We took the trip to Barrie to catch Molson Park's last concert ever as the park has been purchased, and most likely will become a subdivision of some sort.  I guess that is all part of the future and the neverending urban sprawl.  We arrived at about 5:30, just in time to catch Stereophonics.  Unfortunately, their drummer was not present (not sure why), so they were stuck with playing an acoustic set.  Finger Eleven took the crowd up 10 notches with their explosive energy.  Then OLP had their turn.  They definately stole the show.  Raine's voice was stronger than ever, and the sound mix was perfect, as you could hear all instruments clearly, particularly Steve's blazing guitar work.  As much as it is starting to sound cliche, the highlight would have to have been the crowd rendition of 4am.  As many times as we have heard the crowd sing 4am for OLP, this one was somewhat louder, and seemed more riviting with all the lighters shining brightly in the crowd.  Raine thanked the crowd for the energy.  Another highlight was their performance of "Wipe That Smile Off Your Face".  One of the few new songs that have really hooked us immediately.  The structure and lyrics of this song are brilliant.  This is sure to be a hit.  Downfall of the show was the constant people pushing and moving in front of us all through the concert.  Irritating, but to be expected at festivals with the multitude of idiots more interested in body surfing then watching the concert.  Oh well, as long as we all enjoyed ourselves, that is what matters.  :)

Our great friends Jen and Tom came up for a vacation from Texas again, so we could enjoy each others company, as well as catch a few concerts.  We also took this opportunity to enjoy the beautiful City of Ottawa, and it's winter splendor.  If you ever visit, be sure to come in the winter, and skate the Canal.  It was a blast!  Anyway, onto the concert.  We were sad to be told at the gate that we had to return our camera to our car.  So unfortunately we have no photos to share.  However, if you watch OLP Exposed you will see parts of the show we attended (including Raine telling security to allow a roudy fan to stay).  If you look hard enough, you will see us as well.  You can also enjoy the great photos taken by other fans who attended the show.  The set was a nice length with 20 songs, and our 3rd row seats were perfect. 

What is it with Our Lady Peace, Toronto, and the cold? It seems they always tour Canada in the winter, and the southern states in the summer. You would think it would be the other way around? Anyway, we drove to Toronto to catch the free concert presented by Best Buy. We set a time to meet various fans at the rusty towers in front of the venue. Both to meet and say hi, and to give out some tickets we were able to get our hands on. We handed out most of the tickets, then heard that all you needed to do was approach the ticket booth and ask for tickets. So even though it was apparently sold out, many people didn't pick them up by the deadline so there were many left. We had a few seat choices now, so we entered the arena and checked out all the seats. We didn't bother watching the opening acts as we are not big fans of any of them. We chose to use our floor seats as they seemed the best.

Once Treble Charger left the stage we headed down to our seats on the floor. We wished they were general admission, but who are we to complain at a free show. The view was not too bad, but there were many tall people in front of us, so we figured we would scope out the empty seats and sneak over to them. We found a great vantage point near the aisle coincidently near friends of ours as well as other cc/olp.cc fans. Once the concert started, the crowd went nuts. Highlights were the continuously amazing Steve solo during Starseed, and Raine climbing into the stands during One Man Army.  The Lowlights were the idiotic power tripping security guard that used every chance to flex his power including dragging young kids down the aisle, and screaming at anyone that leaves their seat area even by inches. He had a real problem, and we should of really reported him. Some people take their uniforms a little too seriously.

After the show we met a bunch of fans at the rusty towers and took a walk to our regular meeting joint, The Fishy Second Cup (as we've named it). Unfortunately they closed off the upper section and made it into offices, so we were forced to remain on the lower level in amongst other people that came from the concert. We were glad we did as we were able to meet a few great people and fans.

Overall a great concert. The light show was breathtaking with the shadows of the band members reflecting on the ceiling, and the sound was excellent throughout the venue.

