Underworld: Boston 9/15/07
Wow, what can I say? They were all I hoped and more. It was a Saturday evening, so traffic around 6ish was nothing. The Pavilion was easy to get to and there was plenty of parking. I had never been to the Bank of America Pavilion before Saturday night. Cool venue, though the fact that the show was SEATED was fucking stupid. I mean no one sat during their set, no one. People were dancing in the aisles and on their chairs, it was like a Pentecostal church the closer you got to the stage. It was cool outside, but not intolerable. Becky was super cold. Fatty was fine.
Digweed played conservatively. I honestly haven’t heard anything he’s been done in so long that it could’ve been anyone up there, I wouldn’t have known. Then the
lads came on. They played all the tunes I wanted to hear, a bunch of new material from there forthcoming album Oblivion With Bells, and to top it off closed with of an encore performance of Jumbo (I had mentioned before they started to my brother that I hoped they would play it, so happy birthday to me). Attendance was thin for what I was expecting. The inflatable tube props were fun, and graphics were cool for the most part. Hyde’s energy was infectious, he is so animated. The drums were a little quiet in the mix. The fills were loud as hell, especially snare builds, to the point that when the beat dropped, there were times where it was a little anti-climactic. I’m just quibbling here, they sounded great overall.
I can’t wait to see them again. Maybe next time they’ll do more than 6 American dates? We were fortunate that they chose Boston as one of them this year!
Here’s the Setlist for anyone who’s interested:
Mmm… Skyscraper, I Love You
Improv
Crocodile
Improv
Beautiful Burnout
Pearl’s Girl
Bamboo (with Lenny Penne lyrics) 5foot5
Glam Bucket
Improv
Can U Feel This Bass?
Two Months Off
Mo Move
Cowgirl/Rez
Born Slippy .NUXX (with 2003 ending as intro)
King of Snake
Jumbo
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Upon reading this post again today, I thought it important to add that the above is NOT a negative review. The show was incredible. The performance was more than stellar. As I said, they exceeded my expectations and that’s hard to do when it comes to live music. Some of the external factors involved could have been better, that’s all. I would go see them in a in a gravel pit playing out of a car stereo, it’s Underworld! -Thank you.