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March 20th

I’ve hit the point in this blog’s evolution where there’s not a lot to write about unless there’s new shows (either actually new or new tapes). 644 posts deep, I’ve covered *close* to the entire recorded history of Ryan Adams. 

So, the blog’s been pretty quiet lately, I know. The show lists for January and February were empty, unless I filled them myself, and honestly, I haven’t had the time and inclination to do that lately (some of it’s personal, some of it the recent news - which, short version, hasn’t dimmed my love for the music but had dimmed my energy to write about it a bit). 

In this process, I skipped even writing about the fourth anniversary of this very blog, started on a frustrated day at my old job when I decided what I needed to make my days better was an excuse to write about Ryan Adams shows. In those four years, it’s grown into so much more than I could have imagined, mainly thanks to the wonderful tapers who’ve shared shows that otherwise might be collecting dust. 

But there it was, sitting on my show list - the fourth and final available tape of the last Cardinals show. 10 years ago to the day. 

I’ve written about my experience at the show before. (http://dradaybyday.tumblr.com/post/141368550104/march-20 and http://dradaybyday.tumblr.com/post/158627357524/march-20) It’s still one of the most memorable nights in my life. 10 years later I can still see myself sprinting through the airport to get there, the way the band looked in the theater, meeting Jon Graboff on the street after the show. That I had a piece of something called Coca-Cola cake in a diner down the block from the Fox after the show. That a guy gave me a card for free entry to a strip club, which I did not use but might still be in the side pocket of my travel bag as a memento of that night. Being there that night meant so much to me because that band meant so much to me. 

When I think about that night, there’s a lot to the memory besides the show. I liked the show a lot, although from a pure musical sense, it’s not at the top of the Cardinals shows I saw. But it’s really about me taking a journey alone, and that journey was mine. Even the shows that I do remember fondly are mostly because of the way the music effected me that night. And so no matter what I feel about Ryan Adams today (it’s very, very complicated), those memories are mine, and I’ll continue to love them. 

https://archive.org/details/ryanadams2009-03-20.dpa4023matrix/

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals 03-20-2009 Fox Theater Atlanta, GA

Source: DPA 4023(ORTF)->Lunatec ACM V3 + SBD(Yamaha M7CL)->Sound Devices 744t (24/48)

Location: 5' ROC at SBD

Transfer: 744t->HDD->Wavelab 5.01b->CD Wave->Flac 16

Recorded and Transferred by: Chris Hall

Set 1/Disc 1

1. Intro 2. Magick 3. Let It Ride 4. Two 5. Everybody Knows 6. Beautiful Sorta 7. Mockingbird-> 8. Dear Chicago 9. Blue Hotel 10. Cold Roses 11. Natural Ghost 12. Easy Plateau> 13. Bartering Lines 14. Band Intros 15. Fix It 16. Magnolia Mountain 17. Please Do Not Let Me Go 18. Peaceful Valley

Set 1/Disc 2

1. Freeway To The Canyon

Set 2/Disc 2

2. Intro 3. When The Stars Go Blue 4. Sink Ships 5. Oh My Sweet Carolina 6. Grand Island 7. Evening Joke 8. I See Monsters 9. Come Pick Me Up 10. Rescue Blues 11. Wonderwall 12. Goodnight Rose

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2018 Year in Review - June 14

Ryan only played a few shows this year, and we do thankfully have them. The big show for the year was Red Rocks, and here it is, although the sound quality isn’t the best (listenable, though). Pretty rare take on Tightrope. Cold Roses is a full 14 minutes, but it doesn’t really go anywhere too interesting until the end. Big highlight is the awesome First Aid Kit guesting on Oh My Sweet Carolina - they sound fucking terrific. My Wrecking Ball pops up for only the second time in the last couple of years after being so common during the S/T tour. The show is capped with Jacksonville Skyline, dedicated to Ryan’s late brother Chris. Very much worth a listen.

https://archive.org/details/RA2018-06-14

Ryan Adams Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison CO 2018-06-14 MS aud. master

