The Replacements’ final show. Ever. Grant Park,
Chicago, 4th July 1991.
Set-list:
1.
I Will Dare (Westerberg) - 3:56
2.
Bent Out of Shape (Westerberg) - 3:09
3.
Achin' to Be (Westerberg) - 3:53
4.
Merry Go Round (Westerberg) - 3:52
5.
Happy Town (Westerberg) - 2:55
6.
Swingin Party (Westerberg) - 4:10
7.
One Wink at a Time (Westerberg) - 2:53
8.
Waitress in the Sky (Westerberg) - 2:27
9.
When It Began (Westerberg) - 3:15
10. Someone Take the Wheel (Westerberg) - 4:09
11. Talent Show (Westerberg) - 4:24
12. Nobody (Westerberg) - 3:53
13. Another Girl, Another Planet (Perrett) - 2:41
14. Hey Good Lookin' (Williams) - 2:39
15. I'll Be You (Westerberg) - 4:05
16. I Don't Know (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) - 1:48
17. Within Your Reach
(Westerberg) - 4:18
18. Can't Hardly Wait (Westerberg) - 3:14
19. Hootenanny (Mars/Stinson/Stinson/Westerberg) - 3:44
End of The Replacements.
20. Sonic Reducer
(Chrome/Thomas) - 3:00
21. Kiss Me on the Bus/If Only You Were Lonely (Westerberg) - 5:35
Notes:
Complete show: Yes, plus fillers
Musicians: Paul Westerberg: Guitar, Vocals. Tommy
Stinson: Bass. Slim Dunlap: Guitars. Steve
Foley: drums
Remarks:
The
concert runs until Hootenanny, during which the band’s roadies start replacing
The Replacements. Tracks 20 and 21 are fillers from Tipitanas, New Orleans,
January 28th 1991. Paul describes the ending thus:
Q: Was the July 4, 1991 show planned to be
the final one?
A: "Tommy and I knew it was the last performance of the group. We wanted it to be absolute magic and it wasn't. It was a little tired and it was kinda sad. This was a different thing. This was three weeks into a tour and I was feeling up and I knew what I was there to do. This time we did it. Conquered it. Had a good time. It's tough when you know something's done. We purposely didn't make a big announcement to everyone. The beauty of that Replacements show is we ended up playing 'Hootenanny' and gave the instruments to our roadies one at a time. We left the way we started: anonymous”.
By the way, there is a version of this show which includes the WXRT DJs introduction and comments
as the band left the stage; that is called “Institutionalized”.
Not much else to say, except what a waste. A great band, great songs,
great albums (Hootennany, Let it be, and Tim). Great
booze, too, if some of their concerts are to be believed.