LOS ANGELES CA— Rhino has announced Boognish Provides, a massive live archive box set capturing seven previously unreleased, full-length concerts from Ween’s 1994–1995 Chocolate and Cheese tour.
Arriving October 16, the release will be available as a 14CD box set and a curated 2LP vinyl edition featuring 19 tracks. Digital pre-orders, exclusive collection apparel, and an interactive '80s-style text terminal titled “The Altar of the Boognish” are all available starting today.

Key Highlights & Show Listing

The collection marks a major transition era when founders Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) and Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) moved from lo-fi home recordings to a full studio setup, hitting the road for the first time with a live backing band featuring bassist Andrew Weiss and drummer Claude Coleman.
  • McCabe’s Guitar Shop – Santa Monica, CA (10/9/94)
  • The Metro – Chicago, IL (10/30/94)
  • First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN (10/31/94)
  • The 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA (2/10/95)
  • Hof Ter Lo – Antwerp, Belgium (3/27/95)
  • Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO (5/20/95)
  • Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA (6/16/95)
Across the setlists, the band plays 12 of the 16 songs from Chocolate and Cheese, rare acoustic arrangements (like "Voodoo Lady" at McCabe's), early catalog cuts ("Fat Lenny," "Doctor Rock"), and early live debuts of future classics ("Piss Up A Rope," "The Blarney Stone," "Flutes Of Chi").
To preview the set, a legendary 24-minute live performance of "Vallejo"—recorded at The 40 Watt Club on February 10, 1995—has been released today on all streaming platforms.

2LP Vinyl Track Listing

Side Tracks & Dates
Side 1 "Don't Sweat It" (02/10/95) • "Take Me Away" (10/31/94) • "Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)" (05/20/95) • "The HIV Song" (10/30/94) • "Ode To Rene" (10/09/94)
Side 2 "Weed Whore" (06/16/95) • "Demon Sweat" (10/30/94) • "Flutes Of Chi" (10/09/94) • "Fat Lenny" (03/27/95) • "Pumpin' 4 The Man" (06/16/95) • "Nan" (02/10/95) • "The Stallion, Pt. 3" (05/20/95)
Side 3 "Doctor Rock" (02/10/95) • "Papa Zit" (10/30/94) • "Voodoo Lady" (06/16/95) • "Drifter In The Dark" (02/10/95) • "Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?" (10/09/94) • "Reggaejunkiejew" (10/31/94)
Side 4 "Vallejo" (02/10/95)

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