on friday night, brandon and i went out to the claremont folk music festival for the ben harper show.

i had mixed results w/ the photos i snapped in the darkness of bridges auditorium. luckily, the official site had plenty of professional shots to enjoy.

the setlist was one of the most comprehensive and lengthiest sets (over 3hrs) i’ve ever heard ben play. it was essentially broken up into three sets: full-band acoustic, solo acoustic, and full-band electric.

throughout the concert, ben kept talking about how good it was to be back home and to get to play to his old friends. he debuted two new songs (“Fool For a Lonesome Train” & “Lifeline”) from this summer’s forthcoming acoustic album, “Lifeline”.

Set I:
• Oppression
• People Lead
• Gather ‘Round The Stone
• Masters Of War
• There Will Be A Light
• Morning Yearning
• Waiting For You
• Give A Man A Home
• Fool For A Lonesome Train (Brand new song)
• Welcome To The Cruel World

Set II:
• Pleasure And Pain
• When It’s Good
• Walk Away
• Paris Sunrise #7 into
• Lifeline (Brand new song)

Set III:
• Whipping Boy
• God Fearing Man
• Ground On Down/Who Knows
• With My Own Two Hands
• The Woman In You
• Please Bleed
• Forgiven
• Better Way

Encore I:
• Burn One Down

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