The Wanderer

Prince, November 30, 2011, Halifax NS

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Prince

Halifax Metro Centre

November 30, 2011

Controversy / Get Down Tonight (KC & Sunshine Band) / Housequake / Let’s Go Crazy / Delirious - Let’s Go Crazy / 1999 / A Million Days / Let’s Go (Cars) / Take Me With U / Raspberry Beret / Cream / Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (M. Jackson) - Cool (The Time) / Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) / Purple Rain / When Doves Cry - Sign O’ The Times - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Pop Life - Darling Nikki - Forever in My Life / Hot Thing / Kiss / Nothing Compares 2U / Get Wild (NPG) / Disco Heat (Sylvester) / Baby I’m a Star

INXS, July 5, 2011 - Halifax NS, The Palace

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:25:24 -0400

Drum Opera / Suicide Blonde / Devil Inside / Listen Like Thieves / Kiss the Dirt / Pretty Vegas / Bitter Tears / Mystify / Don’t Change (Original Sin Version) / New Sensation (Original Sin Version) / The Stairs / Beautiful Girl / Mediate / Need You Tonight / Not Enough Time / Disappear / Taste It / Original Sin / What You Need / Never Tear Us Apart // By My Side (Original Sin Version) / Don’t Change

Insanity.

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:26:16 -0400

2011:

10-05 Rihanna (O2 Arena, London UK)

07-31 U2 / Arcade Fire / Carney (Magnetic Hill, Moncton NB)

07-11 U2 / Interpol (Rogers Centre, Toronto ON)

07-09 U2 / Interpol (Montreal Hippodrome, Montreal PQ)

07-08 U2 / Interpol (Montreal Hippodrome, Montreal PQ)

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07-05 INXS (Cunard Centre, Halifax NS)

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04-28 Stefan Grondin (DJ) / Kylie Minogue (Bell Centre, Montreal, PQ)

04-09 Imaginary Cities / Pixies (Metro Centre, Halifax NS)

2010:

12-12 Arcade Fire / Devendra Banhart & The Grogs (S.E.C.C., Glasgow UK)

12-11 Arcade Fire / Devendra Banhart & The Grogs (Manchester Central, Manchester UK)

12-09 Arcade Fire / Devendra Banhart & The Grogs (Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff UK)

12-08 Arcade Fire / Devendra Banhart & The Grogs (LG Arena, Birmingham UK)

10-20 The New Pornographers / My Brightest Diamond / Boxer the Horse (Halifax Forum, Halifax NS)

09-12 U2 / One Republic (Letzigrund, Zurich Switzerland)

09-11 U2 / One Republic (Letzigrund, Zurich Switzerland)

09-06 U2 / Snow Patrol (Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul Turkey)

09-03 U2 / Snow Patrol / Aviv Geffen (Olympic Stadium, Athens Greece)

08-01 Devo / Weezer / Metric / Sonic Youth / Snoop Dogg / Morning Benders / We are Wolves / The Antlers / Black Keys / Ariane Moffatt / Ariel (Day Two, Osheaga Festival, Montreal PQ)

07-31 Arcade Fire / The National / Fran Healy (Travis) / Keane / Stars / K’Naan / Jimmy Cliff / Little Scream / Dan Black / Final Flash / Sarah Harmer / Owen Pallett / Ingrid Michaelson / Rich Aucoin / The Walkmen / Daniel Isiah Schacter / Skip the Use (Day One, Osheaga Festival, Montreal PQ)

07-24 Black Eyed Peas / Weezer / Classified (Halifax Commons, Halifax NS)

07-24 The Cliks (Garrison Grounds, Halifax NS)

07-03 Cyndi Lauper / Dragonette / Ruby Jean and the Thoughtfull Bees / The Cliks (Queens Park, Toronto ON)

06-12 Arcade Fire (Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON)

04-14 Metric / The Arkells (Cunard Centre, Halifax NS)

04-03 Wolf Parade / Contrived (Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

03-19 B-52s (Casino NS, Halifax NS, Canada)

