1) Simple Creed
2) All Over You
3) Selling The Drama
4) The River
5) Mystery
6) They Stood Up For Love
7) I Walk The Line [Johnny Cash]
8) Wings
9) Lightning Crashes
10) Lakini's Juice
11) The Dolphin's Cry
12) I Alone
13) Heaven
14) Show

ENCORE #1
15) Run To The Water
16) Mirror Song
17) Iris (with "Bad" medley) [U2]
18) White, Discussion

ENCORE #2
19) Sofia
20) Voodoo Lady
21) The Beauty Of Gray
22) Dance With You

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Amazing show- Live brings so much nonstop power to the stage - Ed was great, the band was perfect - however, its a shame that the Henry Fonda Theatre can't install a sound system that might come close to accomodating the musical genius of the group - I can't imagine how great Live would be with a better house system. All in al l- a stunning performance, with the new material from Black Mountain sounding great. Can't wait for the next show in SoCal!

Live rocking into middle of the road
By Erik Pedersen (Reuters)
Friday, May 26, 2006; 2:39 AM

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Ed Kowalczyk looked bad-boy-rocker tough. Sporting dark shades, a shaved head, a black tank top and beat-up jeans, Live's singer hit the stage Wednesday at the Music Box and began prowling around, striking semi-threatening poses and gesturing like a street-cred rapper.

This went on for the band's first three songs, one from 2001 and two radio faves from Live's octuple-platinum "Throwing Copper." Then a funny thing happened: Kowalczyk removed the shades, waited for the adoring crowd to quiet down and talked about the band's upcoming seventh album -- and morphed into Mr. Nice Guy.

The veteran group proceeded to play the first two tracks on "Songs From Black Mountain," due June 6 via Epic. There was a striking contrast between the set's fiery opening salvos and the new songs "The River" and "Mystery" (the latter of which Live had played earlier in the night on "American Idol" with booted contestant Chris Daughtry). Any hint of an edge evaporated as the music got noticeably lighter and Kowalczyk sang about his destiny calling, easing his baby's pain and the high tide of their love.

Yes, Live had veered to the middle of the road, and was straddling the white line.

Over the years, the York, Pa., quartet's dramatic, rise-and-fall songs have tended to work particularly well in concert. Gently sung verses burst into loud, soaring choruses designed for crowd participation. The material on "Black Mountain" mostly follows that template, but its slickly produced songs -- heavy with poppy backing vocals and cliched lyrics -- probably won't endear themselves to longtime fans. Live clearly is looking to expand its base to the adult contemporary crowd, while assuming that the old faithful will continue to flock to their shows to hear "Lightning Crashes" et al.

Augmented by a second guitarist, the band showed Wednesday that it still has some punch: "I Alone" was outstanding, complete with a tense, teasing intro, and the Live version of "I Walk the Line" bridges the generational gap between the Johnny Cash classic and the band's fans. Kowalczyk, whose strong voice has held up nicely, encouraged sing-alongs and pleased a good portion of the crowd by going shirtless near the end.

Kowalczyk, guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer and drummer Chad Gracey have remained intact as a band since forming in 1988 -- no small feat for an act that has seen serious international success. But in this case, familiarity has bred formula, with too many of the set's songs meticulously sticking to that build-and-ebb verse-chorus structure, capped with a huge finish.

"The future is now," Kowalczyk sings on the new record. Another cliche, but this one is telling: Live is embracing midlife, and don't expect them to look back.