The Willtern, Los Angeles, Oct 31 + Nov 1 2007

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:03 pm**

mats wrote:Or maybe you and Per dressed in leather

AKA 2 gays from Sweden. :wink:

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:06 pm**

blakemoreln2 wrote:Great show on Thursday night.. Crowd was more energized, band was fantastic, Shane in great form. A+++

Ollin tore the place up. Unbelievable...Crowd diving at the end of Fiesta, much to the surprise of security.. Those guys are a party.

Thanks to all involved, and all who attended, for a great night..

I concur in all regards. I think the same set set list, even with "Worms" A lead guy from the band Ollin dived from the stage basically right into the pit area where I was, and surfed for a bit at the end of 'Fiesta." Ollin and William Eliot Whitmore joined them for Fiesta, so there was a nice horn trio and 2 accordion players plus various miscellaneous percussionists for a truly rowdy time to end the show. A larger crowd as well, and far more energetic.

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:22 pm**

Great pic of Andrew from the 23rd.

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:35 pm**

Still waiting for the drunken DzM stories. Georgecat? Carmen?

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:46 pm**

Thanks for the Wiltern show yesterday! It was absolutely marvellous! OK, so now I can say that the Way Out West show in Sweden this summer, which I thought was half-decent, really sucked. This show more than made up for it though! Thanks again, I'll never forget it!

Oh, and I'll never forget that wonderful couch of yours, Adam, either. Great stuff!

/Anders

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:19 pm**

Tremendous show last night. The larger and more exhuberant crowd really pushed things to another level. Band was in great form both nights, but the smaller crowd on halloween left something missing, maybe why I thought it took a couple songs to get going. Got home Wednesday night to see an email from LiveNation stating if you had purchased a ticket for Oct. 31, the next night is FREE!!!! Don't know who's idea this was, but it was genius! Nearly sold out last night, everything jacked up another notch. Still kicking myself for missing Ollin, didn't realize they took the Pharmacists slot last night. But after Springsteen Monday, Neil Young Tuesday & Pogues night one Wednesday left my ears shattered, we decided to arrive late for the Pogues. No slow start tonight, from the first notes of Streams, it was a runaway train. Great set - Kitty, Poor Paddy, Greenland, Worms- wonderful additons since last year. Really kept things fresh. Shane was in great form both nights, last night especially. Even banging the cymbals in correct time on Body of An American. LOL. Fiesta was bang-up last night with Ollin and all, on the stage for a crazed ending..

I'm in the freakin' clouds today. Phillip, I hope things are going well with you, we'll see you next time I'm sure.

God Bless the Pogues!

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:21 pm**

Adam wrote:
blakemoreln2 wrote:Great show on Thursday night.. Crowd was more energized, band was fantastic, Shane in great form. A+++

Ollin tore the place up. Unbelievable...Crowd diving at the end of Fiesta, much to the surprise of security.. Those guys are a party.

Thanks to all involved, and all who attended, for a great night..

I concur in all regards. I think the same set set list, even with "Worms" A lead guy from the band Ollin dived from the stage basically right into the pit area where I was, and surfed for a bit at the end of 'Fiesta." Ollin and William Eliot Whitmore joined them for Fiesta, so there was a nice horn trio and 2 accordion players plus various miscellaneous percussionists for a truly rowdy time to end the show. A larger crowd as well, and far more energetic.

Oh, definitely. I was all disappointed after reading they did Worms on the 31st and I wasn't there to see it, so to get to see them do it last night was a real thrill. Fiesta was done just the way it's always intended to be done: with a huge crowd onstage going absolutely wild. (It reminded me of the old videos of the band doing the song with Kirsty and Joe and silly string.)

I think Spider even rode on the shoulders of a guy from Ollin, and they were hitting each other's heads with the beer trays...

The security guards were extremely alarmed at the crowd surfing and immediately tried to pull him out.

It really was a fantastic show. It might even have been as good as their shows at the Wiltern last year, which I rank as the best I've seen. Shane sang everything pretty much perfectly. Loved Boys from the County Hell, Kitty, Sayonara, etc.

Also loved the apparent reprise of Shane's red bathrobe and top hat, and of course, the eyepatch.

