I don't have a setlist assembled from tonight's show, but let me just say that it's the best I've ever seen the boys play. (that's saying a lot!) Some quick notes:

They opened for themselves. ;-) Dave played something I didn't know (a cover), Mike played a Bowie tune, Jian played I Will Hold On, and Murray played Pork Tenderloin. It was great!

Some of the highlights -- they opened with a reworked version of Splatter^2, with an acoustic run through the electric amp and the accordion playing the old piano part. A whole slew of songs from the new batch were played.

Mike and Jian left the stage, and Murray and Dave continued with ... BITTERSWEET! It sounded great. Then they left and Mike and Jian played Homeward Bound. There was an Organ Grinder in there, and they closed the set with... WALKING SPANISH by Tom Waits! Wow!

E1 was Michigan Militia and E2 was Gulf War Song. I'll post the full setlist when I sit down with a pen and the tape. Hi to everyone who was there, and I'll see you tommorow! Time for sleep now! Whee!

*OPENING SET*
Dave: A House Not A Home (?)
Mike: Five Years (David Bowie cover)
Jian: I Will Hold On (solo)
Murr: The Hunt For the Dangerous Pork Tenderloin

*REGULAR SET*
SPLATTER
	New instrumentation on this -- Dave on accordion (not keys),
	and Mike on acoustic guitar run through distortion on the
	electric amp. A new ending, as well.
DARLINGTON
	-> "Tardy Bastards" Jam
	A quick jam in Darlington's chord changes talking about the
	people who didn't get tickets in time for these sold-out shows.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
	The sound on this was amazing! Best I've seen, there was
	a completely magical something in the room for this.
IF ONLY
	-> "How Are *WE* Doing" Banter
MOON
	-> "Hootie & The Blowfish" Banter
KIDS
	-> "There's this new thing called MP3.." Banter
WHEN SHE TALKS
PISCO
TUREEN
	With a *great* pseudo-intro jam!
SAUCEP'N
	I've never seen so much energy on this! The crowd was REALLY
	into it!
ORGAN GRINDER
	The energy continued, and there was a great flub by Jian in 
	the 1st verse. Then, Mike & Jian leave stage to make room for
	Murray and Dave to perform...
BITTERSWEET!!!
	WOW! The first verse/chorus was Murray without instruments,
	the rest was with Dave's bassline and Murray played a great
	electric guitar solo. You could hear a pin falling through
	the air for this song!! Then they left stage and Mike and
	Jian came out to sing...
HOMEWARD BOUND
	Ye gods, this was perfect compared to the times I'd seen it
	before. Jian just started tearing it up at the end, I'd never
	seen anything like it!
	-> "Ark Golfer Volunteer" Advertisement
HALF AS MUCH
	The sound was a little cheesy with this, the electric was
	too loud in the mix.
LAIKA
RIVER VALLEY
WALKING SPANISH

E1: MICHIGAN MILITIA
E2: GULF WAR SONG (off mic)

From Bridget:

BRIDGET & BECKY'S EXCELLENT ANN ARBOR ADVENTURE, PART THE FIRST...

OK... it's late, but it's here... the review you've all been waiting for (*grin*)...

The adventure truly began on a sunny weekend afternoon about a month ago when Becky & I REALLY started talking seriously about making this trip. Beck was NOT a Fruvirgin, but hadn't traveled more than 150 miles to see the lads. We happened to read her horrorscope that day and learned that the stars were properly aligned for her to make a pilgrimage of some sort. And of course we know better than to mess with karma... right?

So, we got our Fruvous tickets, obtained my mechanics word that my car would make it to Michigan and back, propped the postcard on the dash, and left Denver around 7:00 Sunday morning. Eastern Colorado... Nebraska... Iowa... OK, so the first day was EXTREMELY low on the excitement meter... We finally got to Eldridge, IA, where we were taken in by our cousin Michelle. After learning WHY we were heading to Ann Arbor, Michelle insisted that we play a Fruvous cd for her... and that if she didn't approve of the band, we'd have to spend the week with her instead. (o: We popped in 'Bargainville', and had her blessing before 'River Valley' was over. Kellan, our 3-year-old second cousin enjoyed dancing to 'Laika'... Left Eldridge around 10:30 Monday morning, and as we left town, spotted a water tower with the words 'River Valley' on it. Coincidence???

Arrived in Ann Arbor Monday evening, met Joe (our Fruspace sponsor) & Donna (we finally meet!), and for a lack of anything better to do, went to see 'Phantom Menace'. OK... two words... BORING and POINTLESS!!! And that was coming from a Star Wars fan... I don't have anything else to say about it...

