Spoken Word
Tour Merchandise USO Forthcoming Latest CDs Past CDs DVDs / Videos
2008
shows:
(for past shows see the calendar, past
calendar 2007
and shows
pages)
August
9 - Leicester, UK -
Demontfort Hall (Summer
Sundae Festival)
(5 pm)
10 -
Birmingham, UK - The
Glee Club
(8 pm, on sale now here)
11 -
Cardiff, UK - The Glee Club
(8 pm, on sale now here
or See
Tickets)
12 -
London, UK - Indigo2
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster
UK or See
Tickets or Gigantic)
13
- Brighton, UK - Komedia
(8:30 pm, on sale now here)
14 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelop
(Walblief stage)
15 - Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands - Lowlands
(1pm)
16 - Erfurt, Germany - Highfield
Festival
(tent stage, 6:45pm)
18 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Gilded
Balloon
( Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
19 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Gilded
Balloon
( Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
20 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Gilded
Balloon
( Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
21 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Gilded
Balloon
( Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
22 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Gilded
Balloon
( Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
23
- Leeds, UK - Leeds
Festival
(alternative stage, 13:30)
24 - Reading, UK - Reading
Festival
(alternative stage, 13:30 - 60 minute set)
25 - Edinburgh, UK - The
Gilded Balloon (
Edinburgh Festival)
(22:45 - 00:00)
27
- Cambridge, UK - Junction
2
(on sale now at Tickets.com)
28
- Oxford, UK - Carling
Academy
(7:30, on sale now at See
Tickets or Gigantic)
29 - Warwickshire, UK - The Assembly in Leamington Spa
30
- Liverpool, UK - Carling
Academy
(7:30, on sale now at See
Tickets or Gigantic)
31
- Portlaoise, Ireland - Stradbally Manor (Electric
Picnic)
(60 minute set)
September
"Recountdown"
North American spoken word tour
(pre-sale information here)
18 - Ames, IA - Stephens
Auditorium (Iowa State University)
19 - Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Auditorium (Univ. of California,
Berkeley)
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
20 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord (This Land
Is Your Land Festival)
(2
pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster
- more info here)
24 - Nashville, TN -
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
25 - Atlanta, GA -
Variety Playhouse
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
26 - Lake Buena Vista, FL -
House of Blues
(8 pm, on sale now here
and Ticketmaster)
27 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
(7 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
28 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
(7 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
29 - Tampa, FL -
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
October
3 - Stafford, TX - Stafford Centre
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
4 - Dallas, TX - Lakewood
Theatre
(9 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
5 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
(9 pm, on sale now at GetTix)
7 - Albuquerque,
NM - Kimo
Theater
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
8 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
9 - Las Vegas, NV -
House of Blues
(7 pm, on sale now here and Ticketmaster)
10 - San Diego,
CA - 4th &
B
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
11 - Santa Barbara, CA - SoHo Restaurant & Music Club
13 - Portland,
OR -
Newmark Theatre
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
15 - Missoula,
MT - Wilma Theatre
(8:30 pm, on sale now at TicketWeb)
16 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
18 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom
19 - Vancouver,
BC -
Centre for Performing Arts
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
20 - Calgary, AB -
Jack Singer Concert Hall
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
21 - Edmonton,
AB - Winspear Centre
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
23 - Duluth, MN - Sacred Heart
Music Center
(8 pm, on sale now at Tickets.com)
24 - Minneapolis,
MN - Pantages Theatre
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
25 - Chicago, IL -
Vic Theatre
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
26 - Detroit, MI -
The Fillmore Detroit
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
27 - Toronto, ON -
