Melbourne show #1 - Prince of Wales

bianca · 10-21-2004, 06:45 PM

Damien Rice was just phenomenal tonight at the Prince. Like... wow. He said that out of all the cities he's been too so far, he likes the Melbourne vibe the best. Go us!

The crowd sung along from the very start. I loved the crowd. They were quiet when they needed to be and sung along for every other song. They (we) were very vocal with the applause... no bogans, just an attentive and appreciative audience!

The setlist (of what I can remember) in no particular order:

- Delicate
- The Blower's Daughter
- Cannonball
- Volcano
- Eskimo
- Cheers Darlin'
- Woman Like A Man
- Me, My Yoke & I
- Sand
- Older Chests
- Cold Water
- Prague
- The Professor
- Hallelujah
- I Remember segued into Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie)
-I think he played a David Gray cover?! I'm not entirely familiar with David Gray so I'm not sure.

He played for around 2 hours. I'm dying to go to the Armadale gig but I'm dead broke. I'm pretty tired right now but I'll be sure to post pics in the nextcoming days. Oh, and if anyone can remember any other songs he played at the show, holla. Edited by: bianca

ali* · 10-21-2004, 06:49 PM

aw wow that sounds great! mad dog might be me my yoke and i, did it start off as 'beat my drum'? id loved to have heard the kylie cover! its good to see him adding new extra pieces on, or at least ones we dont hear often, glad u enjoyed it!

edit:it was hallelujah!Edited by: ali*

cille · 10-21-2004, 06:50 PM

sounds like a truely great night there, bianca!

oh and welcome![img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]great to see all the new aussie eskimos [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Wheels · 10-21-2004, 11:16 PM

Welcome Bianca [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] So just how big is Damien in Australia now? And when did ye all first start hearing about him?

rossdonnan · 10-22-2004, 01:59 AM

hey all

im new to the board... he is pretty big. i think he sold out most of the venues he has played out so far. i heard him through a musician called carus (www.carus.com.au), he played a cover of delicate at one of his shows and I loved it, then search for damien.

Lastnights show was amazing. How did everyone like Emily Ulman? She was fantastic

Peace. Rossco

Ralf · 10-22-2004, 03:36 AM

howdy,

I saw last nights gig and was blown away.... Been into Damien Rice since an Irish friend of mine introduced me to the album when I was living in London last year.

Was hanging out for him to tour here and jumped at the chance when it was announced. It was a long wait but worth it and more after last night.

Loved the drunk song at the end - done karaoke style (I think it was cheers darlin) with a red wine bottle inhand. Great story teller and unbelievable voice.

Burningman · 10-22-2004, 04:24 AM

what david gray song did he play

Shelfie · 10-22-2004, 06:55 AM

Hey!

I went to the show last night too - was SO good! Made the trip over from Adelaide especially for it. AMAZING!

Here are a few of my pics too...

Edited by: Shelfie

Hannah650 · 10-22-2004, 08:48 PM

Oh thanx for the review guys, esp the fab pics Shelley - how close to the man himself were u?? Slightly jealous there[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]Glad u all enjoyed yourselves, and as Cille said way up there ^ its great to get this big Aussie invasion! [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

rileyf · 10-22-2004, 08:49 PM

nice beard, damo

Shelfie · 10-22-2004, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hannah650

Oh thanx for the review guys, esp the fab pics Shelley - how close to the man himself were u??

We were in the front row. We got there pretty early, there was going to be no way that I had travelled that far to see him only to be stuck up the back! My camera has a zoom though, so its probably a little decieving!

Hannah650 · 10-22-2004, 09:28 PM

ah deception is it?? tha's ok, won't tell anyone[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]! He's worth it even if youre at the back, hell as long as youre within hearing distance!!

cille · 10-22-2004, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shelfie

cheers darlin' appears to be really hard on his liver, eh?[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

Hannah650 · 10-22-2004, 10:34 PM

[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]He sure looks like he's enjoyin that drink!!

mari · 10-23-2004, 10:01 AM

They are lovely, lovely photos, thanks so much for sharing them. Speaking as someone who has never seen Damien live[img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img], It's great to see pics and read other people's reviews. So, thanks again.

