Saturday, Oct 4, 2008

Dr. Dog

POP Montreal 2008

With Delta Spirit

Also on the bill: Mother Mother

Date
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008
Venue
Petit Campus
City
Montreal, QC

Both bands are documented at this room on this night, at POP Montreal. Delta Spirit were fronted by Matthew Logan Vasquez, whom John would later see twice on his own — the Music Hall Loft in 2018 and the Press Room in 2024. One of John’s few shows outside the United States, with the Iguanas nights in Tijuana and the Louis XIV run through London and Paris. No ticket survives. Also on the bill, recovered from setlist.fm's record of who played this room that night. setlist.fm stores no running order, so the slot each act played is unknown.

What they played

  1. The Old Days
  2. The Ark
  3. The Way the Lazy Do
  4. Army of Ancients
  5. Ain't It Strange
  6. The Rabbit, The Bat, and The Reindeer
  7. The Beach
  8. Worst Trip

8 songs, from setlist.fm. Contributed by whoever was standing there taking notes.

The moment

The archive's only Montreal entry: Dr. Dog touring Fate, the album that turned the Philadelphia basement-harmony band into a proper touring concern, in a Plateau club a border away from home. First of John's four Dr. Dogs, thirteen years before the farewell-tour goodbye at House of Blues — a thread that started with a road trip and ended with a retirement. Delta Spirit opened, early in their own run.

From the time

The stub

No physical stub on file — this show was reconstructed from the confirmation email. Drop a photo in public/stubs/ and add "stubImage" to this show's record to attach one.

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