Grace
Music
Escape
Tiger
Fully
Opiated
Fireworks
Completist
Springtime
Flamenco
Meridian
Long Time
Poets
Fever
Courage
Honey
New O
Fire

Encore:
Train
Scared
Planet
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Here's the set list for the show in Atlanta (note: They played Bobcaygeon in the encore, not Scared):

Grace Too
Music @ Work
Escape is at Hand (very cool light show. This song just keeps getting better)
Tiger the Lion
Fully Completely
Opiated (excellent surprise -- sounded great!)
Fireworks
The Completist
Springtime in Vienna
Flamingo (So THAT's what the screaming tambourine player's there for!)
Hundredth Meridian
Long Time Running
Poets
Lake Fever
Courage
Wild Mountain Honey (Yuck)
NOIS (Yawn)
Fire in The Hole

Encore:
Train Overnight (Ugg)
Bobcaygeon (Superb!)
Save the Planet (OK, but previous night closed with Bones!)

Being a southerner, TTH rarely come to visit (previous show 10/31/98), so when they do, I'm hoping they play MY favorites (can you blame me?). Don't get me wrong, the show was fantastic, but I have to admit I was disappointed in the song selection at the end. Playing six songs from the new album is fine by me (they all sound better live), but there are too many really good songs on M@W to play the tuneless Wild Honey and Train Overnight. I also agree with previous reviewers that NOIS needs to be retired. The version they played last night was almost identical to the album -- nothing special or innovative going on in the
middle anymore -- just going through the motions for the fans. Really, Bobcaygeon was the only gem of the last six songs. After reading the previous set-lists (even the one-set shows), I was hoping for Blow or Bones or Twist or Gems or El Dorado or Wheat or Locked or Pigeon or Nautical or Scared, or Inch or ABAC or Gift Shop or Something On or Membership or Putting Down or Stay. Instead, I got Honey, NOIS, Fire, Train, and Planet. Although Gord D's screaming is fun to watch, I prefer the songs over intensity (and they have so many better songs -- IMO).

Spoken like someone who needs more than one TTH show every two years. I pray they make an Atlanta stop on the next tour (and they can play anything they want -- no complaints -- promise).

James
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Well, the show here in Atlanta last night was nothing if not memorable, though not always for the best reasons. I have no
complaints about the band -- they were fantastic. I'm not sure I've got the order right (aside from the first three and the encore), but here's how I remember the set list:

Grace, Too
My Music At Work
Escape...
Tiger the Lion
Fully Completely
Springtime in Vienna
Courage
At the Hundredth Meridian
New Orleans...
Fireworks
Flamenco
Long Time Running
The Completist
Poets
Wild Mountain Honey
Train Overnight
Opiated

Encore:

