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JAGFest 2014: Equestrian Masquerade - RockStarMLP



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Day #10 - Canterlot

LUNA’S BANISHMENT SUITE – William Anderson/audio introduction
STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN – Lamb of God/Gohan/Yumi on rhythm guitar/entire band shrouded in dark up until drum solo for Jason
DESOLATION – Lamb of God/Gohan/Yumi on rhythm guitar
EVELYN – Volbeat/Gohan + rhythm guitar/Jason on Mark Greenway vocals, Ami on drums
THROUGH THE NEVER – Metallica/Gohan + rhythm guitar
SOLDIERHEAD – Newsted/Jason + rhythm guitar
SIMPLE & CLEAN (ROCK VERSION) – Kingdom Hearts/instrumental with Tails on lead guitar, Yumi on rhythm guitar, Dan on bass guitar, Ami on drums

The previous lineup exited the stage as the Master Four made their way back out, each taking on their respective roles in Ash’s lineup. Jason walked out with a bass guitar as Gohan walked out with his guitar, Yugi ran up to the main drum kit, and Ash stood at the center stage microphone stand, removing the microphone to use. “GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO JAGFEST, CANTERLOT!” he cried out to the audience, who returned his greeting with a great round of cheering. “I know you had a fun time during the festival today, but are you ready to have some fun with us tonight?!” After hearing another strong cheer from the crowd, he went on to say “We’ve got a hell of a night planned for you all, so let’s do this thing with this next song! From the heavy metal architects in Black Sabbath, let’s rock out to this next song. It is called ‘Naivete… in Black-“

NAIVETE IN BLACK – Black Sabbath/Ash
RU486 – Stone Sour/Jason/Tails and Ron on rhythm guitars and additional chanting vocals
OVERCOME – Creed/Jason/Tails on rhythm guitar
THE ROAD I’M ON – 3 Doors Down/Yugi/Tails on lead guitar and co-vocals
KAIRI II – Kingdom Hearts/only Tails on piano, Aelita on keyboards
CAGE ON THE GROUND – Flyleaf/Yumi with Yugi lineup/Yugi on rhythm guitar, Kim on co-vocals with Kristen May vocals
ALWAYS – Killswitch Engage/Ash with Jason lineup/Jason on lead guitar, Tails on rhythm guitar

“I want to hear what a Canterlot stomp sounds like,” Dan said to the crowd, “so I want to hear those hooves stomping! Come on and STOMP!” He watched out at saw all the hooves he could see by the naked eye stomp on the ground and bleachers, saving the more collected Princesses and guests in their private suites, as it mixed with a good level of accompanying cheering. “Now all of us on this stage knows that JAGFest has been the talk among ponies, so I’d imagine you heard about how we have three different parts of our sets for each night. The first part we’re playing for you is a collection of songs we used to rehearse to before previous concerts we performed, songs that stand out to us when we rehearse with them. Here’s a prime example of one of those songs…”

LOST IN THE ECHO – Linkin Park/Ash and Dan on co-vocals/Tails on lead guitar, Aelita on keyboard/synthesizer/programming, Yumi on bass guitar, Jason on turntables/samples/extended intro
PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE – Queen/Ash/Tails on keyboards
GUITAR BATTLE VS. SLASH – Slash/instrumental with Yugi lineup/Tails on lead guitar, Yugi on extra rhythm guitar
RADIO NOWHERE – Bruce Springsteen/Jason + lead guitar/Tails on keyboards, Dan on saxophone, Yumi on mandolin, Ami on glockenspiel, Aelita on keyboard/synthesizer, Kim on extra rhythm guitar, Ron on harmonica
ANGELS – Within Temptation/Ami with Yugi lineup/Yugi on rhythm guitar, Tails on piano/keyboard, Aelita on symphonic keyboard

“Alright, who’s ready for a real special treat before part one of our set is done?” Yugi asked the audience, who cheered nice and loud in return. “So there’s this song that we’ve rehearsed a lot, but only having played it live twice before, both times at the home world of our best friends from Team Sonic: the planet Mobius. Tonight marks the third time we will play this, and after today, who knows how long until we’ll play it again…

“This is the song, ‘Dance in the Rain…’”

