*** EV Tour - Detroit Fanviews Here 06/26/11 ***

jgardz

silver39 wrote:

Kat wrote:

jgardz wrote:

Didn't he and glen also play sleepless nights, without the mics on??? Cmon kat.. And yes the organ song was very similar to the wolf!

Thx kat! It sounded AMAZING!!!
Thank you everyone; the set list has now been updated. Without the mics, the idea was to present the song in the way it would have been done when the theatre was built. Ed and Glen are making use of the theatres' natural acoustics. How did that sound to everyone?

x

It was simply amazing! I would love to hear that again!!! He played a fantastic show!!

Electric Feel

I love reading replies from Fox Theatre virgins, yep, scary as shit the first time you sit in the balcony, at least when the crowd is into it, the first time I went to the Fox, I was scraed for my life and it took me completely out of the music! Second time, it was cool.

gems_n_rhinestones

Just finally able to sit down and write up my review of the show and what a great show it was!!! My first Eddie solo show and my first show like that in general. Also, an interesting night as since I decided to take my 6 year old daughter to the show. She is definitely a Pearl Jam fan and she loooves Eddie so I thought this would be a good introduction into concert-going since she is not quite ready for a full-on PJ show. It was our “girls’ weekend” and we were both giddy with excitement!!

The Fox Theatre is absolutely gorgeous! So ornate and I thought acoustically it sounded great. And so did Eddie! I mean he really sounded good, seemed to be in a really good mood, cracking jokes and stuff. I’ve already read the reviews regarding the ASL interpreter and the “mirrorball” girl. I just love the way he interacts with the audience. It shows his intelligence and regard for his fans for sure. Personal highlights of the uke songs were Can’t Keep and especially You’re True--was really hoping for that one-so freaking beautiful!!

Like someone else pointed out, from Let My Love on the energy just kept building. I feel like Eddie knew the crowd he was dealing with and he stirred us up. Small town was a definite crowd pleaser. Immortality was AMAZING and another song I was really hoping to hear, so I couldn’t have been happier with that…and then Unthought Known…WOW!! Great combination of “builder” songs. Not sure what happened with Arc. Hearing all the talk about how it is such a spiritual moment to share with Ed, I was looking forward to that experience, and I was a bit confused when he walked over to the organ. Oh well. I think that was mostly due to half the crowd were not aware of the significance of the song, hence the shouts, while just as many were like “SSSHHHHhh!”

The first encore was truly awesome!!

Loved Wishlist and Porch….maybe I’m a bit keen on the PJ covers.... I just can’t help that, but no doubt the softer moments with Ed and Glen were special. They are quite a pair musically. I just appreciated both of their performances.

My little girl actually fell asleep during the show. :oops: I felt bad, I thought it would be a good time for her, but she said it was boring. She said she would have liked it better if he would’ve just played Sometimes and Just Breathe (her 2 favorite songs) over and over again. Oh well, at least she got Just Breathe. I asked her what her favorite part was and she liked Hard Sun the best.

I’m not really sure what time he stayed on until, but it seemed like every time I thought the first encore would be over, he sang another song. In fact, I was shocked to get Porch. I was really happy with the set list, the performances, and I definitely feel like I got my money’s worth.

I had never heard of Glen Hansard until this tour, so I was pleasantly surprised with his performance, and he just seemed like a really cool guy. Looking forward to hearing some more from him at PJ20.

Finally, a lot of the posts revolve around the people who were in attendance and not the show itself. I personally had zero problems with the crowd.

Thanks Eddie and company for a great show!!

TC53786

After the Detroit show, which was amazing, my friend and I ended up randomly meeting Eddie outside of Comerica as he was leaving the park (he was playing on the field with Chelios and John Cusack after the show). There were maybe 5 or 6 of us there at the time he was leaving the stadium and we all begged him to get out of the van and meet us...and he did. He shook all of our hands and said hello. It was seriously the coolest thing ever.

Jokertt14

TC53786 wrote:

After the Detroit show, which was amazing, my friend and I ended up randomly meeting Eddie outside of Comerica as he was leaving the park (he was playing on the field with Chelios and John Cusack after the show). There were maybe 5 or 6 of us there at the time he was leaving the stadium and we all begged him to get out of the van and meet us...and he did. He shook all of our hands and said hello. It was seriously the coolest thing ever.

I think that is worth your first post . congrats !!

Spankey's Popp

Traveled up (and east ) from Chicago.

First impressions-cool venue, merch counter reee-diculous! Didn't even try.
Poster was freakin awesome, Blackhawks fan but will always love Cheli! Wish I would've toughed out the crowd.

