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Monday, July 31, 2006
Fan review...McCarren Park Pool, 29.07.06
Gig: 29.07.06 - Brooklyn, New York - McCarren Park Pool
Reviewer: Heather from Seattle
Photo: Brooklyn Vegan
The show was very unique, with the stage set up on the edge of an oversized, abandoned swimming pool. It was very crowded and quite a large-scale production. The sound was great and there were no technical glitches that I noticed (as opposed to the NJ show from two nights earlier). Nearly every song was drowned out by the crowd singing along. The new tracks sounded tight and the band's enthusiasm was contagious. My favourite line of the evening came from Kele (as per usual): "The sign says 'No Diving'. Know what I say? Fuck that shit." Then, he jumped off the massive stage to come down into the crowd for a moment.
At the encore, the group came back to the stage armed with large squirt guns. They proceeded to cool off the crowd by squirting all of us. After the encore finished, all four of them jumped down into the crowd to hand out the setlists and shake hands. Jumping back up on stage, they waved goodbye and Russell proceeded to squirt a topless Matt. It was a superb ending to the show.
Setlist: Waiting For The 7:18 / Positive Tension / Banquet / Blue Light / She's Hearing Voices / Hunting for Witches / This Modern Love / Like Eating Glass / Little Thoughts / Helicopter [encore] So Here We Are / Price of Gasoline / Compliments / The Pioneers
Gig: 29.07.06 - Brooklyn, New York - McCarren Park Pool
Reviewer: Heather from Seattle
Photo: Brooklyn Vegan
The show was very unique, with the stage set up on the edge of an oversized, abandoned swimming pool. It was very crowded and quite a large-scale production. The sound was great and there were no technical glitches that I noticed (as opposed to the NJ show from two nights earlier). Nearly every song was drowned out by the crowd singing along. The new tracks sounded tight and the band's enthusiasm was contagious. My favourite line of the evening came from Kele (as per usual): "The sign says 'No Diving'. Know what I say? Fuck that shit." Then, he jumped off the massive stage to come down into the crowd for a moment.
At the encore, the group came back to the stage armed with large squirt guns. They proceeded to cool off the crowd by squirting all of us. After the encore finished, all four of them jumped down into the crowd to hand out the setlists and shake hands. Jumping back up on stage, they waved goodbye and Russell proceeded to squirt a topless Matt. It was a superb ending to the show.
Setlist: Waiting For The 7:18 / Positive Tension / Banquet / Blue Light / She's Hearing Voices / Hunting for Witches / This Modern Love / Like Eating Glass / Little Thoughts / Helicopter [encore] So Here We Are / Price of Gasoline / Compliments / The PioneersLabels: Gig_reviews, Setlists
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it was an amazing show! I was in the front and got to shake Kele's hand. I feel sorry for the couple of crowd surfers who fell.
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