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New Zealand Show

Show #4: Christchurch, New Zealand

Setlist
Sure[1], Four Turtles[2], Duke’s Revenge[3], Ticket, Reload

[1, 2, 3] Debuts

Review
The Christchurch show was the best show played by the band to date, and it brought with it a lot of interesting data and lore.

First, the band debuted a full three songs, meaning more than half the show was brand new. Second, the band decided in Christchurch that because the new songs were received well, any show with new music would always begin with a new song. Third, Ticket and Reload brought the house down, which is where the band realised these two songs were their crowd favourites, and work best later in the set.

The next show was going to be played further south, in Dunedin. The band decided to put some of their new theories to the test.

Concert rating: 61/100

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Date: 19th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-19

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New Zealand Show

Show #7: Auckland, New Zealand

Setlist
Top[1], Four Turtles, The Wave, Ticket, Blue Orange

[1] Debut

Review
The Auckland show started with this stirring cry: “Our drummer says we shouldn’t start concerts with new songs, so let’s prove him wrong!” It turns out the drummer was right. The debut of Top didn’t go very well, and it wasn’t until the band returned to crowd pleasers Ticket and Blue Orange that the show found its footing.

Concert rating: 58/100

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Date: 22th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-22

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New Zealand Show

Show #8: Hamilton, New Zealand

Setlist
Waiting for Fred[1], Reload, Ticket, Four Turtles, Duke’s Revenge, Blue Orange

[1] Debut

Review
The band stormed into Hamilton hungry for a good show, and agreed on playing the “Big Three” to help them achieve that. Despite pleading from the drummer, who believed that their “always start with a new song” strategy was jinxing entire shows, the band started with Waiting for Fred.

It did not go well. But despite that mistake, the show ended up with the highest rating yet. And what do you do after a great show? If you’re this band, you get in a giant fight and break up.

Concert rating: 61/100

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Date: 26th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-26

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Show USA

Show #10: Honolulu, USA

Setlist
Duke’s Revenge, The Wave, Ticket, The First Show, Pixilxil, Four Turtles, Reload

Review
The band decided to play a trick on the drummer, and leads the whole show with Duke’s Revenge. Torn between putting on a good show and standing up for himself, he ends up playing along.

The Wave delights a small percentage of “Wavers” in the audience, but drags down the show. A decent showing, but not great.

Concert rating: 55/100

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Date: 22th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-22

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Show USA

Show #14: Seattle, USA

Setlist
Needle[1], Lilliput, Sure, Four Turtles, Reload, Blue Orange, Ticket

[1] Debut

Review
The curse of the debut song continued in the Emerald City. Needle was a new song inspired by the Pacific Northwest, and the band was excited to try it out. But halfway through its maiden performance, the crowd booed until the band stopped the song.

Lilliput didn’t fare much better, but Sure punched way above its weight to save the show, then the Big Three closed out the night on a high note.

This concert is emblematic of the kind of rut the band began to get into. New, adventurous songs weren’t being received well while older, more played out songs were getting huge responses. Increasingly the band began to resent those crowd pleasing songs but didn’t feel they had any choice.

Concert rating: 55/100

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Date: 26th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-26

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Canada Show

Show #16: Vancouver, Canada

Setlist
Blended Together, On the Low Rung, The Wave, Waiting for Fred, F-12, Four Turtles, The First Show, High School

Review
Call it stage fright, call it hubris, call it bad luck. This was a bad show.

The band attempted to put together a show without the help of any of The Big Three. Unsurprisingly the show was a disaster, tying for the second worst show of all time. The only highlight was High School, but even it was played below its expected average.

Show rating: 44/100

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Date: 29th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-29