Belly Return To Form With New Album, Cult Following And Mini Tour That Ends At The Vic

Oct 09, 2018 James Currie Features, Music News, Reviews 2

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By Harrison Christoph

The East Coast Alt-Rockers Belly may have only been a band that was around for five years in the nineties that released just two albums, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t experienced and beloved. That’s right, the alternative pop quartet from Rhode Island that is Tanya Donnelly, brothers Chris and Thomas Gorman and wild-woman Gail Greenwood have a fan loyalty the Grateful Dead would be proud of. At tonights show at The Vic, we learned that the loyal fans in the front row came from far and wide to see the band perform their final show of the tour. These fans gave an emotional show of support and came from Florida, New York and California. And they didn’t stop showing their support for the band until long after the show as most stayed for the afterparty meet and greet.

Belly are back and on tour for their latest and third album, Dove. Not counting the 2016 mini tour reunion, this after a 20 year hiatus. And they are on top form. Donnelly’s vocals are still right there in it. Chris Gorman is a rhythm machine. Thomas fills in the backing vocals a guitars while Greenwood thumps the low end, vocals and energy of two.

Tonight they were ending the tour on a high note. Recording the concert on video for a later production. This would be the bands first live concert video ever and from the fans response, a warmed welcomed one. This performance proved to be one to capture as the band seemed fresh, animated and having fun with it.

We were treated with all the tracks we remember and several new ones as well. Classics like “Feed The Tree”, “Gepetto” and “Super-Connected” were the highlights that got the crowd jumping, singing along and cheering for more. New tracks like “Faceless” and “Artifact” of Dove are destined to be classics in due time.

Throughout the night, we were greeted with shirt stories like Tanya’s “fingers to the sky pose” (that garnered an audience response of agreement), fans along the tour and how the new album and songs came to be. As well as funny qualms about life on the road. This all during the twenty three tracks played live.

The band promised to be back someday soon as this may have been a test of the waters tour. From the turn out, Id say it was a success.

Keep checking back with In The Loop Magazine for the future release of the live Belly show at The Vic

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For photos from the show, click here

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Setlist: Belly live in Chicago at The Vic Theatre October 6, 2018

1. Seal My Fate
2. Mine
3. Slow Dog
4. Army of Clay
5. Faceless
6. The Bees
7. Red
8. Stars Align
9. Quicksand
10. Dusted
11. Shiny One
12. Feed The Tree
13. Artifact
14. Full Moon, Empty Heart
15. Girl
16. Silverfish
17. Now They’ll Sleep
18. Gepetto
19. Super-Connected

Encore

20 Happy Birthday (to a fan)

21. Thief

22. Low Red Moon

23. Human Child

 

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