# Joe Jackson at Curran Theatre, June 28, 2024

[SHNSF](https://www.broadwaysf.com/events/joe-jackson/curran-theater/calendar) presents Mr. Joe Jackson's 'the Two Rounds of Racket Tour' featuring [Joe Jackson](http://joejackson.com/) Solo and The Music of Max Champion  
[Curran Theatre](https://www.shnsf.com/theatres/curran)  
[445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102-1222 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=445+Geary+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-1222+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, June 28, 2024

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## One Set

[8:11 PM] {lights down; Joe out alone}

01. [8:12 PM] _Dave_
02. [8:16 PM] _Take It Like a Man_  
[8:19 PM] {Greetings; back announcements - that was a couple of tunes from the 21st Century; I'd like to go back now to the 1990's; false start on next tune -- pause to get the audience clapping along}
03. [8:20 PM] _Stranger Than Fiction_  
[8:24 PM] {JJ: I'm gonna take you back to the 1980's}
04. [8:25 PM] _You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)_  
[8:29 PM] {JJ continues noodling through the applause at tune end}
05. [8:29 PM] _Real Men_  
[8:34 PM] {false start for Steppin' Out: pause to talk about it being a workout}
06. [8:34 PM] _Steppin' Out_  
07. [8:38 PM] _It's Different for Girls_  
08. [8:42 PM] _On Your Radio_  
[8:44 PM] {JJ yack about the 60's}
09. [8:46 PM] _Waterloo Sunset_  
[8:50 PM] {JJ introduction to the Music Hall portion of the first segment: I'd like to keep going back in time now .... to the late Victorian/Edwardian era music hall tunes before World War One}
10. [8:53 PM] _Hello‚ Hello‚ Who's Your Lady Friend?_  
[8:57 PM] {JJ pause to talk a little about the next tune}
11. [8:57 PM] _My Old Dutch_  
[8:58 PM] {JJ says this isn't setbreak‚ don't go away...}  
[9:00 PM] {JJ departs; PA up while the stagehands setup for part two}  
[9:03 PM] {end of interstitial pause; begin Max Champion segment of the show}
13. [9:03 PM] _(Overture): Why‚ Why‚ Why?_
14. [9:08 PM] _What a Racket!_  
[9:11 PM] {drop contrabass; trombone swaps to tuba; JJ explains that the title is an idomatic British expression}
15. [9:13 PM] _The Bishop and the Actress_  
[9:16 PM] {add contrabass; tuba swaps back to trombone}
16. [9:16 PM] _Health & Safety_  
[9:20 PM] {drop horns; JJ pokes fun at pompous actor/politician types}
17. [9:22 PM] _Think of the Show! - A Thespian's Lament_  
[9:25 PM] {JJ explains who the London-Irish are}
18. [9:26 PM] _Dear Old Mum - A London-Irish Lament_  
[9:31 PM] {add horns; JJ gives a very brief intro to the next tune}
19. [9:32 PM] _The Shades of Night_
20. [9:37 PM] _Monty Mundy (Is Maltese)!_  
[9:41 PM] {JJ introduction to the next tune}
21. [9:42 PM] _Never So Nice in the Morning_  
[9:48 PM] {false ending! JJ: 'One More Time!'}
22. [9:48 PM] _Never So Nice in the Morning (reprise)_  
[9:49 PM] {JJ introduces the last song and offers a champagne toast to his band}
23. [9:49 PM] _The Sporting Life_ »  
[9:53 PM] {JJ introduces the band} »  
[9:56 PM] {The Sporting Life (finale)}  
[9:57 PM] {applause at end of set; disappearing drumstick gag; encore break}  
   
**Encore**
24. [9:59 PM] _Is She Really Going Out With Him?_  
[10:03 PM] {JJ talks about his dad}
25. [10:04 PM] _Worse Things Happen at Sea_  
[10:09 PM] {final applause; JJ: TYVM - Good night! - PA up immediately}  
[10:10 PM] {show ends}


## Performers

* [Susan Aquila]: violin;
* [Jackie Coleman]: trumpet;
* [Richard Hammond]: contrabass;
* [Joe Jackson](http://joejackson.com/): piano, vox;
* [Sam Kulik]: trombone, tuba, harmony vox;
* [Daniel Mintseris]: piano, ukulele, harmony vox;
* [Lourdes Rosales Martinez]: viola;
* [Ricky Roshell](https://www.rickyroshell.com/): flute, piccolo;
* [Christa Van Alstine](http://www.christavanalstine.com/): clarinet, bass clarinet, harmony vox;
* [Doug Yowell](https://www.dougyowell.com/): drums, harmony vox.

## Notes

When we first entered the theatre and I saw the stage was empty except for a keyboard, I thought, "uh-oh, I dunno if I can go for a whole show of solo Joe." Luckily, that wasn't the plan, and after a 45 minute musical sojourn from the present into the past, Joe paused to let us know that the second half of the show would be British music hall tunes he'd resurrected from the dustbin of the late Victorian pre-phonograph era.

It was a conceit that worked out quite well: I was really happy hearing him survey his hits (even if a few classics got left out), and the theatrical element in the presentation of the second half made that party really fun, even if the music and lyrics was a little trite.

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[Program Notes](externalURL) or {{:2024:2024-06:20240628pn.pdf|program notes}}

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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