Post by down_with_sleeves on Apr 19, 2009 9:42:23 GMT
OFFICIAL SETLIST 4.18
Charmer
Crawl
Taper Jean Girl
My Party
King of the Rodeo
California Waiting (YAYM version..cowbell and all!!!!!!)
Fans
Milk
Red Morning Light
McFearless
Sex on Fire
The Bucket
Notion
On Call
Cold Desert
Use Somebody
Slow Night Slow Long
Encore:
Closer
Knocked Up
Manhattan
The Devil Song
Black Thumbnail
ok ladiesss so there it is!!! im with arlynie right now and we just got back from the city. she apologizes for the "On Call" tweet malfunction, but it was definitely played!! we met up with Jen right before the show started. she was in a better section than us and, by puuure fate, we were able to shift on over right next to her!!!
and we whipped out the glow sticks like NO OTHER!!!!!! causing Nathan and the other guys to take notice to us SEVERAL TIMES..or at least we like to think they did..but how could they not notice such good looking gals goin buckwild with glow sticks?!?!
Caleb was a lil chatty cathy tonite too. i have never seen him chat it up sooo much during a set. the set itself, wasn't as long as i would have liked it to be..but it included such gems that it's impossible to not be thrilled about it!
i have footage of EVERYTHING caleb said during the gig and my fav part is when he acknowledged the older fans saying "..Sex on Fire isn't the first song we wrote.."..which totally made us think that he would pull out an Arizona or Trani..but he ended up playing Manhattan instead..
and oh my friggin lord...we got to experience the devil song!!!!!!!! i was like preachin to everyone around me how it's a new song and will prolly be on their next album. it is so much more orgasmic to hear it in person than to see jus snippits of it on youtube..obviously i got the whole vid of that too!
we didnt have a chance to make shirts or banner..but we did come more than well equipped with glow sticks!!!!!!..the banner will be made for tomorrow night's show, tho..so no worries!!
ok so the crowd was pretty interested...i actually think a majority of the people were older..like in their late 20s or 30s..i loved it tho!!..because these people totally had an appreciation for the music and actually stayed for the whole set.
ok so gettin the randomness outta the way..this is basically how the night went...
arlyn came on over..we grabbed some dinner..drank some margaritas..and headed to the arena. we went in and waited in line for beer for a solid 15 mins..only for the lady to tell us how they wont serve out of staters unless ur 25..one word..BULLSHIT!!!!! i proceeded to curse off Boston and the state of MA in general..it's not the first time i've done it and sure as hell wont be the last..
we got to our seats empty handed and stone sober..definitely not a feelin im used to. we set our gear down and watched Nacho work his magic with the guitar and equipment..whatta friggin cutie patootie. Jen FINALLY arrives and we hug it out like woah. then..the set starts
Charmer as the opener..AMAZING!!!! instead of takin loads of pics..i decided to record a majority of the songs. but obviously i had to stop recordin so as to not miss out on rockin out with my homie pagalawala. the songs continue..and the excessive sweating begins. NO ONE AROUND US WAS ROCKIN OUT...at least not as hard as us...pretty sure we looked like we were moments away from strokin out or jus havin massive seizures..but whatevs..it's how i dance damnit!
Right before Taper Jean Girl, Caleb says "Now I see people sittin down..this is a concert..STAND UP!!"..fuk yea lebby!!!
then jen sends me a lovelyyyy text sayin how the 2 guys next to her totally bailed on the gig..she had better seating so we travelled on over to her right before Milk and that's when the glow sticks came out i swear..glow sticks make any activity just 10x more fun.
and right before Sex on Fire lebby did the usual "help us sing this one"
and right before On Call he thanked The Walkmen and mentioned how they are "a hell of a band"
and right before Cold Desert (tear jerker) Caleb said how they just got back from being home for 2 weeks..which feels like 3 months for them. but that they are glad to be back and that this (the stage) feels like home.
Nathan broke his snare after Closer..obviously we cracked jokes about him "bangin too hard"..to be followed by my lame joke "yea..bangin me"..so so lame lol
and lebby and his shimmies durin Knocked Up..
and then..the BIGGEST TEASE of the evening..right after they played Knocked Up..Lebby said "Thank you all for coming out here tonight. You know..there are a lot of people who think that Kings of Leon shouldn't be playing in places this big. A lot of those people don't realize that Sex on Fire isn't the first song we ever wrote. So for those of who, who have been here from the beginning..and for those of who, who are just now discovering us...thank you very much..we're Kings of Leon!!"