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
28 - London, ON -
Centennial Hall
(8 pm, on sale now)
29 - Buffalo, NY -
Town Ballroom
(8 pm, on sale now at Tickets.com)
30 - New York,
NY -
Town Hall
(7:30, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
31 - Albany, NY - The Egg
(8 pm, on sale now)
November
1 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
(7:30 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
2 - Philadelphia,
PA -
First Unitarian Church
(7 pm, on sale now at TicketWeb and Ticketmaster)
3 - Alexandria,
VA -
Birchmere
(7:30, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
5 - Louisville,
KY - Headliners
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
6
- St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
7
- Kansas City - Beaumont
Club
(8 pm, on sale 8/16 at Ticketmaster)
8
- Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
(8 pm, on sale now at Ticketmaster)
9
- Aspen, CO - Belly Up Tavern
(on sale now)
10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theater
26 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
2007/2008 Tour
Merchandise
(click for bigger images)
Signed tour poster ($10):
Shirts ($25/$20): mens long-sleeve black, mens short-sleeve black, mens short-sleeve gray, womens black tank top (also available in red):
DVD ($10): Henry Rollins "Live In the Conversation Pit": (see spoken)
Books ($10): Henry Rollins "Fanatic! Vol. 2", Henry Rollins "Broken Summers", Henry Rollins "Roomanitarian": (see books)
2006
Tour
Merchandise:
(click for bigger images)
Tour poster:
Shirts: ladies tank top and jersey (not pictured), mens grey short and long-sleeve "Spoken Word - 2005 / sun logo" and "25" jersey:
CDs/DVD: Henry Rollins "Big Ugly Mouth / Short Walk On a Long Pier" 2xCD (remastered), Henry Rollins "Sweatbox" 2xCD (remastered), Henry Rollins "Talk Is Cheap Volume 4" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Shock & Awe: The Tour" DVD (see below for info on all)
Books: Henry Rollins "Fanatic! Song Lists and Notes from the Harmony In My Head Radio Show", Henry Rollins "Get In the Van" (see books)
See the shows page for past dates.
Miscellaneous USO tour pics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and soldier in Search & Destroy shirt
Late 2006 / Early 2007 shows
12/28 -
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Community Theatre and Arts Centre
(doors 7 pm, show 8 pm - tickets available here)
1/11 - Jerusalem, Israel - Gerard Behar Center (9 pm)
1/12 - Tel
Aviv, Israel - Museum
Eretz Israel
(2 pm - tickets available at Kastel
or TKTS)
1/13 - Tel
Aviv, Israel - Museum
Eretz Israel
(9 pm - tickets available at Kastel
or TKTS)
1/16 -
Toronto, ON - Masonic Temple (with Fucked
Up)
(arrive by 5:00, free tickets by e-mail
or 1-888-491-6888 - flyer)
2006 "25 Years of Bullshit" Tour
Rollins toured Australia, the U.S. (select cities) and Europe mid-January through March. Merchandise available at those shows included: tour poster, shirts (ladies tank top and jersey, mens gray short and long-sleeve "Spoken Word - 2005 / sun logo" and "25" jersey), CDs & DVD (Henry Rollins "Big Ugly Mouth / Short Walk On a Long Pier" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Sweatbox" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Talk Is Cheap Volume 4" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Shock & Awe: The Tour" DVD), books (Henry Rollins "Fanatic! Song Lists and Notes from the Harmony In My Head Radio Show", Henry Rollins "Get In the Van").
Late Summer / Fall 2005 "25 Years of Bullshit" Tour
Rollins toured North America early September through late November. Merchandise available at those shows included: tour poster, shirts (ladies tank top and jersey, mens gray short and long-sleeve "Spoken Word - 2005 / sun logo" and "25" jersey), CDs & DVD (Henry Rollins "Big Ugly Mouth / Short Walk On a Long Pier" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Sweatbox" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Talk Is Cheap Volume 4" 2xCD, Henry Rollins "Shock & Awe: The Tour" DVD), books (Henry Rollins "Fanatic! Song Lists and Notes from the Harmony In My Head Radio Show", Henry Rollins "Get In the Van").
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour
August 25 - September 1, 2005
Rollins sixth USO tour will be to Egypt and Turkey.
Annual
USO Gala
September 14, 2005
Rollins will attend the "Annual USO Gala" in Washington, DC on 9/14. The "USO Service Member of the Year" award ceremony will take place and I assume that Rollins, alongside Wayne Newton and others, will be up for it.
