DEVO - Lets hear some chatter folks

[distance]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
   Some Ticket prices have definitely outplaced inflation.
 

i think ticket prices these days are totally ridiculous in general.
 if only i could have been going to shows in the early 80s..

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by bearman:
  I'm sure tonight will be a better show. I just hope they play longer.

Word is, the setlist should be pretty much a carbon copy.....won't spoil it for anyone going tonight because that is the highlight of the show,the song selection.....btw,I think it's one of the Bob's, looks to be weighing in at about the 260 to 280 range if I'm not mistaken,maybe it's a stamina thing on the short setlist......

[kosmo vinyl]

while looking at list of DEVO shows in the early 80s, and most of them list ran around 85 minutes and included the audio used with the video segments.

[twangirl]

Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
   

Originally posted by bearman:
  I'm sure tonight will be a better show. I just hope they play longer.

Word is, the setlist should be pretty much a carbon copy.....won't spoil it for anyone going tonight because that is the highlight of the show,the song selection.....btw,I think it's one of the Bob's, looks to be weighing in at about the 260 to 280 range if I'm not mistaken,maybe it's a stamina thing on the short setlist...... [/b]

I expect it probably has more to do with the drummer's injured hand.

[Sir HC]

You could see the drummer was in pain.  He was working hard to try to use his left hand and kept changing his style with that hand in an attempt to use it.  Was not totally successful.  My friends and I could think of 1 or 2 songs that would have made the night complete but it still was great.  I think the broken video added to the even, almost as if they meant for it to be repeating.  I didn't view it as an encore but as two sets.  They are not young guys anymore.
 
 Was hoping for the Nickelodeon encore.

[kosmo vinyl]

Fab show, the band was tight and sounded great but was a bit creeped out by the fact the four originial looked like a bunch of dads on stage.  
 
 Was a bit disappointed by no appearence of Boojy Boy doing "Beautiful World" and little in the way of video back drops.  The only video used was at teh start of the show, the General Boy intro from the New Traditionalists tour followed by a montage of Devo videos.  Then again there was a bit of is it live or is it Memorex feel at those 80's shows.   BOB1 still rocks...
 
 "We're All Devo"

[anarchist]

3 fat guys that could have been accountants.  one of them looked like larz from mars.

[mike9182]

Yo, weirdest crowd EVER.  In line the guy next to me kept talking about how great Weird Al is.  Felt like i was at a star wars convention.  As for the show, aside from being short, i thought that they played great, and I think Mark Mothersbaugh is a great showman, in his own strange way.  Bouncing the superballs into the audience was a nice touch.

[set1914]

Was so happy that I sucked it up and got the tickets. They rocked out!! They were as good as they were when I saw them at the old club the last time they were it town. Duty Now for the Future!!

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by SPARX:
  What all did they play?

Would someone provide this old fart with a setlist now that the second show is history??

[Curval]

They played a great show Sunday.  So glad I finally got to see Devo.

[Sir HC]

For those who thought they were obese, you should have seen Steve Jones when the Sex Pistols played the club.  His guitar was tilted up from the belly.

[RatBastard]

I was up front.  had a total blast.  Got a pair of drumsticks from Josh to add to my collection and a pick for my friend who collects those.  Very glad I made the trek from Richmond.

[Seth Hurwitz]

Originally posted by distance:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
   Some Ticket prices have definitely outplaced inflation.
 

i think ticket prices these days are totally ridiculous in general.
 if only i could have been going to shows in the early 80s.. [/b]

believe me, everyone complianed about them back then, too

[Guiny]

All's I have to say is that it was 55 bucks worth spending. I'd never seen them before, knew very little of their songs, but knew of them and knew what songs were popular amongst their fans. I have to say that it was easily a top two concert of the year. So much energy and the music was just GREAT. I had no problem with the length, I usually leave a little early anyways. I can easily live for an hour concert if they play good songs and if its a band I like, play the songs I like. Conclusion: EXCELLANT AND WELL WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 "Are We Not Men, We Are DEVO" was by far the most entertaining song of the night. Still got it playing in my head and seeing the two guitarist jump back and forth when not singing their vocals.