First band was 21st century one man band (Thom Kirkpatrick)
He was super awesome; he used a korg synth and looped piano licks to create the song. He also used pedals and such to turn each loop on and off. It was very impressive and that coupled with the face the he was very good singer made for an incredible performance. His set up was a bass drum, the korg synth on top of that, a cymbal next to it, an acoustic guitar on his lap, and a loop machine and pedals on the ground. He was REALLY good. "The Fear" is my favorite song.
Second band was the postelles
They were really good too, but I got a vibe that they were trying really hard. In fact, they were so good that I felt that they would have done a lot better if the weren't trying to replicate the Kooks so much. The fact that they were acting like that took away from their performance. Things like him lifting his shirt off and acting uncomfortable made for a great opening act and great band, but in the back of my head it still felt a little awkward. "White Night" was my favorite song.
Then The Kooks
They opnened with their new song "Is it me" which was really good. A few songs in, they played "She Moves in Her Own Way" which was great and got the crowd even more excited about the concert. The crowd got really involved and REALLY came alive when they played "Shine On" and "Ooh La". Those two songs made everyone go completely crazy. They switched mid set to play an entirely acoustic song, where everyone had acoustics even the drummer had just a single drum. They had great energy and it was just as good live (if not better) as on CD.
- J. Andersen
A huge shout out to one of our fans, Jack Andersen, for taking the time to describe and provide pictures of the concert for us! Visit our Facebook page to see the photo album accompanying this post.
Also, we plan to make this a regular series so please write into us or let us know if you are interested in this opportunity!
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