Last year, the Gaslight Anthem took part in what came to be affectionately known as the RAGATALK3 tour, opening for the incredibly solid lineup of Rise Against, Alkaline Trio and Thrice. Back on that tour, it seemed the only people who knew their songs were me, and about six other dudes with beards. They won a lot of new fans on that tour and since then, have pretty much blown the fuck up. This fall, they're on the road with three incredibly solid bands yet again, only this time as headliner.
I had only been to Denver's Ogden Theater once before, for a Brand New show in 2007, but I remembered the venue had GREAT sound. Last night's show only reinforced that. Frank Turner came out first and was greeted by some adoring female fans with roses. I would have liked to see him with a full-band setup, but his solo acoustic format worked out nicely for the venue, which was still filling up. He played a good mixture of new and old and definitely made some new fans, much as Gaslight did on the Rise Against tour last fall.
Set list:
- I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous
- Try This at Home
- Long Live the Queen
- The Road
- Worse Things Happen at Sea
- Journey of the Magi
- Photosynthesis
- The Ballad of Me & My Friends
Set list:
- The Inquirer
- 100K
- Distracted
- The Bridge (Super fast version)
- Massive
- Breathe In
- Pretty Good Year
- Jane
- Louisiana
Set list:
- Ball and Chain
- '52 Ford
- Sometimes the Line Walks You
- - a bunch of songs I didn't know -
- Brother
- - a couple more songs I didn't know -
Set list:
- High Lonesome
- Casanova, Baby!
- Old White Lincoln
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
- The '59 Sound
- We Came to Dance
- Film Noir
- Miles Davis & the Cool
- The Patient Ferris Wheel
- Stand by Me / I'da Called You Woody, Joe
- Angry Johnny & the Radio
- Great Expectations
- Here's Looking at You, Kid
- The Backseat
Encore: - Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts
- 930
- Say I Won't (Recognize)