2010 Setlist + 2011 Next Tour Songs

[Mike]

There is a list of known live performances, in order of 'number of times played' http://uwlive.rowla.com/songs/listSongs/count

Of course, this is just the *known* performances, but the indications are that this tour has made some changes in the top 10 (vs last year)..

TMO has moved up above Pearl's Girl, and Jumbo has lost quite a few places (it hasn't been played since Abu Dhabi 2009 (http://uwlive.rowla.com/gigs/view/390).

Current top 10 most played live songs:

#1 Born Slippy NUXX (213)
#2 Cowgirl (193)
#3 King of Snake (181)
#4 Rez (178)
#5 Two Months Off (145)
#6 Pearls Girl (132)
#7 Moaner (128)
#8 Dark Train / Nu Train (124)
#9 Jumbo (123)
#10 Push Upstairs (97)

Other intersting observations:

Despite not being heard for a while, Rowla is holding strong at #11, the only song likely to overtake would be Between Stars (which is sitting at 45 plays, it was played nearly 20 times even before the album came out).

With Karl recently talking about the lack of 'Live-able' tracks, some of the OWB era songs will start to loose their placing.. With 54 plays in 4 years, Crocodile hasn't been heard since June 2009, and will probably not be played for a very long time (if at all)..

The gap between YDS and Scribble is closing rapidly, and some of the Dubno tracks that had a big revival 2007 - 2009 are also starting to drop down again (Spoonman, Spikee, Skyscraper)...

There was a thread here (http://www.borndirty.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10958) about what we wanted dropped from the setlist this year (and my wishes were met)...

So, keeping in mind the boys will mainly be playing festival shows next year, what other 'upbeat' songs would you wanted added that would fit nicely into the setlist for 2011?

My 5 suggestions:

Kittens
DA3D
Spikee / Leave Home
Confusion The Waitress
Deep Arch

Plus, some others they could use as an intro (in the same way as Ansum and Simple Peal in the past...)

Most 'Ospitable
Puppies
Hamburg Hotel (they have already played this live)
Loads of Birds
To Heal
Etc...

Great opportunity to build up some atmosphere before they start :)

[mel]

Holdin the moth!

[lowbit]

Reminds me why I enjoy Ancienne Belgique (http://uwlive.rowla.com/gigs/view/317) (Jan 31 2008) so much: Mamgu, Banstyle, Cherry Pie, Juanita, Spoonman, Back in the Fears, and a little bit of Skyscraper, all in one show!

[holden]

Assuming there's a new Underworld album to tour in the future, what tracks from the more recent releases do you think might make the cut?

Reason i ask is because the "Barking" tour had such a rigid/unchanging setlist, heavy on new tracks along with a few regular hits:

Barking tracks played on last tour: Bird 1, Always Loved a Film, Scribble, Between Stars, Diamond Jigsaw, (Downpipe - provisionally a Barking track, or at least a collab in the same vein)
Other tracks played: TMO, Rez/Cowgirl, KoS, BS.Nuxx, Dirty Epic, Moaner

i may be forgetting a track or two swapped out at some point.

I guess this is how it always goes with bands- they promote the new stuff and distill the back catalog down to just the biggest crowd pleasers. No worries. But it makes me wonder, on the next tour, what will we hear from "Barking"? "Scribble" and "ALAF", i 'd guess. Will the "Diamond Jigsaw" single keep this one on the list, a la "Jumbo" (not a hit, but a crowd pleaser and UW's go-to encore for much of 2007-08)?

Will we ever hear the likes of "Moon In Water". or "Grace" live? Are "DA3D", "Momove", "Twist" and "Luetin" forever gone from the setlist? Even singles like "Push Upstairs" and long live favorites "Dark Train", "Rowla" and "Mmm Skyscraper" are in danger of deletion.

This thread will probably turn into "my ideal setlist", but i'm just realistically wondering what tracks from the last few records will make the cut of classics to intersperse with whatever new tracks are being promoted...

[BrotherLovesDub]

3hr ambient / epic showcase or gtfo, imo

[the mongoose]

Karl mentioned something on uwlive diaries about lyrics going forward (at least in reference to any new tracks):


Words to avoid in the next harvest’: Sweet, Dark, Train, Cafe, Home, Alone...go easy on the Coffee & the Waitress...

