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Time to shelve Pendulum

Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
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Done with this tune... I'm hitting first two shows here in SoFlo and sure hope they leave this one back in Seattle. I went to three 3 shows in 2013 and they opened all 3 with Pendulum...and back to back nights in Brooklyn was a huge disappointment for me. Here's to a LBC or a Hard to Imagine opener in Fort Lauderdale.
"I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,760
    Ya love the song but really as an opener that would be the only one that would slightly let me down though I will still rock out to it!
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    eddieceddiec Posts: 3,837
    It's sort of a pre-opener. Pendulum into Release. Pendulum into Wash. Pendulum into Long Road.etc.
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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    eddiec said:

    It's sort of a pre-opener. Pendulum into Release. Pendulum into Wash. Pendulum into Long Road.etc.


    I hear ya...but it's still the first thing we hear.
    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,435
    I liked it but I'm ready for a return to traditional openers.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I don't want it shelved, I could hear it at every show, but it could be moved around a bit. It would close out the first set or open the second set very well IMO
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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    rgambs said:

    I don't want it shelved, I could hear it at every show, but it could be moved around a bit. It would close out the first set or open the second set very well IMO

    Second set opener I could deal with.

    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Bdog10 said:

    rgambs said:

    I don't want it shelved, I could hear it at every show, but it could be moved around a bit. It would close out the first set or open the second set very well IMO

    Second set opener I could deal with.

    That's the spirit! I have never heard of anyone who doesn't like Pendulum! I think it's a great opener. I have had Release, Long Road, and Oceans, so I don't have any room to be picky. Hard to Imagine would be amazing, but I will take whatever they want to open with.
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    EnjoyBeingEnjoyBeing Posts: 125
    I think it works well as an opener. It sets a tone/vibe. Various openers on a tour, however, is most interesting.
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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    EnjoyBeing said:

    I think it works well as an opener. It sets a tone/vibe. Various openers on a tour, however, is most interesting.


    I get it...but just not at the majority of the shows. As a deadhead yourself....would you want them to see them open up with China Cat 75% of the time?
    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Long road and Oceans for south Fla openers
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    EnjoyBeingEnjoyBeing Posts: 125
    I agree with you, not at the majority of shows on a tour. But, I wouldn't want to see it completely shelved as a opener.
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    SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Amongst The Waves>LBC opening to start the tour!
    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


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    SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Oceans> HTI opener in Miami
    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    EnjoyBeing said:

    I agree with you, not at the majority of shows on a tour. But, I wouldn't want to see it completely shelved as a opener.

    Fair enough

    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    SmallestOceans said:

    Oceans> HTI opener in Miami

    Exactly
    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    I fully support this thread
    Out of the 11 shows I've attended since the release of Lightning Bolt,
    Pendulum has opened 8.
    I agree it could be a great opener for one of the encore sets as well!!
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    PJForceofNaturePJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    I'd love to hear Pendulum as an opener at some shows, but not every single one. I do love that song though, and agree that it works well to set the tone for the show. :)
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    RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,148
    I don't mind it. It was one tour. Know how many years they opened with release (136) or wash (78), oceans (62) or long road (70) or even sometimes (56)? Yeah it was repetitive but I treated it as an extra freebie before the opener. I personally am hoping for a pendulum->release or a pendulum->oceans in ftl or Miami.
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    Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

    I don't mind it. It was one tour. Know how many years they opened with release (136) or wash (78), oceans (62) or long road (70) or even sometimes (56)? Yeah it was repetitive but I treated it as an extra freebie before the opener. I personally am hoping for a pendulum->release or a pendulum->oceans in ftl or Miami.

    Nice work kid
    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

    Randall's Island 96 and haven't stopped since...
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    Definitely in for Pendulum to be shelved as an opener and back to the traditional openers. Hell, I would even love it they opened a few shows with the hard hitters like Corduroy or Go.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,873
    SmallestOceans said:

    Oceans> HTI opener in Miami

    If Miami gets that and I just missed it by going to Tampa instead... I'm done, I'm just done :lol:
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    Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 10,496
    I like Pendulum, and enjoyed it as an opener, but I am ready for something new after hearing it 3 times.

    I also think that song is an opener, or it doesn't get played. Feels like a tough one to put into the middle of a setlist.
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    mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,285
    I actually really enjoyed it as an opener, I say keep it in the mix.
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    zevilonezevilone Posts: 339
    mr bungle said:

    I actually really enjoyed it as an opener, I say keep it in the mix.

    me t00
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    mr bungle said:

    I actually really enjoyed it as an opener, I say keep it in the mix.

    agreed
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    SaravaSarava Naperville, IL Posts: 1,998
    I like it, but would probably have a slight preference for Release or Oceans. They're all great though!
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    no, it's a great pre-traditional opener before the traditional opener type tune
    I love Ed's vocals on it as well
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    red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    edited January 2016
    I would'nt say shelve it, but move it in the setlist and have it just show up to open an encore here and there. But opening the 2013-14 shows, the majority of the time, I can see how that would get boring. I saw it open Dallas 2013 and Tulsa 2014. In OKC it was Wash ( loved it). I have to say in Tulsa, pendulum into hard to imagine was awesome.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,872
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    1rogeraspain21rogeraspain2 Posts: 104
    SHELVE IT!!!! Considering the catalog of PJ songs, this one is way, WAY down the priority list for me. This should not be one of the thirty to thirty-five songs they perform in concert ... ever .. as an opener or otherwise!
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