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour in
Jun 13 - 23, 2005
Rollins
fifth USO tour will be to the Pacific Region. Rollins "will
embark on
a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) tour to provide a morale boost
to troops
stations in
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour in
December 10 - 18, 2004
Rollins fourth USO tour
was to
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour in
August, 2004
Rollins third USO tour
was a visit to the "War On
Drugs" troops in
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour in the
May 21 - 28, 2004
Rollins returns for his second USO tour. Information on on last December's tour: 12/8/03 Army News Service article/interview (with live pic), 11/24/03 USO article. Pictures by LT Nick Milkovich.
2004
"Shock And Awe My Ass" Tour
(online ticketing)
Rollins toured
USO/Armed
Forces Entertainment tour in the
December 1 - 8, 2003
A quote from the USO.org article stated Rollins "will visit a variety of job posts, shake hands, dine with service members, sign autographs and provide encouragement to troops stationed in the region of combat activity. Links: 12/8/03 Army News Service article/interview (with live pic), 11/24/03 USO article. Pictures by LT Nick Milkovich.
2003
"Manic On a
Rollins toured North
America early January through the end
of February, the
"Provoked - Quintessentially American Editorializing and Storytelling" CD & DVD
Available now from 2.13.61 and released April 1, 2008 by Best Buy. "Recorded live on 11/6/07 at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre and 1/23/08 at Amsterdam’s Paradiso during Rollins’ 2007/2008 “Provoked” spoken word tour. The CD contains over an hour of hilarious and insightful commentary on topics ranging from Larry Craig to the recent Van Halen reunion with pit stops along the way to discuss kids these days, gay marriage, and the current president’s creative use of the English language. Includes a bonus DVD: "Live and Ripped from London" originally aired as a well-received television special on Comedy Central and not previously released on DVD."
Tracklisting:
Sex Ed
Kids
Indie 103 Party
Wide Stance Sittter
Horses
Van Halen
Invasion Force
Mandelaism
Nature's Wild
Adrian
What I Am
The
Doors "Classic Albums - The Doors" DVD
To be released April 22, 2008. "The
Doors eponymous first album is universally regarded as their finest
achievement
and as one of the greatest debut albums in the history of rock music
making it a
worthy addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series. The three
surviving
members of The Doors: Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore are
all
featured in new interviews along with original engineer Bruce Botnick,
musicians
Henry Rollins and Perry Farrell and executives Billy James (Columbia
Records)
and Jac Holzman (Elektra Records) plus many more. What emerges is the
extraordinary story of the creation of a masterpiece.
Bonus Features Includes:
* Additional & extended interview material not included in the
broadcast
version.
* New instrumental demonstrations of songs from the album with Robby
Krieger
playing slide and flamenco guitar, Ray Manzarek performing the solo
from
"Light My Fire" and John Densmore showing his drum techniques.
* The story behind "Moonlight Drive", which was cut from the album and
later appeared in a different arrangement on the second album "Strange
Days".
Track Listing:
Features excerpts from:
* Break On Through (To The Other Side)
* The Crystal Ship
* Back Door Man
* Soul Kitchen
* Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
* Light My Fire
* End Of The Night
* The End
* And more..."
"A Rollins In The Wry"
Re-released September 11, 2007 by 2.13.61. It appears to be the same as the original 2001 CD release by Quarterstick, with an updated cover. Tracklisting:
Intro
Death to Poets
Journal
Clintonese
Language
Never Again
The United Colors of West L.A.
Rite Aid
Maturity
Men in Make Up
Future Parents
Encore
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 4" 2xCD
A 2 CD set available now
at 2.13.61
and released in stores April 10, 2007. Recorded at
Disc 1
Warming Up the Spleen
First on the List
Bush, of Course
Let’s Go To Mars
Spina Bifida Boy
Sermonizing from the Mount
Unleash the Compassion!
Disc 2
Kevin and Sean
The Conversation Pt. 1
The Conversation Pt. 2
I Can’t Get Behind That!
"World War Z" audio book by Max Brooks
Rollins narrates the character of T. Sean Collins. 2/1/07 The Free Lance-Star article.
