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Deftones @ "Music Hall" Austin, TX - U.S.A.
06 Nov 2003
www.deftonesworld.com
first off, i dont know why some people have been complaing of the guys not
sounding very good......they absolutely blew me away with how bad ass they
sounded.....denali came on first and the singer had a great voice but the songs
were kinda boring, then came poison the well, who were loud and aggressive but i
didnt think most of the songs flowed very well.....
by the time the deftones came on i was at the rail slightly towards chi's side of the
stage....everyone was going crazy when they came out and pretty much the entire show,
the whole place was nuts.....here are the songs they played, not necessarily in the
right order.....there was one song i didnt recognize, so if anyone can help me
out that would be cool....i was also kinda disappointed with the one song encore....
but oh well it was awesome...
minerva
bloody cape
my own summer
be quiet and drive
bored
mascara
knife party!
Feiticiera
the chauffeur
LOTION (this one was awesome)
digital bath
around the fur
hexagram
head up
change
im pretty sure thats it...it was a great show
ToodlesMalone@aol.com
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it was a great show i have never been in the front at
any concert before and it to be the deftones i was so
omg me and my friends made deftones shirts to wear and
we got there the day before and we where going to are
hotel and we where checking in and we saw buses pass
by and i was do u think that is the deftones and we
where running back to my truck and we where following
them and they got to the venue and we where in the
truck and i was i cant handle this freaking out and
three of my friends got out then i saw someone come up
to them so i went outside but it was just a roadie but
he was all telling us that they are not here so we
toke pics of the buses and trucks and went back to the
hotel so the next day we get up at 12 and go to the
venue and there is one person there already Dustin he
was a really cool guy so we made friends with him and
we where waiting and at 4 the deftones bus came
rolling up ever body ran but noone came out but like
15mins later stef came out and went inside but he was
standing outside we could see him so me and my friends
where in a line so he could see are shirt and we all
yelled his name and he looked at us and started to
walk towards the crowd and everyone was like can we
have a pic and autograph but he said hold on iam going
to take the first pic with the cool people and the
cool people was us i was freaking out it was great so
noone came out after that and the line was getting big
so we went in the line we got up to the front it was
great till i got hurt and the guys didn't help me but
it was OK ems helped me and after the concert all my
friends meet up and we where outside waiting for them
to come but the security was making us get off
property and go home but i was all no they will come
out so it is like 12am already two of the friends went
back to the hotel and it was just me and my friend
then we see people running i was like who is that it
was chino i meet him and talked to him it was great we
made them a shirt too and gave them a goodie they Abe
and frank came out Abe was talking to everyone and
frank looked really tried but he singed stuff it was
the best two days of my life
darbi12@yahoo.com
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First of all I went and picked up Misty and Ross and we were off to Austin
to catch the Deftones show. We got to Austin early and went to eat at this
place called Freebirds where the have the biggest buritios that I have ever
seen!! Then it was over to the park to check out the dirt mouds and watch
some BMX riders catch some air(Ross did you see the size of those fuckin
jumps!) Then it was off to the Music Hall to see the Deftones.
I've been hearing bad reviews about the opening band Denali. I personally
really liked them alot. I can see why Chino picked them to open because the
lead singer is a woman and she is a very awesome singer!! I recpect their
band for thier artistic creativity. Its hard for any band to open up for
the Deftones, but I think thast the crowd responded to them nicely.
The next band was Poison the Well!!! I have seen these guys 3 times
before so I knew that I wouldnt be dissapointed. They hit the stage with
intense fury and the pit opened up and the crowd loved them. They played 4
songs from the new cd "you come before you" and they played 3 songs from"
tear from the red" I lovce these guys and I can't wait for them to come back
to TX!!
