Following the band’s debut at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Goose continued on to Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday to conclude leg one of the band’s spring tour with a single outdoor show at Avondale Brewing Company.
The energy was electric as Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Trevor Weekz, Ben Atkind, and Jeff Arevalo opened set one with “Yeti” and a fast version of “Echo of a Rose”, followed by “California Magic”, “Earthling or Alien?”, and a cover of the Grateful Dead‘s “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo” that flowed into “So Ready” to close the set.
Set two began with a cover of “Fish in the Sea” by Fat Freddy’s Drop and included slow-building jams in “SOS” and “Animal”, which also featured “Fish in the Sea” teases from Rick. “A Western Sun” and “726” broke up the jam-heavy set, each clocking in at under ten minutes. A “Dripfield” of cosmic proportions capped off the set before the band returned to end the night with a sticky-sweet “Butter Rum” encore.
Goose reveled in the crowd’s enthusiasm throughout the night and took to social media after the show to thank the audience. “Birmingham!! Y’all brought the stuff!” the band wrote. “Some the hottest energy we’ve seen this tour. Gonna keep us feeling good til the next leg! 
Thank you to everyone for what had been an unbelievable first half to the Spring. Love y’all! 
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Check out a gallery of photos from Goose at Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL courtesy of photographer Daniel Ojeda and listen to full-show audio via the band’s Bandcamp below.
Goose’s spring tour continues after a brief break with shows in the Midwest, Northwest, and West Coast. Click here to learn how to stream every show for free, and for more information and tickets, visit the band’s website.
Goose – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL – 4/2/23 – Full Audio
Setlist: Goose | Avondale Brewing Company | Birmingham, AL | 4/2/23
Set 1: Yeti, Echo of a Rose (Fast version), California Magic, Earthling or Alien?, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Grateful Dead) > So Ready
Set 2: Fish in the Sea (Fat Freddy’s Drop), SOS, A Western Sun > Animal (With “Fish in the Sea” teases by Rick), 726, Dripfield
Encore: Butter Rum
Music fans in New Orleans, LA during Jazz Fest can can catch two nights of Goose as part of Daze Between New Orleans, a two-day music festival at Faubourg Brewery on Tuesday, May 2nd and Wednesday, May 3rd. Along with Goose, the festival will feature performances by Tank and the Bangas, Lawrence, Neal Francis, David Shaw, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Eggy, Melt, Honey Island Swamp Band, J & The Causeways, and The Quickening. A portion of proceeds from the Daze Between New Orleans will benefit New Orleans non-profit organizations via Rex Foundation. For tickets and more information, head here.
