# BEAT at Meritage Resort, September 13, 2024

[Blue Note Napa](https://www.bluenotejazz.com/napa/shows/?eid=TWL1881281) presents [BEAT](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22BEAT%22)  
[Meritage Resort](https://www.bluenotejazz.com/napa/)  
[850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=850+Bordeaux+Way,+Napa,+CA+94558+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, September 13, 2024

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[{{:2024:2024-09:20240913_promo.jpg?300|BEAT promo poster}}]

## Set One

[7:45 PM] {the pre-show soundscape is already playing as we get to our seats, but hardly anyone is listening to it}  
[7:59 PM] {lights down; the band members come out to stand up front one-by-one without introduction before bowing and then moving to their stations to start the show}

01. [8:01 PM] _Neurotica_
02. [8:05 PM] _Neal and Jack and Me_
03. [8:11 PM] _Heartbeat_  
[8:15 PM] {AB: TY; Greets! Welcome to the second show...we only have 63 more... and you're welcome to come to every one of 'em}
04. [8:15 PM] _Sartori in Tangier_  
[8:19 PM] {AB: Would you like us to play some more?}
05. [8:20 PM] _Dig Me_  
[8:23 PM] {AB: Are you happy ... I'm just checkin' ... this is only our second one y'know}
06. [8:24 PM] _Model Man_
07. [8:28 PM] _Man With an Open Heart_  
[8:31 PM] {AB talks about bringing old gear out on tour. DC starts the next tune before AB finishes...}
08. [8:31 PM] _Industry_
09. [8:40 PM] _Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)_  
[8:45 PM] {applause at set end; AB: don't go too far away we'll be back in fifteen minutes!}  
[8:46 PM] {set ends}

## Set Two

[8:59 PM] {lights down; techie out front to set up Simmons electronic drum rig for DC & AB}  
[9:00 PM] {band onstage}

01. [9:00 PM] _Waiting Man_
02. [9:08 PM] _The Sheltering Sky_
03. [9:19 PM] _Sleepless_
04. [9:26 PM] _Frame by Frame_  
[9:29 PM] {AB: I feel like it's getting warmer...}
05. [9:30 PM] _Matte Kudasai_
06. [9:34 PM] _Elephant Talk_
07. [9:39 PM] _Three of a Perfect Pair_
08. [9:44 PM] _Indiscipline_  
[9:51 PM] {applause at set break}  
[9:52 PM] {all bow up front, then band heads offstage}  
[9:53 PM] {band back}  
   
**Encore**  
[9:54 PM] {Thanks and comments from AB}
09. [9:55 PM] _Red_  
[10:01 PM] {AB: Woowee! I hope you liked this show, and if you did, tell everybody what they missed}
10. [10:02 PM] _Thela Hun Ginjeet_  
[10:08 PM] {final applause}  
[10:09 PM] {band off; show ends}


## Performers

* [Adrian Belew](http://www.adrianbelew.net/): guitar, drums, keyboards, vox;
* [Danny Carey](https://dannycarey.com/): drums;
* [Tony Levin](http://www.tonylevin.com): bass, Chapman Stick, keyboards, vox;
* [Steve Vai](http://www.vai.com/home/): guitar.

## Notes

Just prior to showtime I realized that it was going to be too dark to take notes during the show (no lights in the aud), so I put away my little notebook. Would have been nice to keep track of who was playing what when, but I didn't want to be distracted by trying to do that on my phone during the show.

I was really psyched to hear this tour -- the three early 80's KC albums were very important to my high school self -- and I thought tonight's performers put out a great show for us. As I expected, there were minor annoyances from the many superfans in attendance -- singing along, blurting out key lines in advance of their cues, and so on -- but it was an enjoyable show nonetheless.

And both Danny & Steve deserve an extra shout-out for the extra effort they made to learn their parts: it's not easy to step into the shoes of absent giants and deliver at such a high level.

Random says: if you know this music, you owe it to yourself to go see it done live!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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