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December
5th, 2003 Setlist & Reviews
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| Concert Setlist |
1)  Like I Do
2) The Sanctity Of Dreams
3) They Stood Up For Love
4) All Over You
5) The Beauty Of Gray
6) Run Away
7) Voodoo Lady
8) Sweet Release
9) Life Marches On
10) Lakini's Juice
11) Run To The Water
12) The Dolphin's Cry
13) I Alone (with "Like A Stone"
medley) [Audioslave]
14) Heaven
ENCORE #1
15) Overcome (acoustic)
16) Selling The Drama
17) Lighthouse
18) Lightning Crashes
ENCORE #2
19) Dance With You
20) White, Discussion |
| Review by Daniel
(OzLiveFan) of Newcastle, Australia |
| An excellent show. Heaps of energy
form the band helped along by a very loud crowd. Train were an excellent support
band and I will definately have to buy some of their music after tonights effort.
At the end of the show two humorous things happened...Ed climbed up onto Chad Taylor's
guitar amps and they nearly fell over, then after he climbed down he grabbed Taylor's
guitar and then threw it back to him from the other side of the stage but Taylor
dropped it and it broke. They both had a good laugh. Anyway, very tired, gotta sleep. |
| Review by Andy
(@ndyT) of Sydney, Australia |
| No surprises really, except i didnt
expect the dance with you/white discussion encore no. 2. If they did Gas Hed it would
have topped it off for me. Ed went pyscho during w.d. - he had a glass of red wine
in his hand, stripped off his shirt, jumped on top of Taylor's amp stack, and then
smashed Taylor's Fender strat.... wicked!! If I was Taylor I would have hit him for
breaking my axe - but they were laughing about it! |
| Review by Alia
Delves (Ally) of Australia |
Wow!! Is the only word to describe
Live's Sydney Show last night. We entered the entertainment centre in time for Train,
who did the best version of Whole lotta Love and Ramble on by Led Zepplin. A couple
of very lucky but emotional girls were invited up on stage to dance with the lead
singer.
Live, wow again! Ed, Chad G, Chad T, Patrick & Adam went off. I was lucky enough
to be about 3 metres from the stage and the entertainment centre really rocked! They
played a great mix of songs of their Birds of Pray Album and previous albums, Ed
and Chad T really looked like they were having a great time up on stage and were
really grateful to the crowd, who were so loud! There were times in some songs the
crowd was singing louder than Ed. In the first Encore Ed dedicated Overcome to the
victims of 9/11, the Bali Bombings and the Australian and American troops currently
overseas in Iraq.
Once again, these guys rocked and even gained a new fan last night in my partner,
who up until last night sort of liked them, but came out a fully fledged fan.
Going to recover now! |
| Review by Johnny
C of Australia |
Oh my god. What a show. Train put on
a good pre-show and despite the setlist not containing a couple of favourites like
Shit Towne and Simple Creed, Live absolutely rocked. There did appear to be a couple
of sound issues during a couple of songs, but all in all it was a fantastic show.
Like I do is one of the best concert openers I've ever heard. This song just pumps.
All Over You got the crowd fired up, this is still one of their best songs live.
Ed introduced Run Away as his favourite off the album. I'm still not convinced with
Lakini's Juice - as with last time they toured Australia, it seems to be a bit flat
though it does remain a bit of a crowd pleaser. Typical favs Run To The Water and
Dolphins Cry had the crowd singing, as did Heaven.
For the encore Ed dedicated Overcome to the Bali bombing victims and to the troops
still in Iraq. Obviously Lightning Crashes brought a big cheer from the crowd., but
the pick of the night for me, apart from Like I Do, was White Discussion. About half
way through the song, the band went into a bit of an improve, with Ed asking the
crowd if his band was any good cause he had never seen them perform. He then tells
Chad (Gracy) to 'turn it up', which he certainly did! I swear the volume increased
by another 10 decibels. This was just the best way to finish the concert. Shame I
don't have tickets to tonight's concert cause I could certainly go through that all
again! |
| Review by Mike
of New Zealand |
There's only one word I can use to
describe the gig last night: WOW!... This was my first Live concert and though I
was primed to expect the best, nothing prepared me for the performance they put on:
Live rocked the place silly, it was absolutely phenomenal!
This is long, so if you like build-up kind of reviews, hang tight... otherwise skip
to the end!
I arrived at the Entertainment Centre with my brother around 7pm and bought a tour
shirt, then hung round for a while, looking round at the ever-growing crowd, some
veterans of the music scene, wearing Live shirts from as far back as Throwing Copper's
tour, though there were far more V shirts.
