08/12/11 Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, NY

Sonic Youth

Williamsburg Waterfront

Brooklyn, NY

Aug 12, 2011

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  • Aside from 5 perviously scheduled shows in South America in November of 2011, this was the last Sonic Youth show. The last one in the USA, anyway. We were joined by opening acts Wild Flag and Kurt Vile, both of whom played terrific sets on this day. The stage was facing the East River from the Williamsburg, Brooklyn waterfront, and I recall the sun going down in the west during our set. It was a pretty magical, if kinda weird day. Fitting, somehow, that our 'last show' should be in New York City, our home and where it all began…
    —LR
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anazgnos — 12/2/2018 10:48:06 AM

"This is total scorcher of a show and instantly vaults to the top of the heap of SY live recordings. All the scuzzy intensity of the Bad Moon Rising era but with the clarity & focus of late SY. First five songs are all one unbroken medley. Super clear mix from the multitracks with an excellent stereo guitar spread. It seems like the SY team is taking a lot of care in prepping these archival releases and I'm really thrilled to check out more as they come out."

Setlist at Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, NY on Aug 12, 2011

Set One

Brave Men Run (In My Family) 307
Death Valley '69 356
Kotton Krown 308
Kill Yr Idols 176
Eric's Trip 226
Sacred Trickster 144
Calming the Snake 247
Starfield Road 227
I Love Her All the Time 416
Ghost Bitch 294
Tom Violence 215
What We Know 295
Drunken Butterfly 230
Encore Break 187

Encore

Flower 266
Sugar Kane 488
Encore Break 2 142
Psychic Hearts 355
Inhuman 730

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