Carpenters — Live in Hasselt
Recorded February 13, 1974
Cultureel Centrum · Hasselt · Belgium
Setlist
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“To see the Carpenters at BRT radio's 50th-anniversary gala, during their 1974 European trip.”
Context
On February 13, 1974, a celebration of Belgian broadcasting meets American pop at the Cultureel Centrum in Hasselt. The Carpenters arrive after a year that brought Now & Then and the compilation The Singles: 1969–1973. The performance is part of a gala for BRT radio's 50th anniversary, also prepared for television.
The cut opens with Ticket to Ride and makes room for an interview before returning to the songs. Superstar, Rainy Days and Mondays and Goodbye to Love form a single medley. Top of the World comes next; Mr. Guder, Daddy's Home and Sometimes extend the set beyond the run of big singles.
The European schedule moves on to the Netherlands in the following days. In Hasselt, what remains is a selection from the night, not the full concert: songs and conversation share a little over half an hour. Yesterday Once More survives only as audio in this edit, while We've Only Just Begun accompanies the closing words.
- Superstar, Rainy Days and Mondays and Goodbye to Love meet in a single medley.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Karen CarpenterVocals and drums
- Richard CarpenterPiano, keyboards and vocals
- Tony PelusoGuitar and keyboards
- Danny WoodhamsBass and vocals
- Cubby O'BrienDrums
- Doug StrawnClarinet, organ and vocals
- Bob MessengerBass, flute and saxophone
Trivia
The performance is part of a gala celebrating Belgian radio BRT's 50th anniversary, recorded for television.
An interview appears between the Ticket to Ride intro and the medley that starts with Superstar.
More concerts by Carpenters
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1971·In Concert
Album Carpenters (1971)
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1972·Live in Australia
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Album Now & Then (1973)
BroadcastCarpenters
1974·Live at the Talk of the Town
Album Now & Then (1973)
BroadcastCarpenters
1976·In Concert at the New London Theatre
Album A Kind of Hush (1976)
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