Pearl Jam, Prague 2 July 2012

Main Set: Sometimes * Animal * Given To Fly * Got Some * Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town * Gods' Dice * The Fixer * I Am Mine * Corduroy * Even Flow * Setting Forth * Not For You (Snippet: Modern Girl) * Push Me, Pull Me * Garden * 1/2 Full * Unthought Known * Wasted Reprise * Life Wasted * Why Go

Encore: Of The Girl * Just Breathe * Crazy Mary (Snippet: Angie) * Once * Do The Evolution

Encore 2: World Wide Suicide * Better Man (Snippet: Save it for Later) * Black * Alive * Baba O'Riley * Yellow Ledbetter

Lenny Kravitz, Prague 15 November 2011

The great gig in the great company. The usual Lenny's set, no exceptions. And me, so brutally shaken by her glances and smiles. Tough, tough life.

Main Set: Come On Get It * Always On The Run * American Woman * It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over * Mr. Cab Driver * Black And White America * Fields Of Joy * Stand By My Woman * Believe * Stand * Rock And Roll Is Dead * Rock Star City Life * Where Are We Runnin' * Fly Away * Are You Gonna Go My Way

Encore: I Belong to You * Let Love Rule

Depeche Mode, Prague 14 January 2010

Main Set: In Chains * Wrong * Hole To Feed * Walking In My Shoes * It’s No Good * A Question Of Time * Precious * World In My Eyes * Insight * Home * Miles Away / The Truth Is * Policy Of Truth * In Your Room * I Feel You * Enjoy The Silence *Never Let Me Down Again

Encore: One Caress * Stripped * Behind The Wheel * Personal Jesus

Leonard Cohen, Prague 29 August 2009

Part one: Dance Me to the End of Love * The Future * Ain't No Cure for Love * Bird On The Wire * Everybody Knows * In My Secret Life * Who By Fire? * Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye * Lover Lover Lover * Waiting for the Miracle * Anthem

Part two: Tower of Song * Suzanne * Sisters of Mercy * The Gypsy's Wife * The Partisan * Boogie Street * Hallelujah * I'm Your Man * Take This Waltz

Encore: So Long, Marianne * First We Take Manhattan * Famous Blue Raincoat * If It Be Your Will * Closing Time * I Tried To Leave You * Whither Thou Goest

Eagles, Prague 8 June 2009

Took her to a concert. Basically, sweet-talked her into it by mentioning corporate catering. That hooked her. She didn't pay attention to music too much, just tucked into whatever she felt like and savoured it with a childish grin and awe over her face. From time to time, I glanced at her; quietly and patiently, not to woo her, not to try breaking her, just to paint a mental picture of her beauty, of the way she smiles, talks, moves. I guess she might have noticed a glimpse of sadness, yet that might have been it — if it even was. No pathetic mess, no clingy desperate ex.

She was enjoying chocolate fondue with strawberries — and that's how I'll remember her in the months to come.

Yeah, and Hotel California is still great.

Simply Red, Prague 24 May 2009

Took her to see the show. Not that she mentioned she was a fan. Not that I was one either. Maybe I just thought it would be a better idea than exercising in my bed. Whatever.

To a degree, we enjoyed catering — including sushi for her and unlimited access to chocolate for me — more than the concert itself. Plus wine, wine and more wine. When the lights went down, we could not stop poking fun at poor Mick.

Afterwards, we walked down the nightly city. And for a moment, I forgot wondering if there was any meaning to it at all. I'll keep holding on.

The Killers, Sydney 11 November 2007

Just came back from The Killers gig in the Entertainment Centre. Positively surprised. Have never heard of them until attending Corbijn's premiere last month; they covered Joy Division's Shadowplay for the movie and soundtrack. And they've done it rather well.

Atmosphere was one of the best I've seen in Sydney for years. Let's face it — unless there's U2 or Red Hot playing, Sydney audience generally sucks. People don't sing, hardly clap, and typically just stare, listen and sip beer. That's a better scenario, of course, the worse one is when people chitchat, fuck with their mobiles and don't bother to pay attention to a gig they spent some 100-plus bucks for.

This one was different. People did listen, did clap, did scream and did sing along. Might have had something to do with prevalent age group and sex present. Teen chicks, basically.

They closed the concert with classic Helter Skelter, the song Charles Manson stole from The Beatles and U2 stole back (as Bono said). I've done a little Google search, yet couldn't find them performing this one before. Quite an encore.

The bottom line: Rock and Roll is alive and doing fine. Gdnya, fellas.

Oh — and the setlist:

Sam's Town * Enterlude * When You Were Young * Bones * Somebody Told Me * Smile Like You Mean It * Reasons Unknown * Tranquilize * This River Is Wild * Read My Mind * Shadowplay * Bling * Mr Brightside * Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf * Mightnight Show * Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine * All These Things That I've Done * Exitlude * Helter Skelter

Eric Clapton Live, Sydney 30 January 2007

Couldn't really name all Clapton's songs as I could with U2 or Waters. Obviously haven't listened to him enough. I'm lost when it comes to new stuff (and some old stuff, too). Had to wait for the setlist to be posted here, so I could copy it for a reference.

I took a few videos, this is the first of them. The other ones are Nobody knows you when you're down and out, Layla, Cocaine and Crossroads (the last two were the only encores).

Main set: Tell The Truth * Key To The Highway * Got to Get Better in A Little While * Little Wing * Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? * * Driftin' Blues (EC Solo) * Outside Woman Blues * Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out * Running On Faith * * Motherless Children * Little Queen of Spades * Further On Up The Road * Wonderful Tonight * Layla

Encore: Cocaine * Crossroads

Enjoy.

Wonderful Tonight

Roger Waters & The Dark Side Of The Moon, Sydney 25 January 2007

Set one: In the Flesh * Mother * Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun * Shine On You Crazy Diamond * Have a Cigar * Wish You Were Here * Southampton Dock * The Fletcher Memorial Home * Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2 * Leaving Beirut * Sheep

Set two (Dark Side of the Moon): Speak to Me * Breathe * On the Run * Time * Breathe (Reprise) * The Great Gig in the Sky * Money * Us and Them * Any Colour You Like * Brain Damage * Eclipse

Encore: Another Brick in the Wall, Part II * Vera * Bring the Boys Back Home * Comfortably Numb

U2 live in Sydney 13 November 2006

Main Set: City Of Blinding Lights * Vertigo * Elevation * I Will Follow * New Year's Day * Beautiful Day (Snippets: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band/Blackbird/Michelle) * I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For * Angel Of Harlem * Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own * Love And Peace Or Else * Sunday Bloody Sunday (Snippet: Coexist) * Bullet The Blue Sky * These Are The Hands That Built America * Miss Sarajevo * Pride (In The Name Of Love) * Where The Streets Have No Name * One

Encore: Until The End Of The World * Mysterious Ways * With Or Without You * The Saints Are Coming * Party Girl (Snippet: I Should Be So Lucky) * Kite