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ZZ Ward's The Down and Dirty Shine Tour stopped by the sold-out Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis last night, October 12th. Not related to the tour, the venue was also hosting the infamous Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl after-party show the same night, which ZZ Ward was extremely excited about.
Starting at eight was James Bay, a young singer/songwriter from Hitchin, England. This was the last night of The Down and Dirty Shine Tour, but it was a strong finish. You can hear how excited Bay was when he noted how "f***ng incredible" it was to see the large audience turnout early in the evening.
Songs on his brief 30 minute set included songs from his EP The Dark of the Morning, including his intro song "When We Were On Fire", "Need The Sun To Break", and "Move Together".
After this, Bay will fly to New York to play some CMJ Showcases (yes, we are covering CMJ this year) before returning to his country for an Autumn tour with Kodaline.
The last time we saw Alpha Rev, they opened up for the sold-out Ben Rector show at the Varsity Theater (05/03/13). Setlist was seemingly from their Summer show, right down to the large phone number (512-402-7600) you can text to and that bluesy version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". However, instead of starting with the popular "Sing Loud", they saved that secret weapon until near the end. During that song, based on the audience's reaction, that was the reason why Alpha Rev is so popular here. At one point, singer Casey McPherson confessed that, "Minneapolis sold more CDs for us than any other city."
Like Bay, last night show was the Austin-based band's last show on the ZZ Ward tour. After this, they return home to play some shows in the Texas area and then some dates on east coast in November.
ZZ Ward's never-ending 365 day tour is nearing its end. They still have a couple more shows to do before she can finally take a break. Songs were similar to the last time we saw ZZ in July (07/12/13). As you can see from the setlist (see blurry photo), that "New Intro" is actually pretty dramatic. The lights were off and as the crowd got restless, you start to hear some drums. It builds up and suddenly you see ZZ Ward on stage as she kicks into "OVERdue".
With only one album Til The Casket Drops under her belt, she basically did all those songs, including the title track and all her hits. The biggest recent radio hit single, "365 Days" got the best singalong. Even less-popular songs like "Charlie Ain't Home" and "Cryin' Wolf" had equally strong reaction.
Like her previous set, she did a cover of Son House's "Grinnin' In Your Face", still ZZ Ward's favorite song since she heard it a cappella style. New to her set was "Lil' Darlin'" which is on her album, but they finally got around to working in this song on this new tour.
Encore was "Blue Eyes Blind", which got a long introduction about the Zombie Pub Crawl and then taking a picture of the audience for her scrapbook.
It's obvious to me that ZZ Ward loves coming to Minneapolis, thanks to strong support from local radio Cities '97 station, and she'll continue to come back here for many years to come. ZZ Ward's debut album Til The Casket Drops is out now via Hollywood Records.
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JAMES BAY
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Songs on his brief 30 minute set included songs from his EP The Dark of the Morning, including his intro song "When We Were On Fire", "Need The Sun To Break", and "Move Together".
After this, Bay will fly to New York to play some CMJ Showcases (yes, we are covering CMJ this year) before returning to his country for an Autumn tour with Kodaline.
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ALPHA REV
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Like Bay, last night show was the Austin-based band's last show on the ZZ Ward tour. After this, they return home to play some shows in the Texas area and then some dates on east coast in November.
ZZ Ward's never-ending 365 day tour is nearing its end. They still have a couple more shows to do before she can finally take a break. Songs were similar to the last time we saw ZZ in July (07/12/13). As you can see from the setlist (see blurry photo), that "New Intro" is actually pretty dramatic. The lights were off and as the crowd got restless, you start to hear some drums. It builds up and suddenly you see ZZ Ward on stage as she kicks into "OVERdue".
With only one album Til The Casket Drops under her belt, she basically did all those songs, including the title track and all her hits. The biggest recent radio hit single, "365 Days" got the best singalong. Even less-popular songs like "Charlie Ain't Home" and "Cryin' Wolf" had equally strong reaction.
Like her previous set, she did a cover of Son House's "Grinnin' In Your Face", still ZZ Ward's favorite song since she heard it a cappella style. New to her set was "Lil' Darlin'" which is on her album, but they finally got around to working in this song on this new tour.
Encore was "Blue Eyes Blind", which got a long introduction about the Zombie Pub Crawl and then taking a picture of the audience for her scrapbook.
It's obvious to me that ZZ Ward loves coming to Minneapolis, thanks to strong support from local radio Cities '97 station, and she'll continue to come back here for many years to come. ZZ Ward's debut album Til The Casket Drops is out now via Hollywood Records.
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ZZ Ward at the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (10/12/13) |
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