FALL 2003 TOUR REVIEWS & SET LISTS

These are excerpts from reviews and set lists posted on the Walkabouts discussion group on Yahoo Groups. (Note that some fans have disagreed on the exact composition of some of the set lists.)

Photos by Michael Wells

Walkabouts bassist Michael Wells has posted personal photos taken during the tour on his Web site.

Frankurt & Heidelberg Photos

Steffen Paulus took some photos at the following shows: Frankfurt (Oct. 13) and Heidelberg (Oct. 25).

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro; Oct. 20, 2003

Danijela Petkovic writes:
I don't know whether you can call this a concert review, but it's something like that. Read the impressions here.

Bielefeld, Germany; Oct. 11, 2003

Reinhold Clausjuergens has posted some photos from the show on his Web site.

Copenhagen, Denmark; Oct. 10, 2003

Jørgen writes:
The Copenhagen show at the venue "Loppen" blew my mind. As Morten said: "one long highlight." They really have come full circle. This is the way I'll take my rock'n'roll any day!! And the fantastic new interpretation of "Ended Up A Stranger" that closed the show was really sublime — fast and furious. The setlist was almost identical to Aarhus although they didn't play Drown and Wake Me Up Before I Sleep.

I took some photos.

Aarhus, Denmark; Oct. 9, 2003

Morten writes:
Last night's show in Aarhus, Denmark, was really great. It is difficult to discuss highlights since it was one long highlight. It was wonderful to hear old favorites like Bordertown and Findlay's Motel again. Also Prayer for You was fantastic. The band seemed as tight and powerful as when I first heard them in 1994 at the Setting the Woods on Fire tour.

Set List

1. Drunken Soundtracks
2. Break It Down Gently
3. Rebecca Wild
4. The Light Will Stay On
5. Winslow Place
6. Radiant
7. The Stopping-Off Place
8. Bordertown
9. Prayer For You
10. Findlay's Motel 11. Man From Reno
12. Nightdrive
13. Dead Man Rise
14. Glad Nation's Death Song

first encore:
15. Unwind
16. Drown
17. Firetrap

second encore:
18. Wake me up before I sleep
19. Ended Up A Stranger

Cologne, Kantine; Oct. 7, 2003

Here's a review in German and photo gallery from Gaesteliste.de.

Peter writes:
Yesterday evening was my first Walkabouts show from the current tour. I was blown away! I had the same feeling as 10 years ago when I saw them the first time live. Same power and energy, same good vibrations on stage ... yes, same Walkabouts members ;-)
And the setlist is very well-balanced between old and new songs ...

Set list:

1. Drunken Soundtracks
2. Break It Down Gently
3. Rebecca Wild
4. The Light Will Stay On
5. Winslow Place
6. Radiant
7. The Stopping-Off Place
8. Bordertown
9. Till I Reach You
10. Prayer For You
11. Findlay's Motel
12. Man From Reno
13. Nightdrive
14. Dead Man Rise
15. Glad Nation's Death Song

first encore:
16. Unwind
17. Drown
18. Firetrap

second encore:
19. Wake Me Up Before I Sleep
20. Ended Up A Stranger

Bochum, Oct. 6

Photos by Ingo Valentin

Set list:

1. Drunken Soundtracks
2. Break It Down
3. Rebecca
4. The Light Will Stay On
5. Winslow Place
6. Radiant
7. The Stopping-Off Place
8. Bordertown
9. Till I Reach you
10. Prayer for You
11. Findlay's Motel
12. Man From Reno
13. Nightdrive
14. Dead Man Rise
15. Glad Nation's Death Song

first encore:
16. Unwind
17. Drown
18. Firetrap

second encore:
19. Wake Me Up Before I Sleep
20. Ended Up a Stranger

Haarlem, Oct. 5

Wim writes:
Special moments at this concert: When they played Man from Reno, Carla came from the stage to dance with us, the people in the front row, and yes—she's a real " Dancing Queen" :-)
Coming back on the stage for the last encore Chris had his Jack Daniel's bottle with him and he handed it out to us so we could enjoy! When he got the bottle back they started Ended up a Stranger. It is the real highlight for me & as Marc already mentioned: " Pure Walkabouts craftsmanship."

After seeing the Walkabouts 3 evenings in a row here in the Netherlands, my voice is gone & my feet are tired but it was fantastic. The first time I saw them was in Utrecht when they had just released Scavenger, a long time ago. Then they were loud, lots of guitar & 10 minutes of Like a Hurricane, etc. Through the years the songs became more introspective and intense, and now they've reached the point were they mix it all together and we get "the best of both worlds."

Cees writes
The band even played better than in Utrecht last Friday. It was obvious that the jetlags were gone and they were really having fun on the stage. Especially Carla— she was very enthusiastic. During the finale of Man From Reno, she jumped off the stage and started dancing with a few people in the audience, right before my eyes. The band played louder than in Utrecht and maybe that is why it sounded as if they were even more rockin' than Friday.

Set list:
1. Drunken Soundtracks
2. Break It Down Gently
3. Rebecca Wild
4. The Light Will Stay On
5. Nightdrive
6. Radiant
7. The Stopping-Off Place
8. Bordertown
9. Prayer For You
10. Findlay's Motel
11. Man From Reno
12. Dead Man Rise
13. Glad Nation's Death Song
first encore :
14. Unwind
15. Ended Up A Stranger
second encore (Chris : "we know it's a schoolnight, so we just gonna do one more'):
16. Firetrap

Utrecht - De Helling, Oct. 3

Cees said: Both the band and the audience were in a great mood. I have never seen the band rockin' like last night.

Set List:

1. Drunken Soundtracks
2. Break It Down Gently
3. Rebecca Wild
4. The Light Will Stay On
5. Winslow Place
6. Radiant
7. The Stopping-Off Place
8. Bordertown
9. Prayer for you
10. Findlay's Motel
11. Nightdrive
12. Dead Man Rise
13. Glad Nation's Death Song

first encore :
14. Man From Reno
15. Firetrap
second encore :
16. Wake me up Before I Sleep
17. Ended Up A Stranger

Gent, Oct. 2

Johan-Lou writes:
Yesterday evening in Gent, The Walkabouts showed how strong the best songs can be. Even after ten years of listening to their music, and after shows that really got me from head over heart to toe, I can say: they're better than ever. I don't have a setlist, but there's a good remedy to that: go and see them on their new tour. You'll hear some of the best songs ever written.

Filip sent the set list:

1. Drunken soundtracks
2. Break it down gently
3. Rebecca Wild
4. The light will stay on
5. Winslow place
6. Radiant
7. The stoppin' off place
8. Bordertown
9. Till I reach you
10. Prayer for you
11. Findlay's motel
12. Man from Reno
13. Night drive
14. Dead man rise
15. Glad nation's death song

first encores
16. Unwind
17. Drown
18. Firetrap

2nd encores
19. Wake me up before I sleep
20. Ended up a stranger

Please e-mail me with questions, suggestions or corrections: chrisbhall@yahoo.com