Insert Ian where Jack Hines (correct?) is standing.

Hopes: I hope this is the best concert I have ever experienced, and considering this band this probably should be an expectation, but I don’t want to get too ahead of myself. I hope the guys play all or most of my favorites including lesser known cuts like “Fad” and “Robitussin,”- early stuff. I also want to hear a decent amount, but not too much of their new material.

Expectations: I expect this to be one of the greatest shows I have attended up until this point in my life, perhaps not thee “best” as the past two years’ Lips shows are undefeated. Though, the Lips do tend to top themselves each time personally for me. Of course, they aren’t fucking jukeboxes and they play whatever they feel like, but I expect them to play the vintage, Let It Bloom tunes as usual, the best from Good Bad and 200 Mill (a few each, give or take) and new songs like “Go Out and Get It,” and “Modern Art.” I also anticipate that the Vivian Girls will be a stellar addition to my “Kick Ass Artists I’ve Seen Live” list.