may 9, 2009 - the gaslight anthem @ the stone pony

Photo credit to bob sanderson on Flickr.

Last night, I went to the Stone Pony to attend the second night of the two sold out shows The Gaslight Anthem were doing.  I'm a big fan of The Gaslight Anthem.  So much that I didn't care that I was missing the Bouncing Souls at Asbury Lanes because I was so excited to see The Gaslight Anthem.  It was my first time seeing them live, so I decided it was worth it, regardless of what they played and how good they were.  The first time you see a band you love is something you wouldn't regret.  At least, I don't.

If you search on YouTube for live videos of these guys, it appears to be a hit or miss.  Sometimes they sound great, sometimes Brian Fallon does weird things with his voice that makes the song sound a bit weird...  Last night, however... watching these guys perform... was absolutely amazing.  I regret not getting tickets to see them the night before even.  I won't be making the same mistake of waiting until the last minute to get tickets next time.

I was waiting for my friend, Melinda to arrive, so I ended up missing the first few songs, but I stood outside the door to hear them.  The staff at the Stone Pony that night were so great.  They were all super nice and they all were where they needed to be and handled everything really well.

I only forgot to write down one song, but here is the setlist from the night.

Great Expectations

High and Lonesome

Old White Lincoln

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

Wooderson

The 59 Sound

Senor and The Queen

Film Noir

The Navesink Bank

Miles Davis and The Cool

American Girl (cover)

Drive

Casanova, Baby!

Here's Looking At You, Kid

The Patient Ferris Wheel (I forgot to write this one down, but I feel like they played this song)

Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts

Say I Won't (Recognize)

Stand By Me (cover)/I'da Called You Woody, Joe

Angry Johnny and The Radio

They were amazing.  The crowd was amazing.  I wasn't moving, but I was sweating so hard.  I loved how into the set the crowd was.  The first few chords of every song had the crowd screaming.  Right after the last chords of the song, the crowd was screaming.  I was up until about 5am, still hyped off of this show.  I don't think I stopped smiling until about 2am.  This was one of the best shows I have ever been to.  If you ever have the chance to see The Gaslight Anthem, take it up.  I can't believe this show was only $16, seriously.

I'll have to update again when videos and pictures are all up, but for now, that's the only one I found.  Not even sure if it's from the same show.  They wear the same clothes all the time for shows anyway!  Either way, it's a great picture and it's from one of the Stone Pony shows.  Seriously, if you can go to Stone Pony, do it.  If you can see The Gaslight Anthem, do it.  If you can do both at the same time, DO IT.