RBC Arena
Raleigh, NC
September 18, 2014
 
“Rebels” takes on a new life when played in the South.
 
Certain songs do that, whether they name-check specific places or have a feel about them.
 
At a packed RBC Arena in Raleigh, NC on Thursday night, Tom introduced the track from Southern Accents, eliciting a big cheer from Heartbreaker fans in North Carolina.
 
“It’s kind of a quiet song on my acoustic guitar,” he said, “but I promise you’ll get a cosmic reward at the end.”
 
By the time the last verse came around, the arena was silent, listening intently to Tom and the band wind down another classic.
 
“Even before my father's fathers
They called us all rebels
Burned our cornfields
And left our cities level
I can still see the eyes
Of those blue bellied devils
When I'm walking round tonight
Through the concrete and metal.
Hey, hey, hey (hey, hey, hey)
I was born a rebel
Down in Dixie (hey, hey, hey)
On a Sunday morning
With one foot in the grave,
And one foot on the pedal
I was born a rebel.”
 
So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n Roll Star (The Byrds cover)
Mary Jane's Last Dance
American Dream Plan B
Into The Great Wide Open
Forgotten Man
I Won't Back Down
Free Fallin'
Woman In Love
U Get Me High
Rebels
Yer So Bad
Learning to Fly
Shadow People
I Should Have Known It
Refugee
Runnin' Down A Dream
 
Encore:
You Wreck Me
American Girl