“It’s been a couple years,” Nathaniel Rateliff observed from the stage, gazing out at the fan-filled hillside at Rock the Garden. “We’ve missed you all. We love you guys. It’s so good to be back.”
Rateliff hadn’t been in Minnesota since March 2020, when he was touring in support of his solo album from that year, And It’s Still Alright. Now back onstage with his full band The Night Sweats, Rateliff and company rolled out a passionate set of songs from all three of their albums, including their latest release, The Future. In the lead-in to “A Little Honey,” Rateliff was proud to remind the audience that that song’s video was filmed on location at the Turf Club in St. Paul.
In a notable change from earlier performances, Rateliff appeared hatless - a symbol, intended or not, of opening up his whole self to the audience, and they responded in kind. The evening proved a catharsis as the band and audience engaged in a dialogue they hadn’t enjoyed in more than two years: the band giving their all - including keyboardist and bandleader Mark Shusterman appearing to direct both band and audience - as the audience bobbed their heads, danced, clapped and thrust their hands in the air in a glorious reunion that included several instances of call and response. Later on, Rateliff repeated his earlier sentiment, telling the crowd between songs, “We thank you for all your years of support. We love you guys so much.”
Perhaps in one of the set’s most poignant moments, Rateliff held a microphone in his hands, standing at the lip of the stage, ostensibly singing to each and every person in the audience: “Just remember, I’m on your side.”
And there was no doubt the feeling was mutual.
Set List
00:00:07 The Future
00:03:40 I’ve Been Failing You
00:08:17 Look It Here
00:11:26 I’m On Your Side
00:14:42 You Worry Me
00:18:12 Baby I’ve Lost My Way
00:21:14 So Put Out
00:25:02 A Little Honey
00:28:06 Love Me Till I’m Gone
00:32:14 Face Down
00:36:58 Oh, I
00:40:31 Hey Mama
00:44:22 Survivor
00:48:17 Coolin’ Out
00:52:04 Band Intro
00:56:34 I Need Never Get Old
01:00:57 Out on the Weekend
01:04:55 S.O.B.
01:10:35 Love Don’t
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6 сен 2022
