[DID NOT ATTEND: April 10, 2020] Dr. Dog: The Last Tour / The Districts / Natalie Prass
I never really got into Dr. Dog but I’ve liked a bunch of their songs over the years. But I’d always heard they were great live, so I’ve had them on my “gotta see” list.
Back in June, Dr. Dog announced their last tour.
“It is a disturbing thing to read, I’m sure, and trust me, an equally unsettling thing to write, but it’s all good,” they wrote. “It’s important to us that you understand that this is not a break up or anything like that. We don’t know what Dr. Dog will do, we just know it won’t include going on tour, except the tour we’re announcing now, which is going to rule.”
This seemed like the perfect (and only) opportunity to see them. I tried to get tickets to the TLA show, but it sold out in a minute. Then I managed to score a ticket to the Fillmore show. I also found out that The Districts were opening, which was pretty cool.
Then Omicron hit and bands started cancelling their end of year shows because cases were going through the roof.
I wondered if Dr. Dog would cancel–but it’s their last show(s), surely they don’t want to put this off.
They decided not to put it off. But they also offered refunds (because there were a lot of people still clamoring to get tickets.
Since I barely knew the band, I decided it was not worth risking COVID for them. I got an easy refund (well, kind of easy–why can’t you get a refund through the Ticketmaster app?) and I hope someone else got my ticket and enjoyed the show.
The day after I sold my ticket, The Districts announced that someone in their group had COVID so they were cancelling their appearance.
Dr. Dog livestreamed the show (I decided to buy a ticket and have watched some of it) so I even know what I missed.
During the introduction, they announced that Natalie Prass opened the show. I know a couple of her songs, but not that many. I’ll be she was great too though.
SETLIST
- Shadow People ‰
- Survive ∇
- Ain’t It Strange ϖ
- The Beach Φ
- Listening In =
- The Pretender €
- The Rabbit, The Bat, and The Reindeer Φ
- These Days ⊗
- Night =
- Buzzing in the Light =
- Where’d All the Time Go? ‰
- That Old Black Hole ⊗
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Army of Ancients Φ
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Bring My Baby Back §
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The Breeze Φ
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Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki cover)
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Heart Killer = (tour debut)
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Nellie ß
Encore: -
I Can’t Fly ≡ (slight return)
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Today €
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Under the Wheels =
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I Know ∇ (live debut)
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Lonesome ⊗ (Philly special version)
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Jackie Wants a Black Eye ‰
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Go Out Fighting =
= Critical Equation (2018)
∇ Abandoned Mansion (2016)
§ The Psychedelic Swamp (2016)
ß B-Room (2013)
⊗ Be the Void (2012)
‰ Shame Shame (2010)
Φ Fate (2008)
ϖ We All Belong (2007)
€ Easy Beat (2005)
≡ Toothbrush (2002)
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