Sloan

Café Campus: Montréal, QC

It was a pleasure to see Sloan in such a surprisingly small venue, but it was better for the band to hedge their bets on the size of the audience. As a result, Café Campus — with a capacity of 300 people — felt bustling and full. While Sloan is over thirty years into their career, they performed with a vibrancy that most bands can’t manage in their prime. They seem to still be in love with playing live and got through 34 different songs over two sets and an outstanding encore.

Intro: War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover) Snippet

1st Set: Magical Thinking — Spend the Day — Who Taught You To Live Like That? — She Says What She Means — C’mon C’mon (We’re Gonna Get It Started) — Iggy & Angus — Sinking Ships — 500 Up — Panic on Runnymede — HFXNSHC — The Other Man — She Put Up With What She Put Down — Simply Leaving

2nd Set: Dream It All Over Again — Nice Work If You Can Get It — Stand by Me, Yeah — Take Good Care of the Poor Boy — I Dream of Sleep — Scratch the Surface — Emergency 911 — On the Horizon — Close Encounters — Human Nature — The Day Will Be Mine — Keep Your Name Alive — The Rest of My Life — Money City Maniacs

Encore: Losing California — The Lines You Amend — Underwhelmed — The Good in Everyone