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The National @ Beacon Theater again (night 3 pics & video)

photos by Winnie Cheung

“got to beacon, realized my tickets to the national were for tomorrow. this will be the fourth time i got tickets but didn’t get to see them!” – naveen

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“One of my new favoritist groups EVER is “The National.” I heard them do one number on Letterman about a year ago, and heard “something” in their music that grabbed me. So I asked Liz if she knew about them, and she sent me a few tracks. Then I got “Boxer” – one of their albums, and it was amazing. Then I got their newest album “High Violet” and it was astounding. I don’t know anything about music, really, but their songs are very musical, and complex musically, and some of the songs do what Amy describes as giving her “The Chills.” The National does that for me, so I got a ticket for their performance tonight at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan. The venue is relatively small and really nice, their music is great and their performance was wonderful! So glad I got to see them live.” [Ken Spencer]

The National played their third of six shows at Beacon Theater in NYC last night (12/14). So Percussion opened (but we sadly missed them). Wye Oak, who were also there on the second night, opens tonight.

Some pictures from last night, and a video of the band doing one of the two new songs they’ve been playing, below…

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and a few Instagrams…

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and one of the new songs that Matt dedicated to his wife…

The National @ The Beacon Theater – I Need My Girl

Pictures from the first night (with War on Drugs) are HERE.