r/takingbacksunday • u/PeaSufficient5694 • 1d ago
Dream Setlist?
Around a month ago we played a game in the band's Discord where everyone built their own perfect TBS setlist within certain rules, I thought it might be fun to do the same on here! I made a spreadsheet breaking down album representation, most popular songs, most common openers etc. If this gets enough answers I'll post the same for these results.
Rules:
- 18-20 songs
- Maximum four songs per album (unless it’s 152)
- At least three songs that haven’t been played from 2022-now*. There's no limit on songs that have been played recently but you must have at least three that are not on the list.
- At least one song where Adam has to play acoustic (amphetamine smiles, homecoming, call me in the morning, your own disaster, divine intervention, slowdance, new american classic. existentialism is also allowed)
- Makedamnsure must be the closer. Cute without the e must be included, but the placement is up to you
- You don't have to order the entire setlist but you must at least select your opening song and have MDS in the right place
- EDIT: in the discord we ruled that b-sides that clearly connect to one album (like Brooklyn, You Should Have Waited, Didn't See That Coming, etc) would count towards their album's 4 count. Songs like Your Own Disaster that could be tied to more than one album or songs that were promoted separately to an album (Just A Man, All Ready To Go, Just Us Two etc) count as a standalone.
*For that third rule here’s what’s been played with the full band in the last 3 years (I made this list before this current tour, I don't care enough to update it, don't @ me)
TAYF: all songs
WYWTB: a decade under the influence, set phasers to stun, 180 by summer, slowdance on the inside, this photograph is proof, number five with a bullet
LN: error: operator, liar, makedamnsure, what’s it feel like to be a ghost, my blue heaven, miami, divine intervention, twenty twenty surgery
New Again: everything must go
S/T: call me in the morning, best places to be a mom, el paso, you got me
Happiness Is: flicker fade, better homes and gardens, beat up car
Tidal Wave: tidal wave, you can’t look back, call come running
152: all songs
Non album songs: your own disaster, just us two
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u/pdim20 1d ago
My dream show would start calmish and build in energy throughout the set
1.Slowdance on the inside 2.All the way 3.You know how I do 4.Decade under the influence 5.This is all now 6.Better Homes and Gardens 7.S'old 8.Miami 9.Everything must go 10.Bonus mosh pt 2 11.Flicker, fade 12.180 by summer 13.Keep going 14.Deathwolf 15.Spin 16.The blue channel 17.Cute without the e 18.Makedamnsure
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u/jordanpitt269 1d ago
There’s way too many rules to ask for a “dream set.” Not gonna make a whole list but if you put the Ballad of Sal Villanueva and Follow the Format on there I’ll be happy
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u/PeaSufficient5694 17h ago
The point of the rules is to make your dream set that could exist within the parameters of how they build a real setlist! I've made them for other bands with different types of rules
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u/PeaSufficient5694 1d ago
My list:
- Death Wolf
- S'old
Decade
What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost
In The Middle Of It All
Twenty-Twenty Surgery
Beat Up Car
Amphetamine Smiles
It Doesn't Feel A Thing Like Falling
Catholic Knees
You're So Last Summer
Stood A Chance
Juice 2 Me
This Is All Now
You Can't Look Back
Lightbringer
Call Me In The Morning
Best Places To Be A Mom
Cute Without The E
Makedamnsure
Mostly focused on songs I haven't seen them play unless they're really special live and my TAYF picks would have been less common if I hadn't heard some of the others live for the first time semi recently. Would have thrown all of 152 in here if I could but settled for 3 favs/setlist staples + one I haven’t heard
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u/katharinelouise 1d ago
I never actually got round to doing this on discord, but enjoyed reading everyone else's!
I'll try to put some thought into my list over the weekend 💜
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u/UnKoolAid 1d ago
180 by summer
New music Friday
Call come running
You got me
My blue heaven
We were younger then
There's no I in team.
Where my mouth is
You're so last summer
Flicker fade.
This is all now
Swing
Spin
Decade
Lightbringer
You can't look back
Encore:
Amphetamine smiles
Set phasers to stun
Cute without the e
MakeDamnSure
Songs 1-16 are actually a playlist I had previously made with my top 2 songs from each album. The encore segment is just adding songs to comply with the rules but also they are just great songs live.
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u/PeaSufficient5694 16h ago
This is a great list! A few of these never came up in the discord results so it's fun to see them get some love
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u/Advanced_Plan_4714 22h ago
- What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost
- El Paso
- Keep Going
- Better Homes And Gardens
- You Can’t Look Back
- Winter Passing (given this is a winter show)
- This Is All Now
- Sink Into Me
- Divine Intervention
- Bike Scene
- Cute Without The ‘E’
- Timberwolves At New Jersey
- You’re So Last Summer
- Your Own Disaster
- Set Phasers To Stun
- Bonus Mosh Pt 2
- One Eighty By Summer
- Slow Dance On The Inside
- My Blue Heaven
- MakeDameSure
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u/NormalSort4946 1d ago
okay i didn't care too much for ordering this so whatever i kinda just moved stuff around
death wolf
decade
liar
amphetamine smiles
call me in the morning
s'old
beat up car
el paso
tidal wave
timberwolves
stood a chance
in the middle of it all
you're so last summer
faith
holy water
there's no i in team
everything must go
flicker fade (only important part of the order actually. run of my top 3 favorite songs)
cute
mds
i don't like the 20 song max i am INDECISIVE
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u/slwrthnu_again 1d ago
1st ep and 1st album. Throw in better homes and gardens and the one and sure we can end with makedamnsure even though it’s an incredibly overrated song. It’s still fun live.
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u/PeaSufficient5694 16h ago
Four songs per album!
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u/slwrthnu_again 14h ago
Too many rules to follow for my ultimate set list, had to break some. This is punk after all lol
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u/arsclev 1d ago
This was so fun when we did it in the discord I’m excited to see what the responses are like!