The National: Sunshine on My B&Ck

[AndrewCowley]

Am really really excited about the Sydney shows.

The ICC is a really good venue and 2 shows is a bonus. Assume it's GA standing on the floor?

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Would see no reason why it’s not but I known nothing of that venue.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I was way off when I started bitching about this tour's setlists after only the opening show. The sets are looking damn good now.

 

[U2inUtah]

Yeah looks like ending with Vanderlyle is back in the rotation

 

[LemonMelon]

Vanderlyle has always bored me as a closer. Terrible Love in 2017 was like a hurricane sweeping through the venue, just an absolutely stunning way to go out.

 

[iron yuppie]

About Today is the best closer I have seen from them.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Ya terrible love deffo took the crowd yesterday

 

[Jerry Dunk]

I was way off when I started bitching about this tour's setlists after only the opening show. The sets are looking damn good now.

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the show I was at ends up being the worst setlist of the tour. Short and a bit lacking. Still an excellent show, though.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Friday night baby!

 

[cobl04]

I am very upset they're not playing Squalor Victoria. If there's one song they should play at every show, that's the one.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I am very upset they're not playing Squalor Victoria. If there's one song they should play at every show, that's the one.

I talked to Matt and he said they're not playing it specifically to make you mad.

 

[cobl04]

I Am Easy to Find is rapidly racing its way up my National song rankings. Such a fucking good song. I adore this album.

 

[cobl04]

tickets for the best seats at the shows they're playing here next year just cost us $150

that leaves a pretty sour taste in my mouth to be honest.

 

[AndrewCowley]

Yay ... Got a GA ticket for each of the Sydney shows.

$130 for GA doesn't seem too bad to me.

 

[U2inUtah]

tickets for the best seats at the shows they're playing here next year just cost us $150

that leaves a pretty sour taste in my mouth to be honest.

This is probably a bad time to mention I just bought my GA ticket to see The National in September for $20.00 + $3.17 service fee

but yeah you guys get fucked with pricing, sorry man

 

[AndrewCowley]

We call it the Australia tax.

 

[kabigon]

High prices + buying tickets a long way out gets a pass from me. Maybe if they pop up on Lasttix later on.

 

[AndrewCowley]

Well it's better than other bands (who will go nameless) charging $400 to sit miles from the stage at a rubbish venue that should never be used for concerts.

SCG ... are you listening.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I think my tix were about $50 after all fees etc. were said and done. So after conversion, that’s about half that price.

 

[Jerry Dunk]

I saw them at a venue where the GA is the farthest away seats (ampitheater), so anything close was quite pricy. I believe the tickets were $90 after fees.

 

[intedomine]

$150, but 6th row will be intimate in a venue like the Palais. So long away, but already so excited

 

[greenlight7-11]

Don't forget that for the majority of the tour, the tickets get you a free copy of the album. Not like that helps tremendously, but might as well take advantage.

 

[joyfulgirl]

Hey guys, anybody still out there? I finally got to see them. and it.was.glorious. I'm kinda mystified over some fans' lukewarm response to I Am Easy to Find. I absolutely love it beginning to end, and it's gotten me through a few rough months. Beautiful night, loved the setlist, and I think they cured my sciatica.

setlist

Spoiler

$78 got me this and a thrilling moment with Matt singing "it takes an ocean not to break" in my face. And I wasn't even particularly close to the stage but he covered a lot of physical territory. Somebody should tell him they make cordless mics for that.

Rylan
Quiet Light
The Pull Of You
Hey Rosey
I Should Live In Salt
Don’t Swallow The Cap
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Oblivions
So Far So Fast
Where Is Her Head
Lemonworld
Secret Meeting
Day I Die
The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
Carin At The Liquor Store
Light Years
You Had Your Soul With You
I Am Easy To Find
England
Terrible Love
Son
Mr. November
Fake Empire
About Today
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

 

[cobl04]

Oh my word yes. Glad you loved it

And IAETF may end up being my #1 National album.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I saw them in July on this tour.

I wasn’t too impressed with them on a stadium stage in 2013 at lollapalooza but at their own show they killed it. I Am Easy to Find is definitely now my favorite National album for sure.

 

[beegee]

Hey guys, anybody still out there?

That looks an awful lot like the Santa Fe setlist.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

 

[cobl04]

Suspect it's likely we'll get that at the upcoming shows. Three shows in three nights, all at an intimate seated venue they haven't played in a decade, and we're in the front three rows for all of them

 

[intedomine]

Suspect it's likely we'll get that at the upcoming shows. Three shows in three nights, all at an intimate seated venue they haven't played in a decade, and we're in the front three rows for all of them

Elite! I’ll be making it to the last one I think. Relatively near the front.

The cover is what I expected, still very enjoyable on the ear.

 

[gump]

Is anyone a Cherry Tree member still?

Their members' package for this second year is so awesome. Really love the triple vinyl live album - and it sounds amazing. It's pretty cool how they are consistently putting out good stuff for the fans: the fan club stuff, the special concerts with special setlists, and now the weekly broadcasts:



Last week's video, the High Violent release show at BAM, was one of the very first concerts I attended in NYC and I still remember it as one of the best shows I've been to. Hearing Terrible Love as a closer for the first time...damn.