Ween, Live in Princeton
My wife and I went out to dinner last night. Chick-fil-a. Yum. We pull into our driveway around 7:00 PM. Darted into the house to check email.
Oh, what's this? Urgent message from my friend Sarah B?
What a nice surprise.
Parking was absolute mayhem-- cars were parked, bumper-to-bumper, for a good mile south of the park. Fortunately the venue is smack dab in the middle of my 12-mile Sunday run, and I knew of an alternate parking lot. We pulled up on the other side. No problem, the lot was completely empty.
We strolled right through the park towards the summer stage. The "venue" was just a few rows of bleachers on the hillside and a concrete slab you might call a stage. No gates. No backstage. No security. This was the type of place you might expect to see Shakespeare in the park, or an afternoon show for the kids at Princeton Park North. Not quite the venue you might expect to see a popular alternative rock act.
The band started 20 minutes late and played a 100 minute set (my estimation). Had some soundboard difficulties early into the concert: low volume on mics, house right speakers kept cutting out, and a muddy mix. It took the stage crew far too long to work out all of these niggles; once they did, the sound was perfect for the rest of the evening.
By sundown the tiny venue was packed, the crowd was pumped, and Ween started playing into the audience's energy. The show was worth every penny (so to speak), and then some.
Oh, what's this? Urgent message from my friend Sarah B?
Tonight, Wednesday---8pmStealth show-- only advertised to a small audience and word-of-mouth. I figure, "Oh well... looks like we missed out. We'll never get there in time" (even though Princeton is only 15 minutes away). By the time my mouth had wrapped itself around that final sentence, my wife had darted into the other room. In a matter of five minutes she was ready with keys in hand; we vamoosed with no time to waste
Princeton Community Park North
(Rt 206 at Mountain Ave)
Princeton, NJ
Admission - free!
From a myspace bulletin
For directions, please go to www.bluecurtain.org
For additional parking, please go to Ween.com and check the 'stickie' on the Ween Forum.
What a nice surprise.
Parking was absolute mayhem-- cars were parked, bumper-to-bumper, for a good mile south of the park. Fortunately the venue is smack dab in the middle of my 12-mile Sunday run, and I knew of an alternate parking lot. We pulled up on the other side. No problem, the lot was completely empty.
We strolled right through the park towards the summer stage. The "venue" was just a few rows of bleachers on the hillside and a concrete slab you might call a stage. No gates. No backstage. No security. This was the type of place you might expect to see Shakespeare in the park, or an afternoon show for the kids at Princeton Park North. Not quite the venue you might expect to see a popular alternative rock act.
The band started 20 minutes late and played a 100 minute set (my estimation). Had some soundboard difficulties early into the concert: low volume on mics, house right speakers kept cutting out, and a muddy mix. It took the stage crew far too long to work out all of these niggles; once they did, the sound was perfect for the rest of the evening.
By sundown the tiny venue was packed, the crowd was pumped, and Ween started playing into the audience's energy. The show was worth every penny (so to speak), and then some.
THE SET:
Fiesta
Don't Get To Close To My Fantasy
Mr. Would You Please Help My Pony
Gabrielle
Slow Down Boy
Bananas And Blow
Voodoo lady
The Party
Exactly Where I'm At
Back To Basom (PA kicked out...no vocals)
Buckingham Green
Stay Forever
Take Me Away
Touch My Tooter
Got To Put The Hammer Down
Wavin' My Dick In The Wind
Tick!
*It's Gonna Be A Long Night
*Polka Dot Tail
#*Ohio
ENCORE:
The Mollusk
*-With Rev B.Ill on Guitar
#-With Rev B.Ill On Backing Vocals
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