18.08.96, Bizarre Festival, Cologne Germany, TV, 41 min.
Setlist:
1.Controller
2.Whose Fist Is It Anyway
3.Face Value
4.Rude Awakening
5.Snap Your Fingers,Snap Your Neck
6.Another Worldly Device
7.Prove You Wrong
8.Unfortunately
9.Beg To Differ
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