Propagandhi - live @ St. Joseph's Church, Ottawa, ON Dec 6, 1996

I filmed this set way back in 1996 and have only now got around to putting it up. It was at St. Joseph's Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Also on the bill were Goodbye Blue Monday and 30 Second Motion Picture. Enjoy! Setlist below.
SETLIST!
1. Showdown (G.E./P.)
2. Apparently, I'm a P.C. Fascist (Because I Care About Both Human and Non-Human Animals)
3. Nailing Descartes to the Wall / (LIQUID) Meat Is Still Murder
4. Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch
5. Less Talk, More Rock
6. Resisting Tyrannical Government
7. Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass (aborted)
8. Fuck the Border
9. The State-Lottery
10. Refusing to Be a Man
11. Who Will Help Me Bake This Bread?
12. ...And We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Their drummer is more than exceptional. That guy is GREAT

[@docbrown390]

I was security at this show. I basically stood on the stage and watched an amazing show

[@HatedHumanist]

I didn't realize that "Fuck The Border" was written this long ago. Thanks for joining Propagandhi Todd you rock!

[@_D_E_N_N_I_S_]

It was an “I spy “ song

[@glenmchargue5461]

Todd is amazing. John was too actually. But I think the Propagandhi and Weakerthans were both better for the change up.

[@tombrownrigg4860]

First show I ever went to! was 13! thank you sooooooooooo much for posting this. For real can't thank you enough!

[@21121337]

damn fine first band to see live

[@theurgy69]

I very fondly remember this show, and seeing this made me so very happy. At the time Propagandhi was one of my favourite bands and it influenced my politics and world view is so many ways. Seeing this exact event again, I can't tell you haw awesome this is.

[@speculative182]

This has to be one of the first shows with Todd on bass! Thanks for sharing :D

[@stephendre2902]

Todd didn’t ruin Prop. But, always wish they kept the other dude with the really good voice.

[@seekandannoy]

Stephen Dre That’d be John K Samson. If you haven’t already, check out The Weakerthans, that’s the band he started after he left. They’re sonically nothing like Propagandhi so don’t expect a similar vibe, but they’re fantastic.

[@dexatrosinx9384]

@@seekandannoy Showdown is a rendition of one of John’s songs.

[@lasalbay]

Isn't that Sampson in the background watching Todd, wearing a blue shirt, regretting he moved on from this band?

[@IANC4EVER]

id say Sampson is greatly missed from Prop cos he brought a contrasting dynamic to the anger of the singer. Instead bassist Todd seems more interested in waving a fist than coming up with any interesting bass lines - can you point me to an interesting bass solo? As for their music, after they went hardcore, we get 3 good songs from each album and 9 BS thrash metal ones. Its a pity, cos with Sampson they really coulda been much more of a 'band' instead of just one trick, hardcore trash metal. 🤷‍♂️

[@jennfiorentino]

Wow so awesome!!

[@jasonstilnovich7060]

My first Propagandhi show. I was grade 11 I think. One of Todds first shows. You can see me, my bro and friends a lot on this video. I still have the long sleeve shirt. Ha.Great memories!

[@girlband]

I have this on VHS from another angle. Thanks for posting!

[@ianvision]

+The Original Girlband Post it!

[@mattvdh]

So do I! Also from another angle. I bought it off this VHS punk site

[@_D_E_N_N_I_S_]

Send to hate5six! He'll remaster and post it so the VHS version doesn't deteriorate. Check out his channel.

[@danevertt3210]

I wouldn’t be sending my videos to rando’s

[@ggallinshit]

@@mattvdhSend it to Hate5Six he’s the goat

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

As long as these guys are free to say what they want, I know Canada is free.

[@brodel77]

Holy shit Todd was already playing bass with them in 1996.

[@rieldilpikl]

Goddamnit. I was supposed to see them in May of 96, but the show was held at a VFW. The show was upstairs and apparently there was a wedding reception downstairs, so the cops were called and eventually they maced us in order to get us all out of the building. So I didn't get to see them until 2005. I still have the ticket stub somewhere, but damn it would have been cool to see them then. This is a fucking great video.

