On this day, 16 April 1993, American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on her 99.9 F° tour. Support was provided by the Lemon Trees.
99.9F° (pronounced Ninety-Nine Point Nine Fahrenheit Degrees) is the fourth album by American singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega.
Released in 1992, the album marked a departure for Vega, as she embraced a more electronic, experimental sound. It peaked at No. 86 on Billboard magazine's album chart and was Vega's fourth Top 20 album in the UK. The single "Blood Makes Noise" reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. 99.9F° was the first of two of Vega's albums to be produced by Mitchell Froom, whom she later married.
The album was certified gold (500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA in October 1997. It was certified silver in the UK (60,000 copies sold) by the BPI in March 1993. Vega has referred to 99.9F° as her favorite of her albums.
The New York Times wrote: "By far Vega's most rewarding record, 99.9 F degrees ... is the first album in which she breaks almost completely away from the conventions of the New York folk milieu that nurtured her." Trouser Press wrote that "many of the songs display a new interest in space and sound, using both in an almost sculptural fashion, creating a compelling amalgam that industrializes folk music."
Setlist
Fat Man & Dancing Girl
Rock in This Pocket (Song of David)
Marlene on the Wall
99.9 F°
Small Blue Thing
Tired of Sleeping
Blood Sings
As a Child
Neighborhood Girls
(If You Were) In My Movie
Left of Center
Blood Makes Noise
In Liverpool
Luka
Men in a War
Encore:
Tom's Diner
Encore 2:
As Girls Go
