At the beginning of the Burlington, VT show Thurston tried to go right into the opening for "Candle" but fucked up because his guitar was improperly tuned. So he twiddled around for a very uncomfortable minute while Kim explained what was up. Then without hesitation they did a really beautiful rendition of "Candle" and tore the whole show up with lots of jamming and noise for three hours or so (?). They are no longer a youth that is sonic, but their sound is still good and young.

I remember Jim wearing that cardigan. It was flipping hot as hell, one of the hottest summer days that year.

By the way, do you happen to have a video bootleg of that show that includes the encore? I got a video of the show, but the person who taped it left before the encore, or didn't film the encore. Totally lame.

when i saw thurston play a solo show in nyc. he stopped in the middle of his set to talk to the audience. saying how he takes off his wedding ring so it wouldnt get in the way of his playing. then saying how kim was in LA and just basically having a conversation with the audience for a good amount of time.

just seeing him RIGHT in front of us was insane for me and my girlfriend. its also awesome when he shoots down a look at you as he plays

My first SY show was in '93 at the now-defunct Academy Theatre in NYC. I got up near the stage on Thurston's side, and then they opened with Cotton Crown. Totally unpredictable, and the PERFECT song for my first live SY experience.

The entire Waterloo Recs show from the MURRAY ST tour is full of great moments!

is that the tennis one? where there was numerous refrences to tennis and shit tlike that?

ask Jennthebenn, she has video of it, not sure if it's the same source as you

Toronto 2004 - Thurston joking that Lee was a Nicholas Sparks fan, sitting on guitar amp and thrusting guitar into it during 'Pattern Recognition' noise outro,.... loud as fuck.

Toronto 2006- Lee saying it was best show of year (I hope he doesn't always do this...he was smiling during the whole show) + the whole SY gang hanging out walkin' around the venue before the show. I saw Lee grab a cab... (my theory is he was going to buy the screwdriver for 'World Looks Red')

Coachella 07- Candle, Mote- simply anihilating all sorts of douches.

Seein them at the Filmore waas cool that was a rockin night.

In 2004 I was up front at a show in VA and I got in to it with some asshole.

After a bouncer pulled the guy out Thurston made some comments and said thankx so I guess that was pretty cool to.

I've seen a lot of other cool shit to I guess that happens when ya see a band 24 times.

Its always a good time at a SY show.

Nice, you've seen them 24 times? That's rep-able.

What can I say I'm a fan

When did you first see them?

I love the noise part of Silver rocket from the live video from night music.
That was just wow to me, the way they manage to get the song back on track and finish it influenced my musical direction.

Hearing the opening strums of "Expressway" at one of the Rather Ripped shows was pretty special. And that was just after they had played "Shaking Hell".

Phenomenal gig.



She Is Not Alone on the 99 tours was great too

my favourite sy live moment:
candle at opener festival (my first sy show (&only one))
it was great to see this guys live 10 meters from me.

1.- the CRAZY burning spear, nycg&f tour, Santiago de Compostela 2000.
2.- the laaaargest EXPRESSWAY to yr skull & Becuz instrumental, androgynus mind, pre-washing machine LP, Granada 1995.
3.- whole Daydream Nation show, Barcelona 2007
4.- Inhuman, murray street tour Paris 2002
5.- She is not alone, Goodbye 20th century tour, Barcelona 2001
6.- Shaking Hell, rather ripped tour Paris 2006
7.- I love you golden blue, Expressway, Eric's Trip. sonic nurse tour, Amsterdam 2004
8.- The four first songs (Tom Violence, White Cross, Eric's Trip, Brother James), No Queen Blues and last song, Schizophrenia, Pre Washing machine tour, Barcelona 1995
9.- Martinete, with Enrique MOrente, Sonic Nurse tour, Valencia 2005
10.- Anagrama, Karen Koltrane & Death Valley 69, A thousand leaves tour, Benicassim 1998
11.- Teenage Riot drone ending, A thousand leaves tour, Gijon 1999

SY shows: Granada Esparrago Rock 1995, Badalona Pop fest. 1995, Barcelona Zeleste 1996, Benicassim FIB 1998, Gijón 1999, Santiago de Compostela Santirock 2000, Barcelona Sónar 2001, Paris Olympia 2002, Barcelona Primavera sound 2003, Amsterdam Paradiso 2004, Barcelona Primavera sound 2005, Valencia Greenspace 2005, Paris 2006 x 3 (Le Mouv Radio France, Nouveau Casino, Zenith), Barcelona Primavera sound 2007.

NYC Ghosts & Flowers live on the Goodbye 20th Century tour.

yeah, seeing SY live for the first time must be the best moment. mine was 09/02/04 -- London @ Brixton Academy. it was just indescribable beauty. I still remeber taste of that feeling. sure yous as well.

I first saw them in 1995