May 18, 2010 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre

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General Information

Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Date: May 18, 2010
Location: New York, NY
Venue: Gramercy Theatre
Address: 127 E. 23rd St. New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. [ Venue website ]
Box Office Number: (212) 614-6932

Additional Information: Four songs from this show were recorded for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Set List

• Vasoline
• Wicked Garden
• Crackerman
• Between The Lines
• Hickory Dichotomy
• Big Empty
• Sour Girl
• Creep
• Plush
• Interstate Love Song
• Bagman
• Huckleberry Crumble
• Tumble In The Rough
• Lounge Fly
• Sex Type Thing
• Dead And Bloated
• Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart

Picture Link: Check out photos from this show in the Picture Archive.

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Reviews (10) [ send in your own review/pictures of the New York show ]

Thanks to Spin: Three songs into Stone Temple Pilots' 90-minute set Tuesday night, celebrating the May 25 release of their first album in nearly a decade, Scott Weiland stepped confidently onto a riser onstage at New York City's 550-person capacity Gramercy Theatre. The opening bars of "Between the Lines," the lead single from their self-titled new album, blasted out, and Weiland spun in circles, singing about his drug-addled relationship with his ex-wife.

He gestured at drummer Eric Kretz and went back-to-back with guitarist Dean DeLeo, displaying the kind of chemistry the San Diego quartet once had before the drug busts, rehabs, and creative infighting caused a seven-year breakup.

The good news: STP are back and focused.

They dispatched their 17-song set with a workmanlike ethic. New songs "Bagman" and "Hickory Dichotomy" showed STP's classic fusion of hard rock assault and melodic pop smarts, with tight, memorable hooks. "Huckleberry Crumble" featured a sharp guitar riff and blues bass.

The quartet's rediscovered polish rubbed off on older songs, too. Dean -- who ran through an arsenal of vintage Fender Telecasters and Gibson Les Pauls -- played a innovative solo on "Sour Girl," as Weiland dropped an impromptu scat, illustrating their on-the-fly versatility. During a rare performance of 1996's "Tumble in the Rough" ("We haven't played this one in a lllllooooonnnnngggg time," explained Weiland), STP maintained tight control of the song's psychedelic flourishes.

"Interstate Love Song," "Creep," and "Plush" all sounded muscular, with Kretz and bassist Robert DeLeo (who writes all of STP's music with his brother Dean; Weiland writes the lyrics), laying a rumbling rhythm that flaunted their hard rock, R&B, and British Invasion influences.

After a two-song encore, including the call-and-response "Dead and Bloated" and hard grooving "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart," the band took a bow to the crowd's chant of "STP, STP, STP!!!"

It's likely to be just one of many such moments for the quartet as they tour through the summer.

Thanks to Frank: GREAT SHOW! 5 Star performance by all members. After opening with powerhouse tracks like 'Vasoline' and Wicked Garden and Crackerman, the mood was established for an oustanding night of rock. Overall, it was the standard set list with the inclusion of the rarely performed "Tumble in the Rough" from their third effort, "Tiny Music...Songs from a Vatican Gift Shop". The new songs sound great. It is evident this band was never meant to halt writing great music. Powerful, bluesy rock and roll in the spirit of circa 70's greats like Aerosmith, Rolling Stones and the Beatles.

Thanks to CritterTypeThing: The band was amazing. Scott continues to look great and healthy. There really seemed to be that special vibe throughout, knowing that this was a big deal. Tumble was AMAZING!!!! I just knew it was comin, can't believe it.

HOWEVER, aspects of the crowd unfortunately soured some of the show for my girlfriend and I:

SHAME ON ATLANTIC RECORDS. From the moment we got there, it seemed like the show was not presented as a special show for the fans, but moreso a party for Atlantic Records. With their own waiting line to shortcut their way in (not that big of a deal, I know it happens) and then see atleast two hundred suits standing around drinking Merlot out of dixie cups already in the theatre while I was maybe the 30th person on line outside.

Then, when the place seemed packed in. I'd say a good half the crowd just didn't look like they belonged, and when the band came on, seeing all of their disturbed and confused faces re: fans getting excited and screaming, like they didn't know people would be excited, like we were ruining their party. Why do I feel like if it was a Pearl Jam show, it would've been 550 fans and 50 suits, as opposed to 300 fans, 300 suits?

