Night two of my Swiss Army Romance 10th Anniversary shows. Also the last night of the tour. It had the makings to be magical and for the most part, it was. Especially once I told the drunk loud talkers to shut up. Come on people, it’s an acoustic show. STFU already! But anyways, set list …

Dashboard Confessional
Swiss Army Romance 10th Anniversary Tour
House of Blues
San Diego, CA
1/22/11

Screaming Infidelities
The Sharp Hint of New Tears
Living In Your Letters
The Swiss Army Romance
Turpentine Chaser
A Plain Morning
Age Six Racer
Again I Go Unnoticed
Ender Will Save Us All
Shirts and Gloves

This Brilliant Dance
The Good Fight
The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
Where There’s Gold
So Impossible
Tall Green Grass
Carry This Picture
As Lovers Go
A Guardian of Sorts (To Catch You)
The Best Deceptions
Saints and Sailors
Stolen
Remember to Breathe
Vindicated
Hands Down

So I got some different songs in the encore for this show. Chris also was a little looser, maybe because this crowd was really into it from the get go. Our singing was so strong for the first few lines of “Screaming Infidelities”, he just let us sing it. And then commented how we were already warmed up. (Probably had to do with all the sing alongs when Chris Conley from Saves the Day was on….more on that in a separate post.) A few songs seemed more intense this time around - like “This Brillant Dance”. And he did mix up the order of songs a bit and changed some out. I always enjoy “Where There’s Gold” and was super happy to get “The Best Deceptions”. Despite trying to save by voice by just mouthing words for some songs, it was pretty shot by the time we got to “As Lovers Go”. But since I am an old lady and had cough drops in my purse, I was all good to sing my heart out for the rest of the night. The new song “A Guardian of Sorts (To Catch You)” was even better on the second listen. The last five songs were all crowd favorites and the girls next to me pretty much freaked out when Chris started “Remember to Breathe”. It was that kind of night. You had to catch your breath because if you let yourself, you really could get caught up in all the emotion. I know I did.