- now mind you..during his speech..we're SCREAMING ARIZONA! ARIZONA!! OMG ARIZONAAA!!!! because we were totally convinced that we heard them strummin the chords to it right before the speech..then when they played the first chord of Manhattan..we all just said "ahhh fuck!"..it's all on video and kinda priceless lol
and then..there was..THE DEVIL SONG!..it was soooo fukin cool bc we were the only ones who knew the words to is..and the people around us were lookin at us like "wtf???"..because even the hardcore fans of KoL around us didnt know the song..bc clearly they're not cool enough to be a part of HA..lol jk! and in the vid i took you can hear us say "wait for it..wait for it..." then lebby sang that "highhhhhhya!" or whatever he says lol...AUDIO ORGASM i tell ya..
and then Black Thumbnail..my all time favorite song to hear live..friggin great..absolutely love how they end the set on such a high note..oooooof...arms are still a bit sore from fist pumping the whole time!
no surprise..Jared was the first one off the stage..then nathan..then matty cakes..then Lebby..but not before snaggin his classy glass of wine!
so the set ends
and everyone is peacin outta there..we're jus sittin back chillin..watchin Nacho jus stroll around on stage bein his rock star self...then we decide to snag his attention so on the count of 3..we all all screamed "NACHO!!!" he popped his precious head up from behind the speaker and waved to us!..friggin love that man..
so we head on out..but not before grabbin some much needed liquids to replace the 5 pounds of sweat we lost...on the way out this cutie is chattin it up with me and this is how the convo goes..
Guy: "Ahh so weren't The Walkmen great?"
Me: "Ohh i dunno..we didnt get here in time to see them perform."
Guy: "But what an awesome show!"
Me: "OMG I KNOWW!!!!! friggin love the Kings.."
Guy: "Well..we're headed to the after party now."
Me: "After party? For the band?"
Guy: "Yea..we grew up with them so they invited us"
Me: "Oh really?..where are they from?"
Guy: "Uhh..Georgia"
Me: "Uhh..FALSE!"
Guy: "Oh really?...well then where DID they grow up?" (tryin to be a lil smart ass..)
Me: "WELL..they're from Nashville..but they were born in Oklahoma"
Guy: "Oh really?..alright cool..Well..you know their grandfather's name is Leon..that's where the name Kings of Leon is from"
Me: "And their Dad's name is Leon too...buddy..dont even try and play it like you're more obsessed about the band than i am.."
Guy: "Huh..well then what was the name of the last song they played?"
Me: "Black Thumbnail"
Guy: "Fine..but from what album?"
Me: "pfft..Because of the Times"
Guy: "Wow..ok..your're good"
Me: "Is that really all ya got?..alright"
then we chatted it up for a bit before we parted ways..friggin regret not gettin his number!!..but i jus cant believe he tried to fool me with the after party shiznit..i can only imagine what scummy bar he would have taken us to and try to play it off like it's the real "after party"..
So after separating from cutie liar boy..we went on the hunt for the tour bus! we walked all the way around the arena to the parking garage where there was a whooole line of tour buses. there was only one guard there who only told us to stay off the grass. there were maybe like 5 people waiting there before we got there. then they left and it was only me, arlyn, and jen. we jus sat there and tried to figure out what we should do. there was no barrier or anything so we could have legit just ran up to one of the buses and banged on it beggin to touch a followill. we decided that there was prolly no way they would come out..especially because it was a really busy area because that's where all the cars were leaving. so if they did come out..people would have legit jumped out of their cars and ran to them. so we decided to jus hit up the bar. on the walk pass one of the tour buses..it opened and out came these 2 random guys. they just walked out and stood infront of the bus entrance waiting for us to pass. like they totally knew that if they kept on walkin, we would have ransacked that bus without a second thought...i feel like tomorrow night im gunna be more bold in my tour bus approach since i will be kinda drunk and, therefore, possess less common sense than usual..
sooOooooooo we went to meet up with a HA newbie (Tanya) after the gig. omg is she amazing!!!! soooooo GORGEOUS!!..like really really really pretty and funny and jus overall a spectacular gal. on the way to a bar..arlyn spotted a convenient store that had the KoL Rolling Stone magazine..so obviously i did the completely normal thing and bought all the RS magazines in the store...pics will prove it..
