Just when you thought there was nothing new to report from the former Harvey Danger fan camp, it turns out that the band has catered to the fans yet again — and this time, following in Trent Reznor’s footsteps (never thought I’d make that comparison). On August 15th of 2009, the alternative music act dubbed Harvey Danger performed in Chicago for the final time at the well-known venue called Schubas. In the midst of this memorable moment for the band that spawned late ’90s hit “Flagpole Sitta” and the 2006 sleeper single “Little Round Mirrors”, someone somewhere had the brilliant idea of capturing the entire event in audio (with an encore of nothing but requested songs).

The website Archive.org hosts a free download of each track “sold” separately in MP3, FLAC, and even Ogg Vorbis format with all Metadata intact. Adding intrigue to infamy, Harvey Danger unveiled a new song — its last under the Harvey Danger moniker — appropriately titled “The Show Must Not Go On” that was initially rumored to become a single studio release in September. The setlist is a barrage of favorites from all three albums in the band’s catalog, and alongside this new song, a fitting finale for Chicagoans and overall fans alike that were not lucky enough to see any stops during the farewell tour.

Unless this winds up being another empty threat of permanent retirement via Sean Nelson sometime in the next 10 years, we can be certain that everyone who has followed this outfit’s underrated career track will be pleased with such a perfect ending. While those of you who actually care remain content in sinking amongst your collections of “little round mirrors”, I say cheers to the boys and wish them luck on future endeavors.  We will always have Seattle and a King James Version we can truly count on.

Read the band’s goodbye letter here; download the live footage here.

Setlist:

01. Intro
02. Humility on Parade
03. Meetings With Remarkable Men (Show Me a Hero)
04. Cream and Bastards Rise
05. Old Hat ^
06. Wine, Women, and Song
07. Moral Centralia
08. Little Round Mirrors
09. War Buddies
10. Jack the Lion
11. The Show Must Not Go On
12. Flagpole Sitta
13. Pity & Fear
14. Authenticity
15. Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Encore:
16. “Sean’s Phone Conversation”
17. Pike St./Park Slope
18. Woolley Muffler *

Requests:
19. Defrocked
20. Picture, Picture
21. Problems and Bigger Ones
22. Carlotta Valdez
23. Wrecking Ball
24. Private Helicopter

Final Songs:
25. Radio Silence
26. The Same as Being in Love

* w/ Elizabeth Elmore

Thanks to Brian Emerick for the upload and excellent sound quality!