Tag: onthelowrung

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New Zealand Show

Show #6: Invercargill, New Zealand

Setlist
On the Low Rung[1], Reload, Sure, The First Show, Blue Orange

[1] Debut

Review
No one in the band had been to Invercargill before, so they wrote a song specifically for the audience. The crowd was polite, but it was clear they didn’t like the song much. The band managed to salvage the show with Reload and a big Blue Orange closer.

After this show, the band openly debated whether or not it was smart to always debut new songs at the beginning of a concert. In the end, the lead singer decided they’d keep it up, leading to some discontent within the band on the trip to Auckland.

Concert rating: 58/100

Details
Date: 21th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-21

Categories
New Zealand Show

Show #9: Tauranga, New Zealand

Setlist
Pixilxil[1], On the Low Rung, Waiting for Fred, Top, Blended Together, Blue Orange

[1] Debut

Review
The band stayed broken up for about three months. Just as the band was considering making some new songs, their tour manager said he had tracked down some shows in the United States and Canada and wanted to know if the band was interested.

The answer was unanimous: Yes! Of course! Before leaving on their grand adventure, they played one last night in their home country before traveling abroad. They all agreed they’d need to go out on a high note.

They did not. It was a bad show. The drummer pointed out that it was probably because they started the show with a new song (this time a cover of a Year Unknown track), and was told to stop whinging.

Concert rating: 49/100

Details
Date: 21th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-21

Categories
Show USA

Show #12: San Francisco, USA

Setlist
The Wave, On the Low Rung, Blended Together, Lilliput, Duke’s Revenge, Blue Orange

Review
A truly awful show for the band. The Wave kicks things off, which gets a groan from a sizeable portion of the crowd. Then the show manages to get even worse. A subpar rendition of Blue Orange finishes out the set on a bit of a high note, not that most people even stuck around that long.

Concert rating: 44/100

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