DEVO did two consecutive nights at the Moore Theater in Seattle. The first night, they did all of "Are We Not Men," and the second night they did all of "Freedom of Choice." They did the songs in the order in which they appear on the album, so a skinny guy in tighty whitey undies kept coming out with big signs with numbers on.
They opened with "Whip It"(wrong! see comment below - it was third) and closed with "It's a Beautiful World." That's the longest video (at the end) and Boogie Boy not only sings but makes a commentary on Hollywood and Michael Jackson. ("I know that if Michael Jackson could come up on stage with us right now, he would say 'It's a Beautiful World'".)
When we arrived, we went to the basement bar and sat with people who had VIP tickets so were able to meet DEVO afterward and get their CDs autographed. Outside the theater, I saw people with the red planter hats and then when we got inside, they were everywhere! Amazingly fast-paced concert and takes me back to their 1980 Showbox concert here!
"Whip It" was song #3, as Jerry Casale commented on during the show. (And because they were playing the album in order, you could have verified by looking up the track listing.)
Posted by: Davo | November 11, 2009 at 11:19 AM