The Longshot - Happiness – Secret Show, Live in Albany

The Longshot - Happiness – Albany, Live, 4-20-18, 1st row, Ivy Room. Secret Show! Billie Joe: Ready to do some dancing? Are you ready to fu*king dance?!? Come here, come here, come in… :P



Other Tidbits:

For the band’s 3rd ever show, the fans embraced Billie Joe’s call to dance and there was a huge mosh pit operating almost continuously throughout the concert and many front row fans were frequently bumped onto the stage, lol. The Ivy Room is a bar and music venue which has a capacity of only 196 people. Billie Joe Armstrong also introduced the band to the fans with their real names this time! The Longshot band members were Jeff Matika (bass), Kevin Preston (guitar) and David S. Field (drums).

They also sold their new 7" vinyl EP for $10 in addition to some new t-shirts. After the show, everyone hung out with the fans to sign autographs and take pictures. Some fans got to talk with Adrienne and we got Kevin’s and David’s autograph, all of which was very nice. Mack Narragon and Bill Schneider also hung out with the fans in line before the show. Dead Sound opened for the first Coverups show in Albany and again at The Longshot show in SF.

The band previously performed earlier in the week in San Francisco at Thee Parkside, and is set to play next week in Costa Mesa at The Wayfarer and The Redwood Bar in LA later this month in April. Similar to The Coverups shows, all their performances will be held at very small venues.

Many of the fans recognized each other from previous Green Day, Coverups and Longshot concerts. However, because the Ivy Room could only allow in fans 21 years old and over, some fans could not make it.

Billie Joe (after ‘Cult Hero’): I think we should start the whole fu*king set over… Let’s play ‘Kill Your Friends’ one more time, don’t you think? Now that we’re all warmed up, let’s play ‘Kill Your Friends’ :P (fans cheer)

Fan: We love you!! We love you!! Can I talk to you afterwards?
Billie Joe: What’s that?
Fan: …I want to talk to you afterwards!
Billie Joe: Oh boy… here we go… lol

“If any of you get too drunk to drive, make sure you call a cab…… and throw up inside the cab. This song is called ‘Taxi Driver’.” lol

(Before ‘Chasing a Ghost’): “We’re The Longshot! We’re from…… well I don’t know where the hell we’re from.” :P



Setlist:
1. Kill Your Friends
2. Devil's Kind
3. Taxi Driver
4. Body Bag
5. Rockaway Beach (Ramones cover)
6. Cult Hero
7. Kill Your Friends
8. Fell for You (Green Day cover)
9. Walking Out on Love (The Nerves cover)
10. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)
11. Love is for Losers
12. The Last Time
13. Stay the Night (Green Day cover)
14. I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)
15. Wild One (Green Day cover)
16. Happiness
17. Kiss Me Deadly (Generation X cover)
18. Turn Me Loose
19. Chasing a Ghost
20. Goodbye to Romance (Ozzy Osbourne cover)


Lineup:
The Longshot
The Keeners
Dead Sound
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