The show at the Lincoln Theatre was poorly attended, as a consequence of little or no advertising. I spoke to one guy there who had been a fan for years (turns out we both attended the same D&D show in Raleigh in 1986), and he found out about the show that morning by a brief newspaper article about coming weekend events.
David was in the bar shortly after I arrived. The other guy and I spoke to him briefly. David was quite cordial and willingly signed a few things for us. We spoke briefly about the lack of advertising for the show and about the fans on this web site, then we left him alone.
As a result of the very small crowd (I'd say less than 50), neither Abra Moore or David Baerwald and the NFU seemed particularly energized when they hit the stage. I don't have a setlist, but DB and NFU did a really good version of AIDS and Armageddon. We were treated to alternative and slower takes of Welcome to the Boomtown, Swallowed by the Cracks, and the show closed with Heroes.
Both shows were poorly mixed. I've never seen a show at this venue before, but I'm told it has good acoustics. The bass often swamped the guitars and voices. There were two sound boards, one just off-stage, and one in the back, and they just couldn't get the mix straight. There was also an irritation factor via a woman with a cheap "use-one-time" flash camera who seemed to take every damn shot on the roll during the DB and NFU set.
I'm glad I was there. I enjoyed seeing him live again after all these years. I hope shows at other stops of the tour are better attended and more energized.
Friday, June 7 at the LIncoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
J
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The show at the Lincoln Theatre was poorly attended, as a consequence of little or no advertising. I spoke to one guy there who had been a fan for years (turns out we both attended the same D&D show in Raleigh in 1986), and he found out about the show that morning by a brief newspaper article about coming weekend events.
David was in the bar shortly after I arrived. The other guy and I spoke to him briefly. David was quite cordial and willingly signed a few things for us. We spoke briefly about the lack of advertising for the show and about the fans on this web site, then we left him alone.
As a result of the very small crowd (I'd say less than 50), neither Abra Moore or David Baerwald and the NFU seemed particularly energized when they hit the stage. I don't have a setlist, but DB and NFU did a really good version of AIDS and Armageddon. We were treated to alternative and slower takes of Welcome to the Boomtown, Swallowed by the Cracks, and the show closed with Heroes.
Both shows were poorly mixed. I've never seen a show at this venue before, but I'm told it has good acoustics. The bass often swamped the guitars and voices. There were two sound boards, one just off-stage, and one in the back, and they just couldn't get the mix straight. There was also an irritation factor via a woman with a cheap "use-one-time" flash camera who seemed to take every damn shot on the roll during the DB and NFU set.
I'm glad I was there. I enjoyed seeing him live again after all these years. I hope shows at other stops of the tour are better attended and more energized.
David was in the bar shortly after I arrived. The other guy and I spoke to him briefly. David was quite cordial and willingly signed a few things for us. We spoke briefly about the lack of advertising for the show and about the fans on this web site, then we left him alone.
As a result of the very small crowd (I'd say less than 50), neither Abra Moore or David Baerwald and the NFU seemed particularly energized when they hit the stage. I don't have a setlist, but DB and NFU did a really good version of AIDS and Armageddon. We were treated to alternative and slower takes of Welcome to the Boomtown, Swallowed by the Cracks, and the show closed with Heroes.
Both shows were poorly mixed. I've never seen a show at this venue before, but I'm told it has good acoustics. The bass often swamped the guitars and voices. There were two sound boards, one just off-stage, and one in the back, and they just couldn't get the mix straight. There was also an irritation factor via a woman with a cheap "use-one-time" flash camera who seemed to take every damn shot on the roll during the DB and NFU set.
I'm glad I was there. I enjoyed seeing him live again after all these years. I hope shows at other stops of the tour are better attended and more energized.
