Show: 2012/06/14 - Metro; Chicago, IL

[Pizza Club]

I'll be there.

e: I'm an idiot. That date is today. It should be 2012/06/14.

[scottytheoneand]

I bet it's only a one hour set

[Pizza Club]

It will probably be shorter for sure. You know, 'cause everyone will be there to see Peter Gammons play.

[scottytheoneand]

Lol.

I bet he joins the band for their encore.

My first thought with this being a benefit show is that they'd be playing hits and not the new album.

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by scottytheoneand

Lol.

I bet he joins the band for their encore.

My first thought with this being a benefit show is that they'd be playing hits and not the new album.

That's good logic for any other band. I won't be surprised if we get Ocean, front to back.

[scottytheoneand]

Tickets goign for $240 on stubhub... Kind of kicking myself now for not getting tickets

[Pizza Club]

Company of Thieves will also be playing. I love them. This is going to be awesome.

[brendo_91]

This is today right?

[Cool As Ice Cream]

yesterday?

[Pizza Club]

It was last night.



Same setlist from what they played in Europe, minus a few songs. We got there around 4 and were 8th in line. There really wasn't much of a line until shortly before the doors opened.

The first 3 hours of the show were pretty unremarkable, besides Company of Thieves which I already was a huge fan of (I was the guy Gen said "This guy knows!" explaining the sing-along instructions). It was mostly Mike O'malley and Joel Murray doing dumb jokes and auctioning off Cubs stuff. There were some other bands that played for way, way too long.

The SP set - I don't know if it was just where we were from the front row, but I've never heard the sound at Metro sound so bad. It was good up until SP came on. I couldn't hear Billy's vocals or Jeff's guitar at all the entire show. The performance was good I guess. Nicole was great. It's nice to have other members of the band get into it. XYU was probably the highlight. There was actually sort of a pit going during it.

Billy broke a string during Muzzle and then threw his guitar in frustration after the song was over.

[Suffer]

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Some highlights from the show

* Billy joked and said the new album is called Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
* Tonite reprise -> Tonight, Tonight
* Mike wanted to skip 1979. He played the opening drum beat to Cherub Rock than realized it was a song early
* Jeff joked that it’s Mikes first show. Billy said Mike was single and a virgin, as they joked about him playing Cherub Rock early
* After Muzzle, Billy took of his guitar and threw it down in front of Mikes drum set
* Very short break before encore
* As Billy said “bye bye” in X.Y.U., he knocked the mic off the stand

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

* As Billy said “bye bye” in X.Y.U., he knocked the mic off the stand

This was literally inches from hitting me. He also spit a couple times on the stage. The first time he had an "oh shit, there's no rail and i almost hit that guy" look on his face. He continued to spit throughout the show.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

do you also think billy joking about the new album being called mcis was one of the highlights? and what about the very short break before the encore? was that one of your highlights too?

do you think the constant spitting was a highlight?

(apparently, those "highlights" weren't even written by monty. ha!)

[Rocket Launcher]

is there a properly filmed video of this show?

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

do you also think billy joking about the new album being called mcis was one of the highlights? and what about the very short break before the encore? was that one of your highlights too?

do you think the constant spitting was a highlight?

(apparently, those "highlights" weren't even written by monty. ha!)

Where was that from?

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by Rocket Launcher

is there a properly filmed video of this show?

Maybe some news footage. The guy that was first in line (obnoxiously) taped about a third of the show on his iPhone. I think it was a HU guy.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Originally Posted by Pizza Club

Where was that from?

www.crestfallen.com aka yourlifeisnotyourown.wordpress.com

[slunken]

the hit parade continues

[New Art Rioter]

XYU was actually pretty decent from this show

[MonteLDS]

Originally Posted by New Art Rioter

XYU was actually pretty decent from this show

it was my favorite part

[Pizza Club]

Originally Posted by MonteLDS

it was my favorite part

eat shit

[davin]

Originally Posted by Pizza Club

There was actually sort of a pit going during it.

you're welcome.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

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