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Openers and Closers

jubilairesjljubilairesjl Posts: 498
edited April 2010 in The Porch
For me it seemed that out all the concerts I had gone to they used Long Road as the opener, and Yellow Ledbetter as the closer.

Openers
Long Road- 2
Why Go- 1
Betterman-1
Hard to Imagine-1

Closers
Yellow Ledbetter- 3
RITFW-1
Baba-1

I know that some people on here have not seen Long Road and YL as openers and closers but what songs do they seem to play for the shows you have been to? Anyone in the same boat with different songs?
Noblesville 6/22/2003 St. Louis 5/4/2010 East Troy 9/4/2011
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
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  • bry321f11bry321f11 Posts: 329
    Openers:
    Hard to Imagine:(1)
    Release:(1)
    Severed Hand:(2)
    Can't Keep:(1)
    Wash:(1)
    Courduroy:(1)
    Animal:(1)

    Closers:
    Baba:(1)
    RITFW:(2)
    Yellow:(4)
    Indifference:(1)
  • AnthonyD1987AnthonyD1987 Boston, MA Posts: 347
    Openers

    Release (2)
    Severed Hand (1)
    Hard to Imagine (2)
    Wash (1)

    Closers:

    Rockin in the Free World (2)
    Yellow Ledbetter (2)
    Indifference (1)
    Alive (1)
    492xxx

    2006: Boston 1 and 2
    2008: MSG 1 and 2, Mansfield 1 and 2
    2010: Boston
    2012: Made in America Philly
  • KevinmanKevinman Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 1,921
    Openers:
    Instellar Overdrive/Corduroy 1
    Of The Girl 1
    Release 3
    Sometimes 1
    Breakerfall 1
    Last Kiss 1
    Severed Hand 1
    Why Go 1
    Long Road 1

    Closers:
    Smile 1
    Rearviewmirror 1
    Yellow Ledbetter 7
    RITFW 2
    I am lost, I'm no guide, but I'm by your side

    06.27.98  Alpine Valley
    10.08.00  Alpine Valley
    09.23.02  Chicago
    06.18.03  Chicago | 06.21.03  Alpine Valley
    10.03.04  Grand Rapids
    10.05.05  Chicago
    05.16.06  Chicago | 05.17.06  Chicago | 06.29.06  Milwaukee
    08.02.07  Chicago | 08.05.07  Chicago
    08.23.09  Chicago | 08.24.09  Chicago
    05.07.10  Noblesville | 05.09.10  Cleveland
    09.03.11  Alpine Valley | 09.04.11  Alpine Valley
    07.19.13  Chicago
    10.17.14  Moline
    08.20.16  Chicago
    08.18.18  Chicago
    09.18.22  St. Louis
    09.05.23 Chicago
  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,277
    Openers:
    Release (3)
    Why Go (2)
    Sometimes
    Arc
    Of The Girl
    Betterman
    Present Tense
    Severed Hand
    Last Exit
    Interstellar Corduroy
    Oceans
    Worldwide Suicide
    Hard To Imagine
    Long Road

    Closers:
    Yellow Ledbetter (8)
    Rockin In The Free World (4)
    Alive (2)
    Porch
    Baba O'Riley
    All Along The Watchtower
  • kasedougkasedoug The Golden State Posts: 2,988
    Openers:
    Release
    Sometimes>Severed Hand (7/16/06 SF II)
    Why Go (2)
    Interstellar Overdrive>Corduroy
    Last Exit

    Closers:
    YL (4)
    RITFW (2)
  • Hawk123Hawk123 Posts: 2,351
    Openers:

    Release (1)
    Severed Hand (1)
    Of the Girl (1)
    Sometimes (1)
    Long Road (1)

    Closers:

    Yellow (2)
    RITFW (1)
    Alive (1)
    Indifference (1)
  • EB88590EB88590 Posts: 21
    Didnt realize it until I started replying, ive been lucky to see a great variety of both open and closing songs

    Openers
    Oceans
    Sometimes
    Long Road
    World Wide Suicide
    Release (2)
    Can't Keep
    Of the Girl
    Go

    Closers
    RITFW (3)
    YLB (3)
    Alive
    Indifference
    KKK took My Baby Away (7.14.98)
  • vonnegutnaked2vonnegutnaked2 Posts: 43
    OPEN: Severed Hand (2), Hard to Imagine (2), Long Road (2), Why Go, Wasted Reprise/Life Wasted