1.    Let It Ride 2.    Magnolia Mountain 3.    To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 4.    Gimme Something Good 5.    Stay With Me 6.    Fix It 7.    Dear John 8.    Outbound Train 9.    Prisoner 10.    Shakedown On 9th Street 11.    Do You Still Love Me? 12.    Breakdown 13.    Everybody Knows 14.    Tightrope 15.    Cold Roses 16.    Invisible Riverside 17.    My Wrecking Ball 18.    We Disappear 19.    Oh My Sweet Carolina [with First Aid Kit] 20.    New York, New York 21.    Halloweenhead 22.    I See Monsters 23.    Come Pick Me Up [with First Aid Kit] 24.    Jacksonville Skyline [dedicated to his brother Chris]

Tascam iM2>wav>MAudio1010

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December 6

This show is one of my great regrets as a music fan.

In the fall of 2003, my passing interest in Ryan Adams was becoming a full blown fandom. The story of Love is Hell and Rock n Roll had me fascinated, and those records were probably my favorites of the fall (other than The Strokes’ Room on Fire, of course). I wasn’t a full blown concert nerd yet, but I was seeing more shows (the Strokes again!). I was going to college in suburban Philadelphia, a pretty easy trip to the Electric Factory, where I saw a number of shows over the years. And so, I have no clue how I missed going to see this show.

And it’s not just a “oh, hey, that looks like it was pretty good” show. This is a tour de force of musicianship and insanity. The band plows through most of Rock n Roll (I’d never get to see most of these songs live), and a chunk of Love is Hell, including the first ever performance of Please Do Not Let Me Go, which would become one of my favorite DRA tunes. There’s TWO super bizarre versions of Firecracker, Whiskeytown (not exactly common in 2003, or for many years after), a wild jam version of New York, New York that morphs into Wharf Rat (and segues straight into a heavy 1974), a killer acoustic encore with Ryan trying to remember Where the Stars Go Blue for a newly married couple (charming) and the rare My Father’s Son (aka Not Gonna...), and really nice takes on This Is It and La Cienega. Plus, oh by the way, the only time Avalanche was ever played - although Ryan can’t even finish the song, because he’s given so much on stage that his voice is fucked. It’s still beautiful. Gives me goose bumps every time I hear it.

Un-fucking-believable.

Shoulda been there.

https://archive.org/details/radams2003-12-06.sbd.flac/

Ryan Adams Killers Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA 2003-12-06

Source SBD->DAT Taped by Dan Billmeyer

Disc I 01. Liar 02. She's Lost Total Control 03. Boys 04. Wish You Were Here 05. Luminol 06. Note To Self: Don't Die 07. Love Is Hell 08. Do Miss America 09. Don't Even Know Her Name 10. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home? 11. Shadowlands 12. Shallow 13. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 14. Jacksonville Skyline 15. Please Don't Let Me Go

Disc II 01. Firecracker (slow) 02. Firecracker (punk) 03. New York, New York > 04. Wharf Rat 05. 1974 Encore 1: 06. When The Stars Go Blue 07. Not Gonna Make It Out Of This One This Time 08. This Is It 09. La Cienega Just Smiled 10. Burning Photographs Encore 2: 11. This Is It 12. Happy Birthday to Chief 13. Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones) 14. Avalanche (aborted)

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December 5

Long Gold tour show from Minneapolis. Ryan dedicates Nobody Girl to “victims of award winning actresses.” The band plays When the Stars Go Blue twice, but it’s not different versions - Ryan just wants to (although the second version does have a punk rock outro). Ryan’s Bob Dylan impression is pretty spot on. The band crushes Gram Parsons’ Sin City. There’s a stretch of unreleased tunes on the encore that blends together and is a very interesting listen. First and only performance of Slave, and first (and one of two) for Honey I’m Just Trying to Take You Home. Last ever (one of two) performance of Lord, Tell Me How It’s Gonna Be. Also, Ryan speaks positively of Lost Highway records, so you know this is a unique experience. Recommended show.

