Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 17th, 2006 Options

[SJN1279]

LIVE will be returing to the HOB in Atlantic City on Friday Nov. 17th. Tickets will range from 37-62 dollars and be on sale next Saturday September 23rd. Hopefully there is not a state playoff football game that night for North Bergen HS.....I'm really nervous!

www.hob.com

[Colleen]

It was one of the best Live shows that I have ever seen. Ed's voice was the strongest I've seen it in a long time. They all have their all and it was just an awesome show. The only negatives for me were the asshole groups in the left balcony starting fights with each other. It was pretty intense and distracting during Mirror Song and Turn My Head, and a Live concert is no place for that crap.

Setlist was mixed up nicely and you couldn't pick what songs was coming next for the most part. I was a bit surprised that they didn't play the River, but they did play Mystery, Wings, Show, and Sofia from SFBM. They also played Pain Lies on The Riverside and Iris which were both nice surprises. I don't remember the setlist order, and I won't even try to write it out.

Ed said it was their final show of the year and that the next album they do will be angry, because he's pissed that whenever he turns on the radio everything f^&* sucks. So good news for those who like an angrier Live. After tonight's show, I don't think Live is done at all, and i'm relieved. They seem like they can do this for another ten years, no problem

So this is the first time I've posted on here, so I don't want to piss anyone off in the beginning, but I do have a few of my own thoughts to add. The atlantic city show was my 19th live show. I was psyched to head down to atlantic city for what I expected to be a great show. I was let down for many many reasons. I actually came on here to see if anyone felt the same, and I'm quite surprised to see people claiming it was the best show ever. I disagree for many reasons. First, and this has nothing to do with the band, but is definately a reason that I didn't get the show I was used to: it took us 6 hours to get to AC from connecticut. It's normally a 3.5 hour drive. This didn't really piss me off until after all was said and done. I blame the drive for landing me square in the back center (I'm spoiled - I haven't been further back than the 3rd row in the last 10 shows) under the ceiling lights. I've seen LIVE at the HOB before and I remember disliking the venue then, but not nearly as much as I hated it this time. How can you enjoy a concert when there are many many ceiling lights right in your face the whole time??? I kept thinking they were going to go out but they never did. Also, the sound back there sucked too!!! After the third song, I found myself wanting to leave. I have NEVER ever had these thoughts at one of their shows before and I would have bet anyone lots of money that I'd never have them. I couldn't stand it.
What got me the most was the crowd, at least in the back. It consisted of a bunch of people standing around with their arms at their sides. Um, this is a CONCERT people - MOVE! How can you stand still when the best band ever is on stage? That's a downer right there. I got dirty looks when I tried to get into the music. I remember thinking to myself, "wow, it's a really good thing that they didn't tape tonight because this crowd SUCKS". I even felt that the band was getting this vibe too. At least thats what it seemed like from the back. Ed didn't seem as into it as I've seen him in the past. Maybe it's because it's the end of the tour, but because of that, I expected even more energy than normal.
Now, as frustrated as you all are at me right now, let me tell you my dedication to this band: I've driven from Connecticut to Illinois and from Connecticut to New Orleans JUST FOR ONE NIGHT AT A CONCERT. Those 16hr and 22hr drives I'd do all over again for the kind of show that I normally see. I'm still in shock over this past friday nights show. I must admit that I couldn't take it anymore and actually left after LC. I still can't believe that I did that and neither can anyone that knows me.
I love this band and I always will. I'm just trying to figure out what exactly happened the other night? My best friend and I couldn't put it together. We still cant. I expected to see more posts like this one, but I'm not. Maybe it was all because I was in the back. Is the concert really that much different back there???? Does anyone feel the same???
I'm ready for the onslaught of nasty replies - I hope I don't get them, but I know how I can be if anyone knocks the band. I'll leave it like this - one bad show out of nineteen isn't bad. I can't wait for the next tour to start. I'll be waiting for that front row