Dinosaur Jnr — News — Cardiff Live

On this day, 2 September 2013, American rock band Dinosaur Jr played Cardiff University.

Originally called Dinosaur, the band was forced to change their name due to legal issues.

The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow (bass, vocals), and Murph (drums). After three albums on independent labels, the band earned a reputation as one of the formative influences on American alternative rock..

Creative tension led to Mascis firing Barlow, who later formed Sebadoh and Folk Implosion. His replacement, Mike Johnson, came aboard for three major-label albums. Murph eventually quit, with Mascis taking over drum duties on the band's albums before the group disbanded in 1997. The original lineup reformed in 2005, releasing five albums thereafter.

Setlist

Thumb

The Lung

In a Jar

Don't Pretend You Didn't Know

Watch the Corners

Pieces

Rude

Out There

Start Choppin

Little Fury Things

Training Ground

(Deep Wound cover)

Freak Scene

Forget the Swan

Encore:

Bulbs of Passion

Just Like Heaven

(The Cure cover)

On this day, 26 February 1993, American rock band Dinosaur Jnr played Cardiff University. Support was provided by alternative rock band Come.

formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.

The band had just released their fifth official studio album Where You Been. This was the only Dinosaur Jr. album between 1988's Bug and 2007's Beyond to be recorded entirely with a full band. During Dinosaur Jr.'s major label years, Mascis performed most of the instruments himself on record.

Where You Been was Dinosaur Jr.'s greatest commercial success up to that point, reaching number 50 in the US and number 10 in the UK. Mascis reacted at the time, "We're just making records and, I mean, every one sold more than the last one. Whatever happens, we'll deal with it then."