I saw them last April at Irving Plaza. This show was definitely much better - owing perhaps to the better drummer at this show. P.S. Sofia Coppola was in the audience.

I saw them last April at Irving Plaza. This show was definitely much better - owing perhaps to the better drummer at this show. P.S. Sofia Coppola was in the audience.

Nice photos. The first shot actually has me in it taking photos. Here are some of my shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28278659@N00/

Great show last night, although I'm kind of *eh* on some of the new material. Too Strokes-y and guitar driven. Great crowd energy though.

sounds like they're having a good tour.

a lot of nice pics recently, bao

Excellent, high energy show. They should make the drummer an official member of the band b/c he's nuts. And yeah, the new material is unquestionably more Strokes-y than the last record, but very well done all the same.

i was most impressed of all by this drummer. he isnt the regular drummer?? what's the story on this guy?

i never realized that the walls were green in the Ballroom...

Phoenix has always been just the four guys Thomas Mars (vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar), Laurent Brancourtz (guitar) and Deck D’arcy (bass). As far as I know, Thomas is quite a good drummer and in the studio they combine live drumming with programmed stuff. I guess if they have a good creative chemistry going with the 4 guys they don't want to mess with it by adding a permanent drummer...

Phoenix has always been just the four guys Thomas Mars (vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar), Laurent Brancourtz (guitar) and Deck D’arcy (bass). As far as I know, Thomas is quite a good drummer and in the studio they combine live drumming with programmed stuff. I guess if they have a good creative chemistry going with the 4 guys they don't want to mess with it by adding a permanent drummer...

Phoenix has always been just the four guys Thomas Mars (vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar), Laurent Brancourtz (guitar) and Deck D’arcy (bass). As far as I know, Thomas is quite a good drummer and in the studio they combine live drumming with programmed stuff. I guess if they have a good creative chemistry going with the 4 guys they don't want to mess with it by adding a permanent drummer...

Phoenix has always been just the four guys Thomas Mars (vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar), Laurent Brancourtz (guitar) and Deck D’arcy (bass). As far as I know, Thomas is quite a good drummer and in the studio they combine live drumming with programmed stuff. I guess if they have a good creative chemistry going with the 4 guys they don't want to mess with it by adding a permanent drummer...

ah! thanks for the info!

does anyone know the name of the tour drummer then?

Ron. His name is Ron...

Ron. His name is Ron...

Ron. His name is Ron...

does anyone know what brand of guitars the two guitar players use? They look like Fender Telecasters, but I know for a fact that they arent because the design is slightly different. Maybe it's a european guitar company that makes a knock-off of the telecaster?