Goose continued on its warpath down the East Coast on Thursday with a one-off show at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC. The show comes in the midst of the band’s spring jaunt following a two-night run at Showtime At The Drive-In in Frederick, MD earlier this week.
Opening up the first frame with Wes Montgomery‘s “Switchin’”, the band caught fire early. With the torrential downpours that plagued the first night of Frederick a distant memory, it was fun in the sun as Goose rolled through originals “Western Sun”, “The Whales”, and an always-welcome “Hot Tea”.
The jams kept on coming with “Lead The Way” and the Peter Anspach pop-club dance anthem “White Lights” before the long-awaited “The Way It Is” closed the first frame. On Tuesday at Frederick, the band’s set was delayed considerably due to rain, resulting in a truncated single-set show. Pre-written setlists obtained by fans revealed that the Bruce Hornsby & The Rage cover was intended as the encore for that evening. While Wednesday also saw no cover of “The Way It Is”, it appears that Thursday was the night for the 80s chart-topper.
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Returning for set two, Goose fired up a “So Ready” that nearly toed the line between “So Ready” and “Slow Ready”, barely eeking out as a standard “So Ready”. The second set continued on with originals including “This Old Sea”, “Into The Myst”, and “Drive” before segueing into a lighthearted telling of Otis Day & The Knights‘ “ShamaLamma Ding Dong”, which offered a much-needed breather from the extended improvisation.
Finally, the second set came to a close with Peter’s clavinet vehicle “Earthling Or Alien?” The band returned to the stage with one more cover in store, choosing a passionate telling of Bobby “Blue” Bland‘s classic “Turn On Your Lovelight”.
Scroll down to check out Goose’s “Switchin’” opener from Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC on Thursday as well as the night’s full setlist.
Goose – “Switchin’” (Wes Montgomery) – North Charleston, SC – 5/6/21
Setlist: Goose | Riverfront Park | North Charleston, SC | 5/6/21
Set One: Switchin’ (Wes Montgomery), A Western Sun, The Whales, Hot Tea, Lead the Way, White Lights, The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby & The Range)
Set Two: So Ready, This Old Sea, Into the Myst, Drive > ShamaLamma Ding Dong (Otis Day & The Knights), Earthling or Alien?
Encore: Turn On Your Love Light (Bobby “Blue” Bland)
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