Jasper · 10-23-2004, 10:36 AM

Hiyaall - am also new to the eskimo crew, boy am I glad to find you all (friends are starting to wonder about the epiphany that is Damien Rice that I keep trying to explain to them)

Was at the Prince on Thursday and was just blown away. Easily number one gig in past five years, if ever. Whata genius.Was very sad to hear that the crowd was so disrespectful at the Armadale gig. I managed to get stuck next to a bunch of talkers at the Prince too - theres always a bunch of them I guess. One even had the nerve to yell out "more Kylie covers!!!" - there's always one isn't there...

Emily Ulman was fantastic - check out her (very lovely) website...

Thank youShelfie for the photos - you've made my day!

Does anyone know if the set list differed much at the Armadale?

Patricia · 10-23-2004, 10:53 AM

Awwww thanks for the reviews guys! And the lovely pictures!! We miss our Damien over here in Europe, take good care of him!

Shelfie · 10-23-2004, 03:32 PM

No worries - If any of you guys want high resolution copies (so you can get prints) drop me an email and I can send you some - gymbunny_69@hotmail.com

Sinead · 10-23-2004, 06:17 PM

awh!! those pictures are so bewtyful!! I wan2 b there!!

Lady_Fuchsia5 · 10-25-2004, 08:48 AM

hi all im new. went to the first melb gig which was the best gig ive ever seen! (and i saw david bowie this year,in great seats, so thats saying something[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img])

Im a David Gray fan as well, and was thrilled that damo played one of his songs which was 'Babylon' by the way. He only sung two verses of it though (no chorus) with another song inbetween them.

cille · 10-25-2004, 12:41 PM

welcome jasper!

Burningman · 10-26-2004, 08:03 PM

ok so, again what david gray song did he do? was it babylon?

Lady_Fuchsia5 · 10-26-2004, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burningman

ok so, again what david gray song did he do? was it babylon?

Yeah Babylon - just the first two verses with another songsquashed inbetween.

10-21-2004, 06:49 PM	#2
ali* eskimo drama queen Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,399	aw wow that sounds great! mad dog might be me my yoke and i, did it start off as 'beat my drum'? id loved to have heard the kylie cover! its good to see him adding new extra pieces on, or at least ones we dont hear often, glad u enjoyed it! edit:it was hallelujah!Edited by: ali* __________________ Ah Christ I'm such a Drama Queen....

10-21-2004, 06:50 PM	#3
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	sounds like a truely great night there, bianca! oh and welcome![img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]great to see all the new aussie eskimos [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ Yeah

10-21-2004, 11:16 PM	#4
Wheels Eskimo Enigma Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 7,900	Welcome Bianca [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] So just how big is Damien in Australia now? And when did ye all first start hearing about him? __________________

10-22-2004, 01:59 AM	#5
rossdonnan Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4	hey all im new to the board... he is pretty big. i think he sold out most of the venues he has played out so far. i heard him through a musician called carus (www.carus.com.au), he played a cover of delicate at one of his shows and I loved it, then search for damien. Lastnights show was amazing. How did everyone like Emily Ulman? She was fantastic Peace. Rossco __________________ peace. love. harmony

10-22-2004, 04:24 AM	#7
Burningman Eskimo Friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Posts: 65	what david gray song did he play __________________ So many learn to Swallow So few to understand

10-21-2004, 06:45 PM	#1
bianca Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1	Damien Rice was just phenomenal tonight at the Prince. Like... wow. He said that out of all the cities he's been too so far, he likes the Melbourne vibe the best. Go us! The crowd sung along from the very start. I loved the crowd. They were quiet when they needed to be and sung along for every other song. They (we) were very vocal with the applause... no bogans, just an attentive and appreciative audience! The setlist (of what I can remember) in no particular order: - Delicate - The Blower's Daughter - Cannonball - Volcano - Eskimo - Cheers Darlin' - Woman Like A Man - Me, My Yoke & I - Sand - Older Chests - Cold Water - Prague - The Professor - Hallelujah - I Remember segued into Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie) -I think he played a David Gray cover?! I'm not entirely familiar with David Gray so I'm not sure. He played for around 2 hours. I'm dying to go to the Armadale gig but I'm dead broke. I'm pretty tired right now but I'll be sure to post pics in the nextcoming days. Oh, and if anyone can remember any other songs he played at the show, holla. Edited by: bianca

10-22-2004, 03:36 AM	#6
Ralf Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1	howdy, I saw last nights gig and was blown away.... Been into Damien Rice since an Irish friend of mine introduced me to the album when I was living in London last year. Was hanging out for him to tour here and jumped at the chance when it was announced. It was a long wait but worth it and more after last night. Loved the drunk song at the end - done karaoke style (I think it was cheers darlin) with a red wine bottle inhand. Great story teller and unbelievable voice.

