Iconic guitarist Frank Zappa embarked on a lengthy world tour in 1988 backed by the self-proclaimed “Best Band You’ve Never Heard In Your Life” which included Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing and Kurt McGettric. On May 17, 1988, about halfway through the European leg of the tour, Zappa and his band played at Palacio de los Deportes in Barcelona, Spain for a show that was broadcast on Spanish Public TV station RTVE and subsequently re-broadcast a number of times.
This performance has been bootlegged many times but has never been officially released. It features many classic Zappa tunes such as Black Napkins, Watermelon In Easter Hay and Illinois Enema Bandit as well as a few choice covers, namely Whipping Post and I am The Walrus. Thanks to YouTuber brainphreaky we can watch over two glorious hours of FZ and Co. in action…
Songs: Pre-Concert Documentary, Black Page, Packard Goose, Sharleena, Bamboozled by Love, Black Napkins, When the Lie’s so Big, Planet of the Baritone Women, Any Kind of Pain, Jesus Thinks You Are a Jerk, Sofa, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty/Synclavier Instrumental, Ain’t Got No Heart, Love of my Life, Torture Never Stops/Cowboy Burt, Bolero, Watermelon in Easter Hey, Whipping Post, I Am the Walrus, Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel (cut from broadcast)