https://archive.org/details/ryanadams2001-12-05.aud1.cdr1.flac.master/

Ryan Adams and The Sweetheart Revolution Wednesday, December 5th, 2001 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Disc I 1. New York, New York 2. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 3. The Rescue Blues 4. Touch, Feel & Lose 5. I Don't Wanna Work 6. Nobody Girl 7. When The Stars Go Blue 8. When The Stars Go Blue 9. Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues

Disc II 10. Bob Dylan (improv) 11. Sin City (The Flying Burrito Brothers) 12. Lovesick Blues (Hank Williams) 13. Harder Now That It's Over 14. Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) 15. Somehow, Someday 16. La Cienega Just Smiled 17. Firecracker Acoustic Encore 18. My Winding Wheel 19. Don't Ask For The Water

Disc III Band Encore 20. Honey, I'm Just Trying To Take You Home 21. Slave 22. Come On Little Girl 23. Lord, Tell Me How It's Gonna Be 24. Come Pick Me Up 25. Rocket Man (Elton John)

LINEUP Ryan Adams (Vocals / Guitar / Harmonica) Bucky Baxter (Guitar / Pedal Steel / Background Vocals) Dan Eisenberg (Organ / Wurlitzer) Billy Mercer (Bass / Background Vocals) Brad Pemberton (Drums) Brad Rice (Guitar / Background Vocals)

Taped: Mike Katola Transferred/Mastered: Mike Katola Source: SP-CMC-8 (AT943) > SP-SPSB-6 > Sony M1-DAT Lineage: DAT1 > CDR1 > EAC (secure) > FLAC (8)

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December 4

Partial FM broadcast of this 2002 show, but at least they do capture some very rare songs for us - Twice as Bad As Love and Thank You Louise (one of 6) from Love is Hell, the first ever (one of 4) Learn How to Say Goodbye, and Whiskeytown’s Ball of Carol Lynn (one of only 8). Worth checking out those tunes for sure. 

https://archive.org/details/ryanadams2002-12-04.radio.flac

Ryan Adams Live at Musiekcentrum Vrendenbug on 2002-12-04

UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS 12-04-02 KRO FM BROADCAST(partial show)

1.Twice As Bad As Love 2.SYLVIA PLATH 3.Dear Chicago 4.Thank You Louise 5.Learn How To Say Goodbye 6.Carol Lynn

Complete broadcast, partial show.

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November 24 (From the Audience #26)

I’ve written about the soundboard version of this show before (http://dradaybyday.tumblr.com/post/133872887874/november-24), but here’s a great audience recording to check out as well.

https://archive.org/details/radams2007-11-24.aud.flac16

Ryan Adams Live at Tonhalle on 2007-11-24

Source AUD->HD Taped by HHTFP

Set 1 (electric):

01. Goodnight Rose (soft & mellow) 02. Peaceful Valley 03. Please Do Not Let Me Go 04. Rescue Blues (Ryan on piano) 05. Mockingbird 06. Rip Off (Ryan on piano) 07. Cold Roses 08. When The Stars Go Blue 09. Everybody Knows 10. Why Do They Leave? 11. Freeway To The Canyon (Neal Casal, Ryan on supporting vocals and guitar)

Set 2 (acoustic):

01. Wildflowers 02. Blue Hotel ('Noseman' chat) 03. Two 04. Let It Ride 05. I Taught Myself How To Grow Old 06. Nightbirds

Encore (Ryan solo): 07. Call Me On Your Way Back Home 08. Oh My Sweet Carolina 09. Bartering Lines Intro > Band joins.. > Bartering Lines 10. The End

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November 20

Cardinals set from the 2007 European tour with a very quiet Ryan, although some excellent playing. Very good AUD tape, and a good listen all the way through, but Ryan is very quiet and it sort of lessens the energy. Tricky balance for him - too little talk and it’s too quiet, too much and it derails the flow, but this one definitely leans on that former designation. Second set is all acoustic, which they did a bit on this tour, and it produces some cool takes on the songs (especially Peaceful Valley). Not sure if it really stands out from the other shows on this tour, but it’s still a good one.

