BeShakey Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 HazelFake Fur CoatDiamond LightFloweringSummer NoonWorld AwayNew MoonHigh As HelloWait For LoveLove Like a WireLow KeyNobody Dies AnymoreVia ChicagoI Am Trying to Break Your HeartOne WingNew MadridRemember the Mountain BedHummingbirdPlease Tell My BrotherBorn AloneJesus etcI'm the Man Who Loves YouA Shot in the ArmThirteen (Sammy Tweedy on vocals)Please Don't Let Me Be So UnderstoodOnly the Lord KnowsThe Losing EndCalifornia StarsQueen Bitch The Powerstation isn't a huge venue, but this is traditionally a weekend when Aucklanders make use of the last holiday before winter and get out of town, so the venue was only half full. The people that were there were respectful and enthusiastic (at the right points). As others have said, the Sukierae songs seem much better live and even though lots of people didn't seem familiar they got a good reception. One Wing was an early highlight of the solo set. And as for all the other sets of the tour Spiders was on the setlist but not played (along with Passenger Side). Jesus etc got a hushed crowd sing along (trying not to drown out Jeff), but other than that they seemed happy listening. I'm the Man was dedicated to Suzy, who was seated on one of the couches around the edge of the floor (along with Liam and Elroy Finn). Jeff commented that it was nice to actually be able to see her while he played the song. Sammy Tweedy sang all of Thirteen, getting a big clap (followed by the loudest cheer of the night when Jeff said it was his first time singing on stage). The kid's got a great voice and nailed the song. Jeff seemed to be having fun (it always helps if the venue is standing), but both Give Back the Key... and 5 Years were dropped from the encore. Banter wise there were only a couple of highlights. After Jeff introduced Spencer someone yelled out 'you're doing a fine job sir' and Jeff said thanks they appreciated any positive feedback, later asking for less positive feedback when someone yelled too much, and then more after he messed up Born Alone. After an early song he said something like 'that was a waltz, I don't know whether they've made it down here but they're huge in the states', there wasn't a reaction from the crowd leading him to comment 'that fell flat' (it might have been that people couldn't hear, my girlfriend asked after the show what he said about the Waltons). There were also a few comments about Auckland being the Tweedy family's home away from home (after the time they all spent here for 7 Worlds Collide (which was at the same venue)), and that this was the first time the whole family had been back. Overall, it was a really great show. I'd given up on seeing Tweedy, so it was nice to catch what might be their last show for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eckythump Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Review and some great pics of the show here http://13thfloor.co.nz/reviews/concert-reviews/tweedy-powerstation-march-27-2016/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeShakey Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Plenty of great pics here too http://cheeseontoast.co.nz/2016/03/28/live-photos-of-tweedy-at-powerstation-on-sunday-27-march-2016/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeShakey Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Quite good recording of this show (if I do say so myself) - http://this-was-now.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/tweedy-powerstation-25-march-2016.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Quite good recording of this show (if I do say so myself) - http://this-was-now.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/tweedy-powerstation-25-march-2016.html Ta very much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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