is this the slate grey shirt you were talking about? anything on the back? t-shirt prices?

Really enjoyed friday night.Cracking venue,nice bars in there.Great crowd.We were in the upper tier and i was worried it may be a bit lacking atmosphere up there,but everyone was up dancing and really going for it.Mobile aint worked all the time we have been here in san fran,so couldnt meet up with in oakland with any of you,which we were sad about.We had beers with Norbert though before and also on our return to downtown san fran.In the venue got a tour t shirt,a hotdog and at least half a dozen beers
all in all a really TOP GIG

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Great show in Oakland!! So ready for the greek tonight!! Geeked for the greek!!! I will be filming the greek show and will have link for it ASAP!! I have a bunch of photos of the show posted here... http://seenitlive.tumblr.com/

No and no.

My friend Barry writes for Rolling Stone and Spin. I saw him at the gig Friday night. Here's his review:

http://www.rollingstone....and-tour-opener-20121008

Fantastic show!!! Back on the east coast, minus one iPhone, but it was worth it! Thanks to Jeb and everyone else we met at Radio prior to the show. Really pleased with the set. Loved the fact that KW1 was back and lo and behold, who called Atmosphere?? And the use of the Jawa video!!! Everything was well done. I could write a lengthy review, but don't need! Thanks to the band for a great night! Hope the rumors of a return next year are true!! I'd kill for a NO/OMD double bill....

I concur with those sentiments but did catch Jeb before he headed out for dinner. Unfortunately, I didn't convey how appreciative I am of the Recycle project. Met Murky as well. Radio was a good choice for the meetup, even though it was louder than the gig and hot as fuck. I would have liked to have chatted with everyone there but could only hear every other word. Great to see Sam after all these years. Special thank you to Mark for the badge. I don't think I qualify for Viking status (9 gigs, all within California) but wasn't gonna turn it down.

For my money, the Oakland gig was better than any New Order show I've seen since '89. The sound was excellent from where I stood (a bit too far back for my taste). The crowd was especially enthusiastic, and in good voice. I'm always impressed with the varied mix of people that come to see the band. The visuals were a mixed bag but that mirrors the eclecticism of their video promo output. Highlight was the clip for Your Silent Face. The setlist was satisfying enough. No use complaining about what wasn't played (okay, bummed about nothing from Technique) when most of what they played fired on all cylinders. If Close Range isn't necessarily a track you would pick, at least appreciate that they took the chance on throwing in a surprise. The glass isn't half empty, or half full. The glass is too big. People need to temper their expectations sometimes. Here's looking forward to 2013.

Run Run Run are an LA band that Phil was in between NO and Marion. They spent some time in Mcr years back and were introduced to Phil by Joe Moss.

Think it's just the 2 Cali gigs that they're doing.

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This was the first time I've ever seen NO. Somehow, every tour they did just did not work out for me. First time at the Fox too, which I thought was a fantastic venue.

It was a little difficult getting to the show because of all the protesters on the street. (I turned down a side street looking for parking and ended up driving straight towards a wall of people.) I walked in to hear the singer of Run Run Run say thanks and goodnight. I was afraid I would be standing way in the back, but had no problems getting pretty close to the front of the stage.

I thought the sounds at the beginning was a little muffled and later on, some of the keyboards were not loud enough, but I was so excited to finally hear these songs live. I would have been happy with them playing more and have a long list of songs I would have liked to hear, but I'll take what I can.