Sydney, New Years Eve
 

Hey all. Just got home from my first Underworld gig ever (waited a decade!) and I was blown away. I'll do a proper review and whatnot tomorrow (I think we have some video of the New Year midnight celebration with Born Slippy) but for now here's the setlist. I'm not completely up to date with some of the newer pieces so I'm a bit hazy in a couple parts. If you were there and can straighten this out, please do!

Crocodile
Spoonman/Rez
Cowgirl/Rez
Beautiful Burnout
(Sydney Poem)
Instrumental piece which led into....
Rowla (pretty sure....can't quite recall so I may be off)
Pearls Girl
Jumbo
Born Slippy .NUXX (end bits had something mixed in)
Push Upstairs
You Do Scribble (????? really not sure on this one at ALL)
Two Months Off
Spikee
King Of Snake
Moaner

Great gig!

(And I'm new here. Hello)

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

Glad you had a great time and welcome.

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

Hey I was there too! Brilliant!

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

I love the way Underworld were able to schedule the count down into the new year, because it would not have been easy to complete the performance of jumbo to within 30 seconds of midnight, but this was delivered with style ... then a pause where all receded to let the moment take take its time in the spotlight...and with the festivities on their way, Underworld then broke into an awesome set to welcome in the first hour of 2009. As a fan who has waited since 1995 to see Underworld live, it was an emotional experience. By the way, the coloured tubes made for one of the most interesting set designs of any performance I've seen. Great work guys, it was like a living, breathing art installation with soul. Keith

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Wow. What an awesome setlist.

I cant wait to see them play on Saturday. I can only hope their set is something like that ... fingers crossed I get to hear Spikee

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

Here's the full setlist:

Crocodile
Spoonman
Cowgirl/Rez
Beautiful Burnout
- Sydney Poem -
Rowla
Pearl's Girl
Jumbo (short sort of single version to play up to 30 secs from midnight!)

[as last 30 secs countdown opening strain of New Train was played but faded out with 10secs remaining]

Midnight and fireworks go off mentally behind the stage and Underworld start off the new year with the famous opening melody of..

Born Slippy NUXX/2003
Push Upstairs (Great longer version than what has been played recently live)
Small Conker And A Twix/You Do Scribble (really mental version that took a lot of people by surprise i think)
- sample intro -
Two Months Off
- air raid siren -
Spikee (A FULL BLOODY 10 MIN VERSION OF SPIKEE!!! It was at this point that I wet myself with excitement and fully believed that they read my earlier request post) :)
Shudder/King Of Snake
Moaner

It was a spectacular show and the great inclusion of a lot of older and new tunes balanced the set perfectly. PLUS we were treated to TWO hours and not the original 1 1/2 hours they were down to play because Eric Prydz cancelled...which was perfect. Hope the same happens on Saturday at the Gold Coast.

PS luminary do you wanna meet up on Saturday? I'm heading up by myself you see and i've not been to the Gold Coast before, would be good to hook up with some fellow dirts.

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

awesome, thanks for the rest of the setlist.

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I was quite pissed but still managed to do a sterling job on being a trainspotter and texting myself the setlist! Can you say..."NERD"?

:D

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I had a scrap of paper!

As awesome as it was last night, I really wish I didn't have to put up with that douchey crowd to see Underworld. Luckily we found a spot away from a lot of people right up the front.

Re: Sydney, New Years Eve
 

not my video, but here's the midnight countdown with NUXX.