They soon let us in and we got our seats (yes, seats) pretty far back, but a good
vantage point nonetheless. The support support act Epicure came on and I must say,
did a good job of entertaining, with laid back groovy verses building into an intense,
rocking chorus. The singer introduced them, saying "hi, we wish we were Train,
but we're not, we're Epicure." They got a luke-warm crowd response (there weren't
that many around yet, but the standing area was starting to fill) and people were
obviously shouting things to them, when the singer said, "what? You haven't
heard of us? We play here all the time!" Good to see some Aussie humour and
they got a good send off when they played their last song which rocked out hard and
climaxed with the keyboard player sending his stool flying out behind him and raving
on his feet.
A short break then followed, with fans streaming in to see Train when the lights
dimmed... they came on with "calling all angels" which the crowd seemed
to know, before getting into some funky pop/rock that had most people surprised I
think - the general view here is that they are soft puffy rock, but they proved they
had the goods, most evident when the singer said "this song is a big hit in
America, so we're gonna pretend it's a big hit here," he got a few cheers, but
then they hit us with an awesome guitar solo - the guy was really getting into it!
Their energy was infectious on the crowd and when they launched into Led
Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" they really had the place rocking. Inevitably
they ended on a high with "Drops of Jupiter" and left such a good vibe
that I was left wondering, how much better than this can Live get?... I was soon
to find out!
There was another break and the house lights came on, with people rushing out to
the bathroom no doubt - by the time the lights darkened, the place was jam-packed
(representative of the sold-out billing) and a HUGE roar went up from all of us -
swirling lights, deafening sound and suddenly, Live is there playing Like I Do! Chad
T and Adam looked pretty hip in sunglasses, with Chad's kicks punctuating the snappy
playing; and Ed and Pat were there rockin' along too with Chad G... The Sanctity
of Dreams followed and the crowd down front was really enjoying themselves. After
each song, the lights would dim and then burst on with each intro - it was pretty
cool having that suspense actually.
Live was really loud, but my ears got used to it quite quickly and They Stood Up
For Love rocked much harder on concert than it does on TDTH... later on in Voodoo
Lady Ed really got into his element, as his shirt came unbuttoned (that got a massive
shriek from the ladies) and he paced the stage grinding his hips.
When the opening to All Over You came on though, I went nuts and the stadium just
erupted! The whole crowd knew it and everyone was singing the whole thing, Ed looking
quite pleased with the whole thing. As expected, the front crowd really got going
in this song, the jumping was pretty cool to watch. When the bridge of the song came
though, Live was rocking so hard it was awesome! I was thinking, "Metallica
eat your hearts out, this is a real gig!" not that I've seen Metallica, but...
anyway, back to the concert,
Ed then appeared with his acoustic guitar and started talking about the next song,
when he said "this is a song off our first album," we all went ballistic
- I think most people knew what it was, but he felt the need to explain that it was
"Mental Jewelry, not Throwing Copper" probably after he was on radio earlier
in the day on Triple M and the silly radio interviewer kept on saying how she only
found out about MJ recently. Crazy.
They followed up The Beauty of Gray with Ed's favourite BOP songs (as we all know,
"Run Away") and again, the crowd really liked it. "Sweet Release"
was soon afterwards and got a big response cos it's pretty popular here in Oz - Ed
looked like he was having problems with his earpiece in this, constantly adjusting
it, but it sounded great!
Life Marches On came up and rocked out with it's happier riff, getting everyone into
a pretty good mood - Ed's voice by now showed no signs of cracking, which was amazing,
as he seemed to be working so hard and Live's songs aren't exactly easy to vocalize!
A cool drum intro then started which I tried to place for a moment, then realized
with glee, along with the crowd, that it was "Lakiniís Juice" !! Chad T
and Pat started their riffs and this song blew the top off the place, it rocked so
hard. Gracey was slamming the drums like nothing else and Chad T was stomping and
halfway through the song just went crazy, flinging himself around. Adam was getting
into it, making some sounds into the mike, and jumping around and Ed - well, Ed -
he was allover the place, he got up behing Gracey at one stage in the verse and was
making some rather, er, suggestive poses with the microphone - Chad would have had
no idea! Haha and I finally got to see the famous "jump" of ed and Chad
T, stomping and hopping together. That was cool - as was the end of the song, when
Gracey took it upon himself to go nuts on the drums: now THAT was something I'd been
waiting for! He's a legend.
