1) All Over You
2) The River
3) Selling The Drama
4) Mirror Song
5) Where Do We Go From Here?
6) They Stood Up For Love
7) God Don't Never Change [Blind Willie Johnson]
8) Wings
9) The Dolphin's Cry
10) Lakini's Juice
11) I Alone
12) Heaven
13) Lightning Crashes

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At the risk of being redundant, I will post the same review here that I posted at FOL.
Live put no a really GREAT show. Playing in front of a large crowd at a large open venue is where Live really shines. The energy was huge.

Before the show, there was about a square mile of tailgaters, drinking, barbequing, and just generally partying. I haven’t seen that in a while. It was a lot of fun.

The ballpark setup works pretty good. The HUGE stage was set up around second base. There was some type of flooring on the infield for the GA crowd. The infield seats at the ballpark were full. Lots of bathrooms, and there were tons of drinks, food and tour merchandise for sale everywhere. A real good atmosphere.

Collective Soul was great. I was very impressed. They went on at 6:30 sharp. They brought a lot of energy and put on a really good show for their 45 minute time limit performance. They closed the set with Shine and it left me thinking that Live had a pretty tough act to follow. I must say that Collective Soul really came across like a real class act. I was very impressed by them.

Live came on at 7:30. They opened with All Over You. Then I think the River. I can’t remember set lists very well. They had very high energy and sounded great. Just like for Collective Soul, it was still daylight, so Live didn’t get the benefit of a cool light display. Specific notes:

The Blind Willie Johnson cover is amazing in concert. Don’t try to imagine it from whatever you have heard about the song. You’ve just got to see it. It is really great. It is a major Chad Taylor highlight. It starts out with some great slide guitar. The guitar solos really rock. Bluesy and heavy. Because of some technical difficulties, Live had to change up the setlist order and play Wings after God Don’t Change. That proved to be an awkward transition. God Don’t Change is an ear pounding experience and then they cooled it off for Wings and it just didn’t seem right. I think it would be amazing to see God Don’t Change, followed by Lakini’s Juice and then I Alone. That would be 20 minutes of heart-stopping, mind-blowing action.

What I thought was a big positive is that Ed stated that he recently heard God Don’t Change for the first time and it blew him away and changed his whole life. Hmmm. I wonder if that means that good ole Blind Willie might be a catalyst for some new sound from Ed and Live. I hope so, because this song sounds amazing. I wonder who played it for Ed?

They played one of the best performances of They Stood Up For Love that I’ve heard. It was sweet!

They play Heaven as the sun set and Ed pointed to the sunset when that line in the song came up.

No Mother Earth Is A Vicious Crowd. That was a disappointment.

No White Discussion.

No encore.

The tight 1 hour time limit was a bit of a bummer, but hey, what can you do?!?!

They closed with Lightening Crashes. That’s the first time I saw them close with that. It works. The crowd was really into it.

I could have done without The River, Wings and Where Do We Go From Here, and replaced it with Pain Lies, Mother Earth, and White Discussion at the end and it would have been a perfect hour. It seemed like the set was really high energy and maybe it’s just me, but the SFBM songs just don’t seem to fit with the rest of the songs. The SFBM songs are too sweet and nice when they are surrounded by Lakini’s Juice, God Don’t Change, I Alone, etc.

Counting Crows… What can I say.? I left half way through Counting Crows’ set. Adam doesn’t sing anything like the songs sound on the albums. His pitchy, whiny voice is all over the place. He has no stage presence. Mrs. Potter and Round Here went on for about 20 minutes each. Mr. Jones sounded unrecognizable. I just don’t get it. It actually sounded funny to me, like a bunch of twelve year old children pretending to be the Counting Crows at a grade school talent contest. After Collective Soul and Live ROCKED, Counting Crows just didn’t seem to belong in the same show. The stage lighting was AMAZING for Counting Crows. God how I wish Live could have had that lighting. I think if you were being truly honest, you would have to say that Counting Crows should have opened the show, followed by Collective Soul and then Live.

Like I said, I left the Counting Crows performance early and went home. And I had aftershow passes. I could have met the band and stuff, but I couldn’t listen to any more of the Counting Crows.

I’m sorry and I hope I don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. But Live’s show and Counting Crows show were so different. It was similar to the juxtaposition of God Don’t Change followed by Wings. Just too much of an energy let down.

Collective Soul I have to admit was good. Not as good as Live though. I was a little disappointed that they played Mirror Song and not Mother Earth Is A Vicious Crowd but I liked that they played Where Do We Go From Here. God Don't Never Change was AWESOME!!!! I even got one of Chad's guitar picks!!! It landed right in front of me!!! Counting Crows....we left after Mr. Jones...God did he butcher that song!!! It was like a train wreck, I just couldn't look away!!! The lighting was nice though.

