Which old song will be revived for the 2005 gigs?
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I'd love to hear some of Low-life resurrected. Sooner Than You Think or Face Up would instantly get my vote; imagine how nuts the crowd would go? The fact they're even thinking about performing a selection of "oldies" like The Village is great news and I won't miss the setlists that Get Ready spawned. Goodbye Close Range, goodbye Transmission, goodbye Atmosphere... Great songs on the original records with Hannet's production intact (bar the samey CR) but live they were butchered and sounded even worse in recorded audio.
A good twist would be a medley of a few side project songs 
I dunno, What do you want from me? was the best song New Order never wrote, and there's a creme of Electronic stuff awaiting a live airing. Who knows, perhaps Gillian could appear on stage for Tasty Fish's live debut :D Whatever they play, I hope it's a decent selection including the new LP and the Get Ready period (bar Crystal) is left in the past. I think if we got five songs from the '80-90 period LPs we'd have a shedload of very happy fans including myself.
Hell, if they threw in Hurt (12") Digital Mike would implode "This one's for that fooker on the web site..."
Ally.
Spotnick wrote: Speaking of Get Ready... do you think the only survivor in the setlist will be Crystal?
Certainly hope so. Absolutely none of the other songs from GR came across strongly live. 60 MPH and Close Range were just strummy electric guitar messes and they were never the strongest or most memorable of songs to begin with. The version of Turn My Way as on the Retro4 disc is vaguely interesting, probably one of the best live versions of a GR song I've heard so far bar a select few versions of Crystal.
As for the rest of the LP, the songs are either too weak (Slow Jam, RTS) or too improbable (Someone Like You, Vicious Streak, Run Wild) to see live. Primitive Notion also seems to complicated for them to pull off live (Amazing song, but there IS a hell of alot going on there sound-wise) Here To Stay? While technically part of the GR sessions I personally think it would be a bit underwhelming live, and would much rather see some golden oldies in its place as I suspect most people here would too.
I'm much more concerned with the live potential of the songs from the new LP to be honest. I'm not going to miss the Get Ready ones at all. Just imagining Hey Joe sonically soaring at the start of a gig; there's alot of tension before the first chorus kicks in 
can't wait!
Ally.
i honestly cant see them dropping a lot of the set,its got to be a greatest hits show or average joe at the festival aint going to have a clue whats he's listening to is he? don't get me wrong i'd love nothing better than to hear face up,love vigilanties,leave me alone etc live but it aint going to happen,instead we'll get that awfull versions of blt,true faith and touched that they do nowadays,hope i'm wrong though
They'll open with "The Eternal", y'know to get everybody dancing, then play all the big hits, finish with "Decades" and if you're lucky, come back with an encore of "My yacht's as big as the M1". You know it's true.
My wish list, in no particular order :
Procession Dreams Never End Leave Me Alone Thieves Like Us The Perfect Kiss This Time of Night Round & Round Love Less Vanishing Point Primitive Notion
