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The Dirtbombs with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Speedball Baby

March 23, 2002 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC




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THE CROWD: NYC fans and family; Detroit fanatics.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW:

  • Karen O. drenching the audience with beer, water and anything else she could find.
  • Drummer Brian Chase rocking out so hard he got a bloody nose.
  • Karen dedicating "Art Star" to her parents, who were in the audience.
  • Nick Zinner taking photos of the Bowery crowd.
  • Something about Ben being Little Lord Fauntleroy.
  • Mick Collins's intro including the line, "the man whose cock is bigger than Jack White's paycheck."
  • Karen throwing water, beer, whatever she could find onstage while she danced in the front of the crowd.
  • The gradual destruction of stage and drum kit.

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