At The Drive-In - Live At Electric Ballroom, London, England, 7th December 2000

Thanks to LeavesFromThePast for finding out this is a set from the Electric Ballroom in London on 7th December 2000. An audio bootleg from the same source is also floating around.

[@LonelyPlanetBoy92]

1. Arcarsenal 2:40 2. Pattern Against User 7:00 3. Cosmonaut 11:20 4. Lopsided 16:00 5. Rolodex Propaganda 21:05 6. Rascuache 25:25 7. Invalid Litter Dept. 29:18 8. One Armed Scissor 36:30 9. Enfilade 42:06 10. Quarantined 46:50 11. Catacombs 56:50 12. Napoleon Solo 1:02:30

[@mattd1659]

Tony and Paul holding this whole thing together. Incredible

[@wackydoodlerobertson]

what about jim? he always plays properly and doesn't jump everywhere like omar... bro gets nowhere near enough credit

[@paulerxx]

Jim too tf lol

[@jayrum7303]

Sparta was holding this together musically. The Mars Volta just made it totally unique.

[@FosterFamily14]

Yeah you can hear Jim play Air just after minutes

[@stephenfrancis303]

Jim is the man although he isn't the performer the afros are he holds it down

[@justinmarshall3131]

They have to be one of the most underrated bands in history. I know they weren't driven by commercial success but neither are bands like Radiohead and they're massive. Musical geniuses the lot of em. To blend chords like they do so discordantly but sound so epic is so difficult to pull off but they do it effortlessly. Relationship of Command is one of the best LPs ever released in my opinion

[@frankmcdonald7350]

Don't agree with your part about being underrated. RoC is widely regarded as one of the best albums of the 00's and the influence that album then had on rock/metal/hardcore/punk is vast. They were very much rated.

[@yinyin76600]

Relationship of command is the best alternative rock albums of the world

[@SkylarAllison]

relationship of command is one of the outstanding rock albums of the 21st century

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

Invalid Litter Department is such an amazing song

[@HalfGodHalfManYourWelcome]

Poor Jim lol. I can't imagine how hard it was keeping this all together. I love Cedric. I do. The work and rehearsal time from those that did it the most shows. I still love them, hell they saved me in 2001. Literally. I didn't realize that when I discovered them in 1999 that they were already in trouble. A ton of pressure and raw material made the Diamond that is Relationship Of Command. Just watching this, that pressure certainly does take a toll doesn't it.

[@paulmiles3739]

Love 59:55 when he just starts singing the lyrics to 'That joke isn't funny anymore' by The Smiths.

[@formzino]

I was at this gig, aged 15.

[@azaz...]

me too but i wasn't 15, that night outside was freezing

[@ALIENDNA14]

Why are you guys bragging so much, you lucky bastards...? I consider this, one of the greatest live performances of all time, which could easily place this, within my top 100 catalog... I so wish, that I was at this performance, that I'd probably give up just about anything, to be there...

[@lifeissuicide69]

Okay, Yo ...STRAIGHT JEALOUS

[@danielbaker5688]

I was at the Manchester gig on the same tour, same age. I'm nearly 40 now but the impact they had on me will never, ever fade. Absolutely transformative band

[@pejpm]

I was there. Christ, this makes me feel old. I was 18 then....I'll be 30 this year...and I still listen to them nearly every day.

[@miky8788]

You just have a great musical taste ... DON'T STOP IT

[@kodyryan1628]

Going on 40 now? 😎

[@pejpm]

@@kodyryan1628 ha, 39 this year! And weirdly enough, for the first time in ages I was just watching old ATDI live videos last night, and then this morning I saw your comment!

[@kiddink5167]

@@pejpm that’s crazy man! Welcome back😂 i wonder if i’ll ever find a comment of mine in 10 years.. maybe im not even alive in 10 years scary stuff

[@omekafalconburn9202]

Hope you made it to 40👍

[@MercurialSilence]

Cedric and Jim singing That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore together just sounds so great and gives me the feels for some reason.

[@magpie-yf8gf]

prob the whole "they had a creative connection between each other and slowly lost it over time and split into 2 bands" thing

[@marjoriemorningstar3533]

Thank you to my daughter, Nat for somehow just knowing that I'd love this band. Shame I didn't have a clue 20 years ago when they first came out. Mindblowing.

[@kaliban81]

I was at this gig and it was glorious. The medium of video does not do justice to how awe inspiring they were live. Thank you for posting, its nice to be reminded how great moments, if captured, can live forever!

[@The_Karst]

I was there too, and just discovered this vid. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@drummessiah88]

I like that they told the audience not to slam dance or mosh. First off, look at the room and all the people packed tight in there. Shit can get dangerous. Easily!! In the case of a pit, It wouldn't be hard for someone to fall down, get trampled on, crushed, etc. Just trying to breath would be hard enough. I respect the fact that they took that initiative to tell the audience to not do that. They are an "equal opportunity band". They want the experience for everybody to be fun. They wanted everyone to look out for each other. And more importantly, safe! That's love and respect for their fans. Pure class. Think of how many instances they had where they had fans get injured due to crazy audiences. Yes, their music is crazy. Off the cuff. But it shouldn't warrant anyone to just go nuts inside the crowd. Not everyone is there to go crazy. Some people bought a ticket just to watch and hear the band. ATDI were only looking out for their fans. That doesn't make them "pussies". And if you think it does, then you're a idiot that has no consideration for the safety of a crowd.

