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I got a chance to see Crowded House at Bluesfest on July 15, 2010.  I'd been waiting for the show for months and they did not disappoint, in fact the show was so much more than I had hoped for.  The set list was amazingly ambitious and perfectly suited to a festival crowd where not everyone is familiar with the band.  It was filled with some favourite classics and four songs off the new album Intriguer which was just released this past Monday, "Saturday Son,"  "Either Side of the World,"  "Twice If You're Lucky," and "Archers Arrow."



I was making my way through the main door just as they started "I Feel Possessed."  By the time "Something So Strong" ended I found myself about 10 feet from the barricade at house left, just where the gray paving stones started, and about mid way between the centre barricade and the fenced area with the white patio tables and chairs.



As is always the case at Crowded House gigs, there are a number of songs where audience participation is not only encouraged but practically mandatory, including "Fall At Your Feet" which was really stellar, and "Weather With You."  The sing-songs cement the symbiotic relationship between the audience and the band, and I know there were some people who came away as big fans of the bands by the end of last night.  They managed to make it all the way through the main set list, and even have time to slot in "I Got You" which I had never heard live before.  It was a real treat.  By the end of the show and "Better Be Home Soon" I was swaying with my neighbours in the crowd, singing along, and already wishing they'd be back in Ottawa soon.  One of the main newspaper reviewed the show and remarked "Crowded House wasn’t the biggest show at Bluesfest, but it might have been the best."

It's not on the set list, but I remember hearing World Where You Live too.

Nick Seymour is an avid bicyclist, and Neil Finn mentioned that Nick was up at 5 am to ride the numerous bike paths and trails we have here in the city.  Apparently he had a great time, except when he encountered city traffic and the over zealous city bus drivers, which presented even more of a problem because he's used to driving on the left hand side of the road.  I can remember how many times I almost got hit by cars in Jamaica because I was looking the wrong way.  Nick of course survived the ordeal, and looked very fit and handsome on stage.  Of course, I have a thing for bass players.  It's hard to see here but, there are the beginnings of a stache going on here.  I love the silhouette of the goose stage lantern across this pic, and the big ass smile on his face



Neil was also looking good, but with a full blown stache going on