The Elephants Will Get Out and Forget to Remember What You Said

Well I woke up in mid-afternoon cause that's when it all hurts the most
I dream I never know anyone at the party and I'm always the host
If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts
You can never escape, you can only move south down the coast

- Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, Counting Crows


I had an awesome time at the Counting Crows/Goo Goo Dolls show.
I wasn't sure what I was going to expect from the arena, but it turned out to be really nice. It is a bunch like Fiddlers's Green Coors Amphitheater only the reserved seating is covered. It was very clean, and the sound was pretty good.

The opening act was a band called Augustana. A few months ago, one of their singles was a iTunes free download, so I was familiar with them and liked their single. When I found out they were the opener I decided to buy their album. If you like music that is like The Fray or Maroon Five, you'd probably like these guys.

The Goo Goo Dolls came on next. I'm not sure what to say about GGD. I like them, but I can't say I'm a big fan. I don't own any of their albums, or any of their songs except for the song Iris that was the love theme from City of Angels

They apparently have two lead singers, however from what I can tell all of their "hits" are sung by the guy who is the lead on Iris. Overall, I did like them, the energy was pretty good and their stage show was entertaining. It probably would have been more "wow" if it had been darker, not much "oomph" in a stage show with lights and fog when it's still daylight. None the less, I enjoyed them.

Counting Crows were the closing act. It took a bit to get the Goo Goo Dolls off the stage but it was worth it. I haven't CC in concert for about a year, right before I left Colorado my sister stood in line starting at 4am to get tickets to the free show they put on at the Paramount to celebrate the re-opening of The Gap. It was a good time, and I've missed them. This was going to be my first show with out my sister, so I wasn't sure what to expect. They haven't released a new album with new material in about 4 years, and a couple of members of the band have either retired or moved on to other things. In the end, they did not disappoint at all. The setlist is listed below, and with the exception of Goodnight Elizabeth (since I don't like this song much), it was an amazing show.
I'll definitely try to see them again should they come back to this area.


Recovering the Satellites
Hard Candy
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby
Mr. Jones
Goodnight Elizabeth
All My Friends
St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream
Richard Manuel is Dead
Miami
Long December
Hanging Around

Encore: Holiday in Spain