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Post by muzzleofbees on May 23, 2019 2:37:23 GMT -5
Have anyone from outside US heard anything after filling in the questionaire? I got an email from Dave saying that they had the order and things were in hand (basically), if you've got the same I wouldn't worry about it. It seems the New York dates are onsale earlier than previous years? Unless my memory is playing tricks? Either way they've got it covered, THS team are reliable. Yeah, I got that e-mail too. It seems like they have held off enough tickets for the international people to get served, so I guess it will work out fine. Can't remember when the sale started last year, but in 2017 it was late June.
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Post by 1664 on Jun 13, 2019 6:18:32 GMT -5
Sorry for this post, hate doing this...but looking for one ticket for 8/23 @ Empty Bottle.
Unfortunately, I was out of the country when they went on sale and had some difficulty in getting the order placed. Happy to pay a premium, but current secondary market prices are a bit obscene. Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by mtruslow on Jun 19, 2019 19:29:39 GMT -5
Can you guys please consider DC???
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Post by tnths on Jun 29, 2019 9:23:52 GMT -5
Hi! I'm new, so please forgive me if this is not kosher, but do y'all have a thread for selling tickets or would that be here? Face, obviously. I have a pair for all 3 Nashville shows and meet and greet but finances are going to prevent me from going. ðŸ˜
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Post by benstol on Jul 22, 2019 12:40:51 GMT -5
I have 2 tickets for the Sat, 9/7, show in Nashville that I cannot use. Anyone interested in them?
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Post by I'M THAT GUY! on Jul 30, 2019 1:21:52 GMT -5
I have 2 tickets for the Sat, 9/7, show in Nashville that I cannot use. Anyone interested in them? Yes.
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Post by cre618 on Aug 2, 2019 17:05:56 GMT -5
Thought it was worth mentioning that the Rolling Stones are playing the night before the festivities start in Seattle. Unfortunately, we can't make it, but maybe a THS lyric will come true?
"So, Hold Steady at the Comfort Inn Mick Jagger's at the Mandarin."
(But, I hope the guys are at a nicer hotel.)
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Post by john k on Aug 3, 2019 11:21:51 GMT -5
I wish I was going to Seattle. YFF playing the first two nights, then eyelids the last night. Would love to see that
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Post by kayfaberaven on Aug 7, 2019 22:53:33 GMT -5
Thought it was worth mentioning that the Rolling Stones are playing the night before the festivities start in Seattle. Unfortunately, we can't make it, but maybe a THS lyric will come true? "So, Hold Steady at the Comfort Inn Mick Jagger's at the Mandarin." (But, I hope the guys are at a nicer hotel.) I don't really have anything to say, other than I love the thought of this.
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Post by nyrfan28 on Aug 8, 2019 10:26:36 GMT -5
Tickets sold, thanks!
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Post by joeyslugs on Aug 12, 2019 9:32:56 GMT -5
One month til the Cambridge shows! So hyped.
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Post by kayfaberaven on Aug 18, 2019 17:12:10 GMT -5
My impressions of seeing some of the new songs live in Seattle Thursday night (unfortunately I was only in town for that one night so I missed Friday and Saturday):
You Did Good Kid: Will likely become a call and response standard, but this time it was mostly the band doing the calling, and the crowd not doing much responding. But it sounded good and it'll be fun once the crowd plays along a little better.
Blackout Sam: I hadn't heard this one before. It was a good "change of pace" song (similar to how Lord, I'm Discouraged of A Slight Discomfort is used in the setlist). My favourite part was the stereo guitar solos by Tad and Steve about a minute before the end. They're both playing the same solo, and Craig is running back and forth between them, trying to learn how they're doing it. Fun.
Entitlement Crew: This one has been around a bit longer so it already fits perfectly into the set list. I'm glad that my favourite part of the song (the punch up of energy between "I always really liked that song" and "You like that song too") translates perfectly when it's played live.
Denver Haircut: First song of the encore, preceded by a joke by Craig that it's one of the few songs that starts with his guitar playing "to prove that my guitar is actually plugged in." You can tell that the fellas really enjoy playing this one (and all of the new stuff, really).
Checking out the setlists from Friday and Saturday nights, it looks like I missed out on Traditional Village (it hasn't yet made an impression on me), T-Shirt Tux (love it, especially the end--I'm sorry I missed it although I think they played it in Brooklyn last year), Epaulets (hasn't made an impression on me yet, but it seems to me that it'd fit pretty nicely between Positive Jam/Stuck Between Stations before it and Sequestered/Hurricane J after it, which is where they played it Friday night as part of the first 5 songs of the concert), Star 18 (love it, and I wonder if Craig alluded to the fact they were in town the same time as the Stones) and Confusion in the Marketplace (love it).
It looks like they played Entitlement Crew every night, so it may have become a setlist standard. It also looks like The Stove and the Toaster is the only song from the new album they didn't play. I wonder if that's by design or if it was just the odd song out this weekend.
