Well, Toronto did not disappoint.
This is a show we’d been looking forward to for quite a while, the last show at the Opera House was one of the best shows of tour and we had a good feeling about this one.

We pulled up to Kool Haus early, and got to know the local neighborhood of office buildings, fish hatcheries and a sugar refinery. Like some bizarre version of Newark, NJ. When I walked into the venue I was blown away at the size, and was shocked we could play a venue that size. It was also still decorated with orange banners laced with confetti and giant yellow stars on the wall. I thought I walked into a senior prom from an 80’s movie. To my pleasure they ripped it all down, TGA are anti-balloons, especially in Canada.

It was the second night with Broadway Calls and Jesse Malin opening up the show. They both played really strong sets to a really large audience for so early on. I watched both from out front and really dug the sound there, not too bad at all. Murder By Death were celebrating anniversaries and had their usual bad-ass, whiskey soaked show. One of the best bands around these days.

We came out to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper. Because, why not? No better way to get the good time started. Well, there is probably a better way, but it’s damn fun regardless. We played a mostly ‘59 Sound set, scattering in Elvis, Woody Joe and Angry Johnny throughout. The crowd was so incredible, the energy was truly infectious and we felt it all the way up on that big stage. Great feeling for sure. When we came back out to do more songs, we played 4 more old songs and finished off with Rivers Edge. I loved the show, this city is really becoming one of the best places in the world for us to play.

Until next time, I’d like to thank anyone who came out to the shows and the people who help us out in Canada. As usual, it’s truly a pleasure and we can’t wait to make it back. Like Brian said last night, these days, America is the workweek, and you guys are the weekend. I feel as tall as Joe Carter.

-Benny

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 1:38 pm.