Fire in the Hole
Bobcaygeon
Save the Planet

I was surprised by some of the omissions: no Gift Shop, Nautical, or ABAC. I'd have been surprised to all of them, but I'm equally surprised to hear none of them. They played at the Roxy, which is a fairly small theater in the trendiest part of Atlanta. It holds probably 1,200 people (I'd guess there were less than 800 at the show), and doesn't have the greatest sound so I was hard pressed to understand some of Gord's comments. I catch him dedicating The Completist to Pierre Trudeau, among other
people. I saw somebody videotaping the show, and I saw a couple of microphones on a stand, so there's a possibility that boots of the show will pop up at some point.
There was also a pretty funny moment when, leading into the second verse of Poets, Gord started shaking his microphone and singing into his maraca. Judging from the look on his face it was an error, rather than a deliberate attempt at comedy. I also noticed on the way out that the case they transport their merchandise in is labeled "BUD" -- I wonder if that causes trouble when they cross the border... :-)
I paid an inordinate amount of attention to Kate early in the show (I'll explain later). She was low in the mix, but definitely audible, and for the most part I liked her. She sounded a little out of place at times -- I agree with Julie that she shouldn't participate in every song just because she's on the stage -- especially during My Music at Work, where her harmony just flat out didn't work. But I really liked her when she took a couple of verses on Flamenco, and she also was very good on Courage.
Most of the time I couldn't hear Chris at all, but his keyboard work on Long Time Running was fantastic! His keys were an excellent addition to the song, really filling it out in a very pleasant way.
I don't know whether the band had any problems with the crowd -- there were a fair number of t-shirts thrown on the stage, but nothing obviously bad. For the most part they were pretty cool (and, judging from the roar during a certain line in Bobcaygeon, mostly from Toronto). I had more than my fair share of distractions in the audience, though.
First, my friends and I walked into the theater with about 30 seconds to spare. The Hip hit the stage and we found ourselves enveloped in tall people. I'm of average height, but still for the first several songs I could only see Bobby and Kate I was interested in how Kate would work out, pluse she's much prettier than Bobby, so until the crowd shifted and I could see the rest of the gang she got most of my attention. :-)
Next, I had to contend with the desperate-for-a-man dancer behind me. Now I've been to lots and lots of concerts, many of them at the height of the moshing/pogoing/crowd surfing craze, and ignoring bumps at a concert has become reflexive for me. But this woman started ramming her big coat into the small of my back in time with the music. I guess she felt ignored, because a few songs later she pulled a clutch-and-grab move that would do the NHL proud. She started tugging me back and forth, trying to make me dance with her. I tried to wait her out, but she said, "c'mon baby" and that was enough (I have a thing about strangers calling me "baby"). I wrenched my arm away, foolishly thinking she might interpret that as "leave me alone." I gave up when she scratched me on the shoulder and moved elsewhere. It didn't take her long to find a couple of more willing guys.
The move didn't really work out, though -- the guy I ended up behind was clearly on the losing side of a particularly odious intestinal struggle...
So it was through a haze of hormones run amok, noxious gas, and a slight feeling of desperation that I saw the Hip. It was a very good show, but I wish I had been less distracted. Here's hoping I don't have to wait another two years to see them.

alan
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It was a good show but there were some loons there.  A complete stranger wanted me to help him "fuck people up".  When I said I wasn't interested, he walked away smacking his fist into his palm.  There didn't seem to any fights so he probably passed out before he found somebody to attack. It's been two years since the last show and probably will be two years til the next.  It is worth the wait.

Stephen Fenton
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Just got in from New Orleans and thought I'd share a couple of brief notes on the Atlanta/New Orleans shows:

Overall they were both great shows.  However, the setlists weren't all that different from other shows I've seen this tour (New York, DC).  The only really fun song I heard was in New Orleans when I got to hear Boots or Hearts for the first time.  The best part of the whole song was Gord Sinclair's enthusiasm.  He just had this big grin on his face as they played it, and he mouthed all the words!  It was neat.  Let's see, I'm getting the two shows mixed up (plus we were in the car for approximately 24 hours, most of which was spent listening to Hip boots, so then I can't remember if I actually heard specific songs or if we
just listened to them in the car).  Okay, so much for grammatical perfection here.  Anyway, during one of the shows Gord got so excited he knocked the mic stand over.  He had the big yellow shaker in one hand and when he picked up the mic, he got confused and started singing into the shaker.  He tried to play it off but Kate, etc were laughing so it was obviously not part
of his planned stage entertainment.  Yes, those songs from M@W we spoke of in earlier posts were much improved from summer versions. My only other comment on the shows was I've discovered I really enjoy Kate and Chris!! Okay, maybe not forever and maybe not ALL the time.  But I find myself missing some of her harmonies when I listen to M@W, like in Puttin Down. And wow, I loved her in Lake Fever!  And when I can hear Chris I usually enjoy his additions also.

Special hi to Jen and husband!!!  It was nice to finally meet this Henhouser.  Sorry we missed you after the show.  It seems Tom and I weren't the only fans from 12 or more hours away.  Besides Jen there were people who had driven and flown in from various parts of the US and Canada.  Which is great of course, as long as I'm able to get my spot!!  By the way, the
stage in New Orleans was perfect--according to Matt, one of the road crew, for some reason the barrier didn't get assembled so we were leaning directly on the stage which was chest level.  Perfect.

I've been driving 12 hours today and it's almost 4 am. We spent an extra night in New Orleans and now I'm still a little fuzzy-headed; El Dorado would be an appropriate choice for background music here.  Just trying to make sense of it all.  Can't wait for a southern spring tour!

Naomi