MVP Show For The 2013 Fall Tour

18th Pale Descendant
18th Pale Descendant Posts: 53
edited December 2013 in The Porch
With all 25 shows of the U.S. Lightning Bolt fall tour in the books, which would you consider best? Select your top five shows and rank them in this thread. I'll tabulate a winner using a weighted scoring system similar to the MVP award in baseball . . . five points for first place, four for second on down to one point for a fifth-place vote.

In casting your votes, you may consider strength of setlist, energy level of crowd/band, presence of rarities, acoustics of venue, dream encores or other subjective or "soft" factors you consider important.
08.06.2000 • Greensboro
06.26.2006 • St. Paul
11.30.2012 • Fort Lauderdale [EV]
10.29.2013 • Charlottesville
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  • MickeyMcFinnigan
    MickeyMcFinnigan Posts: 30
    I was at Charlotteseville and Seattle. Based on my experience, what I've read, and what I heard from others that went to other shows, I would say Charlottesville is my number one. Two through five would include Philly 2, Phoenix, San Diego, and Worcester (forget which one, but the one with the epic crowd performance of Alive).
    Columbus (3-31-92), (5-6-10)
    Cleveland (7-29-92)
    VA Beach (8-3-00), (6-17-08)
    DC (7-1-03), (6-22-08)
    Camden (5-28-06)
    Bristow (5-13-10)
    Vancouver (9-25-11)
    Wrigley (7-19-13)
    Charlottesville (10-29-13)
    Seattle (12-6-13)
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,854
    1) Worcester 2
    2) Charlottesville
    3) Baltimore
    4) Seattle
    5) Vancouver
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  • Griffey24
    Griffey24 Posts: 3
    1) Hartford
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,468
    Mike mccready was the show the entire tour. I think mike has reached new levels this year; the man is absolutely on fire.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I rank my 3 attended as follows:

    Worcester 1 - best of tour IMO
    Hartford
    Worcester 2
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  • 18th Pale Descendant
    18th Pale Descendant Posts: 53
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    Mike mccready was the show the entire tour. I think mike has reached new levels this year; the man is absolutely on fire.

    I concur. Mike NAILED every lead guitar part at the Charlottesville show, and that setlist was chock full of Mike showcases. Playing the Alive solo while walking through the crowd was epic.
    08.06.2000 • Greensboro
    06.26.2006 • St. Paul
    11.30.2012 • Fort Lauderdale [EV]
    10.29.2013 • Charlottesville
  • nothinasitseems
    nothinasitseems New Jersey Posts: 1,516
    Ranking ones I attended.

    Hartford
    Brooklyn 2
    Brooklyn 1 / Worcester 2
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1, Brooklyn 2, Hartford
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Philly 1, Philly 2, MSG 1, MSG 2, Fenway 2
    2018: Fenway 1, Fenway 2
    2024: MSG 2, Philly 1, Philly 2, Fenway 1, Fenway 2
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    Mike mccready was the show the entire tour. I think mike has reached new levels this year; the man is absolutely on fire.
    thread closed
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  • Comatose Pilate
    Comatose Pilate Maine Posts: 361
    1. Buffalo
    2. Hartford
    3. Worcester II
    1996: Augusta
    1998: Montreal, Mansfield I&II
    2000: Mansfield I&II, Montreal
    2003: Las Vegas, Toronto, Montreal, Mansfield I&III
    2005: Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec
    2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I&II
    2007: Lollapalooza
    2008: Bonnaroo, Camden I&II, Hartford, Mansfield I&II
    2009: Philadelphia III&IV
    2010: Hartford, Boston, New York City II
    2011: Alpine Valley I&II
    2013: Buffalo, Worcester I&II, Hartford, Los Angeles I&II
    2014: Tulsa, Lincoln
    2016: New York City I&II, Quebec City, Boston I&II, Chicago I&II
    2017: New York 
    2018: Seattle I&II, Boston I&II
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,444
    1. Charlottesville
    2. Spokane
    3. Hartford
    4. Brooklyn 2
    5. Worcester 1
    Honorable Mention: Baltimore and San Diego
  • shortstack
    shortstack Posts: 2,339
    detroit!
    did you see me? i saw you.
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,576
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    Mike mccready was the show the entire tour. I think mike has reached new levels this year; the man is absolutely on fire.
    thread closed

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  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    18th Pale Descendant wrote:
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    Mike mccready was the show the entire tour. I think mike has reached new levels this year; the man is absolutely on fire.

    I concur. Mike NAILED every lead guitar part at the Charlottesville show, and that setlist was chock full of Mike showcases. Playing the Alive solo while walking through the crowd was epic.

    This. :!: But you need all of the members in the band to allow Mike to do his thing..

    1. Brooklyn 2
    2. Charlottesville
    3. Worcester 1
    4. Philly 1
    5. Phoenix

    (Hard not to put the 5 shows I attended...) :lol:
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,732
    Brooklyn2
    it was all there :!:
  • serpent boy
    serpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    1.) Charlottesville
    2.) Spokane
    3.) Hartford
    4.) Vancouver
    5.) Phoenix
    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
  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    Charlottesville


    Calgary a close second
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I'm not sure how I feel doing this without having listened to boots from all the shows.

    Just to rank the ones I was at:

    1. Hartford
    2. Brooklyn 2
    3. Brooklyn 1
    4. Baltimore
    NYC 06/24/08-Auckland 11/27/09-Chch 11/29/09-Newark 05/18/10-Atlanta 09/22/12-Chicago 07/19/13-Brooklyn 10/18/13 & 10/19/13-Hartford 10/25/13-Baltimore 10/27/13-Auckland 1/17/14-GC 1/19/14-Melbourne 1/24/14-Sydney 1/26/14-Amsterdam 6/16/14 & 6/17/14-Milan 6/20/14-Berlin 6/26/14-Leeds 7/8/14-Milton Keynes 7/11/14-St. Louis 10/3/14-NYC 9/26/15
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  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Hartford is getting way over rated. It's a common CT inferiority complex phenomenon. The crowd was awesome. But of the set lists and band performance, i would put it 6th of the 6 show run I went to from Wor 2 through Hartford.

    Bklyn 1 is getting overlooked. Musically speaking it was the best by far (and just for direct comparison, Chloe/Crown was better here than Hartford, especially in terms of Ed's performance - I felt you could close your eyes and hear Andy. He really channeled him here) of the shows I went to, and I'd say the MVP (whatever that means in terms of art). Again, only speaking of shows I went to bc I can't speak to what ididnt see first hand.
    Wor 2 is another one of the shorter sets that is getting some love, but not as much as it should.
    No comments necessary on Bk 2 and the Philly shows, as they seem to be getting some love here.

    Again, all the shows were incredible, so this is like picking your favorite child. You really cant go wrong other than actually trying to pick one over another. If you want to say crowd MVP - Hartford would be a great choice. But, top show? I'd ignore the vocal minority here and look elsewhere.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    1.San Diego
    2.Spokane
    3.Charlottesville
    4.Vancouver
    5.Phoenix
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    1.San Diego

    Of the ones I didn't go to, it does seem SD is near the top for a variety of reasons. Thats the boot of the shows I didn't go to that I'm looking most forward to (it's also the place I'm traveling to next tour if I get the chance to. Certainly seems that's most consistently like a home town show for them rather than Seattle. I guess it's the Ed/Matt factor).
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