01-22 Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees / GrahamZilla (Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

2009:

12-12 Hey Rosetta! / Jon McKiel / La Strada (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

10-28 U2 / Black Eyed Peas (BC Place, Vancouver BC)

10-23 U2 / Black Eyed Peas (UNLV Stadium, Las Vegas NV)

10-03 U2 / Muse (Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh NC)

09-17 U2 / Snow Patrol (Rogers Centre, Toronto Ontario)

09-16 U2 / Snow Patrol (Rogers Centre, Toronto Ontario)

09-13 U2 / Snow Patrol (Soldier Field, Chicago IL)

09-12 U2 / Snow Patrol (Soldier Field, Chicago IL)

08-17 Modest Mouse / Tomcat Combat (Halifax Forum, Halifax NS)

08-15 U2 / Glasvegas / The Hours (Wembley Stadium, London UK)

08-14 U2 / Elbow / The Hours (Wembley Stadium, London UK)

07-27 U2 / Bell X1 / The Script (Croke Park, Dublin Ireland)

07-25 U2 / Kaiser Chiefs / Republic of Loose (Croke Park, Dublin Ireland)

07-24 U2 / Glasvegas / Damien Dempsey (Croke Park, Dublin Ireland)

07-16 Belle Orchestre / Dreamsploitation (St. Matthews Church, Halifax NS)

07-11 Paul McCartney / Joel Plaskett / Wintersleep / Sierra Noble (Halifax Commons, Halifax NS)

07-10 Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees / Jenocide / Room Doom (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

07-04 The Offspring / Metric / Handsome Furs / Dinosaur Jr / Plants and Animals / Hey Rosetta! / Arkells / In Flight Safety (Citadel Hill, Halifax NS)

07-02 U2 / Snow Patrol (Camp Nou, Barcelona Spain)

06-30 U2 / Snow Patrol (Camp Nou, Barcelona Spain)

05-01 Hey Rosetta! (with Jenn Grant) / Rich Aucoin (Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

04-03 Death Cab for Cutie / The Midway State (Dalhousie University, Halifax NS)

03-26 Polly Jean Harvey and John Parish / Howe Gelb (Irving Plaza, New York NY)

03-25 Morrissey / The Courteneers (Webster Hall, New York NY)

03-24 Bloc Party / Longwave (Terminal 5, New York NY)

03-23 Sneaky Sound System (Mercury Lounge, New York NY)

03-22 Roesy / Jenna Nicholls (Scratchers, New York NY)

03-14 Bloc Party / Holy Fuck (The Kool Haus, Toronto ON)

01-16 Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees / Woodhands / Tomcat Combat (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

2008:

12-20 Plants and Animals / Broadcast Radio (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

11-10 Suzie McNeil (Casino Nova Scotia, Halifax NS)

11-07 Feist / Hayden (Metro Center, Halifax NS)

11-02 Stars / Hey Rosetta! (The Grawood, Halifax NS)

11-01 Stars / Hey Rosetta! (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

10-19 Lennie Kravitz / Sloan (Metro Center, Halifax NS)

10-18 Daniel Lanois (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

09-15 Bloc Party / Apostle of Hustle (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

09-14 Bloc Party / Apostle of Hustle (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

09-13 Bloc Party (Fredericton NB)

08-08 Radiohead / Girl Talk / CSS / The New Pornographers / Duffy / Micheal Franti & Spearhead / Forro in the Dark / The Duke Spirit (Liberty State Park, Jersey City NJ)

08-07 Bloc Party / Longwave (Webster Hall, New York NY)

08-06 Bloc Party / Does it Offend You Yeah / Amazing Baby (Webster Hall, New York NY)

07-20 Stars / Wintersleep / The Black Keys / Hey Rosetta / I See Rowboats (Citadel Hill, Halifax NS)

07-19 Tokyo Police Club / The Weakerthans / City and Colour / Rebekah Higgs / In-Flight Safety (Citadel Hill, Halifax NS)

06-30 Peter Hook (of New Order) - DJ Set (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

