Date: September 29, 2006

Event: Yahoo! Hackday

Leg: The Information Tour Leg 1 - US Tour

Venue: Yahoo! Campus

City: Sunnyvale

State: California

Country: United States

Notes:
Beck was the surprise special guest at Yahoo! Hackday, the best of which I can tell, was some corporate seminar/meeting. At the end of Friday, there was scheduled entertainment. Nobody knew who the special guest was until people at Hackday started uploading pictures of Beck's equipment and gear to Flickr.

This was a really high-energy set--just look at the first eight songs! Total party atmosphere. Beck even tossed in some more unplanned high-energy stuff (like "Minus") as the crowd was really into it, moshing and having a blast. Not much of the new album was played, probably because it was a private gig and the album wasn't released yet.; Beck was much more talkative at this show than he has been on stage lately.; Acoustic "Debra" has never been my favorite thing, but this one is terrific. Beck even references "Yahoo chicken.";

This recording is pretty much excellent, except for some static rumbles here and there. And since it was at Yahoo, the show was extremely well-documented by attendees, lots of video clips, photographs, and reviews online are out there. (Most focus on how amazing the puppets were.)

Bass: Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Dinner Table: Brian Lebarton, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Matt Mahaffey, Matt Sherrod, Ryan Falkner
Drums: Beck Hansen, Matt Sherrod
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Guitar (Electric): Beck Hansen, Brian Lebarton, Matt Mahaffey
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Brian Lebarton
Percussion: Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Matt Mahaffey, Matt Sherrod, Ryan Falkner
Vocals: Beck Hansen
Vocals (Background): Ryan Falkner

Recorded: Yes