What is the best Jacket show yall have seen?

[crowesfan13]

Alright so I know this may be a tough question and maybe somebody else has asked it but what is the best Jacket show you have seen. I have them three times now (once at House of Blues in Orlando, once in St. Augustine, and once in Gulf Shores, AL) I would probably have to say that my favorite show was the one in St. Augustine where Preservation Hall Band opened and closed the show with them. Great crowd and awesome setlist. I am a huge Curtis Mayfield fan and this was the tour when they were closing with Move on Up which is one of my favorite Curtis songs and is on my favorite Mayfield album. The only thing that sucked was that I had to drive back to Orlando after the show. The show I saw in Orlando was incredible and it was my first Jacket show. Pretty much played for three solid hours. They took one break and I couldn't even get outside to smoke a cig before the came back on with a raucous version of Highly Suspicious. Plus that's the only time I have heard them play Dodante. Last show I saw was at the Hangout Beach Fest about a month ago and of course they were on the top of my list of people to see. I was down there with about 30-40 friends and I kept raving about how great they were live and this and that and all my friends told me they were gonna go with me but when the show came they all decided to go see Sound Tribe Sector Nine which was a huge mistake. So anyways a couple weeks later those same friends went to Wakarusa because we are all from Arkansas. I got numerous phone calls after the show was over saying how stupid they were for not seeing them in Alabama. Needless to say I definitely converted some people to life long fans. Anyways, in other news I was reading up on MMJ and saw that they just announced they are going to judges in this songwriting competition in Nashville. The competition has some great judges like Tom Waits and Jeff Beck. Im sure there are a lot of musicians on this fan site so I would encourage yall to check it out. The website is http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/

[gardenparty]

In my limited shows, must say i've seen sme good ones!

1. T5 Night one - Tennesse Fire 
2. MSG 2008 - NYE
3. Edgefield, OR  2008
4. Pantages theater - LA, CA  2011
5. Hartford, CT 2006 opening for Pearl Jam

[Jellyfish]

My 1st show:
2004-01-24 The Canal Club - Richmond, VA    

1. Mahgeetah
2. Dancefloors
3. Picture Of You
4. The Way That He Sings
5. Lowdown
6. Just One Thing
7. Sooner
8. One Big Holiday
9. I Will Sing You Songs
10. Phone Went West
11. Steam Engine
----------
12. Golden (Jim James solo)
13. Bermuda Highway (Jim James solo)
14. X-mas Curtain
15. War Begun
16. Run Thru

 

[Jon T.]

My 1st show:
2004-01-24 The Canal Club - Richmond, VA    

1. Mahgeetah
2. Dancefloors
3. Picture Of You
4. The Way That He Sings
5. Lowdown
6. Just One Thing
7. Sooner
8. One Big Holiday
9. I Will Sing You Songs
10. Phone Went West
11. Steam Engine
----------
12. Golden (Jim James solo)
13. Bermuda Highway (Jim James solo)
14. X-mas Curtain
15. War Begun
16. Run Thru

Sweet jeebs that's impressive.

My best setlist was my first show, too.  Tabernacle 11/12/06.

01. At Dawn
02. X-Mas Curtain
03. Wonderful Man
04. Gideon
05. The Way That He Sings
06. Off The Record
07. It Beats For You
08. Wordless Chorus
09. Phone Went West
10. Lay Low
11. Dondante

Disc 2:
01. Easy Morning Rebel
02. One Big Holiday
03. Run Thru
04. They Ran
05. *Encore Break*
06. By My Car
07. Golden
08. Steam Engine
09. Anytime
10. Mahgeetah

Best overall show for me was Louisville Waterfront 8/16/08.  I feel pretty sure that will never be beat and I'm okay with that.

[johnnYYac]

T5 #5 was awesome, Mt. Jam was sweet, Burlington was special, but Portland was the best so far...

Great setlist, met the whole band the next morning, just perfect.

