After postponing their initial Halloween run due to weather - and opening it on Nov. 7 with plenty of debuts - Goose kept the momentum going on Nov. 8 at South Farms in their home state of Connecticut, offering fans an ode to the moody '90s cult classic Donnie Darko. To hammer-home the theme, guitarist Rick Mitarotonda wore the titular character's skeleton costume, and bassist Trevor Weekz channeled Darko's imaginary friend, the rabbit Frank.
The band opened with their first-ever version of Echo & The Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon," the same song that opens the movie. From there, Goose jumped into a three-part "Arrow"> "Doobie Song"> "Slow Ready" jam, before later closing the set with another Donnie Darko debut, Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels."
A highlight of the second half - which began with a first-ever offering of Duran Duran's "Notorious" - was the unveiling of a wide-spanning new original, "Seekers on the Ridge" (you can check out that tune in the embedded video below).
The aforementioned "Head Over Heels" returned once again at the tail-end of set two, paired nicely with live favorite "Wysteria Lane."
Goose closed their Halloween run with an encore of Tears for Fears' "Mad World."
Check out the full setlist from the band, the opening scene from Donnie Darko and the new track "Seekers on the Ridge" (via YouTuber Marc Komito) below:
Goose
Nov. 7, 2020
South Farms, Morris, CT
Set I: The Killing Moon {1}, Arrow > Doobie Song > Slow Ready, Jive I > Jive Lee, Head Over Heels {2}
Set II: Notorious {3}, Tumble {5}, Seekers on the Ridge pt. 1 {4} > Seekers on the Ridge pt. 2 {4} > Hot Tea, Wysteria Lane {5} > Head Over Heels {6}
Enc: Mad World {6}
Coach’s Notes:
{1} Echo & The Bunnymen, FTP
{2} Tears For Fears, FTP
{3} Duran Duran, FTP. Hot Teases
{4} FTP
{5} Hot Tease (Hot Tea teases)
{6} Tears For Fears
Tonight’s Netflox & Chill movie was Donnie Darko
