1) All Over You
2) Selling The Drama
3) The River
4) Mystery
5) They Stood Up For Love
6) Lightning Crashes
7) Sofia
8) Lakini's Juice
9) The Dolphin's Cry
10) I Alone
11) Heaven
12) Show

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This was a good show, but no where near the best that I have seen. They could only play an abbreviated set due to Robert Randolph and Our Lady Peace still needing to play. The crowd was into it but not all were there to see Live play. The new songs sound good. They changed Lakini's Juice around and it now has a lot more bass to it. I wish they would vary the set list a little and give the long time fans some other songs. I would love to hear Pain Lies on the Riverside, Operation Spirit, Iris and other songs that normally don't get played. Hopefully they work on this for future shows.

I went to the show in Buffalo at B.U. It was great, but I was very upset. I went out after the concert to buy a t-shirt and they were packed up and gone. There was alot of fans out there looking to buy shirts. It was a great show and wouldn't miss it for anything. The last song "Show" was great, as for all of your songs. Keep up the great work. Your fan in New York.

I went to Springfest mainly to see Our Lady Peace but I wanted to see Live also. This was my first time seeing Live in concert and I thought they were amazing. They had so much energy and passion on stage, they were definitely a crowd pleaser. I was happy to hear some of their old songs, especially "I Alone" and not just new songs. But their new songs sound great and I can't wait to get the new album. Overall, a great performance and I will be seeing them again.

The guys sounded great and had their usual energy. It was the sixth time that I've seen one of their shows. Because there were four bands playing, their set was a bit abbreviated. Although they still played all the standards. They played four new songs (River, Mystery, Sophia and Show) and although they sounded good live, I am afraid that the album versions are going to be a lot more mellow. The show was great for what they had to work with and since they never come to Buffalo, I'll take it. I was talking with Chad Taylor after the show and he said that the last time they played in Buffalo was in 1991 following the release of Mental Jewelry. He said they are going to be touring for the next two years in support of the new album, so I hope they come back.

UB's Springfest delivers a lineup worthy of 1997
By Christopher Schobert (News Contributing Reviewer)

The two top acts at University at Buffalo's Springfest on Friday evening, Live and Our Lady Peace, constitute the lineup of the year. The problem is that year was 1997, not 2006.

Happily, both bands exceeded expectations, despite being upstaged by the group sandwiched in the middle - the mesmerizing Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

After years on the outskirts of the pop scene, things are percolating for Live lately. The band has the distinction of having a new record label, a soon-to-be-released album, and a tribute/blatant theft from "American Idol's" Chris Daughtry, who sports a chrome-dome not unlike Live's lead singer, Ed Kowalczyk, and sang a cover of Johnny Cash's "Walk the Line" that was virtually identical to the band's version.

Take it as a compliment, boys. You can't beat that kind of publicity.

At Springfest, following a spirited set from recent Battle of the Bands victors Kick Williams, Live dipped into its new record, "Songs From Black Mountain." "The River," the first single from the album, had a surprising, cheerfully wimpy vibe, but lacked the immediate hooks of its more muscular predecessors, as did "Sophia."

But the band also smartly trotted out the hits: "I Alone," "Lightning Crashes," and "All Over You," among others. The concert's closer, Our Lady Peace, has retained much of its fan base north of the border, and even if the band is not quite as popular in the States as it was in its late-1990s heyday, songs like "Superman's Dead" and "Clumsy" still receive heavy radio play. Similar to Live, the group went over well with the modest crowd, and was much more striking than on record.

But the showstopper was clearly Robert Randolph and the Family Band, who added a musical freshness to the event, and a dose of soul that Live and OLP can't approach on their best day.

While skipping "I Need More Love," its catchiest tune, the band turned each song into a steady, evolving jam that rattled the roof of Alumni, and even, at one point, literally knocked the hat off Randolph's head.

The cover of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" was the most stunning number of the night, along with snippets of "Billie Jean" and even "Whole Lotta Love."

Party like it’s 1995
By Rachel Bellavia (Arts Editor)

Despite last Friday’s Spring Fest being held indoors, Robert Randolph was a silver lining in the rain cloud.

Like the days of wearing a pair of timeworn Zubaz or watching a rerun of "Seinfeld," the music of Our Lady Peace and Live might be a bit out of date, but it's still a guilty pleasure.

Friday night's Spring Fest in the Alumni Arena didn't have the audience crowd surfing or charging the stage, but it did offer four entertaining hours of free music from some of the best alternative '90s groups as well as a lesser-known funk band and a local act.

Picking a rock group that will please the majority can be difficult, as there are few defining acts that ensure a sold-out show. Live and Our Lady Peace aren't exactly up-and-coming, but the event did see approximately 4,000 concertgoers in total, many of whom were older fans or families.

Live's lead singer Edward Kowalcyzk had a good time with the audience, reliving classics like "Selling the Drama" and "I Alone" as well as later hits like "The Dolphin's Cry" and "Heaven." The singer worked the crowd, often relying on hip gyration and interpretive Hindu dance to convey his anguish.

"Show your love to me," he confessed, taking his shirt off in what was the pinnacle moment of the fest.

Guitarist Chad Taylor was equally impressive, tearing through heavier songs like "Lakini's Juice" and bringing the audience to an appreciative roar with the beginning chords of "Lightning Crashes," which even woke some of the concertgoers in the bleachers from their comas.

The band also gave the audience a taste of their upcoming album "Songs from Black Mountain" with the newest single "The River" (not to be confused with "Pain Lies on the Riverside" or "Feel the Quiet River Rage").

"I liked Live the best," said Penny McClure, a junior psychology major. "The main singer really helped gather the crowd with his energy and the (sound) levels seemed more balanced."

I traveled with one of my good friends from Cornell 3 hours to see this concert and thanks to the earlier submissions I felt compelled to comment on my experience. I have to agree with all the others that Live's setlist was abbreviated and not as good as usual due to the shortness of their show. I was appalled that the concert executives would put Robert Randolph
after Live in the concert order. Live had the crowd rocking and it was my first taste of the new album which (thanks to this site) I was the only fan I believe singing along to the new songs. It was a memorable concert and then the whole mood was destroyed when Robert Randolph came out and changed the good old fashioned rock energy that Live and OLP provide to funk with hardly any lyrics or energy. The crowd seemed to be lost at best before OLP came out and started the rock up again. This was perhaps the closest I have ever gotten to the band and I was thrilled to be in attendance. For my 4th Live show I must rank this near the top because of the new songs and a special moment for me when Ed was singing Heaven and changed the words to "I look at my daughters" thanks to the birth of his second child which I more than others appreciated... but every show is phenomenal.