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Setlist From Whistler Oct 28th w/ Show Review - irish hip guy - 10-29-2003

Before i start on about the show i want you all to know i wish you could have been there as well.

Here's the story. On Monday i got a call about this show and was asked if i wanted to be on the guest list. Being a huge hip fan like of all of you i of course said yes. I work at a local radio station in Vancouver and the call came from a friend of mine who knew the guy that was organizing the sho. From what i heard the shows were invite only. A few people who were waiting outside since 8am i think got in. They better have. It was cold out there!

So of we went last night after work. We arrived at the Boot Pub at 8pm and sure enough our names were on the guest list. There was a $20 cover charge that went to victims of the Floods in the Whistler/Pemberton area.

This place was ridiculously small! I think my living room is bigger???

I asked one of the Hips entourage why they were playing these shows. What he said was that The Tragically Hip are in town writing new material and wanted to play a small venue to test some of the material out. After deciding on the Boot Pub, they decided to donate all ticket sales to the Flood Relief Efforts.

Ok so now with the show.. My friends and i managed to get right up front. So close that you could get soaked by the sweat coming of the band.

The set list went like this and wow did they ever play alot of new songs!!
* denotes New Songs

NOIS
*Fighter Fighter
Puttin Down
*Josephine
ABAC
*Ballroom
*Forget
Nautical Disaster
*Beat
*Makeshift
Poets
*Paint
Hundreth Meridian
*Whats up With Gus
Music At Work
Wheat Kings
*You
Fire In The Hole

Encore

Blow At High Dough
*Cook
*Dancer
Lil Bones

As you can see the played a whole whack of new songs. Of course the titles are extremely edited on the song sheet. Sorry i can't give you the full names of all the new songs.

Which new songs stood out?
Fighter was by far my favorite of the new songs. It totally rocked. It will be a classic Hip live tune.

Makeshift was another highlight. It had a good rockin beat with Gord and Paul doing some great backups in the chorus.

Another stand out was What's up With Gus. A song Gord described as a song about a Polar Bear named Gus.

Judging from what i heard. I have a feeling the new album is going to be quite rocking so we have something awesome to look forward to.

After Blow At High Dough came on the crowd decided it was time to push to the front and some big guy started wreaking havoc. After the tech guy came and warned him to cool it they pointed at security to get him out of there. At the point Gord Downie starts yelling "Watch out we have a flailer. We have a flailer. Flailer!" as he is being ushered to the back. Quite an amusing moment but maybe you had to be there.

Well that's about all i can type for now. I will be posting the photos on <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rock101.com">www.rock101.com</a><!-- w --> by 3pm today. Not sure how well they turned out. I hate using a digital camera from the front row as the flash even on the lowest level is freakin bright.

Again i wish you call could have been there.

Take Care
CW

P.S
Lets not forget about those who lost there lives as a result of the floods.

- sherpahigh - 10-29-2003

Wow!!

How cool would that show have been? 9 brand new songs?!!!! and in a tiny club to boot!! Very cool.

Were there any recorders there? I'd love to hear that show.

- thehip11 - 10-29-2003

This is amazing!!! Imagine it was recorded!! I would die.....yup!!

- sherpahigh - 10-29-2003

Ya I can't count. :oops:

make that 11 brand new songs. Well maybe 9 is more acurate since we've have heard two of them before. Either way, Unreal!!

- Hugh23 - 10-29-2003

Sounds like an amazing event! Hearing all those new songs would've been very cool. Just reading the edited song titles is exciting!!!! I don't know if I can wait for the winter season to pass. The anticipation for spring and a possible new Hip album release has me feeling like a kid one week before Christmas actually comes. Thanks for a great report.

- mrlayance - 10-29-2003

Please Please Please Please be recorded!!!
One could only dream. Sounds like a great experience!!

- dyersbay - 10-29-2003

God Damn you are lucky! :lol: Confusedhock:
Yeah I am dying to hear all of the new songs now. Please let the album be released by the spring!

- The Heron Outside - 10-29-2003

Beat!!! Appears as if they're finally noticed the Hipbase and they're starting to write songs about some of it's most loyal members! :thumb: Song #9 from last night is for you!!!! :mrgreen:

- jen - 10-29-2003

The Heron Outside Wrote:Beat!!! Appears as if they're finally noticed the Hipbase and they're starting to write songs about some of it's most loyal members! :thumb: Song #9 from last night is for you!!!! :mrgreen:

Haha..I noticed that too..how did Beat get so lucky?? :lol: :lol:

- VioletlightHeron - 10-29-2003

maybe they heard him ahhhh Beating away on his violen and decided to honour him?? :lol: :lol:

- VioletlightHeron - 10-29-2003

whoops, i can spell Big Grin Violin..damm American college education :lol:

Photos of the Whistler Gig - irish hip guy - 10-29-2003

I have put the photos of the Oct 28th Whistler gig up on my radio stations web site.

Just go to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rock101.com">www.rock101.com</a><!-- w -->

Take Care

CW

- ron - 10-29-2003

nice pictures

Ron

- dyersbay - 10-29-2003

Would someone mind posting the exact link for the pictures! My stupid computer won't bring them up! :rambo:

Re: Photos of the Whistler Gig - mrlayance - 10-29-2003

irish hip guy Wrote:I have put the photos of the Oct 28th Whistler gig up on my radio stations web site.

Just go to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rock101.com">www.rock101.com</a><!-- w -->

Take Care

CW
That looks like a great time! Thanks for keeps us upto date on everything. Don't be affraid to tell everyone in Vancouver to check out The Hipbase :wink: .