anywayz..we went to this bar down the road called Paradise. it was like walking into a sauna..but it was filled with my kinda boys
..meaninggg they sported flannel and had shaggy hair..and loved beer
we stayed there for a bit then walked through the rain..then hailed a cab to go to this hookah bar. we get there and guess what..NO ALCOHOL! despite that..the hookah was awesome and definitely the relaxing experience we needed after that hour and a half of cardio..we joked it up for a while and took some cute vids and pics.
all the gals ended up leavin except for me and arlynie..we milked the hookah for all its worth then headed to Harvard Square to snag a beer before the bars closed. we got that beer and headed back to my apartment..
arlynie is currently passed out like the precious angel she is..i'll shall join her..but not before posting PICS!!! ahhhhhh BOSTON PIC SPAM!!!!!
Arlyn bein all kooooky before the gig
Nacho setting up!!
The Boston crowdddd!
KoL rockin out on staaage!! (sorry for the sucky qualityy)
sorta really love this one..
NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the lineup of all the tour buses..where oh where could our followills be!!!??
Arlynieeee, Jennnnn, and Meeeeeeeee during the gig
i look kinda stoned..no biggie..
bein all presh presh..
attack of the glow sticks..
sweaty cassie..i think it's a good look...barf
bahahaha sry arlynie i had to..
don't you jus wanna steal her and take her home??..i do..and i did..muahaha
this is how we killed time waiting for the encore..
kish kish faces..even tho im sporting the "right after sex" hairdo..hot
When HAers attack convenient stores...
dont mind my face..i seriously was beyond happy to be buying countless number of RS magazines..
Ground Zero..those RS magazines never saw it comin..
thanks, mom, for bein foolish enough to give me a credit card that's "just for emergencies"..
ooof..love these gals..
time to hit the bar scene and meet TANYAA!!!
HOOKAH TIME!! aka..let's be loud and totally disregard anyone else around us!!
i tend to make this face more often than i would like..
ok..officially longest HA post ever...if i remember anything else from tonite i'll be sure to post!!..but until then..need to rest up for Round 2..and this time..there will be a banner and even more glow stick intensity....let's jus say..im tryin to figure out a way to make a glow stick bra..
Charmer
Crawl
Taper Jean Girl
My Party
King of the Rodeo
California Waiting (YAYM version..cowbell and all!!!!!!)
Fans
Milk
Red Morning Light
McFearless
Sex on Fire
The Bucket
Notion
On Call
Cold Desert
Use Somebody
Slow Night Slow Long
Encore:
Closer
Knocked Up
Manhattan
The Devil Song
Black Thumbnail
ok ladiesss so there it is!!! im with arlynie right now and we just got back from the city. she apologizes for the "On Call" tweet malfunction, but it was definitely played!! we met up with Jen right before the show started. she was in a better section than us and, by puuure fate, we were able to shift on over right next to her!!!
and we whipped out the glow sticks like NO OTHER!!!!!! causing Nathan and the other guys to take notice to us SEVERAL TIMES..or at least we like to think they did..but how could they not notice such good looking gals goin buckwild with glow sticks?!?!
Caleb was a lil chatty cathy tonite too. i have never seen him chat it up sooo much during a set. the set itself, wasn't as long as i would have liked it to be..but it included such gems that it's impossible to not be thrilled about it!
i have footage of EVERYTHING caleb said during the gig and my fav part is when he acknowledged the older fans saying "..Sex on Fire isn't the first song we wrote.."..which totally made us think that he would pull out an Arizona or Trani..but he ended up playing Manhattan instead..
and oh my friggin lord...we got to experience the devil song!!!!!!!! i was like preachin to everyone around me how it's a new song and will prolly be on their next album. it is so much more orgasmic to hear it in person than to see jus snippits of it on youtube..obviously i got the whole vid of that too!
we didnt have a chance to make shirts or banner..but we did come more than well equipped with glow sticks!!!!!!..the banner will be made for tomorrow night's show, tho..so no worries!!
ok so the crowd was pretty interested...i actually think a majority of the people were older..like in their late 20s or 30s..i loved it tho!!..because these people totally had an appreciation for the music and actually stayed for the whole set.
ok so gettin the randomness outta the way..this is basically how the night went...