"Read by a full cast (abridged, six hours. Random House Audio, $29.95) including: Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, John Turturro, Rob Reiner and Brooks as the one compiling interviews with survivors of a worldwide war between zombies and humans.
While the variety of locales - China, Israel, South Africa, Canada, the United States, Cuba, Chile, Finland, Greenland, Barbados, Japan - puts to shame any James Bond story, the book lacks suspense.
Instead, it has realism to emphasize how the zombie wars upend how people live and what they hold sacred. The best example occurs in South Africa, where a dreaded apartheid-era figure comes up with a plan to save the country by sacrificing parts of the population. Though most of the politicians are aghast, they accept it once the unnamed but recognizable Nelson Mandela figure approves.
The performances emphasize this human quality of physical and psychological struggle."
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 3"
A 2 CD set available now
on the 2.13.61 web
site and in stores 8/23/06. Recorded in
Disc 1 (78:57)
Your Anger Manager (15:13)
War's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (22:53)
War's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (24:08)
A Love Story (16:43)
Disc 2 (56:00)
The Ramones
(23:38)
The
"Sweatbox" 2xCD
Available now on tour and from 2.13.61 and in stores 6/6/06. "Sweatbox" was originally a 3 LP set of live spoken word recordings from 1987-88 and was issued on CD by Quarterstick in 1992. This newly remastered version includes the bonus track "My Little Friend" which was originally on the 3xLP but not the 2xCD.
Disc 1
Getting Home
Riding The Bus
Fun With Letterman
Santa Cruz Pig
Friction Pt. 1
Friction Pt. 2
Tough Guys Talk Dirty
Short Story
Hack Writer
Disc 2
Running, Crawling
Sex Ed.
Blueprint for Destruction of Earth
Mekanik
Late Night Phone Blues
Untouchable
My Little Friend
"Big Ugly Mouth / Short Walk On a Long Pier" 2xCD
Available now from 2.13.61 and in stores 3/21/06. In the 7/19/05 newsletter Rollins said "We will be re-releasing an old talking record of mine, Big Ugly Mouth, as a 2CD set, the second disc being the first ever talking release I ever did called Short Walk on A Long Pier (which has never come out on CD). It's pretty bad but we're throwing it in for free so you can laugh at my expense." "Big Ugly Mouth" was recorded live in Madison, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Los Angeles and New Brunswick in 1987-88. "Short Walk" was recorded live in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Baton Rouge, New York City and Holland in 1985. Tracklistings:
Disc 1 -
Big Ugly Mouth
Peach
Boy On The Train
Dehumanized
Hiya Handsome
Short Story
Touch And Go
New Age Blues
First Class
Change
New York Story
Joe Cole Phone Sex God
Disc 2 - Short Walk On A Long Pier
Island
Standing Still
Talking To Fool/Alienation
Do It Alone
Bus Driver
John Cooper Clark
The Balls Are In Your Court
What A Gal
Hunting Wabbits
Olivia
Madonna
Hymie
Football
Barefoot & Pregnant
"Live at the Westbeth Theater"
Released (in stores) November 23, 2004. Recorded December 11, 1999 at the Westbeth Theater in NYC. This double CD set will initially only available on spoken word tours and via the 2.13.61 website. Tracklistings:
disc 1 (66:15)
Intro (4:00)
Canadians Are on the Move! (1:57)
Jr. Pilot League (6:08)
Mars Needs Aryans (8:06)
I Smell a Ratt (7:44), (9:16), (10:08),
(13:47),
(3:00)
disc 2 (45:05)
Back After the Break
(:32)
As the Crow Flies (5:20)
The Undoing of a Man (4:09), (2:28), (5:29), (15:25), (11:42)
"The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard"
Released October 1, 2004 by Harper Audio. Rollins is a narrators alongside Tom Wopat, David Strathairn and William Atherton. Includes 11 unabridged stories.
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 4" 2xCD
A 2 CD set available now
at 2.13.61.
Recorded at
Disc 1
Warming Up the Spleen
First on the List
Bush, of Course
Let’s Go To Mars
Spina Bifida Boy
Sermonizing from the Mount
Unleash the Compassion!
