[ATTENDED: September 4, 2022] Wetface
When I realized that I was going to be late for this show, I hoped beyond reason that Wetface would go on first and I would miss his set instead of Blood Lemon. I realize that Blood Lemon bassist Melanie Radford plays bass in this incarnation of Built to Spill and probably needs some downtime between sets, but I really did not want to sit through Wetface again.
I considered leaving the room and looking at merch or just going for a walk but I didn’t really want to lose my place. Although, realistically, my place kinda sucked because the people around me were awful. I should have stuck with my guts.
The drunken Bethlehem crowd absolutely loved Wetface. And I’m going to say that I found him more entertaining at this venue than the first time. Perhaps because my expectations were so low.
He had a lot of technical difficulties which he played up and which he had fun with. I also got a kick out of him throwing his last three T-shirts (that’s all that left of my merch) into the crowd. “But, hey, they are all smalls, so if you’re a big person and you just grabbed that shirt, I am happy for you that you got something free at a concert, but kindly give it to someone who will fit it).
He played a song and when it was done, someone requested that he play it again. So he did.
I am quite aware that I need to lighten up at shows, but yes, I would have been very happy to have missed this set.
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