10-22-2004, 06:55 AM	#8
Shelfie Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 8	Hey! I went to the show last night too - was SO good! Made the trip over from Adelaide especially for it. AMAZING! Here are a few of my pics too... Edited by: Shelfie __________________ Love Shelley

10-22-2004, 08:48 PM	#9
Hannah650 Wee Wils Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, yay!!:) Posts: 1,584	Oh thanx for the review guys, esp the fab pics Shelley - how close to the man himself were u?? Slightly jealous there[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]Glad u all enjoyed yourselves, and as Cille said way up there ^ its great to get this big Aussie invasion! [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ Friends are the people who bring out the beautiful things in you that no-one else looks hard enough to find

10-22-2004, 08:49 PM	#10
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	nice beard, damo __________________ stop whispering, start shouting

10-22-2004, 09:28 PM	#12
Hannah650 Wee Wils Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, yay!!:) Posts: 1,584	ah deception is it?? tha's ok, won't tell anyone[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]! He's worth it even if youre at the back, hell as long as youre within hearing distance!! __________________ Friends are the people who bring out the beautiful things in you that no-one else looks hard enough to find

10-22-2004, 10:34 PM	#14
Hannah650 Wee Wils Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, yay!!:) Posts: 1,584	[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]He sure looks like he's enjoyin that drink!! __________________ Friends are the people who bring out the beautiful things in you that no-one else looks hard enough to find

10-23-2004, 10:01 AM	#15
mari Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 833	They are lovely, lovely photos, thanks so much for sharing them. Speaking as someone who has never seen Damien live[img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img], It's great to see pics and read other people's reviews. So, thanks again. __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC)

10-23-2004, 10:36 AM	#16
Jasper Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 21	Hiyaall - am also new to the eskimo crew, boy am I glad to find you all (friends are starting to wonder about the epiphany that is Damien Rice that I keep trying to explain to them) Was at the Prince on Thursday and was just blown away. Easily number one gig in past five years, if ever. Whata genius.Was very sad to hear that the crowd was so disrespectful at the Armadale gig. I managed to get stuck next to a bunch of talkers at the Prince too - theres always a bunch of them I guess. One even had the nerve to yell out "more Kylie covers!!!" - there's always one isn't there... Emily Ulman was fantastic - check out her (very lovely) website... Thank youShelfie for the photos - you've made my day! Does anyone know if the set list differed much at the Armadale? __________________ "and so jasper appeared, like a sly minx tangled in the honeysuckle"

10-23-2004, 10:53 AM	#17
Patricia Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,213	Awwww thanks for the reviews guys! And the lovely pictures!! We miss our Damien over here in Europe, take good care of him! __________________ "To do is to be" - Nietzsche "To be is to do" - Kant "Do be do be do" - Sinatra

10-23-2004, 03:32 PM	#18
Shelfie Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 8	No worries - If any of you guys want high resolution copies (so you can get prints) drop me an email and I can send you some - gymbunny_69@hotmail.com __________________ Love Shelley

10-23-2004, 06:17 PM	#19
Sinead Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 427	awh!! those pictures are so bewtyful!! I wan2 b there!! __________________ Enjoy the little things in life,there are so many of them.

10-25-2004, 08:48 AM	#20
Lady_Fuchsia5 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4	hi all im new. went to the first melb gig which was the best gig ive ever seen! (and i saw david bowie this year,in great seats, so thats saying something[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]) Im a David Gray fan as well, and was thrilled that damo played one of his songs which was 'Babylon' by the way. He only sung two verses of it though (no chorus) with another song inbetween them. __________________ -I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free-

10-25-2004, 12:41 PM	#21
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	welcome jasper! __________________ Yeah

10-26-2004, 08:03 PM	#22
Burningman Eskimo Friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Posts: 65	ok so, again what david gray song did he do? was it babylon? __________________ So many learn to Swallow So few to understand