We drove the QEW to Buffalo New York to see Our Lady Peace perform at the Flicklinger Arena at Erie Community College with our friend Shivon. Even though this concert was sold out, Shivon was a lucky one managing to win some guestlist entries and after-show passes. When we arrived there was a line already building, so we approached the doorman to see how we can find the guestlist. The doorman said we needed to wait for the ticket window to open, so we waited patiently until about 15 minutes before the doors were to open. We then panicked as we were not sure if we would get in with the rush. We worried for not, as the window opened just as the line started moving, so we were able to move in with the mob. The strange thing is that there was not one person we recognized in the line that are usually attendees to Buffalo area concerts?

We claimed our spot on the left of the stage in front of where Steve was expected, and waited patiently for the music to start. The waiting Thrash Music was ridiculously loud. So much that we had our earplugs in, and had to yell to hear each other think. This music was cranked between each band, which was provoking the crowd buy its aggression and volume. Very bad idea by the venue. The opening act Fingertight was ok. They tried hard to entertain a blank looking audience, and could of left out the thank you's after every song. They were a little too appreciative. Then 30 Seconds to Mars took the stage. We are fans of this band, and had seen them perform a few shows already before this. It was a real sin that they were announced as an opening act well after the concert was sold out, as they have no support from the audience at all. People were whining and complaining and not supporting them at all. Without the connection, the show seemed to be lacking. We tried to show support, but it was not enough. In the audiences defence, the band could of reduced the length of their intros. They seemed to bore the crowd before each song. Long intros are ok for an audience that is familiar, otherwise they should be avoided.

Then the moment of truth. Our Lady Peace took the stage. Each time we see them, they seem to get better. It may be biased, but we feel the emotion and connection between the members seem to be growing. The addition of Steve really has brought this out in the band. You have to see them to understand. Anyway, the concert was great. The lighting was average, the sound was lacking due to the venue, but otherwise it was a great show. The audience was 100% there for Our Lady Peace although the people in our immediate vicinity were hogging the bar, without singing, jumping or anything. They kind of frustrated us as they were obvious fans, but showed no support. When Somewhere Out There was played the audience started body surfing their asses off. Obviously the music video had some influence. Even though we are bothered by body surfing, it stayed mainly in the centre, without much bother. The people seemed to be having a great time doing it, so how can we complain.

After the show ended we headed backstage to a room we were directed into. In this room was some drinks and treats, as well as a group of Swedish fans that were flown in for the show from a contest they won! Very cool. Too bad it wasn't for a better venue. They seemed like they were not complaining whatsoever though. The band members started to filter into the room, and just sat around and chatted with everyone. It was a very relaxing enjoyable experience. It seemed more like a bunch of friends vegging than a band and fan meeting. We had some good laughs as Mike made a few of us mix drinks. He is very good at this! So not only is he the resident stunt musician, but the bartender as well. ;) Each member was in a great mood, and very easy to talk too. Probably the best conversations we have had with them all at once ever. This made the night. Thanks Shivon! :)

We took the trip to London, Ontario with our friends Shivon and Eugene stopping at our favourite panzerotti place (Easttown) on the way, thinking we had hours before needing to line up at the venue.  After we stuffed ourselves, and packed half our meal for the next day, we drove down the road to the new John Labatt Centre.  When we arrived in the area, we were shocked to see the entire block packed with people already lined up!

We parked and headed to the very back around an entire city block.  However, the line moved quickly and we were glad as it was starting to get very cold this October night.  We ran in and were also surprised to see the left side of the stage left pretty well empty.  We plotted ourselves behind one group of people in the second row of the general admission floors of this new very nice looking venue. 

Treble Charger took the stage and did a pretty good job keeping the fans entertained with their various hits and onstage humour including fans chugging 2 litre bottles of ginger ale and even one couple enjoying a lap dance by the man in the relationship.