06-27 Dragonette / Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

06-19 REM / Modest Mouse / The National (Madison Square Garden, New York NY)

05-21 Bob Dylan (Metro Center, Halifax NS)

05-15 British Sea Power / The Rosebuds / Jeffrey Lewis (La Salla Rosa, Montreal PQ)

05-14 The Cure / 65daysofstatic (Bell Centre, Montreal PQ)

05-12 Leonard Cohen (Rebecca Cohn, Halifax NS)

04-25 Air Supply (Nova Scotia Casino, Halifax NS)

04-21 Alicia Keys (Rockefeller Center Plaza, New York, NY)

03-10 Hawksley Workman (Rebecca Cohn, Halifax NS)

2007:

11-30 Feist / Old Man Leudecke (Cunard Centre, Halifax NS)

10-27 Arcade Fire / Wild Nights / Clinic (MEN Arena, Manchester, UK)

10-18 Young Galazy / Apostle of Hustle / Most Serene Republic / Grand Theft Bus (Marquee Club, Halifax, NS)

10-03 Bloc Party / Tokyo Police Club / Smoosh (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)

09-29 Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew (with Jill Barber) (Marquee Club, Halifax NS)

09-14 Metric / Hey Rosetta! (Cunard Centre, Halifax NS)

07-10 Dolores O’Riordan / Jessie Baylin (Irving Plaza, New York NY)

05-09 Arcade Fire / The National (Radio City Music Hall, New York NY)

05-08 Arcade Fire / The National (United Palace, New York NY)

05-07 Arcade Fire / The National (United Palace, New York NY)

04-12 Jann Arden / ?? (Metro Center, Halifax NS)

2006:

12-09 U2 / Pearl Jam / Rocco and the Devils / Billie Joe from Green Day (Aloha Stadium, Honolulu HI)

09-15 Metric / The Stance (The Forum, Halifax NS)

07-06 Madonna (Fleet Center, Boston MA)

05-09 INXS / Stabilo / Dave Gunning (Metro Center, Halifax NS)

05-08 INXS / Stabilo (Moncton Coliseum, Moncton NB)

04-01 Broken Social Scene / Bedouin Soundclash (The Forum, Halifax NS)

01-14 Honeymoon Suite / Kim Mitchell / Chucky Danger Band / The Persuaders (Tour Tech Warehouse, Dartmouth NS)

2005:

11-28 U2 / Arcade Fire (Molson Center, Montreal PQ)

11-26 U2 / Arcade Fire (Molson Center, Montreal PQ)

11-25 U2 / Arcade Fire (Corel Center, Ottawa ON)

09-23 Elevation (Pogue Fado, Halifax NS)

09-17 U2 / Dashboard Confessional (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

09-16 U2 / Dashboard Confessional (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

09-14 U2 / Dashboard Confessional (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

09-12 U2 / Dashboard Confessional (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

09-03 Rolling Stones / Maroon 5 / Tragically Hip / Our Lady Peace (Magnetic Hill, Moncton NB)

06-27 U2 / The Bravery / Ash (Croke Park, Dublin IR)

06-25 U2 / Paddy Casey / The Thrills (Croke Park, Dublin IR)

06-24 U2 / Snow Patrol / Radiators from Outer Space (Croke Park, Dublin IR)

06-22 Coldplay / Interpol (Marlay Park, Dublin IR)

06-01 Sarah McLachlan / The Perishers (Metro Centre, Halifax NS)

01-22 Broken Social Scene / Stars / Wintersleep (The Marquee, Halifax NS)

2004:

07-24 Madonna (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

01-29 Elevation (Pogue Fado, Halifax NS)

2003:

06-14 Exit (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland OH)

06-14 Elevation (Hard Rock Cafe, Cleveland OH)

06-13 Exit (Hard Rock Cafe, Cleveland OH)

02-08 Elevation (Hard Rock Cafe, Cleveland OH)

2001:

10-13 U2 / Garbage (Copps Coliseum, Hamilton ON)

