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Old 05-27-2013, 09:05 PM   #1
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Changing up the slots

Suggestions for the band:

Openers:
Drunken Soldier
What You Are
Two Step (used to work great until it became closer only status)

Closers:
Lie In Our Graves (rarely used before; needs to become a mainstay)
Recently
The Stone

ditch:
SMLAM as a closer

feel free to add or criticize mine
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  • Old 05-27-2013, 09:13 PM   #2
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    opener - anything. there should be a different opener every night. there is no reason to repeat openers when they play 90 songs and only play 45 shows. there has to be at least 45 songs that would work well as openers on that list.


    closers - crush, the stone, warehouse, anything that has a big finish
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    Old 05-28-2013, 08:28 PM   #3
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Openers that would kick things off nicely - What You Are, Crash, I did it, Everyday, Dreaming Tree, Satellite, Why I Am
    Closers - Why I Am, Drive in Drive Out, Warehouse, LIOG
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    Old 05-31-2013, 06:29 PM   #4
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    Re: Changing up the slots

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    Suggestions for the band:

    Openers:
    What You Are
    Clearly, Dave reads my posts.
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    Old 06-01-2013, 08:40 AM   #5
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    Clearly, Dave reads my posts.
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    Old 04-09-2015, 09:21 AM   #6
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Opener:
    Typical Situation, Lie In Our Graves, So Damn Lucky (8 minutes tops)

    Closer:
    The Best Of Whats Around, Hello Again, Bartender
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Openers: Warehouse, So Damn Lucky


    Closers: Seek Up, Minarets
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    Old 04-10-2015, 05:33 AM   #8
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    Openers: Warehouse, So Damn Lucky


    Closers: Seek Up, Minarets
    Warehouse opener is fantastic.

    Opener: Die Trying, Granny, Grey St.

    Closer: Lie in Our Graves, FishTender
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    opener: stone

    closer: last stop

    doesn't get any more perfect than that
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    Old 04-10-2015, 07:32 AM   #10
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    Warehouse opener is fantastic.

    Opener: Die Trying, Granny, Grey St.

    Closer: Lie in Our Graves, FishTender

    Damn, forgot about Bartender, that WOULD make a great closer. When's the last time it was played as the final song of a show, anyway?
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    Old 04-10-2015, 07:53 AM   #11
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    6.20.00 Only Encore full band
    http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453054399

    9.4.00 Only time it's Closed a set
    http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453054438

    Never has ended a full band show.
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    Old 04-10-2015, 08:02 AM   #12
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Some more...

    Opener:
    American Baby Intro, Sweet Up & Down, Busted Stuff

    Closer:
    So Right, Recently, Shotgun
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Grey Street is such a better opener than set/encore closer. Songs like Recently, Warehouse, The Stone, etc work anywhere in the set.
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    Old 04-10-2015, 08:16 AM   #14
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    I know they opened some shows with acoustic Two Step last year, but bring "big" Two Step back as an opener. Goodness gracious that's a great way to start a show.
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    Old 04-10-2015, 08:22 AM   #15
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    I can't believe Crush isn't used more as a closer. It's a popular song everyone knows, is a beast live, and has a super energetic ending. Would work perfectly.
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Have they announced the show format yet? Will it be acoustic and electric like last year? If so I hope the songs they did acoustic to be played electric and the other way around.
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    I can't believe Crush isn't used more as a closer. It's a popular song everyone knows, is a beast live, and has a super energetic ending. Would work perfectly.
    never really thought of Crush as a closer but when you put it like that it does sound like it would work pretty well.
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    Old 04-13-2015, 10:28 AM   #18
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Opener:
    Lying In The Hands Of God (Last: 3.3.10)

    Closer:
    Rhyme & Reason (Last: 8.26.94)
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    Old 04-13-2015, 01:22 PM   #19
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Opener:
    STJL, Typical, Jimi, Say Goodbye, LIOG, WTWE, WYA, YNK, Joyride, Broken Things, Drunken Soldier


    Closer:
    Warehouse, Stone, Crush, Spoon, So Right, Hello Again, YMDT
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Fopeners: help myself, Halloween, last stop, grey street , ants, loving wings, the stone, seek up, Helloagain and tyipical would all be awesome in my opinion.

    Closers: seek up, minarets, hello again, 41, DIDO, lie in our graves, pig
    spoon would all work as closers IMO


    I think the band does a decent job of switching up the openers thats why a lot of the openers I have already opened shows.

    But they can do a better job of switching up closers I don't want to hear jimi, two step and watchtower closing every show.

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    never really thought of Crush as a closer but when you put it like that it does sound like it would work pretty well.
    Crush would be a cool opener. I think it hasent opened since 2003.
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    Openers - use a song once per tour as an opener so the opener is unpredictable and exciting

    Seek Up
    Minarets
    One Sweet World
    Recently
    The Song That Jane Likes

    Ants Marching
    The Best of Whats Around
    Dancing Nancies
    Jimi Thing
    Rhyme & Reason

    Typical Situation
    Warehouse
    What Would You Say
    #41
    Crash Into Me

    Drive In Drive Out
    Lie In Our Graves
    So Much To Say
    Too Much
    Tripping Billies

    Two Step
    Crush
    Dont Drink The Water
    Halloween
    The Last Stop

    Rapunzel
    Pig
    Stay
    The Stone
    So Right

    What You Are
    Big Eyed Fish
    Bartender
    Grey Street
    Hello Again

    You Might Die Trying
    Alligator Pie
    Shake Me Like A Monkey
    Squirm
    Why I Am

    Broken Things
    Rooftop
    Drunken Soldier
    JTR
    Joyride

    All Along The Watchtower
    Granny
    Recently



    Closers
    Ants Marching
    Two Step
    Rapunzel
    All Along The Watchtower
    Stay

    Don't Drink The Water
    Grey Street
    Crush
    The Stone
    Warehouse

    Tripping Billies
    Halloween
    You Might Die Trying
    The Last Stop
    What You Are

    So Right
    Too Much
    Drive In Drive Out
    Seek Up
    #41

    What Would You Say
    Recently
    Lie In Our Graves
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    Re: Changing up the slots

    ^^^^^

    That's a great list. It's amazing how many different songs would work as openers, but not so much as closers.

    I would add Belly Belly Nice and Raven (with the acoustic strumming intro) as potential openers, too.
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    Old 04-14-2015, 10:23 AM   #24
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    ...andddd more.

    Opener:
    Corn Bread, Write A Song, Crazy-Easy

    Closer:
    You Never Know, Too High, Crash into Me
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    Openers - use a song once per tour as an opener so the opener is unpredictable and exciting
    That's what I'm sayingggg.
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