Amazing set list.

My highlights were Forever Young, DEFINITELY-the original uke song Soon Forget, Uncle Neil's Needle (though secretly when he mentioned Young I was fingers crossed that it'd be Harvest Moon), IMMORTALITY was absolutely incredible, all the PJ stuff was cool. Loved every minute of it.

The wife is preggers (our first-yay!) so we kept it pretty low key all weekend. Would've loved to have partied with the rest of the 10c'ers @ the Tigers game(s) and @ Cheli's. Next time, Gadget!

Second EV show and enjoyed this one much, much more than Chicago '08.

Second Detroit show (PJ @ Palace of Auburn Hills, May 2005). Frankly the crowds in Detroit have been fairly good. Had to obtain my tix on TM and was stuck on the left side, Balc. B. Nobody in my section was talking too much or had even left the seats during Ed's set. Very respectful throughout.

faceintheclouds

I met a couple people at pre party and the show. Forget names. The sweet hearing impaired woman at pre party, and possibly cavstar? If either of you see this hit me up.

Jokertt14

pleadthe5th2 wrote:

Amazing show. truly amazing. and Ed was sick too, but as usual, he gave it his all and then some. Someone used the analogy of watching Picasso paint. Weird, I used the same analogy when I was talking about the show afterward.

Also, the person who mentioned the Sleepless Nights duet without the mics was right. That's missing from the setlist. It was one of the most tender moments ever. Too bad the chick to my left thought she was in on the gig too and was belting out the words. I had to shut her down. It's a small, intimate moment, people. Not a huge venue with the full band.

how did you know he was sick . ??

this is the only place i have read this .

teegan31

landingonwater wrote:

Ed,

Thanks so much for taking the time to read the letter I gave you before the show about my grandfather's passing and asking you to play MotH for him. It was incredible. I had family in attendance, making it all the more special.

All the best,

Tim

OMG thats so awesome, I really wanted to go to the preparty but got held up on the bridge and was too late, made it up for a drink but the raffle was being called when we got there, I heard he made it, stuff like this just makes me love Eddie that much more! i lost my grandma on June 24 2011, she would have been happy to have heard the show!

teegan31

Dirty Tom wrote:

sabreleaf wrote:

Best worst show ever been to. Setlist and Ed awesome. Crowd a trainwreck. Main problem the Detroit Tigers. I say half the crowd went to the game before the show and got wasted. Then they went to the Hockeytown Cafe and got more wasted. Fox theater then served them giant beers and got them even more wasted. Then these Arab a-holes who would not stop talking durring the show. People asked nice. They told girls to mind their own business. Then they told people come and make us shut up. So I went up to them and said here I am to make you shut up. Then they forgot how to speak English and shut the hell up. You guys are the two biggest wimps ever. Then another fight broke out behind us between guys that make The Hulk look small. Could not wait to get the hell out of Detroit. Show could not end soon enough.
Watched Hard Sun from the back before I ended up in jail. Friends in other sections said same things.

I think you're giving Detroit a bad rap due to YOUR bad experience at the show. The 2 have nothing in common. Everyone from outta town told me they loved our city...it's beautiful.

I agreee, I am from Ontario and every time i come to Detroit (huge Red Wings fan and Lions fan too) never had a problem with the people or crowds, its a great city! Also we had a very obnoxious drunk behind us, I got a beer spilled down my back, hit in the head and my legs mashed by the fold up seat but unfortunately people are idiots everywhere when alcohol is involved....the only reason I didn't punch her in the face was because I didn't want to get kicked out...lol

teegan31

This show was awesome! I loved the setlist and mellow atmosphere on stage, love the simple backdrops and the beautiful venue but the best part was when he was messing around with the signer...also loved the joke about the fan with the mirror ball shirt! Great great great show!

teegan31

Indian Summer wrote:

Hawk123 wrote:

Great performance and setlist tonight. The crowd was great for the most part but there just so many drunk assholes there tonight that were extremely distracting. It seemed like every song there were 50-100 people staggering up the aisles on the floor and couldn't find their seats when they came back.

agreed! And the loudmouths totally ruined Sleepless Nights when Ed asked to turn the microphone's off....the entire place was silent at the start....then a drunken fool yells "EDDIE" followed by "YOU'RE SO SEXY" ....by the end of the song I could barely hear them.

I was seated right in front of this drunk chic, all night all I heard was Eddie i Love You! Irritating!