https://archive.org/details/radams2007-11-20.aud.flac16/

Ryan Adams Live at China Theatre on 2007-11-20

Source AUD->HD

Disc 1 First set 01 Godnight Rose 02 Mockingbird 03 Beautiful sorta 04 Please don't let me go 05 Cold roses 10 min break, monitor problem... 06 The rescue blues 07 Off Broadway 08 A kiss before I go 09 Freeway to the canyon 10 Games 11 Blue hotel

Disc 2 Second set 01 Two 02 Everything changes 03 When the stars go blue 04 Dear John 05 Halloween head 06 The sun also sets 07 Peaceful valley 08 Bartering lines 09 Oh my God, whatever, etc. 10 I taught myself how to grow old 11 Why do they leave 12 The end Encore 13 Let it ride 14 Wild flowers

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November 19

Another Heartbreaker UK tour soundboard. Ryan is feeling a bit spacey, but it’s a good performance, heavy on unreleased material. Debut of Tell It To My Heart (which would only be played four times, all that week). Very much worth checking out, chill way to spend 90 minutes.

https://archive.org/details/radams2000-11-19.sbd.flac/

Ryan Adams Sheffield the Boardwalk, UK 19. november 2000

Source SBD->DAT

Taped by MS

01. To Be Young 02. Oh My Sweet Carolina 03. Chin Up, Cheer Up 04. Call Me on Your Way Back Home 05. Damn Sam (I Love a Woman that Rains) 06. Memories of You 07. -Improv - Kayak Song 08. Tell It To My Heart 09. My Winding Wheel 10. Don't Ask For The Water 11. What Sin Replaces Love 12. Just Like a Whore

Encores:

13. Come Pick Me Up 14. Dancing With The Woman At The Bar 15. Like the Twilight

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November 18

I’ve written about this terrific show from 2002 before (http://dradaybyday.tumblr.com/post/147140506098/bonus-post-4), but this is the full show, as opposed to the clipped radio broadcast. 

https://archive.org/details/ryanadams2002-11-18.aud.flac16

Ryan Adams Live at Konserthuset on 2002-11-18

Source AUD (fairly low levels)

Disc 1

01 Sweet Lil' Gal (23rd/1st) 02 Oh My Sweet Carolina 03 Tomorrow 04 Prison Letter (a/k/a Oh, Charles) 05 To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 06 The Fools We Are As Men 07 SYLVIA PLATH 08 Call Me On Your Way Back Home 09 Bartering Lines 10 My Winding Wheel

Disc 2

01 La Cienega Just Smiled 02 Like A Virgin 03 Dear Chicago 04 You Will Always Be The Same 05 Brown Sugar

1st Encore: 06 Solitaire (with Jesse Malin; Ryan on guitar)

2nd Encore: 07 Lovesick Blues

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November 17

Some very deep cut highlights here. Ryan is joined by Michael Blair of the Swedish Sessions for You Will Always Be the Same, Madeline (one of 8), For Beth (one of 2, last ever), and Prison Letter. Early performance of Wish You Were Here. Not a great recording, but good enough to at least enjoy those rarities.

https://archive.org/details/ryanadams2002-11-17

Ryan Adams Live at China Theatre on 2002-11-17

Source AUD (mono??)

Disc One

01 Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st) 02 Oh My Sweet Carolina 03 Tomorrow 04 Brown Sugar 05 To Be Young (Is To Be Sad Is To Be High) 06 The Fools We Are As Men 07 SYLVIA PLATH 08 Bartering Lines 09 My Winding Wheel 10 La Cienega Just Smiled 11 Chat 12 Like A Virgin 13 Dear Chicago

Disc Two

01 You Will Always Be The Same *

Encore 1 02 Madeline * 03 For Beth * 04 Prison Letter (a/k/a Oh, Charles) * 05 Tennessee Sucks 06 Chat 07 Wish You Were Here 08 The Rescue Blues

Encore 2 09 When The Stars Go Blue

Encore 3 10 Lovesick Blues 11 Chat 12 Come Pick Me Up

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November 15

Really fun show from the Heartbreaker tour. Was apparently really in the mood for acoustic DRA today and it hit the spot. Ryan has just written Chin Up, Cheer Up during the opening set, and plays it to start the show. He plays a lot of of his newly written songs, including Memphis and God Bless the Week. One of only three performances of Young Boy / Young Girl. Last ever performance of To Be The One.

https://archive.org/details/radams2000-11-15.sbd.flac/

Ryan Adams Live at Bristol Flyer on 2000-11-15

Source SBD > ?

