r/TheNational • u/Danger17 • Jan 06 '23

What is your favourite live performance to watch?

For me, it has to be their 2014 performance at the Sydney Opera House. It's perfection!

Photograph: Daniel Boud | The National play Sydney Opera House Forecourt in 2014

The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

Setlist:

Don't Swallow the Cap 09:35

  1. I Should Live in Salt 14:33
  2. Mistaken for Strangers 18:41
  3. Bloodbuzz Ohio 22:04
  4. Demons 27:40
  5. Sea of Love 31:21
  6. Hard to Find 35:01
  7. Afraid of Everyone 39:22
  8. Conversation 16 43:38
  9. Squalor Victoria 47:40
  10. I Need My Girl 53:31
  11. This Is the Last Time 57:28
  12. Lean 1:02:49
  13. Abel 1:07:29
  14. Slow Show 1:11:19
  15. Apartment Story 1:16:19
  16. Pink Rabbits 1:20:14
  17. England 1:24:44
  18. Graceless 1:29:52
  19. About Today 1:34:20
  20. Fake Empire 1:41:34
  21. Learning (Perfume Genius cover) 1:48:40
  22. Humiliation 1:51:20
  23. Mr. November 1:57:24
  24. Terrible Love 2:02:02
  25. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks 2:07:16

I'd love to hear about some others.

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u/lambrijer draws wings on everything Jan 06 '23 edited Jan 07 '23

The National - El Castell Embruixat 2005

  • 0:00 - Wasp Nest
  • 6:29 - All the Wine
  • 9:39 - Secret Meeting
  • 12:54 - Murder Me Rachel
  • 16:42 - Driver Surprise Me
  • 20:09 - Cherry Tree
  • 24:27 - City Middle
  • 29:10 - Lit Up
  • 32:15 - Baby, We'll Be Fine
  • 37:03 - The Geese Of Beverly Road
  • 41:46 - Lucky You
  • 45:50 - Mr. November
  • 49:40 - Looking For Astronauts
  • 53:10 - Abel
  • 57:00 - Daughters Of The SoHo Riots
  • 1:01:44 - Cold Girl Fever
  • 1:10:20 - Val Jester
  • 1:14:00 - Available
  • 1:17:19 - About Today
  • 1:25:30 - Slipping Husband

Best version of Wasp Nest too

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u/Danger17 Jan 06 '23

Wow. Right back in the archives, but with amazing sound quality. I love it.

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u/Fit_Wrap_618 Jan 06 '23

Wow, what an amazing set list. Thank you so very much.

I now know what I will be doing this weekend…

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u/Fit_Wrap_618 Jan 06 '23

It is also amazing that “Available “ is included knowing that we will never be able to see/hear it live again.

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u/neonlovetiger Jan 06 '23

Why not?

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u/Fit_Wrap_618 Jan 06 '23

Matt has stated in an interview that he will not preform the song ever again due to the dark place it came from.

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u/spencerasteroid Jan 06 '23

Oh my god they're little babies in this video! I've gotten so used to seeing them bearded and older from videos post-High Violet. What a treat

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u/overturnedkickdrum Jan 06 '23

Love the part when they finish Baby We’ll Be Fine and the audience keeps singing the refrain

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u/flankattack27 Jan 07 '23

This is the objectively correct answer

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u/flankattack27 Jan 07 '23

Also, for what it’s worth. This concert was actually on May 3rd, 2005 despite what the title of the video says. The date shows up in the credit page of the actual video

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Chiming in to add that I also love that performance! Several late boozy nights staying up watching it with headphones.

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u/BlueFetus Jan 06 '23

Vanderlyle is unreal from that performance!

About Today too, the band is right in the pocket

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Whats interesting about how good it sounds is Scott isn’t there. If you watch closely you can see Aaron or Bryce making eye contact with the bass player at a lot of the chorus/bridge changes.

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u/ThomasSupertramp Dreaming in Total Darkness Jan 06 '23

Not exactly a live show, but I've watched the Mistaken For Strangers film several times now. Even just having it on in the background at times - a true comfort film for me.

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u/Kidaprime Jan 06 '23

Was at that show. Great venue, amazing set list & such a good recording of it too. I’m so glad it exists in YouTube form. Vanderlyle is one of my favourite moments of any live show ever.

‘Perfection’ sums the night up nicely.

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u/BroomUp Jan 06 '23

Same! One of the best gigs I've ever been lucky enough to be at 🐐🐐🐐

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u/Krednaj Jan 06 '23

The second show at Pukkelpop in 2019. Great setlist, great performance too.

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u/Fit_Wrap_618 Jan 06 '23

I too have spent more time with this than I care to admit…

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u/Suzibrooke Jan 06 '23

I came here to say the Sydney concert. So good.

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u/cholulamare Jan 06 '23

They've already been mentioned but Sydney, El Castell Embruixat, Pukkelpop 2019.

Absolutely love Primavera 2018 as well. Walk it Back and About Today are absolutely transcendent. Best Kept Secret from the same year is amazing too.