No. 49, No. 50: Welcome to Arcade Fire
50 tickets were sold at the door for Arcade Fire's second sold-out show at Judson Memorial Church last night.
We waited in line for two hours, envious of everyone that had been lucky enough to buy their tickets online or on the guest list. The security guards kept going down the line and telling everyone to leave, that there was no chance of getting in beyond a certain point. Luckily we were always right before or behind that certain point, so no scare tactics were going to work on us. We were going to wait in that line until they let the last person in and closed those doors. And thank god we did, because we were one of the last people that they let in.
When we walked into the Church, it was clear that it was going to be an amazing show. They might have been at capacity, but there was so much room for everyone to stand and move and sway. I had always felt that I just didn't get Arcade Fire. I enjoyed Funeral and really like Neon Bible, but I didn't feel like I was in the Arcade Fire club. There was something that everyone else knew that I didn't, and I finally got to experience it for myself last night.
From the moment that they got on stage, I was mesmerized. They started off with "No Cars Go," then went on to play "Black Mirror," "Haiti" and "Keep the Car Running." One of the highlights for me was definitely "My Body Is A Cage," which Win dedicated to Regine (since it was Valetine's Day...Aw). That song was particularly amazing because of the slow build-up, each addition making the song more powerful until the whole band was playing and it seemed like the room was going to explode. They ended with "Rebellion" and "Intervention," which got the whole crowd going wild. Win kept telling the crowd to make more noise. "Scream something. Anything. Boo. Boo like it's Ashlee Simpson at the Rose Bowl. Scream Charlie. Whatever." So by the time the set ended, the entire audience was screaming . Which now reminds me that Win dedicated "(Antichrist Television Blues)" to Joe Simpson by saying "Joe Simpson, To you we pray..."
Anyway, Arcade Fire definitely earned themselves a new convert last night.
Listen to Neon Bible and go see them. It will be amazing.
Cross-posted at coachella2007yall.
We waited in line for two hours, envious of everyone that had been lucky enough to buy their tickets online or on the guest list. The security guards kept going down the line and telling everyone to leave, that there was no chance of getting in beyond a certain point. Luckily we were always right before or behind that certain point, so no scare tactics were going to work on us. We were going to wait in that line until they let the last person in and closed those doors. And thank god we did, because we were one of the last people that they let in.
When we walked into the Church, it was clear that it was going to be an amazing show. They might have been at capacity, but there was so much room for everyone to stand and move and sway. I had always felt that I just didn't get Arcade Fire. I enjoyed Funeral and really like Neon Bible, but I didn't feel like I was in the Arcade Fire club. There was something that everyone else knew that I didn't, and I finally got to experience it for myself last night.
From the moment that they got on stage, I was mesmerized. They started off with "No Cars Go," then went on to play "Black Mirror," "Haiti" and "Keep the Car Running." One of the highlights for me was definitely "My Body Is A Cage," which Win dedicated to Regine (since it was Valetine's Day...Aw). That song was particularly amazing because of the slow build-up, each addition making the song more powerful until the whole band was playing and it seemed like the room was going to explode. They ended with "Rebellion" and "Intervention," which got the whole crowd going wild. Win kept telling the crowd to make more noise. "Scream something. Anything. Boo. Boo like it's Ashlee Simpson at the Rose Bowl. Scream Charlie. Whatever." So by the time the set ended, the entire audience was screaming . Which now reminds me that Win dedicated "(Antichrist Television Blues)" to Joe Simpson by saying "Joe Simpson, To you we pray..."
Anyway, Arcade Fire definitely earned themselves a new convert last night.
Listen to Neon Bible and go see them. It will be amazing.
Cross-posted at coachella2007yall.
Labels: Arcade Fire, Coachella 2007, Concerts, Judson Memorial Church, Neon Bible
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