r/swans • u/B-Rabbid • Mar 08 '26
OC Swans Live Bootlegs and Wiki
https://swans.bootleg.fm/Hi, a few users on the bootleg.fm discord started cataloguing live Swans shows a few months ago. You can search live recordings by song, filter by recording quality (lossy/lossless), sort by oldest/newest, etc. I'm sure a lot of you are aware of this already if you're active on discord, I wanted to make sure reddit peeps are aware as well.
There's also a wiki that's been written by user reel_to_reel, which newer fans (or fans new to bootlegs) will find useful. The wiki is super new and anyone can contribute, so feel free to add a page if you think it'll be helpful.
Edit: Here's the link to the Swans discord server with over 900 members: https://discord.gg/mNJvxARQuW
Here's the Bootleg.fm platform server if you have any feedback or questions: https://discord.gg/3yz4HNteuR
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u/Santareal672 Mar 08 '26
This is fantastic and I'll use it
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u/B-Rabbid Mar 08 '26
Awesome, I'm planning to add many more features to the website. If you are interested in getting updates feel free to join the discord: https://discord.gg/3yz4HNteuR
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u/marabou22 Mar 09 '26
When I click the live recordings guide it asks if I want to “continue” or “stay.” I’m clicking continue but nothing happens. For some reason it won’t let me select and copy the link. Any chance you can comment a direct link? I’d really love to see it.
Specifically I’m trying to find the best sound quality from the recent tour. And also from the 1997 era. Thanks!
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u/B-Rabbid Mar 09 '26
Hi, that sounds like a bug. Thanks for reporting it, i'll look into it after work today. Do the other links work for you on that page?
On my phone i checked the live recordings guide now and it is a Google docs link and it prompts me to select an email to open it with, maybe it's bc it's a Google link that it didn't work. Here is the link btw: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODMt2GHxyubtROLNv9HjKDzpLxwRmUrgszdhw_f6KIo/edit?usp=sharing
Edit: actually the document is stuck on loading for me so I'll ask reel_to_reel (page author)
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u/Brendini470 Mar 09 '26
Are there any soundboard recordings in this collection?
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u/B-Rabbid Mar 09 '26
Yeah, click the 'meta' tag category then choose the 'sbd' tag. You'll see all the bootlegs that are soundboards.
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u/Dramatic-Ad-1694 Mar 08 '26
(cowboy) hats off to you, good sir!