Goose’s Rick Mitarotonda Joins Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for “Poseidon” in SoCal

Photos by Brady Wayne Cooling



Goose played their first-ever California gig on Thursday night, opening for fellow feathered friends Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach.

During the main event, Goose singer/guitarist Rick Mitarotonda even joined the headliners for a set-one version of PPPP fan favorite “Poseidon.”

Later, for the band’s second frame, flutist Gina Sobel amplified the rarely-heard original “J-Town.”

PPPP found their groove in the following “Drunk People”> “Abracadabra”> “Drunk People” segment, and closed the show with stand-alone versions of “Overrun” and “Avalanche.”

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong ended the SoCal gig with “Fun in Funk.”

This weekend both Goose and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will continue their West Coast run with a two-night stand at the Troubadour in West Hollywood.

For more information, visit PigeonsPlayingPingPong.com.

Check out PPPP’s full setlist and photos below:

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Feb. 6, 2020

Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, Calif



Set I: High as Five, Bad for You, Paperboy, Poseidon*, Snake Eyes, Time to Ride, King Kong



Set II: Havana, The Hop>FU, J-Town^, Burning Up My Time, Drunk People>Abracadabra>Drunk People, Overrun, Avalanche



Enc: Fun In Funk



Notes:

*With Rick Mitarotonda from Goose

^With Gina Sobel on flute