February 2, 2005
Pictorial Review: Arcade Fire @ Webster Hall 02.01.05
Last night Gothamist checked out the Arcade Fire. The first time we saw this band was at Mercury Lounge, the second at Bowery Ballroom and last night was at Webster Hall. This venue is far from being a favorite of ours but we were set on making it as intimate as possible by cramming ourselves into the front. This lasted about three songs when we retreated to the back for some breathing room and were left feeling detached for the rest of the show. The band was amazing, as usual, and aside from feeling a bit "far away" the big venue didn't take away from that. Their energy filled the room as did the extravagant, but fitting, lights. Overall we left with a feeling of relief that Arcade Fire in a big venue is just as good as Arcade Fire in a small venue, albeit a bit less personal. But yeah, we're a little spoiled for seeing them in such an intimate atmosphere last October. Here are some photos:
Setlist: Wake Up > Neighborhood #2 > No Cars Go > Haiti > Vampire Forest Fire > Burning Bridges > Neighborhood #4 > Une Annee Sans Lumiere > Neighborhood #3 > Rebellion > Crown Of Love > Neighborhood #1 > In The Backseat > Headlights Like Diamonds
[We got home just in time to catch the band on Conan O'Brien, where surprisingly their performance translated pretty well over the airwaves. Note to band: Please don't play the OC.]
Related: Gothamist interviews the Arcade Fire. Also, here is a photo of Final Fantasy via Youngna, who always has amazing pictures. Final Fantasy opened with ManMan before him and totally blew us away.
[Update: Gothamist headed over to Irving last night, 02.02.05, to check out Arcade once again. The energy was in the air and the show was simply one of the best we've seen. And oh yeah, David Byrne joined them on stage. We won't do another post here of course but Brooklyn Vegan has a great recap which includes some photos and an mp3.]
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what's the point of these reviews? the pictures are mediocre at best and there's really very little review. it seems like you're trying to give people an idea of what it was like at the show, but really, with pictures like that...seems kind of hard.
The point is: "I scored tickets to a hard-to-get-into show for the hot band of the moment, and you didn't, so nyah. Also, I have a camera phone."
Arcade Fire are so 2004.
but really, with pictures like that...seems kind of hard.
Agreed! Kathryn Yu has a bunch of lovely photos from last night's show, we were standing right by the stage.
Wow, such harsh criricism. Thank God it's not a pay site. So sorry you wasted all that energy clicking that link, so that your eyes and sensibilty would be offended by such mediocre(at best) pictures and pointless reviews.
Whoa, who went into MT and stripped my perfectly relevant and completely safe for work links to http://kathrynyu.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathryn/sets/104215/ out, way after my comment was submitted?
Are we not allowed to link in comments now, Gothamist? If so then just disallow the a tag in MT and say no links. If not, then where'd my links go?
hi there - fyi, yes you are allowed to have links. and to answer the rest of the very very important questions posed here: i love music/live shows and i only aim to share my experience with you here. if my experience is being 30 rows back with a camera that doesn't zoom in close enough for you - then so be it, no one is forcing you to look at the post.
yeah, usually links work with the comments. not sure what happened.
jen, i really like that first photo. it seems to capture the arcade fire's energy.
I was also at the show. Alas, I was not able to stay for the whole show because the band didn't go on until 11:30. The opener ended at about quarter of ten, so we waited for over an hour before they brought out a friend to play violin and sing. He spent about a half an hour performing before they brought out the water bottles and the band hit the stage.
Since this was a weeknight, some of us had to be at work the next day. Either way, it's really unprofessional to keep an audience waiting for that long.
the oc rules