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Thanks to Leonard's generosity, the participants of the Madison Event will be privileged to see the complete final concert in Australia 2010 at Perth on November 24.
Ed Sanders, Leonard's producer, has kindly taken the time to prepare the video for us. We are the first to see it (and probably also the last - it will not be released).

***Update July 6: Ed reported that the Perth archive copy has technical shortcomings and would not be suitable for our needs. He will send us another concert. More info to follow!***
***Update 2, July 6: we will show the 2nd show in Melbourne in 2010 (November 13)***

Fantastic! Really looking forward to seeing this. And thank you, Leonard for making it available to us Event people, especially when there are no plans to release it to the public. Makes it extra special.

jarkko wrote:Thanks to Leonard's generosity, the participants of the Madison Event will be privileged to see the complete final concert in Australia 2010 at Perth on November 24.
Ed Sanders, Leonard's producer, has kindly taken the time to prepare the video for us. We are the first to see it (and probably also the last - it will not be released).

How wonderful for the Madison attendees! But, there's no chance at all for copies to made? No illicit DVD burning activities?

No copies will be made - I have personally guaranteed that.

Then it will be very special, indeed!

Perhaps we can take a break from the local microbrews of Wisconsin and get some Fosters, then I could pretend I'm in Perth!

Haha... great plan there, John.

It's wonderful that Leonard and Ed are willing to trust us with this video.
I'm not techno enough to even guess how it'd be done, but praying that everyone will honour their wishes [dictates] and your promise.
Am happy that we'll get to see it !

Thanks, Jarkko, Ed, and Leonard .


~ Lizzy

***Update July 6: Ed reported that the Perth archive copy has technical shortcomings and would not be suitable for our needs. He will send us another concert. More info to follow!***

Well, we've got patience down to a science now, so no problem there...

We will show the 2nd concert in Melbourne on November 13, 2010.
This show introduced "Feels So Good" and "Born In Chains" to the audience in Australia.
Read Dean's report here: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23630&start=15

Set 1

01 Dance Me To The End Of Love
02 The Future
03 Ain't No Cure For Love
04 Bird On The Wire
05 Everybody Knows
06 In My Secret Life
07 Who By Fire
08 Born In Chains
09 Chelsea Hotel #2
10 Waiting For The Miracle
11 Anthem

Set 2

12 Tower of Song
13 Suzanne
14 Avalanche
15 A Singer Must Die
16 Sisters of Mercy
17 The Gypsy's Wife
18 Feels So Good
19 The Partisan
20 Boogie Street
21 Hallelujah
22 I'm Your Man
23 A Thousand Kisses Deep [recitation]
24 Take This Waltz

Encore 1

25 So Long, Marianne
26 First We Take Manhattan

Encore 2

27 Famous Blue Raincoat
28 If It Be Your Will
29 Closing Time

Not that it really matters but I should set the record straight here because I was there. Born In Chains was first sung in Australia at Brisbane.

See here:
Brisbane concert report by Dean 2010
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23564#p256213

and clarification here as well -
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23564&start=45#p257290
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23564&start=45#p257294

I just think it's wonderful that you are all going to see an Australian Concert

We are honoured.
(And by that honour have our own restored. )

Oh, that's wonderful! And, I agree with the Aussies here, that this is very fitting... oblique, I know, but still a way of bringing you into it. I'll love seeing a concert in Australia! And a FIRST, as well, with Born in Chains!!!

Oh, and to see him do 'A Singer Must Die' again

Thank you Jarkko, Ed, and LC!!!