Set Lists
Ray Davies and Band (inc. Bill Shanley)
Friday, 12th December, 2008
Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Contributed by: Charles David(Ray Davies and Bill Shanley)
I Need You
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Father Christmas
Apeman
Starstruck
I'm Not Like Everybody Else
See My Friends
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Morphine Song
Sunny Afternoon
(Joined onstage by Milton and Karin)
The Getaway
Dead End Street
(Joined onstage by the rest of the band)
Vietnam Cowboys
Celluloid Heroes
Working Man's Cafe
Come Dancing
The Tourist
Johnny Thunder
The Village Green Preservation Society
All Day & All Of The Night
Encore 1-
Low Budget
Encore 2-
Shangri-La
Victoria
You Really Got Me (with slow version intro)
Contributed by: Robert Marinoff
Ray's performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday Dec 12 was one of perfection. I've seen Ray quite a few times solo & other then his Storytellers show at the Westbeth in NYC this show took the crown! He was his usual interactive charming self & played & sang like he was a 20 year man. Quite a number of surprises in the set as well! Long live Ray & The Kinks!
Set list not in exact order but as i remember it
(Ray Davies and Bill Shanley)
I Need You
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Father Christmas
I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Apeman
Starstruck (he said he never played this in NYC)
See My Friends
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Morphine Song
Sunny Afternoon
(Joined onstage by Milton and Karin)
The Getaway
Dead End Street
(Joined onstage by the rest of the band)
Vietnam Cowboys
Working Man's Café
The Tourist
Celluloid Heroes
Johnny Thunder
The Village Green Preservation Society
Come Dancing
All Day & All Of The Night
(Encore 1)
Low Budget
(Encore 2)
Shangrila
Victoria (which included the land of hope & glory middle part which they kinda messed up) but i can't remember the last time that the song got played in its entirety including later year Kinks shows
A Gallon Of Gas Riff/You Really Got Me
Contributed by: Larry
Fu*king "SHANGRILA" was the highlight for sure. Also he did "Starstruck" another rarity. I've been seeing the Kinks since 1973 & I never ever heard them/He do Shangrila........................Once as a 30 second tease in Atlanta at the Fox Thr. in 1981. Surprisingly enough he didn't do "LOLA" that was a first for me. (This is not the right order) But he did do I'm Not Like Everybody Else/Sunny Afternoon/Dedicated Follower/Where Have All The Good Times /Gone/JohnnyThunder/VGPS/Victoria/Vietnam Cowboys/The Getaway/ Morphine Song/You Really Got Me/All Day & Night/Celluloid Heroes/The Tourist/See My Friends. That's about all I can remember since I didn't write anything down. He did about a 40 min. acoustic set w/just the guitarist. Then the Band came on. Same Band as in April w/the exception of the guitarist. He made a comment about how we (N.Y.) were lucky to see him twice in 1 year. Also he told a few funny stories including a good one about how he got a call from ! Dave who wanted to meet in some cafe somewhere in England & talk. He picked a time when to meet. So Ray goes over to the cafe & is waiting & waiting and no Dave, so he finally calls him up & Dave doesn't want to talk to him, saying there's a bad connection & he's breaking up etc etc. Also he said to the crowd "The 2 questions people always ask me are What about the Reunion ? & How is Dave? If it happens it happens and as far as Dave goes Dave is good, Dave is fine, Dave is still a pain in my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah I was lucky enough to be right on the rail by the stage. All in all I give the show a rating from 1-10 a 9. P.S. It was also a lot of fun talking & finally meeting some of the Digesters who I know by name but not by face, exchanging stories & stuff. Larry "Angerface" Anger
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