Tonight, I’m playing my 1002nd Solo Show…

So, Frank Turner’s 1002nd show has come and gone, and it couldn’t have been better.

To a packed El Mocambo crowd, Frank Turner played all the songs you’d want to hear, plus the gem above. As a second-to-last song, it came out of left field (I was expecting to hear Propagandhi’s the State Lottery as the obligatory can-con cover) and was a stellar way to close out the night. Of course, he finished with Ballad of Me and My Friends, but his cover of the Weakerthans’ Aside was far and away the best tune of the night. Colour me glad, that was a real hum-dinger of a good time. He did throw in a great deal of songs you’d expect (Photosynthesis, Long Live the Queen, Love, Ire, and Song, The Road, Jet Lag, I Still Believe), but it’s far too late to dive into anything more than a glancing touch on the setlist. The Weakerthans cover made my night, without a doubt.

Beyond words, if you weren’t there, suffice to say it was a perfect sing-along night with perfect company.

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