Then the moment of truth, the lights dimmed and Our Lady Peace's large silver logo was unveiled.  The crowd was loud and appreciative and welcomed Canada's finest.  The sound, lights, and performance was one of the best we have seen by far.  Raine's voice was amazing, although he messed up a few verses here and there, soon after realizing it with a smile.  The interaction between the members of the band was excellent.  One highlight was when Raine climbed into the stands to sing a few verses of One Man Army with the ecstatic fans.  But the most memorable highlight was when Raine tugged on Steve with force as Steve hammered his guitar with equal aggression hitting note after note with perfect clarity (see ourphotos set16).  To sum it up it was a flawless performance filled with an equal intensity by the band and the singing fans that can only be experienced at this magnitude at an Our Lady Peace concert.

After the show we met with Steve and chatted a bit with him and his Mom who was there spending some time with her son.  She was a very nice lady, and we were proud to have met the mother of a great person and musician.  After show highlights were fans taking turns  clown car cramming into our little Mazda to get warm, and most of all the traffic directing duties of Shivon, Eugene and Krossing Kruno.  We have a reflective vest in our trunk from work, so they took turns putting it on and making fools of themselves directing vehicles as they passed.  Shivon ran to hide twice when she learned the vehicles she was waving on were in fact police cars!  Thanks for the laughs all!

After the concert in Cleveland, we hung outside the back of the venue to talk to friends and the band.  Jeremy was in one of his hilarious moods, making us all lose our breathe due to excessive laughter.  Just before they were set to leave, Jeremy asked if we were attending this concert in Pittsburgh, we said no as we were on our way home the next day after a good nights sleep in a nearby hotel.  After bending our arms, and offering to set us up with tickets, we couldn't say no.  So rather than go home, we set out the next morning to the City of Pittsburgh. 

Once we arrived, we were a little exhausted from the long drive and heat, so we couldn't be bothered to hotel shop for cheap rooming, so we grabbed a room at the Sheraton opposite the venue's parking lot.  Coincidently, the hotel patron placed us in a room a few floors up, overlooking the venue.  Couldn't have asked for a better view. 

We headed over to the venue to waste a little time, and see if anyone we knew was around yet.  We did in fact see some people we knew, including our friend Reena.  She was just heading backstage for Soundcheck and invited us with her.  How could we say no?  So we followed her back.  A polite gentleman asked if we had passes, just as our good friend Stace intervened and let him know we were all good.  Thanks Stace!  Could this day get any better!  We then grabbed something to eat from the buffet of food and drink, and were soon after given promo flats, and posters just before the band came on to perform!

They jammed through a bunch of songs, and while on a break between songs all but Raine cranked through a bunch of classics from Ozzy, Kiss, and Black Sabbath.  Very cool stuff!  They then joined us on the floor to chat a bit and get some pics and sign autographs.  We had spoken to Steve the night before for the first time and found him to be a very personable person, so we approached him as everyone was leaving and asked what he was doing for the next few hours leading up to the concert, and if he was interested in joining us for a bite to eat  at one of the Restaurants near the venue.  He said "sure" and after asking a few of the other members who declined, joined us for a walk to a local restaurant.  Our hotel was on the way there so we stopped in so that Ash could make a quick phone call to her work to let them know she was not able to make it to work the next morning.  To make it sound official, Steve made the call for Ash posing as her father in a convincing polite father-like voice.  Although almost messing up his own supposed last name which almost messed up the whole ploy.  However, everything worked out in the end, and nobody was the wiser at her former workplace (she was quitting anyway) :)

