16 December, 2003, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA.

review by Kylee

Where to begin? I made a trip out of Mark Lanegan's 3 California tour dates. Along with visiting a couple cities I'd never seen before, I was blessed with the opportunity to see my favorite musician three times.

The San Francisco show had a lot better turnout than the Sacramento show. Also, Mark was feeling a lot better than he had in Sacramento. Unfortunately, however, Greg Dulli was sick and had been throwing up.

Luckily Greg felt better by show time and after another excellent set by Enemy, the Mark Lanegan Band was in top form for the San Francisco show. If I had to choose, in fact, I think I would say that between the three California shows this was my favorite. The venue was absolutely beautiful and the difference from the previous night was obvious, due to Mark's improved health. Plus, we got to hear both Borracho and On Jesus' Program, which had been absent in Sacramento -- absolutely beautiful. He really growled 'em out with everything he had. Also, Wedding Dress was very fun to hear at every show. It's got such a slow, catchy beat that it even had Mark moving his head back and forth.

This night there was an encore, the typical Mockingbirds, She Done Too Much/River Rise, and Fix. Troy is an excellent guitarist in any case, but he really is outstanding on an acoustic guitar, and it was great to hear the music stripped down and acoustic, more similar to his previous solos.

After the show the band, humble as it is, helped the crew load everything into the bus. Mark Lanegan, however, after signing a few things for fans, disappeared down the San Francisco street into the dark.


setlist from Pete