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Typical First Show of a Tour?

stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
edited March 2008 in The Porch
so besides it being kick ass, how would you compare the first show of a tour to say, a show thats more in the middle of a tour? would you say the band isn't as "in sync" with each other as in later shows? or just the same?

I'm hoping that WPB is gonna be my first PJ show EVER, so I'm BEYOND excited to say the least.
6/11/08 WPB


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  • Pearl JuliPearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    Me too. I'm sure it'll be great.
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  • stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    Pearl_Juli wrote:
    Me too. I'm sure it'll be great.

    Juli! I was about to ask if you're excited! this is what we were talking about like two years ago
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Generally the first couple of shows of any tour or leg are a little on the weak side since the band is fairly conservative and just getting back in to the groove. You likely won't be seeing too many rare songs, but the shows will still be great!

    Gotcha. I really don't care WHAT songs they play, it's not like I'm gonna be bored of hearing any songs since it's my first ever.
    6/11/08 WPB


    ♬♪♫ and I will not, grow tired of crayon stars and fire

    ♬♪♫ cause a soldier's death is so much better than defeat just hanging around
  • SBC03SBC03 Posts: 502
    was wondering the same thing

    but at least they will be refreshed
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  • stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    SBC03 wrote:
    was wondering the same thing

    but at least they will be refreshed

    yea that's for sure. hopefully, they practice like crazy, so they're in top shape by the first show.
    6/11/08 WPB


    ♬♪♫ and I will not, grow tired of crayon stars and fire

    ♬♪♫ cause a soldier's death is so much better than defeat just hanging around
  • Pearl JuliPearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    stylo17 wrote:
    Juli! I was about to ask if you're excited! this is what we were talking about like two years ago

    lol. I am fakin stoked, fellow Floridian! :D
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  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    yeah i remember juli complaining for years about no florida shows. she's gotta be stoked.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    I totally agree with Beer Baron - the first show of a tour is definitely a great one to be at...just looking at the action on the board this week shows how much we all anticipate the start of the tour. That being said, don't expect the band to be in full tour form just yet. I for one was pretty disappointed with Toronto 06 I, especially when I saw the setlist from night II.

    There are no bad shows...just variability I suppose...
  • VeddernarianVeddernarian Posts: 1,924
    in 03, they were weak and short. still great. but as compared with other pj shows, not up to whats later on.
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    stylo17 wrote:
    so besides it being kick ass, how would you compare the first show of a tour to say, a show thats more in the middle of a tour? would you say the band isn't as "in sync" with each other as in later shows? or just the same?

    I'm hoping that WPB is gonna be my first PJ show EVER, so I'm BEYOND excited to say the least.

    A bit off topic, what are the nearest airports to WPB? I'm looking for something international so I wouldn't have to fly to Dallas first. Not that I'm going to go, but if I did, I'd like to have an idea at what I'd be looking at.

    Cheers!
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  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    A bit off topic, what are the nearest airports to WPB? I'm looking for something international so I wouldn't have to fly to Dallas first. Not that I'm going to go, but if I did, I'd like to have an idea at what I'd be looking at.

    Cheers!
    ft. lauderdale is the closest major international airport i can think of. not sure if there's a smaller airport in west palm?! or miami is always an option, though that'd be a little bit of a drive north.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Well, Albany was the second show in '06,
    and i thought it was by far one of the best dates of the tour, so?

    :D:D:D

    The energy from the CROWD on the first few dates is always pretty insane ... especialy if they "uLEASH" something rare, new, or currently out of rotation.

    So?

    But they ALL kick ass, generaly.
    :D
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  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Posts: 8,935
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Well, Albany was the second show in '06,
    and i thought it was by far one of the best dates of the tour, so?

    :D:D:D

    The energy from the CROWD on the first few dates is always pretty insane ... especialy if they "uLEASH" something rare, new, or currently out of rotation.

    So?

    But they ALL kick ass, generaly.
    :D

    Albany was the 3rd show on the North American leg of the WorldWide06 tour :)
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    iamsampj wrote:
    ft. lauderdale is the closest major international airport i can think of. not sure if there's a smaller airport in west palm?! or miami is always an option, though that'd be a little bit of a drive north.

    Thanks... I think I'm gonna need to break out a map and see what's what. Of course, there's no way I should even be considering this, but...
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    100 Pacer wrote:
    Albany was the 3rd show on the North American leg of the WorldWide06 tour :)

    So you're saying the first few shows on any given leg doesn't qualify as being "first few"?

    Disagree.
    ;)
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  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Posts: 8,935
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    So you're saying the first few shows on any given leg doesn't qualify as being "first few"?

    Disagree.
    ;)

    perhaps i misunderstood your previous post, but when i read "Well, Albany was the second show in '06" i took that literally, and, well, it's literally not correct if you're speaking about the N.A. leg since the Toronto shows were nights 1 and 2 on that leg :)

    unless you're looking at the WorldWide06 tour schedule differently, in which case please elaborate,...
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  • fall by the waysidefall by the wayside Posts: 757
    the first shows, like any PJ shows are good, but the ones at the end of the leg are usually where its at ;)
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  • ozcharlieozcharlie Posts: 91
    I went to the first few shows in 2003 Australia (Brisbane), all the shows were good. In saying that, they sounded way better in 2006, where Oz was at the end of the tour...

    How good the sound is also depends on the venue....
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    I went to sydney 1. it was good but not great. It was worth the price of admission just to hear release as an opner. A little of topic, bu tthat was their forst song of the tour and it was kick arse.
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  • Blind3Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    As a frame of reference, Toronto 1 included alot of the setlist pillars ( Even Flow , GTF, Daughter, DTE, Corduroy , Alive , Betterman for example) and seven Avocado cuts. Unless there's a new release, you have to figure on more setlist slots for surprises.
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  • SBC03SBC03 Posts: 502
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    A bit off topic, what are the nearest airports to WPB? I'm looking for something international so I wouldn't have to fly to Dallas first. Not that I'm going to go, but if I did, I'd like to have an idea at what I'd be looking at.

    Cheers!

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