Dr. Dog took the stage for the last date of their final tour on Friday night. The Philadelphia natives rang in the New Year at Union Transfer in their hometown, performing a career spanning lineup of music that covered eight out of their ten studio albums, in addition to a set of covers.
The evening kicked off with “Survive” off the 2016 LP Abandoned Mansion and continued with “The Old Days” and “Hang On” off the 2008 LP Fate. The main set also included “I Only Wear Blue” and the title track off 2010’s Shame, Shame.
The 19-song main set featured fan favorites “The Beach” and “The Breeze” off Fate, as well as “Where’d All The Time Go.” Next, Dr. Dog focused heavily on the 2012 LP Be The Void, performing “Vampire,” “These Days” and “That Old Black Hole."
Towards the end of the main set, Dr. Dog covered Architecture in Helsinki’s “Heart It Races” from the 2007 studio album, Places Like This. The set ended with a mashup of “Heaven” and “Humble Passenger” in addition to the traditional tune “Auld Lang Syne,” followed by a countdown to 2022.
Dr. Dog’s epic final encore featured guest Pat Finnerty who stuck around for a funky cover of Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes the Hotstepper” and “How Long Must I Wait?” The band continued with “Lonesome,” “The Girl,” and “Too Weak.” Next, they performed “Jackie Wants A Black Eye," followed by fan-favorite “Nellie.” Dr. Dog played “Shadow People” to finish off the evening.
The New Year's run began on Dec. 27 and spanned five nights. Doug O'Donnell, who left the band in 2004, lent lead vocals on the Dec. 29 encore performance of "Golden Hind." Followed by guitarist Scott McMicken's nephew Michael joining in on a guitar jam during "Fat Dog."
Dr. Dog
Union Transfer – Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 31, 2021
Set I: Survive, The Old Days, Hang On, I Only Wear Blue, Shame, Shame, Jim Song, Broken Heart. Long Way Down, The Beach, The Breeze, Alaska, Mystery to Me, Vampire, Where’d All the Time Go?, These Days, Ain’t It Strange, Heart It Races, That Old Black Hole, Heaven/ Humble Passenger/ Auld Lang Syne/ Wake Up
Enc.: Here Comes the Hotstepper, How Long Must I Wait?, Lonesome, The Girl, Too Weak to Ramble, Oh No, Fool’s Life, Jackie Wants A Black Eye, Nellie Shadow People