Disc 2
Kevin and Sean
The Conversation Pt. 1
The Conversation Pt. 2
I Can’t Get Behind That!
"Everything" 2xCD
Released August 24, 2004 by 2.13.61. It is most likely an identical reissue of the 1996 2xCD. Rollins reads the "Everything" chapter from the "Eye Scream" book with backing music by jazz legends Rashied Ali and Charles Gayle. Tracklisting:
Disc 1 (75:16)
1. (12:36)
2. (12:23)
3. (13:24)
4. (12:28)
5. (12:25)
6. (12:00)
Disc 2 (43:07)
1. (9:52)
2. (9:48)
3. (8:02)
4. (15:25)
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 1"
Released (in stores) September 14, 2004 by 2.13.61. See below for more information.
"Nights Behind the Tree Line"
Released (in stores) April 6, 2004 by 2.13.61. See below for more information.
"Black Coffee Blues"
Released March 9, 2004 by 2.13.61. It is most likely an identical reissue of the 1997 2xCD. Rollins reads selections from the "Black Coffee Blues" book with backing music by former Rollins Band guitarist Chris Haskett. Tracklisting:
Disc 1 (64:07)
Black Coffee Blues
(13:05) (9:11) (9:14) (9:10) (9:39) (13:48)
Disc 2 (43:33)
Invisible Woman Blues
(5:01)
Monster (20:09)
Exhaustion Blues (13:14)
I Know You (5:09)
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 3"
A 2 CD set available for
$10 on the 2004 "Shock and Awe
My Ass" tour (and the 2.13.61 web
site). Recorded in
Disc 1 (78:57)
Your Anger Manager (15:13)
War's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (22:53)
War's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (24:08)
A Love Story (16:43)
Disc 2 (56:00)
The Ramones
(23:38)
The
"Nights Behind the Tree Line"
Released April 6, 2004 by
2.13.61. A new audio book
collecting both previously
released and unreleased material. Tracks 1-5 from the book
Solipsist, tracks
6-15 previously unreleased, track 16 from the book "Broken
Summers". Says Rollins of "No Shore II", recorded at the
BBC studios, "the no shore reference being a salute to the use of the
phrase 'no door' in the work of Thomas Wolfe". One dollar from
each
CD sold will go to the Hollygrove
Children's Services in
Johnny Hartman (3:41)
Maya (4:55)
Brick (2:41)
Polaroid (2:14)
Parthenope (2:58)
Kalifornia Dreaming (3:54)
Coma Season (1:46)
Accident (3:00)
Visiting Los Angeles (10:39)
Music Boy (1:45)
Day of the Bed (3:57)
Stalingradd (1:37)
No Shore I (3:18)
No Shore II (3:15)
Eugene Gant (1:05)
Disintegration (8:27)
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 1" & "Talk Is Cheap Volume 2" - available now from 2.13.61
Two 2 CD sets that were
available
for $10 each on the 2003 tour and became available via 2.13.61 in March of 2003. Recorded in
"Talk is Cheap Vol. 1"
Disc 1 (77:37)
Hello, I Am Old (13:57)
Gyrlz2Womyn (2:30)
Boyz In The Adulthood (18:13)
Getting It Together (2:47)
Drowning In The Swim Of Things (13:38)
A River In Egypt (15:26)
What We Know About You (4:18)
Getting Snippy With It (6:48)
Disc 2 (56:01)
Your Very Own Tank (17:42)
I'd Be A Good Boss (21:01)
I'd Be A Dead Boss (1:57)
Classic Geographic (15:21)
"Talk is Cheap Volume 2"
Disc 1 (75:55)
Spazz Mit
Microphone
(12:44)
Happy Birthday (5:52)
Early Retirement (18:43)
It's Kiss! Pt. 1 (38:36)
Disc 2 (40:11)
It's Kiss! Pt. 2 (29:26)
The Wisdom of Gene and Paul (4:02)
"Henry
Rollins: Provoked - Live From Melbourne" 2xDVD
To be released
in Australia (release dates for rest of world currently unknown)
September 4,
2008. A 90 minute special recorded during the tour's first night
in Melbourne. Bonus features include a 17 minute exclusive
interview with activist
and actor Aaron Pedersen, plus the full three and a half hour
live show uncut and unabridged.
