The Special Goodness concert: 04/17/2003

The Special Goodness concert
The Special Goodness concert
April 17, 2003
Location	Los Angeles, California
Venue	Universal Amphitheatre
Tour	One By One Tour
Associated album	Land Air Sea
Headliner	Foo Fighters
Supporting acts	The Special Goodness; The Transplants;
The Special Goodness live show chronology
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The Special Goodness opened for Foo Fighters at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 2003 as part of the One By One Tour.^[1] The Transplants also opened.

Setlist

No.	Song
1	"Pardon Me"
2	"Day in the Autumn"
3	"Oops"
4	"In the Sun" or "The Big Idea"
5	"N.F.A."
6	"Whatever's Going On"
7	"Life Goes By"

Tour diary

Last SG show for a li'l while, and a heavy duty show to boot. This was the last of 5 Foo Fighter shows the SG was opening for, but that may change - keep your fingers crossed! Anyway, Los Angeles shows are notoriously stressful, as there is a disproportionate amount of friends/family/industry/etc people in town, plus the high profile "all eyes are watching" effect of doing a big L.A. show. Things started out pretty mellow, loading in, setting up, taking care of biz. But somehow lots of little things got the boys a bit off center by showtime, and while it looked and sounded pretty good from the audience's P.O.V., the SG men all agreed that it felt a bit odd onstage, with each band member alternating between stoke and frustration as the set progressed. But thats the way things unfold sometimes - soundcheck can be a breeze, then out of nowhere its a tough show. In any event, the audience was filling in during the set and made some respectable noise for the Goodness, so in conclusion, rock n' roll. Then post show the craziness began - what was Daryl Hannah doing there? Kelly Osbourne? Slash?!? A jam packed backstage L.A. schmoozefest in full bizarre swing. Also, somehow Atom was accosted by some huge dudes who bumrushed the backstage security gate and accused him of not letting them in! A short scuffle later, an army of security dudes forced the nasty meatheads into a side room and locked them in for the police to deal with! Anyway, you never know what to expect at a huge L.A. show... Anyway, HUGE props to the Foo Fighters and their crew for being SO nice and cool to the SG! This was a fantastic li'l tour!

- Karl Koch