The Tragically Hip: June 13, 2009
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
support: band
Main Set:
The Depression Suite
Yer Not The Ocean
Fully Completely
Morning Moon
Ahead By A Century
The Dire Wolf
Honey, Please
At The Hundredth Meridian
Coffee Girl
In View
Love Is A First
Thompson Girl
Courage (For Hugh Maclennan)
Scared
Don't Wake Daddy
Poets
The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
Thugs
Bobcaygeon
Grace, Too
Frozen In My Tracks
Fireworks
New Orleans Is Sinking
Encore(s):
Now The Struggle Has A Name
Blow At High Dough
Notes: I went to this show with my dad, my sister, and family friend, Roken. The Hip is
my sister's favorite band, but I haven't really gotten into any of their albums in the last decade,
so I didn't know all of the more recent material they played. But they
always play well and hard
and put on an
excellent show. The downside is the inevitable influx of drunk people who push their way to the
front, totally disrespecting those of us who had been standing there for hours to stake out our
space, and there was no shortage of them on this night. About 90 minutes in, I had to bail from
my spot a few people back from the rail so I could sit down and get
some air and rest. The drunk people were pissing me off, and one guy in particular was completely
obnoxious and distracting me from the show.
I was happy they played my favorite song, "Grace, Too," which isn't always
a guaranteed staple of their setlists.
Lead singer Gord Downie sheds buckets of sweat, and he goes through several dozen handkerchiefs
to mop it up during the show. They're usually tossed into the audience for a random fan to grab. At one point
he came down to the rail to get closer to the fans. My sister was right there, and he deliberately
put a handkerchief into her hand. She goes to see them multiple times when they play in California,
and usually gets a spot right up front and sings along to every song. I am convinced he remembered
her from shows in the past and decided to reward her. (If a
used, sweaty rag can be seen as a reward? :-D)
(May 13, 2010)
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