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Schedule:
Doors Open at 3:00pm
Women's Shelter ($1 Per Ticket Recipient): La CASA
Jarah Jane - 3:30-3:50 - Village Stage
Badi Assad - 3:55-4:15 - Village Stage
Innocence Mission - 4:15-4:35 - Second Stage
Sinead Lohan - 4:50-5:10 - Second Stage
Bree Sharp - 5:10-5:30 - Village Stage
Liz Phair - 5:30-6:00 - Main Stage
Jennifer Knapp - 6:00-6:30 - Second Stage
Queen Latifah - 6:35-7:10 - Main Stage
Dixie Chicks - 7:40-8:25 - Main Stage
Sheryl Crow - 8:45-9:40 - Main Stage
Sarah McLachlan - 10:00-10:55 - Main Stage
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Jarah Jane and her acoustic guitar opened the day at the Village Stage. She was OK. She announced her songs, which were:

Paranoid
Bars of This Chair
Nadine
Red

Badi Assad and her three piece band really got things going! They're hard to describe, but they were pretty creative. The percussionist and guitarist were both very good, and Badi played "percussion" on her face and neck at one point (really).

I'd never heard of the Innocence Mission, but I was a fan midway through their first song, a lovely rendition of John Denver's "Follow Me". Their songs were very, very pretty, thanks to Karen Peris' soft vocals and deft guitarist Don Peris' special knack for catching your ear without playing particularly fast, loud, or high. Their five-song set included two other songs from their new CD, "Lakes of Canada" and "I Always Go to Pieces".

I can't put my finger on any specific reason, but I was slightly disappointed in Sinead Lohan's set. Even so, I still her performance quite a lot. She pretty much played my favorite songs from her CD, though one of the best songs was one I'd never heard. Her set consisted of:

No Mermaid
People & Tables
Don't I Know
Bee in the Bottle
Whatever It Takes

Bree Sharp, another new performer to me, closed out the Village Stage. She has a good, strong voice, and was accompanied by two guitarists who supplied backing vocals. "Walk Away" was very good, as was "David Duchovny". Ya gotta love someone who can come up with a line like "David Duchovny, why won't you love me?".

Liz Phair opened the Main Stage with a set that was a bit different from her performance at the Gorge. I liked everything she played the last time I saw her, but it was nice to hear a different mix of songs (hint, hint, Sarah!). The crowd didn't seem to enjoy her as much as the crowd at the Gorge did, but I thought she put on a good show. She played:

6'1"
Never Said
Don't Apologize
?(Perfect World???)
Polyester Bride
Divorce Song
Supernova
? (Firewalker???)

Jennifer Knapp was the final Second Stage performer. She and her band played very good, straightforward rock and roll.

I thought that Queen Latifah was pretty boring. My tastes veer more towards a band, rather than a drummer and a DJ. To be fair, I should point out that she got the crowd on its feet.

The Dixie Chicks simply blew me away! I bought their CD recently, and was expecting a good performance, but I had no idea how talented these ladies were. Martie Seidel played a great fiddle, Emily Erwin was awesome on the banjo and guitar, and Natalie Maine was a dynamic centerpiece for the whole show. Their band members (bass, guitar, pedal steel guitar and drums) were also very good. Mixing songs from their last CD with songs from (presumably) their upcoming CD, they played:

Tonight the Heartache's On Me
Ready To Run
There's You Trouble
An instrumental jam - Emily called it their "Hee-Haw" song. I believe she said it was named "Roanoke". Sort of a duelling banjos, along with dueling fiddle, drums, and guitar.
You Were Mine
Sin Wagon (?)
Earl Had to Die (?)
Wide Open Spaces
Give It Up or Let Me Go
I Can Love You Better

I knew they were popular, but even so, I was surprised at how many people seemed to know the words to all their songs. They went over big!

Whoever follows such a set had better be ready, and Sheryl Crow was up to the task. She and her talented band were great! Her set:

Change Will Do You Good (great slide!)
Anything But Down (even better slide!)
Favorite Mistake
Winding Road (Ash played bongos, and everyone in the band got a chance to cut loose on this number)
Am I Getting Through
? (a very fast number that I'm not familiar with)
If It Makes You Happy (love that guitar bridge!)
The Difficult Kind
Strong Enough (Sarah joined in, and boy did they sound nice together! This song also featured some SWEET slide)
Sweet Child of Mine (cool organ, great strings - much better than their cover of "Squeeze Box"!)
There Goes the Neighborhood

Sarah's setlist was identical to the previous two shows I've been to this year, but that's OK. As each song started, I thought, "Yep, same as last time", but within a few lines I was enjoying it thoroughly. One special difference, as noted below:

Possession
Black & White
Hold On
Adia
I Will Remember You
Ice Cream
Building A Mystery
Sweet Surrender
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Angel (that special difference: Sheryl sang backup, which was nice, but in my opinion, what made this the best version of "Angel" I've ever heard was the addition of the violinist and cellist from Sheryl's band!)

Sheryl brought out her accordion for the finale, "I Shall Be Released". Liz Phair, Bree Sharp, the Dixie Chicks, and Badi Assad, among others, took part, and Sean Ashby played some wonderful steel guitar. Kudos to whoever selected that number!

I was at the show at Pine Knob last night, and all I can say is that the Main Stage acts were exceptional. Liz Phair was pretty cool, I was into her set, however it seeemed as if she was playing to a lukewarm audience. Supernova rocked the joint.

Queen Latifah as she put it "rocked this mother_" I wasn't TOO familiar with her music but she had me swaying in my seat.

Dixie Chicks are not my cup of tea, but they did play their behinds off for a crowd that knew and was singing along with most of the songs in their set.

Sheryl Crow was excellent. Her set was very similar to those that have seen her from Woodstock 1999. Almost same exact song order. She brought out Sarah to do Strong Enough, it is amazing how identical the two voices sounded in concert.

And of course, Sarah goes without say. She was simply phenomenal. She opened with Possession, I guess it was the same set list she was doing in all the cites and very similar to the Mirroball disc.

As far as the second stage acts went. I thought the best one out of the bunch was Sinead Lohan. Her short set on the B Stage made me want to go out and buy her disc. I had never heard her before today, and I guess she opened with her popular song No Mermaids.

Well for all it was worth, that was my opinion on the first of two shows at Pine Knob. all and all I would give it a A- if I was to grade it.