Concerto REM a Milano (Arena Civica) 2008

E' stato un concerto memorabile.
Hanno suonato benissimo per 2 ore piene facendo una completa carrellata di pezzi nuovi di Accellerate (prima parte) e storici poi. Lui era vestito in giacca e camicia, tranquillo al punto giusto ogni tanto si abissava in qlc suo balletto o risolino. E sempre con la mano tesa al cielo e con le 3 dita come a suonare il piano. A meta concerto è arrivata The great beyond e l'arena è esplosa. Molto azzeccata la scaletta* e la regìa: c'erano 4 pannelli video rettangolari messi in verticale dietro di loro sul palco ad altezze diverse, ai lati invece altri 2 pilastroni video che ricalcavano la grafica della copertina. Di solito la meta inferiore dello schermo aveva una coloritura o gialla e verde o rossa, quella superiore era in bianco e nero. Lui prediligeva la sua parte sinistra del palco, a destra ci andava poco.
Commoventi i pezzi finali quasi uniti uno all'altro (come la versione acustica di I've Been High) , hanno chiuso con la mitica Man on the Moon dedicata al grande Andy Kauffman. Da pelle d'oca.
Spero facciano un dvd. Sono pieni di date cmq**. Purtroppo non sono riuscito a fare foto ma flickr sara pieno.






Qui il video di apertura con la canzone "Living well is the best revenge" con la quale si sono presentati:





What's the frequency Kenneth ?





Bad day:





Drive:





Accelerate:





Orange crush





Supernatural superserious





I've Been High





Man on the moon







*
1. Living Well Is the Best Revenge
2. What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
3. Bad Day
4. Drive
5. Man-Sized Wreath
6. Ignoreland
7. Accelerate
8. Walk Unafraid
9. Hollow Man
10. 7 Chinese Bros.
11. Driver 8
12. Houston
13. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
14. The Great Beyond
15. The One I Love
16. Until The Day Is Done
17. Let Me In
18. These Days
19. Horse To Water
20. Orange Crush
21. I'm Gonna DJ
22. Supernatural Superserious
23. Losing My Religion
24. Electrolite
25. Pretty Persuasion
26. Man On The Moon


**
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June 5th, St Paul, Minnesota
June 6th, Chicago, Illinois
June 8th, Toronto
June 10th, Raleigh, North Carolina
June 11th, Washington DC
June 13th, Boston, MA
June 14th, Long Island, NY
June 18th, Philadelphia, PA
June 19th, New York City, NY
June 21st, Atlanta, GA
July 2nd, Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 3rd, Werchter, Belgium
July 5th, Bilbao, Spain
July 6th, Castello d'Empuries, Spain
July 8th, Lyon, France
July 9th, Nice, France
July 12th, Dublin, Ireland
July 13th, Balado, United Kingdom
July 15th, Dresden, Germany
July 16th, Berlin, Germany
July 18th, Locarno, Switzerland
July 20th, Perugia, Italy
July 21st, Verona, Italy
July 23rd, Naples, Italy
July 24th, Udine, Italy
July 26th, Milan, Italy
July 27th, Nyon, Switzerland
August 14th, Salzburg, Austria
August 16th, Budapest, Hungary
August 17th, Prague, Czech Republic
August 19th, Stuttgart, Germany
August 20th, Rhine, Germany
August 22nd, Wurzburg, Germany
August 24th, Manchester, United Kingdom
August 25th, Cardiff, Wales
August 27th, Southampton, United Kingdom
August 28th, Paris, France
August 30th, London, United Kingdom
September 3rd, Oslo, Norway
September 4th, Bergen, Norway
September 6th, Copenhagen, Denmark
September 7th, Stockholm, Sweden
September 9th, Helsinki, Finland
September 17th, Oberhausen, Germany
September 18th, Hamburg, Germany
September 20th, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
September 21st, Geneva, Switzerland
September 23rd, Munich, Germany
September 24th, Zurich, Switzerland
October 1st, Madrid, Spain

Bello! ...

Commovente se ripenso a certi momenti.
Proprio grandi.