Why was Men Without Hats trending on twitter on Saturday? The new wave eighties pop stars were at Dundas Square in Toronto for their second show at NXNE. The band had put on a very intimate small show at the Great Hall on Thursday which had us back for more on Saturday night (See IKDK's Tuco's review here Men Without Hats). Again no disappointment but our hope for a slightly different set list was smashed (I wanted to hear Ideas for Walls). Ivan ran through an identical set list as Thursday night minus the encore (See IKDK's posting of Thursday's Set List) moving through tracks from Rhythm Of Youth, Pop Goes The World and Folk Of The 80's Part III. When the band hit Where Do The Boys Go Ivan once again invited out his brother Colin to play keyboards on the track (Did you know there were 3 brothers in the original band?). Ivan announced both nights also that a forthcoming album was on the way called "Folk of the 80s: Part IV". Joke or serious? Hopefully the latter as the new track This War is pretty good. Here is the track listing from Saturday's show:
Jumpin Jack Flash (Cover)
Moonbeam (Pop Goes The World)
Antartica (Rhythm Of Youth)
I Got The Message (Rhythm Of Youth)
This War (New Song)
I Like (Rhythm Of Youth)
Pop Goes The World (Pop Goes The World)
Living In China (Rhythm Of Youth)
Where Do The Boys Go (Folk Of The 80's Part III)
Safety Dance (Rhythm Of Youth)
This is what Toronto was saying:
@iansteinberg: A guy just said : it's ironic that men without hats are playing and then men with hats play next.
@saelantwerdy: Still don't understand why Cults are playing immediately before Men Without Hats. #NXNE2011 (IKDK: Why Not?)
@Jake_E_Cretin: @tuwhitt they go on 9:30, Men Without Hats are on at 8:00. I bet they'll play Safety Dance. (IKDK: I bet you they will too. There would be riots if they didn't)
@ComeOnBunny: "Men Without Hats is a Canadian New Wave group from Montreal, Quebec." Whoa, I didnt know that. (IKDK: Yep)
@iamryree: If this food takes any longer and i miss the start of men without hats, this waiter is gettin knifed...
@phrichards: It's so bizarre that I'm minutes away from seeing men without hats. This will either be awesome or a total disaster. (IKDK: Awesome of course)
@IKvsDK: Parents just bought their two teen daughters men without hats t shirts #nxne #hipparents
@NAtalie_988: Just interviewed by @Spinner . women with balloon hats seeing men without hats #nxne
@rachel_is_here: Waiting for Men Without Hats to take the stage at YDS. Going to Safety Dance all over this place.
@imacgill: Sticking around for Men Without Hats. Not Depeche Mode...but should be fun. #nxne #3hitwonder #wheredotheboysgo (IKDK: Multi-hit wonder if you ask us :))
@bunnyhero: last time I saw men without hats was in 1984. now tweeting about it while seeing them in 2011 #old #technology
@AnaRodro: Men without hats? (IKDK: The youth of today)
@lindsaycormack: At Yonge and Dundas Sq listening to Men Without Hats. What has my life come to
@buyingshots: Men Without Hats. With hats on. #nxne
@shortweird: Men without Hats. 1) lead singer is wearing a hat 2) see 1. #ShatteredExpectations #nxne
@JulianSpillane: So Men Without Hats opened with Jumping Jack Flash. I am le confused.
@imacgill: Men Without Hats are an odd combination of metal & synth pop. Ivan is even wearing a Thor t-shirt. No Bonhomme on drums. #nxne
@MMBdM: Men Without Hats look like rockers and dance like hyper 12yr old girls. #NXNE (sound is absolute crap at Dundas square)
@40deuce: I can't believe I'm seeing Men Without Hats twice in one week #NXNE (IKDK: We are with you)
@gbozward: Missing Men Without Hats because we are getting drunk in the Hard Rock #NXNE festival failures (Ouch: Painful trade-off)
@seagell: I don't know if the novelty of seeing Safety Dance is worth putting up with the rest of Men Without Hats set #YADS (IKDK: Blasphemy)
@CamLinNYC: Currently at a packed, outdoor Men Without Hats concert. #Canada #nxne
@IndieToBlog: Say what you will about #nxne but Men without Hats was a great choice. (IKDK: Yep)
@EightiesGirl_99: Men without hats rule.
@phrichards: Standing behind the biggest Men Without Hats fan in the world. Dude is losing his shit. I'm gonna get elbowed in the gut any time now. #nxne
@pheather: Odds that Men Without Hats will play their 90s guitar-rock ditty "Sideways": slim to none. #NXNE (IKDK: Not today)
@Mrlex76: Men without hats would never make a Cowboy.
@Trellh: Men Without Hats is like a car accident. You can't tur away even though you really want to. So far, the only disappointment of #nxne
@mutantlog: The crowd suddenly awakens as they realize they know a Men Without Hats song other than Safety Dance! #popgoestheworld
@TheAtomicHouse: Men Without Hats is trending- Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance Well they're no friends of mine
@TriizNairne: Men without hats are swagless.
@AmberXXX: kind of almost front row for men without hats #nxne #fuckyea new wave daddies everywhere
@nnkatherine: THE LEAD SINGER OF MEN WITHOUT HATS IS WEARING A THOR SHIRT AND LEATHER PANTS AND SINGING POP GOES THE WORLD THIS IS AWESOME GUYS
@KristyL_M: Both Men Without Hats and Devo are playing in TO tonight. What year is it? (IKDK: 1982)
Some people weren't impressed:
@drunkgirlcomics: Men Without Hats = Brutal. #NXNE
@brilliam: Men without hats plating live in dundas square, without question the worst live music I have seen. No thanks not for me!
@HawleyDunbar: Um Men Without Hats is hilarious live. He's so friggin old. And he was totally wearing at hat. #NXNE2011
@RobynRMT: Just watched Men Without Hats. Ivan makes me so happy still. Audience looked the result of a focus group. Just sayin.
@IKvsDK: I barely survived another men without hats concert. Now at horseshoe for hooded fang #nxne
Did you miss the shows? No worries. Ivan and the crew will be back to open up for Human League later this summer in Toronto and we will be there.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZpv16dwtYE`
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