anybody else go to first night at fenway? wat'd you think!?

[antsmarching41]

I personally shat myself listening to the 20 minute bartender followed up by a sick last stop then a sick jimi thing! Given, I feel like another song could've replaced the encore songs but hey whatever it was amazing to be in fenway watching all the members of the band go crazy. Can't wait to get the recording of this, I gotta wait all the way 'til tuesday to get it though

[GSR]

It was a good show sans a few songs and the encore. Lots of goodies in there. But Jimi, Hunger, Smooth Rider, and Stay as an encore was blah.

yeah that looked a little weak, tomorrow should be excellent though

Here here.

Dave said after Everyday, "It's a special night, we gotta start off slow."

He also said after Hunger, "Just so you know, we looooooove that song too!" That made me flinch.

They got a LOT of shit out of the way...

Friday Jul 7 2006
Fenway Park


Everyday *
Pig *
Proudest Monkey *
Satellite *
The Idea Of You *
Grey Street *
Bartender *
Crash Into Me
Jimi Thing *
Last Stop *
Digging a Ditch *
Tripping Billies *
Cant Stop
Hunger For The Great Light *
Louisiana Bayou *
Ants Marching *

__________________

Smooth Rider *
Stay *



They crossed off almost all of their closers from this tour that I can remember, except for Two Step and Rapunzel, which worries me, because I can't think of any other possibility for tomorrow except for Rapunzel closer, Two Step encore, and I don't want to know what they're going to close with. That's becoming a problem for me... half the time I know what song is coming next because of what guitar dave has or what bass fonzi pulls out. Anyway.

Tonight was very mellow, dave said so himself. Tomorrow should kick ass though. I wish Last Stop was saved for night 2. I feel like they aren't making a very big deal out of it by playing it midset. It should be opening or closing shows.

They got Bayou, Hunger and Smooth Rider out of the way in one show. Unless they play Steady as We Go (meh), I don't know what else they're planning on playing for stand up material tomorrow. Hopefully not a Dreamgirl debut, or I'll get drunk. I'm also paranoid about the possibility of a Watchtower debut as a closer. But I have a theory that they've retired it because there are too many band members now, and since everyone solos in Watchtower, it would be too long. I hope I'm right.

So, Crash, Jimi, Hunger, Smooth, and Bayou are out of the way for tomorrow. So are satellite (which was too predictable for me after P.Monkey) and digging a ditch (which I can take or leave). Ants, Billies and Stay are out as well, cutting out 3 possible closers.

Butch needs to stop soloing in Bartender. Full band heavy jam -> penny whistle -> end of song.

Pig and Last Stop were great. It would have been nice if they were left to tomorrow to help add to the hopefully stellar set that night 2 will be, though.

Everyday needs to be retired. I can only listen to drunken frat boys yelling Hani Hani at the top of their lungs for so many years.

Idea of You was great. Bummed me out to see so many people going to get more beer though. Can't Stop was cool, thanks to Fonzi, but it needs to have more oomph and less noodling. Didn't like dave's performance on that one either.

I felt that the crowd went wildest for Grey Street, another that I wish would have been saved to contribute to tomorrow's awesomeness.

As per usual, "tonight was solid, tomorrow will be better." Besides Sweet Caroline, which won't be that big of a deal for me personally, I don't know what they're planning to make tomorrow a blast. I can't think of anything, which worries me. Unless they're thinking "oh man, we'll debut dreamgirl and watchtower, and play sweet caroline. we spoil those fans!"... which makes me sick to my stomach.

Expect the worst, hope for the best.

Oh and by the way, "Yankees Suck!" chants are unnecessary at events that are not baseball games. Freaking animals...

Night folks.

[antsmarching41]

It was a good show sans a few songs and the encore. Lots of goodies in there. But Jimi, Hunger, Smooth Rider, and Stay as an encore was blah.

yeah that looked a little weak, tomorrow should be excellent though

Here here.

Dave said after Everyday, "It's a special night, we gotta start off slow."

He also said after Hunger, "Just so you know, we looooooove that song too!" That made me flinch.

They got a LOT of shit out of the way...

Friday Jul 7 2006
Fenway Park


Everyday *
Pig *
Proudest Monkey *
Satellite *
The Idea Of You *
Grey Street *
Bartender *
Crash Into Me
Jimi Thing *
Last Stop *
Digging a Ditch *
Tripping Billies *
Cant Stop
Hunger For The Great Light *
Louisiana Bayou *
Ants Marching *

__________________

Smooth Rider *
Stay *



They crossed off almost all of their closers from this tour that I can remember, except for Two Step and Rapunzel, which worries me, because I can't think of any other possibility for tomorrow except for Rapunzel closer, Two Step encore, and I don't want to know what they're going to close with. That's becoming a problem for me... half the time I know what song is coming next because of what guitar dave has or what bass fonzi pulls out. Anyway.

