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 Phil Haubi Pictures from www.gig-blog.net Erdmöbel Jun 16, 2017
 Dj Tommy Gunn "The Whole of the Moon" was not performed by U2. It's a song by the Waterboys, played before the U2 performance. U2 / OneRepublic Jun 16, 2017
 Azimuth Ri Opener was Y&T Y and T / Rush Jun 08, 2017
 Sgale5 “Even if only for one day,” Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan told fans at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on Wednesday night, June 7, “it’s good to be home.” And that sold-out crowd would tell Keenan, in turn, that it doesn’t happen enough. Wednesday’s show was the heavy rock troupe’s first stop in metro area since it toured to promote its last album, 2006’s “10,000 Days.” Clearly there’s been a whole lot of waiting going on, and Tool made up for its absence with a ferocious two-hour show that proved the Los Angeles-based quartet hasn’t lost any of its powerhouse potency during the interim. For a photo gallery from Wednesday’s Tool concert, visit http://bit.ly/2rNKRp2 With the Scottville, Mich.-raised Keenan, who attended art college in Grand Rapids, looking like something from the latest “Robocop” sequel and performing his crouch ‘n’ coil routine from the shades on a rear-stage riser next to Danny Carey’s drums, the Tool set was the usual characteristic display of precision, progressive-flavored metal. Guitarist Adam Jones remained Tool’s spotlight soloist, but bassist Justin Chancellor kept the bottom end dynamic while Carey -- who sported a Detroit Pistons jersey -- filled the night with nimble accents but without ever losing the pocket. Tool offered a hint of long-awaited new music with the instrumental “Descending,” which led into a charged romp through “Jambi,” but it was clearly a night for established favorites. “The Grudge” got things off to a moody, if spare start, while the pairing of “Parabol” and “Parabola” introduced the rear-stage video screen and a series of science fiction-themed videos, all arty and occasionally disturbing, while the band played. A bit of daring placed three of Tool’s best-known songs -- “Schism,” “Opiate” and “Aenema” -- at the front of the show as the lasers rolled into the show, but the group had plenty more to offer, including epic renditions of “Third Eye” and a”Forty-Six & 2.” The de facto “encore” -- a second half set off by a 12-minute encore and a short Carey drum solo -- threw a treat into the mix, the first live performance in five years of “The Pot” from “10,000 Days,” in front of “Sweat” and a lengthy, show-closing version of “Stinkfist.” Keenan kept his chatter to a minimum, though he introduced “Opiate” with a call for unity, invoking the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State before pointing out that being from the same state means “now you’re all cheering together.” He also told the crowd that “ignorance is the enemy” and urged fans to “be part of the solution.” At the end of the night he thank fans “for the warm reception” -- but rest-assured it was well-earned by Keenan and his bandmates. And there will likely be another the next time Tool returns to these parts, hopefully before another 11 or so years. Tool / Once and Future Band Jun 08, 2017
 Taystang One of my favorite lineups of all times! Metallica / The Offspring / The Raconteurs / Rise Against / Bad Religion / Pennywise / Scars On Broadway / Seether / Flogging Molly / Atreyu / The Bravery / MGMT / Flobots / Ludo Jun 07, 2017
 Thor2265 The setlist comes from setlist.fm. The first song is the song they play before they come on stage. it's a Pogue song. Not sure what the second one "True" is. It doesn't show up on setlist.fm. U2 / The Lumineers Jun 06, 2017
 Zigman Question - The first two songs listed weren't played on June 4th (Sunday show). They opened with Sunday Bloody Sunday. Is that set-list a carryover from the night before, perhaps? U2 / The Lumineers Jun 06, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar (It's possible I saw the Dec 11 show) Kiki & Herb May 28, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar I posted my first and only missed connection about someone I was chatting with between sets at this show. Never got a response tho. Anyway, Of Montreal knows how to put on an amazing spectacle. I love to see them perform. Dream Tiger / of Montreal May 28, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar This show was unexpectedly beautiful. When it started, Alan Vega had his whole "I dare you to hate me fuck you" persona on. He got down on his knees, early on, at the edge of the stage to do this baby-I-need-you, soul singer routine. And I loved him so much that I just threw my arms around him. And when he stood up, he took my hand and sang the rest of the song holding on to it. And then everyone wanted to touch his hand. But he didn't want to let me go, so he tucked my hand under his microphone arm -- which felt like sweat and wonder and love -- and clasped everyone else's with his free one. And then it was like the floodgates had opened. The rest of the show was just these waves of love rolling from the audience to the stage, and back, and back again. There was this painfully shy goth teen who'd clearly snuck in with her fake ID right up at the stage but kinda cowering in the corner, and he squatted down with her to give her a smile and a gesture of welcome. And it was like, in the late 70s, his music was so hated that audiences rioted when Suicide opened for the Cars or whatever. And how he was the ecstatic but avuncular divinity of noisy avant-punk for weird people. When their set was over, Marty Rev didn't even want to leave. He just kept doing more encores, noodling on his keyboards. And they were wonderful. Alan Vega had run out of songs to sing, so he just came out and smiled, laughed affectionately at Marty Rev, and everyone cheered for him, and then he went away again. Suicide / The Homosexuals (In Exile) / The Flesh May 28, 2017
 Highgreenchilly You Can't Take It With You, Mood To Move, Long Hard Journey Home, The Wrong Road, Love Is A Tangle> Back At The Chicken Shack, Smokin' Hole, Ghosts Along The Mississippi, How Far To The Horizon, Number Two Pencil, Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right, Papaya E: (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 The Radiators / Little Feat May 27, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar Saw Zola Jesus, Blanck Mass, Jenny Hval, Moon Duo with Jim Jarmusch, Psychic Ills, and parts of The Men and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge RBMA: Sacred Bones 10 Year Anniversary May 25, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar I think this is the Tortoise show I went to in Chicago Tortoise May 24, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar (don't remember seeing either opener) The New Pornographers / Emma Pollock / Benjy Ferree May 23, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar Def. saw Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Temper Trap. I think Chromeo, Neon Indian, and Matt & Kim ... my memory is kinda fuzzy. Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2010 May 23, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar (didn't see Kristeen Young) Morrissey / Girl In a Coma / Kristeen Young May 23, 2017
 Riff Hewn Altar (I have Jan 17, 2011 in my calendar, but that must be a mistake) Prince / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings May 23, 2017
 Muddyravine Opener: Twisted Sister Twisted Sister / Iron Maiden May 19, 2017
 Jhpj Great show, and one of the very last with Steven. Barenaked Ladies / Steel Train May 19, 2017
 Sam Roell Eye Alaska Acoustic Pre-show at PacSun Saosin / POS / Innerpartysystem / Eye Alaska May 16, 2017