10-12 U2 / Garbage (Molson Centre, Montreal PQ)

06-09 U2 / PJ Harvey (Fleet Center, Boston MA)

06-08 U2 / PJ Harvey (Fleet Center, Boston MA)

06-06 U2 / PJ Harvey (Fleet Center, Boston MA)

06-05 U2 / PJ Harvey (Fleet Center, Boston MA)

06-03 U2 / PJ Harvey (Civic Center, Hartford CT)

06-02 U2 / PJ Harvey (Pepsi Arena, Albany NY)

05-28 U2 / PJ Harvey (Molson Centre, Montreal PQ)

05-27 U2 / PJ Harvey (Molson Centre, Montreal PQ)

05-25 U2 / PJ Harvey (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

05-24 U2 / PJ Harvey (Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON)

05-13 U2 / PJ Harvey (United Centre, Chicago IL)

05-12 U2 / PJ Harvey (United Centre, Chicago IL)

03-26 U2 / The Corrs (Car Rental Center, Fort Lauderdale FL)

03-25 Howie B (Miami FL)

03-24 U2 / The Corrs (Car Rental Center, Fort Lauderdale FL)

2000:

08-16 Smashing Pumpkins / Foo Fighters / Our Lady Peace / A Perfect Circle / The Catherine Wheeel / Eve 6 / Treble Charger / Finger Eleven (Citadel Hill, Halifax NS)

1998:

05-xx Barra McNeils (T-Room - TUNS, Halifax NS)

1997:

08-08 Sinead O’Connor / Great Big Sea (Edmonton Folk Fest, Edmonton AB)

06-15 U2 / Fun Lovin’ Criminals / Howie B (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton AB)

06-14 U2 / Fun Lovin’ Criminals / Howie B (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton AB)

03-xx Metallica / Corrosion of Conformity (Coliseum, Edmonton AB)

1996:

10-31 Spirit of the West (McInnis Room - Dalhousie, Halifax NS)

09-xx Great Big Sea (Dalhousie Outdoor Festival, Halifax NS)

03-xx Spirit of the West (Birdland, Halifax NS)

While at TUNS (1995-1998):

Spirit of the West (perhaps one other show?)

Great Big Sea (Metro Center, at Dal another time)

I Mother Earth (at Dal)

Kilt (More times than I can count)

Highland Heights

While at Mount A (1991-1995):

The Fat Lady Sings (1991)

Northern Pikes (1992)

Spirit of the West (1991 & ?)

54-40 (1994)

Tom Cochrane / Amanda Marshall (1991)

Bare Naked Ladies (1991)

Sloan

Eric’s Trip

Blue Rodeo (Multiple Times)

Skydiggers

Ashley MacIssac

Leslie Spit Treeo

Uisce Beathe

Great Big Sea

Furnace Face

The Monoxides

Grapes of Wrath

High School:

100 Flowers (1989)

Haywire (1988)

Candi (1989)

Rod Stewart (?)

Glass Tiger (LOL think that’s who it was)

Day Two: Least Favorite Song The Tragically Hip. The great...

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:09:27 -0400

Day Two: Least Favorite Song

The Tragically Hip. The great Canadian band that were everywhere through high school and university. They seem loved everywhere I go. My friends all go on about Gord Downies voice, which to me sounds like…

NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD!!!

I can’t stand his voice. It physically makes me want to itch my skin off. I can’t explain it, but each time I hear it I have an immediate need to leave the room, turn off the radio, switch the channel…

And this song? Worst of the batch.

I did give him a chance when I went to see the Stones in Moncton. I tried to have an open mind and not tune it all out right away. But he came across as completely stoned and out of it, and really left me wishing I didn’t have to stay. I finally went for a walk to the merchandise stands as far away from the concert stage and speakers as I could get…

So least favorite song? The Tragically Hip. “New Orleans is Sinking”.

PS. These may not appear daily. Life is quite busy.

Day One: Favorite Song. I know a lot of people switch this up. ...

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:45:00 -0400

Day One: Favorite Song.

