Garbage returned to Chicago Tuesday night for the first time in nearly 7 years and put on a performance that electrified the hot crowd at Metro.  In stark contrast to the Fiona Apple show I saw last month, Shirley Manson owned both the stage and the crowd, even showing us her sentimental side, thanks to her monthly visitor.  The group sprinkled in 5 songs from their new album while still giving the crowd the hits they had come to see.

The set list for the evening was:

Automatic Systematic Habit

I Think I’m Paranoid

Shut Your Mouth

Metal Heart

Queer

Stupid Girl

Why Do You Love Me

Control

#1 Crush

Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)

Blood For Poppies

Special

The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

Big Bright World

Man On A Wire

Only Happy When It Rains

Push It

 

Not Your Kind Of People

Vow

 

Prior to the show, I happened to walk past the Metro as Shirley and Butch were outside mingling with the fans who had arrived early and signing autographs.

 

Post show, for the drive home, I put the iPhone on shuffle within the Garbage collection.  Here’s the selection that got me home.

Metal Heart	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	8/7/2012 10:51 PM
Sex Is Not The Enemy	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	8/7/2012 10:54 PM
Push It	Garbage	Version 2.0	8/7/2012 10:58 PM
Not Your Kind Of People	Garbage	Not Your Kind Of People	8/7/2012 11:03 PM
Medication	Garbage	Version 2.0	8/7/2012 11:07 PM
The World Is Not Enough	Garbage	Absolute Garbage	8/7/2012 11:11 PM
Tell Me Where It Hurts	Garbage	Absolute Garbage	8/7/2012 11:15 PM
Bleed Like Me	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	8/7/2012 11:19 PM
Wicked Ways	Garbage	Version 2.0	8/7/2012 11:23 PM
Silence Is Golden	Garbage	Beautiful Garbage	8/7/2012 11:27 PM
Why Don’t You Come Over	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	8/7/2012 11:30 PM
Cherry Lips (Live)	Garbage	Virgin Megastore In-Store	8/7/2012 11:34 PM
Milk	Garbage	Garbage	8/7/2012 11:38 PM