Mulligan's Pub, Grand Rapids, June 18

Set list:


Bo Diddley (soundcheck tease)
Insult to Injury
Nobody's Baby
Kitty Hijinks
My Machine
When You Were Mine
Crosstown
All You've Got
The One That Got Away
Look Me Up Sometime
Didn't Take Long
All Again
Giant Bee Sting (encore)


For as hot and humid as it was yesterday, Mulligan's was pretty comfortable. Yeah, it was warm in the back room where the show was, but not unbearably hot. Think about that next time you're worried about a show after a hot day. 


I wouldn't count Bo Diddley as an actual band song or cover, just some messing around while setting up. Giant Bee Sting, however, was an actual encore. I'm kinda like a "Johnny-come-lately" with the band, as they formed and developed for nearly 2 years before I started the blog and became a die hard. But I don't ever remember an honest-to-goodness encore where the audience called them back for more. I've seen the audience try to get them to come back, but because of circumstances beyond their control they couldn't. So how was it? Seriously, Giant Bee Sting was blistering. It was a rawk moment.