I know a lot of people switch this up. The favorite song is a moving target. Not mine. For 24 years this month I’ve had one favorite song. “Running to Stand Still” by U2. It was released in March 1987 on The Joshua Tree. And from the first time I heard it I fell in love.

I can remember endless walks through the woods in Cape Breton Highlands Park, walking towards the Atlantic Ocean. Sitting there in a culvert. Watching the waves crash over and over again. Staring across the oceans. Wishing I was anywhere but where I was. And through it all, that one song on repeat. A song I made my own cry for escape.

You got to cry without weeping
Talk without speaking
Scream without raising your voice

Those lines kept me sane. They reminded me to bide my time. That things would get better.

I’ve answered “Running to Stand Still” for my favorite song forever. But it was in 2005 when I was at the third night of seeing U2 in Croke Park in Dublin that it really hit home. There I was, standing in a crowd of 80,000 people. I heard the song start, and I was instantly transported back to that awkward teenager all alone on a beach. Instant solitude in a football field packed with people.

At that moment I realized I’d accomplished everything I used to dream about. And right at that minute I was fulfilling one of the biggest dreams that I had.

Powerful moment. Really knocked me out. Tears were streaming down my face, as my friend Rory rubbed my back, and Jules gave me a big hug. That song still can bring a tear to my face, but now rather than a song of escape, it’s a reminder now of what I left behind.

caroline: ‘catholic’, the first new solo album by Gavin Friday...

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:23:48 -0500

caroline:

‘catholic’, the first new solo album by Gavin Friday in 16 years, will be released in Ireland on Good Friday, April 22, 2011.

McDonalds launched a campaign locally for their new Buttermilk...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:28:17 -0500

McDonalds launched a campaign locally for their new Buttermilk Biscuits. This photo shows what happens when you don’t consider what happens when letters can be removed. Sorry McD’s. Doesn’t sound appetizing at all. Seen in Dartmouth NS on Main Street.

U2 concert rumours could be settled Monday

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:23:52 -0500

U2 concert rumours could be settled Monday:

News story on 95.7 about the U2 in Moncton show when the rumors were still flying around. Includes a couple of quotes from me about the whole announcement.

U2 perform at Olympic Stadium, in Athens Greece. September 3,...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:02:00 -0500

U2 perform at Olympic Stadium, in Athens Greece. September 3, 2010.

Return of the Stingray Guitar / Beautiful Day / I Will Follow / Get On Your Boots / Magnificent / Mysterious Ways / Elevation / Until the End of the World / I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - Movin’ On Up / Pride / In a Little While / Miss Sarajevo / City of Blinding Lights / Vertigo / Funky Town - I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight - Discotheque / Sunday Bloody Sunday / MLK / Walk On - You’ll Never Walk Alone // One / Amazing Grace - Where the Streets Have No Name / Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me / With or Without You / Moment of Surrender

Arcade Fire perform at the CIA Arena in Cardiff, Wales. ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:38:00 -0500

Arcade Fire perform at the CIA Arena in Cardiff, Wales. December 9, 2010.

Ready to Start / Keep the Car Running / Neighborhood #2 (Laika) / Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) / Empty Room / Rococo/ Wasted Hours / The Suburbs / The Suburbs (Continued) / No Cars Go / Haiti / We Used to Wait / Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) / Rebellion (Lies) / Month of May / Wake Up // Intervention / Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

What a treat. The live debut of Wasted Hours.

Arcade Fire perform at the LG Arena in Birmingham, UK. December...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:26:00 -0500

Arcade Fire perform at the LG Arena in Birmingham, UK. December 8, 2010.

Ready to Start / Neighborhood #2 (Laika) / No Cars Go / Haiti / Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) / Empty Room / Rococo / My Body is a Cage / The Suburbs / The Suburbs (Continued) / Month of May / Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) / Intervention / We Used to Wait / Neighborhood #2 (Power Out) / Rebellion (Lies) // Keep the Car Running / Wake Up

Regine performing in Glasgow, Scotland, at an Arcade Fire show,...

