Arcade Fire captured the attention of the entire mass of 100,000+ people Friday night.
15 minutes before they took the stage, faces turned up to the sky as around 7 parachutists trailed what looked like pounds of glitter on top of the audience. Shouts of awe rang across the field as what we all thought was glitter started raining down in a random pattern across the sky. As it began to get closer, the mystery of the falling objects progressed into further confusion. It wasn’t glitter – it was something else. As I managed to jump up and grab a package, I realized that it was a packet of several bands with different colored blinking lights on them. After people connected to lights to either their bodies or a piece of clothing, a gargantuan sea of flashing lights surrounded the main stage.
Better yet, Arcade Fire’s energized performance catered to the stereotypical Roo attendee by having a movie screen playing clips/short films behind them that coordinated with the theme of each individual song. There were repeating images of people dressed in strange, almost doll-like outfits, a short film of people riding bicycles that looked as if it had been produced in the 70s, & colorful or colorless patterns that was designed to induce a particular feeling as you listened to each individual song’s lyrics. You couldn’t have walked away if you wanted to. It was absolutely magic. If you haven’t seen Arcade Fire perform live – I would strongly suggest finding out where they’re touring this summer and buying a ticket, today if not sooner.
*Photo by MusicAllies*
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