Super Furry Animals @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - pics, setlist

who's that sexy girl in the first pic?? i heart.

LOVE this band and have seen them so many times over the years playing great energetic gigs.

But the ATP show was a snore. They weren't playing well or with any enthusiasm. I walked out on them which is a damn shame.

The Maxwells show is easily the best show I've seen this year. A truly great band in every sense and easily the best British band of the last 15 years.

Their ATP set was the biggest disappointment of the weekend for me.

glad i hightailed it out when i did (just after 'mountain') and got a good spot for the best set of the weekend (Boris playing Feedbacker).

I walked out on Super Furry at ATP, not cause I was tired, I wanted to be captivated by them and rush to the next band. They couldn't hold my attention at all. Most of the people up front looked bored, too. Boris made up for it in spades. Boris were not my favorite of the weekend, but in the top 5 for me easily.

Not sure why they aren't the biggest band in the world. I mean, i know why, but. They are amazing to me. The Highline show was fantastic. Yes, they are doing stripped down, not-too-visual shows these days, but the song stand on their own. They write the most melodic, sonically rich songs in rock.

Not sure if Highline was better than Maxwells, or vice versa, but i have a hard time imagining the ATP set being *that* much worse...is it that they were playing new songs and you don't like that? I think the new stuff translates really well live.

Who knows - im such a huge fan of the band they can't do alot of wrong in my eyes, so maybe im not objective enough.

2:17- I think part of the problem was that they had followed Boredoms, Caribou and Deerhoof, who all performed vastly more imaginative, energetic and inspired sets. My opinion may have changed had they been the first band of the afternoon at ATP on Sunday. I think their recorded stuff is great and maybe they were just off on Sunday, but I thought it was a lackluster show. They opened with two songs I loved but there was no magic in them. Also, the meta-cues Gruff held up throughout the performance came off as obnoxious.

They absolutely slayed at Maxwell's, though the March Fourth were fucking terrible. Also, I loved the "Resist Phony Encores" sign on Saturday (since the set built up perfectly), followed by the Feelies show on Sunday with Eleventy Billion phony encores. Somehow both seemed equally perfect.

i saw them at webster hall like 4 yrs ago...full of energy. awesome show with lots of visual projections. the band was having an absolute blast and the crowd completely fed off of it.

then 2 yrs ago they played at MHoW. no projections... boring show...band was drunk...we were less than inspired.

what up, welshians?

"They absolutely slayed at Maxwell's, though the March Fourth were fucking terrible."

I hate to be a hater, but they were, i'm sorry to say, one of the worst openers I've ever seen (Highline show).

However, I came down for the show from Boston, so i don't know Real Estate, but they were pretty damn good.

"what up, welshians?"

The last lacklustre SFA show I seen was way back in 2001, but I guess they have their off nights? I managed to catch them in London this year and it was one of the best shows I can remember.

Never seen a bad SFA show. Maxwells was amazing

I saw both the Highline, and Maxwells show and both were uplifting and full of energy. I feel like the Maxwells show had more energy from the band but its probably due to them getting in of Friday and being a bit tired for the Highline show. Strangely though the audience at Highline had a ton more energy despite the sound problems. Ive seen them every tour since Love Kraft and try to make all 3 times they play around the area and am never disappointed and it seems like everyone that goes is not as well. Best band in the world IMO.

I was very mad I didnt get to ATP on Sunday, but shocked to hear that SFA were boring! I heard a lot of the shows were boring as well, I wonder why... It was my dream to see SFA and Flaming Lips play at the same venue and I missed it. Everyone needs to check SFA out to see what they are missing! SFAOK!

The Maxwells show was awesome, SFA are fucking amazing and I will always see them play anytime they are in NY! As for the openers, Real Estate was just OK, and if anyone else was at the Maxwells show as well as Highline, The March Fourth were much much better there.

Just like what the other commenter said, even SFA has their off nights. So can the openers.

"Just like what the other commenter said, even SFA has their off nights. So can the openers."

true true...i feel like a dick now, considering i don't play shit!

sorry fellas :)

I love how SFA has this almost slacker-ish, yet totally awesome and skilled musicians vibe.

So many bands seem so desperate...for something. Be it image, success, etc.

SFA just...*is*

SFA OK!

i usually give openers the benefit of the doubt (hey, it's tough playing for a crowd who's impatiently waiting for you to get off the stage), but the march fourth were "your friend's band in 11th grade that you went to see regularly because you like them but not their music"-level amateurish at maxwell's... and you're saying they were EVEN WORSE at highline? ugh. how did these jokers get not just one, but TWO choice gigs?

"ugh. how did these jokers get not just one, but TWO choice gigs?"

-I'm sorry your band didn't get put on the bill. Keep trying.

I like it very much..