The Avett Brothers - McMenamins Edgefield, Oregon
Ok, I get it now; I GET IT. For a band to tour for over 20 years, fans that have seen shows in the triple digits, travel thousands of miles a year for a show AND travel internationally for winter weekends filled with frozen drinks with umbrellas, toes in the sand and their favorite band on stage; I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to see them live.
With personable demeanors, seemingly recognizing their regulars who got to the line at 7:00 a.m. to secure their spots on the rail, brothers Scott and Seth start their set with kazoos in mouths and “The D Bag Rag” jammin, the crowd belted out right back to the band, word for word.
I truly enjoy looking around at a show like this, and I do this a lot when I see bands with such a strong following, the fans in the crowd, who-no matter how many times they’ve heard that song- get emotional, like really emotional; they stop, close their eyes and take in note for note and word for word.
They also take notes for setlists, and I’ve learned there is a whole website (via the Avett Guild (the fansite) dedicated to stats, like some serious stats. Not only are set lists included, but stats like how many times a song has been played, how many times you’ve seen it live, where they played that one particular song, and more. I gleaned all the info from the Avett Nation, so I’m not entirely sure on what the “more” technically may be….maybe one day I’ll join. But until then, I’m thrilled to explore their 14 albums.
The show was fabulous, the energy was great, and the set list was impressive, 22 songs plus 3 encore songs. A beautiful night indeed.
Favorites included":
“I and Love and You”
”No Hard Feelings”
but really, all of them, the whole set was amazing
photos by Julia Varga