Run To The Water was another huge one with the crowd and again, in concert, Live
live is really something special. Their range of talent is quite amazing too, with
these soaring ballads and hard rockers all mixed together - it's the ultimate rock
concert!
When Ed sang the first few words of "The Dolphin's Cry", the crowd exploded,
it was a huge song here and everyone knew the words, singing all the way through.
The cheers at the end of that one were huge!
Again, Live started a song with one of their cool intros and Ed was singing "looooove"...
I guessed what it was, and when he counted in "I Alone" we went wild again,
it's all all-time classic! They really rocked this one, and the Like A Stone part
was more interesting than groovy but when Ed launched back into the song it kicked
out something grand.
Ed then sang Heaven and the the audience loved it, it's also been a big hit here
and we all sang along - he looked pretty happy with this as well. Heaven rocked in
concert too, Ed's energy was rubbing off on everyone and the song reached a great
ending.
Ed then thanked the crowd and the guys headed off stage, but I (after reading this
site so much!) and most others guessed theyíd be back, especially without playing
Lightning Crashes and the audience was deafening - sure enough, Ed walked back on
with his acoustic guitar, talking again and in a really sincere tone he dedicated
the song to everyone who suffered form September 11, the Bali bombings (there was
big applause for this) and everyone in Iraq. He played "Overcome" and then
the rest of the band came in and Ed got into "Selling the Drama" which
again, everyone knew and loved well!
The next song really blew me away, "Lighthouse" is awesome on the album
but live it just smoked the audience totally, everyone was up and jumping around
for this one! Chad T and Ed were racing around the stage and even Pat was getting
into the action, dancing around a bit nodding his head.
When Chad T started the chords to "Lightning Crashes" the place literally
shook with the cheers, but before they started, Ed talked to us, thanking everyone
and dedicating the song to all the children on earth being able to live happily with
plenty of food. Then the whole crowd sang along and they really performed well on
this one - I for one was really moved by the performance. When they finished, Ed
thanked us all again and headed off and it was at this stage I was hoping fervently
that they'd play us another encore and although some people headed straight for the
door, most just remained and screamed for more... and sure enough, they came back
on and we went crazy!
Ed came on and said "earth to light man, this is a quiet one, so can you turn
this thing off my face a bit?!" and the lights went purple as they played "Dance
With You". Again, it sounded great in concert and Ed tried to get the audience
singing back the the chorus line, but it wasn't really that loud, Ed was trying coax
more out of us (I was singing loudly!) but maybe most people weren't familiar with
the song (how could you not be?!) or were losing their voices! Anyway, there was
a brief pause and then they started grooving on the opening to White, Discussion
and everyone went crazy, Ed was getting really pumped and the others started moving
about more too. Ed moved off to the side at one point as the rest of the band played
and started talking about them, how he wanted to just watch them for a while or something
and then he started using the echo effects on the microphone to ad lib and it sounded
terrific! The chorus came and the whole lot of us were screaming, with Ed just getting
more and more pumped, taking off his shirt, kicking things around the stage and hollering
at the top of his voice. There were some shots of Chad Gracey drumming up on the
big screens and he was grinning, just hitting everything like a machine, it looked
so cool!
Eventually they finished and Gracey and Taylor went nuts on the cymbals and distortion
as Ed climbed up on the amplifiers and we all got up and had our hands in the air,
pumping fists, it was great. Ed came down and he looked so intense that I though
he was going to smash Chad's guitar, but instead just threw it to him, where he dropped
it and they were laughing their heads off. Gracey came down andhad a handful of drum
sticks that he threw out - what I would have given to be down there and gotten one!
But Chad obviously couldn't throw quite as far as our seats... ah well, next time!!
Anway, overall it was one of the best nights out I've ever had and it absolutely
rocked! Stunning performance on all accounts by Live and proves they're the best
band in the world! Can't wait to see them again next time they're here!=) Maybe my
ears will have stopped ringing by then! Cheers all! |
| Review by Kirsten
Read-Andia (Stormchild) of Sydney, Australia |
Ah!! Someone beat me to a review! Someone
who doesn't sleep, obviously - or who didn't have to find their way out Sydney via
public transport on a Sunday. Half-hour late buses, anybody??
Anyway - here goes. I swore I would post a review of last night's concert, and I'm
going to try, the only problem being that the concert was so ABSOLUTELY BLOODY AMAZING
that I'm going to have real trouble putting it into words. But I'll do my best.
Okay. The first act, Epicure, actually quite impressed me. They didn't really get
a crowd reaction, but their songs actually sounded pretty good to me - some of it
sounded very much like Powderfinger. We'll see if they get some more exposure from
opening for Live - they deserve it.