[bryantm3]

"grace" is my favourite song off of barking, but because of the type of song it is, i can't see a live version coming, or at least a good one. that bass solo is the most moving part of the song, and since karl doesn't often play guitar on stage it would just be the recorded version.

i have a request— i really love the guys live, and i like the way it's set up now, except for one thing. some of the dramatic instrumental parts that aren't repetitive, like the keyboard solo in 'cups', the bass solo in 'grace', the crazy guitar/keyboard duet at the end of 'sappys curry', the guitar solo in 'diamond jigsaw'... it's very disappointing to just see it come out of the computer pre-recorded as it was on the album. i can see why they use the setup they have for the more repetitive keyboard and guitar bits, but i wish they would play some of those using keyboards and guitar during the show— not the full live band setup, but just some of those moments. i would love to hear those bits as alive as the day they were recorded, as evolving and being played that second. i know they've done this a *little* with diamond jigsaw, but i really wish this would be a lot more common at the shows. just have DP take over the soundboard and setup and let rick walk over and play the keyboard for 30 seconds.... please??

just picture it. the end of sappys curry, rick and karl start playing guitar and keyboard together while DP runs the board.... that would be magical.

[Mike]

Just merged these threads as they are the same topic :)

[Dirty Canuck]

3hr ambient / epic showcase or gtfo, imo

Would love an intimate concert hall venue where all the more chill fan faves are played.

8 Ball, Peach Tree, Moon in Water, To Heal would be the tracks I'd want to hear the most.

[Dirty0900]

How about more intermixing? Things like Scribble in to Pearls Girl or even mixed in from Banstyle as they all have D&B elements. A Rowla/Cherry Pie jam always sounds awesome.

[potatobroth]

Would love an intimate concert hall venue where all the more chill fan faves are played.

8 Ball, Peach Tree, Moon in Water, To Heal would be the tracks I'd want to hear the most.

ndwrld and I bumped into Rick after their last US show and he said to a few of us that if we can sell 5000 tickets, he'd be thrilled to do an totally ambient show. :)

[Champiness]

Quick! How many active members are there on this board?

[froopy seal]

... and how far would they be willing to travel? For me, most of Europe - but no place farther away - would be feasible, granted I'd score cheap flights. I'm afraid Rick would have to arrange for at least two concerts, one in Europe, one stateside.

[gypster]

An ambient show would be nice, but i really enjoy dancing like a maniac so i think they should stick with the show now IMO.....

[stimpee]

I'll just settle for setlists that arent the same every show., Then I can see Underworld multiple times per tour. As 2011 is a festival year though I dont see this happening. Could be the first year that I havent seen Underworld touring (in years when they have toured...)

[froopy seal]

I most certainly won't see them this year. :(

Keeping my fingers crossed for 'own' shows in 2012...

[undarrenworld]

A Rowla/Cherry Pie jam always sounds awesome.

Yes, it blew me away in 2008 gig in Prague, Electronic Beats Festival.
They played it and it was very special moment for me! Very special.

[Maboul59]

Bruce Lee !

[Champiness]

Yes! They did some pretty cool stuff with the ending of that song on the rare occasions they did it live on the Beaucoup Fish tour.

[gypster]

I most certainly won't see them this year. :(

Keeping my fingers crossed for 'own' shows in 2012...

Yeah, i personally hate seeing groups i really like at festivals, there still fun but small inside venues are the best! It would be a dream come true if they came back to Roseland Ballroom in nyc again!!!!

[bloodflower101]

i still dream of a return of LUETIN to the setlist. never heard it (i guess they have only played it twice).

push upstairs was a good choice for sputnik in bitterfeld.

let's hope for freiburg.

[Mike]

i still dream of a return of LUETIN to the setlist. never heard it (i guess they have only played it twice).

We have it listed 9 times in 2002 - 2007 - probably more too.

http://uwlive.rowla.com/gigs/bySong/118

Mike

[TheBang]

Definitely one of the rarer live songs

[Champiness]

But wonderful each and every time! It makes for a surprisingly good opener considering it's the last song on A Hundred Days Off. I wish they'd play it more often.

