Arctic Monkeys
The Pageant
This is the second time I've seen the Arctic Monkeys. The first being Lollapalooza '09. They are definitely a bed better seen indoors. They have a high stage energy and complimentary light show. My Lolla experience left me a little flat since I did not really know the songs, even though I did have their 2006 release, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. This show offered more familiar songs, plus the ability to see the band in person and not on the jumbotron.
It has been a few weeks since the show and this blog posting, but I do remember that they liked to drag out their songs out. You know how every concert you go to the band will do one song that at one point you think has ended and then all the sudden they cut right back into it? The crowd will be doubly excited because that kick ass song didn't actually end. Well the AM's like to do that a lot. By the third time it was like 'Enough Already'! Learn a little from the Kings of Leon. Do your three minute song and get to the next one. I also didn't get what the deal was at the end of the show with the singer running off stage and the roadie bringing him back on. Seemed a little staged and kind of 'eh'.
Seriously, although I do like to complain I really did enjoy this show. Like I said previously, the band was energetic and seemed to really enjoy the crowd, which I'd also like to say was quite large considering it was a Sunday night show. The sound was clean and I got to hear some personal favorites including 'I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor', 'Potion Approaching', 'The View from the Afternoon' and a cover of 'Red Right Hand' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Thoroughly enjoyable show!
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