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Liam Finn in NYC Tonight

GushfestGushfest Posts: 56
edited September 2008 in The Porch
I'm seriously considering going to his show tonight at the Bowery Ballroom. I was really impressed with opening set for Eddie. Anybody else going?
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    Touchofgray16Touchofgray16 Posts: 639
    Yep...I'm going with the hubby. Tickets were still on sale this morning
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    DUDE!! DEF GO!! Liam is the shit! you saw him open for Ed then you know what to expect.good show=good times!



    i know i am going when he comes to Boston in Oct.
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    pjaddictsince91pjaddictsince91 New Jersey Posts: 181
    Touchofgray16 wrote:
    Yep...I'm going with the hubby. Tickets were still on sale this morning
    Cool, enjoy. Hopefully you didn't have to do too much convincing to get him to go. ;) A Liam Finn and EJ show should sell itself!
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    digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    goin down to the box office now. hope there's still some there.
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    GushfestGushfest Posts: 56
    debating if i should get tix at the door tonight or order now and do will call. could you please let us know how it goes with the box office? it would be even more awesome of you if you could ask what time liam is supposed to hit the stage. thanks so much!
    digster wrote:
    goin down to the box office now. hope there's still some there.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,918
    I'll be there.

    What time is he supposed to start playing?
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    Touchofgray16Touchofgray16 Posts: 639
    pjaddictsince91 wrote:
    Cool, enjoy. Hopefully you didn't have to do too much convincing to get him to go. ;) A Liam Finn and EJ show should sell itself!


    No convincing necessary. He is not the biggest EV/PJ fan, but when we saw Ed last month, he really liked Liam's stuff. The hubby's favorite music is - I wish I could change the font size of this next word - techno and he thought Liam's set was, for lack of a better word, "engaging". Eli just TD'd so maybe he'll stay home after all. LOL
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    GushfestGushfest Posts: 56
    anybody hear anything on what time liam is supposed to hit the stage?
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    pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    unfortunately, i had to bail on tonight. a new job and poor sleep this week have me bagged out for the evening. hope y'all going have a great time. give us a good report when you get back, eh?
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    drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    Anyone who's reading this that mgiht still be able to make it - HIGHLY recommend. I've seen him now 7 times (4 w/ Ed and 3 without). He makes an amazing show, he's funny in a way that's refreshing and unlike most bands, and they sound fantastic.

    Again - if you can make this or other Liam shows - GO GO GO!
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    justamjustam Posts: 21,396
    Gushfest wrote:
    I'm seriously considering going to his show tonight at the Bowery Ballroom. I was really impressed with opening set for Eddie. Anybody else going?

    I thought he was really good. If you live in town, you should go! :)
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    chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i love liam, can't wait to see him in a few weeks, already got my tix! $12, can't beat the price :D
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    swallowedwordsswallowedwords Posts: 1,093
    My brother works for Grey Advertising in NYC. He called me yesterday to tell me that Liam Finn was doing a show right in his office. I was like... WHAT DO YOU MEAN, in your office? He said that he was doing some promotional thing and he did quite a few songs with the girl he plays with in some small auditorium kind of room.

    Pretty damn cool
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    digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    Wow. What a show.

    If there's any justice in the world, this guy and Eliza Jane should be huge. As in Pearl Jam huge. I was so unbelievably impressed.
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    BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    I loved his cover of Dear Prudence in Chicago. Did he play that tonight?
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    over bendsover bends Posts: 1,568
    If anyone could post a setlist I'd be very grateful. Love all of his songs. When he played I'm Only Sleeping in DC1 I nearly shat myself.
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    digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    BlackCorduroy wrote:
    I loved his cover of Dear Prudence in Chicago. Did he play that tonight?

    No, but he did do "I'm Only Sleeping" which was fantastic. He brought some of his roadies (I think they're his roadies) out during the encore to play a few songs together, which I don't think is something they've ever done before.

    They've already got the monumental live performance down pat, they're both great singers and musicians...all that needs to happen now is Liam's songwriting to reach its' potential. Right now, he's got a bunch of absolutely fantastic songs and a bunch of good songs, and he's only at the beginning of his career. Once he's consistently writing with the caliber of his best work, he's going to be unstoppable.
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    over bendsover bends Posts: 1,568
    digster wrote:
    No, but he did do "I'm Only Sleeping" which was fantastic. He brought some of his roadies (I think they're his roadies) out during the encore to play a few songs together, which I don't think is something they've ever done before.

    Oh wow. He did it again!! If only I weren't such a Giants fan, I would have been there... maybe I should have gone.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,918
    over_bends wrote:
    Oh wow. He did it again!! If only I weren't such a Giants fan, I would have been there... maybe I should have gone.
    You should've went. The show started at 11 so I watched the Giants game from a nearby bar. Last night was freakin awesome - I'm Only Sleeping was the highlight for me. I've never been to the Bowery before but after last night I will definitely be back.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,918
    BlackCorduroy wrote:
    I loved his cover of Dear Prudence in Chicago. Did he play that tonight?
    No cover of Dear Prudence. I was hoping for that too since I have the Live In SpaceLand album. But an awesome version of Lullaby- that was the only song of his I didn't like. But after last night I appreciate it.
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
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    over bendsover bends Posts: 1,568
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    You should've went. The show started at 11 so I watched the Giants game from a nearby bar. Last night was freakin awesome - I'm Only Sleeping was the highlight for me. I've never been to the Bowery before but after last night I will definitely be back.

    Aww shit... that late? Bad decision on my part. :(

    Oh and how long was the set?
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,918
    over_bends wrote:
    Aww shit... that late? Bad decision on my part. :(

    Oh and how long was the set?
    About 1 hour 20 minutes.
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    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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    littlewingfridayslittlewingfridays Posts: 242
    Great show last night
    Really really good
    I dont have the setlist but he basically played almost the whole album except Shadow of your man. he did the beatles cover as someone else mentioned here. He really flowed and he is so spontaneous with his solos/outburts. I was like ish, is he ok? But he was just buggin out and feeling it.
    AWESOME SHOW - MUST SEE!
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