Set list from Lyle Lovett August 23rd:
Post-Gazette had a very positive review and gave a lot of help for this set list
Opened with an instrumental just like an old soul review. Mr. Lovett does indeed support a very large band. The 14 members consist of:
· Cello – John Hagen
· Guitar – Ray Herndon ( stood at left side of stage )
· Acoustic Guitar/Mandolin – Keith Sewell
· Fiddle – Luke Bulla
· Guitar – Mitch Watkins ( seated at right side of stage )
· Bass – Leland Sklar
· Drums – Russ Kunkel LA session legend, is originally from Pittsburgh
· Percussionist – James Gillmer
· Piano – Jim Cox
· Steel Guitar – Buck Reid
· 3 Male Singers: Willie Green, Jr. , Sir Harry Bowens, Sweet Pea Atkinson
· 1 Female Singer: Francine Reed
1. The Blues Walk from Lyle Lovett and his Large Band ( 1989 )
2. Stand By Your Man from from Lyle Lovett and his Large Band ( 1989 )
3. Penguins from I Love Everybody ( 1994 )
4. Farmer Brown/Chicken Reel from Natural Forces ( 2010 )
5. Here I Am from from Lyle Lovett and his Large Band ( 1989 )
6. Cute as a Bug from My Baby Don’t Tolerate ( 2003 )
7. I Will Rise Up/No More Cane from It Ain’t Big Its Large ( 2007 )
· Lovett tells story about singing national anthem at 1992 world series in Toronto. Bands meets Ted Turner. He asks Willie Green, Jr what he was talking about with him. Green answers, “I thanked him for his cable network”. Here is Lyle singing anthem in 2010 with the same cello player.
8. My Baby Don’t Tolerate from My Baby Don’t Tolerate ( 2003 )
9. She’s Already Made Up Her Mind from Joshua Loves Ruth ( 1992 )
10. Friend of the Devil from Dedicated ( 1991 ) a tribute record to Grateful Dead, which is where Lyle met Sklar/Kunkel, did the vocals with Billy Payne. Says if you listen to the record do keep in mind that Payne was eating a sandwich, but came right in on queue.
11. Fiona from The Road to Ensenada ( 1996 ) – note Julia Roberts middle name is Fiona..
12. Lights of LA County from Pontiac ( 1987 )
13. Nobody Knows Me from Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
14. Keep it in your pantry from Natural Forces ( 2010 ) band is reduced to Bluegrass core, guitar, fiddle banjo
15. I’ll Come Knockin’ from Step Inside this House ( 1998 ), which reminds Mr. Lovett Of Walter Hyatt and the Uncle Walt’s Band, an Austin Legendary band…
16. Up in Indiana from It’s Not Big It’s Large ( 2007 ) – great segue during song from bluegrass combo to full band, then solos from everybody. Awesome guitar solos.
17. The Front Porch Song written with Robert Earl Keen, not on any Lovett release
18. If I Had a Boat from Pontiac ( 1987 )
19. Nobody Knows Me from Lyle Lovett and his Large Band ( 1989 )
20. North Dakota from Joshua Loves Ruth ( 1992 )
21. What Do You Do from Lyle Lovett and the Large Band ( 1989 )
22. Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues from Live in Texas ( 1999 )
23. She’s Hot to Go from Pontiac ( 1987 )
24. That’s Right ( You’re Not from Texas ) ( 1996 )
25. Church from Joshua Loves Ruth ( 1992 )
26. It’s Rock and Roll from Natural Forces ( 2009 )
27. You Can’t Resist It from Lyle Lovett ( 1986 )
