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Skybox at Lollapalooza (photo: Windy City Rock) |
The band began at 12:30 p.m. at the BMI stage, and by the time they began a good-sized crowd had already amassed, though it was unclear how many were actually familiar with the band going in and how many had wandered by purely out of curiosity. As soon as their set started, ushered in by the sparkling, exuberant title track from Morning After Cuts, I knew I would leave the performance impressed.
The joyfulness these guys deliver on record is even more prominent live. Lead singer Tim Ellis has distinctive, quirky voice that gives the band's sparkling indie pop even more personality, and he's a true showman to boot. Before closing their set with one of their best songs, the dancey, insanely upbeat "In a Dream," Ellis ran off stage and came back in a sparkly silver bra a la Lady Gaga. Had Gaga not been the buzz of the fest this year, the theatrics might have come off as trying a bit too hard (especially when the singer proceeded to remove his pants), but in light of the situation it was more less a good bit of fun.
Skybox setlist
1. Morning After Cuts
2. Buckets
3. Everyone Falls In
4. Fences
5. Plastic Cups
6. Various Kitchen Utensils
7. Light
8. Trout
9. In a Dream
A bit later in the day I decided to check out punk rock outfit Against Me!. While waiting for the band to come on the adidas MEGA stage I heard part of Blues Traveler's set from the Parkways Foundation stage across the way, which, believe it or not, included a truly bizarre reggae-fied version of Radiohead's "Creep." It was one of those things you would never, ever anticipate happening until it actually happens.
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Tom Gabel of Against Me! at Lolla (photo: Windy City Rock) |
Against Me! setlist:
1. High Pressure Low
2. Cliche Guevara
3. Pints of Guinness
4. White Crosses
5. Up the Cuts
6. I Still Love You Julie
7. I Was a Teenage Anarchist
8. White People for Peace
9. Suffocation
10. New Wave
11. Rapid Decompression
12. Don't Lose Touch
13. Miami
14. Walking Is Still Honest
15. Baby I'm an Anarchist
More photos after the jump
Skybox
Against Me!
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