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formerlylavender · 11-07-2013, 11:17 AM

It's even more beautiful in person. The Grand Opera House is a great venue to see any show but especially Gord. The last time I was there was in June 2012 for my son's high school graduation. It's very intimate with not a bad seat in the house. The staff is super nice and helpful too which makes for a great concert experience. Not so great was that apparently we were seated in the "uptight" section with a lot of grumps nearby. I guess I've been spoiled in the past year or two to have been seated with some really cool Gord fans at the different shows.

Gord wasn't as talkative as he was in Penns Peak on 10/26 but seemed upbeat. He struggled a bit with Cotton Jenny but otherwise sounded great. He switched things up a lot with the songs/order so it makes for a fresher show imo. He wore the red jacket for the first set and the blue for the second so no surprises there. Here's the setlist:

The Watchman's Gone
Waiting For You
*band intros*
Don Q
I'd Rather Press On
APPT
Christian Island
Rainy Day People (a lot of applause)
Shadows
Beautifu
Carefree Highway
Cotton Jenny
Ribbon of Darkness
Sundown
Did She Mention My Name

-2-
Sweet Guinevere
The Wreck
Never Too Close
All the Lovely Ladies
Home From the Forest
Wild Strawberries
IF Children Had Wings
Let It Ride
IYCRMM
Restless
*joke*
Baby Step Back
Early Morning Rain
Song For a Winter's Night

In My Fashion -encore

No Now and Then last night - glad I got to hear it in Penns Peak. Oh and Carter did stand up for a song or two, I think for Sundown.

11-07-2013, 11:17 AM	#2
formerlylavender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 742	Re: WIlmington DE-Grand Opera House-Nov.6-2013 It's even more beautiful in person. The Grand Opera House is a great venue to see any show but especially Gord. The last time I was there was in June 2012 for my son's high school graduation. It's very intimate with not a bad seat in the house. The staff is super nice and helpful too which makes for a great concert experience. Not so great was that apparently we were seated in the "uptight" section with a lot of grumps nearby. I guess I've been spoiled in the past year or two to have been seated with some really cool Gord fans at the different shows. Gord wasn't as talkative as he was in Penns Peak on 10/26 but seemed upbeat. He struggled a bit with Cotton Jenny but otherwise sounded great. He switched things up a lot with the songs/order so it makes for a fresher show imo. He wore the red jacket for the first set and the blue for the second so no surprises there. Here's the setlist: The Watchman's Gone Waiting For You band intros Don Q I'd Rather Press On APPT Christian Island Rainy Day People (a lot of applause) Shadows Beautifu Carefree Highway Cotton Jenny Ribbon of Darkness Sundown Did She Mention My Name -2- Sweet Guinevere The Wreck Never Too Close All the Lovely Ladies Home From the Forest Wild Strawberries IF Children Had Wings Let It Ride IYCRMM Restless joke Baby Step Back Early Morning Rain Song For a Winter's Night In My Fashion -encore No Now and Then last night - glad I got to hear it in Penns Peak. Oh and Carter did stand up for a song or two, I think for Sundown.