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I think it a realistic setlist with some guilty pleasures i'dd have to admit (diamonds in the mine, smokey life). But i think a version of The smokey life with the new band and L.C.'s old deep voice can't be anything less than perfect (just the same for 'humbled in love').

I think all the songs from old ideas will be on the setlist (anyhow probably not!?), and if it be your will (webb sisters version) will be changed in come healing (webb sisters version) or show me the place (webb sisters version).

Cheers.

thefuturebrother wrote:I think it a realistic setlist with some guilty pleasures i'dd have to admit (diamonds in the mine, smokey life). But i think a version of The smokey life with the new band and L.C.'s old deep voice can't be anything less than perfect (just the same for 'humbled in love').

Cheers.

I agree, and I love your setlist! I'd toss in Joan of Arc, too!

transl : Each evening he'll be on stage approx. 3 hours and will perform 'Ain't no cure for love', 'Bird on a wire', 'Who by fire', 'Tower of Song', 'Hallelujah', 'I'm your man', 'Take this Waltz', 'Suzanne', 'Chelsea Hotel', 'Famous Blue Raincoat', 'So long, Marianne', 'If it be your will' and 'I tried to leave you' as well as a selection from 'Old Ideas' .

I really hope that The Partisan will not be forgotten in his setlist (for instance I wouldn't understand why Ain't no cure for love should be included if there is no place for the beautiful Partisan)

the ideal setlist for me would include The Partisan, FBR, The Gypsy's Wife (especially now that there is a violin, let us hope that he will sing some songs from the beautiful Recent Songs), Avalanche and above all NANCY!!!!!!!

gypsy boy wrote:The Gypsy's Wife (especially now that there is a violin, let us hope that he will sing some songs from the beautiful Recent Songs)

Yes Yes Yes!

He has to keep 'I'm Your Man', not because it's one of my favorites, but just because he is.

shooting_star_88 wrote:Hello All

with the new tour upon us any thoughts or predictions of a setlist?

I'm always hoping for "Alexandra Leaving"

I was just going to post the same song!!! Listened to it last night - wonderful, wonderful, wonderful...

I really want to hear "Tonight Will Be Fine" and "Memories." And of course lots of stuff from the new CD. And "Feels So Good."

I very much hope that the setlist of the previous tour would not be repeated. As it is called “Old Ideas” tour, I expect that at least 5 songs from the recent album will be included, perhaps more, as well as songs that are to go in the next album (such as “Born In Chains”). Now that there’s also a violin, I also hope that a few older songs will be revived, in particular “The Window”. My regret is that Dana Glover is not included in place of the Webb Sisters, but I guess he’s committed to them.

B4real wrote:I cannnot believe that in all of those set lists and suggestions (besides Tom's) to me the most obvious song that has never been played in a concert for " a thousand years" (overstated period of time ) and should be now included seeing that we finally have a violinist is:

THE WINDOW

.......it just has to happen!

ah DB, let's hope so!!

....and I also would have liked to have heard Dana Glover and definitely Jennifer Warnes again......but I'm not being greedy here, just totally thankful that Alex has graced us with his violin.

In my humble opinion, a Song for Bernadette by Jennifer Warnes or Priests by Judy Collins or God is Alive, Magic is Afoot by Buffy Sainte Marie could be extremelly interesting and beautifull sung and performed by the Webb Sisters.

gypsy boy wrote: ...and above all NANCY!!!!!!!

+1 for that

here is my ideal setlist, including 5 songs from Old Ideas, 1 song from the Future, 2 songs from I'm Your Man, 3 from Various Positions, 4 from Recent Songs (because of the violin now part of the band!), 3 from New Skin for Old Ceremony, 2 from Songs of Love and Hate, 4 from Songs from a Room, and 4 from Songs of LC.

Do you think this is a realistic setlist?

I really hope he will sing Nancy (!!), the Partisan, Gypsy's Wife, FBR and Avalanche

I will attend first concert in Ghent, so see you there

Part I

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Guests
Bird On The Wire
The Window
Show Me The Place
Who By Fire
Sisters of Mercy
Waiting for the Miracle
Crazy To Love You
Born in Chains
Chelsea Hotel #2
Come Healing

Part II

Banjo
Suzanne
The Gypsy's Wife
Story of Isaac
The Partisan
The Traitor
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
Avalanche
Lover Lover Lover
Take this Waltz

Encore I

Seems so long ago, Nancy
Famous Blue Raincoat
So Long, Marianne

Encore II

If it be your Will
Going Home
Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye

I am certainly hoping for Avalanche

Is there a better opening couple of lines?

Love that song

Last Year's Man

Probably won't be played but I love it

Play only one song: Closing Time.

Then, encore, 30 more songs!