"The Henry Rollins Show: Season Two" 3xDVD
Released in Australia (release dates for rest of world currently unknown) April 5, 2008. It includes all 21 episodes from the second season.
"Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel" DVD
Released in Australia (release dates for rest of world currently unknown) April 5, 2008. The show is culled from Rollins' live shows in Israel in January of 2007.
"Henry Rollins - Live In the Conversation Pit" DVD
Now available from 2.13.61 and released in stores on January 15, 2008. "In May 2005, HENRY ROLLINS performed his 8th Spoken Word tour of Australia. The first three dates were at the York Theatre in Sydney's Seymour Centre. All three shows were filmed and some post-show interviews were filmed as well resulting in Live in the Conversation Pit the first ever HENRY ROLLINS Spoken Word DVD filmed entirely in Australia. The Sydney dates were shows 44-46 of the 25 Years of Bullshit Tour, which took in 11 countries from January to December 2005. Henry Rollins is a huge admirer of Australia having travelled here some 26 times in total, covering Spoken Word performance, Rollins Band tours and promotional tours. Late in 2005, Henry was approached by the Big Day Out to appear at the 2006 travelling festival marking Henry's first appearance on that event since the inaugural event in Sydney way back in 1992. On that event he appeared as guest vocalist for Sydney band, the Hard-Ons. This time Henry will appear in Spoken Word mode and the second and consequently 3rd - 7th times he will have performed his art at such an event, the one previous time being as a breakfast date to 5000 metal fans at the UK version of Ozzfest. Henry had no hesitation of accepting the challenge set by the Big Day Out this summer and will deliver all his barb, wit and charm to an unsuspecting teenage set this summer. Released to coincide with the Big Day Out 2006, highlights from this compelling 150-minute DVD include The Time I Was Funny, The King of Rock n Roll and the hilarious and daunting story of Henry's solo travels across the great Russian winter wonderland, Siberia. HENRY ROLLINS is a very funny and very smart man delivering critically observant takes on the life around him. Sometimes political, sometimes sociological but always utterly entertaining. No lectures here."
From the back cover: "In May 2005, I made my 26th trip to Australia for some talking shows. The first three dates were in Sydney. We rolled film on the performances and some post-show interviews as well. This DVD is what made the final cut. The Sydney dates were 44-46 of the 119 tour dates that made up the 25 Years Of Bullshit Tour which took in 11 countries from January to December 2005. I always have a great time in this beautiful country and have recorded live albums here both with the band and on my own but this is the first DVD effort. I hope you like it. Thanks for showing up."
Henry Rollins "San Francisco 1990"
Now available from the 2.13.61 store. "Hello. I wanted to tell you a few things about this DVD. Many years ago, my friend Joe Cole and I wanted to release a series of live videos of my talking shows. Joe would shoot, he and our friend Modi would edit and produce and I would release them on my label. That was the plan at least. Joe was killed in 1991 and our grand scheme abruptly ceased. We did get some shows in the can before Joe departed and over the years, I wanted to get some of the material out and the DVD seemed like the perfect medium so we dug out the tapes and got to work. It was interesting to watch such a young version of myself. On this night, I was surprised at what I said about Jane’s Addiction, how I was unable to understand what their appeal was because they ended up being one of my favorite bands of all time. It was true though, I didn’t get it at first. How things change! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this slice of ancient history. We will go through these archival tapes to see if there’s more content that we think merits your time and expenditure and bring it to your attention when we can. Thank you for checking this out. --Henry"
Henry Rollins "Uncut From NYC" DVD
Now available from the 2.13.61 store and released in stores on June 5, 2007. The 90 minute special which originally aired on IFC on March 25, 2006. Rollins live at Town Hall in New York. Review: Monsters & Critics, NewsOK
"The Henry Rollins Show: Season One" 3xDVD
Now available from
the 2.13.61
store and
released in stores on June 5,
2007. It includes all 20 episodes from the first season:
Disc One: Episode #1: Oliver Stone/Sleater-Kinney; Episode #2: Chuck D/Jurassic 5; Episode #3: Werner Herzog/Frank Black; Episode #4: Ozzy Osbourne/Ben Folds; Episode #5: Bill Maher/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Episode #6: Jeff Bridges/Ben Harper; Episode #7: P.T. Anderson/Aimee Mann.
