Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
July 25, 2014
Mann Center
Philadelphia PA, US

source: AT831 (SP-CMC-2) > SP-SPSB-6 > sony PCM-M10 (24/48)
rig: inez
taper: joebreslin
location: pit, row DD (4th row), dead center

Mastering (BLG):
Adobe Audition (edits) > Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ,Exciter,Imaging) > WavePad (tracking) > xACT (tags) > FLAC

A wild show! God… they only get crazier. This one is about 10 min shorter than the one in DC because for some reason there were 2 support acts, while the whole party still had to be over by 11… Well, Nick complained that it was getting too hot (outdoor venue, no AC) - so I think it’s fair all in all.
This was recorded by my friend Joe who kindly agreed to take over my rig and occupy the back of the pit, while I’ll watch all hell break loose at the front. Now, little did we know that hell was gonna break loose all around us… So - at the Mann there is this about 1 ft-wide barrier which goes all around the pit separating it from orchestra. Now, Nick decided that this barrier was a part of the stage and would run there, and back and forth creating a wave of insanity at the back of the pit and front of orchestra - exactly where joe was taping! Meanwhile, the poor roadie had to run back and forth along the stage with the other end of Nick’s microphone cable and those of us in the pit had to ‘stay alert’ and quickly pass it over our heads as Nick continued his running. So we had the Seeds’ full-force action in front, Nick on a 20 ft leash in the back and the cable swinging overhead which required our participation - kind of like a full ‘immersion theater’: it’s everywhere and you are a part of it.

So, a great show - and, unexpectedly, a ‘pit action tape’ again. You just never know with Nick!! As always - the tape travelled to California for vast improvements by BLG - and here it is.

P.S. I kinda appreciate that Nick wrapped up at 11 - I managed (thanks to Joe’s knowledge of the back roads) to catch my 12:13AM train to NYC :)


Setlist

01 We Real Cool
02 Jubilee Street
03 Tupelo
04 Red Right Hand
05 Mermaids
06 From Her To Eternity
07 Into My Arms
08 God Is In the House
09 The Weeping Song
10 Higgs Boson Blues
11 The Mercy Seat
12 Stagger Lee
13 Push the Sky Away
14 -encore break-
15 Deanna
16 Jack The Ripper
20 The Lyre of Orpheus

Total Time: 106:10

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