Last night (January 30), UK alt legends The Charlatans kicked off their co-headlining tour with Ride as both bands celebrated their longevity by looking back to a time when their longevity was uncertain. With The Charlatans scheduled to perform their 1992 classic Between 10th and 11th while Ride will go through the entirety of their 1990 debut Nowhere with the bands also tossing in a few cuts from the rest of their discography to round out the tracklist. Along with full performances of classic albums, the two bands plan to switch off taking up the headlining spot throughout the tour. The tour was set off last night at Webster Hall in New York City as Ride kept true to the tour blueprint and The Charlatans took a more unconventional route for their set.
Looking through Ride’s setlist, there are no surprises. The band tore through their debut album with ease, performing the 8 songs from the original 1990 tracklist along with “Taste”, “Here and Now”, and “Nowhere” from the CD bonus tracklist. Ride rounded out their set with a two-song encore which included “Leave Them All Behind” from the band’s ‘92 album Going Back Again and “Lannoy Point” from their more recent 2017 album Weather Diaries.
While Ride stuck to the blueprint of the tour, The Charlatans seemed to take a different approach. According to Setlist.fm, the band stayed true to their word with the first 9 songs being taken from 10th and 11th, although the band did leave off the 10th track from the album by skipping over track 6 “Subtitle”. Instead of rounding out the promised tracklist, the band launched into other tracks from their storied discography, including “Here Comes A Soul Saver” and “Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over” from their self-titled LP. The band also began to perform “You’re So Pretty – We’re So Pretty” but the performance of the song was cut short for reasons unknown.
The remainder of the tour will have both bands traversing across North America with their 2nd NYC show taking place tonight at Brooklyn Steel before the tour heads out to cities like Toronto, Detroit, Portland, and Los Angeles. Check out the full setlist, full list of tour dates, and footage from last night’s show below.
Dates: https://www.thecharlatans.net/gigs
The Charlatans: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-charlatans/2023/webster-hall-new-york-ny-33bd3865.html
Ride: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ride/2023/webster-hall-new-york-ny-3bbd3860.html
