[AndGraceToo]

Just drop dead amazing - AMAZING..

Singapore - I basically walked up to the front row with my jaw dropped.
I couldn't believe I was that close to him..
Make it Rain - Just poured on the soul, gave me shivers..
Hoist That Rag
Shore Leave
November :rambo
Gods Away on Business
'Til the money Runs out

I went back up to my seat, cause
I wanted to sit back and see the whole show..
The lights were incredible, making these huge shadows of him

All The World Is Green
Tango 'Til Their Sore
Invitation to the Blues
You Can Never Hold Back Spring
This was the most powerful song of the set..

Clap Hands
This brough everyone back into a good mood..:lol
Whistling Past The Graveyard
Heartattack and Vine
Lie to Me Baby - A song I've never heard before -
What's He Building in There - a strange strange strange rap..
Trampled Rose
Get Behind the Mule
Murder in the Red Barn
Goin' out West
Down In The Hole
Blue Valentine I pee'd myself
Dont Go into that Barn

(i got the setlist from the sound girl..she was cute..)

[The Horrible Esthete]

Oh, sweet....

That's a tasty setlist, thanks for posting.

I can't believe he's doing "What's he Building".....love it!

Can't wait til Monday!!!

[MattyM]

oh man... I'm so jealous!!!

[AndGraceToo]

What's He Building was just downright scary..

[bug_superstar79]

The one man I still have to see before I....or he dies. What a geniuse. You should check out youtube.com, there's soem great videos of him on the late show.

[direwolf74]

You guys have no idea how freakin' jealous I am. As I've said before, Mr. Waits is on my list of "artists I have to see before I die", and the chances of him playing anywhere near Calgary are slim to none. But if he played Vancouver or Seattle, I'd make the trip in a heartbeat. Who knows when he'll ever tour again?

[AndGraceToo]

I dunno Dire, I mean..this is ASHEVILLE NORTH CAR-O-LINA

In AUGUST..no less

I couldn't believe it, not even when I was seeing him up there..

[mrdobad]

Fantastic photos; thanks for sharing them. I was at the concert as well, and I can say (from a musical standpoint anyway) that I can now die happy, having seen the great Tom Waits work his mojo. Coincidentally, I was able to snag a setlist as well, as well as a poster, which are waiting to be matted and framed for all eternity. A friend of mine snuck down to the stage area during the encores, and as the show ended, nabbed me a bottle of Tom's water, which at this point might as well be the closest I'll need to come to owning holy water. Staph infection? Hit it with the Tom Water. Hepatitis? Tom Water.

I am such a geek. But a happy one nonetheless.

Thanks again for the pics.

Matthew

[Jenna_Bird]

A friend of mine snuck down to the stage area during the encores, and as the show ended, nabbed me a bottle of Tom's water, which at this point might as well be the closest I'll need to come to owning holy water. Staph infection? Hit it with the Tom Water. Hepatitis? Tom Water.

Can I borrow some of that to baptize my future children? :lol:

Esthete and I are heading to the show in Louisville tonight. I am about ten thousand kinds of excited.

Dare I say it, but I think I'm looking forward to this more than a Hip show, simply based on the fact that Mr. Waits doesn't really tour...ever. Esthete directed me to a Waits fan site which stated that some of the cities he is playing on this swing haven't been visited since the 70s. hock: I feel all kinds of fortunate. I'll be bringing my crappy little camera along so hopefully we can get some pics and maybe some video.

Stand by for a setlist and review to be posted tomorrow morning!

-Jenna

[kleh]

wow good stuff, some nice rareties in there too :thumb:

blue valentine hock:

[mrdobad]

Hope Louisville was a great time.

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When the time comes to save humanity, we'll begin the rationing of the holy Tomwater. Women and children will be served first, then small animals, then the HTML-inclined.

[Jenna_Bird]

Here's the setlist (perhaps slightly out of order) for Louisville. It was taken from The Eyeball Kid -- quite a reliable Waits fan site/blog.

Make It Rain
Hoist The Rag
Shore Leave
God's Away
All the World is Green
November
Tom Traubert
Tango Till They're Sore
House Where Nobody Lives (personal highlight for me)
Lucky Day
Who's Been Talkin>Til the Money Runs Out
Falling Down
Eyeball Kid
Trampled Rose
Murder In The Red Barn
Lie to Me, Baby (a full cover)
Shake it
Circus
Get Behind The Mule
It Rains on Me
Goin Out West

Day After Tomorrow (just gorgeous)
Don't Go Into That Barn

Tom was a wonderfully engaging performer -- full of stories and quips. Esthete and I ventured that Gord could take a few tips from Mr. Waits on how to handle bumbled or forgotten lyrics. :wink:

He managed to forget the third verse of "Tango 'Til They're Sore" but recoved by chatting with the audience and plunking away at the keys. It was interesting, but not at all in a bad way.

I would have liked to have heard a bit more off of Mule Variations, but I suppose you listen to what the man has to play and don't ask favors or questions.

Overall, it was an incredible experience. I like knowing that he really exists and isn't some creepy shadow with a freaky voice.

Once I find my cable for my camera I'll see if the one photo I managed to get is worth posting.

-Jenna

[kleh]

just incredible jenna, im soooooooo jealous!!!

but i have to know was marc ribot (guitar player) playin w/ him? also get those pics up!!

[The Horrible Esthete]

Actually, the guitarist is Duke Robillard, who is very competant, and his style, though nothing flashy, lends itself very well to the atmosphere of Waits' setlist.

Jenna only got one shot inside the venue as cameras were prohibited and the staff was seeking out any flashbulbs...

I loved the show; so very much a true musical "performance", as opposed to a "pop concert". Knowing that Waits is reluctant to perform these days (hence the 8-show "tour"), I expected him to be brusque and deliberate; but he was quite the opposite. He was warm and funny, high-spirited and even chatty. He had us eating from the palm of his hand.

Another item of note it that he rarely used the thin, raspy, whiny singing voice he sang with in most of his early work (as in "Clap Hands"), not even on numbers from later works where he applied that style (like "Get Behind the Mule"), nor did he ever use his "normal" singing voice (like in "Ol' '55" or "The Heart of Saturday Night"); he mostly uses that deep, coarse, growl, characteristic of most of his late work or older songs like "Singapore". That was my only lament....

[AndGraceToo]

WASN'T IT COOL???

Did you know his son was on drums, I couldn't believe how much they looked a like.. He had his back turned to the audience, but you could see his profile..

I had to sneak the camera in as well..I taped up the on light and turned off the backlight, made it difficult, and blurry..but - kinda works.