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December
31st, 2003 Setlist & Reviews
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| Concert Setlist |
1)  Like I Do
2) The Sanctity Of Dreams
3) All Over You
4) They Stood Up For Love
5) Shit Towne
6) Selling The Drama
7) Run Away
8) Sweet Release
9) Life Marches On
10) Lakini's Juice
11) I Alone (with "Like A Stone"
medley) [Audioslave]
*** BREAK FOR FIREWORKS ***
12) Heaven
13) The Dolphin's Cry
14) Lightning Crashes
ENCORE
15) White, Discussion |
| Review by "brianblank" |
| Click here
to read Brian's review and to view some pictures he took from this concert |
| Review by Santino
DeWreede of Arizona |
| First let me say that the Tempe Block
Party was great. With over 150 thousand people there, you had plenty of entertainment
before Live took the stage. When they did, the crowd took a couple of songs to warm
up, but once they did, you could see why Live enjoys playing there. Ed would periodically
let us know how long we had until midnight, and said that he didn't want to waste
any time. Other than his "How you doin' now" every once in a while didnt
do much talking. Chad T was all over the place rockin' hard. All the boys seemed
to be having a great time. Right before midnight, Live stopped and and the people
how put on the block party came out and did their countdown. At 12:00 some fireworks
went off, and the boys started playing again. The fire works continued to go off
while they played Heaven and The Dolphin's Cry. It was a great show. The one thing
I would have like would have been at least one song from Mental Jewelry, and V, but
all in all, great show. |
| Review by Shay
Mitchell (desert37) of Tucson, Arizona |
The Block Party was a lot of fun. I
got there just before the beginning of the Reign Kings set. They were really
good. They had kind of an alternative, rock thing going on and a very charismatic
lead singer. They are a local band and I believe I saw them play with Counting Crows
last year in Tempe too.
Next up was The Chadwicks. They were a cover band, the thought of which kind
of made me cringe at first, but they were really good and a whole lot of fun. And
they covered not one, but 2 Cake songs (horn and all), which makes them all right
in my book They also did some Blink 182, Beastie Boys, and Neil Diamond (Sweet
Caroline) LOL
Then Live! They played for about an hour and then stopped so the TV folks could
countdown the New Year. The Live boys counted down with them champagne in hands.
When it was midnight, a fireworks display started and Live started playing
again. Pretty cool to see fireworks going off in the background as they were doing
Heaven.
Let's see what else... I Alone had the Like a Stone alt in it. Great to hear
Shit Towne and White Discussion. And I really enjoyed hearing the BOP songs
live.
They thought Lightning Crashes was going to be their last song. They said their
goodbyes and Gracey even did his stick toss and then they realized they had time
for one more and did White Discussion. Ed decidicated it to the troops still
abroad hoping they would be able to come home safe and sound very soon. He
also told the story about being handed a message from Matt Gracey during one of the
Aussie shows about Saddam Hussein being captured alive. He said it was a moment
he wouldn't soon forget and re-iterated that he hopes that means the troops can come
home soon.
For a New Years eve show, I thought the crowd was pretty well behaved. There
were a few incidents, but security was right on them. I really think they did
a fantanstic job last night.
All in all a great way to ring in the new year! |
| Review by Albert
(MountainHiker82) of Tucson, Arizona |
-The two biggest surprises of the set
(for me at least) were Shit Towne and Sweet Release. I thought they would play Run
to the Water or at least one song from Mental Jewelry, but they did not.
-Heaven was played during the midnight fireworks, bringing a fitting end to 2003.
-The biggest disappointment was the crowd! Everything was so docile that if anybody
rocked out, they looked kind of weird. Not that it matters all that much- I guess
it's just more fun when everybody else is active. I think the unusual calm was due
to the number of people who were just there for the fireworks and music, etc., not
because they were specifically there to see the band.
-Musically, it was the best show I've ever been to, hands down. There's an intensity
in their stage presence that is paralleled by no other performer I've seen.
-I wish I could have stayed around after the show, but it was 12:30, my girlfriend
was tired, and I wanted to go back out to Apache Junction (where we were staying)
and nurse some drinks before going to bed way way late (or early, depending on how
you look at it).
It was the best New Year's Eve I've ever had, thanks to Live! It will be hard to
top this next year. |
| Newspaper review
submitted by Shay Mitchell (desert37) |
The following review was posted on
the Live Daily
website on January 2nd, 2004...
Live Review: Live at the Fiesta Bowl Block Party, Tempe, AZ
By: Christina Fuoco
LiveDaily Contributor
The rock band Live typically eschews any outward displays of excitement during its
performances, instead unleashing an aggressive nature that's reflective of its music.
But at the 19th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Block Party in Tempe, AZ, it was a whole
new ballgame. Singer Ed Kowalczyk cracked a of couple smiles and seemingly got into
the holiday spirit for the band's first New Year's Eve performance.
"You havin' a good time, Phoenix, Tempe? Yeah? Us too," he said shortly
after midnight.
By watching the band it was clear. Mohawked guitarist Chad Taylor stomped fervently
in a circle during "I Alone." Drummer Chad Gracey bounced as he pounded
the skins. Patrick Dahlheimer played the bass with cool abandon to Kowalczyk's right.
As for Kowalczyk, he sang "Lighting Crashes" with his eyebrows raised,
hands gripping the microphone, as a smile slowly came across his face.
"God bless you. Happy New Year."
The song--along with "Heaven" and "When Dolphins Cry"--was among
many during which he led sing-alongs.
"You wanna do some singing?" Kowalczyk said before the crowd sang, "I
can feel it comin' back again/like a roll of thunder chasin' the wind/forces pullin'
from the center of the earth again/I can feel it."
"Nicely done."
The hourlong concert wasn't without a political statement from Kowalczyk, however.
"Hey kids, put your hands in the air Ö for peace in the world, and end to world
hunger and all the stuff we need in 2004, baby. Everybody, come on."
At midnight, Live took a break from its show to ring in the New Year with a host
of loved ones, local celebrities including radio and television personalities, and
Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano. Underneath a cascade of fireworks, Live's first song of
2004 was a rousing rendition of "Heaven," from their latest album, "Birds
of Prey."
The nearly 100,000 people who attended the Block Party made it difficult to jockey
a good view of the concert, which also featured performances by BTO and Jackyl.
And although the concert was part of the Fiesta Bowl festivities, Kowalczyk admitted
in an interview with the local NBC affiliate that he didn't know who was playing
the game. (Ohio State and Kansas State for those keeping record.)
"Absolutely not. But I'm in a rock band so I'm really not supposed to mingle
with sports. We're supposed to be hardcore to our own. No offense, but I have no
idea." |
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