— Musings —09.15.2013 10:16 PM
The Mats at RiotFest!
After 23 years, I have see them again. I can die now. Good bye.
— Musings —09.15.2013 10:16 PM
After 23 years, I have see them again. I can die now. Good bye.
I envy and hate you. Lotsa great bands—Bad Religion, Pixies, Public Enemy, Rancid…and THE MATS!!!!Holy schnikies! Please tell me they played “The Ledge”.
They didn’t that I heard.
Set list:
1 Takin’ a Ride
2 I’m in Trouble
3 Favorite Thing
4 Hangin’ Downtown
5 I Don’t Know
6 Color Me Impressed
7 Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
8 Achin’ to Be
9 Androgynous
10 I Will Dare
11 Love You Till Friday
12 Maybellene (Chuck Berry cover)
13 Merry Go Round
14 Wake Up
15 Borstal Breakout (Sham 69 cover)
16 Little Mascara
17 Left of the Dial
18 Alex Chilton
19 Swingin’ Party
20 Kiss Me on the Bus
21 Waitress in the Sky
22 Can’t Hardly Wait
23 Bastards of Young
Encore:
24 Hold My Life
25 I.O.U.
Ahhh….Mats’y goodness. Woulda liked “White and Lazy”(a.k.a. Rob Anders’ credo) but spec-freakin’-tacular!
What surprised me was how tight they were – really pounding it, like a machine. You could’ve heard it all in Wisconsin, too, methinks.
Did you also get to see Against Me? Saw them open for Rancid 2 years ago–both were great. In fact, have you seen Laura Grace perform at all since the transformation?