david gray!!!!!!!

ok i realize these pictures are VERY blurry and i do apologize but i promise that they are of david gray except for that last one which is his crazy drummer that was a very entertaining part of the evening as well.

so yeah, david gray came to the backyard and put on a great (and for me, highly anticipated) show. jojo accompanied me for the nite. aqualung opened for gray and they did about 6 songs including my favorite, 'easier to lie.' i heard them at acl this past year and thought they did just as good as a job this time. they ended their set with a cover of wilco's, 'im the man who loves you.' did a pretty decent job.

and then david gray. i have been waiting for this show since last november!!! ive never paid as much for a ticket as i did for this show but it was worth it. hes kinda dramatic and does a lot of bobble head movements but he sounds FANTASTIC live and really puts on a great show that is worth every penny...in my opinion at least.

here are the songs that i can remember him performing. forgive me if some are wrong or missing. and they are in no particular order:

alibi
hospital food
aint no love(my second fav from life in slow motion!)
this years love
nos da cariad
lately
the one i love
now and always(my fav from life in slow motion!)
my oh my
baltimore
please forgive me
sail away
long distance call
freedom
encore:
shine
babylon
silver lining
long black veil
cover of the cure's, friday im in love

so overall my thoughts:
a nice long set...plus a 5 song encore - you cant beat that! you always hope that an artist or group's live performance will meet your expectations and hopes - his did for sure. the drummer was kinda crazy but very very fun to watch. there were some girls near us that were what i would call fanatics. they did some crazy interpretive "dancing" and very spastic hand movements that were VERY entertaining to all around before a staff person finally came and asked them to quit, or at least calm it down a bit. we had second row seats on the side - made for a great and close view. oh, and the weather was PERFECT. it was nice and cool and breezy all nite long despite temps in the 90s during the day. so yeah, altogether quite a success. if you ever have a chance to catch david gray live, do it - you wont regret it!