Disc
Two: Episode #8: Eddie Izzard/Death Cab For Cutie; Episode #9: Penelope
Spheeris/John
Doe; Episode #10: Patton Oswalt/Damian Marley; Episode #11: Perry
Farrell/Deadboy
& The Elephantmen; Episode #12: Adam Carolla/Dashbord Confessional;
Episode
#13: Michael Chiklis/Dinosaur Jr.; Episode #14: Billy Bob
Thornton/Daniel
Johnson
Disc Three; Episode #15: Peaches/Ringside; Episode #16: John C. Reilly/Thom Yorke; Episde #17: Kevin Smith/New York Dolls; Episode #18: Johnny Knoxville/Slayer; Episode #19: Stephen Gaghan/Ani DiFranco; Episode #20: Matt Dillon/Rollins Band
Reviews: Blogcritics Magazine, CHUD, DVD Talk, New York Post, TVShowsOnDVD
"Talk Is Cheap Volume 5"
In the 11/20/06 newsletter Rollins said "Talk Is Cheap Vol. 5: I haven’t had time yet to sit down with Rae and go through the shows that were recorded on the 25 Years Of Bullshit Tour but I will have some time soon and will be on the case. When Talk 5 is done, I’ll let you know."
"Henry Rollins - Live In the Conversation Pit" DVD
Released January 30, 2006 in Australia by Shock Records and November 20, 2006 by 2.13.61. "In May 2005, HENRY ROLLINS performed his 8th Spoken Word tour of Australia. The first three dates were at the York Theatre in Sydney's Seymour Centre. All three shows were filmed and some post-show interviews were filmed as well resulting in Live in the Conversation Pit the first ever HENRY ROLLINS Spoken Word DVD filmed entirely in Australia. The Sydney dates were shows 44-46 of the 25 Years of Bullshit Tour, which took in 11 countries from January to December 2005. Henry Rollins is a huge admirer of Australia having travelled here some 26 times in total, covering Spoken Word performance, Rollins Band tours and promotional tours. Late in 2005, Henry was approached by the Big Day Out to appear at the 2006 travelling festival marking Henry's first appearance on that event since the inaugural event in Sydney way back in 1992. On that event he appeared as guest vocalist for Sydney band, the Hard-Ons. This time Henry will appear in Spoken Word mode and the second and consequently 3rd - 7th times he will have performed his art at such an event, the one previous time being as a breakfast date to 5000 metal fans at the UK version of Ozzfest. Henry had no hesitation of accepting the challenge set by the Big Day Out this summer and will deliver all his barb, wit and charm to an unsuspecting teenage set this summer. Released to coincide with the Big Day Out 2006, highlights from this compelling 150-minute DVD include The Time I Was Funny, The King of Rock n Roll and the hilarious and daunting story of Henry's solo travels across the great Russian winter wonderland, Siberia. HENRY ROLLINS is a very funny and very smart man delivering critically observant takes on the life around him. Sometimes political, sometimes sociological but always utterly entertaining. No lectures here."
From the back cover: "In May 2005, I made my 26th trip to Australia for some talking shows. The first three dates were in Sydney. We rolled film on the performances and some post-show interviews as well. This DVD is what made the final cut. The Sydney dates were 44-46 of the 119 tour dates that made up the 25 Years Of Bullshit Tour which took in 11 countries from January to December 2005. I always have a great time in this beautiful country and have recorded live albums here both with the band and on my own but this is the first DVD effort. I hope you like it. Thanks for showing up."
