Zeek12 wrote: » Brilliant gig at the Iveagh gardens last night (Thursday). Perfect venue for a band like this. They were in top form and really seemed to be enjoying it. They played a nice mix of new tunes and plenty of favourites from the earlier albums - Mykonos, Ragged Wood, Oliver James, Helplessness blues- to name just a few. Pecknold is one powerful vocalist. Enjoy it tonight anyone who is going. You're in for a treat
eyeball kid wrote: » Sounds good. What were the stage times and did they play long? Really looking forward to it.
Thundercats Ho wrote: » Really enjoyable gig, despite the worst bunch of chatters I've seen at a gig. Found a better spot at the back after a bit of moving around. At some points it felt like a gig in a beer garden, there were so few people interested.
Placid_Casual wrote: » Was lucky enough to have gotten along both nights. They, and particularly Robin, were outstanding both nights. Like others have mentioned, they seemed to be genuinely really enjoying themselves. In stark contrast to when I lat saw them in Belfast in 2011, when they seemed to be going through the motions. I didn't realise it at the time but there was obviously a lot of tension in the band then, particularly Robin and Josh. Speaking of whom, I felt like they do miss him in a live context, purely for the harmonies. They just don't have the same depth without him and I feel like there's certain harmony laden songs that they may be deliberately leaving off the setlist because they just can't do them without him (e.g. Montezuma, Sin Sala Bin, Sun Giant). Although, as others have mentioned, Robin's vocals were top quality and maybe they stand out more without Josh. Anyway, highlights for me over both nights were He Doesn't Know Why, The Shrine/An Argument and Oliver James.