Why do "requests" when theyre written on the set...?

great show last night

So, the guy from Services was smacking a stand-alone cymbal with his cardigan. Lols.

Blew away Radio Shitty

lady gaga?

truly amazing. karen o is one of the greatest performers of our time.

dope photos, moto.

i'd say karen o IS the greatest performer of our time.

spectacular photos of a spectacular show

This was an amazing show. I've seen them a few times, and it was up there as one of the best. Tremendous energy and great crowd. Folks were filming it, supposedly for a DVD. Who knows if that's true, but if so, would be a good one.

setlist?

When was last time they played "Art Star"? That was the highlight for me.

P.S. Wish they could have squeezed "Pin" on their set....

ha, she faked the requests and made it seemed like the audience requested those songs. nice! honestly, i think they're great performers but the music isn't great. the first 7 or so songs were just limp. all the antics and confetti and costume make me think of Of Montreal and they're better musically speaking. take away all YYY's flash and you're left with an empty pan. i'm glad i didn't have to pay for the show last night. not hating, just sayin'

Machine killed me, fried me, massacred me, spit in my face and broke a pint glass over my head and now they won't let me board the plane because my head is bleeding

Maybe have them written down because they are songs they have rehearsed? If they request a song they haven't played in a long time there is great potential for embarrassment and sadness.

looks like she had a better costume at Radio City

My balls are really really big (literally) but i think i could fit both of them in Karen's mouth at the same time easily. Now that would make her the greatest performer of our time.
So please go die you overhyping jackasses

Great pictures.

some people take life way too seriously.

ok 2:24 douche, who would you list as greatest performers of our time?

best show ever!

anyone that goes as far as to claim karen O as one of the greatest performers of out time is simply moronic. the hype-machine has fed those of you that can't think for yourselves and in turn you continue to feed the hype.

Harry Potter opened the show? Ninth picture down from top--"wave that wand Harry!"

"some people take life way too seriously."

SO TRUE

like anon(s) 2:43, 2:34, 2:00, 1:43, 1:46

Seriously enough with the over hyping exaggerating. Get a clue you fuckheads with your "killed" "destroyed" stupidity. You just beg for a beat down when you do that.

thanks 2:58

It was a fun show, but nothing mind-blowing. I am a casual fan of YYYs, and this was my first show. I liked it, but would not speak of it, them, or her in superlatives.

She has a lot of energy, for sure, but I think the stand-out in the group is actually the drummer. They'd be fucked w/o him, imo.

they didn't do "Honey Bear" did they? don't remember that at all.

i prefer Yeasayer and Yo La Tengo, not so much Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yacht, Yoko Ono, Youth Group, Yellow Fever and def NOT Your Vegas.

3:10... they definitely played "Honey Bear".

Awesome show last night. Tons of fun.

To 2:58pm:
May I suggest you relax a bit? There’s no need to talk about “beat downs”. It’s a rock concert. If you didn’t enjoy it (or didn’t go), that’s a shame, but I’m sure you’ll get over that. For those who did enjoy it, allow them their moment of happiness.

best show ever? Seems like that happens 3 times a week nowadays.

I saw YYYs a few years ago, and I was kinda bored. Maybe it was just me?

Karen O looks a bit like Phil Spector, no?

i think it was just you...

Unbelievable performance. Great audience, small venue, good vibes. Fun night all around. Still one of the only "indie" shows that actually puts on a "show." I've seen them a bunch of times and they are still rocking it.

I have a question... What's the deal with backing tracks? Do you have to get to a certain status to use them? What's the deal? People in the know let me know.

Great photos, too bad their music blows..

wish i could've gone last night... stupid calculus test. at least i aced it. but yeah, show looks like it was great! i agree that karen o is one of the greatest performers of our time.

3:21

you forgot Yelle - gotta give her her 15 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsrN3qxX2Yw

Wow, I`m sure that concert was probably the highlight of most of those people`s lives (and I dont mean that as a putdown...I mean that in that it looked monumental).

Fu**ing tickets sold out within 6 minutes of going on sale....I kept hitting refresh for 6 minutes hoping to get in. Oh well, I`ll always have APW

What Is she lady gaga now? I didnt think they would sell out like they did. Its Blitz shouldve been titled "It Sucks- We Sold Out" I was really let down by it after hearing "Fever to tell" and "Show your bones" which are awesome records. That whole album is pop disco, club, radio bullshit. They alienated their fan base to become a trend. And as far as greatest performer of our time? Ha, our time isnt over yet. Stop with the over hype.

I think the Residents put on a better show. There not concerned with dumb vapid lyrics, and paint by numbers art student sheepish image. Its all about their B.S. aura and hype, because without that their music is horrible.

Great hair and costumes. Like a talent show without the music worth hearing and with an inflated ego.

I dug the costumes, too.

At least one group out there isn't donning bunny suits or regressing to childhood story-time outfits.

all I can say is:
I was center stage, leaning against the stage
Karen sprayed water on me
I got her towel
they played almost all my favorite songs (however I also wish they squeezed in pin)
and three hours before the show I didn't have a ticket
THAT is why it will forever be one of the best shows I've ever been to

the yeah yeah yeahs are anything but about the hype, they're just growing in popularity, there is a difference

2003 was the year for yyy

any implication that karen o steals originality in costumes from lady gaga is completely ridiculous. educate yourself.

2001 was the year for the MEH MEH MEHs

nick goes into his dark closet (which has no lights), eyes closed, and comes out with same outfit every time. coincidence?

Highlight of my night was the ticket window girl....yowsa!

ticket window girl is a trannie.

Haha look at you guys talking about going to Williamsburg, look at you hipster fruits.

I wish the internet wasn't just a soapbox for fucktards.

Has there ever been a person who exhibits a wider gulf between level of sexiness and actual attractiveness than Karen O? Seriously, she looks like an Easter Island head with a wig, but she's ridiculously rock-star sexy.

11:39 Shut up fucktard.

7pm, you are a complete loser. Seriously.

I think the Residents (the San Francisco group)had some commentary also about the hulking shallow garbage that is this Williamsburg transplant fashion movement masquerading as music and some how original. Well not them in particular but the whole lot of this rock star narcissism that pervades "cultural" nowadays acting as modest independent music. Bands like these Williamsburg kids remind the rest of the world that the rock star snarl and posing is similar to 80's hair metal crap.

Shes gross and Zinner has that indie art student outfit. The swish hair,black shoes,tight black pants, and older button up shirt. Come on its so obvious.

ditto, 7pm you are indeed a loser and 11:42, i agree completely, nice point

Great pix Ryan, seriously.

Karen O is the best example of an "Ugly-Hot" chick whose face is busted, but still exudes sexiness wth her confidence and swagger. Definitely more common in the music world than in real life. Other "Ugly-Hot Chick All-Stars" include PJ Harvey, Siouxie Sioux and the aforementioned Lady Gaga.

Shes great! I love her voice. Shut the fuck up with the ranking. They put on a good show. She moves wonderfully.

shut the fuck up, all of you. you are all fucking stupid retards

ticket window girl might have been a tranny. but she was cool. the window at MHOW is always so slow and terrible and everybody was so pissed... but at least she understood some basic precepts of "crowd control"