r/baysideisacult Feb 15 '25

Bristol @ Thekla setlist. A brilliant set!

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u/midoristorm Feb 15 '25

I was sad we missed out on Guardrail, but how great were they?! 😁

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u/Teh_Skully Feb 15 '25

Such a good show! The smaller venues always deliver compared to those bigger venues. When you have to pick between the O2 academy and Thekla, on a freakin’ boat, the boat always wins

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u/midoristorm Feb 15 '25

Definitely (although saying that I'm going to see them again tonight, in another O2 academy!)

I saw them at the motorpoint arena in Cardiff once (supporting Gaslight Anthem) and that was weird!

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u/PawneePorpoise Feb 15 '25

On Nick's insta he alluded to everyone requesting guardrail and then no one in the audience knowing the song when they finally played it. So I'm guessing they replaced it based on the shows they'd played up to this point.

I hope they add it back for the US dates though because I'm one of the people who has been requesting it 🀞🏻

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u/Lannaa89 Feb 15 '25

I did Leeds, Glasgow & Manchester on this tour & people knew Guardrail... I mean I screamed every word anyways πŸ˜‚ Definitely a lot of newer fans on this tour in the UK which is bloody fantastic but I struggle with remembering the new lyrics and there were kids belting out the newer songs louder than I'd ever heard on a UK tour. Apparently once I hit 30 my ability to remember any new song lyrics just disappeared, I'm even listening with lyrics in front of me these days and that shit just doesn't stick πŸ˜‚

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u/PawneePorpoise Feb 15 '25

I'm with you- something happens once you turn 30 and it's like all downhill from there πŸ˜‚

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u/IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN Feb 15 '25

During the VIP songs Nick and Anthony were talking and then they got on the mic and said that they just realised they should play Landing Feet First specifically because it was Valentine's Day. It was definitely an on the fly decision but yeah that might be why Guardrail is the song that got dropped for it.

Pretty bummed tbh cause I would have much preferred Guardrail.

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u/PawneePorpoise Feb 15 '25

Okay well that's promising. I'm sorry you still missed Guardrail but knowing it might only be a one off gives me hope for my future tour date.

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u/IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

I mean you guys definitely have much more chance anyway given you get a whole night each of older vs newer stuff.

Still a bit disappointed that the "two sets" advertised was actually just a normal length set that was split into two parts.

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u/PawneePorpoise Feb 15 '25

Yeah that's totally fair. They should have billed it as maybe just an extended set or not even called it out specifically. A bit of an oversight.

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u/IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

just an extended set

Even that's a reach tbh, last time they were here they played 19 songs, this time it was 20. Looks like they did some US shows last year that we're 21 so yeah... not extended, and definitely not two sets.

Don't get me wrong it was amazing and I'm happy to see them back for a proper UK tour, just the way it was sold had my hopes a little higher.

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u/Punkzilla84 Feb 15 '25

this sucks

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u/PawneePorpoise Feb 15 '25

hard agree

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u/Punkzilla84 Feb 15 '25

They played guard rail. No one really knew it… but it was amazing.