Tag: waitingforfred

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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

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

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 #13: Portland, USA

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

Details:
Date: 25th April, 2020
Concert id: 2020-04-25

Categories
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