    CLOSE: Yellow Ledbetter (4), Baba O'Riley (2), RITFW, Porch
  • JL19851JL19851 Posts: 209
    edited April 2010
    I'd still like to see Oceans open, but so far my favorite has been either Release or Long Road, both of which I am a big fan of...here's the list so far:

    OPENERS:

    Last Exit (1) (Randalls 1 '96)
    Release (2) (MSG 2 '98, MSG 2 '08)
    Long Road (3) (MSG 1 '98, Noblesville '03, Mansfield 3 '03)
    Corduroy (1) (Hartford '98)
    Of the Girl (1) (Jones Beach 2 '00)
    Breakerfall (1) (Saratoga '00)
    I Am Mine (1) (Albany '03)
    Love Boat Captain (2) (MSG 1 '03, Hershey '03)
    Crazy Mary (1) (MSG 2, '03)
    Wasted Reprise (1) (Albany '06)
    Why Go (2) (Lollapalooza '07, Philly 4 '09)
    Hard to Imagine (1) (MSG 1 '08)

    For closers, never sure what I prefer. I've seen Yellow Ledbetter a whole ton of times, but really, it's kinda nice because you kinda know when the set is definitely ending.

    CLOSERS:

    Indifference (2) (Randalls 1 '96, MSG 1 '08)
    Soldier of Love (1) (MSG 1 '98)
    Alive (2) (MSG 2 '98, Albany '06)
    Porch (1) (Hartford '98)
    Yellow Ledbetter (8) (Jones Beach 2 '00, Saratoga '00, Noblesville '03, MSG 1 '03, MSG 2 '03, Mansfield 3 '03, MSG 2 '08, Philly 4 '09)
    Baba O'Riley (1) (Albany '03)
    Rockin' in the Free World (2) (Hershey '03, Lollapalooza '07)
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  • JimMacLeodJimMacLeod Posts: 107
    Openers:
    Release (4)
    Sometimes
    Of the Girl
    Oceans
    Long Road
    Go
    Hard to Imagine
    Wash

    Closers:
    Yellow Ledbetter (3)
    Last Kiss
    Fuckin' Up (2)
    Alive (2)
    RITFW (3)
  • Cassandra-GeminniCassandra-Geminni Posts: 119
    Openers

    Of The Girl
    Release (2)
    Sometimes
    Porch
    Severed Hand

    Closers

    RITFW
    Yellow Ledbetter (4)
    Indifference
    Shows Attended:
    10/05/00 Toronto, 09/13/05 Hamilton, 09/19/05 Toronto,
    05/09/06 Toronto, 05/10/06 Toronto, 08/12/08 Toronto EV,
    08/13/08 Toronto EV, 08/21/09 Toronto, 05/10/10 Buffalo
  • pkh43pkh43 Posts: 253
    Breakerfall best opening some and Fucking up best closer
  • tsaraxtsarax Buffalo, NY Posts: 245
    Would love to hear Long Road or Oceans as an opener...

    Openers-
    Love Boat Captain- 2
    Porch- 1
    Release- 2
    Can't Keep- 1
    Of the Girl- 1

    Closers-
    RITFW- 2
    Yellow Ledbetter- 5
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,719
    open-
    go -2
    sometimes -2
    wash
    severed hand

    close-
    yellow ledbetter -3
    rockin' in the free world -2
    patriot
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
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    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
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  • TheVan218TheVan218 Posts: 302
    Better Man as an opener? :o
  • pineapplesandwaves.pineapplesandwaves. GTA Posts: 1,808
    Openers:
    Sometimes
    Release (2)
    Wash
    Of the Girl

    Closers:
    Indifference
    Baba O'Riley
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Rockin' in the Free World (2)