arlyn came on over..we grabbed some dinner..drank some margaritas..and headed to the arena. we went in and waited in line for beer for a solid 15 mins..only for the lady to tell us how they wont serve out of staters unless ur 25..one word..BULLSHIT!!!!! i proceeded to curse off Boston and the state of MA in general..it's not the first time i've done it and sure as hell wont be the last..
we got to our seats empty handed and stone sober..definitely not a feelin im used to. we set our gear down and watched Nacho work his magic with the guitar and equipment..whatta friggin cutie patootie. Jen FINALLY arrives and we hug it out like woah. then..the set starts
Charmer as the opener..AMAZING!!!! instead of takin loads of pics..i decided to record a majority of the songs. but obviously i had to stop recordin so as to not miss out on rockin out with my homie pagalawala. the songs continue..and the excessive sweating begins. NO ONE AROUND US WAS ROCKIN OUT...at least not as hard as us...pretty sure we looked like we were moments away from strokin out or jus havin massive seizures..but whatevs..it's how i dance damnit!
Right before Taper Jean Girl, Caleb says "Now I see people sittin down..this is a concert..STAND UP!!"..fuk yea lebby!!!
then jen sends me a lovelyyyy text sayin how the 2 guys next to her totally bailed on the gig..she had better seating so we travelled on over to her right before Milk and that's when the glow sticks came out
i swear..glow sticks make any activity just 10x more fun.and right before Sex on Fire lebby did the usual "help us sing this one"
and right before On Call he thanked The Walkmen and mentioned how they are "a hell of a band"
and right before Cold Desert (tear jerker) Caleb said how they just got back from being home for 2 weeks..which feels like 3 months for them. but that they are glad to be back and that this (the stage) feels like home.
Nathan broke his snare after Closer..obviously we cracked jokes about him "bangin too hard"..to be followed by my lame joke "yea..bangin me"..so so lame lol
and lebby and his shimmies durin Knocked Up..
and then..the BIGGEST TEASE of the evening..right after they played Knocked Up..Lebby said "Thank you all for coming out here tonight. You know..there are a lot of people who think that Kings of Leon shouldn't be playing in places this big. A lot of those people don't realize that Sex on Fire isn't the first song we ever wrote. So for those of who, who have been here from the beginning..and for those of who, who are just now discovering us...thank you very much..we're Kings of Leon!!"
- now mind you..during his speech..we're SCREAMING ARIZONA! ARIZONA!! OMG ARIZONAAA!!!! because we were totally convinced that we heard them strummin the chords to it right before the speech..then when they played the first chord of Manhattan..we all just said "ahhh fuck!"..it's all on video and kinda priceless lol
and then..there was..THE DEVIL SONG!..it was soooo fukin cool bc we were the only ones who knew the words to is..and the people around us were lookin at us like "wtf???"..because even the hardcore fans of KoL around us didnt know the song..bc clearly they're not cool enough to be a part of HA..lol jk! and in the vid i took you can hear us say "wait for it..wait for it..." then lebby sang that "highhhhhhya!" or whatever he says lol...AUDIO ORGASM i tell ya..
and then Black Thumbnail..my all time favorite song to hear live..friggin great..absolutely love how they end the set on such a high note..oooooof...arms are still a bit sore from fist pumping the whole time!
no surprise..Jared was the first one off the stage..then nathan..then matty cakes..then Lebby..but not before snaggin his classy glass of wine!
so the set ends
and everyone is peacin outta there..we're jus sittin back chillin..watchin Nacho jus stroll around on stage bein his rock star self...then we decide to snag his attention so on the count of 3..we all all screamed "NACHO!!!" he popped his precious head up from behind the speaker and waved to us!..friggin love that man..so we head on out..but not before grabbin some much needed liquids to replace the 5 pounds of sweat we lost...on the way out this cutie is chattin it up with me and this is how the convo goes..
Guy: "Ahh so weren't The Walkmen great?"
Me: "Ohh i dunno..we didnt get here in time to see them perform."
Guy: "But what an awesome show!"
Me: "OMG I KNOWW!!!!! friggin love the Kings.."
Guy: "Well..we're headed to the after party now."
Me: "After party? For the band?"
Guy: "Yea..we grew up with them so they invited us"
Me: "Oh really?..where are they from?"
Guy: "Uhh..Georgia"
Me: "Uhh..FALSE!"
Guy: "Oh really?...well then where DID they grow up?" (tryin to be a lil smart ass..)