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:08 pm**

Spotted wrote:Thanks for the Wiltern show yesterday! It was absolutely marvellous! OK, so now I can say that the Way Out West show in Sweden this summer, which I thought was half-decent, really sucked. This show more than made up for it though! Thanks again, I'll never forget it!

Oh, and I'll never forget that wonderful couch of yours, Adam, either. Great stuff!

/Anders

Keep on Rockin in the free world, Anders.

Tell me all about it when you get home, so yellouse of you.

Cheers
Johan

**Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:43 pm**

All right, so maybe this was the right place (not the tour thread) to say the show was fantastic last night. It was.

/Anders

**Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:14 am**

badattitude wrote:Tremendous show last night. The larger and more exhuberant crowd really pushed things to another level. Band was in great form both nights, but the smaller crowd on halloween left something missing, maybe why I thought it took a couple songs to get going. Got home Wednesday night to see an email from LiveNation stating if you had purchased a ticket for Oct. 31, the next night is FREE!!!! Don't know who's idea this was, but it was genius! Nearly sold out last night, everything jacked up another notch. Still kicking myself for missing Ollin, didn't realize they took the Pharmacists slot last night. But after Springsteen Monday, Neil Young Tuesday & Pogues night one Wednesday left my ears shattered, we decided to arrive late for the Pogues. No slow start tonight, from the first notes of Streams, it was a runaway train. Great set - Kitty, Poor Paddy, Greenland, Worms- wonderful additions since last year. Really kept things fresh. Shane was in great form both nights, last night especially. Even banging the cymbals in correct time on Body of An American. LOL. Fiesta was bang-up last night with Ollin and all, on the stage for a crazed ending..

I'm in the freakin' clouds today. Phillip, I hope things are going well with you, we'll see you next time I'm sure.

God Bless the Pogues!

Wow, badattitude, I did the same week - Bruce on Monday, Neil on Tuesday, and teh Pogues on Wed & Thursday. Quite a week!

**Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:16 am**

strummercalling wrote:
Adam wrote:
blakemoreln2 wrote:Great show on Thursday night.. Crowd was more energized, band was fantastic, Shane in great form. A+++

Ollin tore the place up. Unbelievable...Crowd diving at the end of Fiesta, much to the surprise of security.. Those guys are a party.

Thanks to all involved, and all who attended, for a great night..

I concur in all regards. I think the same set set list, even with "Worms" A lead guy from the band Ollin dived from the stage basically right into the pit area where I was, and surfed for a bit at the end of 'Fiesta." Ollin and William Eliot Whitmore joined them for Fiesta, so there was a nice horn trio and 2 accordion players plus various miscellaneous percussionists for a truly rowdy time to end the show. A larger crowd as well, and far more energetic.

Oh, definitely. I was all disappointed after reading they did Worms on the 31st and I wasn't there to see it, so to get to see them do it last night was a real thrill. Fiesta was done just the way it's always intended to be done: with a huge crowd onstage going absolutely wild. (It reminded me of the old videos of the band doing the song with Kirsty and Joe and silly string.) I think Spider even rode on the shoulders of a guy from Ollin, and they were hitting each other's heads with the beer trays...

The security guards were extremely alarmed at the crowd surfing and immediately tried to pull him out.

It really was a fantastic show. It might even have been as good as their shows at the Wiltern last year, which I rank as the best I've seen. Shane sang everything pretty much perfectly. Loved Boys from the County Hell, Kitty, Sayonara, etc.

Also loved the apparent reprise of Shane's red bathrobe and top hat, and of course, the eyepatch.

Yeah, one guy from Ollin picked up Spider for a while, and also hit him on the head with the tray a few times - I hope he hit him in the right spot!
And what is with Shane's eyepatch? Next I expect a parrot on his shoulder.
And it was great to meet and host Medusan spotted for the evening!

**Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:49 am**

I'm a shitbag and so wasn't at the Wiltern, and also missed out on the fuckin' MacGowan whiskey shirt. Sounds like they were good gigs, though.

**Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:18 am**

ughhh i had to miss the wiltern shows this year!!
sooo sad :cry:

**Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:35 am**

cupcakes & casey...c'mon you guys!!..should be ashamed of yourselves!! :wink:

**Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:04 am**

So... anything on YouTube...? :roll:

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