The Winnipeg Convention Center-Winnipeg, December 31st '99

by Lindsay

So yet another trip to see my favourite band! This time to the beautiful Winnipeg! I was staying with a girl I met on the internet, Melissa, who also has a Watchmen site. Another lady Patty from Saskatoon was also staying with us. We were also lucky to meet some other friends from other places...Marcus from Edmonton and Sam (who also has a WM website) who lives near Winnipeg. It was great to meet them finally after talking over the internet for some time. =)
Before the show Melissa showed us to many Watchmen related sites including the McLaren Hotel, the building in the Brighter Hell video where Danny gets beat up by the bad guys, and some other places. Later when we went to the concert Melissa and I were searching for the band. We found them while the New Meanies were on stage and we talked to Ken and Sammy for awhile. Sammy went and got a video and was taping us! (so maybe watch if a WM documentary comes out and we are on it! lol) They said that we could come backstage after the show to get some pictures and autographs!! We were estatic!! After a bit of talking we went back out to tell Patty and Marcus that we were all going backstage! When it was 15 min to 12 we went to get our spots at the front of the stage. They came out in a few minutes, played Stereo and then it was just 2 min until 12! They went to their families and two radio guys did the countdown. Being at the concert with friends doing the countdown was an amazing feeling! I'll always remember it! I was hoping that the concert wouldn't be rough...but having so many drunk people in a mosh pit can only equal pain. It was worth it though! The Watchmen put on an AMAZING show as usual! (actually I think it was the best I have ever seen them)
After the show we went backstage and got a group picture and then I got a picture w/ just the band and myself. =) (The whole band this time)
It was an incredible night, and an even more incredible trip. The friends I met in person were just wonderful and we all can't wait to get another WM convention together in another city!
Here is their HUGE setlist
Stereo
(then break for the countdown to midnight)
Boneyard Tree
Come Around
Lusitana w/ Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police
NEW SONG (I don't know the title but it is AMAZING!)
Wiser
Any Day Now
In My Mind (they also played part of a song in this but we didn't know it)
Shut up
Zoom
Brighter Hell
I'm Waiting
Soul Stealer w/ I Can See Clearly Now (that was awesome!)
Dan's Solo
Incarnate
Say Something w/ Hope by R.E.M.
enocre
All Uncovered
Run & Hide