Next it was time for the Deftones!!! Chino came out and all of the
girls around me went crazy and screamed in my ear!! Me, Ross and Misty were
on the front rail and the security guard(Brad) came and pulled Misty off the
rail and put her beside the stage right next to Chino's feet!!! Ross and I
stayed infront the whole show.(pics coming soon) Minerva was the opener and
then Bloody Cape. During digital bath Chino's guitar was'nt tuned right and
he threw it behind his back and sang basically all of digital bath with no
guitar! It still sounded fuckin awesome!!! Chino talked to the crowd
little and he was telling everyone about how last time they were in Austin
that a huge possum almost ate Abe in the back of the Music Hall. Then he
borrowed someones cell phone to call his mom, but all he got was the
answering machine.....thenm they ripped into lotion. The highlight of my
night was when they played the Chaffuer...it sounded great and Chino sang it
perfectly! Heres the set listy:
minerva
bloody cape
be quiet and drive
damone
my own summer
mx
bored
knife prty
mascara
around the fur
the chauffeur
digital bath
lotion
Feiticiera
hexagram
headup
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change
Russell Campbell
waco, TX
independent_pony@hotmail.com
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Just got back from seeing the Deftones at the Austin Music Hall. A great show other
then it being pretty chilly outside, which isn't very cool when you're waiting outside
for an hour and a half. Denali opened the show at 7:35 and were pretty good for the
type of the music they were playing, but didn't do much to get the crowd going. It was
nice to see a female vocalist though. Poison the Well played 2nd at 8:15 and put on one
hell of a show, much better then their show at Take Action Tour. The only problem was
that they didn't play Nerdy and only played one song off "Opposite of December". Deftones
came on at about 9:35, playing a really good set even though at times the songs weren't
played perfectly. They screwed up a part of Bored, but still they were amazing live.
Chino was sober, thank god, and scream/sang really well. Chino even came in the crowd to
sing "Lotion" and Hexagram". I would have loved to see a few more songs off "Adrenaline",
but none the less a good show by the Deftones. Towards the end of the set some dude threw
a bloody towel on stage that had a phone number and Chino contemplated calling it, but
instead called his mom. Right before they played Headup, Chino mentioned Birthmark was
on the setlist (one of my fav. Deftones songs that is never played live), but they never
actually played it. A great show. heres the setlists of the deftones (in order) along w/
poison the well's.
Poison the Well setlist
-Zombies Are Good for Your Health
-Parks and What they Meant to Me
-The Realist
-Botchla
-For a Bandaged Iris
-Apathy is a Cold Body
-Artists Rendering of Me
-Ghostchant
Deftones setlist
-Minerva
-Bloody Cape
-My Own Summer (Shove It)
-Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
-Boy's Republic
-Bored
-Digital Bath
-Knife Party
-Mascara
-Around the Fur
-Lotion
-Chauffer (Duran Duran cover)
-Feiticeria
-Hexagram
-Headup
Encore: Change (in the House of Flies)
Tyler Richardson
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So Denali comes on about 7:30, very Team Sleep-ish I think, good stuff, nice beats
but I couldn't wait for Poison The Well to come on. They come on at around 8:30 or
so: set-list as follows: Zombies, Parks And What You Meant, Realist, Botchla, Apathy,
Bandaged Iris, Sticks and Stones, and ending with GhostChant. 2nd time to see em and
they rocked that bitch! I woulda liked to hear Pleasant Bullet or Crystal Lake...
anyway...on to the 'tones. They come on about 9:25 with the Minerva Intro, Chino in
the same shit as usual, Right into Bloody Cape which was sweet as I expected, My Own
Summer hits and that's when everybody starts pushin. Short break as he says thank you's
for comin out. Into BQAD, then Damone which, you could tell alot of people weren't
familiar cuz it started to die down, nice to see that one live, Short break into Bored,
everyone got crazy again, Digital Bath, Chino's guitar fooks up in the middle of it so
he gets pissed and throws it behind him and Steph takes over, after the song Chino threw
the mic and kicked over the mic stand haha. Another short break...Chino and Chi jabber
about something...i'm right next to the speaker so when they slurr i can barely understand,
goes into Knife Party, Someone throws their panties onstage: Chino: "Some chick threw her
bloody rag on stage!" "What a bloody..bloody rag" "Her name is Tonya." "She put her number
on here, Should I call Her?, Someone got a phone?, I ain't callin that bitch." Then Chi
say's somethin bout diseases and then Chino talks about how last year when they were here,
Abe almost got killed by a possum in the back. then he said "Gimme that phone...i'ma call
my mom and tell her Abe almost got killed by a possum."