We finally head down to the restaurant just adjacent to the hotel.  We sat in a big booth with Steve, Jen and Ashley and took our sweet time ordering because we had too much to talk about (turned the waitress away 4-5 times).  Once we finally ordered some food and drinks, and talked about everything from musical interests, OLP success, our website and the visitors and friends we have made, and much more, we then headed outside and took a little walk through a little mall immediately opposite the restaurant.  After a little more chit chat and realizing it was getting dark and about time for Steve to return to the venue, we headed outside to be surprised that was raining buckets!  We ran across to the hotel and were soaked head to toe.  Steve approached the people at the customer service desk of the hotel and asked if we could get the hotel to drive us all to the venue, even though it was just across a short parking lot, the rain was so hard that we would of all been drenched.  So we all ran up to our hotel rooms to grab towels to dry off (OLP coincidently had a room on top of ours for showering), and once somewhat dry, Steve called his people at the venue and learned that due to the hard rain, the opening act was postponed slightly.  So we were told to sit tight until he received a call back.  So we hung in our room a while longer and finally dried off.  Steve then received the phone call he was waiting for so we headed downstairs to the waiting car.  It turned out the cost was only $10, and if we wanted a stretch limo, it was waiting out front for us.  We obviously didn't decline, and headed out and jumped into an amazing long white limo.  As the driver started to pull out, we looked out the front window to realize it stopped raining!!  We laughed our asses off all the way to the other side of the parking lot. 

Steve then went  backstage as we walked over to the ticket booth to find the tickets Jeremy had left for us.  We were surprised to learn that not only did we have tickets waiting, but after-show backstage passes!  Unbelievable!  Thanks Jeremy!!! We went into the venue, and took our place on the left side of the stage (in front of Steve). The place was pretty packed at this point, with a bunch of drunk fans.  We were shocked to see a brown beer bottle being thrown into the air by a fan next to us, and then noticed a clear smirnoff bottle fly by in the other direction.  We freaked out, and decided to go to the back centre.  We met up with Stace again as she was doing some filming at the soundbooth.  We then tripped on a bottle like the ones we saw flying over our heads, and learned it was plastic mimics of the original glass bottles!  So the people were not as crazy as we thought.

Our Lady Peace then took the stage and pumped out all their amazing music, and Raine did his usual crazy monkey-man climbing, this time up a wire with one hand as he held the mic in the other.  The fans loved it.  The lighting was extra cool as they reflected sky-sized shadows of each of the members of OLP onto the ceiling of the tent.  The performance was great, but due to the fact that we were at the back, we enjoyed the sound, but didn't have much of a view, so the intimacy of the concert was not as good as the night before.  However, with all that had happened thus far in this day, we were not complaining.  We then headed backstage after the show to chat with Steve a little more, said brief words to the other members as they were all a little too tired this time for any real conversations.  After everyone left, we found ourselves still backstage talking to the crew and listening and breathing in the fumes to the engine of the bus parked next to the fence where we were sitting.  We then left the backstage area to find a bunch of fans, and talked a little longer until we all decided to head back to the hotel and call it a night.  And boy....was it ever a night!!!  Could we be the luckiest 4 people alive we thought?  Overwhelming.  :)

We were on a weeks vacation, and our good friend Jen was back in Town for a vacation from where she now lives and works in San Diego.  We met years back as Our Lady Peace fans, so we figured this would be a good opportunity to hang out, and check out a concert in a new city.  So we packed our things, and headed out to Cleveland, Ohio with Jen and her sister Ashley.  The 5 hr drive there was not the best considering our vehicle has no air conditioning.  However, we made it ok, a little wet and sticky, but at least intact.  We met up with Nardboy of 92Xtreme Radio to have some lunch and talk music, as he is a huge Our Lady Peace fan like us.  After lunch, and checking into our hotel, we took the walk to the venue and situated ourselves in the front of the line-up just behind about 10 other fans who were camped out most of the day. 

After several hours of waiting, and witnessing several others being let in before all of us in the line (contest winners we were told), we were let in and ran to claim a spot in the second row.  Considering the fans in front of us were fairly short, we had a perfect view.  They were nice people too offering us water, and ensuring we could see.  The opening act Audiovent was not bad, but the sound was terrible as the volume was super loud to a point you could not hear the singer, also to make things worse, the speakers were cutting in and out.  After Audiovent left the stage, an MTV rep took the stage to ask us all to sing along with audio tracks of "Superman's Dead", and "Somewhere Out There" and act as though we were watching them on stage.  This baffled us all as they were about to come on stage for real?  Why the stupid acting?  I guess that's MTV for you...making sure they have multiple angles of everyone and everything for the editing of the footage to be aired on November 27, 2002. 

