I’m thrilled to be so close and back here at the Radio City Music Hall. Josh Ritter opened the show and I dug him…but some of it was over the top dramatic. I did really like his last song but I’ve got a feeling it was a cover.
I am actually going to attempt a setlist…but may fail miserably.
The Swell Season
Radio City Music Hall – New York City
Tuesday January 19th, 2010
Must have fallen from the sky (sitting on the ground)
Lies
Low Rising (sexual healing)
Feeling the pull
In these arms
The Rain
The Moon
If you want me
Fantasy Man
Solo Glen
“To Louise and her duffel coat”
Say it to me now
Leave
Back Broke
Astral Weeks – Van Morrison Cover
Colm (violinist) song solo with loops
“The court of new town”
I Have Loved You Wrong
Drive All Night – Bruce Springsteen Cover (Clarencess son on sax)
Go with happiness
When you’re minds made up
ENCORE
Falling slowly
High Hope
High horses
“I was in the army when they called you back to save me”
Red cord -Into the mystic - ”All the money I’ve spent, I did it in good company” (goodnight and joy be with u all) A Tribute to the clancy brothers
All in all, a tremendous show…quite possibly my favorite since I knew all the new material from Strict Joy. The new song High Hope was powerful, hope to hear that in some form (Live or Studio) soon.
