All Points West 2009 - Day One in Pictures
photos by Tim Griffin and Chris La Putt
“It was announced during Vampire Weekend‘s rain-soaked but well-attended 6 p.m. set on the main “Blue Comet” stage that due to the weather, single-day Friday tickets would be accepted for festival entry on Saturday and Sunday. This elicited quite a few cheers, presumably from those who had not already purchased weekend tickets. While the early afternoon had been hot and sunny, allowing for clear views of nearby Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, the storm clouds rolled in rapidly just as Fleet Foxes took the stage at 3:30 p.m. The wind, rain and thunder actually worked as fitting accompaniments to the band’s dramatic harmonies, a fact not lost on the Foxes themselves. “We kind of look like a guild of wizards here to deliver an ominous warning,” said drummer J. Tillman, one of several bearded members of the band. “”I’m going to leave the stage on a horse.” [Billboard]
Before we head out to APW Day Two (schedule here), here are some pictures from Friday (7/31)….
Heartless Bastards
The Knux
Bo Burnham
Shearwater
Seasick Steve
Eugene Mirman
Telepathe
Fleet Foxes
Ra Ra Riot
Xavier Rudd
The National
Organized Konfusion
Vampire Weekend
The Pharcyde
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Agyness Deyn
Q-Tip
Peanut Butter Wolf
Jay-Z
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