Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Foam, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Bouncing Around the Room, Sample in a Jar, Kill Devil Falls, It's Ice, Horn,Mountains in the Mist, Poor Heart, 46 Days, David Bowie
Set 2: Runaway Jim, Down with Disease > Free > Waste, Taste, Bug, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen >Weekapaug Groove, Cavern
Encore: Character Zero
Detroit isn't the nicest city I've visited. The venue seemed like a relic compared to other live venues to which I'm more accustomed (in fact, it's being torn down, phish was the last show there). Lots of concrete, only one bathroom per floor, awkward tier separation that required walking up long confusing halls separated by fences etc. Still, an enjoyable place to see a show.
The lot was in the first floor of a parking deck right outside the venue. First time I've seen an indoor lot, pretty funny. People parked on higher levels leaving work had to drive right through the middle of it all- they looked very confused.
Our tickets. Stage right on the last nosebleed row. Really, row o is the last row. We eventually moved for the second set, but it gave a good view of the crowd. The venue was very undersold. Our section was nearly empty.
The show. AC/DC was a fun opener with a nice foam. Next portion was relatively uninteresting. 46 days had best jam of first set, bowie was a good closer. The second set was much more high energy. Jim -> dwd -> free -> waste was excellent. Like at Bonnaroo dwd was a great jam. Next was (vomit) wading, which I'm come to really never want to hear. Mike's groove -> cavern was a blast. Closed with character 0, which was character 0.
Thought Kuroda did a particularly good job at the show. At some point he figured out the lights could be projected on the wall behind the stage and he started manipulating light shapes to match the intensity of the music. Excellent.
The next day we went back to Cleveland and didn't do too much. Off to Cinci today for two shows.
You guys are out of control :) Miss you!!
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