DANCE IN THE RAIN – Megadeth/Yugi + rhythm guitar/Ron on extra rhythm guitar, Kim on extra bass guitar, Tails and Dan on cellos, Ami and Yumi on violins, Aelita on symphonic keyboard, Gohan on David Draiman vocals
WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND [GRAND FUNK RAILROAD] – Rob Zombie/Jason/Kim on rhythm guitar, Ron on keyboard
BEFORE I FORGET – Slipknot/Jason/Tails on rhythm guitar, Dan on keyboard, Ami and Yumi on custom percussion, Aelita on turntables/samples
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE – Suicide Silence/Jason/Yumi and Ron on rhythm guitars

[ONE MINUTE INTERMISSION]

SLIP TO THE VOID – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar
ADDICTED TO PAIN – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar
ONE BY ONE – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar

Jason stood at the main microphone stand, removing the guitar he wore and held it above him as he yelled out to everypony “Canterlot, I welcome you to part two of your night with us, as we pay tribute to one of our most favorite of rock and metal bands: ALTER BRIDGE!!!” He was welcomed by a nice and loud cheer that put a grin across his face, but the cheering tripled as the audience had their turn to have their own moment to grin as Tails returned to the stage, walking towards Jason. “Throughout the entire Equestrian Masquerade, we’ve been playing ten songs by various bands to show them our admiration and respect, and to give them a shining light onto the great ponies, like all of you with us tonight.” He handed Tails his guitar, who put it on and adjusted it to hold comfortably. “Here’s a rare treat in more ways than one, that nowhere but this city will be able to see. This is ‘Broken Wings…’”

BROKEN WINGS – Alter Bridge/Jason/Tails on rhythm guitar
COME TO LIFE – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar/Kim on extra rhythm guitar, Dan on extra bass guitar
LOVER – Alter Bridge/Jason + co-lead guitar/Tails on rhythm guitar, Yumi on acoustic guitar
FALLOUT – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar

“CANTERLOT, I WANT TO HEAR YOU! MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE!!!” Jason exclaimed that the moment the previous song had ended, and got inarguably the loudest cheer so far during the show from the ponies, even from some of the usually more collected ponies, most notably a cheering ‘HAHA!’ from Princess Luna. “Without a doubt in my mind, you are with us tonight in strength of spirit, and on behalf of this entire band, I thank you for that! Above all else, I want to hear you motherbuckers make some noise, to your four princesses, who honor us with their attendance tonight, and allowing JAGFest to come to Equestria! NOW FUCKING CHEER!!!”

He allowed the ponies to cheer, stomp, clap, provide whatever noise possible for a couple moments before he concluded with “That love and respect you have for your princesses, it’s the same that fuels us to play music. I want to show Alter Bridge even more of that respect with this next song, one of their newer ones. I hope you like it as much as we’ve come to…”

FARTHER THAN THE SUN – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar/Ami on second drum kit
BURIED ALIVE – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar
OPEN YOUR EYES – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar/Tails on extra rhythm guitar

[ONE MINUTE INTERMISSION]

STARSTRUCK [RAINBOW] – Biff Byford & Motorhead/Ash with Gohan lineup/Gohan on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Dan on bass guitar
CONSTITUTION DOWN – Roadrunner United/Gohan/Dan and Yumi on rhythm guitars, Tails on guitar solo intro
SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT – Dragonforce/Yugi/Yumi on rhythm guitar, Tails on keyboards
ANGEL OF DEATH – Slayer/Jason + rhythm guitar

“How many mares do we have in the house tonight?!” Yumi called out to the crowd, receiving a strong cheering from the female ponies of the audience. “I won’t lie to you guys when I tell you that we’ve seen and met many successful ponies in your nation, but you know what… the ladies DOMINATE!” She allowed another round of cheers before she continued with “In the spirit of strong women, we’d like to play one of our newest bands added to our long list of performance options. We dedicate this song to all the amazing mares out there that help make a difference, and to all the equally awesome stallions of course. It’s time for you guys and girls to encounter…

“Huntress!”

