…I am your doctor…
I couldn’t help but use that song….I should probably be drawn and quartered, but it works.
Most fans know that the band did a special show for AMEX cardholders last night in New York City at Terminal 5. By all accounts, the show was outstanding, and they even pulled a new song out of the back catalog! Take a gander at the set list:
Whoa whoa…Too Much Information?? That’s one I haven’t seen live. And guess what? No Hungry Like the Wolf…and I wasn’t even there to miss it. Damn.
The band had a sound check, which by the looks of Twitter and Facebook yesterday – gave away the big surprise of Too Much Information being added to the set list, even so – fans who weren’t in line while the band got ready were in for some surprises that night, with Paper Gods as the opening song, and Save A Prayer, Danceophobia and Too Much Information being played amongst other DD standards and songs from the new album like Pressure Off and Last Night in the City.
Since Amanda and I weren’t there ourselves, we had to rely on others to share the wealth. We had one wonderful reader post her videos up on our Daily Duranie Facebook page and I’m including links to them here, courtesy of Margaret Deely Apple!
Save A Prayer:
What’s really cool about Save a Prayer is that you can hear the audience singing with the band…love that!!
Planet Earth:
And Girls on Film:
I was a little surprised to see that they opened with Paper Gods, given that it’s quite a long number…but my partner-in-crime predicted that it would be an opener back when we first heard the song. She was right! All this does is get everyone anxious for the next shows to come, including Red Rocks this weekend.
Naturally if anyone has any personal thoughts or anecdotes they want to add regarding this show at Terminal 5, we’d love to read them!! Either comment below or email us at dailyduranie(at)gmail(dot)com.
On to Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show…TONIGHT! Looking forward to catching them – I saw photos from their rehearsal earlier and they looked great!
-R
I was there! It was so much fun! I made the trip from Maryland and it was well worth it. I got in line around 6:15 and ended up a few rows back from the stage on the left side (general admission standing). I have never seen them in such a small venue so it was really cool to be so close.
The band came on close to 9:30 pm and started with Paper Gods, as you see from the posted set list. It sounded amazing live! I was excited since I hoped this meant we might get a slightly different set list for the night – and we did!
Simon sounded awesome…he kept the energy high all night, even on the more mellow songs like Come Undone and Ordinary World. I was surprised to hear Danceophobia – Anna did Lindsay’s part – and loved the transition into Too Much Information. Hope that’s a good sign for more ‘lost’ tracks in 2016! They led the crowd in a remix of The Reflex and we also heard a mix of Girls on Film (but he didn’t introduce the band). I was glad we skipped HLTW. I had the best view of Simon, John and Roger all night, although Dom moved around the stage a bit as well. Nick was harder to see due to the angle and a few tall people in front of me 🙁
Overall, an excellent show…so much fun..can’t wait for more dates next year!
Thanks for sharing, Sarah!! Sounds like it was a great show – I can hardly wait!! -R