this old radio session from 2005...if someone can re-upload it !!???

THE NATIONAL

Black Session 230
@ studio 105
diffusé le 16/05/2005 - enregistré le 29/04/2005


Tracklisting

ALL THE WINE
SECRET MEETING
DRIVER SURPRISE ME
LIT UP
CHERRY TREE
BABY, WE'LL BE FINE
GEESE
CITY MIDDLE
LOOKING FOR ASTRONAUTS
MR NOVEMBER
DAUGHTERS OF THE SOHO RIOTS
ABEL
WASPNEST
COLD GIRL FEVER
MURDER ME RACHEL

The National at Aula Magna (aka United Nations), Lisbon, May 11th, 2008

Brainy
Secret Meeting
Mistaken For Strangers
Baby We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
Abel
Wasp Nest
Racing Like A Pro
Ada
Apartment Story
Soho Riots
Fake Empire
Start A War

encore:
Green Gloves
Mr. November
Gospel
About Today

hooray for new setlists!

did they play the actual UN? what?!

edit: #2: haven't studied geography in 7 years.

dear Rahaha, please edit it again: Lisbon is in Portugal, not Spain!
We have nothing to do with nuestros hermanos, with all respect.

No it wasn't actually the UN, only because of the room Matt said it looked like they were at the UN and he felt like Colin Powell and that he should take some sort of resolution up there.

haha! sorry!!

Anyone have the setlist for last night's Olympia gig?

Wednesday 13th May, The Olympia, Temple Bor, Dooblin

Brainy
Secret Meeting
Mistaken For Strangers
Baby We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Abel
All The Wine
Tall Saint
Racing like a pronoun
Ada
Apartment Story
The Blue Sky (new song)
Fake Empire


Start a war
Squalor Victoria
Cit Middle (which they didn't actually play)
Mr. November

Got my setlist signed-alriiight

Right on, Tall Saint!

Any input on the new song?

WHAT THE.....! Tall Saint!!!! Way to go boys! And you...? You lucky lucky bastards.

And what about that new song, tell us all!
Ending up with Mr. November, you got All The Wine... and what do you mean they didn't actually play City Middle? Talked about it then changed the subject, what?

Tell us! I feel like I'm missing the last 2 numbers of the lottery here.

whatA?T!

where in Ireland are they playing next week. And how much will it cost me to get there from London?!

The new song was pretty laid back and I wasn't massively impressed. I'd imagine the song will change considerably before it ever gets recorded, think how much some of the early demos from Boxer have changed.

Matt keeps repeating the lines "thousand block cities" and "blue skies will smother us". Aaron played keyboards on the song. After the song Matt said that the performance was "perfect", although there was more than a touch of irony in his voice and he looked sheepishly towards Aaron.

Was an amazing show, they get better every time I see them and the raw emotion that Matt puts into every performance is spectacular - for such a reluctant frontman he really wears his heart on his sleeve.

Copies of A Skin A Night were also on sale at the gig and in a few record shops around town - I've got mine!

Bring on tonight!

Lucky you!
I have to wait until June....

tall saint. now that's a gift.

how did it sound? recordings, anyone?

Still, good news that they're not just playing the exact same sets as early on the Boxer tour. I hope they play some crazy stuff in Leeds, like... well Tall Saint actually.

fuckin hell I'd love if someone had a recording of the gig, it was amazing. I liked the new song, would need to hear it again to go into detail about it. Maybe they'll play it again tonight

lol tonight's the last gig here

CM was on the setlist but they never played it, unless I somehow missed it. Klagg?

Matt seemed much happier and more comfortable on stage than the last time I saw them, I love how he's kind of awkward and almost uncomfortable about being onstage