Tonight was very mellow, dave said so himself. Tomorrow should kick ass though. I wish Last Stop was saved for night 2. I feel like they aren't making a very big deal out of it by playing it midset. It should be opening or closing shows.

They got Bayou, Hunger and Smooth Rider out of the way in one show. Unless they play Steady as We Go (meh), I don't know what else they're planning on playing for stand up material tomorrow. Hopefully not a Dreamgirl debut, or I'll get drunk. I'm also paranoid about the possibility of a Watchtower debut as a closer. But I have a theory that they've retired it because there are too many band members now, and since everyone solos in Watchtower, it would be too long. I hope I'm right.

So, Crash, Jimi, Hunger, Smooth, and Bayou are out of the way for tomorrow. So are satellite (which was too predictable for me after P.Monkey) and digging a ditch (which I can take or leave). Ants, Billies and Stay are out as well, cutting out 3 possible closers.

Butch needs to stop soloing in Bartender. Full band heavy jam -> penny whistle -> end of song.

Pig and Last Stop were great. It would have been nice if they were left to tomorrow to help add to the hopefully stellar set that night 2 will be, though.

Everyday needs to be retired. I can only listen to drunken frat boys yelling Hani Hani at the top of their lungs for so many years.

Idea of You was great. Bummed me out to see so many people going to get more beer though. Can't Stop was cool, thanks to Fonzi, but it needs to have more oomph and less noodling. Didn't like dave's performance on that one either.

I felt that the crowd went wildest for Grey Street, another that I wish would have been saved to contribute to tomorrow's awesomeness.

As per usual, "tonight was solid, tomorrow will be better." Besides Sweet Caroline, which won't be that big of a deal for me personally, I don't know what they're planning to make tomorrow a blast. I can't think of anything, which worries me. Unless they're thinking "oh man, we'll debut dreamgirl and watchtower, and play sweet caroline. we spoil those fans!"... which makes me sick to my stomach.

Expect the worst, hope for the best.

Oh and by the way, "Yankees Suck!" chants are unnecessary at events that are not baseball games. Freaking animals...

Night folks.

haha i had a blast tnight just cause it was at fenway yknow and plus the guy next to us was awesome and ended up buying us beer but i definately agree with you when i saw people leaving for piss breaks or beer runs on idea of you i leaned over to my friend and said more or less wat you said

haha and as for the LETS GO RED SOX YANKEES SUCK thing...they were chanting it during jimi thing intro i turn around and go THIS IS A GREAT SONG SHUT THE FUCK UP...shut up all the stupid drunken frat boys and girls screaming for dreamgirl REAL fast

[GSR]

Intense.

[gravesRR7]

Last Stop was insane. I went crazy. besides that, it was a pretty mellow set. Very good show, but the actual "set" was very mellow.

it started off slow, in terms of energy, but then pickup up a lot about Jimi Thing in.

I'm debating getting up really early tomorrow and standing at the box office trying to get better tickets than i have.....i dont know if it's worth it. my seats tonight were freek'n great. B1 row 4. i'm just worried that my seats tomorrow (99-11) won't satisfy the (anticipated) great setlist.

anyway, i'll probobly sleep in instead.



btw, the crowd tonight seemed to suck. i was pretty close, and most people seemed to be just standing there doing nothing. i saw a few people dancing, but mostly just standing.

hope the crowd is better for tomorrow

[antsmarching41]

ya i was at sec 24-53 row b...decent seats but yes last stop was freaking crazy but the crowd sucked knew it would though considering it being in fenway it would attract huge crowds that would just go because of where it is ah well w/e...i personally loved jimi thing and last stop and just the fact that it was in fenway...like you were saying me and my friends were one of the few that were dancing our asses off to the last stop and all the other songs...WISH I WAS GOING TO TOMORROW THOUGH! I was lucky to get these tickets but I couldn't get tomorrows show vice versa my brother got tickets for tomorrows but not tonights

[antsmarching41]

also disappointed to see that noooone was smoking and when they did secrutiy guards were dicks about it...

[Martini]

also disappointed to see that noooone was smoking and when they did secrutiy guards were dicks about it...

EDIT: I made a drunk post last night apparently. I'm retracting said post, and apologizing to this guy. Sorry buddy, didn't mean to be a dick. Jager is wicked.