anyone else planning to go? I'll be there! I'm stoked... never seen them before. Folks who have seen them, do they put on a good show?

8/14/2008 12:36:09 AM

this is enticing.

8/14/2008 12:39:06 AM

Since when does Wilmington get shows like this? Did some new place open up?

8/14/2008 12:52:51 AM

yeah, I was pretty shocked... it's at the Soupbox lounge.

They're also playing at the 40 watt on Oct.2. I live in Columbia, SC, so athens and wilmington are the same distance from me. I'd much rather see them in Athens, but it's on a thursday night... whereas the wilmington show is on friday night. If people wanna meet up before for dinner, I'd be game

8/14/2008 1:01:55 AM

Sweet I was starting to get pissed since it looked like they weren't coming this way. And a Friday to boot... excellent.

8/14/2008 8:31:03 AM

Saw them at Cat's Cradle when they were here a year or so ago. Good show, worth going...

8/14/2008 8:50:06 AM

I'm going

I think they always put on a really great show

8/14/2008 8:55:42 AM

Trying to come up with an excuse to be in Wilmington that Friday, would really love to see that show!

9/17/2008 10:59:14 AM

The excuse should be that Okkervil River is in Wilmington. Only reason why my friends and I are going.

9/17/2008 11:03:07 AM

Seriously. What other excuse do you need?

9/17/2008 3:52:47 PM

hmm.. i saw them last year at the cradle. but gas is kinda 'spensive now

i haven't listened to The Stand-Ins much either

9/17/2008 3:59:11 PM

^I'm having issues with gas prices too, I'm really on the fence about going

9/17/2008 4:01:11 PM

Every time I see this I think Overkill and get all excited

9/17/2008 4:05:42 PM

I think that too because I have really terrible taste in music.

9/17/2008 5:04:33 PM

aha

9/17/2008 5:33:19 PM

terrible taste, like your fuckin' cooze! OH!

9/17/2008 6:27:59 PM

I think if I went to this show I'd have something to post in message_topic.aspx?topic=539950

9/17/2008 9:56:19 PM

^ they were great at cat's cradle, and worth traveling for. you'd be in the minority, i think.

9/17/2008 10:22:10 PM

agreed. when they played "a stone" i lost it. and will sheff slowly stripping throughout the course of the set was just amazing. i thought he'd be naked by the end of the encore.

9/17/2008 10:27:09 PM

I've decided that as long as the football game on the 4th isn't at noon, I'm going to this show.

Gas prices be damned.

9/19/2008 10:24:04 AM

9/19/2008 10:35:31 AM

Just bought my tickets

9/22/2008 2:11:48 PM

^^^ACC just announced the BC game on the 4th is indeed at 12:00 noon.

9/22/2008 3:56:17 PM

Yeah I know. But the wife said she could be ready to leave Wilmington by 6:30am Saturday morning, so we can still tailgate. It'll be a long day, but so worth it.

9/22/2008 3:57:53 PM

Im there.

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9/22/2008 4:10:43 PM

Quote :

"it's at the Soupbox lounge. They're also playing at the 40 watt on Oct.2. I live in Columbia, SC"

9/22/2008 4:11:44 PM

just bought 2 tickets.
See you guys there.

9/22/2008 4:21:42 PM

I just found out I cant go.
Anyone want these tickets? You can have them both for the price of one.

email me if you do:
Ratnanjali.Adhar@gmail.com

10/2/2008 11:22:37 AM

dibs


<3 Ratna!

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 4:36 PM. Reason : ]

10/2/2008 4:16:51 PM

saw them last night in Athens... great show.

Setlist as I remember it (not in order)

Lost Coastlines
Starry Stairs
Pop Lie
Singer Songwriter
Blue Tulip
Our Life is not a movie or maybe
Unless its kicks
A Hand to take a hold of the scene
Plus Ones
A Girl in Port
John Allyn Smith Sails
Black
A Stone
The latest toughs
For Real
Okkervil River Song

Highlights were John Allyn Smith Sails, For Real, A Stone, and Lost Coastlines

Would one of you going to Wilmington please post the setlist after the show? Thanks!

10/3/2008 1:02:40 PM

That is a fucking awesome setlist.

I'm probably going to die on the way back from the show tonight. I am absolutely exhausted, and that drive back is going to be killer. Lots of coffee drinking will be done.

Probably gonna try to skip out of work a little bit early so I can get down there in time to have dinner at this place down the street from the Soap Box http://www.circa1922.com/

10/3/2008 1:11:38 PM

Fuck Circa, overpriced and not all that good.

10/3/2008 2:58:50 PM

Got any alternatives? I haven't been to Wilmington in like 10 years, so I was just looking on the web for somewhere to go.

10/3/2008 3:07:22 PM

Depends on what you want to spend.

Cafe Phoenix is good
Circa is ok but its tapas so you pay a lot for a little bit of food
Fat Tonys is good italian
Yo Sake has good sushi
Thats all I can think of off the top of me head

10/3/2008 4:13:55 PM

setlist anyone?

10/5/2008 4:31:52 PM

someone? anyone?

10/5/2008 7:56:43 PM

I have never been able to remember setlists, so I can't help you too much, but I will look through the albums here and try to remember which songs they played. I'm sure I will forget a few and probably even name one they didn't play.

Fucking ridiculous show; best I've seen in a while. Bit of an odd crowd, though, it was kind of strange. I also had been expecting to be leaving around midnight, but Okkervil River didn't even go on until midnight. Made it back to Raleigh around 4... always good when 2 lanes on the highway start turning into 8.

They opened with with Singer Songwriter and closed with Okkervil River Song.

Westfall
Okkervil River Song
Marine Island Lovers
For Real
Black
The Latest Toughs
So Come Back, I Am Waiting
Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
Unless It's Kicks
A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene
A Girl in Port
John Allyn Smith Sails
Lost Coastlines
Singer Songwriter
Starry Stairs
Blue Tulip
Pop Lie

I think that's about right..

10/6/2008 10:37:24 AM

awesome-- thanks! good set

10/6/2008 11:36:40 AM