Disc I 1. Chin Up, Cheer Up 2. To Be Young 3. Oh My Sweet Carolina 4. Just Like A Whore 5. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains) 6. What Sin 7. Call Me On Your Way Back Home 8. Young Boy / Young Girl 9. I Want It That Way 10. AMY

Disc II 1. Idiots Rule The World 2. God Bless The Week (You Go Away) 3. Memphis 4. My Winding Wheel 5. Don't Ask For The Water 6. To Be The One 7. Firecracker 8. Wonderwall

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November 14

A pretty good (and great sounding) show from the Gold tour. Band is fine form (including a bit of the Stones�� Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ in Tina Toledo). Pretty rare performance of the unreleased Come on Little Girl. Definitely worth checking out.

https://archive.org/details/radams2001-11-14.updatedfillmore.flac

Ryan Adams Live at Fillmore West on 2001-11-14

Source: SBD

Disc 1

1 Firecracker 2 To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) 3 Answering Bell 4 Somehow Someday 5 Nobody Girl 6 Oh My Sweet Carolina 7 Lovesick Blues 8 Tina Toledo > Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Rolling Stones) > Tina Toledo 9 La Cienega Just Smiled 10 When The Stars Go Blue

Disc 2

1 Touch, Feel & Lose 2 The Rescue Blues 3 New York, New York 4 My Winding Wheel 5 Don't Ask For The Water 6 Come On Little Girl 7 Nervous Breakdown 8 Harder Now That It's Over 9 I Don't Wanna Work 10 Desire 11 Come Pick Me Up 17 - Nervous Breakdown

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November 13

Decent tape of a pretty interesting show from the 2004 tour. The band set is pretty straightforward (although we do get Chin Up, Cheer Up), but this leads to an interesting and chat heavy solo set. Love that he brings Jesse Malin back for Solitaire at the end - such a great tune.

https://archive.org/details/radams2004-11-13.flac16/

Ryan Adams Live at University of Chicago on 2004-11-13

Source AUD->?

Band: 1. Applause/Dialogue [1:24] 2. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) [3:32] 3. Please Do Not Let Me Go [5:10] 4. Beautiful Sorta [2:58] 5. Dialogue [0:47] 6. Magnolia Mountain [6:01] 7. Dialogue [3:23] 8. Come Pick Me Up [5:38] 9. Dialogue [4:01] 10. Chin Up, Cheer Up [3:25]

Solo: 11. Dialogue (describes writing Prison Letter on a $50 bet) 12. Prison Letter (aka Oh Charles) (piano) [4:03] 13. Dialogue/SYLVIA PLATH (aborted) (piano) [4:07] 14. Nightbirds (piano) [4:14] 15. Dialogue [1:18] 16. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash) (acoustic guitar) [3:58] 17. I See Monsters (acoustic guitar) [4:48] 18. Break while Ryan tapes his wrist/Dialogue [4:16] 19. Dear Chicago false start/Ryan gets some scotch [1:10] 20. Dear Chicago (acoustic guitar) [2:39]

DISC 2

1. Dialogue [2:12]

Ryan w/ Band: 2. When Stars Go Blue [5:16] 3. Dialogue [3:21] 4. Why Do They Leave? [ 5:43] 5. Dialogue / Anybody wanna take me home? (false start) [4:30] 6. Anybody wanna take me home? [6:22] 7. Applause [2:35]

Encore (solo) 8. Dialogue [3:32] 9. This House is Not For Sale (acoustic guitar) [4:24] 10. Solitaire (acoustic guitar, add Jesse Malin, lead vocal) [5:41]

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November 11

Decent but kinda boomy tape from the self-titled tour. Nothing of particular note on the setlist, either. Mostly for completists.

