This was my third Hip show this year. I saw them at the Eden fest and at the Odeon
in Cleveland.  I had tickets to see them in Chicago and I am going to see them in
Toronto. There sound and lighting were upgraded to make up for the large venue.  The
section I was sitting in was very mellow (200 level) but the floor and 100 level looked
like they were rocking.  I guess it was completely sold out, but it was better than half
empty for the Rheostatics.

     Johnny Fay wore a Buffalo Sabres jersey and during the encores Gord that they would
get the Jumbletron up in three days.  People who brought nonperishable food were given a
ticket for a chance for an upgrade to the Henhouse.  Although they only drew three
numbers a half hour before the Rheostatics went on.

They opened with Gift Shop, followed by Twist My Arm.  They did two encores, in the
first they played Greasy Jungle and At The Hundreth Meridian (long version with a song
which was unknown to me in the middle like they do with NOIS and Stereo). The second
encore was Stereo (Best Friends) and they finished with Blow at High Dough.  Other songs
they played listed in no paticular order (I didn't write them down, just from memory):

New Orleans is Sinking
Little Bones
The Luxury
Wheat Kings
Fully Completely
Courage
Grace, Too
Daredevil
Fire in the Hole
Nautical Disaster
Springtime in Vienna
Ahead By a Century
Don't Wake Daddy
700 Ft. Ceiling
Butts Wigglin
Put It Off

Enjoy the rest of the tour.