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.

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 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 (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...

[Dirty Canuck]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

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.

[undarrenworld]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

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.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Dirty Canuck

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.