https://archive.org/details/radams2014-11-11.flac16/

Ryan Adams 2014-11-11 Cleveland, OH - State Theatre

Taper: spyboychoir (spyboychoir@gmail.com) Source: Tascam DR-2d (Internal Mics, 20’ back from left stack, 24/48) Conversion: DR-2d > WAV > Sound Studio 3.6.1 > WAV > Sample Manager 3.4.1 > WAV > xACT 2.33 > FLAC (level 8) Format: 16bit, 44.1kHz Editing: Sound Studio 3.6.1 (tracking, fades, audience compression, normalization to peak (-0.2dB)) Sample Manager 3.4.1 (iZotope Resampler, MBIT+ dither)

DISC ONE (58:22)

01. Gimme Something Good 02. Let It Ride 03. Stay With Me 04. Dirty Rain 05. This House Is Not For Sale 06. Magnolia Mountain 07. New York, New York 08. A Kiss Before I Go 09. Dear Chicago 10. Shadows 11. My Winding Wheel

DISC TWO (56:09)

01. When The Stars Go Blue 02. Rats In The Wall 03. When The Summer Ends 04. Easy Plateau 05. Do I Wait 06. Oh My Sweet Carolina 07. Cold Roses 08. La Cienega Just Smiled 09. I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say 10. Kim 11. I See Monsters

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November 5 (New to the Archive)

Happy birthday to Ryan! On this day in 2011, he played a show with a pretty batshit setlist that hasn’t been up on archive.org before, taped by the tireless Tom Bauer. This was the first time he played Somebody Remembers the Rose in 10 years (he played it a few other times in the weeks following), which, along with Avenues and Jacksonvill Skyline, makes this an easy recommendation if you’re a Whiskeytown fan. This is also the last time he’s played Withering Heights (8 total), and one of the last for Evergreen. Plus When Will You Come Back Home and This House is Not for Sale are a pretty awesome combo. Solid sounding, tape, too - worth checking out for sure.

https://archive.org/details/radams2011-11-05

Ryan Adams

Cirque Royal Brussels, Belgium 2011-11-05

Source: Zoom2 > Soundman OKM Taped by Tomtom

Tracklist:

CD1: 1. Oh My Sweet Carolina 2. Ashes and Fire 3. La Cienega Just Smiled 4. Dirty Rain 5. Winding Wheel 6. Sylvia Plath 7. Firecracker 8. Please Do Not Let Me Go 9. Everybody Knows 10.Let It Ride 11.Dear Chicago 12.Somebody Remembers the Rose 13.Chains of Love 14.New York New York

CD2 1.Lucky Now 2.Two 3.When Will You Come Back Home 4.This House Is Not For Sale 5.Do I Wait 6.Jacksonville Skyline 7.Crossed Out Name 8.Withering Heights 9.Improv 10.The End 11.Come Pick Me Up 12. Grim Reaper turns up on stage Encore 13.Avenues 14.Evergreen

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November 4 (New to the Archive)

Given the lack of soundboard access on the Ashes and Fire tour, broadcasts always become easy recommendations. This was actually the earliest of the tour (before the Live After Deaf shows were released). This is an incomplete stream of the show - missing 8 songs (full setlist here - http://comepickmeup.org/?page_id=6&show_id=882), although nothing rare, thankfully. Ryan’s stomach isn’t feeling well here (as he sings about in the improv), but he still sounds great.

https://archive.org/details/radams2011-11-04.web

Ryan Adams

Chasse Theater Breda, Netherland 2011-11-04

Source: Webstream > Zoom2

Tracklist 01. Ashes & Fire 02. If I Am Stranger 03. Dirty Rain 04. Invisible Riverside 05. Everybody Knows 06. Firecracker 07. Let It Ride 08. New York New York 09. Two 10. Crossed Out Name 11. Do I Wait 12. 16 Days 13. Improv 14. Come Pick Me Up

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November 2 (Second Source)

Another tape of the same Paris show. Unknown taper, and I think Tom’s is better, but I’ll let you decide for yourself.

https://archive.org/details/radams2011-11-02