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:17:34 -0500

Regine performing in Glasgow, Scotland, at an Arcade Fire show, December 12, 2010.

Arcade Fire: December 12, 2010: Glasgow Scotland

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:30:00 -0500

Arcade Fire

Main Act: Arcade Fire
Opening Act: Devendra Banhart & The Grogs
Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Venue: SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre)

Today we’re off to Glasgow. I got up early, showered, packed, and was raring to go as alarm clock after alarm clock failed to rouse my friend. He’s up in time to make the dash to the train station, get a chicken sandwich for breakfast and hop on the train. It’s a long train ride north, and we get into Glasgow in the afternoon.

Royal Mail has lost our tickets for the show, so our first stop is to find the guy we’ve arranged for new tickets with. He meets us at city hall to buy the tickets. The worst thing is we know the other set had arrived in Manchester, and had been misplaced. So like it or not we’re out an extra 80 pounds to see the show. On the way to pick up tickets we run into a friend of Rory’s out of the blue.

Tickets obtained, my priority is now lunch. Wagamama. Then check in. A nap. And ready for the gig. Decide to leave the jackets at home, as we’re going for a front rail berth. A quick cab to the SECC, and we find the line is inside. Perfect. We’re not far from the front, and with luck should find ourselves on the rail. Doors open right on time, and we’re right in front of where Regine will spend most of her time and close to the center of the rail. While sitting there, for the first time on the tour, a representative from Partners in Health stops by to talk about the cause, and we donate some money, and get fun little pins.

Devendra Banhart & The Grogs do mostly the same set we’ve seen every night of the tour. These guys are tight. They sound good together. And I enjoy watching them live. Seeing them from the front row tonight allows me to get even deeper into the music. Really entertaining.

And then it’s time for Arcade Fire.

Ready to Start
Month of May
Keep the Car Running
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
No Cars Go
Haiti
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Modern Man
Rococo
My Body is a Cage
The Suburbs
The Suburbs (Continued)
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
We Used to Wait
Neighborhood #3 (Power’s Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
Intervention
Wake Up

After three shows from a distance away from the stage, getting up close and personal made this one special. I love being able to see the intimate details of a performance. The expressions on an artist’s face. The little things like catching them looking down at a setlist, to the always heartwarming, catching a smile on their face as they see something in the audience.

The band is amazing tonight. This might have been my favorite performance of the four I saw in December. Ready to Start into Month of May, into Keep the Car Running, just starts the show with such energy and passion, that it’s hard to come down to earth. I’m mindful of the pregnant lady next to me throughout the show, so hold in check some of my passion, and help ensure her boyfriend can fend off some of the craziness behind us. But for the most part things aren’t bad.

Sprawl II leaves me with goosebumps as usual. Regine performs right in front of us. I risk taking a video and partway through security asks me to stop. That’s fine, as I tune back into the beautiful performance in front of me.

Powers Out into Rebellion (Lies) is one of the most perfect concert duos ever. These two songs were meant to be together. My heart races everytime I hear them start. Tonight the band is on fire. They know it’s the end of the tour, and the last time they are playing for a while, so they go all out. Win mentions that Glasgow is one of their favorite spots to perform in the world, right up there with Dublin, because the audience gets so into it. I would have loved to see what things look like from the stage during this combo, as I’m sure it looks absolutely mad.

U2Wanderer.org

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:57:00 -0400

U2Wanderer.org:

This is it. The site I’ve been running since 1995. Started as a class project in CS 2772 in January of 1995, it’s been through many permutations and addresses, first being “Aaron’s U2 Page”, then a collection of Popmart Edmonton information, and finally gaining it’s current form as a discography in 1998 during a period of unemployment.

Arcade Fire perform at Danforth Music Hall, in Toronto Ontario,...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:00:00 -0400

Arcade Fire perform at Danforth Music Hall, in Toronto Ontario, June 12, 2010

Month of May / Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) / City With No Children / Rococo / No Cars Go / Haiti / Intervention / The Suburbs / Suburban War / Wake Up / We Used to Wait / Neighborhood #2 (Power Out) / Ready to Start // Modern Man / Rebellion (Lies)

Heard about this show on a Wednesday. That Saturday I was in Toronto and had a ticket in.

