Arcade Fire @ United Palace Theater

No real surprises at last night's [May 7th] Arcade Fire show at United Palace Theater, but it was more than worth the trek up to Washington Heights.

They opened with "Black Mirror," then played "No Cars Go." Later in the set came "Haiti" and "Black Waves/Bad Vibrations." They didn't play "My Body Is A Cage." :(

My favorite part of their set was when they payed "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" into "Rebellion (Lies)." It felt like the whole theater was dancing and singing along, and it was just so great to see everyone's hands up in the air and clapping along. Doesn't happen very often here in NYC.


I guess the most surprising thing last night was their super high-tech setup. The backdrop changed for almost every song, sometimes it was a Neon Bible, sometimes it was random videos. They also had a crazy light show, and 8 circular screens that were also sometimes Neon Bibles or were videos of the performance.

Two above pics from InOurHands on Flickr.

The rest are from my camera (I need a new one):

The National opened and sounded so good. Can't wait for their Bowery shows.
DOWNLOAD: The National - "Fake Empire" (MP3)

"No Cars Go"

See the weird face in the backdrop?

"Windowsill"

"Intervention"

Catch AF tomorrow night at Radio City Music Hall for the High Line Festival.