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2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:31 am
by sean.bonner
at a ballroom hanging you're there
you're everywhere
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01 - At Transformation
02 - New Orleans Is Sinking
03 - Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
04 - Man Machine Poem
05 - Love Is A First
06 - Boots Or Hearts
07 - The Lookahead
08 - Streets Ahead
09 - Ahead By A Century
10 - Poets
11 - Eldorado
12 - We Want To Be It
13 - Fully Completely
14 - Blow At High Dough
15 - Fire In The Hole
16 - Goodnight Attawapiskat
17 - Grace, Too
18 - Wheat Kings
19 - Gift Shop
20 - At The Hundredth Meridian
21 - Bobcaygeon
22 - My Music At Work
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:11 am
by Shane Kroeker
Gettin' geared up for this!
I'm all reserved at the Quality Inn suites across from West Acres Mall.
Shopping + Famous Daves BBQ + Hip = Fantastic Weekend.
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:31 am
by Rye
Looks like there are only single tickets left in the balcony, should be a pretty good atmosphere on a Saturday night. Show starts at 9 for this one?
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:39 am
by Buck
I confirmed w/ the promoter that it is a 9pm start time. Should be a great night!
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:10 pm
by DasHipsInWpg
a few people on craigslist selling tix for lower level if anyone is looking for some...
Is there an opening act or just the good stuff?
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:59 pm
by Shane Kroeker
DasHipsInWpg wrote:a few people on craigslist selling tix for lower level if anyone is looking for some...
Is there an opening act or just the good stuff?
Straight goods!
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:19 pm
by Rye
I like that they skipped NOIS and Blow last night. Hopefully they get it out of the way in Minneapolis and then skip those again in Fargo. 13th show, still looking for my first An Inch An Hour, On The Verge, Eldorado and Lionized. I like that some of these might be in play.
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:47 pm
by Graham
Anyone else driving down from Winnipeg?
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:44 am
by Shane Kroeker
Graham wrote:Anyone else driving down from Winnipeg?
Yep, Got into Fargo around 7:30 tonight.
Anyone know what time the venue opens? Need to pick up my tix at the box office.
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:06 pm
by Graham
I'll be wearing an Ashtray Rock JP shirt. I'm - sure - I'll be the only one
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:53 pm
by Christian Schutz
Help! I need two tickets for tonight!
Please call me (612)685-2774
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:20 pm
by jad35
Should be a great show ill post the setlist right as it ends. Have fun everyone
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:58 am
by jad35
Trans
New
Gus
Machines
Love is
Boots
Look
Streets
Abac
Greasy
Poets
Eldor
We want
Fully
Blow
Fire
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Grace
Wheat
Gift
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Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:01 pm
by Shane Kroeker
It was always one of my dreams to see the hip in a small US venue. After Saturday , I can strike that one off the list! I was very impressed with the Fargo Theater - It has a unique charm to it.
There was lots of energy in the building, and it was majority Manitoban, instead of North Dakotan, as expected.
Overall it was a fantastic show, as I had a smile on my face all night long, while I belted out lyrics.
Highlights for me included: El Dorado, The Lookahead, ATHM (the ending was wicked!), Wheat Kings (Paul's Singing).
My only criticisms: Setlist was very "greatest hits" heavy compared to the other stops on this tour IMO. It is too bad, as I was hoping for more deep tracks. Setlist was actually quite similar to the Winnipeg show at Shaw Park - so I am HOPING that the boys mix it up for the MTS center show in January....
Another complaint was that on the floor, people were always trying to creep up down the side aisles to get a closer view. The security made a bit of a weak effort to send people back to their seats, but eventually gave up. It just feels annoying when someone in Row J can get closer than myself in Row D.
That being said - I was wearing my Hipbase.com Beekeeper shirt, and had lots of positive feedback from other fans in attendance on it. Saw a few Basers there in attendance!
Re: 2012-12-01 - Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:37 pm
by Rye
I agree with what was said that the set was sort of similar to Shaw Park last year (and very similar to Minneapolis the night before). Some of that might have to do with having never played North Dakota before and maybe the band was a bit tired having played three of four nights (the show seemed a bit rushed). I was lucky enough to have front row seats right on the aisle between Gord and Paul. The last number of years I've found myself watching the band a lot more than Gord but last night I really watched him. He certainly put a lot of heart into the performance. I really wish the band had played smaller venues again in Canada (especially since ticket sales aren't exactly hot for the Winnipeg show) but I hope there's another round of US shows in the spring or summer to catch them in this setting.