May 5, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield

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General Information

Date: May 5, 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Venue: Warfield; 982 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 [ Venue website ]
Box Office Number: 415-567-2060
Additional Info: Special guests: The Actual.

Thanks to Derek Muk for the set list!

Set List

• Let It Roll
• Do It For The Kids
• Sucker Train Blues
• Superhuman
• The Last Fight
• She Mine
• Fall To Pieces
• Vasoline
• Get Out The Door
• She Builds Quick Machines
• Set Me Free
• Wish You Were Here
• Used To Love Her
• Psycho Killer
• Slither

Reviews (10) [ send in your own review/pictures of the San Francisco show ]

Thanks to AL: I really have to agree with most all of the coments made in the previous reviews written (above). However I was on the floor during the show and I have to say that I saw as many fans over 30+ in age as I saw under 25-. Also I found VR's rendition of 'The Dream Police' (performed during the 1st oncore) as more than note worthy. An oustanding show! I can't wait to see them again!

Thanks to Daisy518: The show last night was amazing! It was straight up one of the best concerts I've ever been to. I woke up this morning still humming the songs they played. Anyway... about the show, it was crazy!!! SF people are nuts (in a good way). I should know, I live here :). There was so much energy in the room and everyone was into the band and the music. The Actual were pretty good, I really enjoyed their set and people around me generally seemed to appreciate their music, even though it's different from VR's. I have to say that seeing Max after the show... he's a lot shorter than I thought. :)

Afterwards we waited over an hour for VR to take the stage, which was okay with me, but some people were getting annoyed. When VR came on, they just blew everyone away. Let it Roll is a perfect opener, especially with Scott wearing the fur coat over his regular outfit. All the new songs in general were great. The Last Fight is just stunning... what a great song. I can see it reaching "Fall to Pieces" success and more. After seeing the show... I now love She Mine too. The old songs were great... the audience just exploded on DIFTK and didn't stop for the rest of the show. Scott said some funny stuff leading into Fall to Pieces... he referred to some guy in the audience and said something like "this next song is a love song, but it's not about you and me brother." Vasoline sounded great too, I enjoyed hearing it again after the AoA show. One of the greatest moments was Slash's solo for Wish You were Here... all I can say is wow. Psycho Killer was pretty good too. The band was really having a lot of fun, there was not one dull moment. I wish the security was a bit more lenient though... I almost got my cell phone taken away for sneaking some pics. Amazing, amazing show... I can't wait to see them again when they come back to the states in fall.

Thanks to Joe Pierce: First time commenter and had an absolutely great night last night, I saw them a couple years ago at the Civic Center in SF but the Warfield was cozier and just made for a better environment. My girlfriend had never been to a concert before and was completely blown away and liked VR before but loves them now. We didn't get there 'til about 7 and took our seats which were pretty high on the balcony but after The Actual got off the stage I decided I should try and make her first time great and snuck her down to the lower level by saying we were with the people walking in in front of us. We worked our way on the floor closer and closer to the stage and yeah I saw you Mr. Tooties, Duff looked right at you during one of the times you were taking a video and even seemed to pose a little. Overall, I'd say they sounded great last night but possibly Duff was playing in drop D? or another chord, he sounded different but great. Umm yeah even my girlfriend really liked how the new stuff sounds and def says the new albums gonna be great. Great concert, can't wait til they come back in late summer, cheers!

Thanks to Libertard: Anyway, I had an awesome time. I have to admit that, until this point, I wasn't completely won over by this band. But I wanted to catch them live at least and I'm glad I did. Every Contraband song sounded so much better than it does on the album. The new songs show more depth and I can see them becoming fan favorites (especially Last Fight and Get Out The Door).

Thanks to movininstereo: I've been to my share of shows at the Warfield and last night was far and away clearest I've ever heard it. In my experience it's been pretty muddy.

Re: new tunes
Last Fight and Get out the door sound really good on the first listen. SBQM having heard it earlier was definitely a highlight for me.

old tunes
Scott sounded great on Slither. Everybody was clear (except I can never hear DK)

old band tunes:
Vasoline got a big response from the crowd. But it sounded a little darker than I remember. Used to Love Her - they need to retire this one.

Thanks to InUtero: From the moment we arrived the people here is San Francisco have been so accommodating and hospitable. However we stayed in the "Tenderloin" of SF and I was constantly hustled for money as we walked down the street while watching hookers and drug deals go down. Besides that I think the people here are colorful beautiful people I love it here.

The crowd at the Warfield were insane compared to LA. You could see and hear the appreciation the crowd had for the band, that was sooo cool to see and the band loved it. I haven't seen Scott sing this good ever as far as presence and passion goes, he's in a different place completely. Again the band was in top form, switched up the set list order a bit I think it seemed to flow better if they did.

