Crowded House played a great, albeit short (80 minutes) set due to festival limitations today at Bumbershoot in Seattle. My stab at a set list, with kudos to my son and daughter for helping. I think we got the songs all in there, but one or two may be out of order. Corrections are welcome.

It was a nice sunny afternoon under the Space Needle. Although there were the scattered few around us waiting for the Shins and talking and disinterested through parts of it, most of the crowd was really into it. Of course it helps to have your Frenz around you.

Eddie Vedder joined them for a couple at the end, with some nice vocal additions:

Distant Sun
Don’t Stop Now
Fall At Your Feet
Pour Le Monde
When You Come
Say That Again
Don’t Dream It’s Over
Silent House
Locked Out
Weather With You
World Where You Live (Eddie sang the first verse – very nice job!)
Something So Strong (Mr. Vedder picked up the guitar for this one)
Four Seasons In One Day, with a chorus of Better Be Home Soon at the very end.

Eddie with Neil singing World Where You Live:




and a few more:

Thanks for the setlist and photos, Carl! It was a lovely, lovely show before a big juicy crowd. Neil was in beautiful voice, and announced that Matt's mother Helen was in the house - they dedicated the show to her, and Matt played a great set in his crisp blue shirt and red pants. Think I spotted the Shins watching it all from offstage. It was fun to see Vedder sort of come on incognito--most of the crowd around me didn't register who he was when Neil welcomed "our sister-city friend Eddie" onto the stage without using his last name. When after World Where You Live Nick piped in with "ladies and gentlemen, Eddie Vedder," some of the youngest around me really snapped to attention. Nick really looked tickled during the whole show, for some reason.

Early on, Neil joked about how, given the sunny day, their lighting crew was just sitting around backstage without much to do, so maybe they could add to the show by making a human pyramid onstage. About 45 minutes later a bunch of kids near me briefly accomplished a human pyramid, much to the band's vocal amusement and appreciation. Neil told the girl at the summit she had looked like an angel atop a christmas tree, and she just beamed.

Just found this nice photo on a blog post that shows the CH crowd and lovely setting for today's brief, spirited show.

Eddie Vedder Joins Crowded House

Looking forward to Portland tomorrow! Hope to make the function beforehand. Thanks again, Carl.

Bumbershoot has restored my faith in festivals! A nice crowd, wonderful performance. They seemed relaxed and really enjoying every note. As mentioned above, they dedicated their performance to Matt Sherrod's mom and he seemed in exceptionally fine form! Sharon was videotaping the crowd and the show. Neil's voice was awesome. Mark was smiling and cutting loose. Nick, well YOU know Nick! He had some awesome moves up there. And really encouraged the girls to do the human pyramid thing and then the lighting tech could be on top. Neil's comment, "I heard that's where you like to be."
What a treat to have Eddie Vedder add to the show! I thought Sunset Swimmer was going to swoon on the spot! Thank you Carl for your organization of the Frenz meet up! There were about 14 of us including Finn Girl and Justacat! I think we rocked the house ourselves with spirit and enthusiasm. Most fun concert I've ever been to! My love goes with you all to Portland tomorrow!

How great to have Eddie join them.

That red embroidered shirt sure gets a lot of love from Neil.

Thank you Carl, Ice Cream, DaFINNative Girl for the pics and reviews. I am a deep shade of envious green that you all got to see such an upbeat playful show along with Eddie. I love hearing that the guys are so relaxed, so in their groove and having such fun.

Did anybody stay for the Shins, and what did y'all think of their performance? There's no way they could have been, or had, as much fun as our CH boys...

Carl:
Thanks for the pictures...they are great!!!

We have just reached the 24 hour mark for the Portland show. I feel like a kid at Christmas who just knows he is going to get a swell gift.

That, of course, is because I have been such a good boy all year. Or at least 98.36719% of it.

I was resistant to drive up to Seattle for a festival show {see Coachella} but now wish I would have made the trip. Eddie and Neil together again? Sheesh. Maybe I could have driven 2.5 hours and been there.

