Picture Show: moe. @ Ives Concert Park

moe. @ Ives Concert Park, June 1

Words & Photos: Nick Irving

This past Saturday moe. finished off a five-show, post-Summer Camp Festival run at Ives Concert Park in Danbury, Connecticut. Located on the campus of Western Connecticut State University, the unique and inviting venue is within reasonable driving distance for a huge chunk of the moe. fan-base. The stage is a pavilion located in front of a large pond and behind a moat (moat: a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (as a castle) that is usually filled with water), with a very large lawn behind the reserved section – quite beautiful. It was the first show of the year for the venue, which offers a nice selection of food and full, well-priced bottles of wine – something that was clearly being enjoyed by most.

[All Photos by Nick Irving]

During the middle of the first set, The Wood Brothers emerged for a bluegrass heavy cover of The Band’s The Weight which was followed by a well suited and placed version of Water from moe. A highlight of the show was a blistering Farmer Ben into a full version of Rush’s Tom Sawyer. What first seemed like it was going to be a tease to many fans, some laughing, became a full on rocking tribute to recent Rock & Roll Hall of fame inductees.

Set 1: She Sends Me, It, Deep This Time, The Weight¹, Water > Puebla > Mexico

Set 2: Chromatic Nightmare, Bullet > Don’t Fuck With Flo, Runaway Overlude, Time Ed >George > Farmer Ben > Tom Sawyer²

Encore: Zed Nought Z

¹w/ The Wood Brothers

² LTP 5/13/95 or 1798 shows.

setlist via Phantasy Tour