[joethelion]

well...

the Glasto thing that you're thinking of was the "Experimental Sound Field" or something like that - which was a unique occurence, and wasn't necessarily a full fledged UW gig... as it lasted ~14hrs and also included other artists

and about the live shows (at least from what I remember from listening to bootlegs)

the early gigs, in general had them pretty much feeling out some of the stuff that they were still working on... so those shows had a lot more extended imrovs, where there might be a lot of repetition, or bits with just percussion going through (and improv's similar to like... stuff on the Dark & Long Ep's)

the shows around '96 were a bit different than the '94 ones... like there's more of a 'drum & bass vibe' to the tracks - like you're more likely to hear stuff like the original born slippy, and it seemed like Pearls Girl & Confusion the Waitress were featured more

'98 [BF warm-up] shows kinda remind me of a 'middle-ground' between the '94 and the '96 shows... some tracks you could tell that they were really still working out the kinks in & like versions of "Push Upstairs" were pretty unique to that tour... also this is where some improvs started sounding almost like proper songs in their own right (like "Five Points")

'99 [BF proper tour] Shows had stuff where you'd hear songs that sounded almost exactly like on the album, interspersed with short, little improvs

'00 [EE tour] Shows, from what I remember didn't have as many 'improvs' but the songs themselves had a distinct punch to them... and some tracks were really extended (like Push Upstairs) and I think they had a neat improv that happened between KoS and PG

AHDO Tour - tracks kinda sounded as on the album, save for a few tracks here and there... there was definitely a different 'vibe' in the proper UW shows and the UW-performing-at-festival-shows. Where the proper shows had moments where stuff would sort of chill a bit (like when they'd play Dirty Epic) while the festival shows were very fast and immediate... if that makes any sense. Like at a festival show - it was more likely that you'd hear Cowgirl or Born Slippy NUXX within the first 3/4 songs

the newer shows... well - it seems to be a combination between the early performances and the BF Tour shows where there'd be like distinct improvs

does any of that make sense? I should also say - I might be wrong, as I haven't listened to any live UW stuff in quite some time...