1) Rattlesnake
2) All Over You
3) Selling The Drama
4) The River
5) Mystery
6) They Stood Up For Love
7) I Walk The Line [Johnny Cash]
8) Wings
9) Lightning Crashes
10) Lakini's Juice
11) The Dolphin's Cry
12) I Alone
13) Heaven
14) Show

ENCORE #1
15) Overcome (Ed solo)
16) Mirror Song
17) Iris (with "Bad" medley) [U2]
18) White, Discussion

ENCORE #2
20) Shit Towne
21) The Beauty Of Gray
22) Dance With You

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Wow. All I can say is, well, wow. I've been seeing Live for almost 12 years now. The last few years are when I stopped seeing them every chance I could, mostly because I don't have the money to justify paying to see what is ultimately the same show night after night. Not that I don't enjoy seeing them, because seeing them perform brings me to a place that is hard to get to without drugs. Seriously though, last night blew my mind. It felt like they were finally like 'you know what? Let's give the fans what they want.' And they certainly did. The show was shorter than others due to the fact that the venue became a club at 10 pm - but I didn't feel like I was deprived of anything. They even played 2 songs not on the setlist - Shit Towne and BOG. Hearing Rattlesnake, Iris, and the exqusite Mirror Song brought goosebumps to my flesh and made my cheeks hurt from smiling. Got to hang out a bit backstage after, and well, yeah - I fucking love these guys. And don't ever doubt that they love us too. I haven't been this happy with Live since 1997

They were Awesome! Best I have seen in a while. The sound was great! Ed and the band never sounded better! Ed was SO into it smiling and dancing- didnt look "baked" at all- The show was 1:55 minutes, What a cool place to see them, as "Avalon" is right behind Fenway Park's "green monster" . The crowd was really into the show too, Ed had them eating out of his hand , especially when they played "Dance with you" and Ed got them singing over and over- "we all want to dance with you" When they plaed "wings" Ed said it was the 3rd time they have played it live in front of an audience. Very cool show, The new songs sounded really good as well as the old ones, Looking forward to seeing them in the fall if they come back.

Out of obscurity, Live does potent show
By JAY N. MILLER

It’s been a while since the band Live has been anywhere near the top of the charts, and the York, Pa., quartet will seldom be confused with hip, critical darlings.

Yet they’re back on the scene just as solid as ever in support of their first album in three years, ‘‘Songs From Black Mountain,’’ due for a June 13 release on Epic.

The sold-out crowd of 2,000 at Avalon in Boston Friday night couldn’t have been happier, either. They roared and sang along through a potent 105-minute show that was heavy with cuts from the new CD and their breakthrough second album, 1994’s ‘‘Throwing Copper,’’ which sold 12 million copies and spawned three No. 1 singles.

Live songwriter Ed Kowalczyk has a knack for writing hooks amid anthemic mainstream rockers with just a hint of heavy-metal dynamics. Some of his songs are deceptively simple, while many others carry a mystical feeling. Of course, there’s nothing like a little spiritual content to send the hipness police scurrying in the opposite direction. At his best, Kowalczyk can approach U2-like power, while his lesser efforts are more Bon Jovi without the charisma.

Most of Friday’s show boasted the better side of Live, and when the band launched into ‘‘All Over You’’ as the night’s second number, the crowd responded to the tune’s rocking fervor. ‘‘Selling the Dream’’ continued that ‘‘Throwing Copper’’ streak, again to a huge response from the throng, most of whom seemed, like the band, to be in their early 30s.

Kowalczyk, his shaven head gleaming in the spotlight, introduced a song from the forthcoming album, and the acoustic guitar center of ‘‘The River’’ made it a rare moment of quiet before the chorus pumped it up to rock levels. The new ‘‘Mystery’’ was a full-bore mainstream rocker, with piercing leads from guitarist Chad Taylor enhancing Kowalczyk’s impassioned vocal.

The new power ballad ‘‘Stood Up for Love’’ rode some more of those impressive dynamics, but here the lyrics fell into cliché: ‘‘Home is where the heart is.’’ Really?

One of the night’s most memorable moments came when Live did its version of the Johnny Cash classic ‘‘I Walk the Line,’’ starting it as a dark, spare ballad and kicking it up into a throbbing rocker. (There has been a mini-controversy since an ‘‘American Idol’’ contestant sang the song with a very similar arrangement, but Live has said they hold no animosity.)

The new tune ‘‘Wings’’ also began quietly, as a rootsy acoustic ballad, before cascading power chords pushed it into anthemic rock territory. ‘‘Lightning Crashes,’’ one of the No. 1 hits from their breakthrough, prompted a massive sing-along.

‘‘Dolphins Cry,’’ the band’s last big hit way back in 1999, and ‘‘I Alone’’ pretty much drove the crowd to sing-along, air-guitar ecstasy. The new ‘‘Last Show’’ was a power ballad elevated by pulsating rhythms, showcasing the kind of grit Kowalczyk can bring to a simple song. ‘‘Overcome,’’ however, treaded the tightrope between rock and pop treacle a bit too close for comfort.

But a rousing visit to ‘‘(Spit) Towne’’ highlighted the encore, and the night ended with a sweetly soulful ‘‘Dance With You.’’

Live clearly reveled in the Avalon crowd’s adoration, expanding their original set list with a couple of extra tunes during the encore.