Live and learn.

what a great day! first of all, it was great to meet so many new frenz (and to see again a couple of frenz I'd met before!). we were a force to be reckoned with at the front and center of the stage. Crowded House looked and sounded fantastic and they seemed to enjoy very much the setting and the crowd. the absolute highlight for me was the appearance of Eddie Vedder...I think my head exploded when he appeared on the stage. I saw his wife and daughter at the side of stage before the concert started, and partway into the show I saw Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam's drummer) there too, so I had a strong suspicion that Eddie would be making a guest appearance. However, I didn't actually see him until a couple of minutes before he took the stage. DaFINNative girl was next to me and very kindly endured my hyperventilating and repeated babblings of "omigod it's Eddie, it's him...". um, I LOVE Eddie in case you couldn't tell! anyhow, it was a great day and I am so looking forward to the Portland show tomorrow! I will post my pictures (which are not nearly as good as Carl's) once I figure out how exactly to do that.

here are my photos - my only photo of Eddie and Neil together is blurry, unfortunately...I know that justacat and Finngirl got some gorgeous pictures of those two, and if they were to send them my way I would gladly accept them (hint hint)...:

ok, that didn't work...let me investigate further

What a great day it was for you all. Thanks for the pics and review.
Neil looks a tiny bit tired but very, very happy.

(sunset swimmmer, that's a gorgeous dog you have in your avatar.)

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(sunset swimmmer, that's a gorgeous dog you have in your avatar.)

thank you kazzie; he is a love!

ok, I'm trying again with the photos (moderators: if I can't get it right this time, feel free to delete all of my recent posts that display my technical ineptitude!):

I was there, it was a great show. Friendly crowd. They were in top form but they didn't play She Called Up, that's the new single and it's a great song we we were little diappointed.

We saw Matt after the show walking aournd with his Mom.

Having Vedder come out and sing World Where you Live was magic. His voice is perfect for that song. Eddie looked a little lost in Something So Strong, he was staring at Neil to get the chords, still is was great to have him up there.

Matt's druming was amazing. Hessie would be proud.

Nick seemed extremely happy and was smiling and laughing and waving at people all through the show.

Oops, for the purists - my son would like to point out that the set list is missing People Are Like Suns (after Say That Again !?!).

I was thrilled they played Say That Again. Most people don't seem to like it much, but I love the guitar parts and what sounds like a New Zealand surf guitar groove.

Good to see you Bumbershooters

Now, on to Portland early tomorrow - I'd better get some sleep....

Sounds perfect... I'll be at the Schnitzer tomorrow for a *no-curfew* show... excellent photos!

We just got tickets for Portland tomorrow and a hotel half a block away....can't wit to see a no curfew full setlist show....just not looking foward to the traffic tomorrow

Is Bumbershoot what the British call an umbrella?

Anyway, thanks so much Sunset Swimmer for the great photos. Where were you standing? You must have been so close to the stage you could feel the band members' body heat!...lucky!!!

Eddie sings Something so Strong
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LjuDaQCI3Vw


Don't dream it's over form the back of the stands
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YzD_a38VikE

World where you live
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5hM0TIHxX2Q

Eddie Vedder is certainly showing good taste. Unfortunately, his vocals for me are about as pleasant as nails on a chalkboard. I skip the tracks that he sings on during Seven Worlds Collide. But I digress....

Hopefully CH will have a good festival experience in Austin. Perhaps one of the Dixie Chicks might make an appearance (I think that Natalie Maines was at the Austin Finn Brothers show a few years ago) ?

Jennifer

Here are some of my photos from the day-love my new Sony DSC H2 (lucky we didn't get a digital SLR, which we were thinking of) I'm restraining myself mightily, so here are *only* three:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/Tam1976/Crowdies/...ershoot/DSC00136.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/Tam1976/Crowdies/...ershoot/DSC00169.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/Tam1976/Crowdies/...ershoot/DSC00179.jpg