Ed Vedder/Liam Finn April 3rd Vancouver!!

[Tenenbaum]

Top notch solo performance from Eddie! Random thoughts:

-2nd show from his 1st solo tour (mini-west coast run)

-spectacular intimate venue, Centre for Performing Arts, 1,800 cap; audience was just going apeshit in between songs; audience wasn't as obnoxiously obtrusive as the 1st night from what i hear

-decorative theatrical stage set up as if he carved out a small corner to playinside an old warehouse with a case of corona and suitcase by his side, plus other oddities, etc..)

-switched it up between electric guitar, acoustic, mandolin, ukulele, harmonica, and banjo (for Cat Steven's "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out"); also had a foot stomper mic'd

-laid back banter (with a tad political rant) between stage and audience (ie, throws his harmonica out to devouring crowd, " it's useless, be sure to dispose that for me"...sure...)

-setlist touched on Pearl Jam, random solo tunes (ie, "Dead Man")+covers, and the Into the Wild soundtrack

-also wanted to give big props to the opener, Neil Finn's 25 yr old son, Liam Finn. His set left me delirious with awe; he performs somewhat similar to Keller Williams, by creating an instrumental layering effect by using a looping effects pedal; he's also accompanied by backup vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Eliza-Jane Barnes. Check out his performance on Letterman to see what I mean...

Liam on Letterman

SET LIST:

Walking The Cow (Daniel Johnston cover)

Around The Bend

I Am Mine

Dead Man (from Dead Man Walking)

Setting Forth

No Ceiling

Guaranteed

Far Behind

Rise

Millworker (James Taylor cover)

Goodbye

Broken Heart

Soon Forget

Used To Work In Chicago

Drifting

Hide Your Love Away (Beatles cover)

Here's To The State (**on the Setlist in this spot, NOT played)

Trouble (Cat Stevens cover)

If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (Cat Stevens cover)

Porch

Forever Young (Bob Dylan cover)

Encore1

Society (w/ Liam Finn)

Lukin

No More

Arc **personal highlight; Eddie sang by looping various vocal harmonies and just ripping it to shreds by milking that "Eddie" wail he does best; it got pretty intense!!

Encore2

Hard Sun (w/Liam Finn and Eliza-Jane Barnes ****with Ocean backdrop and smoke machine! Great uplifting way to end the show!!

Songs from 1st night not played:

“Picture in a Frame†(Tom Waits cover)

“I Won’t Back Down†(Tom Petty cover)

“Growin’ Up†(Bruce Springsteen cover; Eddie made some joke by how Bruce is "The Boss" and Eddie's merely an "employee")

Edited April 4, 2008 by Guest

[AD]

was this show last night or today?

would love to see this show, that's a great setlist and sounds like a cool venue.

[Tenenbaum]

oops, April 3rd, last night, my bad

[Rob Not Bob]

Weirdly enough, I recently picked up a second hand copy of a live CD by Neil Finn & Friends ... among the "Friends" were Eddy and Liam . I never imagined an Eddy Vedder/Neil Finn link, but he did a pretty damned good job on some Split Enz classics.