I don't really believe there will be a full scale 2010 tour untill i see it. There are soundgarden rumors and I think the band is really not gonna do much for the first 8-10 months of the year.

I have finished berlin, great crowd, great show. My harder choice is gonna be which brother wins out in the end, here or rotterdam?

Wait til you hear Chicago II

For the sake of this mix, I really, really hope Ed remembered the lyrics to Tremor Christ in Christchurch - he's screwed up every version so far this year.

Crowd was great, pushy but not violent like Auckland. First big one was Tremor Christ. A favourite of mine which i doubted id ever hear, Ed fubbed the first verse but it didnt matter.

I'm positive my mate Tommy won't mind me borrowing a piece of his review of Christchurch here:

Oh well. He's nothing if not consistent, hey?

I dunno, I think Rotterdam was better than Chicago - no idea if Melbourne will better it though, time will tell.

For the sake of this mix, I really, really hope Ed remembered the lyrics to Tremor Christ in Christchurch - he's screwed up every version so far this year.

Are there any good versions post 2000 where Ed hasn't buggered up the lyrics? Even in the best one I know (Boise 2000) he accidentally reverses some lines in the outro

Torino 2006, from memory the whole band just nails it perfectly.

Bizarre, it was the only time that song was played from the end of 2003 to 2009 and they play it flawlessly (and I think it was an impromptu request too), they've played it multiple times this year and Ed's screwed it up every single time.

so you listened to Chicago? Other than LROM, any other highlights you picked out?

Starting seattle 2, two songs in, strong show so far, but the mix of these shows sounds off.

I finished outlands fest over the weekend, nice show, nothing spectacular, but a great In My Tree and the one two punch of throw your hatred down and RITFW works here. I might leave those two together and use them.