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Show USA

Show #15: Missoula, USA

Setlist
F-12[1], Midst[2], High School[3], Patrick Swayze[4], Guyute[5], Celsius[6]

[1-6] Debuts
[5] Phish cover

Review
This concert was arranged at the last minute with a cryptic poster. Online sleuths quickly determined that the “stars and moons” motif in the flag was morse code that spelled out “New Album,” which led to a lot of anticipation leading up to the show.

Even casual fans of the band know that the band has no studio albums, only recordings of live shows. This made the hint “New Album” all the more mysterious. Shouldn’t you have a first album before you can call the next one new?

The concert kicked off with a new song called F-12, but was then followed up with five more, for a total of six brand new songs from the band. The Big Three didn’t make an appearance, and neither did any of their other songs. For people new to the band, it was an average show. But for EP’s rabid fan base, it was an instant classic.

The stand-out songs of the night were in the middle of the show: Midst, High School, and Patrick Swayze. The rendition of Guyute was technically a cover, but thoroughly reworked to feel like a fully EP song.

With that, the short US leg of the tour was over. Up next: Canada!

Concert rating: 55/100

Details
Date: 24th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-24

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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

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

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Canada Show

Show #17: Victoria, Canada

Setlist
Little Bones[1] , Midst, High School, Pixilxil, Sure, Ticket, Reload, Blue Orange

[1] Debut

Review

The band had supporting help for this show from The Plodes and Bad Hoo. All three bands ended up hanging out backstage where EP learned how to play Little Bones by The Tragically Hip. They figured it out well enough to debut the concert with it, or so they thought. It went ok, but not as well as they were hoping for.

The crowd was mostly there to see Bad Hoo, so the audience reaction was mostly muted. However, the energy changed drastically when the band decided to play The Big Three to close out the night. Reload came first, and was ok. But next came what fanthers have come to call “Victoria Ticket,” an almost-flawless performance that went down as the best song they had ever played.

In the end, Victoria ended up scoring as the third best show in EP’s entire concert chronology. But it was the performance of Ticket that became an instant classic, as buzz in Canada began to get louder. Afterwards, Bad Hoo invited Enthusiastic Panther to play with them in Calgary. EP agreed, and it was a good thing they did!

Show rating: 62/100

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Date: 30th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-30

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Canada Show

Show #19: Edmonton, Canada

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

Details
Date: 2nd May, 2020
Concert id: 2020-05-02