Urge Overkill Round 2

OK, Pat and I decided to take Nash up on his offer to catch the Urge Overkill show in Lexington, so we jumped in the car and made the 70 mile drive. We were a little uncertain as to whether our names would really be on the guest list; however, they were, so we were in. Nash Kato is a man of his word.

Prior to their set, Eddie and Nash could be seen scrolling around the club. In fact, for part of Stoll Vaughn's set, Eddie stood right next to me smoking his cigarette. Funny part is that Lexington's bars are smoke-free, so after a couple of minutes, he was asked to step outside to smoke (which he did).

Finally, around 11PM, it was time. As the crowd gathered tight up against the stage, I could see Nash, in white mesh muscle shirt and white pants, in the wings nervously fidgeting with his towel and water bottle. In true Urge style, they sent a guy onstage to announce "from Chicago, Illinois, the legendary URGE OVERKILL!" The small, but energetic crowd went nuts. Right before kicking off with "Ticket to L.A.," Eddie screamed, "Are you ready to rock, motherf*ckers?!" We were. And, for the next hour and a half, rocking ensued.

Although I can't remember the exact order of all of the songs, here's what they played:

Ticket to LA
Positive Bleeding
Take Me
Woman to Woman
Bottle of Fur
Sister Havana
Monopoly
Now That's the Barclords
New O.
Erica Kane
The Break
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Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
Crackbabies

The crowd reaction was much better than I, or the band, expected. At one point, Nash said that they were officially relocating the band to Lexington, Kentucky.

As with my previous Urge show back in 1996, this one ranks up there as one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Even after 8 years away, they still have the same Urge swagger. Check them out if you get a chance.

Here are links to the photos I took during the show. Enjoy.
Band shot 1
Band shot 2
Eddie 1
Eddie 2
Eddie 3
Nash 1
Nash 2
Nash 3
Nash 4
Nash 5
Nash Acoustic 1
Nash Acoustic 2
Nash Acoustic 3
Nash Acoustic 4
Nash Eddie 1