Then the moment of truth, finally Our Lady Peace (in the flesh) took the stage.  The view was amazing as the entire concert took place in bright light conditions.  They played all their hits, including Superman's Dead and Somewhere Out There twice each for the MTV crews.  We didn't mind.  One irritation was that the camera men were actually placing the camera above, below, or even on your face to catch every bad angle of our faces possible.  We are not looking forward to seeing ourselves on the footage, but it was worth the torture to catch this great concert.

We then hung out with friends near the bus after the show and everyone in the band came out and hung for a good hour chatting and taking pictures with us all.  Jeremy was in one of his extra rambunctious moods running around getting us all to listen to a voice mail someone left him making moaning, orgasmic-like sounds!  Steve can be seen laughing at this message in this photo (bottom of page) posted in our photos section.  All but Steve ended up eventually heading back on the bus, so we hung a while longer chatting with Steve.  He as an amazing, personable person, and we were in awe with how down to earth he really was.  We then said our goodbyes and headed back to the hotel.

We got to Sarnia and discovered that the park was split up into a drinking side and a non-drinking side. We were lucky enough to get into the non-drinking side (we thought it might be calmer) and be front row centre. We watched the bands set up and got a couple pics of a few of them on stage. Then the first opening band, Flicker came on and they were ok but not really a band we are interested in hearing again. Man, were they loud...it didn't help that the speakers were right in front of us. We think the crowd got bored because this is when the roughness began. It was so bad that we were squished up against a fence and couldn't move. We decided that this would not be a good way to spend the evening so we wimped out and got the security to pull us out.  We ended up going to the drinking side and not seeing the 2nd band, Moment of Truth so we really can't say how they were. We found a spot on the side and watched OLP from a distance. Their performance was right on as usual but we would have liked to see more of Steve's guitar work because we were on the wrong side and there was a camera man in the way. Raine surprised us during One Man Army and he went  between the fences that separated the two sides and jumped into the drinking crowd. Good to see him becoming brave again. After the show, we lucked out and got a setlist and were able to get it signed by everyone but Duncan. We also got a few pictures with them. It was especially nice to have a lengthy conversation with Raine. Can't wait to see them again, hopefully at a closer proximity.

October 21, 2001 (22)

Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario

The Music Without Borders Benefit concert was a great success!  As usual, Our Lady Peace put on a great show that brought the majority of the 20,000 capacity crowd to their feet.  The night's highlight would have to be the finale that involved all artists (Alanis, Choclair, Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn and the Tragically Hip) covering Neil Young's "Keep on Rocking in a Free World"  OLP's setlist was as follows:  Naveed, Whatever, Starseed, Life, Right Behind You, Superman's Dead, Thief, Clumsy.

Western Fairgrounds - London, Ontario

We made it to the front row and stayed there for 2 opening bands, The Salads and most of Joydrop.  However, the crowd got rough at the end of Joydrop and continued that way even when no band was on stage.  We decided to keep it safe and leave before getting ourselves and our camera crushed.  So we watched the show from the side by the big tv screen and that is where most of our  pics from the show came from. Here is the setlist from last night's show in London:  Middle of Yesterday, Right Behind You, Automatic Flowers, Superman's Dead, Naveed, Car Crash, Are you Sad?, If you Believe, In Repair, Is Anybody Home?, Clumsy, One Man Army, Whatever, Everyone's A Junkie, Life, Encore - 4 am, New untitled song, The Birdman/Carnival and Starseed.  After the show, Raine, Mike and Duncan were kind enough to come out and talk to the fans. 

