The Warehouse
Nov 18th, 1998
Toronto, Ontario
by Lindsay

My brother and I went to the Warehouse early (around 2pm) in hopes of meeting the guys from The Watchmen and Big Wreck before the show. Of course we had just missed them going in. So we waited in the cold cold weather for many hours until they would let us in. Later at night I saw that Ken had come outside to talk to some people who I believe had won that Chart Magazine contest. I started calling and calling to him and finally he started walking over...of course I was felt like I was in a dream world! I talked to him for a few minutes and I was just ecstatic!
The Mayfield Four opened the show. I had no idea who they were...but I was very impressed. They had a lot of people in the show going, especially for an opening band. I have to admit...at the time of the concert I was not a Big Wreck fan...but once I heard them play live...I was blown away! They were great! and now I'm a big fan! In their set they had Joey and Danny come out and play a song with them. That was so awesome!
Then the wait that seemed to take forever ended and out came The Watchmen! I was almost shaking I was so excited to see them play again! I was at the left hand side of the stage where Ken stands and when he came out he looked down and smiled at me. =) They had a ton of energy and the show was just great! They had some of the Big Wreck boys come out and play some songs too. What I thought was great was that both bands all played this cover song (I cant remember what it was though) then they got all messed up and just started playing whatever and making stuff up.
During one song when Ken uses a drumstick on his bass he kept teasing me about not tossing me a pick from the song before. Then at the end he reached down and gave me the drumstick!!! I wanted to cry! but I didn't...I had to hold on to that thing like there was no tomorrow! (little hint to those people at the concerts...if a band memeber is giving something to someone in particular...let them!! Dont try to take it yourself!)
The concert ended soon and I was not dissapointed...I had the best time and was very excited to see them again! I wanted to go to the show the next night...but being outside in the cold for as many hours as we were...I got quite the flu. =(
Set List: (thanks Alan)
Stereo
Run & Hide
All Uncovered
Lusitana
Silent Radar
Any Day Now
Zoom
Brighter Hell
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles, DG solo)
Incarnate
Say Something
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Wiser
Boneyard Tree
Eminence Front (The Who, with Big Wreck)