2012-11-15 - Clifton Park, New York

sean.bonner · Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:26 am

come together in 'the fictive dream'
with a kinda Randy Newman take
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01 - Grace, Too
02 - An Inch An Hour
03 - Man Machine Poem
04 - Gift Shop
05 - At Transformation
06 - Morning Moon
07 - Bobcaygeon
08 - In View
09 - The Modern Spirit
10 - Now For Plan A
11 - Little Bones
12 - Love is a First
13 - Streets Ahead
14 - Long Time Running
15 - Fully Completely
16 - New Orleans Is Sinking (Nautical Disaster)
17 - Fire in the Hole

18 - My Music At Work
19 - Ahead By a Century
20 - We Want to Be It
21 - Courage
22 - Fireworks
23 - Fifty Mission Cap

johnwblake · Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:55 am

Anyone going to this show? I have tickets for this show and was wondering if anyone has been to this venue. I know it's general admission and was wondering how many people the place holds.

Hope to see you guys there!

nnyvt · Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:51 pm

been there a couple of times. it was called northern lights. not one of my favorite venues but I will be going to the show.

johnwblake · Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:45 am

Thanks nnyvt. Any idea how many people this place holds, and what time I should get to the venue?

See you there!

John

Tthip · Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:03 pm

johnwblake wrote:Anyone going to this show? I have tickets for this show and was wondering if anyone has been to this venue. I know it's general admission and was wondering how many people the place holds.
Hope to see you guys there!

Here are some old reviews from past tours at the same venue: http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4439

johnwblake · Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:23 pm

Thanks for the link Dana!
John

barc2 · Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:45 am

good news, the hip are back in town after 3 years--bad news,they are back at northern lights-UGH!!! after selling out the 900 seat EGG last time out why on earth would they back track and play in a small,smelly,strip mall bar? Gord has no room to move around-the sound stinks,getting a beer is near impossible etc etc. Last time --90 degrees,young hammered 'kids"all over the place,flags blocking any view you might have found,inaudible sound system--what makes a band choose a venue? cost? the boys seemed to have really enjoyed the egg and I HAD AN ACTUAL SEAT! !the class of the venue and maybe extra ticket cost kept the riff raff out and the lobby area was the best you will ever find at a venue. If i remember correctly a vermont radio station 102.7 might have been sponsoring the last clifton park show with $10 tickets,so the show was overrun with youngsters--hope that is not happening again.

barc2 · Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:22 am

$35 tickets for the show------highest i have ever seen for this venue--avg show cost $18 not complaining as it should keep the kids away--

barc2 · Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:56 am

confliciting capacity results--looks like 1000-1300, the place has supposedly been remodeled--new bathrooms,video screens etc--i have heard it all before------if there are 1300 people in this place--you do not want to be one of them

johnwblake · Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:18 pm

nnyvt wrote:been there a couple of times. it was called northern lights. not one of my favorite venues but I will be going to the show.

What time do they usually open the doors? It seems to be out in the middle of nowhere. I'm coming from Toronto so was wondering what time I should arrive at the venue.

Thanks<
John

thompson girl · Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:07 am

johnwblake wrote:
nnyvt wrote:been there a couple of times. it was called northern lights. not one of my favorite venues but I will be going to the show.
What time do they usually open the doors?

Venue's website says - 8:00pm doors/9:00pm show.

What's cool to do in Clifton Park? I'm guessing nothing.

johnwblake · Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:36 am

thompson girl wrote:
johnwblake wrote:
nnyvt wrote:been there a couple of times. it was called northern lights. not one of my favorite venues but I will be going to the show.
What time do they usually open the doors?
Venue's website says - 8:00pm doors/9:00pm show.

What's cool to do in Clifton Park? I'm guessing nothing.

Seems not too much happening in Clifton Park. We likely won't be arriving until 6-7pm anyway so not much time to do anything anyway. Hopefully the bar is not full of idiots and kids!

Can't wait for the show with the setlists I've been seeing!

robbroncs · Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:48 am

part of me wants to take the 4+ hour drive north....the other part remembers i have work at 3am. lol probably wont even make it on time!

have fun!!

thompson girl · Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:43 pm

Wow, went to see the venue to make sure I know where I'm going and yes, its in a strip mall. Timing was good though - watched/heard three songs in the soundcheck. Won't spoil it - one of the three was something not played too too often.

thompson girl · Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:38 am

Setlist:

Grace too
Inch an Hour
Man Machine Poem
Transformation
Gift Shop
Morning Moon
Bobcaygeon
In View
Modern Spirit
Now For Plan A
Little Bones
Love is a First
Streets Ahead
Long Time Running
Fully Completely
New Orleans/Nautical/New Orleans
Fire in the Hole

Encore

Music @ Work
Ahead By a Century
We Want to Be It
Fireworks
Fifty Mission Cap

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Inch an Hour was the one I heard in the soundcheck, so I figured it'd be on the list tonight. Overall a good, hard working show. I wasn't blown away by the setlist, but man, these guys bring it every single show. See you tomorrow!