Goes into Mascara,Chino is messin with his Voice Effects the whole time, it sounded hot,
Then ATF kicks in and everyone went fookin nuts, Lotion...oh my god i been waitin forever
to see this live...Chino was at the gate in the middle of the crowd GOIN OFF! Chauffer goes...
not bad at all, a little slow for my deftones taste but..eh...then, Feiticeira hits and
I start bouncin, its one of my favorites from WP, anyway Hexagram starts, but Stephs guitar
goes in and out at the beginning but once it goes straight, the band gets rowdy and Chino
is in the crowd, as it goes wild ha. Short break then Headup, Chi puts his mike in the
special "deftones" pit area. Steph does a little Interlude and They Finish it off with
Change. All in all, good stuff, i would have loved to see WGTB or Needles & Pins or even Mx
but i ain't complaining. Next time come to san antonio. And for all the People who are
reading this for just the Set-List in the right order...here you go:
01. Minerva
02. Bloody Cape
03. My Own Summer
04. Be Quiet And Drive
05. Damone
06. Bored
07. Digital Bath
08. Knife Party
09. Mascara
10. Around The Fur
11. Lotion
12. The Chauffer
13. Feiticeira
14. Hexagram
15. Headup
(ENCORE)
16. Change
zerosleep_x@yahoo.com
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I was so pumped about finally being able to go see Deftones in concert.
Denali's singer had a wonderful voice. I enjoyed them for the first song.
After that it all just kinda sounded the same and really dull. I used
them as an oppurtinity to get water.
Poison the Well was a good band. They really did the trick for getting
the crowd pumped up for the Deftones. The pits started out crazy and only
got worse, too many people punching and I had to get out of it.
Deftones came on and the crowd went nuts. The entire crowd was moving
back and forth and it became difficult to even keep in the same spot. So
many people were going crowd surfing that along with everyone moving, people
were getting thrown on top of people. There were even a couple of 3 body
pile ups. All sorts of hats and shirts were being thrown up onto the stage.
Someone even threw a bloody rag that said, "Call Tonya" and had a number.
Chino attempted to read the number then asked for flashlights on the rag and
for someone's cell phone. He couldn't quite make out the number so he tried
to call his mom, he got the answering machine. They played some great songs,
but I wish that they would have played Roots. They even played Mascara and
Around the Fur back to back like it sounds on the album. I couldn't believe
it when I heard them playing Damone. Those of you not familiar, fast
forward Mx to around 30 mins, it is somewhere around there. I really liked
that Chino got into it all and still showed a great deal of appreciation to
the fans. That is one thing I respect about this band.
All in all it was the best show I have been to. I really hope they come
to Austin more.
Playlist:
Minerva
Bloody Cape
My Own Summer
Be Queit and Drive
Bored
Mascara
Around the Fur
Knife Party
Damone
Feiticiera
The Chaffeur
Lotion
Digital Bath
Hexagram
Head up
Change
zombiesnake@hotmail.com
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I waited 2 1/2 long years to see the DEFTONES again. The last concert i saw
was very dissapointing. Chino was sick or something and they sounded off.
Stiil after that bad experience The DEFTONES still remained my favorite
band. We finally arrived in Austin from San Antonio in a lil over a hour,
just 15 minutes before the greatest band in the world went on stage.
The house lights go out and the TONES are on stage playing the intro to
Minerva. And the the crowd just went WILD!! I was impressed on how insink
the whole band was that night. I also loved the fact that they played
Mascara from ATF and The Chueffer, that was a smoke break for everyone when
they played those songs. But when they played songs like hexagram, Head-up,
bloody cape, Feiticeira, the crowd was in a frenzy.
The only complaint on the show if i could have any is the TONES not playing
root or sevenwords, other than that the show was the best i have seen all
year!! NEXT time i hope they go to san antonio and austin i'll see them
both times!!
mindtripstillnumb@hotmail.com
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First off this was my 5th Deftones concert, but my previous experiences were
in Houston. I missed the Houston concert so I could spend the night with my
girlfriend, and man don't I wish Deftones came on the 6th. Don't get me
wrong, the concert was hardcore, but Chino seems to be more connected to the
Houstonian crowd. Anyway, Denali sucked, and Posion the Well put on a tight
show. And the Deftones lit it up! They started with "Minerva" and then
"Bloody Cape" (one of my favorite from the new cd). Then the tradition, and
totally rocking, "My Own Summer" and "Be Quiet And Drive" filled the concert
hall. Then came a song I had never heard live..."Damone." I was confused
to what song he was playing at first, and why I knew the words. I didn't
find out the name of the song until I was listening to the cd in my car on
the way back home (Houston). Then they played "Bored" and some other songs
I have only heard live on the DVD..."Digital Bath" and "Knife Party." Chino
got pissed during Digital Bath because his guitar kept cutting out, so he
threw his guitar aside and focused entirely on the singing. "Mascara" and
"Around The Fur" followed, and then the Deftones played my favorite song,
"Lotion." The crowd went nuts and nearly knocked my back out of alignment.
