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Death Cab For Cutie & St. Vincent @ Radio City Music Hall - pics & setlist
Photos by Eric M. Townsend
Death Cab for Cutie played Radio City Music Hall in NYC on Monday night (10/6) - their second, large, headlining show in NYC in less than four months, though this one didn't have to end early because of the weather.
"What a dump this place is," quipped Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, perched atop the magnificent stage at New York's Radio City Music Hall last night. Then, unsure if people caught his sarcasm, he added, "No, really, this is an honor."St. Vincent opened and it was Annie Clark's second NYC show less than two weeks. More pictures and the setlist from the show below...That anxious, awkward moment capped the first third of Death Cab's show, as both band and audience took their time acclimating to the legendary room. After the first five songs -- an admittedly slow build-up that included "The Employment Pages" and "We Laugh Indoors," two of the band's older tunes -- most of the 6,000 patrons at the sold-out gig remained seated, but not in a docile, complacent way: They were totally engaged, singing and bobbing atop Radio City's plush cushions. [SPIN]
St. Vincent...
Death Cab for Cutie...
DCFC RC Setlist: (via)
Employment Pages
Your Heart is an Empty Room
The New Year
Indoors
Crooked Teeth
Company Calls
Grapevine Fires
Summer Skin
Soul Meets Body
I'll Follow You Into the Dark
I Will Possess Your Heart
Cath
We Looked Like Giants
Long Division
The Sound of Settling
Bixby Canyon BrigdeTechnicolor Girls
Title and Registration
Movie Script
Marching Bands of Manhattan
Transatlanticism
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Posted on October 8, 2008 10:14 AM
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Comments (21)
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ugh.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 10:46 AM
That's a great set list.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 10:50 AM
I was in the third row of the 1st Mezz. My friend and I tried standing up during "Crooked Teeth" because every single person in the Mezz was sitting down. Within 10 seconds, the girl behind us asked if we would sit down because she couldn't see the show.
It's a fucking concert! The only time people stood was during the encore.
On the plus side, there were some might fine 15-year old girls next to us. Unfortunately their parents were in-between us and I couldn't properly roofie their sodas and M&Ms.
Posted by Ya bird? | October 8, 2008 10:52 AM
That sucks. About not being able to stand up AND not being to roofie random 15 year olds.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 11:01 AM
Saw them over the summer at a seated venue. Everyone was on their feet.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 11:03 AM
i don't understand, was my experience different? i was in the orchestra section and everyone was definitely on their feet for the last half of the show. it's actually the first time i've seen a show at radio city where the entire floor was standing before the encore--and i've seen bjork there twice.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 11:09 AM
that's a really great setlist. photobooth would have sent it over the top.
Posted by t the c | October 8, 2008 11:13 AM
Damn.. Annie is so hot. Sorry. I couldn't hold it in.
Posted by wembley | October 8, 2008 11:22 AM
The show was real solid. The Mezz was just super lame with everyone sitting down.
Posted by Purple Monkey Dishwasher | October 8, 2008 11:23 AM
I didn't know John Fogerty was the lead singer of Death Cab.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 11:26 AM
st vincent is like the greatest girl ever.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 11:27 AM
I'd leave after St. Vincent.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 12:20 PM
Pretty sucky crowd. No one knew who St. Vincent was. I saw lots of old balding grandparents escorting their grandkids to the show.
But whatevs, St. Vincent was great, Annie Clark is gorgeous and rocked her guitar.
I did almost think about leaving after her set but Death Cab put on a solid, if unremarkable, show as they always do.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 12:36 PM
They covered up the glory hole in the downstairs basement bathroom! Now where am I going to go for anonymous sex? There were so many 15-year old begging for it. Don't go to Radio City until the situation is rectified.
Posted by Mule with a Spinning Wheel | October 8, 2008 12:54 PM
from fat loser douche to hick loser douche
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 1:09 PM
please. death cab is awesome, always have been. the orchestra was on their feet all show, just like for bjork, and just like for arcade fire. not sure where you people were.
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 1:33 PM
Death Cab is and will always be a great band.
Posted by james | October 8, 2008 2:32 PM
what happened to the lead singer of Death Cab For Cutie. he looks manOrexic.
yack.
Posted by gooba | October 8, 2008 7:34 PM
lead singer looks like Neil Young in photo
Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2008 10:44 PM
How does Gibbard look manorexic? I mean, I know that North Americans in general are going downhill in terms of health, but this passes for thin?
C'mon, he's an average-sized dude. Props to him for toning up.
Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2008 1:47 PM
uhm, all you bashing on death cab should really shut up. they're awesome and always will be and what the fuck with the manorexic comment?
Posted by Anonymous | August 23, 2009 5:51 PM