Evening with Matchbox Twenty
Tonight was MB20 gig number one. Local venue. 1800 capacity. There were about ten people (and a railing/bit of space) between where I stood, and Paul Doucette's side of the stage.
Rob was in black jeans, black tee, black waistcoat. Levi's should seriously consider paying him to model. That is how a pair of jeans should look on a man, mmm.
It was 'An Evening With...' as they didn't have an opening band - no support act for the whole UK tour, for whatever reason. So they took the stage about 20.20 and played for about two hours.
Departures from the usual setlist included Waiting for the Train, the bonus track off UK iTunes version of 'North', and Rob doing Downfall as a solo acoustic track (OMG amazing like that!). The rest was a mix of stuff from all four albums, and a cover of INXS's Don't Change.
Live, Sleeping at the Wheel has awesome power. And even though I've watched all the live versions of English Town I could find, hearing it live was just stunning. (It's my favourite track off 'North'.)
Excellent gig, despite the sciatic pain from standing so long! Even dancing in place only does so much, alas.
Fortunately, tomorrow night I have seats. ;-D
x-posted to JF
Rob was in black jeans, black tee, black waistcoat. Levi's should seriously consider paying him to model. That is how a pair of jeans should look on a man, mmm.
It was 'An Evening With...' as they didn't have an opening band - no support act for the whole UK tour, for whatever reason. So they took the stage about 20.20 and played for about two hours.
Departures from the usual setlist included Waiting for the Train, the bonus track off UK iTunes version of 'North', and Rob doing Downfall as a solo acoustic track (OMG amazing like that!). The rest was a mix of stuff from all four albums, and a cover of INXS's Don't Change.
Live, Sleeping at the Wheel has awesome power. And even though I've watched all the live versions of English Town I could find, hearing it live was just stunning. (It's my favourite track off 'North'.)
Excellent gig, despite the sciatic pain from standing so long! Even dancing in place only does so much, alas.
Fortunately, tomorrow night I have seats. ;-D
x-posted to JF