Moving on - Train. I had no idea what to expect from these guys - I've always quite
liked them, I have their first album, and let me say, after last night, I am definitely
going out and buying their second cd. They were brilliant! Such great performers,
knew exactly how to work the crowd, and the lead singer's voice (sorry, not sure
of his name, but anyhow) was really, really strong. They did an absolutely amazing
cover of a couple of Led Zeppelin's songs - A Whole Lotta Love was in there, and
another one I recognised, but I don't know the name of - and it was so eerie, the
singer's voice sounded just like Robert Plant's! And Drops of Jupiter was beautiful,
of course. When their set was over, I mentioned to my friend, Alicia (who is now
almost a complete Live convert) that I would've been happy just to pay to see Train.
But then - what can I say? Live came on. And we quickly learned why Train, as good
as they are, were only the opening act.
In short, they rocked. And that is the understatement of the century!! This was my
third time seeing Live, and I thought nothing could match the first time I saw them,
on TDTH tour - when I saw them on the V tour, they were brilliant, as well, but my
first Live concert experience still topped it for me - but last night. Oh my God.
Last night's show surpassed all my expectations. They were just frigging unbelievable.
I'm glad someone else supplied the set list, because I just wouldn't have been able
to keep track. With every single song, they blew me away - every time I thought,
that's it, tonight can't get any better - IT DID!!! It was also extremely loud, and
one of my ears is still ringing, but hell, who cares? Um, highlights for me (aside
from everything) was Run to the Water, a song which always brings me to tears when
I hear it live, but it was such an exhilarating rendition last night that I was grinning
like a fool through the whole thing - Run Away was absolutely beautiful, I Alone
was incredible, as was Dolphin's Cry, and Lightning Crashes, which Ed dedicated to
the "noble ideal" (I think that's how he put it) that no child in the world
should be starving or suffer, as always, was exquisite. The acoustic version of Overcome,
which Ed dedicated to all the Bali bombing victims (so wonderful of him to do that)
was just incredibly beautiful. Even my friend, who finds it really hard to listen
to that song because it's too sad for her, was able to listen to it and love it for
the first time.
But I've saved the best for last. I'm going to give you three song titles. Lakini's
Juice, Lighthouse, and WHITE DISCUSSION. Those three songs were absolutely mindblowing.
I thought I was going to explode when Lakini's Juice started playing, and when Ed
and Chad T started stomping together - AAAAH!! And Lighthouse, which I didn't recognise
at first, was just amazing - I've heard that Ed sometimes has had trouble singing
that song, but my God, he didn't last night. It was phenomonal. And White Discussion.
I simply have no words for that song. I've seen White Discussion performed once before,
in the middle of the set, and it was good, but as a show closer - it was huge. Awesome.
Overwhelming. I almost forgot to breathe. At one stage, I had to literally put my
hands over my ears, it was just too much to take, and when it ended (and believe
me, I didn't want it to end) I was deaf, had no voice left, and was utterly exhausted.
So that was the concert. I could rave on, and on, and on, and on about it - you get
the picture - but I won't, cause my friend and I got to go backstage - and this is
in danger of being a VERY long post as it is. I was so nervous about meeting the
boys, because I am usually a very shy person - and I was afraid I was going to turn
bright red, or make a fool out of myself or something. But the boys were all so sweet
and down-to-earth that I wasn't at all nervous when I met them. Patrick came out
first, and he was very quiet - I think he was very tired - shook everybody's hands,
introduced himself by name (you know, just in case we didn't know who he was!) signed
my backstage pass and disappeared very fast - I didn't even see him go. Then the
other three guys came in - I didn't actually get to speak to Ed and Adam then and
there, I couldn't get near them - but I did to speak to both Chads, got their autographs,
and had photos taken with both of them. Chad T was so friendly! He came up to me
and shook my hand, and asked me how I was - I said deaf, but brilliant - I had a
photo taken, but we forgot to put the flash on, so he let me get another photo, this
time, using the flash - accidentally spilt some of his drink on me (but most of landed
on him) and was generally a really cool guy who I would have loved to have a conversation
with. He also gave my friend a hug because it was her first Live concert. Chad G,
meanwhile, was very quiet, but extremely sweet and courteous - he teased me because
my camera is a dinosaur - my friend wanted a photo and an autograph from him, but
couldn't ask for one, because she got struck with an instant crush, and couldn't
speak! I didn't know until afterward, otherwise, I would've asked for her.
