11/23/09: Effenaar: Eindhoven, Netherlands

[sean.bonner]

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01 - Love Is A First
02 - Courage
03 - Twist My Arm
04 - It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
05 - Fireworks
06 - Morning Moon
07 - Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
08 - The Last Recluse
09 - Fully Completely
10 - Poets
11 - The Depression Suite

01 - My Music At Work*
02 - Coffee Girl*
03 - Fiddler's Green*
04 - Gift Shop
05 - The Last Of The Unplucked Gems
06 - Ahead By A Century
07 - In View
08 - At The Hundredth Meridian
09 - Long Time Running
10 - Family Band
11 - Grace, Too

12 - The Lonely End Of The Rink
13 - New Orleans Is Sinking

[EPenguin10]

*bump* and awaiting setlist...(it was down on the 4th page...)

can't wait for brussels.

[Tthip]

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[Tthip]

[EPenguin10]

The first two EuroHip setlists have been pretty good.

[Tthip]

[fingernailsonhull]

Did that guy yell, "Kingston, baby!" throughout the entire show?

[tigerthelion88]

Did that guy yell, "Kingston, baby!" throughout the entire show?

LOL

[Tthip]

[President]

Like all the other Hip shows I’ve seen before, the last Eindhoven gig was also fantastic.

“De Effenaar” is a small, nice venue, and it was the second time I saw them there.
The hall was well filled, but not sold out.
And although Eindhoven is in The Netherlands, it seemed to me, that there were more Belgian fans
… which is a little bit normal, because they’re playing only one show in Belgium,
and FOUR in Holland! (Yes, I’m from Belgium).
Anyway, we’re not complaining… compared with distances in Canada, we are very lucky in Europe…
Eindhoven is only 60 miles from where we live.
And like our Dutch friend said… Hip fans over the world: “We are the same”

Strange enough there are always lot’s of Canadians at Hip concerts in Europe
The same last Monday… when a Canadian hockey player and his entourage, joined us at first row.
Very friendly, enthusiastic, and beautiful people…
But they ruined the sound of my recordings (http://www.youtube.com/user/Johannumber14),
by yelling throughout the entire show “Kingston Baby!”
… yes HE DID fingernailsonhull!

But the concert was ONE BIG party (especially at the first rows).
It was the first time that I saw them playing a double set without supporting program.. and I LOVED IT!
They opened with Love Is A First, and there we had immediately our first highlight of the evening…
in the middle of the song Gord suddenly pushed the micro under our noses…
“Love is a fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirst” -> Ron, A. and I with Gord Live between us…
Okay, I admit … luckily for you, I didn’t record that one…
It was the start of a memorable evening…
we heard great versions of Fireworks, Poets and the beautiful Morning Moon.
Gord gave his first handkerchief of the evening to my daughter, at her first Hip show ever (yes, I’m jealous),
but the absolutely best song of the first part was The Depression Suite… what a rich and impressive song is that!

Part 2 started with 3 acoustic ones (I recorded Coffee Girl)…
which was an ideal start for a very long and spectacular final…
with my favorite The Last Of The Unplugged Gems, a very rocking In View, an amazing At The Hundredth Meridian,
… “a guitar pick from an outstanding Rob Baker for my brother” (yes I’m jealous)…
… and an exploding At The Lonely End Of The Rink, which is one of the best live songs to me…
24 (!) great songs and yet again, the show was done too quickly.

To make our collection of special memories complete (handkerchief, guitar pick) our dear friend Ron got the original set list of this wonderful evening (yes, I’m jealous)…
… and I “bought” myself a new Hip shirt.

Satisfied we drove back to Belgium, direction “next Sunday”,
when we’ll meet again in Brussels Ancienne Belgique!
And where I hope they play COUNTRY DAY!

[sadies]

Very friendly, enthusiastic, and beautiful people…
But they ruined the sound of my recordings (http://www.youtube.com/user/Johannumber14),
by yelling throughout the entire show “Kingston Baby!”
… yes HE DID fingernailsonhull!

!

Great review.

"kingston baby" the entire show? I'm cringing! The band must just hate that too (and the irony is the bloke probably thinks they love it).

[President]

Very friendly, enthusiastic, and beautiful people…
But they ruined the sound of my recordings (http://www.youtube.com/user/Johannumber14),
by yelling throughout the entire show “Kingston Baby!”
… yes HE DID fingernailsonhull!
!

Great review.
"kingston baby" the entire show? I'm cringing! The band must just hate that too (and the irony is the bloke probably thinks they love it).

Thanks, and yeah... you are right... Gord seemed to be irritated by this.

[Tthip]

Last Recluse