    And all of those closers, save for YL, I've heard them all earlier in the set. I've heard Indifference and Baba O'Riley twice and Rockin' in the Free World three times total. They sure like Baba and RITFW in Toronto.
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,077
    openers
    LBC
    severed hand x2
    hard to imagine
    release
    animal
    gonna see my friend
    why go


    closers
    ylb x5
    indifference x2
    baba o'riley
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • jubilairesjljubilairesjl Posts: 498
    TheVan218 wrote:
    Better Man as an opener? :o
    I was quite suprised when i heard it too.
    Noblesville 6/22/2003 St. Louis 5/4/2010 East Troy 9/4/2011
    Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
    Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
    Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
    Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
    Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
    Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
    Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
    NYC 5/2/2016
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Openers
    sometimes
    can' keep
    wash 2
    wasted reprise
    severed hand 2
    HTI 2
    release
    corduroy
    animal
    gonna see my friend
    why go

    closers
    YLB 10
    baba 2
    ind
    ritfw
    Go Birds!!!!
  • ThrowUrArmsAroundMeThrowUrArmsAroundMe Posts: 113
    Open:

    Present Tense
    Wash x2
    Severed Hand x2
    Hard To Imagine x2
    Gonna See My Friend
    Why Go
    Release


    Close:
    RITFW x2
    Baba
    Indifference x2
    YLB x5
    Borgata II, Philly 05, ER 1 06, ER 2 06, Camden I 08, MSG I 08, MSG II 08, Mansfield II 08, EV 1 NYC, EV NJPAC

    Hard To Imagine
  • pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    TheVan218 wrote:
    Better Man as an opener? :o

    I heard this as an opener at a Melbourne concert back in '03. Would love to hear Of the Girl as an opener.
  • WritingjunkieWritingjunkie Posts: 178
    Openers

    Wasted Reprise > Life Wasted
    Can't Keep
    Long Road x2
    Hard to Imagine

    Closers
    Yellow Ledbetter x3
    Rockin' in the Free World
    Indifference

    Really hoping that this year one of the 3 shows I'm attending opens with Release... one of my all time favorites and I've never gotten to hear it live...
    If Adam and Eve had Taco Bell they would have never eaten that filthy fruit...
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,283
    sometimes 2
    release
    long road
    worldwide suicide
    interstellar overdrive
    danny d
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,283
    danny wrote:
    sometimes 2
    release
    long road
    worldwide suicide
    interstellar overdrive
    openers
    yellow ledbetter 3
    alive 2
    indifference
    closers
    danny d
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    OPENERS:
    Long Road - 2
    Go - 1
    Breakerfall - 1

    CLOSERS:
    YL - 2
    Fortunate Son - 1
    RITFW - 1
  • serpent boyserpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    I'm still waiting for someone to post who was at Lexington 2003 when they opened with Cropduster haha. I wish I were there!

    My stats:

    OPENERS:
    Long Road (3)
    Can't Keep
    Love Boat Captain
    Present Tense
    Wasted Reprise
    Release
    Hard to Imagine
    Animal
    Gonna See My Friend

    CLOSER:
    Yellow Ledbetter (8)
    Rockin' in the Free World (2)
    Baba O'Riley
    00: Va Beach, 03: Bristow, 04: Reading, 05: Atlantic City 2x
    06: Camden, Washington DC, 08: Va Beach, Washington DC
    09: Philly 2+3, 10: Bristow, 11: East Troy PJ20 1+2, 13: Baltimore, Charlottesville
  • pkh43pkh43 Posts: 253
    pjamaholic wrote:
    TheVan218 wrote:
    Better Man as an opener? :o

    I heard this as an opener at a Melbourne concert back in '03. Would love to hear Of the Girl as an opener.

    Of the Girl Montreal 2000. awesome
  • Yield151Yield151 Posts: 267
    Openers :
    release 1
    rearviewmirror 1
    go 1
    betterman 1
    of the girl 1
    can't keep 1
    world wide suicide 1
    last exit 1
    longraod 2
    interstellar overdrive / corduroy 2
    sometimes 2
    why go 2

    closers :

    kkk took my baby away 1
    baba o reiley 1
    indifference 1
    alive 1
    rockin in the free world 5
    yellow Ledbetter 7


    My favorite opener was release but the most shocking was betterman. My favorite closer is baba with indifference w/ Ben Harper the most amazing
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Openers

    Long Road
    Can't Keep
    Release
    Betterman'
    Why Go

    Closers
    Indifference
    Yellow ledbetter(2)
    RITFW(2)
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    I'm just jealous of all the times you guys have seen them live. :cry: I've seen them once, we had Daughter as an opener & Ledbetter to close.
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