West Palm Beach, Florida, March 17, 2009 Free Show! Options

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Thanks to Allan for the info:

Tuesday March 17 HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
St. Patrick's Day Block Party
All of the 300 block of Clematis St will be closed off. The St. Patrick's Day Block Party starts at 12 noon and goes until 3 AM! There will be food, drinking, and a FREE concert with performances by LIVE and BAD COMPANY! This event is open to all ages until 9 pm and then 21 & up after. This is a FREE event! More info: 561-296-(ROXY)7699

[Existentialist]

OK so for the full report. Setlist is approximately as listed above. The band looked and sounded really great. Although the venue's sound was terrible, eg so ridiculously loud that it distorted everything, LIVE rocked big time and I loved it. I once read someone here complain about the loudness of a show distorting the sound, and while it's nice to hear each band member clearly to appreciate the music, there is still nothing like going to a show that's so god damn loud your ears are still ringing intensely the next afternoon.

Anyway, they played a long set for a free show but they kept the pace going. Ed was engaging to the crowd and had them captivated, but did little talking between songs. However, the few times he did talk to the crowd, it was pretty cool and not his usual scripted crap. He introduced Forever as their new single and also promoted Live at the Paradiso a few times, one time joking that it comes with a free joint because it was filmed in Amsterdam. Forever was good in concert and got a good crowd response considering probably nobody there knew it. The same goes for Wings and Sofia.

Overall, can't complain. One of the better LIVE shows I've been to and the crowd, which obviously was mostly there to just drink, was really into the show. It was mostly a greatest hits setlist as usual, but tonight it worked really well! Was good to see them again. Pics coming soon!