REM @ Patriot Center

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 07:30 AM UTC #

I'm guessing this was the Brixton show, here's the full setlist:

BRIXTON2

FINEST WORKSONG
KENNETH
WELCOME TO THE OCCUPATION
ANIMAL
RENO
DAYSLEEPER
GREAT BEYOND
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE
BEGIN THE BEGIN
THESE DAYS
FALL ON ME
CUYAHOGA
I BELIEVE
LOSING MY RELIGION
BAD DAY
SO FAST SO NUMB
IMITATION OF LIFE
WALK UNAFRAID
MAN ON THE MOON
=======================
EVERYBODY HURTS
FINAL STRAW
CARNIVAL OF SORTS
END OF THE WORLD

Originally posted by SPARX:
From my friend Ian,who recntly saw them in England: saw REM tonight.

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 11:09 AM UTC #

Originally posted by mjnova:
The last album was just awful

Says who? Just my opinion here…. and remember I am one who actually likes albums like Pablo Honey, Zooropa, etc…. but I really enjoyed the albums New Adventures and Reveal. I believe those albums are great on their own. Different than their mid-eighties material, but good. I disagree with another post in suggesting a band play their original stuff, for I can't think of anything less appealing. You stick to the old formula, you turn into Aerosmith…. and that is as gawd awful as it gets.

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 12:15 PM UTC #

Originally posted by myuman:

Originally posted by mjnova:
The last album was just awful
Says who? Just my opinion here…. and remember I am one who actually likes albums like Pablo Honey, Zooropa, etc…. but I really enjoyed the albums New Adventures and Reveal. I believe those albums are great on their own. Different than their mid-eighties material, but good. I disagree with another post in suggesting a band play their original stuff, for I can't think of anything less appealing. You stick to the old formula, you turn into Aerosmith…. and that is as gawd awful as it gets.

I love Pablo Honey. its a great record. I have been listening to it for 10-11 years!

bags

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 01:50 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Skeeter:
Actually, the fan club presale was a couple months ago. This presale is just the general public presale through their website. You don't have to be in the fan club to participate, but you do have to register. If you want to go to this show, you should see what's left in the pre-sale.

As an FYI, no tickets left via the website pre-sale.

Question – is the show general admission? And what are ticket prices like??

lily1

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 02:42 PM UTC #

$50, but i don't know if its general admission. and it better not sell out until sunday night when i will be near a phone/computer/mobile so i can call ticketwanker and order my tickets. i hope its general admission though that would be great!

markie

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 02:47 PM UTC #

isnt Patriot Center always general admission I think it would to police any other way…. too many entrances onto the floor.

bags

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 03:49 PM UTC #

I've asked the Patriot Center and it is NOT general admission, it is a reserved seating event. Actually, most shows there are not GA. But the price appears to remain $50 without a scale based on seat location. ??

For a map of the Patriot Center seating for an End Stage show, see
http://www.patriotcenter.com/seating/end_stage.shtml

bunnyman

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 03:53 PM UTC #

I've only been to one show there where it wasn't gen. admission. I love being able to go onto the main floor if it's not crazy. That being said, you can get some great views just off the main floor too.

mjnova

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 05:40 PM UTC #

Originally posted by myuman:

Originally posted by mjnova:
The last album was just awful
Says who? Just my opinion here…. and remember I am one who actually likes albums like Pablo Honey, Zooropa, etc…. but I really enjoyed the albums New Adventures and Reveal. I believe those albums are great on their own. Different than their mid-eighties material, but good. I disagree with another post in suggesting a band play their original stuff, for I can't think of anything less appealing. You stick to the old formula, you turn into Aerosmith…. and that is as gawd awful as it gets.

Hi-Fi is an amazing album. REM may be the only band in the world who makes better albums when they put more songs on them (14 over the usual dozen).

But reveal is just sooooo duuuuuuullll. It's like the new YLT. We're happy, so let's write some boring songs. You could call it Richard Ashcroft syndrome: have a kid and you music goes down the drain, but I never really liked the verve. See also Badly Drawn Boy.

Chip Chanko

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 06:35 PM UTC #

Originally posted by mjnova:

But reveal is just sooooo duuuuuuullll. It's like the new YLT. We're happy, so let's write some boring songs. You could call it Richard Ashcroft syndrome: have a kid and you music goes down the drain, but I never really liked the verve. See also Badly Drawn Boy.
I agree with Reveal…but on Summer Sun most of the lyrics are sad and depressing if if you listen to them. It's really more of a Winter Cloud album.

And Hi-Fi is great, yes. It took me a while to get into but now it's one of my favorite REM albums.

markie

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 06:47 PM UTC #

Originally posted by bags:
I've asked the Patriot Center and it is NOT general admission, it is a reserved seating event.

Well I am sure when I went to see Beck there or maybe oasis, probably both, it was a reserved seating event. I rember having a seat number and everything. But you could just walk onto the main floor.

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 09:28 PM UTC #

It is a seated event, I already got tickets through the fan club and we were assigned seats. There is a seating chart on the Patriot Center's website.

Tristran

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 27, 2003 at 10:46 PM UTC #

<Tristran delurks for the first time in 3 years>

Was also at the 2nd Brixton Academy gig. I was going to post the setlist, but see that it's already been done :p
It was an awesome show! They played a lot of stuff from the older albums. I hear they not only are varying the setlists quite a bit between shows, but also the set itself. I was hoping to hear Driver 8, but they played it on Tues night (grrr! I knew I should have gone both nights); the Venue was cool too (reminded me a bit of a larger 9:30 club). If I were back in the country, I'd soo catch them at the Patriot Center (though both it and the MCI center have horrible acoustics!)

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 28, 2003 at 01:56 AM UTC #

Hmmm …. reserved seating that sucks. I saw Depeche Mode and Beck there both general admission.

Actually I like the place for a gym.

Saw REM at Merriweather last time around - OK live but wouldn't pay to see them again and it looks like the playlist from the UK show has at least six songs they played last time around.

lily1

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Re: REM @ Patriot Center June 29, 2003 at 10:35 PM UTC #

anyone get seats? did you get good seats? i couldn't get online again until now so ticketmaster offered up some crap seats at this late juncture. i think i'll wait until closer to the show and see if someone sells there on here or on ebay.