Monday, October 08, 2007

What I Did This Weekend

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I had no clue when I bought tickets to see Arcade Fire that I was signing on for an all-day festival-type gig. I thought it was a little odd that the show was starting - or, that is, was scheduled to start - at 3:30pm on Saturday, but I figured since it was an outdoor show on Randall's Island that they were just taking advantage of the supposed to be cooling weather (ha!).


But no, there were a couple surprises in store for me. Like the four other bands playing. I knew LCD Soundsystem was on the bill, but Wild Light, Les Savy Fav, and Blonde Redhead were all news to me. All told, I ended up being there for about seven whopping music-filled hours. Was a fantastic show, though, and well worth the endless nightmare of getting off the island after the show... that sort of hassle that always seems to follow a big show in NYC. Arcade Fire were fantastic live, and I highly recommend y'all check them out if you ever get the chance.


I also found myself really digging Blonde Redhead, whom I'd always seen lumped with bands I like but had never listened to before. Quite good, them.

(pics from here)
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1 comment:

Glenn Dunks said...

I cut my hair off! Alas, Arcade Fire is cooler.