It was a Mighty Mighty good time in Buffalo on Thursday, when one of the region’s most beloved bands put on a show for the ages. Boston’s Mighty Mighty Bosstones have been thrilling Buffalo crowds for over two decades and show no signs of slowing down.
The twenty-four song set covered the full spectrum of the band’s career, and had many highlights including early numbers like “The Rascal King” and “1-2-8,” both of which featured a chorus of Buffalo fans helping Dicky Barrett sing the words. The latter part of the set featured the band’s most commercially successful song, “The Impression that I Get.”
Throughout the show, Dicky Barrett seemed genuinely overcome with emotion at the size and spirit of the crowd. “Buffalo is our second city, you guys have been so good to us for all these years and we appreciate it,” Barrett told the crowd.
It isn’t often that a band that has been around so long performs with such intensity and gives an audience as many accolades as Barett did. It was the type of emotion that cannot be faked, and the crowd responded by being loud and dancing hard for the whole set.
Setlist:
The Daylights
You Gotta Go!
The Rascal King
The Old School Off the Bright
1-2-8
Someday I Suppose
The Magic of Youth
Graffiti Worth Reading
Everybody’s Better
Like a Shotgun
Another Drinkin’ Song
Sunday Afternoons on Wisdom Ave.
Dr. D
Kinder Words
Pirate Ship
Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah
Hope I Never Lose My Wallet
Devil’s Night Out
Don’t Worry Desmond Dekker
They Will Need Music
The Impression That I Get
Lights Out
Encores:
A Pretty Sad Excuse
A Little Bit Ugly
Photos by Gus Griesinger.
We would like to thank Jon Pebsworth and Adam Shaw for their assistance in providing BackstageAxxess with the photo pass.