Tuesday - arrived at The Ark around 4:00, where Beck & I were the first fans in line. This because Becky had convinced herself she wouldn't be happy with anything but front row stage Dave seats. We were joined shortly by Kat & her mom. The wait wasn't too bad... I've discovered that few social situations are as conducive to meeting interesting people as the line-up for a Fruvous show. And apparently our reputation had spread... as folks walked up and down the line looking for the 'Colorado people'. Doors opened at 7:30, and the wait paid off in the form of Becky's dream seats... right in front of Dave's mike. We mingled, acquired our Frumiles stamps from Tobey, and absorbed the atmosphere. There was just SOMETHING in the air... at one point I turned to Beck and told her 'This is going to be a GREAT show...'.

Mike had hinted to me last week in Boulder that often in Ann Arbor they open for themselves. Sure enough, sometime after 8:00, Dave takes the stage by himself. YAY! The opening set:

Dave - A House is Not a Home (nobody seems to know if this IS the title... ?) Mike - 5 Years (Bowie tune)... Mike's powerful voice NEVER ceases to amaze me. I can't remember ever hearing him miss a note... Jian - I Will Hold On (solo) Murray - The Hunt for the Dangerous Pork Tenderloin... *LOL*

So after a very short break, Fruvous took the stage for their main set. One chord of 'Splatter Splatter' was all it took the make the 1250 mile, 20 hour trip worthwhile... (o:

Dave's setlist:

Splatter
Darling
Indy
If Only
Moon
Kids
When She
Pisco
Tureen
Sauce
Organ
Bittersweet
Homeward
1/2
Laika
River - Car
Spanish

ENCORE 1
Michigan Militia

ENCORE 2
Gulf War Song

I was absolutely blown away. 'Bittersweet'... 'Organ Grinder'... 'Homeward Bound'... the biggest highlights of MY evening. The banter was funny, but there weren't really any improvs to speak of. The venue was excellent. The acoustics were incredible. The crowd was into the show and very attentive. The setlist was phenomenal. Donna & I later agreed (semi tongue-in-cheek) that the best part of the show was the absence of 'Boss', 'King' and 'GEH'. I know, I know... how dare I? Love the tunes... but they ARE getting tired. Hung for awhile at The Ark, went for drinks at a tavern across the street, then back to the apartment... where a combination of Fruvous and chocolate-covered espresso beans kept me up 'til sometime around 4:00... Oh well, it wasn't the first and surely won't be the last sleep-deprived Frutrip of my life!

From Maria:

I just got back from Ann Arbor (1,375 miles traveled!) so I am going to post the setlists from the shows. I was sitting VERY stage Murray for both shows, so I grabbed Murray's setlists. I also crawled (yes, crawled) onstage the second night to get Jian's setlist for my friend.

6/15 setlist according to Murray

Local Openers (this has already been covered, so I won't say what everybody 
played).
Splatter
Darl
Indy
If Only
Moon
Kids
Whence
Pisco
Tur
Sauce 
Organ
Bitter
HomeW.
Half
Laika
River
Car
Walkin' SP (I start)
Encore 1: Mich
Billie (didn't play)
Encore 2:
Green (Sung Gulf War Song instead)

I loved being defrugenized at this concert!!! They played a lot of new songs that I absolutely loved and didn't mind knowing the lyrics to. Their openers were great, and I was in awe. Somebody mentioned before that shows when the lads didn't play KoS, you could tell, but I honestly didn't miss it. Also, I finally made it through Saucep'n without making a mistake, so I was happy. Not much more for me to say, considering I haven't reviewed shows before and am not used to doing so.

Thanks to Susan Messer for these:
• Dave points
• Mike sings

• Dave
  • "A House Not A Home" (?)
• Mike
  • "Five Years" (David Bowie cover)
• Jian
  • "I Will Hold On" (solo)
• Murray
  • "The Hunt For the Dangerous Pork Tenderloin"

• Splatter Splatter

• Darlington Darling
• Tardy Bastards [improv jam]
• Independence Day
• If Only You Knew
• "How are WE doing" [banter]
• You Will Go to the Moon
• "Hootie & The Blowfish" [banter]
• The Kids' Song
• "There's this new thing called MP3..." [banter]
• When She Talks
• Pisco Bandito
• The Present Tense Tureen
• Johnny Saucep'n
• Organ Grinder
• Bittersweet (Murray & Dave)
• Homeward Bound (Jian & Mike)
• "Ark Golfer Volunteer" [advertisement]
• Half As Much
• Laika
• River Valley

• Walking Spanish

• Michigan Militia

• Gulf War Song (Off Mic)

Some other tidbits from the performance include:

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