I understand there is a lot of complaining around here about setlists being predictable/boring/etc recently, but I think the band has really reacted in 2010 and 2011 to bring it setlist wise like they haven't done in a while.
First, we have to accept that Stand Up and Big Whiskey exist... so we will hear those songs. We can't go back and look at 2004 sets and expect them anymore.
But let's look at the facts:
In the 2010 summer tour, 2010 fall tour, and 2011 Caravan tour, we've seen the following songs:
2010 tour:
Halloween
Cry Freedom played 4 or 5 times
Sweet Up and Down
Instrumental Intro to One Sweet World
Kit Kat Jam
I'l Back You Up
Good Good Time
Cortez
Lie In Our Graves
Grace Is Gone
Big Eyed Fish
Seek Up
Lover Lay Down
Beach Ball
Sleep To Dream Her
Fool To Think
Recently/Water Wine Jam
Pig
The Stone
Minarets
Dreaming Tree
Busted Stuff
If I Had It All
2010 Fall Tour:
Last Stop (at almost every show)
Minarets
Halloween
Spoon
Long Black Veil
Song Jane Likes
Christmas Song
What You Are
What Would You Say
And at the Caravan (13 shows + 4 Dave & Tim shows), they played:
Rhyme and Reason
the Maker
Loving Wings
Raven
Captain
Baby Blue
Blue Water
Seek Up
Dive In (hey, I love it!)
Angel From Montgomery
Drive In Drive Out
Best of Whats Around
Kill the King
Joyride
The Stone
Halloween
Cortez the Killer
#40 partial
Say Goodbye
ABI/American Baby
Break Free
Shotgun
Oh
Typical Situation
I tried not to repeat songs from tour to tour, as a lot of the songs overlap. But I remember being around in 2007 and 2008 and 2009... and to think I'd be able to hear some of these songs would have just been a dream. I heard Cry Freedom 3 times, SPOON, Last Stop, Halloween 2 times, Pig 2 times, the Stone 3 times, I heard Big Eyed Fish segue into 3 different songs, etc .... how amazing is that???
Just to make this clear: Captain, Spoon, Last Stop, Raven, Halloween, IBYU, Cry Freedom, Good Good Time, Minarets, Sweet Up and Down... these are songs from a dream set.
If I'm not mistaken the band played over 100 unique songs in the 2010 summer tour. (the almanac is down or I'd check). But please, by all means, be appreciative! Be happy!
This band is really trying to mix it up to please us hardcore fans... and doing a damn good job