Robyn Hitchcock with His L.A. Squires at Turf Club, St. Paul (25 Apr 2018)
- The Abyss
- Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl
- Kingdom of Love¹
- Goodnight Oslo²
- Viva! Sea-Tac
- N.Y. Doll²
- You and Oblivion
- I Pray When I’m Drunk
- Adventure Rocket Ship²
- Madonna of the Wasps³
- Airscape³
- Sayonara Judge
- I Wanna Destroy¹
- Mad Shelley’s Letterbox
— Encore —
- I Often Dream of Trains
- All the Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople cover)
with Tristen - Grooving on a Inner Plane
¹ The Soft Boys
² Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
³ Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians
Legendary UK singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock returns to the road with his latest band, His L.A. Squires for a short tour which includes a two-night stand in St. Paul, at the Turf Club.
Hitchcock is still in support of his eponymously titled album (on Yep Roc Records) from last year and the fans, both young and old, were glad to see the singing troubadour and band (which includes Supernatural actor Mark Sheppard on drums, who first played with Hitchcock when he was seventeen) play favorites from all of his eras.
Hitchcock reached back several times to older Soft Boys songs as well as those done with The Venus 3, even working in a David Bowie-penned Mott the Hoople cover with opener, Tristen, as part of the three-song encore.
Nowhere to be found was ‘Balloon Man’ though, one of Hitchcock’s biggest solo hits, but a tune he’s reportedly not fond of playing.
Robyn Hitchcock and His L.A. Squires continue in St. Paul tonight with a sold-out second night how before traveling eastward then back to the UK.
Tour dates:
04/27/2018 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
04/28/2018 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
05/08/2018 Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
05/16/2018 Bristol, UK The Louisiana
10/06/2018 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
(all photos by Amy Kuznia – click on any photo below to enlarge and see full image)