2010-10-15 State Theatre - Portland, ME     
1. Wordless Chorus
2. Gideon
3. The Way That He Sings
4. Heartbreakin
5. They Ran
6. Golden
7. Chills
8. Evelyn Is Not Real
9. Anytime
10. Mahgeetah
11. Carried Away
12. Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
13. I'm Amazed
14. Circuital
15. Dondante
16. Smokin From Shootin
17. (end of) Run Thru
18. Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.2
19. (end of) Lay Low
----------
20. Butch Cassidy
21. Steam Engine
22. Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.1
23. Off The Record
24. Highly Suspicious
25. Phone Went West
26. One Big Holiday

[youreveningcoat]

Have yet to see them live :(

[darkglow]

my first show.. as a wee young misguided lad working an awesome summer job building stages for an asshole who made me strive for more in life.... "long story short" i quit the job and moved onto something else.. met the whole band in 2005 after the sloss furnace show in birmingham and told them my story about how they changed my life and put me in the right direction.. and i would be very honored if they remembered that encounter almost 6 years down the road.. as hard as that seems it seems very realistic..

2004-06-18 Lebowski Fest - Louisville, KY

   
1. The Man In Me (Bob Dylan)
2. Golden
3. Just One Thing
4. It Beats 4 U
5. Lowdown
6. The Way That He Sings
7. How Do You Know
8. Strangulation
9. One Big Holiday
10. I Will Sing You Songs
11. O Is The One That Is Real
12. Cobra
13. Dancefloors
14. Mahgeetah
15. At Dawn
16. Steam Engine
17. Run Thru



Support Act:
Bobby Bare jr


Red Rocks, here we come!

[Tracy 2112]

Maybe even the best rock show I have ever attended.

2005-06-04
40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
     
1. Mahgeetah
2. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince)
3. What A Wonderful Man
4. Lowdown
5. O Is The One That Is Real
6. I Will Sing You Songs
7. Golden
8. Just One Thing
9. Off The Record
10. The Way That He Sings
11. Dondante
12. Run Thru
----------
13. At Dawn
14. One Big Holiday
15. It's About Twilight Now

  Special Guest:
Dr. Friedrich von Guggenheim

[e_wind]

Well, it might be the most recent palace show for me. Though, I've never left a show feeling the way I felt after my first show.

[Ruckus]

Maybe even the best rock show I have ever attended.

2005-06-04
40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
     
1. Mahgeetah
2. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince)
3. What A Wonderful Man
4. Lowdown
5. O Is The One That Is Real
6. I Will Sing You Songs
7. Golden
8. Just One Thing
9. Off The Record
10. The Way That He Sings
11. Dondante
12. Run Thru
----------
13. At Dawn
14. One Big Holiday
15. It's About Twilight Now

  Special Guest:
Dr. Friedrich von Guggenheim

Rather accessible setlist.   Harrrumphh

[restlesssoul]

the two I just saw were out of this world, but seeing them front row in seattle back in sept 2008 takes the cake. It was just flat out an incredible show. I was leaning on the stage from start to finish. I LOVED the setlist so much, that I actually jumped up on stage and stole Carl's in the encore break, roadie was pissed.




My first five were seeing them open for PJ east coast in 2006, so not really Jacket shows, but still a great first exposure.

[oistheone]

Gotta agree that the Tennessee Fire show at T5 was truly something special. Probably the best concert I've ever seen in my life. Such a shame so little of it was recorded -- by fans at least. Probably because everyone was too busy rockin'.

[pawpaw]

This was my favorite. It was wife's first Jacket show, which made it even more special, to be able share that night with her and see her react to the stage. Awesome show.

2005-11-12
The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA

1. Wordless Chorus
2. The Dark
3. It Beats 4 U
4. Gideon
5. One Big Holiday
6. I Will Sing You Songs
7. Lowdown
8. How Do You Know
9. Death Is The Easy Way
10. The Bear
11. Wonderful Man
12. Off The Record
13. O Is The One That Is Real
14. I Think I'm Going To Hell
15. Lay Low
16. Dondante
17. Steam Engine
18. Run Thru
----------
19. Bermuda Highway (Jim solo)
20. At Dawn
21. Strangulation
22. Mahgeetah
23. Anytime

[TSarge]

T5 #5 was awesome, Mt. Jam was sweet, Burlington was special, but Portland was the best so far...

Great setlist, met the whole band the next morning, just perfect.