Isn't it great that we have all of this new music for their live shows? A few years ago I'd assumed we'd have to rely on their fairly extensive catalogue, but not anything new.
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Post by spencerm on Aug 19, 2019 0:54:18 GMT -5
The Seattle shows were super fun, even if confetti was verboten. Met lots of new folks and the band sounded great. Crowds were for the most part really positive - ended up meeting lots of other folks from vancouver, but also Victoria, Portland, and California. A highlight was when Steve high-fived everyone around me but left me hanging. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and offered me a high five. Now that's a unified scene. (The same guy happened to be near me the next night and seemed happy that I got a high five).
The band is obviously pretty stoked on the new stuff, probably partially because it's fresh but also because it makes full use of the 6 piece lineup. (That being said, I think Steve has done some masterful work adding new parts that fit seamlessly into older songs). At the soundcheck event on Saturday they almost exclusively played new stuff.
Entitlement crew has already become a set list standard but it's been 5 years since THS played the PNW. On Saturday night up at the front a glass of tequila and a glass of tecate were circulating for anyone interested in a takeoff/landing situation.
Denver haircut seems to fit in well. They opened with it on Friday and I kind of thought they might play the whole new record start to finish.
I agree that the guitar solo at the end of blackout sam may propel that tune into regular rotation. The vocal harmonies at the end are a nice touch, with the band doing some stuff they don't normally. T-shirt tux also has a great ending that seems to go over well live. I'd put my money on those songs sticking around in setlists well into the future.
Having this much new material does seem to mean that there is a bit less variation in setlists than there has been in recent residencies. Playing a decent number of new songs plus all the 'must play' songs (stations, chips, Memphis, killer parties etc) may leave less room for the real deep cuts that have surfaced at some other shows in the last couple years. On the other hand, this might change as the constructive summer shows roll on and the band has more time to rehearse etc.
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Post by cre618 on Aug 19, 2019 10:49:50 GMT -5
Having this much new material does seem to mean that there is a bit less variation in setlists than there has been in recent residencies. Playing a decent number of new songs plus all the 'must play' songs (stations, chips, Memphis, killer parties etc) may leave less room for the real deep cuts that have surfaced at some other shows in the last couple years. On the other hand, this might change as the constructive summer shows roll on and the band has more time to rehearse etc. Hey Spencer! I couldn't have had more fun at the Seattle shows. The band is on fire right now and I think the new music has really energized things. I will say, as a bit of a setlist geek, that we still got 45 total songs over the three days. Not bad at all. Yep, the new songs are in strong rotation and I'm sure that will continue. Would always love more deep cuts too, but as folks have said here, the new stuff seems to be integrating nicely. Kudos to the band and organization for another quality weekend. Wish I could go to them all! Jack
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Post by Emily Harris on Aug 19, 2019 11:42:13 GMT -5
Having this much new material does seem to mean that there is a bit less variation in setlists than there has been in recent residencies. Playing a decent number of new songs plus all the 'must play' songs (stations, chips, Memphis, killer parties etc) may leave less room for the real deep cuts that have surfaced at some other shows in the last couple years. On the other hand, this might change as the constructive summer shows roll on and the band has more time to rehearse etc. Hey Spencer! I couldn't have had more fun at the Seattle shows. The band is on fire right now and I think the new music has really energized things. I will say, as a bit of a setlist geek, that we still got 45 total songs over the three days. Not bad at all. Yep, the new songs are in strong rotation and I'm sure that will continue. Would always love more deep cuts too, but as folks have said here, the new stuff seems to be integrating nicely. Kudos to the band and organization for another quality weekend. Wish I could go to them all! Jack As a musician, 45 is a TON of songs. Not a lot of bands have that many on tap to play as well as the guys did. Unless you're Guided by Voices.
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Post by spencerm on Aug 19, 2019 12:46:35 GMT -5
To be clear, I'm not saying that 45+ songs isn't impressive nor do I think it takes away from the shows! It wasn't a judgment so much as an observation that they may have changed how they approach the setlists from how they've done it the last couple years. It makes total sense with a new record out and I think many of the new tunes are on their way to becoming setlist standards. Between doing BAGIA and Stay Positive shows, the band has been covering some less common ground over the last few years, and some of the massive nights runs have covered pretty much every single album track. But I'm glad the band is playing new stuff -- it's nice to see them so stoked about the material.
And there are good reasons why some songs get played virtually every night and some don't -- some of the songs I've most anticipated hearing don't translate as well live. Deep cuts don't necessarily make for a great show and there was still enough variation across the nights to please those who came to all the shows.
FWIW, I think Friday night was a top-5 show for me, up there with the AKM Cobra Lounge show, last year's 2nd night in SF, and some of the massive nights shows.
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Post by muzzleofbees on Aug 20, 2019 3:45:20 GMT -5
45 songs in three nights is pretty amazing! And from what I can tell, it actually shows an increase of unique numbers during these residencies. I could be wrong, but four nights of Massive Nights in 2017 featured 35 or 36 different songs. I think eight or nine songs was played every night, and five-six-seven songs were played two nights ore more.
