Mellotronists

As my second ever post on here, I'd like to follow up the McCartney 
thing with my suggestion...
...top artist to play a tape replay device on stage for me (assuming 
we're talking recently) would have to go to Julian Cope on 
his 'recent' Audience With the Cope tours. I saw him in 2001 at 
Newcastle's Tyne Opera House (here in the uk) where he had his 
psychedelic M400. I think- recollections hazy!
Anybody else see this tour? Big boots, big make-up, big guitars!
Top notch performer- if your reading this Copey, isn't it time you 
got back up here?
MC