And finally, the clincher. We had one of these guys with his oh-so-posh girlfriend standing next to us while we were waiting to start, just dropping comments about his job @ Atlantic. This guy was easily mid-to-late 40s, definitely trying to hold onto some form of his younger days. Anyway, once Sour Girl starts he takes out his bowl and begins to smokeup through the entire song with his girlfrind and coworkers (I know it happens, but c'mon, almost a constant drag through a 4 minute song?). Then, the same thing goes down during Creep, but this time near the end of the song, someone in his entourage takes out a needle & syringe and they start giggling like a bunch of schoolgirls. Needless to say, we spent the rest of the show listening from the back of the auditorium. Now I'm not naive to the point where I don't think drugs and stuff go down during shows (I've been to many shows), but to have it be right on top of you, by people who made it clear they had no business being there with the mindset that STP is totally the place where they should shoot up?

Thanks to rockdude_unglued519: I of course completly echo what toys was saying the show was incredible and it was totally worth waiting outside like eight hours to get in. The band chemistry right now is really something cool to see, even if you just look at their progression from 2008 when they were refamiliarizing themsemlves with eachother and the material so to speak, to now. The pics from toys will be amazing and I would definitly check out kimmel and cross my fingers for a dvd of the show. Oh and meeting Eric was cool he seems just so chill and mellow( of course it's Eric!) And as you all know Rob and Dean are two of the fucking niceest people you could meet anywhere! I was shoked to see Dean remembered meeting my girl and I at a prior show and Robert remembered us for our "trademark banners" Either way I'm so glad for all of us that were able to luck out and squezze into this once in a lifetime show

Thanks to toysintheattic: just got off the bus from new york and back in boston now getting ready to take a bio final but the show was amazing! it was only my third time seeing STP (11th time seeing scott) but it was definitly the best. i got in line a 1 PM and i was absolutely pissed when i saw all the guest list people geting in before me. from talking to the security guards they said that the compacity was going to be 625 and that only 300 tickets were made available to non-guestlist people. but me and my boyfriend were lucky enough to squeeze right in up front once we got in. the set was awesome, i was so pumped when they played tumble in the rough, was not expecting that at all. and of course scott did the joke about the next song being a new one then they broke into plush haha. the new songs sounded amazing expecially hickory. during trippin dean was going absolutely nuts it was great. got a coulpe of setlists and picks at the end. waited outisde after and met eric, rob, and dean, they were so fucking nice it was a great way to end the night. i have a ton of pictures ill upload once i finish my final and get back home.

Thanks to Steak: Amazing show!


IMO, Probably their best performance since they've been reunited. I drove to Ohio in 08' to see Rock On The Range, and that was amazing, but the way they all sounded, and played together tonight made it feel like they were really back.... and not just for the reunion money. Tumble In The Rough was a nice surprise, and their new songs sounded a LOT better than I thought from the recordings/video's I've seen recently. I was kinda hoping they'd play something special like a cover, or something a little more rare than Tumble. All in all, I'm thankful to have been there.

Thanks to Peebs: Ha! Thanks VC for putting my tweeted setlist up! Was the best STP show I have ever seen. Sure we all think the last show we saw was the best but seriously THiS WAS. They sound tight, Scott's vocals were dead on. He looks healthy.
The new songs sound really great live and the reason I do not know the titles outside BTL is....I have not listened to any of the "leaks". Why? I'm old skool. I wait til I have the CD in my hands.
Before the gig we were at globe and the camera guys and stage manager were in the bar throwing back a few. It was one guys birthday. And that's how we saw the set list. Nice guys, they have a cool job.
What a awesome night! Bedtime now!

Thanks to STP92: This was my first STP show and it did not disappoint! Weiland sounded great, as did the rest of the band, and was really into the show. They played most of the classics, along with the four new ones and as you already know played "Tumble in the Rough", which was amazing. "Plush" and "Sex Type Thing" were the highlights for me, though "Vasoline", "Wicked Garden", and "Between the Lines" were all magnificent. Afterwards, I was feet away from Weiland as he shook hands with fans outside the venue before getting into his car. I didn't shake his hand, but he looked at me and smiled as I yelled his name. Great first experience!

Thanks to drainu182: Stone Temple Pilots played a sold out show last night at the intimate Gramercy Theatre in New York City. For a band that usually plays arenas and outdoor amphitheatres, Stone Temple Pilots put on an amazing show at the roughly 600 person capacity theatre.

The band played a solid mix of four new songs (album pre-order) with their classic hits even including the somewhat rarely played "Tumble In The Rough" which hasn’t been performed live in about a decate. Four of the songs "Crackerman," "Between The Lines," "Hickory Dichotomy," and "Big Empty" were recorded for a future airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Fan reports indicate that Scott sounded and looked great and drug-free even though the whole crowd might not have been.

Thanks to Ryan L: Amazing show last night. They played a lot of hits, some new songs, and went deep into the catalog. Great show which was taped for Kimmel show.