I can't pretend to be the biggest Franz Ferdinand fan in the world. I had not yet really seen them live (had kind of seen them at a festival many moons ago, but that doesn't exactly count), but I of course really liked the first album and have found the rest of their output to be quite consistent. I also really liked and highly recommend the singer Alex's book on eating while on the road ... good stuff.
We didn't do any major pre-partying but got to the Newport toward the end of opening act Born Ruffians' set. It didn't seem like we missed much, but again, that's not a band I'm a huge fan of or anything. We were down in the floor for the show itself (after grabbing some large beers, of course) and settled in for the rock.
And wow did they bring it. Very tight, very energetic, crowd was hanging on every song. It was one of the better shows I'd seen in a while in that sense. Everyone was on the same page, having fun, great sound (loud but not crushingly so) ... really nice.
I started to jot down a setlist but stopped due to having too much fun. Some definite highlights, though, included "The Dark of the Matinee," "Michael," and an encore that started with "Jaqueline" and ended with "This Fire." Tight.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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