Me: "WELL..they're from Nashville..but they were born in Oklahoma"
Guy: "Oh really?..alright cool..Well..you know their grandfather's name is Leon..that's where the name Kings of Leon is from"
Me: "And their Dad's name is Leon too...buddy..dont even try and play it like you're more obsessed about the band than i am.."
Guy: "Huh..well then what was the name of the last song they played?"
Me: "Black Thumbnail"
Guy: "Fine..but from what album?"
Me: "pfft..Because of the Times"
Guy: "Wow..ok..your're good"
Me: "Is that really all ya got?..alright"
then we chatted it up for a bit before we parted ways..friggin regret not gettin his number!!..but i jus cant believe he tried to fool me with the after party shiznit..i can only imagine what scummy bar he would have taken us to and try to play it off like it's the real "after party"..
So after separating from cutie liar boy..we went on the hunt for the tour bus! we walked all the way around the arena to the parking garage where there was a whooole line of tour buses. there was only one guard there who only told us to stay off the grass. there were maybe like 5 people waiting there before we got there. then they left and it was only me, arlyn, and jen. we jus sat there and tried to figure out what we should do. there was no barrier or anything so we could have legit just ran up to one of the buses and banged on it beggin to touch a followill. we decided that there was prolly no way they would come out..especially because it was a really busy area because that's where all the cars were leaving. so if they did come out..people would have legit jumped out of their cars and ran to them. so we decided to jus hit up the bar. on the walk pass one of the tour buses..it opened and out came these 2 random guys. they just walked out and stood infront of the bus entrance waiting for us to pass. like they totally knew that if they kept on walkin, we would have ransacked that bus without a second thought...i feel like tomorrow night im gunna be more bold in my tour bus approach since i will be kinda drunk and, therefore, possess less common sense than usual..
sooOooooooo we went to meet up with a HA newbie (Tanya) after the gig. omg is she amazing!!!! soooooo GORGEOUS!!..like really really really pretty and funny and jus overall a spectacular gal. on the way to a bar..arlyn spotted a convenient store that had the KoL Rolling Stone magazine..so obviously i did the completely normal thing and bought all the RS magazines in the store...pics will prove it..
anywayz..we went to this bar down the road called Paradise. it was like walking into a sauna..but it was filled with my kinda boys
..meaninggg they sported flannel and had shaggy hair..and loved beer we stayed there for a bit then walked through the rain..then hailed a cab to go to this hookah bar. we get there and guess what..NO ALCOHOL! despite that..the hookah was awesome and definitely the relaxing experience we needed after that hour and a half of cardio..we joked it up for a while and took some cute vids and pics.
all the gals ended up leavin except for me and arlynie..we milked the hookah for all its worth then headed to Harvard Square to snag a beer before the bars closed. we got that beer and headed back to my apartment..
arlynie is currently passed out like the precious angel she is..i'll shall join her..but not before posting PICS!!! ahhhhhh BOSTON PIC SPAM!!!!!
Arlyn bein all kooooky before the gig
Nacho setting up!!
The Boston crowdddd!
KoL rockin out on staaage!! (sorry for the sucky qualityy)
sorta really love this one..
NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the lineup of all the tour buses..where oh where could our followills be!!!??
Arlynieeee, Jennnnn, and Meeeeeeeee during the gig
i look kinda stoned..no biggie..
bein all presh presh..
attack of the glow sticks..
sweaty cassie..i think it's a good look...barf
bahahaha sry arlynie i had to..
don't you jus wanna steal her and take her home??..i do..and i did..muahaha
this is how we killed time waiting for the encore..
kish kish faces..even tho im sporting the "right after sex" hairdo..hot
When HAers attack convenient stores...
dont mind my face..i seriously was beyond happy to be buying countless number of RS magazines..
Ground Zero..those RS magazines never saw it comin..
thanks, mom, for bein foolish enough to give me a credit card that's "just for emergencies"..
ooof..love these gals..
time to hit the bar scene and meet TANYAA!!!
HOOKAH TIME!! aka..let's be loud and totally disregard anyone else around us!!
i tend to make this face more often than i would like..
ok..officially longest HA post ever...if i remember anything else from tonite i'll be sure to post!!..but until then..need to rest up for Round 2..and this time..there will be a banner and even more glow stick intensity
....let's jus say..im tryin to figure out a way to make a glow stick bra..
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