Passion Pit @ Terminal 5 in NYC (night 1) - pics

lol nick jonas

How long was the set? How long into it did falsetto get annoying?

Nice set list post. I hate you lol.

Can we all finally agree that 'rad' needs to be shelved, again?

I wonder if the Jonas Brothers even post their own tweets. Columbia Records probably tweeted that. I'm not saying that it's unlikely the Jonas Brothers would like Passion Pit, but just seems more likely the source of the tweet is not actually them.

No, they were there. I sold them three balloons outside T5 after the show.

I was at where the band was after the show and ended up hanging out with the bassist at my place a little after. We ended up making out, he fingered me and I jacked, blew him off, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well groomed he was down there!

I was at where the jonas brothers were after the show and ended up hanging out with them at my place a little after. We ended up making out, they fingered me and I blew them, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well groomed they were down there!

great show, obnoxious crowd. average age there was probably 17 or something.

whats with the hair

@8:08, see @7.55pm for the answer.

And like, we played, like Terminal 5, and like it was sold out, like 3 times! Like, I can't believe it and like my parents were like, "we're so proud of you!"
Like, how many times can you say "like" in a sentence?

If only Passion Pit would lose the falsetto (or at least the overuse of falsetto)...

looks like it was a sausage fest.

does anyone have the actual setlist?
what was the second song they did in the encore? The cover of some 90s Lite FM fare.

yeah he does sound like a moron in that quote

The cover was of The Cranberrie's "Dreams"

Fashion Clit.

ugh can you imagine the crowd at this show? i'd rather hang myself than see a sold out passion pit at terminal 5. they're blasting this shit at fraternities now

what exactly is the age range that you want the crowd to be in?

haha I could just imagine a BrooklyVegan reader outside of a frat hearing Passion Pit... oh god, grow up. don't hate the music because of who listens to it.

It's so funny how scared you people are of fraternities.

"It's so funny how scared you people are of fraternities."

Scared? For me, it's more like being disgusted by people who are too scared to be their own person and need to join a club to identify who they are. Frats are for pussies and dumb fuck mental midgets who can't think for themselves.

^^and people who need to pay for friends^^

@12:19 and 12:26

It depends what type of fraternity we're talking about here. Are we talking about a fraternity that actually has a purpose, such as doing a lot of community service, prides itself on being a group of students who've achieved an impressive scholarly level, is an exclusive group that identifies with a certain ethnicity or faith system or any other example of social betterment? Or are we talking about a fraternity that is invented for the sake of escaping responsibility, made up of people who are looking for an easy way to do demoralizing things to others, are close minded, lack social awareness and exposure to the outside world, need to surround themselves by mirror-image reflections of themselves and see women as objects and not humans? Because if it's the latter, then anything those people associate themselves with automatically gives whatever it is a bad perception.

it depends on what the definition of "is" is

seriously though, this is the worst fucking band right now, they are destroying culture as we speak, think for yourselves people!

I would have needed to drink all of that alcohol to get through that show..

post script: any good underage poon there?

that show was amazing. the crowd was huge but i still managed to be front thanks to some young boy who decided to switch spots with me.
Passion Pits music is the type of music who makes anyone want to throw up their arms and dance.
the age range was college students even though there were some younger kids.
the crowd was insane.
great great show.
the band went back stage after the second to last song, eveyone thought the show was ofer and we all were cheering for one more song.

4:42pm congrats. you just summed up every generic trendy band's show and crowd experience.

why is everyone a jaded prick?

"Scared? For me, it's more like being disgusted by people who are too scared to be their own person and need to join a club to identify who they are. Frats are for pussies and dumb fuck mental midgets who can't think for themselves."

You just described the people of Brooklyn.

"You just described the people of Brooklyn."

Wow... Brooklyn is a huge place. That's quite a stupid comment buddy.

You guys are all Brooklyn faggots. I say that that as a gay man.

Yes... we are all Brooklyn faggots. You are right smart guy!

such an amazing show! with the exception of the crowd, which was way too abundant with rude people, chanting for Passion Pit while the opening acts played.

...and girls who couldn't hold their alcohol, anyone?

I was done with Terminal 5 so long ago. But I went back to see of Montreal in September and was absolutely horrified at what kind of people hang out there, and how rude the staff is. I love Passion Pit but opted out to go to these shows; I doubt I will ever return to T5 again.

And yes, everyone on BV is a jaded prick....its something you have to get used to if you want to post.

so far it doesnt appear that someone who went to the show complained about terminal 5

I don't understand how one complains about the "people" at T5. Doesn't is vary from show to show? Couldn't the same people at T5 also go to Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom, etc.

I'm late to the passion pit game, I just heard them for the 1st time last week, unaware that there was already a backlash. I dunno, sight unseen I dug the track I heard. Moreso than a lot of the "hip-backed" crap I've heard that I'd actually puke over. Please tell me who I should be liking next week, cuz I'll probably just go back & listen to old Zupano albums.

WORST LIVE SINGER OF ALL TIME.

end of discussion

did their live show get any better?

"I don't understand how one complains about the "people" at T5. Doesn't is vary from show to show? Couldn't the same people at T5 also go to Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom, etc."

A complete idiot... that's who.

Who was that first opening act on night 3? Good stuff

the joy formidable opened for passion pit-great UK band.

To the girl who claims she hooked up with the bassist: I'd suggest you go to the Docs! My roommate hooked up with him while they toured through the midwest, got herself a nice std. Yummy.

Also, to address the T5 hatred - yes, there were many douche bags there last night but I agree that its not the venue that attracts those people, but rather the type of music. A lot of different kinds of people like Passion Pit - what can you do? I saw Tegan and Sara there last year and didn't have to deal with any of that bullshit. You also deal with a lot of garbage when you're in the front so...

The crowd was young, but the music was good. Passion Pit sounded a lot better than they did at summer stage opening for Phoenix.

Less beautiful pictures, but here's my review plus pics and a video of the cranberries cover

http://backseatsandbar.com/2010/01/11/review-joy-formidable-passion-pit-rural-alberta-advantage-terminal-5-18/

they were actually rather good. they sounded better live than I thought they would. the crowd wasn't horrible and are you kidding me, the t5 staff was fine!

crowd was high school aged, show was better the 2nd night, highlight was when a girl threw up front and center in the audience and the kids got some guy to mop it up mid-joy formidable. ---who were awesome, btw.

@Jan 9/11:56

I posted the setlist in my link above at 5:14

I totally fucked Ian's girlfriend while he was away. Her pixie cut is hella cute, especially from behind.

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i didnt go to show but i wonder how could the crowd be bad or rude at a passion pit show. They attract "frat boys"? really? they play such feminine music though, with the falsetto, and bright crystal like sounds.

haha folks is mad jealous here

great pics!

These photos' are amazing.

Great show. We all thought the show was done and we all were cheered for one more song.

"Wow... Brooklyn is a huge place. That's quite a stupid comment buddy."

I love how hipsters from Brooklyn feel the need to stereotype "frat guys" all the time, but when it comes to stereotyping their own, then they get all defensive and tell me not to generalize. Please. People are all the same. Frat guys, brooklynites that desperately try to act different despite being the exact same as everyone else around them, whatever.