[@stusux]

So glad I got to see these guys in their prime in this era. The new shit is tough to compare.

[@bradadams8177]

Very lucky indeed.

[@michaelgraham9774]

The new album just kinda sounds like a less potent Mars Volta album but with Tony and Paul.

[@DerekPicklesimer]

I feel fortunate I got to see these guys in 2003 as mars volta but damn, I wish I could have seen them in the early days as ATDI!!!!

[@RustinChole]

That was a crazy tour. For their first album right?

[@DerekPicklesimer]

@@RustinChole yes

[@stephenfrancis303]

That first album tour was my favorite

[@stusux]

The steam coming off Tony. Shows how draining having 2 spotlights on you a entire show.

[@rossybink]

This gig made me start a band!

[@dyr234]

This band can make you push some limits as a guitar player, they have influenced me incredibly.

[@cuteasxtreme]

@@dyr234 this band makes you have to groove all around. I’m trying to record a cover of lopsided but I’m not promoting it... it’s difficult! Every instrument grooves so much especially on in/Casino/out.

[@dyr234]

@@cuteasxtreme the songs groove harder on relationship of command with songs like arc arsenal, enfilade and one armed scissor.

[@cuteasxtreme]

@@dyr234 I love the songs on RoC dont get me wrong, but the sound of the album is like a brick wall to me. I find In/casino to be an easier listen

[@dyr234]

@@cuteasxtreme I find relationship of command to be a fucking monument, its so creative and yet so out of the box while still maintaining that punk alternative rock agression. Omar has so many creative parts he did on that record, not that he didn't in the other records, because he did, its just relationship of command to me was at his top level. To put a song together like arc arsenal is fucking incredible, so short yet so artisitically open with a fantastic attack like mc5 meets hundred reasons.

[@EnnioPalanca]

I like how you see the band breaking out at the edges and somehow keeping it together, This is really big stuff.

[@CavemanZoinks]

Their energy, attitude, and badassnes is just not comparable. Got DAMN they BLOW MINDS!!!

[@samuelbanya]

Woah that's cool, I never knew they played this venue.

[@ljkeenan]

Thanks for posting this - I was at this gig. It was excellent but not as good as their show at the Reading Festival earlier that year which remains to this day the best live performance I've ever seen. If I remember rightly, I went to see And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead at ULU the day after this show - Happy days!

[@srrtb]

" No slam dancing !!"

[@gapegirls5785]

Those mic skills tho....EPIC

[@rollremedies]

hahaha "were going to do up and down, and were going to do it all night until you're tired"

[@Jonny0W]

I had an insanely difficult time getting in to this show but near the end of their set the nicest security-dude EVER let us in the back door, straight to the side of the stage. It was fantastic.

[@bombasticbill9607]

I was 16 when this concert happened and I would have given 2 left nuts to see it!

[@alexhennigh5242]

Bombastic Bill You could have just said 2 nuts. 2 left nuts makes exatcly zero sense unless you're stealing another mans lefty

[@attaxwrongnes]

Amazing!! thankyou so much for posting this! cant wait to see the other ATD-I stuff youve uploaded!

[@Thepalpatineboys77]

my favourite band until i die

[@yb9302]

Damn they look sick! I can't wait to see them this November!

[@CSchwarten]

My this takes me back...I used to have this years ago. Downloaded it on Ares.Took ages. But it was labeled live in Berlin. Still good to know it's still kicking around. Thanks.

[@mikol58]

No other band moves so frenetic! Love it.

[@DreadnoughtJezza]

This is one of the best things Ive ever found on KZbin

[@michaelgraham9774]

I was five months old during this show. Still pissed I never got to see them.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Thank you so much for uploading this, you kick ass.

[@iamnunocaldeira]

Cheers for this. This is At The Drive-In - Live At Electric Ballroom, London, England 12-07-2000. i got the audio of it and its the same as the one in the video with the intro being this anti mosh talk

[@georgezsebe9794]

Thank you for sharing! ^_^

[@ChicoCabra]

Fuck! I'd never seen this. I was at this gig, front row. Memories!

[@kryddaren]

fantastic, thank you!

[@asacoca]

THANK YOU!

[@nowimlost]

@LeavesFromThePast Thanks for the info, I'll change the date to 7th December. Thanks for the audio as well!

[@MatOrchard]

I was there. I bought a ticket off a tout. The best £50 I ever spent.

[@nathangray12]

you have made my day sir.