"The Chauffer" followed to cool things down, and then the Deftones followed
up with "Feiticeira" and another great new hit, "Hexagram." They ended with
one of their usual encores, "Headup." Then, the only disappointment of the
night came when the Deftones failed to sing "Engine No. 9" (mixed with
"Wicked") and "7 Words." They came out with an encore with "Change." All
in all, the concert was awesome, but they failed to sing two of their
greatest live songs. I anticipate the next time the greatest band of all
time comes back to Houston.
nate1105@hotmail.com
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What the fuck! This show was the shit. I know we couldnt hear a whole hell of a
lot of adrenaline but....how can you be dissapointed at a deftones show. Denali
gets props for not sounding like complete and utter bullshit. Poison the well gets
mad props for getting the crowd fucking pumped to the max. Deftones get all the
props for blowin the fuckin roof off. Minerva was awesome w/ the relay straight
into bloody cape..nice...shove it and bqad came through nicely...the crowd was feelin it...
DAMONE!....how many times have you heard it live? ya..thats what i thought...you could tell
people weren't too familiar with this song...yet this is one of the best deftones songs
ever...stef messed up on bored and chino was like...man you never mess up, you must have
smoked some good shit here in austin...during digital bath chinos guitar kept fucking up
so he flipped off his guitar tech and threw his guitar back towards abes set and kept
going...atf the was the highlight of the night...th! e chauffe -dustin dont fuck with
the DEFTONES
tburleson@stx.rr.com
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there is nothing as impressive as seeing a buildling full of deftones
fans. i drove 3 hours and got 4 hours of sleep the night of the show cuz of
damn highschool. i got to the venue about 8:15 or so and didn't realize
that denali had already finished playing. i watched poison the well which
was fun and hardcore and is certainly great adrenaline preparation for what
was to follow. i started making my way forward after poison the well but
still had no clue which band was next. the "elevator" music played
inbetween the sets was totally hilarious. prince, abba, justin timberlake
all sorts of crazy shit. all the guys were just standing there looking
slightly amuzed/annoyed but for some reason a lot of the girls couldn't
control them selves and all started dancing. the roadies started setting up
and i got on my tiptoes and looked at the bass drum. i saw the artwork from
inside the self titled album; the one of the mummified deers. i totally
freaked out and tried to get a lil bit closer. it was my first deftones
show despite them being my favorite band since i was 14.
As soon as they came on stage there was a mad rush forward. they
opened with minerva as i believe they do every show. the was directly
followed by my own summer which got the crowd so pumped. i used the pit
that formed right in front of me to get closer. i can say that my first pit
experience was to the deftones. after being in the pit for a minute or so i
broke loose through the crowd and got a lot closer. during digital bath
chino got pissed because the sound guys were doing him injustice and he just
through off his guitar and grabbed the mic. its when you see the guys live
that you realize how much heart they put into it. the guys talked to the
crowd a few times throughout the show and let us experience their senses of
humor. chi got caught singing crappy versions prince songs, chino used
someones cell phone from the crowd to call his mom, and stef explained how
high he was. it was truly amazing to see how these guys make their music.
chino uses his microphone like an instrument in itself. the crowd loved
him. i have never seen such a variety of people at a show. for some people
deftones is their soft style. for others it's as hardcore as they get. for
others it's middle of the road. there were people with mohawks there. guys
with abercrombie and fitch shirts with their girlfriends. there was a
billion chino look alikes (long straight black hair, sideburns, and goatee).
you could see the love the people had for the guys. their talent, their
vision, their passion was transferred to everyone in the crowd. there is no
experience like a deftones show. i can't wait till they return to the lone
star state.
Patrick Frasier
Carrizo Springs tx
musicellaneous@hotmail.com
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