Two out of three ain't bad at Frawley
Counting Crows, Live live up to their reputations, but Collective Soul disappoints...

The advertisements for Sunday night's concert at Frawley Stadium by Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul left little to the imagination about what fans should expect: "One night! Three bands! All the hits!"

Since they charged $50 per ticket, they should have included "Free car wash by Live singer Ed Kowalczyk!"

Alas, there were no free car washes included in the steep ticket price, but fans of '90s alternative rock were treated to more than three hours of live music from three bands that have, surprisingly in some cases, survived more than 15 years in the business.

It was the opening night for a 26-date tour of minor league ballparks, and almost all of the near-sellout crowd stayed for the closing set by Counting Crows, the lone band on the bill that has proven its relevancy in recent years.

A noticeably slimmed-down Adam Duritz and the six-piece band delivered one of their trademark shows, filled with extended, rearranged versions of their hits, showing off their knack for breathing new life into old songs.

"Mr. Jones" teetered on disaster as Duritz sang/spoke the lyrics, zigzagging to match the lyrics with the music. But they pulled it off, making it hard for fans to sing along, but easy for them to respect the band's chops.

Duritz wore his influences (and heart) on his sleeve throughout the night, especially during a three-song run in the middle of the set.

First came his laid-back version of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil," which he introduced as "a song by a band from our hometown." (The Crows began their career in Berkeley, Calif.)

Then it was his ode to Richard Manuel, the late keyboardist for The Band, aptly titled "If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel is Dead)." He told of how he was drunk in bed with a woman one morning around 6 a.m. when he picked up the newspaper and read about Manuel's suicide.

"I got to thinking, man, that nothing is permanent," he told the crowd. "My hero is gone and this girl will probably be gone soon, too."

After the audience recovered from that buzz kill of a story, Duritz followed it with Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" -- with some of the lyrics rewritten, as Duritz is known to do.

Once the tributes and covers were out of the way, the band ran through the hits the fans were promised, including their most recent, 2004's "Accidentally in Live" from the "Shrek 2" soundtrack. Duritz told the crowd, "I forgot how much fun this song is. I'm in love and this is about being in love."

Throughout the night, the band raided their catalog, pulling "Round Here" off "August and Everything After," and even delving into the more obscure songs off their breakthrough debut, like "Perfect Blue Buildings."

Before the Crows took to the stage, which was just beyond second base on Frawley Stadium's field, Live took to the stage for an hour-long performance.

The band has played in Delaware several times since they stormed the charts in 1995 with "Throwing Copper," which sold 8 million copies. (Kowalczyk even once sat in on some songs at Arena's one night more than 10 years ago while visiting Rehoboth Beach.)

The band came out swinging with "All Over You," before rattling off "Selling the Drama," "Lakini's Juice" and "I Alone."

The highlight came when Kowalczyk pulled out a lyrics sheet and threw down a full-on rock interpretation of bluesman Blind Willie Johnson's "God Don't Never Change," originally recorded by Johnson in 1929. A smiling Kowalczyk said his recent discovery of Johnson's music had "changed his whole world around."

Unfortunately, the set was marred when Kowalczyk took his shirt off in the middle of the final song, "Lightning Crashes," a song about a friend who had died in a car crash. It was cheesy, even though Kowalczyk proved that he's a surprisingly buff 36-year-old.

But it was easy for him to show off following Collective Soul's opening 45-minute set. As the only band with a new album coming out this summer, they tried out a handful of forgettable new songs with lead singer Ed Roland practically begging the crowd to sing along at times.

Sure, fans got to hear their few hits like "December," "Shine" and "The World I Know," but you could smell the desperation when Roland left the stage saying, "Tell your family and your friends that you saw Collective Soul, man!"

I disagree with that reporter.

I thought Collective Soul was better than both Live and Counting Crows. Just be cause the crowd wasn't into it and the sun hadn't set yet, doesn't mean they sucked. I thought it was damn good. But I do have to admit their new music wasn't very good - especially the song that Ed wasn't lead on. I thought Better Now, The World I Know, and Shine kicked ass especially.

Live was OK. This was my 4th time seeing them (2nd this summer), and this show would probably rank 3rd. The setlist was bad. Someone needs to tell them that Wings and Where Do We Go From Here absolutely ruin the tempo of the show. I actually liked the cover, but there's way too much mention of God in the song which probably leads people to believe that Live has turned Christian rock. Lakini's Juice was by far the best song, and Heaven was actually pretty good last night (as he was singing "I can see the sunset" the sun was setting so he turned and pointed toward the pink sky). Whoever was standing behind me knew all the words to every song and knew exactly which song they were about to play so I'm going to go ahead and guess that it was one of you guys (white shirt, female, standing with a female friend).

