Everything In Its Right Place

Zombies filter like sheep onto the street of a city fast asleep while the lady in the isle stares innocent as a child unknowing of the vile acts of freedom behind her back. All Points West. Its here that my idea of a concert experience has changed. A half assed festival with an all star line up.

The first night was packed with energy and emotion. I must say that the festival itself was very poorly run. Very little artwork, no one holding anything, no open "feel the love" kind of attitude. Being a bunch of New Yorkers you of course get the bull shit city folks ruining the crowd. I was told by one guy to stop singing, and I wanted to say "fuck you, you obviously don't understand what a concert is about, and because of that you don't even deserve to be here"... Instead I just shifted my way away from him.

However the fans didn't bring the music down. Andrew Bird had a great turn out for the size of act he is, and played well beyond the talents of most main stage acts. His fiddle blazed and pricked the audience and sent them into a frenzy many times throughout his set. A handful of new tunes were played mixed with favorites from past albums... Most notably my favorite album The Mysterious Production of Eggs. 

Of course the main spotlight of this article will go out to Radiohead... My main reason for going in the first place. Not only did they not disappoint... They played with a precision that I have never witnessed before. The ability it takes to perform such crazy tracks as "Pyramid Song" live is uncanny. Every tune was performed flawlessly, with Tom and Johnny bouncing around like they were still school lads banging heads in a garage.

The beginning of the set kicked you right into groove with 15 Step leading the way. Other highlights of their set definitely include Paranoid Android, Cymbal Rush, Pyramid Song with a special thank you to NYC, Lucky, How To Disappear Completely, Everything In Its Right Place, Street Spirit, and House of Cards... Well it's actually pretty fucking tough to pick highlights from a show like this. It has redefined what I expect out of a live concert.

The light show was amazing... The icicles they have are mesmerizing flashing red and green and dripping with life. The video work was also very intriguing... Being manipulated into sepia tone or overlaid with images of sound wave generated graphics.

I will write more tomorrow night. For now I must rest. I will end with their full set list!

1. 15 Step

2. There There

3. Morning Bell

4. All I Need

5. Lucky

6. Nude

7. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

8. The Gloaming

9. Optimistic

10. Videotape

11. Reckoner

12. Jigsaw Falling Into Places

13. You and Whose Army?

14. Idioteque

15. Climbing Up The Walls

16. Bodysnatchers

17. How To Disappear Completely

Encore 1

18. House of Cards

19. Pyramid Song

20. Paranoid Android

21. Dollars and Cents

Encore 2

22. Street Spirit

23. Cymbal Rush

24. Just

25. Everything In Its Right Place