University of Buffalo - Buffalo, New York

OLP played at the U of B in Buffalo, NY and we were lucky enough to attend.  Before the show, the band was kind enough to take time out of their busy schedule to talk to some street team winners  in an intimate meet and greet.  Their performance was great and the crowd did a lot of singing.  During the show, Raine said that his throat was bothering him and he was ready to go home after the second song but the crowd kept him going.  After the show, we found out that they were having some technical difficulties (ie:  Duncan couldn't hear anything) which we didn't even notice from where we were sitting/standing.  A larger crowd than usual were waiting for the band after the show.  But the band was cool about it, they took time after the show to chat, sign autographs and take pics with the fans.    

The Odeon - Cleveland, Ohio

We were there and it rocked!!!  It was an eventful day for us but worth the drive.  Before the show started, they played an extended version of that "Jackass like" show and the crowd was getting restless. However, as soon as the show started, the restlessness wore off.  Once again we started out at the second row in the front section but as the crowd started getting rowdy, we moved to the back.  After the show, we talked to all 5 members of the band.  It was really nice to get pics and autographs of the entire band.   Setlist:  Middle of Yesterday, Right Behind You (Mafia), Automatic Flowers, Superman's Dead, Naveed, Car Crash, Are You Sad?, If You Believe, In Repair, Is Anybody Home?, Clumsy, One Man Army, The Birdman (with a little of Carnival mixed in with it), Everyone's A Junkie, Life, encore - 4am, Julia, and Starseed.

We drove 9 hours to Vermont to catch OLP's show at Lyndon State College.  As expected, it was a great performance!  The security was really strict but American Hi Fi got the crowd all hyper and the craziness began.  But even though it was a rough crowd and we ended up near the back, we found the crowd to be very responsive!  At the beginning of OLP's performance, we were watching the intro that Oli created and were amazed to see our banner flash across the screen.  We couldn't believe our eyes....thanks so much to Oli for including our website.  After the show, we decided to wait for the band in the freezing cold. Luckily we were entertained by three female fans who were singing a bunch of kid tv show songs to keep warm.  It was really funny and cute because the security guard would fill in the words that they didn't know. Then, he just started singing the entire song with them.  After a small wait, Jamie came over and talked to the fans.  Unfortunately the rest of the band did not come over and chat.  We completely understand though because it was very, very cold!  Setlist: Middle of Yesterday, Right Behind You, Automatic Flowers, Superman's Dead, Naveed, Car Crash, Are You Sad?, If You Believe, In Repair, Is Anybody Home?, One Man Army, The Birdman, Everyone's a Junkie, Life, encore- 4 am, Julia, Starseed.

The Tralf - Buffalo, New York

Great performance + great crowd = excellent concert!  That's our quick review of the Buffalo show we attended last night. We must say that it was definitely one of the best shows we have ever attended.  The crowd was so calm and you could tell the true fans were in attendance as everyone paid more attention to the show rather than the bodysurfing.  It is obvious that Buffalo really like OLP!  It was an awesome show, one of our faves.  Meeting all of you OLP fans at the show helped make the experience even better.  It was nice talking to you all.  Unfortunately we didn't get to take any pictures at this particular show but we did get to talk to a few of the guys afterwards.  Here is the setlist of the songs they played in Buffalo.

Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, Ontario

The Cross-Canada club tour put together by Our Lady Peace specifically to treat their fans was a huge success from coast to coast, pleasing fans from all over.  After winning a place on the guestlist through ourladypeace.com, we showed up to the club early to ensure our spot close to the front.  We arrived to be greeted by a ton of fans and friends.  We waited patiently until the door people started allowing the extra few (300) that showed up to purchase tickets into the club past us in the line!  We were angry and upset, but eventually after most of the people were in, we were let in to find our names were not on the guestlist!  So we waited as more and more people passed us in the line.  Eventually they found out we were in fact on the guestlist and let us in.  Once inside, our faithful friends saved us a spot front row centre.  We squeezed in to claim our spot.  The band started off with performing most of the songs from "Spiritual Machines" (see the setlist here).  As the older, more recognizable songs started, it took us very little time to realize that it may not be such a good idea standing front row centre as we were ample targets for body surfers.  After a few bruises and a friend's bloody nose, we requested the security pull us over the barricade.  We then watched the remainder of the show from the back of the club, and on the balcony.  The band calmed down the crowd a bit with a fan sung version of "4am", and a special John Lennon tribute, "Imagine".  The people of the club seemed to really enjoy OLP's performance, as so did we.  Being spoiled by the previous two shows in more civilized environments, this concert did not prove to be one of our favourites.  Not because of the bands performance, but because of the door mix-up and the rowdy crowd.  After the concert proved to be a treat, as not only did we win entrance to the show, but we won press conference passes.  We were privileged enough to sit in with the media for a Q&A session with the entire band.  It was very educational.  See Photos.  The night ended with even more adventure as a normal 45 minute drive turned into 3 hours due to one of the worst snow storms the area had seen in years.  But we made it!

