“Pip” Holds the Crowd Hostage in Chicago
“Pip” came out to play at last night’s second Chicago
show at The Vic, and from what I’ve read so far, she literally took no prisoners. Men in the audience (especially those in the front row) feared for their lives. The show opened with an intense version of “Cruel,” during which “Pip” inserted the line, “I’ll rip your c**k off.”
If that wasn’t terrifying enough, the first act it ended with a version of “Me and a Gun” unlike any audience members had ever heard before. First the first time ever live, the band accompanied “Pip” during the song, and there were props involved. Scary, scary props. As she sang, “Pip” took out a large butcher knife and rubbed it back and forth across her leather pants. Towards the end of the song she pulled out a gun, and pointed it at her head before aiming it at the audience. Unlike the Nov. 5 Chicago show, last night had two encores. This concert will be available for download at Legs and Boots.
Here’s the complete setlist:
Act 1 - Pip
Cruel
Bliss
Teenage Hustling
Fat Slut
Smokey Joe
The Waitress
Me And A Gun
Interlude
Professional Widow
Act II – Tori
Big Wheel
Sugar
Almost Rosey
Cornflake Girl
Liquid Diamonds
Caught A Lite Sneeze
Winter
“i can’t f**k this up” improv
Happy Phantom
Band Returns
Digital Ghost
Hotel
Code Red
First Encore
Precious Things
Bouncing Off Clouds
Second Encore
Hey Jupiter
Check out a recent interview with Tori on “Pink is the New Blog.” You can listen to an audio version of the forty-minute interview and see the photos Tori graciously took with the interviewers afterwards.
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