Beacon Theatre Night Five: Recap, Photos & Set List!

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    "Steely Dan has 26 sold-out shows here, huh? Looks like we have some work to do, Wayne."

     

    Tom smiled slyly at Wayne Williams (Benmont Tench's long-time tech who also works with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker) as he examined the plaque commemorating the duo's long association with the Beacon.

     

    It's a few minutes before Tom and the band take the stage for the final night of their five-night run at the Upper West Side theatre, and the mood backstage is loose. As band members make their way down in the elevator that carries them down from the dressing rooms on the floors above, friends and family mingle in the narrow hallway that leads to the stage. With four amazing nights of music in the books, Tom dug even deeper into the bag for tonight's setlist, pulling out "Honey Bee," "Spike," "Down South" and the ultra-rare "Girl on LSD" along with covers of J.J. Cale's "13 Days" and Paul Butterfield's Blues Band's "Born in Chicago." "It's Good To Be King" was the cornerstone of the set and served as a great transition between "Willin'" and the rest of the acoustic mini-set and the electric heavy hitters to follow. "I Should Have Known It" has grown into a show staple, priming the pump for the set-closing one-two punch of "Refugee" and "Runnin' Down A Dream."

     

    "New York City, thank you!" Tom said before strumming the opening notes of "American Girl." "We've had a great time playing here this week and won't soon forget it. We're gonna end it back where it all began!"

     

    We're coming home to LA! We'll be at the Fonda next week, but keep checking back for more from the Beacon Theatre run!

     

     

    Set List:

    Rock & Roll Star

    Love Is A Long Road

    Honey Bee

    Born in Chicago

    13 Days

    Best of Everything

    Cabin Down Below

    Woman In Love

    Spike

    Tweeter And The Monkey Man

    Rebels

    Time To Move On

    Down South

    Girl on LSD

    Willin'

    Good To Be King

    I Should Have Known It

    Refugee

    Runnin' Down A Dream

     

    Encore:

    Listen To Her Heart

    American Girl

     

    Check Out Photos From The Show Here!

     

    2013 Tour