Kings Of Leon in Philly last night

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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Don't second guess it. It sounds like they just had an off night in Philly because the only people knocking their live show are the ones at that show. There's a whole other thread here praising their live prowess. Give them a shot. If it sucks, you can leave!

    Yeah I've seen them before...glad I didnt go to the Philly show as planned
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • PJOceans11
    PJOceans11 Posts: 135
    i went to the Sunday night show...first time seeing them and thought they were great.

    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kings-of-leon/2008/electric-factory-philadelphia-pa-4bd69b42.html
    9-1-00, 9-2-00, 4-28-03, 5-3-03, 7-1-03, 7-2-03, 7-3-03, 7-5-03, 7-6-03, 7-8-03, 7-9-03, 7-12-03, 10-1-04, 9-30-05, 10-1-05, 10-3-05, 5-13-06, 5-27-06, 5-28-06, 6-1-06, 6-3-06, 6-19-08, 6-20-08, 6-24-08 and 6-25-08.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I agree with the OP. This tour was the 4th time I've seen them. Their performances have been going downhill IMO.

    When he says "Jam Out" I don't think he's necessarily meaning Pearl Jam extended songs per say, but actual effort in the performance. They stand there, don't interact with the crowd.

    The Philly show sounded like the Portland show. And whoever said that KOL rocked more than PJ at Lolla needs some meds.
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    PJOceans11 wrote:
    i went to the Sunday night show...first time seeing them and thought they were great.

    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kings-of-leon/2008/electric-factory-philadelphia-pa-4bd69b42.html

    Good set list but missing sooo much Youth and Young Manhood
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    petrocs wrote:
    Good set list but missing sooo much Youth and Young Manhood

    I agree, I know they played the shit out of "Red Morning Light" early on, but that song rocks and I would like to see it make a comeback!
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • mattmidgett
    mattmidgett Posts: 135
    The only Y&YM song they played when I saw them in Dallas a few weeks ago was "Molly's Chambers". They still play a lot of songs from Aha Shake Heartbreak which is my favorite KoL album. I thought they were great in concert. No, they don't improvise much, but I am fine with that. We get spoiled by how much PJ varies their setlists as well. I would say that most bands play more of a standardized setlist.

    I will say that if you aren't a huge fan of the direction of the last two records, that you will not love them live since that is predominately what they play live. I enjoy all of their albums, even though I prefer the first two, so I was very impressed with their live show.
  • guitar_davey
    guitar_davey Posts: 111
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I agree with the OP. This tour was the 4th time I've seen them. Their performances have been going downhill IMO.

    When he says "Jam Out" I don't think he's necessarily meaning Pearl Jam extended songs per say, but actual effort in the performance. They stand there, don't interact with the crowd.

    The Philly show sounded like the Portland show. And whoever said that KOL rocked more than PJ at Lolla needs some meds.


    I saw them last week in Toronto--I also saw them in Toronto on the BOTT tour and loved it--and while it was a good show this time, it certainly didn't have as much impact as the first time. Same setlist they've played all tour, predictable performances...And the scene the original poster described as far as teenaged girls losing their shit over how hot the band were and spending the whole show on their cell phones--it was 100% like that at the Toronto show and it ruined it for me. BTW, anybody else notice them playing a lot of the rocking songs really slowly? Molly's Chambers, Four Kicks, Black Thumbnail, Slow Night, So Long--all reeeeeeally noticeably slow.

    Oh, and what the fuck charging $50 for T-shirts?!?!
  • azwyldcats
    azwyldcats Posts: 713
    I saw them at the Warfield in San Fran, and aside from Eddie coming on stage for a song, they pretty much just called it in. The energy seemed lacking, and there was no improv whatsoever. Give me Idlewild (or Supergrass) any day.
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  • mulva9
    mulva9 Posts: 417
    I'll pass on seeing them next time they come around. I got to see them 5 or so times while they were touring for Aha and BOTT. I've seen them play the same songs over and over, plus the new record is kinda weak.

    Good time for me to start passing on their shows as their popularity and ticket prices increase.
  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    petrocs wrote:
    Yeah I've seen them before...glad I didnt go to the Philly show as planned

    You realize he was being sarcastic right?
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,640
    I didn't read through this thread, but did anyone catch The Whigs open up? I wanted to know how they were live.
  • pearljam_addiction
    pearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    I didn't read through this thread, but did anyone catch The Whigs open up? I wanted to know how they were live.

    They Were Pretty good, it was my first time hearing them at all, i was impressed !
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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    I didn't read through this thread, but did anyone catch The Whigs open up? I wanted to know how they were live.

    They were really fucking good.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,640
    MattyJoe wrote:
    They were really fucking good.

    Damnit! This is the only reason I wanted to go to this show. Fack. Their shit's good if you haven't heard them before. New album's good shit.

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