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I think the bottom line is that everyone goes to Hip shows for different reasons and is entitled to their own opinion as to what they expect.
I personally, having gone to 30 plus shows, love that moment in a gig when a song starts that I've never heard them play before, or weren't expecting them to play. I appreciate that they are not just catering to me, and need to play songs that the causal fan has shelled out money to hear. They have always done a great job I think of balancing that.
I understand that they have been recording a new album, and apparently only rehearsed for 1 day before these recent shows. I just hope when they do a full tour in the fall, that they return to their usual formula, I expect they will.
For evidence look at the sets for the 2004 and 2008 Summer shows. Basically greatest hits and repetitive sets, but the following major tours were much more diverse.
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amzing show vibe, special feel venue, and a beautiful canadian setting.
man machine opener, wicked fast meridian, ear splitting grace, fanful courage, lasting giftshop, surprise fiddlers, paul versed wheat kings, lifted blow! n on...
great jams, great crowd.
happy to meet some hipbase fans, and thanks to thier company, waited out all the boyz (and gavinn) after the showw! - their all pinned to the earth and laidback-cool as fuckk!
great fukn night.
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eatmecompletely Wrote:Jack Straw Wrote:By comparison Phish are only 15 shows into their summer tour and have played 183 different song titles... apples & oranges but, it IS possible to keep the new songs in every show & rotate some other 'Hits' in that would please a 'Festival Crowd'... 50MC, Fully, Twist, 38, 3 Pistols, Locked, Nautical, Springtime, Escape, Gus, Family Band, Ocean come to mind immediately... Call it a tip of the cap to the fan that sprung a lot for 3 shows in a row, had to arrange time off, travel, accommodations & possibly explain to a wife why seeing a band 3 times in a row was a sound, sane & essential investment... Whatever... All I know is that those first 15-20 shows in 2009 were fuckin' awesome with their 2 set format and grab bag song selections... It was definitely a treat to be spoiled that way... C'est la vie...
Phish is killing it right now !
Someone should by Gord a ticket to their spac show and some bath salts
maybe it will bring back some excitment to the hip
Before that guy who posts saying there are 19000 fans that want this greatest hits crap,!
Well I speak for myself and these shows look boring
Wow, dude you are seriously Jaded
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Can't we just enjoy the music and stop bitching about the setlists? After all these years, The Hip are still together & are still putting out fantastic new songs.
There's no point in getting upset about what songs they decide to play. Just be thankful that they're performing great shows!!!
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I took a couple of vids of the new songs with my iphone, here's the first one:
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