[grady]

I saw them open with it twice in San Francisco. Once in October 2002 and then for the first show of their two night stint in 2007.

[ndrwrld]

was a pleasure to hear Luetin in Toronto, 2002.

[Dirty Canuck]

was a pleasure to hear Luetin in Toronto, 2002.

If I knew it was going to be one the only times I'd see it live, I think I would've appreciated it a little more. We also heard "Dirty Epic" that night which was a live rarity as well. Here's hoping "Luetin" will be a surprise in the setlist someday... Probably my favourite track on AHDO.

[ndrwrld]

i've only seen UW live 3 times.
and i've heard Dirty Epic twice.
cool.

[potatobroth]

Luetin in Central Park, NYC sounded terrible, sadly. Something was wrong with it -- something technical.

I haven't counted, but I think I've heard Dirty Epic at more than half of the 13-or-so shows I've seen. I've heard Pearl's Girl much less. PG is not one of my favorite album songs, but is way up the list in live versions.

[Dirty Canuck]

I know back in '02 Dirty Epic was a bit of a rarity in their set. I've only seen them the 3 times they played Toronto. To think I had to wait 10 years to finally see Juanita live, and that isn't a rarity at all....

[Dirty0900]

Seen UW 6 times and they did it in the encore during the Barking tour. Knew it was coming, but still a wonderful song done live.

[Maboul59]

Is main square festival 2008 the only show where Ring Road was performed ? If so it seems like I attended the only known performance of Ring Road ! :)

[TheBang]

There was a report of it being played in Mexico that same year also. However, it wasn't a regular part of the setlists that year, and without any Youtubes or audio recordings to back up either one, it might have been song misidentification.

[ThingInABook]

Yes, it blew me away in 2008 gig in Prague, Electronic Beats Festival.
They played it and it was very special moment for me! Very special.

i was pretty lucky too! they played cherry pie and rowla here in santiago too :) i was shouting "HOLY FUCK IT'S CHERRY PIE" and everybody gave me these "oh we have a fangirl here" stares haha.

it was awesome cos roadies deployed the noodle inflatables just a song before cherry pie (that being AHDO)

[joethelion]

Luetin in Central Park, NYC sounded terrible, sadly. Something was wrong with it -- something technical.

I haven't counted, but I think I've heard Dirty Epic at more than half of the 13-or-so shows I've seen. I've heard Pearl's Girl much less. PG is not one of my favorite album songs, but is way up the list in live versions.


what's funny - is that I was at that NYC show as well, but I don't remember Luetin sounding off... I do however, remember Rez/Cowgirl being a bit "off" - like they had troubles "getting into the groove" so to speak...

that's crazy you've heard "Dirty Epic" so many times. I've seen it twice. The first time was at the Hammerstein Ballroom (at least I think that's where it was - I could be confusing venues) in New York during the AHDO Tour... back then it was still very much a "rarity" - at the time, I only knew of them playing it once before (during that weird tour to support EE just after Darren left). But then after that they played it a few more times on the later legs of the AHDO Tour... then of course as an encore during the Barking Tour.

The second time I saw them play "Dirty Epic" was in Glasgow just last year.

I know I've seen "Pearls Girl" at least once (same show as NYC during AHDO), but I can't remember where else I've seen it. I just recall that back then - it was a shorter, more 'punchy' version than i was expecting.

I also lucked out and got to see "Juanita" during the Hollywood Bowl show during the OWB Tour

although - I've never seen "Confusion the Waitress" or "Banstyle" which I've always wanted to see live

[Dirty0900]

although - I've never seen "Confusion the Waitress" or "Banstyle" which I've always wanted to see live

UW starting with CTW when I saw them in London was a mega surprise.

[Champiness]

I kinda miss the jams in that song... they were always so incredible. Possibly the best of any of their songs in terms of live jamming.

[joethelion]

(you mean "Confusion the Waitress" right?)

yea - they always seem to add really cool things within that specific song
and it seems to always meld really well with other songs too... like "Born Slippy" (original and NUXX), "Pearls Girl" and um... wait I feel like there was more than those three

[potatobroth]

I'm gonna spend some time today to map out the setlists from the shows i've seen just to see which songs ive seen and which most. gonna be fun!