Barcelona. July 2009.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:13:25 -0500

Barcelona. July 2009.

Summersault - August 16, 2000

Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Summersault Festival - Citadel Hill, Halifax NS

Finger 11 / Catherine Wheel / Eve 6 / Foo Fighters / Smashing Pumpkins / Our Lady Peace

Foo Fighters

Breakout / Learn to Fly / My Hero / Up in Arms / I’ll Stick Around / Big Me / Stacked Actors / Have a Cigar / Sweet Home Alabama / Lynyrd Skynyrd (Jam) / Bridge of Sighs (Jam) / This is a Call / Next Year / Monkey Wrench / Everlong

Smashing Pumpkins

Heavy Metal Machine / The Everlasting Gaze / The Sacred and Profane / Mayonaise / I Am One / Don’t You Want Me - Du Hast / I of the Mourning / To Shiela / This Time / Rock On / Bullet with Butterfly Wings / Stand Inside Your Love / Blue Skies Bring Tears / Cherub Rock / 1979

1997-06-15 U2 / Fun Lovin' Criminals

Sun, 15 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Alberta

Mofo / I Will Follow, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Gone, Pride, I Still Haven’t Found, Last Night On Earth, Until The End Of The World, If God Will Send His Angels, Slow Dancing, Staring At The Sun, Sweet Caroline, Miami, Bullet the Blue Sky, Please, Where the Streets Have No Name // Discotheque, If You Wear That Velvet Dress, With or Without You, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, One-Hallelujah

Edmonton 06-14-1997

Sat, 14 Jun 1997 20:28:00 -0400

My first U2 show. This is taken from my review which was posted at u2tours.com. Gathering some of my U2 reviews together here for now where I will edit and tweak them and comment about the shows from a later perspective.

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After years of listening to U2, starting with the album that hooked me, UABRS, I was totally intrigued by the live performances. Thus when it was announced Popmart was landing in Edmonton while I was working there I couldn’t believe my luck. The excitement levels were building as every month passed. I was hoping I wasn’t building the whole experience up as I entered Commonwealth Stadium for the first show. Looking back, I didn’t.

A sold out stadium, in a city which U2 had never played before made for a high energy level that night. As the strains of Pop Muzik started I knew they were on their way in. Two things became apparent as I turned to watch the screen as U2 made their entrance. One, it was still daylight, making the screen difficult to view with the sun still shining in my eyes. Two, up this close, I didn’t really need the screen. Thank you Propaganda.

The set list was exactly as expected. The local paper had printed a review of Winnipeg, and the set list was identical, with the exception of Unchained Melody closing the concert after One. I didn’t mind. Knowing the set helped me deal with some of the sensory overload from attending my first U2 concert.

If anything the concert did seem a little “stiff”, a little too rehearsed. It was widely rumored that the concert was being recorded for promotional use for the second Popmart leg, and this may have lead to it all. None of the problems that had been so widely reported in the early shows were evident. The band performed a tight set, with little problem.

One thing that stands out about the show was the crowd. At first I thought it was just because I had never been in a building with 50000 people before, but even Bono commented on how loud we were. His surprise at the strength of the crowd was evident as we stole Pride away from him before he expected and made it our own. A great show.

And as I left I knew I was going back for more the next night. This whole experience was only halfway finished.

1997-06-14 U2 / Fun Lovin' Criminals

Sat, 14 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Alberta

Mofo / I Will Follow / Even Better Than The Real Thing / Gone / Pride / I Still Haven’t Found-Stand By Me / Last Night On Earth / Until The End Of The World / If God Will Send His Angels / Staring At The Sun / Daydream Believer / Miami / Bullet the Blue Sky / Please / Where the Streets Have No Name // Discotheque / If You Wear That Velvet Dress / With or Without You / Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me / Mysterious Ways / One-Unchained Melody