Setlist
Blended Together, The Wave, Ticket
Review
A rough start for the band. The first two songs were not received well by the audience, but Ticket was a bit of a crowd pleaser. Possibly because people were excited that the band was finally going to get off the stage.
Concert rating: 37/100
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Date: 14th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-14
Setlist
The First Show[1], Blended Together, The Wave, Ticket
[1]Debut
Review
The second show was a lot like the first, just with the minor addition of a new song for people to dislike. Band morale was low, and not just because they were playing in Upper Hutt.
Concert rating: 44/100
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Date: 16th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-16
Setlist
The Wave, The First Show, Ticket, Reload[1], Blended Together
[1]Debut
Review
This could have been a breakout show for Enthusiastic Panther if it weren’t for, well, every song except Ticket and Reload. The audience was left scratching their heads. “How could those two songs be so good when the rest of their set was absolute shite?”
Over time, Ticket and Reload emerge as two of the most popular songs of the entire band’s catalog. And the other ones? Bad news, they never stop being shite.
Concert rating: 50/100
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Date: 17th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-17
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
Details
Date: 19th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-19
Setlist
Reload, Blended Together, The First Show, Ticket, The Wave
Review
Dunedin taught the band an important lesson. Reload and Ticket are popular anywhere in the set, and … The Wave is just not a good song, and nothing can be done to save it.
The band was riding high on a great show and approaching an epic close when the bassist got a bit cocky. When he plucked out the first few notes for The Wave, the rest of the band groaned, but gamely soldiered on. They shouldn’t have.
It turns out a bad performance of a bad song doesn’t work very well as a closing song! Who knew?
Concert rating: 54/100
Details
Date: 20th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-20
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
Details
Date: 22th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-22
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
Details
Date: 26th January, 2020
Concert id: 2020-01-26
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
Details
Date: 22th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-22
Setlist
Lilliput[1], Pixilixl, Blue Orange, Ticket, Reload, Sure
[1] Debut
Review
“We have a curse! We have to stop debuting songs at the front of the show!” the drummer yelled backstage.
“We don’t have a curse,” the singer said. “Lilliput is going to work, trust me.”
It did not work. To salvage the show, the band played The Big Three as a triad in the middle of the show. That works, and in fact the band registers their best show to date. Morale is running high after this show, but there continues to be a debate within the band about the “always start with a new song” strategy.
Concert rating: 64/100
Details
Date: 23th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-23
Setlist
Top, Ticket, Waiting for Fred, Pixilixl, Blue Orange, Reload, The First Show
Review
A better show than San Francisco, but a bit uneven. Blue Orange and Reload are standouts but The First Show is not a strong closer.
Concert rating: 63/100
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Date: 25th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-25