After the meet-and-greet, Alicia and I decided we wanted more of the Live boys, so
we ran round the back of the venue, and waited for an hour or so in the freezing
cold and got Ed's autograph (Adam never emerged, which is a pity, because I wanted
to tell him how much I loved his music). Ed was also really sweet, I told him he
put on an incredible show, and he smiled and thanked me (and I promptly felt my knees
melt). But then he had to go, because Chad T was calling to him from the van ("Eeeed,
I'm dying..." or something to that effect - I think he wanted beer) and we had
to accept that our Live evening had come to a close.
So that's it. Sorry for the long post, and the rambling, but I've had no sleep and
an hour-long phonecall in the middle of typing this. After last night, I am officially
a hardcore Live fan for life!!! |
| Review by Daniel
Bettiol of Australia |
This was the 8th time I have seen Live
since 1997. This was a truly great show with songs from MJ to BOP. They sounded great,
the set list was tremendous and it was just a superb night.
Train was the lead up band but I didnít see much of them. Those who saw said they
were good. I preferred a beer across the road and just caught Drops of Jupiter. That
was enough for me.
Live came on at 940pm. The first track was Like I Do. A superb starter!! It sounded
great and itís the perfect song from BOP to kick off a concert. The Sanctity of Dreams
followed. It looks like Ed loves to sing this one. He delivers it with a great belief
in the words he wrote. They Stood Up For Love set such a positive feeling in the
place. All Over You was the best ive ever seen them perform the song. The crowd went
crazy and got right into it. Voodoo Lady was next. Ed did his usual ëhow are the
ladies, how are the fellasí bit before it. The crowd were very responsive. Voodoo
Lady has that many great lines in it. Itís a great song! I was happy they played
it again! The Beauty of Grey was played with Ed on acoustic guitar. Another one
with fantastic lyrics. The more acoustic theme continued with Run Away which Ed said
was his favourite off BOP. I think Sweet Release goes well in concert. Ive always
liked the uplifting chorus and Edís voice, in particularly during the verses, sounded
great.
Then the concert picked up in tempo. I really enjoyed the slower section and hearing
a few of the newer songs live. Life Marches On is one of my favorites off BOP and
was played out very well by the guys. Then Lakiniís Juice brought the house down.
This is always amazing live and again they spanked it out. What a song and what a
performance!! A little bit of a different start without Chad belting out the riff
straight away. It was one of the many highlights on the night. The Dolphins Cry and
Run to the Water, both crowd favourites, were delivered with the gusto and passion
Live is famous for. I Alone never fails to deliver. Ed sang Audioslaveís ëLike a
Stoneí after the second verse. One of the best songs thatís come out this year. They
played Audioslaveís album before the concert whilst the roadies were doing there
work. Obviously a recent Ed influence. Heaven was great in concert. The crowd loved
it and it continued such wonderful momentum already built up. They earnt a little
rest.
(Encore 1)
Ed came back alone and sang Overcome. Before the song he mentioned that we need to
keep on helping each other cause ëthe world ainít getting any prettierí. He also
dedicated the song to the Australians who were killed in the Bali bombing. The crowd
appreciated this not only for the kind gesture but for the honesty in his voice.
Overcome was brilliant with just Ed and acoustic guitar. Im glad a song from V was
played. I know a lot of Live fans didnít overly rate V but I have always liked it
a lot. Selling the Drama was next. This was followed by my personal highlight of
the night. Lighthouse. A great song and played so well in concert. I was hoping they
would play it and wasnít let down. Then Lightning Crashes. Ed spoke of seeing a recent
TV show about kids in South Africa who were malnourished and didnít have the same
opportunities as children in first world countries. He dedicated the song to all
the children in the world so they have the same opportunities in life as others more
fortunate. Lightning Crashes in a word was marvelous.
(Encore 2)
They all came out to the huuuuuge applause of the crowd. I wasnít sure what they
would play. Ed started off by saying ëEarth to light guy, this is a slow and moody
songí. The lights were turned down somewhat as they played Dance With You. I think
this is one of Edís favourites. It was very nice. They finished with White, Discussion.
A great finish from Live. Ed was fired right up and Chad was going berserk on the
guitar. Ed was bumping into the
speakers before climbing on the speakers which were about 10 foot off the ground.
He was shirtless by this time and having a great time. It was a great spectacle.
It was a fantastic concert. I thought the crowd was very responsive throughout the
night. The company I was with loved it and the enthusiasm from the group we were
around help made it a great night! Congratulations to Live for providing a superb
show! |
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