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Bands that change the setlist each night

drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,467
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Thought it would be good to round up the artists/bands we know that change the setlist every night. 

A lot of bands will switch out 1, maybe 2, songs, in certain slots, but I am thinking more along the lines of you know going in 3+ different songs will make an appearance compared to the night before or the order will at least be switched dramatically. 

I will drop what I can think of in the comments with everyone else. Apologies if another thread exists, the search function isn’t great. 
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  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,467
    Pearl Jam the obvious choice.
    Brooks Nielsen (of the Growlers) solo shows have been pleasantly surprising seeing different setlists each night 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,069
    Most jam bands, but mainly Phish.

  • fl247556fl247556 Posts: 295
    Neil young is quite good on this
    Metallica do this now too
    freddie vedder
  • fl247556fl247556 Posts: 295
    And also pixies 
    freddie vedder
  • lastchild11lastchild11 Posts: 1,306
    Jack White
    Dallas TX 10/17/00
    Oklahoma City 4/3/03
    Dallas TX 6/9/03
    Memphis TN 6/20/09 (Eddie)
    Kansas City MO 4/3/10
    Little Rock AR 8/28/10 (Eddie, WM3 rally)
    St Louis MO 7/1/11 (Eddie)
    Dallas TX 11/15/12 (Eddie)
    Tulsa OK 11/18/12 (Eddie)
    Tulsa OK 11/19/12 (Eddie)
    Dallas TX 11/15/13
    Oklahoma City 11/16/13
    Tulsa OK 10/8/14
    St Louis MO 9/18/22
    Oklahoma City 9/20/22
    Ft Worth TX 9/13/23
    Ft Worth TX 9/15/23


  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    311
    my morning jacket 
  • cottagesteezecottagesteeze Posts: 218
    Billy Strings
    King Gizzard
  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,467
    I haven’t followed too closely, but I think RHCP are changing it up more? 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,881
    Bruce
    Tedeschi Trucks
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    drakeheuer14 said:
    I haven’t followed too closely, but I think RHCP are changing it up more? 
    True 
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,794
    Drive By Truckers wing it every night. 
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,833
    I think I heard that The Cure does?(can anyone confirm?)
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,041
    311
    Dave Matthews Band
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • rw160510rw160510 Posts: 955
    Tori Amos has been playing wildly different sets each night this year.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,440
    MMJ
    311
    DBT

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  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 2,892
    ComeToTX said:
    Drive By Truckers wing it every night. 


    Yes they do! Love the rock show!

    Built to Spill also change their sets a decent amount, but usually play short sets. As does Jack White and Jason Isbell.
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,345
    Radiohead used to do a pretty good job of changing things up.
  • BH76306BH76306 Posts: 102
    Avett Brothers
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,017
    I was just checking out The Dream Syndicate set lists here:
    They really mix it up! That's probably not a hard thing to do when you have written as many songs as Steve Wynn has.  Remembering all the lyrics would be an impossible feat for someone like me, lol.

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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,968
    The Watchmen. But none of you (except maybe @2-feign-reluctance) have heard of them. 
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,248
    cutz said:
    I think I heard that The Cure does?(can anyone confirm?)
    Don't think so..
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,520
    edited May 2023
    Was surprised seeing Tori Amos doing it (to such extent). More so than Pearl Jam.

    Copenhagen:



    Next show in Oslo which I went to:



    Neil Young changed it up a lot with POTR but from like a "larger pool" of songs.


    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,520
    edited May 2023
    fl247556 said:
    Metallica do this now too
    They play two shows per city and changes between nights (as a gimmick for the tour). But in the next city they play the same setlist (pretty much) ? So if you go night 1 in Berlin and then night 1 in Paris - you will get the same setlist, will you not?
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 2,892
    Tori! My wife is a huge fan! We used to see her a lot, but my wife had dropped off on going to shows until recently. May take her this summer. I think Scarlet’s Walk is my favorite.
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    fl247556 said:
    Metallica do this now too
    They play two shows per city and changes between nights (as a gimmick for the tour). But in the next city they play the same setlist (pretty much) ? So if you go night 1 in Berlin and then night 1 in Paris - you will get the same setlist, will you not?
    We don’t know this for sure yet , if it’s the same two setlists in each city. We won’t know until the next city. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    nicknyr15 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    fl247556 said:
    Metallica do this now too
    They play two shows per city and changes between nights (as a gimmick for the tour). But in the next city they play the same setlist (pretty much) ? So if you go night 1 in Berlin and then night 1 in Paris - you will get the same setlist, will you not?
    We don’t know this for sure yet , if it’s the same two setlists in each city. We won’t know until the next city. 
    I'd be shocked for them to change it up much if anything.  I just want to be in the building when they play Breadfan.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,521
    The Grateful Dead I’m surprised it took this long they were the ones that add always did/does! Even now Dead & co switch it up 
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  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,833
    josevolution said:
    The Grateful Dead I’m surprised it took this long they were the ones that add always did/does! Even now Dead & co switch it up 
    Yeah, the obvious Band that I forgot to mention. 
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,449
    mr bungle said:
    Radiohead used to do a pretty good job of changing things up.
    You beat me to it... IDK if this is the norm for them, but I saw them play B2B shows in Boston in 2018... 25 songs each night, and they only repeated 5 between the two.... 45 different songs played over the 2 night stint. 

    Those two nights combine for one of my single favorite concert experiences in 30+ years. 
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