2012/11/28: The Fillmore - Detroit, MI

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The Tragically Hip
The Fillmore
Detroit, MI
2012/11/28

Setlist:

At Transformation, Grace Too, Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man, The Kids Don't Get It, Man Machine Poem, Gift Shop, Streets Ahead, The Rules, Lionized*, Poets, We Want To Be It, Eldorado, In View, The Lookahead, Thugs*, Fully Completely, Fire In The Hole, Goodnight Attawapiskat

Encore:

At The Hundredth Meridian, Ahead By A Century, Greasy Jungle, Family Band, Bobcaygeon, Fifty-Mission Cap

*Tour debut.

I miss hockey....

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Phishin' in Detroit

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It's not to often two of my favorite bands cross paths in real life or in print so I wanted to share this article/review of Phish's opening night on their Fall Tour from Cobo Arena in Detroit. The Tragically Hip are mentioned in this article because it where the material from Live Between Us was culled. They are mentioned beside some pretty impressive live albums and the significance of this Phish show is that it is scheduled as the last concert for the venue. The Cobo complex is comprised of several buildings (including the arena) and their biggest gig of the year is of course The North American Auto Show. The arena is coming down as part of an expansion project that will hopefully keep the auto show in downtown Detroit where it belongs.

Phish Tour

REVIEW (WJRT) -- Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit has cemented its legacy as the host of more than a half dozen iconic live albums.

From The Doors' "Live In Detroit" to The Tragically Hip's "Live Between Us" and Journey's "Captured" and Kiss' "Alive!" and Bob Seger's "Live Bullet," the venue has certainly made its mark in the music industry.

And Wednesday evening, it added one more stellar live recording to its collection as jam band Phish opened its fall tour on the banks of the Detroit River.

The fact that the show was recorded isn't news, as every Phish show is available for download at LivePhish.com. But not every Phish show is like what the roughly 10,500 fans witnessed Wednesday night.

From the opening notes of "AC/DC Bag" just after 8 p.m. to the close of "Character Zero" just after 11:30 p.m., the band was locked in and the audience was hanging on every note.

Highlights were abundant as the set list was overflowing with crowd favorites. "Bouncing Around the Room" and "Sample In a Jar" were sandwiched between the lone new songs of the night, "Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan" and "Kill Devil Falls" from "Joy," the band's latest album.

The mellow ballad "Mountains In The Mist" was used as a break for the crowd, which been on their feet dancing the entire set. And they'd need that break, as the first set ended with a flurry of "Poor Heart", "46 Days" and "David Bowie."

After a 30-minute intermission, the crowd packed the narrow concourse of the nearly 60-year-old building. Once the Vermont-based band got back to the stage, balloons and glow sticks rained from above on the floor seats as "Down With Disease" echoed through the hall.

As guitarist Trey Anastasio wound down his extended solo, he segued right into a trio of classics from their 1996 album "Billy Breathes." A blistering version of album opener "Free," Phish's most commercially successful song of their career, led to a crowd sing-a-long on "Waste" and "taste."

"Character Zero" finished things up with a mind-blowing, note-bending, furious solo from Anastasio. But the 45 year old also left plenty of room for exceptional bassist Mike Gordon and keyboardist Page McConnell to show their chops.

The music was just part of the overall experience. Young and old, hippies and straight-laced businessmen and fans with long dreads were all onboard.

As the house lights came up and the band left the stage, the buzz from the crowd was palpable, having just experienced yet another legendary Phish show, and one more historic performance at Cobo Arena. -- Josh Daunt

Setlist: "AC/DC Bag"
"Foam"
"Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan"
"Bouncing Around The Room"
"Sample In A Jar"
"Kill Devil Falls"
"It's Ice"
"Horn"
"Mountains In The Mist"
"Poor Heart"
"46 Days"
"DavidBowie"

Intermission
"Runaway Jim"
"Down With Disease"
"Free"
"Waste"
"Taste"
"Bug"
"Wading In The Velvet Sea"
"Mike's Song"
"I Am Hydrogen"
"Weekapaug Groove"
"Cavern"

Encore:
"Character Zero"

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The Fillmore - Detroit, MI 05/30/2009

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The Tragically Hip
The Fillmore
Detroit, MI
05/30/2009

Set I

Love Is A First
The Drop Off
Fifty Mission Cap
Now The Struggle Has A Name
Daredevil
Yer Not the Ocean
Frozen In My Tracks
Morning Moon
Three Pistols
Eldorado
Country Day
Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin' Man

Set II

Coffee Girl @
If New Orleans Is Beat @
Bobcaygeon @
The Depression Suite
Fireworks
Queen Of The Furrows
Poets
Fully Completely
The Last Recluse
Family Band
Locked In The Trunk Of A Car

Encore
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Blow At High Dough

Show notes: This show was going on as the Red Wings were laying the Beat Down of the Penguins. It makes sense (to me anyways) that as the Big Red Machine was creating its magic, The Tragically Hip was doing the same right up the street. I was getting the sense that we were falling into a pattern of sorts although the loop on this tour has a much larger span.

Daredevil made its first appearance this tour and brings the total of the Day for Night songs up to 9 of 14. Fifty Mission Cap was played outside of the encore for the first time this tour and Coffee Girl made its first appearance in the acoustic portion of the show. No song from We Are the Same had appeared in the acoustic slot before this show. If New Orleans Is Beat loses its status as a one show song after making a second appearance this tour after not seeing any action during the last 15 shows.

IAGLIYDW found itself in the encore for the first time this tour and The Depression Suite made only its second appearance outside of the first set.

Did I mention the Red Wings won. Well they did. 3-1. Country Day.....ho, ho, ho.

-mrjackstraw

Bold = Tour Breakout
@ = Acoustic

The Fillmore - Detroit, MI 05/29/2009

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The Tragically Hip
The Fillmore
Detroit, MI
05/29/2009

Set I

The Depression Suite
Family Band
Gift Shop
Putting Down
The Last Recluse
New Orleans Is Sinking
Throwing Off Glass
Bobcaygeon
Speed River
The Lonely End Of the rink
Now The Struggle Has A Name

Set II

Are We Family @
Fiddlers Green @
Ahead By A Century @
Nautical Disaster
Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
In View
The Exact Feeling
Springtime In Vienna
Morning Moon
Grace, Too
Frozen In My Tracks
My Music at Work

Encore
The Dark Canuck
Little Bones

Off the top of my head this looks like the 05/12/2009 setlist from Massey Hall. I will have to check. Lucky I know a site...Ha ha. Little Bones is back in its encore slot after coming out to close the 2nd set for one show (05/19/2009). My Music at Work continues to be featured in a set closing position even though it's been kind of weak this tour.

Love Is A First receives a rare night off.

I like Detroit in 5 over the Penguins. I want to see the boys hoist The Cup on home ice.

@ = Acoustic