Intro Music:Toulumne
MAIN SET:Sometimes, Trouble, Girl From The North Country, I Am Mine,
Deadman, Man Of The Hour, Setting Forth, No Ceiling, Guaranteed, Far
Behind, Small Town, Millworker, Soon Forget, Broken-Hearted, GONE!!,
Rise, Driftin', Hide Your Love Away, PORCH
1ST ENCORE: Here's To The State, Blackbird, Forever Young, Won't Back
Down, Wishlist, Society w/Liam, Throw Your Arms Around Me, No More, ARC
2ND ENCORE:Hard Sun w/Liam and EJ
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I arrived in Milwaukee just after 6:30, show time was 7:30. I walked to
the Riverside and passed several scalpers. One was selling two balcony
seats for $80 (total). Others were selling seats for face value. No one
seemed to want an outrageous amount for tickets which was a good thing.
I had my ticket, Right Center Floor, Row F, Seat 11. So I was set to go.
I found my way inside, checked the goods for sale. Thought about it a
little and eventually settled on a spotted cow (beer) and went to see
just where my seat was. WOW. It was close. Very good seat.
I wasn't frisked on the way in and they didn't seem to be checking for
much. I didn't see any signs about cameras but I hadn't chanced it and
left the digital at home. Bummer. Because they appeared to be okay to
bring into the venue.
The camera would have been great from my seat, that's where I was going with that.
I checked the stage, which was setup for Liam Finn. And wait, who's
that on the stage, at the back, on the side, tuning guitars in front of
a mac notebook? It appeared to be Eddie. Maybe it was the guitar tech,
they look similar from that distance.
I drank my beer, took a couple of iPhone pictures and went back out to
check the goods again. I came away with some buttons and stickers for
$5 and a $35 (Batman) poster. Very cool.
Liam Finn came on stage with EJ. They were loud for two people with a
guitar, some drums, a cowbell, and some other symbal type instruments.
They did a lot of looping of effects. Liam would play something and
record it and then play it back and record something else and then play
both and play something live at the same time. It got annoying.
Especially when EJ recorded her laughing and looped that on top of
itself about 7 times. Not my type of music.
The curtain closed and we waited.
The curtains opened and there was the stage. A stool, a suitcase, some
guitars and other string instuments, a reel-to-reel player, and a few
other odds and ends. Ed walked out to standing ovation.
Sometimes was a great opener. Soon after that the idiots started
yelling! They were yelling their requests and other stupid stuff and it
on Eddie's nerves. He complained numerous times and it would help for a
couple of songs, and then kick in again.
My other favorites were Man of the Hour, Guaranteed, Small Town, and
Porch. Every song was amazing. Ed's version of Blackbird was awesome.
It was a great show. I'm very glad that I went. I'm sorry that the
idiots took over with their yelling and I got tired of seeing the
camera flashes. But some of that is to be expected at a concert. I
don't think Ed will doing the solo tour again too soon.
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