The Turret, Sir Wilfred Laurier University - Kitchener, Ontario

We were lucky enough to have a good friend invite us as guests to this amazing experience!  The night started off great when we stopped into a Tim Horton's Donuts about 10 minutes from Wilfred Laurier University and were surprised to see Mike and Jamie in the line-up behind us!  We had an interesting conversation, wished them well at the show, and were on our way.   The performance was even better than the Mohawk experience, although the crowd pushed us a little harder into the front row barricades.  But the bruises were well worth it.  The show ended 2 hours later and we managed to talk a tech into giving us Raine's setlist.  We then lounged around the school for a while to rest before our drive home.  Then as we were going down the back stairway to the car, we bumped into Mike and Jamie again!  Two times in one night!  What Luck!  So we had another interesting conversation about anything and everything, and had our setlist signed. 

The Arnie, Mohawk College - Hamilton, Ontario

We had the privilege of attending one of the best Our Lady Peace shows we've been too last night at Mohawk College in Hamilton.  It was a closed show for Students and Alumni only, so we were asked not to post any info prior to the event.  The show lasted for more than 2 hours and treated the 550 in attendance with a 21 song setlist!

Molson Park, Summersault - Barrie, Ontario

Well we arrived late and unfortunately missed  Duncan and Jamie in the Kiss makeup on the Village Stage.  However, we did catch OLP's excellent performance.  They really know how to capture an audience.  The setlist was great and included two new songs.  One called "Life" and the other called "Everyone's a Junkie"

Let's just say that this show was one of the oddest shows that we have been to.  We waited outside in the heat for what seemed like forever, we were supposed to be let in by 4pm but ended up not getting in until around 5pm. As we entered,  we were subjected to metal detectors which was a new experience for us. The majority of the bands were rap and then OLP were stuck right in the middle. However, the performance was flawless as usual and we got to talk to 4 of the guys after the show (see Photos)

Our Lady Peace played a private show at the University of Waterloo's Federation Hall (19+ on-campus club).  The show was a party put on by a video networking company called Pixstream.  The company gave tickets out to 2nd & 3rd year students in Engineering and Mathematics.  We contacted the company and the school, and were told it was a private event and that there was no way to get tickets as it was a full house. 

However, we couldn't resist.  We took the trip to Waterloo and were treated to tickets by a kind gentleman standing at the front of the venue. They were strict at the door and did not allow cameras.  We did however get a Neck pass and two free drink tickets each on entry. And after the show we snagged a Setlist.  The set they played was actually a little different than the setlist.  They did not perform OMA, and blended Carnival into Teardrop. 

Thanks to Ryan and Kevin for the information, the guy who ran around to find a second ticket for us, and the Band for one of our all time favourite shows.  And a special thanks to Mike for throwing us a bottle of water after noticing how thirsty we were from all our singing. We needed it! :-) 

Well...you can't win them all. Once again, OLP lost to the Matthew Good Band for Best Group on the Juno's last night.  We were all disappointed that they didn't win any awards, but we enjoyed the live performance of "Is Anybody Home".

