*** Ed Tour - Newcastle Fanviews Here 03/16/11 ***

LD1077

What a great night!

The pre concert function was great, and my wife won a vinyl of Off he goes/dead man single in the raffle which was a bonus, and then to top it off the show was amazing.

Highlights were The End, everytime I hear this live it gets better, ARC blew me away, Porch and Better Days.
Wifey liked the version of Wishlist he played

His guitar was spot on. few whoopsys on the lyrics but you get that from Ed sometimes lol.

Only issue I had was being a 10C member for years now, row 19 tickets were a bit back there. My mate got 2 general tickets and scored row 3 or 4, I know they are random, but still...anyway............bring on Sydney!!

mitch_n

Maybe it was just me, but the sound was a shitload better in the civic theatre than in Canberra. Also good that the crowd kept the yelling folks at bay, which was an improvement.

Highlights for me were unthought known, MoW (again! So emotional, happy to see it once, let alone two nights in a row), and arc. I've heard it described as a religious experience, and I wholeheartedly agree with that.

Bring on Sydney!

E.K

LongRoad wrote:

illegal pants wrote:

wow, what an incredible set.. yay Newy judging by social networking sites, many lucky people have had the incredible opportunity to meet Ed.. :!:

(i know it's for reviews, sorry! :oops: )

really? waited around till 1am last night. no sign of him.

Sus, Leigh, Lindy, Rob, Ryan, Stuart, Hinn met Eddie last night . Exact details unknown but I have a hunch it's something to do with MR

LongRoad

*deleting uncalled for comment* excuse was I was tired..

fanofed

I LOved The show, Ed in his finest, Beautiful venue & beautiful Music. Hey did the people i met outside after the GiG get to meet him,? We all stood around for two plus hours watching roadies packing the truck (hard work) i waited for 2 hrs , Left about 1:15 couldnt wait any longer as i had a two hour drive . a few of us agreed that the "roadie" floating around was Ed's double. His Name Is George, Any relation to Ed ?????????. Tired going to bed .see you in sydney.

AM248877

Every planet in the known universe must have been aligned last night. Probably even the unknown ones too, and all the asteroids and moons and whatever else is out there. That man (plus guests) in that room with that audience, on that night. Respect.

Thank you. Enjoy your journeys and be safe.

E.K

Better Days, Arc were stand outs for me. Has anyone got two tickets to any Sydney show? I'm still in the Newcastle area so could get to Sydney easily

neilybabes86

E.K wrote:

LongRoad wrote:

illegal pants wrote:

wow, what an incredible set.. yay Newy judging by social networking sites, many lucky people have had the incredible opportunity to meet Ed.. :!:

(i know it's for reviews, sorry! :oops: )

really? waited around till 1am last night. no sign of him.

Sus, Leigh, Lindy, Rob, Ryan, Stuart, Hinn met Eddie last night . Exact details unknown but I have a hunch it's something to do with MR

gotta love markey

PurpleJen

What an awesome night! Sitting 3rd row in the dress circle, had a great view and the sound was incredible! So many highlights amongst the set list as well as Ed's banter. Loved his suggestions for uses for the vents in the back of the chairs amongst other ramblings

Red_Dot

E.K wrote:

LongRoad wrote:

illegal pants wrote:

wow, what an incredible set.. yay Newy judging by social networking sites, many lucky people have had the incredible opportunity to meet Ed.. :!:

(i know it's for reviews, sorry! :oops: )

really? waited around till 1am last night. no sign of him.

Sus, Leigh, Lindy, Rob, Ryan, Stuart, Hinn met Eddie last night . Exact details unknown but I have a hunch it's something to do with MR

:shock:

i like matt.c

Long May You Run? Arc? I have no words. This must have been so incredible.

duccivespucci_2

What did Better Days sound like? I mean, how did he play it since the studio version has a lot of different instruments?

Thanks

LongRoad

duccivespucci_2 wrote:

What did Better Days sound like? I mean, how did he play it since the studio version has a lot of different instruments?

Thanks

It was brilliant... just amazing. I thought it was a good song when i heard the studio version but nothing spectacular (only listened to it once or twice though, in fact i can't even remember how it goes right now).
He had an old tape recorder and he just sang over it. No guitar or anything, just a mic. He sat down for most of it until the very end.
Really intense. My highlight of the night. He said he probably won't play it again but I hope he does.

samon3973

I'm still reeling from last night in Newcastle. Ed gave us all more than we could've asked for and I won't forget it as long as I breathe. I traveled 10,000 miles (all the way from Minneapolis) to see him in that cool town, took my dad along, making a memory we will share forever. Each year I am lucky enough to travel overseas with him as he does a lot of business around the world. Our trips coincide with my Spring Break from teaching and every year I fly off to wherever he is and we always have the best time together. This year, I learned Australia was the place and soon after found out about Ed's tour. As I scrambled to get my pre-sale tickets, I began to imagine what lay ahead. Would I really be able to pull it off? Would my dad be as excited as I was? In the end, what I truly dreamed was that I would finally hear "Throw Your Arms Around Me" live. I love that song so incredibly much in the farthest reaches of my soul. I know, big dreams for a girl from the suburbs of Minneapolis.

This has been a tough year for me as I have watched my marriage come to an end and I have been faced with the scary notion of starting over at the age of 38. The feelings of failure and sadness can really do a number on you. Better Days has been a poignant and meaningful song in my life as you can imagine. Although I could see that Ed was not exactly pleased with how it turned out, I am eternally grateful to have heard it live. As the song went on, my feelings of fear and worry about the days and years ahead washed away. Thank you so much Ed for an amazing evening. As I sit in my hotel room back in Sydney, I know that life really isn't that bad and that I will be fine. I left the Civic Theatre knowing deep down that my future truly is paved with better days.

Cheers Australia! What a lovely country of interesting and kind people you are!

ZiggyStar

my2hands wrote:

29 songs? ed is the fucking man. period.


i hope you had fun Ziggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fucking oath! AND I met Ed!

vedder_soup

ZiggyStar wrote:

my2hands wrote:

29 songs? ed is the fucking man. period.


i hope you had fun Ziggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fucking oath! AND I met Ed!

no..... Ed met you!

Gary Carter

vedder_soup wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

my2hands wrote:

29 songs? ed is the fucking man. period.


i hope you had fun Ziggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fucking oath! AND I met Ed!

no..... Ed met you!

lol


this show needs to be released. totally amazing setlist.

Ty

Such a rad night! I thought Canberra was good, but fuck, Newy blew it away last night! Awesome drinks at the fund-raiser too! Great to meet a few of you!

smunno

Ty wrote:

Such a rad night! I thought Canberra was good, but fuck, Newy blew it away last night! Awesome drinks at the fund-raiser too! Great to meet a few of you!

Really? I thought Canberra was better.

morello

Finally online so just a quick post to sa YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! I am LOVIGN being on tour & LOVING Ed's shows!!!!!!!!!!!! & am so f'n jealous of you bldy ziggy!!! Grrr grrr mumble mumble..... if only I'd hung around last night a bit longer!! ha ha nah SOOOOO cool you guys met Ed. I can't w3ait to hear more about it when I'm back with full internet access.

So, shows have been AMAZING so far! Love love LOVIN the man!!!
Happy Morello!!!!