March 12th, 2003 - Emo's Main Room: Austin, TX

Part of:   South by Southwest Music Festival
Opening Bands:   Union Youth, Soviet, Jungle Brother, Electrocute
  
Setlist:   01. It Was There That I Saw You
   02. How Near How Far
   03. Baudelaire
   04. Homage
   05. All Saint's Day
   06. Crowning of a Heart
   07. Another Morning Stoner
   08. Days of Being Wild
   09. Aged Dolls
   10. A Perfect Teenhood
 
Setlist Notes:   They played for an hour (12:00 - 1:00am)
  
Reviews:   Taken from http://www.hearsay.cc/
 
One of opening day's most anticipated shows was the homecoming appearance of Austin locals ...And They Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead and for very good reasons, including their current and classic rock influences combined searing guitars, acid lyrics, and sweeping sonic washes. Besides just the Trail of Dead's vintage Led Zeppelin wallop and more modern Sonic Youth tint, they showed a bit of The Who's interactive stage presence and destructive bombast. Towards the end of their set, members shattered their instruments in the rowdy Pete Townshend like spirit, leaving a trail of broken guitar necks, stings, and strewn drumheads as an additionally memorable trail to their electrifying live experience.
 
Pictures:   None
Audio/Video:   Audience DAT recording (complete)