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The final U.S. show, a triumphant and blistering bookend to the storied career of one of the most influential bands in rock music, featuring a unique and expansive eighty-five minute set list that spans Sonic Youths nearly three decade catalog. Mixed from multitrack by longtime live engineer Aaron Mullan and mastered and cut by Carl Saff. On August 12, 2011 Sonic Youth played their final US show on an outdoor stage overlooking the East River at the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn. Fitting that their storied career would bookend with a panoramic view of New York City where it all began 30 years before, having left in their wake one of one of the most powerfully influential careers in rock music. Following incredible sets from Kurt Vile and Wild Flag, the band took the stage. As the sun went down over the city, Sonic Youth ripped through a 17 song set that spanned from deep cuts off their first studio album and highlighting many other albums all the way through to their last, like a band with everything to prove. Or as Brooklyn Vegans Andrew Sacher said at the time: While most bands who are thirty years into their career are either fading away or living off of the nostalgia of their older material, Sonic Youth continue to sound and perform as fresh as ever. Tracks: 1. Brave Men Run (In My Family) 2. Death Valley \’69 3. Kotton Krown 4. Kill Yr Idols 5. Eric\’s Trip 6. Sacred Trickster 7. Calming The Snake 8. Starfield Rose 9. I Love Her All The Time 10. Ghost Bitch 11. Tom Violence 12. What We Know 13. Drunken Butterfly 14. Flower 15. Sugar Kane 16. Psychic Hearts 17. Inhuman