[@jubourg007]

Early version of Fuck The Borders !! 17:45

[@toddcjohnson]

Wow. Watching this brings me back. I love the absolute pointedness of the lyrics back in these days. So good.

[@essjay_78]

I don't suppose anyone has a recording of the show at Almonte HS from around this era...? Good memories, thanks for this!

[@justinchico]

Thanks for posting! They always sound so solid. Goosebumps!

[@jkrycz]

Holy Hell. Amazing footage. Thank you so much.

[@Quarthon]

I love you for posting this.

[@UltraPvnk]

Thanks!

[@JorgeMartinez-yd1st]

Thanks for upload this gem very apreciate

[@p.l.h.9661]

Good stuff! Thanks Ian.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

I bought a ticket for their concert at The Bottleneck in Lawrence,KS September 11th 2001. They never showed up, ran back to Canada. This use to upset me as I was a dumb kid.

[@kirkl3295]

this was fun to be at! Thx for posting!!! \m/,

[@vaclavkroupa3176]

Thank you for putting it up! Amazing!

[@thebrandolorian9037]

Back in 96 in San Diego, whenever there was a show at a church it usually was POD or NIV or some other Christian punk/hc/ska band.

[@28Jwinter]

This is amazing

[@nathanfreeman6829]

Damn. They were tight as fuck. Sounds just like the records

[@mattjconnery]

Ron Weasley is having a fucking blast there, isn't he?

[@DAMIANTORRESXDCHILE]

Best show ever!!

[@TomMcisaac250]

Really glad they changed up the chorus of Fuck The Border on the record, great song

[@girlband]

+Thomas McIsaac But we lost those awesome Ispy vocals

[@tommylyons3765]

Wow!!!is that. Crowdv. Asleep?

[@bestversion8159]

I was 18 and at this show.

[@danevertt3210]

Totally different version of state lottery….too bad it cuts out most

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

19:25 song

[@brandondavis1039]

Wish I was Canadian

[@patswayze7359]

Is this one of the first with todd?

[@parkdale3612]

It's hard to be anti-nationalistic as a canadian, but you cannot ignore what the government did to the natives.

[@johnnyjohn9961]

those who see threw the lies are quickly gagged and bound

[@paulgioia9730]

What a tame crowd.

[@exaymssik]

tight!

[@tomaskjagr]

Woah early Fuck the Border, so cool

[@trile33]

What happend to haillie?

[@poeticriffraff]

trile33 I was dissapointed by that as well

[@severed111]

What made Chis stop Hailie Salassie, is it because he received some Christian insults since the whole gig is at a Church? Or I heard about somebody "using" as in smoking weed so they'd have to adjourn. He looked piss off. Old Chis was always pissed off but they were never straight edge hmm..

[@sleasysteve]

You aren't very smart are you?

[@severed111]

I'm a chem technician, you? Oh I made a typo and wrote in "Chis". He could have been told not to play this song because they were in a church. It's hard to make out what's going on, not the first one to mention that, when they go and start/stop Hailie Salaissie,Up Your Ass.

[@AdamHarrison06]

@@severed111 he says they're going to stop because someone is badly hurt and wait until they get their head repaired.

[@xFuzzyxPicklesx]

wow fuck the border was written back then?

[@jogendron6320]

Look up I Spy

[@xFuzzyxPicklesx]

@@jogendron6320 thanks, it does sound like a different band

[@lasalbay]

I spy was better thou.

[@stephenboudreau918]

Chris and Todd look the same, Jord looks like a baby lmao. Meatrack rules

[@ohoto3896]

Why didn't Chris yell the second part of "FUCK THE TROOPS TO HELL!"? I wonder. I've never agreed with that line because it's so personal to many. He did say in a 2015 interview when asking what kids should or shouldn't do: "Don't shoot your mouth off too much when you're 22." The phrasing was wrong. I respect his POV, one thing annoys me is the psuedo punks pretending to follow his message.

[@Cal-TwentyNine]

Fuck the troops

[@btbams]

well that version of showdown sucked. MUST HAVE THE SAMPSON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@IDONOTSUPPORTGENOCIDE]

Thanks for sharing man! Good stuff!