November 12, 2002

I consider myself to be OGD. I bought Domestiques back in 1998 and I've both enjoyed the progression to Hate and been annoyed with their as-of-yet less-than-meteoric rise to popular adulation. Although this might very well be the album to propel them, tonight's gig was strictly for the old school fans. The band could've benefitted from playing more of the old school songs, however - both Peloton and Domestiques were completely overlooked in the setlist. Good thing that the last two albums were strong enough to carry the show, then. The band were definitely in their prrime - Emma has become the frontwoman teenage boys dream about, gliding effortlessly from her vocal and guitar abilities to joking with the crowd in her self-depreciating way. They played for nearly two hours, but they held such a spell that it seemed like barely a moment, and ended with the sublime "If This is a Plan". Fitting, somehow. Like they planned it all along.

Setlist:
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The Light Before We Land
American Trilogy
Coming In From The Cold
Child Killers
Accused Of Stealing
The Drowning Years
Favours
No Danger
Reasons For Silence
All You Need Is Hate
Thirteen Gliding Principles

If This Is A Plan