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The Arcade Fire played the PNE Forum last night. WOW!!! It was my first time back at the Forum since I saw my first concert, Soundgarden, nine years ago. In a way, I've come full circle. Over 150 concerts and 400+ bands later, I'm back to the place where it all started. Sometimes, I feel like I've seen pretty much every band I've wanted to see. Then the next day, I realize there's so much more music I've yet to discover.
The Forum still looks the same as it did the last time I was there. Pretty rundown. Not much ventilation. The crowd seems like a sea of people packed into some large warehouse. Surprisingly, I didn't have a problem with the sound of the venue. That was a concern going into the show. I knew though that if there's any band that could have a good show at the Forum, it would be The Arcade Fire.
Caught the last two songs of Bell Orchestre. Sounded nice. Would like to hear more. Wolf Parade was the next band. They've been getting some great reviews recently. Their set was fairly short. 35mins. The band said they got to the venue late because of an accident on the highway. They didn't have a setlist prepared so they improvised. Apart from some technical difficulties during the set, I thought they did a good job. The last few songs stood out.
Arcade Fire hit the stage shortly after 9:50pm and launched into Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels). The band was very energetic and full of passion throughout their 1hr 20min set. Percussionist Wil Butler was great to watch, drumming like crazy on things and losing sticks. He would also throw some sticks across the stage trying to hit his band members.
After a cover of Springsteen's Mr. State Trooper, vocalist and guitarist Win Butler smashed his acoustic guitar then threw it off to the side. The band then shifted into an explosive performance of Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), followed by Rebellion. The crowd was vey responsive throughout the night, especially during these two numbers.
At the end of the second encore, the band members started marching off the stage playing their instruments.....but they didn't stop there.
They proceeded to play and walk all the way to the other end of the PNE Forum. Once they reached the other side, they continued playing for a few minutes. Everyone in the crowd followed and formed a circle around the band as they covered The Violent Femmes' Kiss Off to end the show. This was the craziest finish I've seen to a concert. Incredible show!!!
Here's the setlist:
tunnels
crown of love
headlights
laika
no cars go
haiti
submarine
seven kettles
mr. state trooper (springsteen)
power out
rebellion
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wake up
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age of consent (new order)
---
kiss off (violent femmes - in the crowd)
The Forum still looks the same as it did the last time I was there. Pretty rundown. Not much ventilation. The crowd seems like a sea of people packed into some large warehouse. Surprisingly, I didn't have a problem with the sound of the venue. That was a concern going into the show. I knew though that if there's any band that could have a good show at the Forum, it would be The Arcade Fire.
Caught the last two songs of Bell Orchestre. Sounded nice. Would like to hear more. Wolf Parade was the next band. They've been getting some great reviews recently. Their set was fairly short. 35mins. The band said they got to the venue late because of an accident on the highway. They didn't have a setlist prepared so they improvised. Apart from some technical difficulties during the set, I thought they did a good job. The last few songs stood out.
Arcade Fire hit the stage shortly after 9:50pm and launched into Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels). The band was very energetic and full of passion throughout their 1hr 20min set. Percussionist Wil Butler was great to watch, drumming like crazy on things and losing sticks. He would also throw some sticks across the stage trying to hit his band members.
After a cover of Springsteen's Mr. State Trooper, vocalist and guitarist Win Butler smashed his acoustic guitar then threw it off to the side. The band then shifted into an explosive performance of Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), followed by Rebellion. The crowd was vey responsive throughout the night, especially during these two numbers.
At the end of the second encore, the band members started marching off the stage playing their instruments.....but they didn't stop there.
They proceeded to play and walk all the way to the other end of the PNE Forum. Once they reached the other side, they continued playing for a few minutes. Everyone in the crowd followed and formed a circle around the band as they covered The Violent Femmes' Kiss Off to end the show. This was the craziest finish I've seen to a concert. Incredible show!!!
Here's the setlist:
tunnels
crown of love
headlights
laika
no cars go
haiti
submarine
seven kettles
mr. state trooper (springsteen)
power out
rebellion
---
wake up
---
age of consent (new order)
---
kiss off (violent femmes - in the crowd)
posted by acoustic at
6:37 PM
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Anonymous, at Sat Oct 08, 08:37:00 PM
my brother snuck into that concert...he works for the pne and always finds his way in!
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Smelly Danielly, at Mon Oct 10, 07:06:00 PM
Free concerts are the best. You should get him to sneak you in next time.
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acoustic, at Tue Oct 11, 07:40:00 PM
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