZ4rRoZT1yYkzuZWojKT5KzQ&index=2
Setlist:
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Rocket
06:11 - Animal
10:12 - C'mon C'mon
14:13 - Foolin'
19:12 - Make Love Like a Man
24:59 - Go
28:40 - Love Bites
36:36 - Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
42:31 - Bringin' on the Heartbreak
47:43 - Switch 625
51:48 - Hysteria
58:01 - Armageddon It
01:03:31 - Photograph
01:08:25 - Pour Some Sugar on Me
01:13:54 - Rock of Ages
01:21:19 - Bad Actress
01:25:35 - Let's Get Rocked
Bonus Tracks:
01:33:10 - When Love and Hate Collide (Birmingham, England 2008-06-18)
01:37:48 - Rick Savage Bass Solo/Rock On (Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23)
01:44:08 - Two Steps Behind (Tokyo, Japan 2008-10-23)
DISCLAIMER - I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT
