Gin & Tonic, House of Blues San Diego, Fri., 20 Feb 2009, 8:00pm
Tonic:
Title (Album, Track)
- Open Up Your Eyes (1,1)
- Take Me as I Am (4,2)
- Liar (4,6)
- Sugar (3,5) -- pretty sure about this one
- You Wanted More (3,2)
- Mountain (1,6)
- If You're Gonna Leave (s,3)
- Wicked Soldier (1,8)
- Come Rest Your Head (4,8)
- Mean to Me (3,4) -- not exactly sure about this one; it was an acoustic song, possibly (stars indicate likeliness): Soldier's Daughter (1,4)**, Lemon Parade (1,5)**, Mr. Golden Deal (1,9)*, My Old Man (1,12), Mean to Me (3,4)***, Love a Diamond (3,13), Count on Me (4,3), Head on Straight (4,5), Ring Around Her Finger (4,9), Believe Me (4,10)
- Casual Affair (1,2)
- If You Could Only See (1,3)
- Knock Down Walls (3,3) -- likely song, given that it's the only single not yet mentioned; maybe I forgot to list it during the show, so I don't know where it could have been played, but definitely not last
Albums:
- 1. Lemon Parade
- 3. Sugar
- 4. Head on Straight
- s. Emerson Hart's solo album, Cigarettes and Gasoline
Gin Blossoms:
Title (Album, Track)
- Learning the Hard Way (7,1)
- Until I Fall Away (2,4)
- Fool for the Taking (7,11)
- As Long as It Matters (3,5)
- Found Out About You (2,8)
- Miss Disarray (8,3)
- Long Time Gone (7,6)
- Allison Road (2,9)
- Super Girl (7,7) - with extended solos between Jesse and Scott
- Lost Horizons (2,1)
- Come on Hard (7,2)
- Til I Hear It from You (*,1)
- Hey Jealousy (2,2)
Encore:
- Rocket Man (Elton John song) - Robin solo on acoustic guitar, later joined by full band
- Follow You Down (3,3)
- Now (The Plimsouls song)
Albums:
- 2. New Miserable Experience
- 3. Congratulations...I'm Sorry
- 7. Major Lodge Victory
- 8. (then forthcoming album) No Chocolate Cake
- *. Empire Records - Original Soundtrack
Wow, it's been a long time since we've seen Gin Blossoms. They are visibly older now, especially Robin, but they still remember the magic. We hadn't yet seen Tonic live, so I checked out some of their albums so I could get familiar with the non-single songs. I own them now and know them pretty well, but I during the concert I couldn't quite construct an accurate set list, so my apologies. Good overall show, and I'd gladly watch either band again. Sorry about the lack of a ticket scan, but Ben got them at Will Call, so I didn't get the chance to see them before the show, or indeed after. Hmm.
