A Wednesday night performance of Noah & the Whale would be my first visit to the Chicago House of Blues, though I had already been to its sister location in New Orleans. They were largely the same in size and décor, infused with New Orleans style as authentic as concert giant Live Nation could make it. We only arrived a few minutes before the opening act but were able to find a great spot on the far left side only a couple rows from the stage. The band, including Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (Violin/keys), Matt Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott (guitar/keys), and Michael Petulla (drums) took the stage a bit after 9pm. I was a bit surprised to learn that they were British, which I realized as soon as frontman Charlie Fink spoke to the crowd. The set was good, perhaps an hour and 20 minutes and again only a single song encore, nothing out of this world, but a good set. The played a mix of songs from all their recent albums, pulling heavily from their most recent two,
Last Night On Earth (2011) and
Heart of Nowhere (2013).
Approximate Setlist:
Tonight's the Kind of Night
Heart of Nowhere
Waiting for My Chance to Come
All Through the Night
Give It All Back
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
Give A Little Love
Blue Skies
Old Joy
There Will Come a Time
Love of an Orchestra
Still After All These Years
Lifetime
5 Years Time
Encore:
The First Days of Spring
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