2010-10-15 State Theatre - Portland, ME     
1. Wordless Chorus
2. Gideon
3. The Way That He Sings
4. Heartbreakin
5. They Ran
6. Golden
7. Chills
8. Evelyn Is Not Real
9. Anytime
10. Mahgeetah
11. Carried Away
12. Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
13. I'm Amazed
14. Circuital
15. Dondante
16. Smokin From Shootin
17. (end of) Run Thru
18. Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.2
19. (end of) Lay Low
----------
20. Butch Cassidy
21. Steam Engine
22. Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.1
23. Off The Record
24. Highly Suspicious
25. Phone Went West
26. One Big Holiday

I think my head just exploded

[Ruckus]

Night 1 and 2 at T5 will always be special and on equal footing but I still have to think my 1st show was my favorite for obvious reasons.  I couldn't see them on the Z tour but was able to catch them next go round for Okonokos.  No frickin' filler.  Not one skippable tune.  Just mindblowing :o 

Night one 11/27/06
1. Anytime
2. Off The Record
3. Gideon
4. What A Wonderful Man
5. O Is The One That Is Real
6. Lowdown
7. Golden
8. The Bear
9. Dondante
10. X-mas Curtain
11. Lay Low
12. One Big Holiday
13. Mahgeetah
----------
14. Bermuda Highway (Jim James solo)
15. I Think I'm Going To Hell
16. Wordless Chorus
17. It Beats 4 U
18. Dancefloors
19. Run Thru

[Crispy]

I was just about to say the same thing as Ruckus -- Every night at T5 may have been a better show, and I've seen longer sets in far more impressive venues, but nothing will ever be better than the first time. So this is my answer if the question is the best MMJ show *I've* seen -- I lost my Jacket virginity at the Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas:

9-17-2004
1. How Could I Know
2. Golden
3. Just One Thing
4. It Beats 4 U
5. Lowdown
6. The Way That He Sings
7. How Do You Know
8. One Big Holiday
9. Strangulation
10. Dancefloors
11. Mahgeetah
----------
12. Cobra
13. Steam Engine
14. Run Thru

That setlist doesn't even approach Johnny's first show, or any other examples here, but I don't care. Best rock show ever. And George Savage recorded most of it!

[hodgeswm]

Not sure how they'll top Roo '06 or Roo '08 for me personally (and I'm also perfectly ok with that - as long as they are remastered and released one day). Best non-festival set was Ryman '06. Also, Rites of Spring '06 was a good one b/c it was on my school's campus my Junior year. Out of 11 shows the 'worst' one is still better than 99% of any other.

Bonnaroo
6/16/06 - Late Night

Set One
---------------------------------
01 Intro
02 Wordless Chorus
03 It Beats 4 U*
04 What A Wonderful Man
05 One Big Holiday
06 Older Guys# > Head Held High@
07 Lowdown*
08 The Way That He Sings
09 Masterplan
10 At Dawn
11 Golden
12 Gideon*
13 Xmas Curtain
14 Dondante**
15 Dancefloors
16 Anytime
17 Interlude
18 Mahgeetah


Set Two
-----------------------------------------
01 A Quick One$**
02 Loving Cup > Easy Morning Rebel Jam%**
03 Attitude^**
04 Off The Record
05 Lay Low
06 The Dark
07 The Bear*
08 I Will Sing You Songs
09 Heartbreakin' Man
10 Evelyn Is Not Real**
11 It's About Twilight Now
12 It Makes No Difference
13 Phone Went West**
14 Run Thru

[Sangban]

NYE 2006

[wonderfulman]

As everyone else has said, my first show was probably my favorite. Radio City Music Hall in 2008. Scored tickets an hour before the show, and I must say, unbelievable. The combination of the sold out crowd (show sold out in 20 minutes), the energy of the band, and the venue were awesome. I really hope they make a return to RCMH one day, because the venue captures the band perfect.

1. Evil Urges
2. Off The Record
3. Gideon
4. I'm Amazed
5. Highly Suspicious
6. What A Wonderful Man
7. Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt.1
8. Sec Walkin
9. Golden
10. Thank You Too!
11. The Way That He Sings
12. Two Halves
13. Phone Went West
14. Aluminum Park
15. Steam Engine
16. Smokin From Shootin
17. Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2
----------
18. Bermuda Highway
19. Librarian
20. Wordless Chorus
21. It Beats 4 U
21. Dondante
22. The Bear
23. Lay Low
24. Run Thru
25. Anytime
26. One Big Holiday

[JaneCool]

The one I haven't seen yet of course!  :)