Psycho Killer was really good this time they had it down. Incredible show they just keep getting better and better.
Saw all my friends again and met more nice people. I'll explain after I get some sleep. No VIP afterparty here which was fine with me, ready to sleep.

Thanks to MrTootles: Just got home...fucking fantastic. Best VR show I've seen. The guys had brilliant energy and it really looked like they were enjoying themselves. And the Warfield is just a great venue. The floor looked packed, but we were one tier up and had a great view.

Setlist, as far as I know, was the same as other shows. Their single is really cool too. This new album looks like a good one.

That being said, my friend and I got in line around 3 and while we expected a somewhat dull wait, two interesting concert-goers kept us entertained. If any of you were towards the front, I was the dude with the curly hair that was recording them with my camera phone.

If you guys are out there, thanks for keeping our wait from being boring.

Thanks to rhyte: Enter San Fransisco!!!!!

I am Slash girl. That's not a secret, the thing is though and you gotta feel me on this whether he is your boy or not, the grin on his face tonight by the end of the first song said it all!!!!!!!!! From ear to ear (you know the one), that grin lit him up like he was laughing his ass off and it stayed there for two hours. Slash solo anyone? And I don't just mean the intro to “Wish You Were Here” but he soloed on that as well! Slash doesn't do it for ya?

How about Dave? Super Dave was in full effect tonight, that fool was doing knee bent leaps off the monitors and the drum riser, spinning his guitar and dancing his ass off. Yes! I said Dave and dancing in the same sentence. Off the hook. I think he even smiled! (LOL!)

Scotty!!!!!!!!!! Spectacular night. Not a perfect vocal performance (that was in Vegas last summer for those keeping score) but what he brought in energy, crowd engagement, band engagement and dance moves, kicked Vegas' ass! Scott ripped around that stage like a whirling dervish, spinning the whole damn room with him. Collisions and laughter.

Matty beamed. Yes, beamed. Even when the microphone went to shit on the bass drum, still beaming. Duff played his ass off and just for good measure went topless!

So here's the thing. I know I had a great time in L.A. and it would seem that most of the people who posted on it had a good time in L.A. and that is GREAT. I am just not convinced that anybody in the band had a great time in L.A. I am damn sure they were at the party tonight.

From the opening chord/opening roar to the closing notes/closing bows, head shakes, laughter and waves, hands down the single most enjoyable show of my life. Flaws and all.

(It is on, this tour. That's all I'm saying.)

Thanks to J: Set list was very similar to LA if not exactly the same. Slash sounds good on Last Fight.Get Out The Door was cool. Really like She Builds Quick Machines.

There were two encores (last 4 songs). Scott sounded great. Back up vocals sounded good as well.

At the bands request, they kept the tops of the water bottle when you bought one. Less of a projectile I guess.
Scott liked the way the crowd performed the last verse of Wish You Were Here. I thought he was going to say "well Done SF", cause it was. But what he did say was "that was beautiful". :)

Thanks to Derek Muk: Just got back from the show at the Warfield in SF and VR was f#@king awesome!!! Okay, I got there early and caught the Actual too, a band whose album Scott produced. Good group. They played for about half an hour, and then around 9:43 VR came on and brought down the house!!!! They played with such incredible energy, enthusiasm, and skill. They were having a ball! Everyone was on key and in synch with one another. Scott's voice was great, and he danced all around the stage full of energy. His moves reminded me of Mick Jagger! Slash, Duff, and Dave also danced all around. I loved it when Slash struts across the stage with his hat on, when he did that he made me dance too! He really got me in the mood for some reason. For every guitar solo he did the crowd cheered and howled. The one he did for Fall to Pieces was fantastic. Duff's and Matt's backing vocals were great. Matt pounded that kit!

The Warfield was packed to the rafters (looks like the show was sold out), and the new songs and old were well received, with people often times standing up and applauding. The audience really loved it when they did Vasoline, Used to Love Her, and Wish You Were Here. Nice! Hey, how about Interstate Love Song next time? I noticed the crowd was mostly younger people, like high school/junior high/college age, I even saw parents bring their kids.

Set Me Free (awesome, awesome, awesome, killer rendition!!!!! Loved every minute of it!!!! Thanks, guys!!!

I really liked the new material, especially She Builds Quick Machines (being the first single, I hope it does really well), Let It Roll and the Last Fight and of course the old stuff was excellent. All in all, one of the best shows I've ever seen and my second time seeing VR. First time was at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in April '05, in SF. Hoobastank opened for them. That was a killer show, nice, big venue too. I miss seeing the big, lit VR logo on stage! Tonight, I bought my VR shirt and I'm one happy camper. Sorry for the long, rambling review, and thanks for reading!!