- Live In Central Park is a concert film showcasing DEVO and was aired as part of the television series Live! from Central Park SummerStage. This film has not been made available for physical distribution, apart from several bootleg recordings that emerged from the original broadcast.[1]
- A limited edition live album was subsequently available to any fans, providing them with a unique audio experience of the event. The burn on demand CD was not immediately available to attending ticket holders "due to heavy rains in New York City after this outdoor concert."[2]
- This 2004 Devolution Is Real Tour date is also notable as the first DEVO concert to feature Booji Boy since their 1997 Lollapalooza Tour.
- Date: 2004-07-23
- Venue: SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, Manhattan
- City: New York City, NY
- Gates: 4:30 pm
- Advertised showtime: 6:00 pm
- Other performers: stellastarr*,[3] Yeah Yeah Yeahs[4]
Setlist[]
- Introduction [0:23]
- That's Good [8:20]
- Girl U Want [3:12]
- Whip It [4:11]
- Satisfaction [2:13]
- Uncontrollable Urge [2:12]
- Mongoloid [3:20]
- Blockhead [4:10]
- Jocko Homo [5:00]
- Smart Patrol [3:19]
- Mr. DNA [4:11]
- Gut Feeling [4:11]
- Slap Your Mammy [0:30]
- Gates Of Steel [4:11]
- Freedom Of Choice [4:10]
- Beautiful World [12:40]
Album[]
Released around the same time as the original broadcast, the soundtrack album is the only official way to experience the concert - it was released by Disc Live - a label releasing affordably priced, on demand, live albums of touring artists.
Track Listing[]
Disc 1
- Intro
- That's Good
- Girl U Want
- Whip It
- Satisfaction
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Mongoloid
- Blockhead
- Jocko Homo
Disc 2
Release Credits[]
- DEVO
- Mark Mothersbaugh : Vocals, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Mutated Guitar
- Gerald Casale : Vocals, Synthesizers, Bass Guitar
- Bob Mothersbaugh : Vocals, Lead Guitar
- Bob Casale : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Guitar
- Josh Freese : Unparalleled percussion
- DEVO CREW
- Edward James Marshall : Stage Manager, Audio Technician
- Van Coppock : House Sound Engineer
- Neil Taylor : Stage Monitor Engineer
- John Enroth : Programming, Drum & Guitar Technician
- Package design : Shelley Leopold from an original image by Scrojo
- Limited edition of 1000
- www.disclive.com
- https://www.discogs.com/release/7129223-Devo-Live-in-Central-Park
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040812234415/http://disclive.com/artist.php?artistid=81
Extra Info[]
- Disc Live Network later issued limited edition CD-R live albums after shows on DEVO's 2012 tour.
◦ https://www.disclivenetwork.com/detail.cfm?artistid=57
◦ https://www.discogs.com/master/1610183-Devo-Devo-Battles-Live-2012-Tour-Taste-of-Newport-Newport-Beach-CA-Sep-15-2012
- The rain started when the setlist ended.[5][6]
Sources[]
- devo-obsesso.com/html/news_pgs/nyc-7-04.html (From archive.org),
(https://archive.md/isXRL#selection-453.0-440.5) - https://boojiboysbasement.com/?s=SummerStage
- https://www.mixonline.com/news/disclive-record-release-devo-s-live-album-421286
- https://jambands.com/news/2004/07/22/live-from-central-park-summerstage-premieres-this-weekend-on-wbac-hdnet/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230902174750/https://milwaukeehdtv.org/smf/index.php?topic=3755.0
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421387/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- "07/23/04 - Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY ". DEVO Live Guide - 2001 to 2004.
huboon.com/2001_04.html (https://archive.ph/9bNpd#selection-1249.0-1249.51)
Event Press[]
- Announcements
- Barbara Hoffman. “SUMMERSTAGE ON SALE”. Entertainment. New York Post, (2004, April 29).
https://nypost.com/2004/04/29/summerstage-on-sale/
- Mary Huhn. “IN DEVO WE TRUST”, "SONGS FOR THE SAMPLING". Entertainment. New York Post, (2004, June 4).
https://nypost.com/2004/06/04/songs-for-the-sampling/ (https://archive.ph/fzVsY#selection-1421.2-1421.18)
Also by Huhn;(https://archive.ph/lxasM#selection-1249.4-1249.138);
(https://archive.ph/2j3oj#selection-1295.0-1297.75)
- “Devolution is Real!” “DEVO plays Central Park Summerstage this weekend”. Courier News, pg. 54, (2004, July 22).