I've been to 17 Hold Steady Shows and heard a total of 70 different songs. 45 in three nights is pretty crazy.
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Post by spencerm on Aug 21, 2019 2:40:26 GMT -5
Ok, I went and did the math and y'all are right. San Fran 2018 was the same as Seattle 2019 (45 songs over 3 nights), Toronto 2018 was 48 songs over 4 nights, and Massive Nights 2016 was 44 songs over 4 nights. For the Toronto and SF runs, I missed 1 or 2 shows from each run and I guess I assumed the setlists must've varied as much as the Massive Nights 2018 shows, which featured an astounding 67 different songs over 4 nights!
So, the band is mixing up setlists as much(or more) as they ever have, except on some rare occasion. I'll leave my earlier post unchanged so everyone can remember how wrong I was.
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Post by travhay on Jan 6, 2020 16:47:00 GMT -5
The Seattle shows were super fun, even if confetti was verboten. Met lots of new folks and the band sounded great. Crowds were for the most part really positive - ended up meeting lots of other folks from vancouver, but also Victoria, Portland, and California. A highlight was when Steve high-fived everyone around me but left me hanging. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and offered me a high five. Now that's a unified scene. (The same guy happened to be near me the next night and seemed happy that I got a high five). The band is obviously pretty stoked on the new stuff, probably partially because it's fresh but also because it makes full use of the 6 piece lineup. (That being said, I think Steve has done some masterful work adding new parts that fit seamlessly into older songs). At the soundcheck event on Saturday they almost exclusively played new stuff. Entitlement crew has already become a set list standard but it's been 5 years since THS played the PNW. On Saturday night up at the front a glass of tequila and a glass of tecate were circulating for anyone interested in a takeoff/landing situation. Denver haircut seems to fit in well. They opened with it on Friday and I kind of thought they might play the whole new record start to finish. I agree that the guitar solo at the end of blackout sam may propel that tune into regular rotation. The vocal harmonies at the end are a nice touch, with the band doing some stuff they don't normally. T-shirt tux also has a great ending that seems to go over well live. I'd put my money on those songs sticking around in setlists well into the future. Having this much new material does seem to mean that there is a bit less variation in setlists than there has been in recent residencies. Playing a decent number of new songs plus all the 'must play' songs (stations, chips, Memphis, killer parties etc) may leave less room for the real deep cuts that have surfaced at some other shows in the last couple years. On the other hand, this might change as the constructive summer shows roll on and the band has more time to rehearse etc. Hey there Spencer! It's Travis, aka the guy who gave you a high five when Steve unintentionally left you high and dry. Just wanted to say hello and verify your suspicion that I was indeed happy that you got you high five. Those three Constructive Summer shows were some of the best THS shows I've seen. Hopefully they'll come back again in 2020 or 2021 and if they do, all the high fives are on me!
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Post by spencerm on Feb 14, 2020 2:20:56 GMT -5
The Seattle shows were super fun, even if confetti was verboten. Met lots of new folks and the band sounded great. Crowds were for the most part really positive - ended up meeting lots of other folks from vancouver, but also Victoria, Portland, and California. A highlight was when Steve high-fived everyone around me but left me hanging. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and offered me a high five. Now that's a unified scene. (The same guy happened to be near me the next night and seemed happy that I got a high five). The band is obviously pretty stoked on the new stuff, probably partially because it's fresh but also because it makes full use of the 6 piece lineup. (That being said, I think Steve has done some masterful work adding new parts that fit seamlessly into older songs). At the soundcheck event on Saturday they almost exclusively played new stuff. Entitlement crew has already become a set list standard but it's been 5 years since THS played the PNW. On Saturday night up at the front a glass of tequila and a glass of tecate were circulating for anyone interested in a takeoff/landing situation. Denver haircut seems to fit in well. They opened with it on Friday and I kind of thought they might play the whole new record start to finish. I agree that the guitar solo at the end of blackout sam may propel that tune into regular rotation. The vocal harmonies at the end are a nice touch, with the band doing some stuff they don't normally. T-shirt tux also has a great ending that seems to go over well live. I'd put my money on those songs sticking around in setlists well into the future. Having this much new material does seem to mean that there is a bit less variation in setlists than there has been in recent residencies. Playing a decent number of new songs plus all the 'must play' songs (stations, chips, Memphis, killer parties etc) may leave less room for the real deep cuts that have surfaced at some other shows in the last couple years. On the other hand, this might change as the constructive summer shows roll on and the band has more time to rehearse etc. Hey there Spencer! It's Travis, aka the guy who gave you a high five when Steve unintentionally left you high and dry. Just wanted to say hello and verify your suspicion that I was indeed happy that you got you high five. Those three Constructive Summer shows were some of the best THS shows I've seen. Hopefully they'll come back again in 2020 or 2021 and if they do, all the high fives are on me! What a fun surprise! Thanks again for lending me a hand last time.
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