"Shock & Awe: The Tour" DVD
Released February 1, 2005
by Image Entertainment in
the
"Live at
Available now from 2.13.61. A 76 minute
collection of performances culled
from the 1999 nine show residency at
Introduction
Hollywood Meets
Letters From Boris
“Hey, I Recognize You!"
Fun With Ian
Smile, You're Travelling
Credits
Information
Rollins vs. Iggy Pop (bonus)
"Up For It"
Available now from 2.13.61
(re-released November 20, 2006). Rollins live from the first of
three
sold out nights at
"Talking From the Box /
Henry Rollins Goes to
Available now from 2.13.61. This is a 2 disc DVD re-issue of the 1992 spoken word VHS (63 minutes) plus a previously unreleased show (116 minutes) from February 14-15, 1993 at London’s Astoria Theater. The discs also include a scroll-able photo archive, discography, biography and notes on the shows by Rollins. A review by lobo74.
"You Saw Me Up There"
VHS video comprised of 2
shows at
"SHORT Cinema Journal: Invention (Vol. 1)"
A collection of short films from around the world. The Rollins portion by Albert Watson is entitled "Easter Sunday in N.Y.C.". There's artful footage of Rollins reading "I Know You", working out, live and in the studio and answering interview questions in various locations. Backing tracks are "Starve" and "The End of Something". Running time of the Rollins track is about 10 minutes. A review is available here at Digitally Obsessed.
"Stand Strong"
A documentary of professional skateboarder Mike Vallely by Mark Nisbet. The DVD version has bonus footage including Vallely's interview of Rollins. See the store at Mike Vallely.com for more more info.
"The Boxed Life" reissue
Reissued April 29, 2002
in the
disc 1
Jet Lag
Hating Someone’s Guts - Pt. 1
Funny Guy
Love in
Strength - Pt. 1
Strength - Pt. 2
The Odd Ball
disc 2
Hating Someone’s Guts - Pt. 2
Blues
Big Knowledge
Good Advice
Vacation in
Condos
Trade Secrets
I Know You
The Odd Ball Gets A Big Laugh
"A Rollins in the Wry"
Released February 20, 2001 via the Quarterstick label. Tracklisting:
Intro
Death to Poets
Journal
Clintonese
Language
Never Again
The United Colors of West L.A.
Rite Aid
Maturity
Men in Make Up
Future Parents
Encore
"A Rollins in the Wry"
was recorded live over two
shows at Cafe Luna in
"Live at the Westbeth Theater"
disc 1 (66:15)
Intro (4:00)
Canadians Are on the Move! (1:57)
Jr. Pilot League (6:08)
Mars Needs Aryans (8:06)
I Smell a Ratt (7:44), (9:16), (10:08),
(13:47),
(3:00)
disc 2 (45:05)
Back After the Break
(:32)
As the Crow Flies (5:20)
The Undoing of a Man (4:09), (2:28), (5:29), (15:25), (11:42)
Recorded December 11, 1999 at the Westbeth Theater in NYC. This double CD set will only be available on the spoken word tour and (now) via the 2.13.61 website.
"Get In The Van"
Reissued by 2.13.61 on November 4, 2003. A two CD set from 1994 that chronicles Rollins' life on the road with Black Flag.
"Eric the Pilot"
Available direct from 2.13.61. 1 hour long,
recorded in
"Think Tank"
Now available via the DreamWorks label. Disc one is from
the Feb 13,
1998 show at the House of Blues in
disc 1 (51:44)
1. How I Got Here (2:21)
2. Airport Hell (14:35)
3. Television (12:43)
4. World Peace (2:58)
5. El Nino (2:30)
6. Weatherman (2:14)
7. The Gay Thing (13:51)
8. Vegas (:34)
Disc 2 (74:22)
1. Nothing Can Go Wrong
(8:37)
2.
3.
4. Marius (15:20)
5. No One Is Fax Exempt (19:28)
Sound clips (ra, wav and mp3) are available here
(sources - 9/11/98
Addicted to Noise article, 8/21/98
Addicted to Noise article, 8/19/98
JamTV article,
7/23/98
Rocktropolis article)