- Pre-show Interviews
- David Haffenreffer. “From `Laverne & Shirley` To `Hairspray`, `Deevolution` of Devo In NYC, PTA Keeps Former Super Model Kathy Ireland Super Busy”, Friday Movie Box Office Preview, CNNfn, Jul 23, (2004, July 23)
research.ebsco.com/c/m57ck4/viewer/html/5bypf6sj6fHAFFENREFFER: We talk about deevolution as you look at society, and maybe even the world today. Does it apply perhaps more today than any other time?
CASALE: Absolutely. I mean, all kidding aside, it`s become hideously real. Like what we talked about almost as a kind of philosophy with humor has become true. De-evolution is real. I think everybody watching today would agree that they can`t even believe the world they live in now.
- Isaac Guzmán. "A WHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK FROM DEVO". New York Daily News, (2004, July 23)
https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/07/23/a-whip-off-the-old-block-from-devo/ (https://archive.ph/f3dB5#selection-1393.0-1393.40)
- Show Reviews
- Jon Pareles. "Midsummer Nights Steeped In New Wave and Mysticism", Summerstage Review. The New York Times, (2004, July 26).
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/arts/summerstage-review-midsummer-nights-steeped-in-new-wave-and-mysticism.html (https://archive.ph/Tj51T#selection-657.0-657.70)
- “Are We Not Wet?” “Aging Ohioans in flowerpots prove they predicted future: Devo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Stellastarr*: Central Park SummerStage: July 22”. Music. The Village Voice, (2004, July 27).
https://www.villagevoice.com/music-271/ (https://archive.ph/DdzN5#selection-1543.0-1567.7)
- Steve Bunche. "A VISIT WITH OLD FRIENDS: DEVO IN CENTRAL PARK-7/23/04". The Vault of Buncheness, [blog], published 2004, July 25 to Blogspot.com. Republished (2020, August 5), at "THE BEST OF THE VAULT OF BUNCHENESS: Highlights from 2004 through the present."
https://vaultofbunchenessbestof.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-visit-with-old-friends-devo-in.html (https://archive.ph/l5K1b#selection-455.0-455.56)
- William Mills. “No Washout: Devo Live at Central Park SummerStage”. News. Spin magazine, (2004, August 17).
https://www.spin.com/2004/08/no-washout-devo-live-central-park-summerstage/ (https://archive.ph/HhPkm#selection-615.1-615.51)
- Aaron Sakulich. "Are we not men? We are Devo!" Entertainment. The Triangle, (Drexel University) (2004, August 5)
- Splicer. "DEVO at Summerstage 7/23/04". Monochromatic Outlook: There she goes, my beautiful world. Splicer.com [blog], published 2004, July 25.
https://splicer.com/2004/07/25/devo-summerstage-72304/ (https://archive.ph/TQC2Z#selection-307.0-317.2)
References[]
- ↑ "DEVO - 07/23/2004 - New York, NY". Uploaded to YouTube in 2016 by Maya King. youtube.com/watch?v=OYQC-DeOcgA
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040812234415/http://disclive.com/artist.php?artistid=81
- ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/stellastarr/2004/central-park-summerstage-new-york-ny-3d6555f.html
- ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/yeah-yeah-yeahs/2004/central-park-summerstage-new-york-ny-1bd65558.html
- ↑ Mary Huhn. “THANKS ‘04 THE SONGS – DEVO TO DYLAN, A ROCKIN’ FINE YEAR”. Entertainment. New York Post, (2004, December 24).
https://nypost.com/2004/12/24/thanks-04-the-songs-devo-to-dylan-a-rockin-fine-year/ (https://archive.ph/2Psyn#selection-1237.1-1237.201)
"When pop-punk band Devo reunited at Central Park SummerStage in its full glory of flowerpot hats/energy domes and yellow jumpsuits, the rains miraculously held out until after the evening’s last note."
- ↑ devo-obsesso.com/html/news_pgs/nyc-7-04.html (https://archive.md/isXRL#selection-767.23-682.81)
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