[@beto1580]

You can totally see that Omar and Cedric's will to aim for other lenghts

[@djanalogue]

i cant wait to see these next week

[@athenasmommy5]

Intense performance loved it wish i could have had attended

[@SantiagoMinotas34]

'Echale semilla a esa maraca pa que suene' I love how Cedric and Omar put all this latin music references in all of their music, that influence just gives an amazing feeling to what they do! Look for Cheo Feliciano El raton, and you'll see :D

[@justinmarshall3131]

By the way, The Mars Volta couldn't hold a candle to these, even with a similar line up. Just shows that ATDI were fully collaborative3

[@jeremypreston5009]

Man I went to a technical death metal show back in April and the pits were intense. Women and smaller guys were not excluded. My 13 year old daughter, all 5 feet 100 pounds of her was storming the pit. Good natured recreational violence when done right is for everybody (except me cuz my legs got fucked up in a car accident and my balance isn't good enough for the pit)

[@fugamantew]

Nobody looks cooler in the post-modern era with an electric guitar than Omar Rodriguez-Lopez during his tenure with AtDI

[@TreOmega]

This is why this is my favorite band!!!!

[@gopher3737]

these guys seem hilarious, excited to see them at Coachella now!

[@Drdangerous198282]

the best thing i've seen on youtube

[@Inyerbed]

Oh holy shit, look at that hair. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL HAIR.

[@notanyone1206]

Fucking obscenely good.

[@robertcordova91]

oh my fucking god! im so pumped for coachella. i never thought that i would ever see them reunite. i hope cedric gets all crazy like this.

[@AmirM-nh5qw]

How was it haha

[@Wolfsherz]

11:28 A wild Cedric appears!

[@XboxPlayaCodeOpen]

These guys are great.

[@warrior7593]

They're back!

[@redfiveroe1138]

I wish I had seen them when I had the chance.

[@blasserrano8280]

man how i wish i was there !

[@serdna96]

both bands are equally awesome

[@tolla02]

i meet this band here....wow...just wow.....

[@MrFexer02]

it´s awesome !!

[@azaz...]

I was there 😍

[@LisBizkit]

He's using the vocoder, chorus, and pitch=shifting effects that come with a lot of small synths like the one he used in the last original ATDI shows

[@pknv]

Indeed, looks just like 'air'

[@user-lf1ge9fr7l]

Wormed our way through distant earth.

[@Pipegone93]

i think this is my favorite band ever

[@NickForte83]

lmao at cedric at 8:18. he sticks a broken drumstick up his nose (after failing the first time) and proceeds to slam it onto the stage as they go into the prechorus. i can't stop laughing. this is comedic gold!!!

[@Wornhorn56]

aWESOME BAND...

[@lessthanjake63]

dude they are so high lol

[@jsanabria]

I didn't see this coming but whoa

[@travonomenon]

Classic Omar moment at 27:28

[@paulerxx]

Cedric and Omar were on some good shit

[@fluffypaine]

This shit looks insanse! God I wish I was born 10 years earlier JUST to be old enough to have gone to this ;D

[@zaxapitsa5]

cedris's got the best frontman moves

[@kepler3908]

remember -- this was during their tour in which they played a festival in Australia. They only played 3 songs during their set because the audience was too violent. Four people died during that festival. Now, go figure why they would try and control the violence in the audience for the remainder of the tour.

[@HeadChestOrFoot]

Nice spot!

[@Felipeisfuckingdead]

LONG LIFE TO ATDI !

[@pink665]

ya seriously they need to come up here

[@babaganoujband]

OMG LUUUUUV DJ CAM.

[@refuzd]

best performance ever.

[@awesome279]

Hopefully they only add on to this setlist for Coachella! Every song here MUST be played live, especially Cosmonaut...

[@TheBigDirty716]

@Tonyfaster your wish has come true.... this station is now operational. they're playing coachella 2012 and their site says there are more dates to come. original line-up. should be a blast

[@VashD15]

At 5:45 is Jim playing Air? Holy shit.

[@woobiehastelly]

Can't wait for Coachella.

[@protectourfreedom8221]

Damn ... Punk AF. Look at that crowd. The BEST.

[@Alejop1995]

These guys were high as fuck

[@pboybad]

Does anyone have any footage from their show at Reading in 2000? Best show I've ever been to and would love to see it again

[@brichweb]

@Tonyfaster today is your lucky day, they are back!

[@omarifylstra]

I love how he says not to throw stuff up there. But nowadays with TMV hes throwing cymbals & lights and cameras at them. Either way this band is AMAZING.

[@swaggajacka88]

i wanna go to coachella but you heard where hes from and hes gotta come home someday =) they have to play a show in ep i can feeeel it!!!

[@idonteatcheetos]

jims playing what seems to be the intro to sparta's "air" omar is just playing the beginning of rolodex

[@leoti420]

also, not being dependent on herion probably has a lot to do with it being cleaner

[@gonzaloandresherrerapinto8263]

Noviembre en Chile!!!!

[@jameswindle2445]

I was wrong to expect anything like this level of intensity last night wasn't I :-(

[@robertcordova91]

i hope they play cosmonaut at coachell just like that haha :)

[@johnnyscifi]

He's just following in the footsteps of Ian Mackaye and Guy Picciotto...:)

[@MaciekNaruszewicz]

only now did i notice them quoting The Smiths at the end of Catacombs :))

[@sidneycavalcante9456]

At the drive in é foda simplesmente foda!!!

[@c-lin-t]

I swear it sent chills down my spine. 34:01