Echoes 001

teegan31 wrote:

Indian Summer wrote:

Hawk123 wrote:

Great performance and setlist tonight. The crowd was great for the most part but there just so many drunk assholes there tonight that were extremely distracting. It seemed like every song there were 50-100 people staggering up the aisles on the floor and couldn't find their seats when they came back.

agreed! And the loudmouths totally ruined Sleepless Nights when Ed asked to turn the microphone's off....the entire place was silent at the start....then a drunken fool yells "EDDIE" followed by "YOU'RE SO SEXY" ....by the end of the song I could barely hear them.

I was seated right in front of this drunk chic, all night all I heard was Eddie i Love You! Irritating!

What row where you in ? About two rows up from where I was somebody kept yelling that.
The show was amazing, took my daughter who had a blast. She got to hear the song she wanted to, which oddly enough was Off He Goes. Great set list, great venue and great seats. Nice to see Ed make it back to Detroit. Glen was awesome I had no idea what to expect going in but his set was great, definitely going to be buying some of his stuff.

Jokertt14

" ITS THE MOTOR CITY SO GIVER SOME GAS !!"

faceintheclouds

"look at me and say fuck you"

IamMine

faceintheclouds wrote:

"look at me and say fuck you"

LOL!! He did say that.... Carie, the interpreter, looked at me for a second (kinda in shock that he was talking to her) when he said that and I said just flip with both fingers and she turned around and flipped both fingers at him. He just laughed, kinda like "oh yeah it's the same...."

silver39

agreed! And the loudmouths totally ruined Sleepless Nights when Ed asked to turn the microphone's off....the entire place was silent at the start....then a drunken fool yells "EDDIE" followed by "YOU'RE SO SEXY" ....by the end of the song I could barely hear them.[/quote]

I was seated right in front of this drunk chic, all night all I heard was Eddie i Love You! Irritating![/quote]

What row where you in ? About two rows up from where I was somebody kept yelling that.
The show was amazing, took my daughter who had a blast. She got to hear the song she wanted to, which oddly enough was Off He Goes. Great set list, great venue and great seats. Nice to see Ed make it back to Detroit. Glen was awesome I had no idea what to expect going in but his set was great, definitely going to be buying some of his stuff.[/quote

I was wondering the same thing, as I think she was in the row behind us. We were in F5 row T

Echoes 001

silver39 wrote:

agreed! And the loudmouths totally ruined Sleepless Nights when Ed asked to turn the microphone's off....the entire place was silent at the start....then a drunken fool yells "EDDIE" followed by "YOU'RE SO SEXY" ....by the end of the song I could barely hear them.

I was seated right in front of this drunk chic, all night all I heard was Eddie i Love You! Irritating!

What row where you in ? About two rows up from where I was somebody kept yelling that.
The show was amazing, took my daughter who had a blast. She got to hear the song she wanted to, which oddly enough was Off He Goes. Great set list, great venue and great seats. Nice to see Ed make it back to Detroit. Glen was awesome I had no idea what to expect going in but his set was great, definitely going to be buying some of his stuff.[/quote

I was wondering the same thing, as I think she was in the row behind us. We were in F5 row T

I was in row J in F3 so we were no where near each other, must have been several people there yelling that.

faceintheclouds

IamMine wrote:

faceintheclouds wrote:

"look at me and say fuck you"

LOL!! He did say that.... Carie, the interpreter, looked at me for a second (kinda in shock that he was talking to her) when he said that and I said just flip with both fingers and she turned around and flipped both fingers at him. He just laughed, kinda like "oh yeah it's the same...."

Yes he did. Pm me and I'll tell you about it.

helplessdancer

randomunorganizedthoughts

2 shows
many miles were traveled to make the dreams come true, again
ticket price good, considering glen was worth something!
10c seats surprisingly below average, something to think about next time
but...didn't matter where the seat was, really honestly
mostly i'm just happy sitting beside 10c peeps cause we
all know why we are there!
if people were obnoxious i would demand a usher find me a new
seat or take care of my problem. yup
had minimal troubles where i was. i get fun, and standing up, respectfully, when it's time
ed has got so much talent it's nutty
good mix up of songs and the dude can read a room,
as good as anyone i've ever seen.
loved how the show was broken up into parts
twas super nice being in a++ cooshy venues
ed made buckets of cash on the merch-line ups
in sane. peeps buying like crazy
ed should sell bootlegs cause he's a bootleg fan, and knows
got to see/hear immortality both nights. nuff said there
and the into the wild stuff was still my fave moments
love that movie and album
and doing let my love open the door made it all so right
and, of course, moth cause that movie is so choice, and the song, well ummmm oh my...
and
and
and

thanks ed!