So I had been told not to expect too much from Counting Crows, and I'm glad I didn't. I don't have much to say about their performance, but damn people were rowdy as hell around me. I saw one guy literally try to kill another guy. He put him in a headlock and threw him to the ground, knocking him unconscious for a couple minutes. It was pretty scary. Both of the guys were removed. Why can't people just go to a concert and enjoy the show without being assholes? I've never understood that.

All in all, glad I got to see three of my favorites on one night. It was worth the steep ticket price.

I got there late for Collective Soul, but what I heard, I liked. That's just me though I guess. I love their energy and their performance.

Live was amazing!! My highlight was when Ed was singing Heaven and sang "I can see the sun set..." pointing to the clouds to the left of the stage...I looked over and it was an amazing sunset. The sun was right behind the clouds. I took a picture of it on my phone actually. Lakini's Juice is always a major highlight and I also liked hearing Where Do We Go From here for the first time live. It was great. I have to say that I was really impressed by Patrick. He sounded amazing...especially during God Don't Never Change. That entire performance blew me away! I could have done without Ed taking his shirt off too, but Lightning Crashes still sounded amazing with the crowd singing along.

I hate to say this, but I wasn't very impressed by the Counting Crows either. I was expecting so much more. They lost me during Mr. Jones. It just didnt' sound right at all. I actually found myself bored at times. The songs were very long and kind of drawn out. I LOVE Hanging Around, so I was happy to hear that.

So...it was my niece's first LIVE concert. She loved them. She said, "I think I'm a LIVE fan now." That's my girl!! She took a great picture of Ed on her phone and recorded a couple seconds of audio when they played I Alone. So, now when I call her phone, The picture of Ed comes up and I Alone starts playing.

I feel like weighing in on last nite's show, and will keep this short. Perfect weather and enjoyed seeing an outdoor show for a change of pace....pretty good pre-show tailgate scene too, which was an added bonus. I was impressed with Collective Soul and dug their set. I enjoyed the hell out of Live (as always), but was bummed about no TDAOC or Vicious Crowd. That's just a cruel tease man to play these songs up in Canada and abandon them now. I liked the new cover tune and personally think WDWGFH is one of the best songs on SFBM, so I was fine with that. I know an hour set presents limits, but I think The River and All Over You as on opener were unnecessary. As for Counting Crowes, I don't think it's a good fit with them closing these shows, but I can live with it and was pleasantly surprised (I know I'm the minority here....maybe it was the beer) and think they improved their live show from the last time they toured with Live. I was also surprised that the crowd was dominated by their fans, and thought it would be more of a split. Was hoping Ed would come out and join Hanging Around, but no dice. Maybe it's because it was their first show together and they didn't get to hang out at all yet and practice. All in all, it was a great nite, and I might even try to find a spot in August to check out this tour again down in MD or in NY. Worth the trip and price of admission.

Overall, I was a little disappointed. I thought Collective Soul was awesome, definitely wish that they could have played another 4 or 5 songs...Precious Declaration and Why pt. 2 would have been nice to hear.

Live in a 13 song set just wasn't enough. With a set that included The River, Wings, Where Do We Go From Here, and Mirror Song (even though I love this song...) I felt like there was too much down time. I may even be a little tired of Selling the Drama. However...they did put on a great show, looked like they were having a great time, and it was great to see them with some more people in attendance. I do wish there was more of a Live presence...I was right in front of Chad where a lot of people had brought blankets to sit. No one actually sat during the show, but it was like they were waiting for Counting Crows. Did anyone notice how pissed Taylor looked at the end of Lakini's Juice? He took it out on the stage during I Alone, the stomping was ridiculous. I loved the new cover song too. And Doplhin's Cry felt really nice too...

Counting Crows...meh. I left my spot for the seats and got a beer. The songs just aren't what I'm into. They seemed to be enjoying themselves though.

Live was the most amazing performance I've seen to date. TSUFL was one of the best songs i've ever seen performed. As for that reporter with TNJ... honestly, I have no idea what they're talking about. I thought that Adam Duritz put on quite a terrible show, for all the hype that was spoken. but enough bashing musicians, I don't think the Live show coulda been any more perfect, the sunset shining splashes of different color over the venue, the energy just pulsed from the stage. God Don't Never Change also blew me away. I would've never imagined them to cover it, and when Ed started ripping through it, I was amazed. just plain amazed. there's no words to describe it really. i think the only thing that would've made my night better would be to see Pillar of Davidson, and I'd also have liked to see precious declaration by collective soul.