The Avett Brothers
Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
Brooklyn, NY
August 13, 2016
Seth Avett - vocals, guitar
Scott Avett - vocals, banjo, guitar, piano
Bob Crawford - double bass, bass guitar, violin, vocals
Joe Kwon - cello, vocals
Mike Marsh - drums
Paul DeFiglia - keyboards, double bass
Tania Elizabeth - fiddle, vocals
Source: master audience recording
Taper: larryrulz
Location: 18th row orchestra, center
Lineage: CA-14 (cardioid) > Sony M10 (24/44) > Audacity (tracking) > TLH > FLAC 6 > foobar2000 (FLAC tags)
Sound: mp3 samples in Comments section below
Length: 2:24:59
Notes: This was my first time at this new venue which just opened last month. Very cool location right on the boardwalk. Like most covered amphitheaters, the acoustics were okay, nothing special. The band, however, was special. This was my second Avetts concerts and will not be my last. They put a on show! When they hit those opening chords of "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise" it's chills down the spine. But if you're reading this you probably already know that. The recording is solid with no technical issues. Pretty rowdy crowd, chatty during the quiet songs, often singing along karaoke style. But hey, it's Saturday night, it's over 90 F at 11 PM and we're on the boardwalk watching the Avetts kick fucking ass, so who cares? You have to be half dead (or a taper...same thing?) to not sing along to these incredible songs. For you tapers out there, security at this new venue is a bag check (extremely light, often non-existent) and wanding. No walk-through metal detector. Plan accordingly! As usual, I have near complete video which will be shared sometime in the near future. Samples on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYb0dY5e1g&list=PLx7OzIA-nsBvepaFPff7ZMFednTvSZ9hz
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Setlist:
01 entrance
02 The D Bag Rag
03 Talk on Indolence
04 True Sadness
05 Shame
06 The Fall
07 Ain't No Man
08 Satan Pulls the Strings
09 Laundry Room
10 Go to Sleep
11 The Race Is On
12 Victims of Life
13 Backwards With Time
14 I Wish I Was
15 Murder in the City
16 January Wedding
17 Down With the Shine
18 Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise
19 Smithsonian
20 Famous Flower of Manhattan
21 You Are Mine
22 The Prettiest Thing
23 Salina
24 Vanity
25 Kick Drum Heart
26 I and Love and You
Encore:
27 May It Last
28 Salvation Song
29 Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)
30 No Hard Feelings