Alanis Morissette: The Jagged Little Pill 25th Anniversary Tour

Last night Lisa and I saw Alanis Morissette in concert at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater here in Milwaukee. It was my second time seeing her, and Lisa's fourth (at least). 

 Honestly, we thought the concert would be postponed. Heck, we thought it SHOULD be postponed. There was a severe thunderstorm warning in effect, with a storm on the way that was advertising up to 40mph winds.

But we called -several times - and the show was going ahead, and the thousands of cheap, open air seats? They were being upgraded under the roof, free of charge, making Lisa a little angry that she had spend good money on a seat that in retrospect she could have had for $30 bucks. 

Socialism sucks. 

We still weren't convinced the concert would go on, and despite a 7pm start we knew Alanis wasn't taking the stage until 8:30, so we went to dinner at Sabor Tropical in Bay View. 

Lisa had a pineapple margarita

and we split a delicious Cuban sandwich 

We also split a huge bowl of soup. I forget the name of the dish, sadly, but it had hominy and fresh cilantro and onion. 

The storm arrived as we ate, knocking over a table on the patio and sending the patio umbrella flying down the street as the rain came down in sheets.

We still went to the show. 

It was a long walk from the parking lot to the amphitheater, and that would come and bite us in the butt on the way out. But inbound, the rain had stopped.  The building was crowded, much more so than when I saw her co-headlining with Barenaked Ladies; this was is an anniversary tour to celebrate Jagged Little Pill, and nothing revives interest like nostalgia. 

We arrived in our seats (after I kicked out two squatters) at 8:35pm. (ignore the empty seats; they promptly filled in once the lights went down)

Alanis took the stage at 8:37. 

Perfect timing. 

Here's the setlist from the show. As you can see, it was the entirety of Jagged, although out of order, and a light mix of her other work. Lisa was ecstatic to hear Ablaze, Alanis's ode to her children, but the song inspired the (intoxicated) young woman in front of us to turn and ask if we knew the song, then react with distaste. 

All I Really Want

Hand in My Pocket

Right Through You

You Learn

Hands Clean (Snippet)

Forgiven

Everything (Snippet)

Mary Jane

Diagnosis (Snippet)

Reasons I Drink

Head Over Feet

So Unsexy (Snippet)

Ablaze

Nemesis (Snippet)

Perfect

Losing the Plot (Snippet)

Wake Up

Not the Doctor

Ironic

Sympathetic Character (Snippet)

Smiling

I Remain (Snippet)

You Oughta Know

Encore:

Your House

Uninvited

Thank U

Alanis's voice was INCREDIBLE, holding notes and using her vocal cords as the best instrument on the stage. At 48, she made no pretense of divadom, wearing sneakers, messy blond hair,  and a loose t-shirt that looked to have  a homemade design. 

It was a great show. 

Unfornately, the long walk in, the wet surroundings, and a poor choice of footwear gave Lisa a bad blister so I walked back for the car alone after the concert, No big deal, except with traffic, police blocking off routes, etc, it took forever to link up. 

On the way home we stopped at the Gordo Burger - now rechristened as "Gordo BubbleWaffle Cafe" and got a cookies and cream waffle desert and a peanut butter cup milkshake. So much for the calories that were burned on the walk LOL

It was a great night. And you don't have to take my word for it. Here's Lisa's post:

Having the fucking time of my life with Dan .25 years since Jagged little pill....tonight we got to revisit it

Will love Alanis forever....never missed a Milwaukee show yet, but this one might have been the best.

Fun fact: we were "this close" to naming one of our daughters Alanis..all 3 daughters actually.