UPDATE — 15 March 2008
THESE DATES ARE NOT THE FINAL TOUR DATES
PLEASE IGNORE THEM OR USE THEM AS A GUIDE ONLY
Damn Rumours!!!!
04/28/08 Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada
04/29/08 TBA
04/30/08 Middle East, Boston, MA
05/01/08 The Ethical Center, NYC, NY
05/02/08 World Cafe Live, Philly, PA
05/03/08 Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD
05/05/08 The Rex, Pittsburg,
05/06/08 Birchmere, DC
05/07/08 Beach Land, Cleveland, Ohio
05/09/08 TBA – Detriot, MI
05/10/08 Abby Pub, Chicago, IL
05/11/08 Turner Hall, Milwaukee,
05/12/08 The Fine Line, Minneapolis,
05/15/08 Blue Bird, Denver, CO
05/17/08 Berbati’s, Portland, OR
05/18/08 Triple Door, Seattle, WA
Saturday, March 15 @ 1:00 a.m.
La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St)
Austin TX
http://2008. sxsw.com/ music/showcases/ band/69970. html
Was (Not Was), Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., Chicago: pop/funk/rock. Tickets for the 8 p.m. May 10 show go on sale at noon Saturday. $20, $25. (866) 468-3401.
Don Was kept it simple, pushing his bass to the side as he introduced the long-missed conglomeration onstage at the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday night. “We’re Was (Not Was),” he said. “From Detroit.” He spoke the truth, though several decades separated the band’s original members from their funky hometown.
Wow! The opening Was (Not Was) gig of 2008 rocked! One of many
priceless moments was when Sweet Pea, Sir Harry, and Donald Ray first
really let loose their glorious 3-party harmony on Where Did Your
Heart Go. Don briefly burst into this million-dollar smile that
seemed to say “I’ve been waiting a long time to hear that sound on
stage again.” Or maybe I was projecting.
Still, it was glorious. The last tour was fantastic but nothing beats
having all the singers back in the band. Randy was smoking as always,
Jamie did some guitar-sounding keyboard solos that I would love to
figure out how he did, and the new guys on drums and sax fit right
in. Our Beloved Leaders performed and presided in fine style.
Michael G.
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Just got home from the 7:30 show at the
Cafe du Nord. The band was smokin! The set list had a great mix of old and new tunes. Although the club was small, everyone was moving to the music. I saw Was(Not Was) in the mid 80’s at the I-Beam in San Francisco and 20 years later they are just as good. I can’t wait to get the new record.
Jeffrey M
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I went to the late show, which was also a lot of fun. It was great to
see the band in a small venue (but I gotta say, it was still half
empty — maybe because it was a Wednesday at 10:30pm, and the day
before Valentine’s Day. . .). All the guys looked like they were
having a swell time. The set ran just under 90 minutes.
Here’s the setlist (same as the early show).
*Spoiler Alert!*
This is also the setlist for tonight’s LA show (to be followed by a
few songs with Brian Wilson and then a few with Kris Kristofferson) .
Was (Not Was)
Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco CA
Feb. 13, 2008 (Wed.)
late show
National Anthem intro > Hello Operator
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
I Feel Better Than James Brown
Where Did Your Heart Go?
Hello Dad > Carry Me Back To Old Morocco
Crazy Water
Semi Interesting Week
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks
Walk The Dinosaur
I Blew Up The United States > Sunshine Superfly >
I Blew Up The United States
Tell Me That I’m Dreaming >
Robot Girl >
Wheel Me Out
“Encore”:
11 Mph
Knocked Down, Made Small
Don Was (bass)
David Was (flute, harp, vox)
Sweetpea Atkinson (vox)
Sir Harry Bowens (vox)
Donald Ray Mitchell (vox)
Randy Jacobs (gtrs)
Jamie Mahoberac (kbds)
[young English guy] (saxes)
James Gadson (drums)
Michael Z
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A great collection of live videos.
There is a press release with information about the new album.
Here is the track listing:
Tracklisting
01. Semi Interesting Week
02. It’s A Miracle
03. Your Luck Won’t Last
04. From The Head To The Heart
05. Big Black Hole
06. Needletooth
07. Forget Everything
08. Crazy Water
09. Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
10. Green Pills In The Dresser
News that Was (Not Was) are to play SxSW in Austin, Texas.
Don has confirmed that “Boo” will be released on April 6 Via Rykodisc/Warner Bros – Now there is something to look forward to!
Just in from Don:
“we’re gonna kick of a year of shows with our 2nd Annual Valentines Day Bash at the orpheum theater….brian and kris are each gonna play 3 songs with us…..in addition to sweet pea, sir harry and donald ray will be back in the band and, on drums we’ll have the great james gadson who played on all the bill withers records and marvin gaye’s “I want you”!.Was (Not Was) featuring Brian Wilson & Kris Kristofferson”
Thu, Feb 14, 2008 7:00 PM Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 7:30 PM Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 10:30 PM Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Was (Not Was)
Orquestra Was
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Sir Harry Bowens
David McMurray
Luis Resto’s MySpace page
Luis Resto’s Website
Boneshakers
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