What up, people!? I'm new to this list -- just joined yesterday after the
Atlanta show. Have to say I almost lost faith in the Bone after Chim Chim,
but this show got me fired up again! I immediately went out and bought the
new album today and it ROCKS!!

For the folks that missed the Atlanta show, I'll try my hand at a short
report...

The show had astonishing energy. They seemed to be back almost to the
hyperkinetic state they were in when I saw them in Maryland in 1991, on the
Reality tour.

The setlist was something like this:
Freddie's Dead
Everyday Sunshine
Cholly
Shakey Ground
Where'd You Get Those Pants
The Suffering
Karma Tsunami
Party at Ground Zero

(I could be leaving one or two songs out, but I think that's about right.)

> so did they play "dirty mind" w/Joi like 'Wood & JM mentioned to me they
> would? -Tim

I'm not sure who Joi is, but a young lady joined on vocals for one of the
songs. It could have been Dirty Mind that they were playing, but I'm pretty
sure it was Pants. (That'll teach me to get the album after the show...!)

The crowd was a good size. I would guess that 15,000 is about right. There
were a bunch of dedicated folks up front. Maybe 200 total. I saw a few old
Fishbone shirts out in the audience, too. Very cool.

They played for about 50 minutes total. Right before Karma, they said they
were going to have to cut it short because the whole festival was running
late. They managed to fit in a couple more songs before closing it out,
tho. They got a standing ovation from tons of folks -- even those not up
front. I'd say they gained a couple new fans. :-)

I know it's incomplete, but I hope this helps the folks who weren't able to
make it a bit.

Take care.

Jason

This was an interesting gig. It was the 4th time I'd seen Fishbone and this show was FREE as part of the festival. Other than being free what made this gig stand out was it was the first time I'd seen Fishbone play in front of a primarily black audience. This was mostly an R&B festival. I remember there were a lot of older folks in lawn chairs at front of the stage and suddenly lots of younger folks started moving to the front. Before they came on stage, one particular lady was pissed and telling everyone to sit down and move out of the way to no avail. She was shaking her head and pointing at kids in a motherly way. It was funny. I was thinking that she obviously had no idea what Fishbone was like. It was a great show and many folks in the crowd were initially baffled, but I think Fishbone won many of them over, sticking to more of their catchier stuff rather than the heavier fare. This was nearly 5 years ago, but I seem to remember hearing stuff like "Cholly." It was lots of fun, free, and a beautiful fall day in midtown Atlanta. It was great to see a diverse crowd for a change as well.