Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 July 2016)

Setlist Blister in the Sun Kiss Off Rejoice and Be Happy Confessions I Could Be Anything Waiting for the Bus Country Death Song Prove My Love Big Car Please Do Not Go Breakin' Up Jesus Walking on the Water Love Love Love Love Love Issues I Held Her in My Arms Hallowed Ground Gone Daddy Gone Black Girls American Music -- Encore -- Memory Add It Up Read More Violent Femmes Violent Femmes’s triumphant return to First Avenue (their first night) took place last night, July 5th. This is just a quickie post to get setlist and some photos of the show online. More details later. …

Violent Femmes’s second night at First Avenue took place last night, July 6th.

This is just a quickie post to get setlist and some photos of the show online. More details later.

Brett Newski

Briefly: Brett Newski opened up the show with his improv-ish songs. Very fun guy, really witty. Highlight of his set was getting an audience member to help play harmonica during ‘In Between Exits’. He ended his brief 30-min set with ‘D.I.Y.’... and newfound fans in the front started to sing along to his catchy lyrics, “I’m D.I.Y., I’m punk as f***. Don’t need your money, I don’t want your love.” Newski also tend to swap out lyrics to make his song more personal and timely. For example, he name dropped The Replacements in the mixtape lyrics on ‘D.I.Y.’

Also, Newski, there were definitely a lot more people last night and tonight at First Avenue than “four people in St. Louis”.

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes are back at it again. This time, it looks like they are going back to their typical setlist. The key differences from last night’s show and tonight was that Gordon Gano is now using his old banjo (the other one went out of commission last night) and some songs were replaced. I’m sad to see that ‘Gimme The Car’ is not on the set - however ‘Waiting for the Bus’ was a good replacement. That song was done in a weird saxophone/jazz style that is quite different from the recording or demo. ‘American Music’ closed out their regular set and new song ‘Memory’ moved to the encore. Of course, the finale is always ‘Add it Up’, which is always a fan favorite closing song.

Oddly enough, ‘Kiss Off’ moved to the front, right after their biggest hit song ‘Blister In the Sun’.

Also: in addition to the horns section of Blaise, Todd and Mike... we also got ‘local girl’ Mona on tenor saxophone.

Again more details later.

Violent Femmes’ hometown gig at Summerfest is tomorrow!

VIOLENT FEMMES ON TOUR 2016

Jul 07 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
Jul 09 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
Jul 10 The Fillmore Detroit, MI
Jul 12 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Jul 13 Vic Theater Chicago, IL
Jul 14 Pageant St Louis, MO
Jul 16 KRZZ Beach Ball Buzz Kansas City, MO
Jul 17 Cains Tulsa, OK
Jul 19 House Of Blues
Jul 20 Stubbs Austin, TX
Jul 22 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI
Jul 23 Kerfuffle 2016 Festival Buffalo, NY
Jul 24 Massey Hall Toronto, Canada
Sep 24 The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, TN

Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 July 2016)

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