TERROR – Huntress/Yumi with Ash lineup/Ash on rhythm guitar
I’M ALIVE – Shinedown/Yugi/Tails on rhythm guitar
COMATOSE – Skillet/Ash/Ami on rhythm guitar and female vocals, Tails on keyboards
BAD SEED CRYING OUT LOUD – Jason Popson/Gohan/Yumi on acoustic guitar
I WILL WAIT – Hootie & the Blowfish/Jason + rhythm guitar, Tails on keyboard
AT THE GALA – My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic/Mane 6 and Canterlot Choir with Gohan lineup/Gohan on rhythm guitar, Tails and Aelita on symphonic keyboards, Kim and Ron on keyboards, Ami and Yumi on custom percussion, Dan on extra rhythm guitar

The previous song ended the most well-received from the audience the entire night as everypony – and every single pony in attendance – roared in cheer, applauded with their hooves, a symphony of excited whistles, expressed their enjoyment in any positive way possible. As the choir made its exit, the Mane 6 began to follow, but not before giving various members of the band a small hug, with only Tails getting one from all six. When the stage had mostly cleared out, Tails grabbed one of his newer guitars and put it on, ready to go for the next song, and walked up to his microphone stand. Before the next song would begin, he had his opportunity to speak with the many ponies of Canterlot.

“Canterlot, what you just saw is the meaning of our Equestrian Masquerade tour for JAGFest. We wanted to bring our world to yours and come together as one positive force, and to bring our six best friends from your world on stage with us, it means so much to us to make that happen and work together with them to make something we would always love to do whenever we can. We will always strive to do this, to come together from different worlds and enjoy our time with a common appeal, and I want to thank everypony here and across Equestria for making that possible.

“Now, I don’t want to hold off this fun for too long, so let’s get right into this next song, which is actually a new debut for us. We saved this debut specifically for Canterlot, because it’s based on some previous events many of you may be aware of. It’s a name you may know as…

“’Chrysalis.’”

CHRYSALIS – Equestrian Lord/Jason/Tails and Yumi on rhythm guitars, Kim on keyboard/synthesizer
PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE – Dark Arena/Yugi/Tails on rhythm guitar, Ron on keyboard/synthesizer
THE BEST OF TIMES – Dream Theater/Dan with Yugi lineup/Yugi on rhythm guitar, Ron on keyboard/synthesizer
PUT TO REST – Born of Osiris/Ash/Tails on keytar, Aelita on keyboard/programming/samples

“Alright, I need to know something,” Gohan said to the crowd, standing strong on the middle riser of the stage setup. “Do you have enough energy left to go for another few songs?” The ponies gave him the answer of another great round of cheers and applause, one that was very satisfying to hear. “Well, we have just a few songs left for you guys during this set. And since we didn’t explain this earlier, this third part of our set is dedicated to playing songs by all different bands that were only played here for you tonight. Not one band from this part of the set was played during any of these portions of every JAGFest across Equestria, and that includes this next song coming up next. Enjoy the hard rocking sounds… of Philip. H. Anselmo…” With that, the band went straight back into performing with the next song of the night.

WALK THROUGH EXITS ONLY – Philip H. Anselmo/Gohan
BAD BLOOD – Lullacry/Ami with Gohan lineup/Gohan on rhythm guitar
METHADONE – Rise Against/Jason/Tails on rhythm guitar



ENCORE:
BREATHE – David Hodges/Tails + piano/only with Yumi on Amy Lee vocals

As the band began to shift its lineup around for the next song, Ron spoke to the audience and said “So we got another little surprise for you Canterlot ponies tonight: a double encore!” Ponies from all corners of the venue cheered loudly as he went on to say “We decided that a couple ‘gentler’ songs deserved some special recognition, with that last one performed by Tails and Yumi being a song never played lived by us before, and one that’s been played by this band many, many times. We send this out to all the ponies out there who make their dreams come true every day, and with all those amazing friends by your side who help make it happen. This song also goes out to everypony who got involved in JAGFest, because when we came together, ‘We Made It…’”

WE MADE IT – Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park/Gohan, Ash and Dan on co-vocals/Jason on piano, Tails on lead guitar, Ami on rhythm guitar, Yumi on bass guitar, Ron on first verse with own vocals, Aelita on turntables/samples



ENCORE II:
THE SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION – William Anderson/audio instrumental
THIS DAY ARIA – DusK/instrumental with Gohan lineup/Gohan on rhythm guitar, audio vocals
RISE TODAY – Alter Bridge/Jason + rhythm guitar/outro jam of ‘Metalingus’

“THANK YOU, CANTERLOT! THANK YOU FOR HAVING JAGFEST BRING US ALL TOGETHER!” Jason called out at the very end of the last song’s jam. “It has been our honor to play for you all, and bring the majority of this tour to its end! We’ll see you all again soon, but for some of you, we’ll see you one more time. Our last show of the Equestrian Masquerade is going to take us back to where all of this began, and it will be like no other show the tour has seen. Until we meet again, my friends, we bid you all a GOOD! FUCKING!! NIGHT!!!”

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