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

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We left London, ON around 9:00 am for the trip to MI. This was probably a good idea, as the border was absolutely ridiculous with backup and it took us about an hour and a half to cross into the US. We arrived just before dinner hour at our hotel, which was a couple of minutes walk from the venue.

We headed out to the venue around 5:30 to make sure we were there on time for the show to start. Enough time for a quick ballpark beer and hotdog before Collective Soul hit the stage. The venue was really nice. For a single-A ballpark, we were all really impressed with it -- I think the minor league American Ballpark is akin to our Canadian junior hockey arenas (anyone who has been to a Knights game in London will know what I'm taking about). It was very interesting to see and we all really appreciated how clean, well-kept and organized the whole event was. What a great idea to have these kinds of concerts at baseball diamonds! I've never been to a show like that before, and it was really cool.

Collective Soul hit the stage right on time at 6:30 pm. Their set was a whirlwind of greatest-hits cuts from their various records. While their performance was somewhat uninspired, I thought it sounded good and their songs are pretty timeless, admittedly. I had a 'moment' when they were playing 'shine' that was pretty cool. I had very low expectations of their show, thanks to the reviews I'd been reading heading up to the show, so I'm glad I was proved a little wrong. Ed Roland has fallen a bit into the cliche-washed-up-rock-singer-in-tight-jeans-and-long-died-blonde-hair shtick, but hey, it was bound to happen to some of them! Good on Collective Soul for a good opening slot.

Next up were Live. Before I tell you the good parts about the show, let me first air my frustrations with the setlist. There were four recent additions to the sets of past shows: Dam at Otter Creek, Mother Earth is a Vicious Crowd, God Don't Never Change and Where Do We go From Here... all of which were left off this show. As a fan who has been to some recent shows, I was really looking forward to hearing these three new ones, even if I only got one or two of them. I don't fault the band for leaving them off... just a little frustrated that the one show I went to didn't feature any of the three new additions. Minor negative rant over.

The positives about this show far outweigh the negatives. The sound was great, the energy in the crowd was intense (only a few drunkerds but that will happen anywhere you're selling $7 HUGE beers on a hot day, and the police took care of the real idiots).

Best personal moments in the show:

Mirror Song: Me noticing that the 4 people standing immediately around me were all singing along with every word. Lots of dedicated fans still coming out to shows and it was very apparent due to this factor. This made me happy.

Walk the Line: Heard this tune many times but it really rocked hard this time. The crowd really ate this one up and the energy went way up during this tune as well, both from the band and the crowd. Chad's stomp was turned way on for this one. Good times.

TSUFL: Always good to hear this little gem in concert and the crowd loved it.

Lakini's Juice: I'm glad the guys realized that the crowd was really digging the harder stuff and didn't end with Lightning Crashes as they have done for other recent shows. Lakini was the perfect closer and was full of energy. When I saw Ruby Lou out I knew it was time for the rawk!

The boys seemed happy. Pat D was totally into it and that was cool to see -- it's rare to see a whole boatload of energy from him and it was there yesterday. Adam's harmonies were very clear and well done. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Adam is such an important part of the show... I think he adds so much musiciality and presence to the Live experience. I hope he remains part of the band for a long time.

One final thought: With the recent re-connection of Live and Counting Crows, I'm interested to know what happened to the camaraderie that existed between these two bands circa 2000. Why doesn't Live learn 'Flow' and bring Adam out to sing? Why don't they now repeat the experience of Adam singing along on Dolphin's Cry and Live playing along in Hanging Around? I know there was a bit of a rumoured 'falling out' between the Crows and Live, but I'd assume that's all behind them now that they are touring together again? Maybe not... Can anyone offer insight into this?

We retired to the back for the crows' set. I was fairly impressed with them, but I think my days of being a crows 'fan' are over. I found their set to be pretty boring and the song choices didn't help. I'm sure the hardcore fans are digging what's going on. I knew all the tunes played, including the more obscure ones, but I just didn't get into it. I found most of the tunes selected were too slow and 'introspective' to make for a diverse and exciting show. That's just my opinion. They are a good band and they obviously have a devoted fanbase that digs what they do. I'm just glad Live knows how to rock.