The show was AMAZING!  We had the best time of our lives!  We were right up front, on Mike's side, and there was barely any pushing.  The highlight of the night for us was when Raine put the microphone up in front of us to sing during "Teardrop/Hope." We also enjoyed hanging out after the show, at the Fishy Second Cup with fellow CC'ers (a few of which have become very good friends of ours - you know who you are!)

Breathtaking!!  We were lucky enough to win tickets to the live taping of Our Lady Peace performing at Much Music in Toronto.  Even though it was a really cold night, many die-hard fans crowded outside the window to catch a glimpse of the guys.  Luckily we were let inside quickly.  We were directed around the stage, and unfortunately had a view from the back during the live performances.  However, we were front and centre during the interview segments.  The overall experience was excellent!  The "scaled" songs were performed flawlessly, and the crowd sang so loud, that it was hard to hear Raine at times!  That is exactly the atmosphere OLP was hoping for.  Thanks to OLP and all the fans for a great night.

The show of 5,000+Blueline winners and 100 fan club guests had its ups and downs,
Ups: 1.  Like usual, OLP put on a flawless show full of the energy and originality that we have all grown to love. 2.  50 of the Pied Pipers Union members were able to bring a friend, avoid the lengthy line-ups out front, wait in a room (Green Room) before the show with access to unlimited drinks and treats. 3.  We got to finally meet some PPU fan club members and long time email correspondents.
Downs: 1.  The outnumbering, idiotic, drunken, bodysurfers were let in before us patient fan club members, which caused a majority of us to either stay in the crowd and take the bruises (with no opposition from the overlooking Raine), or retreat to the back of the floor area for a microscopic view of the stage. Suggestion for General Admission shows like this one: Create a fenced-in Idiot-Pit at the back of the floor area, for all the people who want to climb all over each other and ignore the music!  2.  Raine's "promotional" comments on the sponsoring beer company (Labatt), were very uncharacteristic and made the band appear like a commercial sell-out. Overall, although we appreciate the fan club member invitation,  in comparison to previous shows we've attended, we would have to place it on the bottom of the list.

This Pre-Woodstock show was one of three secret shows that OLP performed under the name "BellyFlop Communists"  They played 9 new songs and introduced their new "stunt musician" Jamie Edwards.  Overall it was a great experience.  We were so close that we could have reached out and strummed Mike's guitar.  One downfall was that we were allowed to take pictures (without a flash) but we couldn't turn our flash off so we decided to cover it with black tape.  Unfortunately, only one of our pictures turned out . :-(  Oh well...the closeness to the band in the venue, the awesome music and Mike's kindness (talking to us for an hour and a half after the show) made for a perfect night!  Thanks guys!!!

We won tickets from 102.1 The Edge.  Same atmosphere as Edgefest but a little worse as it rained, OLP's sound was experiencing occasional feedback (which didn't really bother us), and Raine was frustrated and left out challenging parts of songs (i.e. Car Crash).  However, the whole crowd supported him by singing  4am entirely.  We found this fan support breath-taking. Then storm clouds threatened, forcing OLP to cut their performance short to allow Crystal Method to play. We left not feeling OLP satisfied, aching for more.

We purchased the tickets thinking that it would be a smaller venue then Copps (not expecting to win).  However, all the "Raine Lovers" charged the stage with more ferocity than the bodysurfers of the festivals which forced us to distance ourselves from the show once more. This resulted in a less personal experience than we had hoped but still a great show.

We won tickets again from 97.7 outside Copps, after the sound check and to make things even better, they were FRONT ROW CENTRE!!!  It was like seeing them in a small venue with all the large venue special effects.  AMAZING!

OLP headlined this annual event.  Great show, however, having to keep a distance from bodysurfers kind of ruins the experience. Also, after an entire day of music, your energy level decreases.

We won the tickets from 97.7 Htz Fm.  This was an amazing show which made us become the true fans we are today!  There is nothing like seeing OLP in a small venue.  It was a private show, open to fan club winners and radio contest winners only.