Setlist
Another Brick in the Wall[1], Midst, The First Show, Sure, High School, Patrick Swayze, Blue Orange, Reload, Little Bones
[1] Debut; Pink Floyd cover
Review
The band found a new gear in Canada. This show started with a cover of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall. It was a bit of a miss, but Blue Orange blew everyone away with a 94/100 performance, and it was an overall solid show.
Show rating: 63/100
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Date: 2nd May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-02
Our 27th Song[1], Ticket, Blue Orange, Midst, Sure, Top, Little Bones, Patrick Swayze, Reload
[1] Debut
Review
A few notable things about this show. Our 27th Song debuted, then there was a red streak of three, and a blue streak of five. The Big Three made an appearance, and the show was good overall.
It also kicked off the first recording of the “SLF score” which stands for “Setlist Freshness.” This score describes how old or new the songs are. A score above 75% would mean the show is mostly new songs (as in Missoula) and a score below 25% would mean it’s mostly older songs. This show scored a 49, right in the middle. Song oldies, some new songs.
Show rating 65/100
Setlist freshness: 49/100
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Date: 7th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-07
Setlist
F-12, Pixilxil, A9, Our 27th Song, Celsius, Patrick Swayze, The First Show, Top, Sure, Reload
Review
A notable show because only Reload made an appearance out of the entire Big Three. Celsius was a standout with a 71% score, its all time highest score. But wasn’t enough to save what ended up being a pretty mediocre show.
Show rating 55/100
Setlist freshness: 54/100
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Date: 9th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-09
Setlist
Blue Orange, A9, Celsius, Midst, High School, Our 27th Song, Four Turtles, Patrick Swayze, Ticket, The Wave
Review
No performance of Reload, but the other two songs that comprise The Big Three bookended the show. Blue Orange brought the house down with a 78/100, and the last song of the night broke records by hitting 100/100. It was the perfect performance.
But not content to leave on a high note, the band plunged into their most polarising song, The Wave. It scored a mere 29/100, stealing the chance for the band to leave on the highest possible note.
Also of note: the gap score for The Wave was 9, which is quite high for any song, let alone a song that has a whole fandom dedicated to it.
Show rating 63/100
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Date: 10th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-10
Setlist
Krambambuli[1], Reload, Top, Little Bones, Pixilxil, Sure, Needle, Lilliput, Blue Orange, Ticket
[1] Debut
Review
Krambambuli debuted as a nice lead-in song to Reload. The rest of The Big Three made an appearance, but the show couldn’t be saved. The band began wondering if they’re just never going to succeed in big cities. The fanthers noticed as well.
Show rating 54/100
Song freshness: 45/100
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Date: 11th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-11
Setlist
Olivia’s Pots, Ku-Tut, Spiron Festival, Duke’s Journey, Raiya Sees, The Wax Post, The Turning Machine, Greypeak Range, Cranberry Crystals, Moonstrike’s Lament[1]
[1] An entire show of debuts
Review
There’s no way to explain it other than to say Enthusiastic Panther played a rock opera, based on a new fantasy story, with all new songs. It was reminiscent of their Missoula show, but this time with an entire story based on a fantasy world.
Absolutely amazing show. Hard to process. More to come.
Show rating 53/100
Show freshness: 88/100 (100/100)
Details
Date: 12th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-12
After New Zealand, USA, and Canada
Countries visited: 3
Shows performed: 27
Average show score (NZ): 53
Average show score (US): 57
Average show score (CA): 60
Average show score (Total): 57
Best show: Calgary, Canada (72)
Worst show: Wellington, NZ (37)
Songs in catalogue: 38
Average song score: 53
Highest rated song: 2020-05-10 Blue Orange (Quebec, Canada)
Lowest rated song: 2020-01-14 The Wave (Wellington, NZ)
Longest song: The First Show (8:20)
Shortest song: Sure (3:15)
Original songs versus covers: 38:7
“Winning North America”
The North America tour was where Enthusiastic Panther proved to others (not to mention themselves!) that they had something special. Fanthers began to joke after Winnipeg that the band might yet “win North America” and by the time they ended their epic show in Halifax, the legend was already well on its way.
Jessica Shows
These refer to shows where Enthusiastic Panther play an entire show of new songs. This odd naming came about because of a fan named Jessica who attended the first one in Missoula, Montana and wrote a blog post about it that became an instant classic in the fan community. The band secretly invited her when they planned on doing the same thing in Halifax. She later wrote a second blog post about the experience. She had a lot of the original enthusiasm, but it wasn’t quite as special as the first time.
Halifax
The Halifax set wasn’t just legendary because of the all-new setlist. It also marked a left turn for the band because the songs were all based on a single fantasy world and sequenced linearly into a kind of rock opera. The fandom was immediately introduced to a range of new characters such as Olivia, Duke, Raiya, and Moonstrike.
Moonstrike
Moonstrike’s Lament was played for the finale in the Halifax show, and became an immediate fan favourite. Some fanart of Moonstrike managed to capture the imaginations of many Fanthers, and before the European tour even began, images of Moonstrike tattoos began springing up across the internet.
Setlist
Our 27th Song, The Wax Post, Moonstrike’s Lament, The Turning Machine, Patrick Swayze, Celsius, Reload, Blue Orange
Review
An absolutely stunner of a show. Other than a completely botched version of The Turning Machine, the show was almost exclusively blue songs. There was a good blend of older songs alongside Halifax Lore, plus a good blend of rare songs to go alongside the common ones. A fantastic show and a good sign for the rest of the European tour.
Concert rating: 68/100
Details
Date: 16th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-16
Setlist
Pixilxil, Raiya Sees, Krambambuli, Ticket, High School, Greypeak Range, Spiron Festival, Cranberry Crystals
Review
Portugal was a high point, but Madrid managed to be even better. Almost every song had its best version played at this show, and Ticket scored a 98.
Notably, only one of the big three was played and yet the score was still one of the all-time highest.
Concert rating: 69/100
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Date: 17th May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-17