Ben Folds, Barbican
Wow, what an amazing gig. Ben Folds totally rocked the Barbican (I doubt they have ever had an entire audience shouting “FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK” along with a band before).
Through a mixture of the interwebnet and my memory, I *think* the setlist was:
- In Between Days (The Cure cover, from the Speed Graphic EP)
- Gone
- There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You
- Purple Haze (yes really!)
- Jesusland
- Bastard
- Still Fighting It
- Carrying Cathy (wonderfully played)
- All U Can Eat (I’d never really noticed how funny the lyrics are before!)
- You To Thank
- Landed
- Rock This (Barbican) Bitch (”The Barbican is NOT your bitch, it is a respectable place”)
- Zak and Sara
- Bitches Ain’t Shit (hilarious Dr Dre cover)
- Emaline (just Ben, audience request)
- Evaporated (just Ben)
- Army (just Ben)
- Where’s Summer B? (I love this song!!! Highlight of the night)
- Rockin’ the Suburbs
- Annie Waits
- Popcorn (yes, the cheesy 80s electronica song!)
- Late
- Philosophy
Encore:
- Not The Same (with extended audience participation conducted from on top of the piano)
- One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces