Lovejoy, Crywank, Spilly Cave

Royal Oak Theater, Royal Oak, MI....

This show was a lot of fun. We were watching from the Projection Room of this former movie theater, which has been converted to a VIP experience (and highly recommended!). Lovejoy was great. Spilly Cave was very good (they should be ready to break out after they get a few more years under their belt). Crywank was entertaining but not essential.



Lovejoy setlist:
  • Call Me What You Like
  • Taunt
  • Consequences
  • Model Buses
  • Warsaw
  • Cause for Concern
  • It's Golden Hour Somewhere
  • Perfume
  • Sex Sells
  • Scum
  • One Day
  • The Fall

[encore break]

  • Portrait of a Blank Slate
  • Concrete

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