Red Mosquito

Corduroy Keane

My Father’s Neeson

Brain of JFK

BoNo Way

Release
Low Light
Elderly Woman
Corduroy
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
Eruption
React Respond
Wreckage
Wishlist
Even Flow
Dark Matter
Daughter
Jeremy
Upper Hand
Better Man w/Save It For Later tag
Black

wease wrote:Release
Low Light
Elderly Woman
Corduroy
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
Eruption
React Respond

These puns suck.

Simple Torture wrote:

wease wrote:Release
Low Light
Elderly Woman
Corduroy
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
Eruption
React Respond

These puns suck.

I laughed.

Elderly Lass Behind the Counter In a Wee Baile

dad wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

wease wrote:Release
Low Light
Elderly Woman
Corduroy
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
Eruption
React Respond

These puns suck.

I laughed.

As did I

I love hits and singalongs with a festival crowd, but they don’t need to do all of them. Cut Daughter and Wishlist and give the super fans something like Rival and Brain of J. Then you’re getting the singalongs, half the new album, and a few treats (Not For You is the only one here) for the faithful. Everyone goes home happy.

Super disappointing setlist. The NA tour shows were great. This cuts the dark matter material by a third and fills the void with standards. Such a shame. Priced for hardcore fans. Setlist for noobs.

dimejinky99 wrote:
It’s like warp speed directly into slow motion

Breakneck whiplash stuff

haha

they need to stop playing low light

i agree the 3-song slow burn intro does not work for these shorter setlists they need to axe it

i will send a telegram to kelvin curtis

Scared of Fear
Eruption
React Respond
Wreckage
Wishlist
Even Flow
Dark Matter

i feel so sorry for anyone that had to sit through this

We are all squarely on the same page about this setlist.

However if I was there I would have enjoyed the shit out of it.

yes

i would have been very drunk and dry humping clothed men nearby

but that's besides the point

Little less DM. No Setting Sun closer. Looks like they've been tinkering.

A few thoughts:

1. An audience broadly familiar with the band's deep cuts and b-sides seems like a North America specific thing, by and large. Certainly in Australia, this is the kind of set I would think the overwhelming majority of the crowd are hoping to see. There'd be, like, ten people who'd recognise a song like Black Red Yellow, or even most album tracks that aren't on Ten or Vs.

2. I like the idea of the band heavily favouring the new songs on this tour, they're playing them well. I like the more structured sets too, it gives this tour more personality than what they've been doing for the last decade plus.

3. They very, very rarely play the deeper cuts that well (fudged transitions, missed lyrics, etc), as compared to the hits which are usually pretty solid.

4. I hate when they let Mike play Eruption, it's so pointless!