They were supposed to play Vredenburg (in Utrecht as well) which has a capacity of 2000 people but when they tickets sold slowly, it was just after the release of Centipede Hz which met with divided reaction of fans, they did the show in a smaller venue.
They improvise a lot of the transitions in between songs and for the actual songs they have rehearsed there is a little bit of improv but they have an overall plan.
Thanks for the upload! The sound at Tivoli isn't always tuned perfectly (and it depends on where you stand, as well) so it's really nice to get a second opinion on what *exactly* I heard that night :-)
i love this band more than any other from the past 10 years...and while their live shows have gotten a lot better than they used to be....they still ought to turn it up volume wise. most AC shows are oddly quiet. It makes the sparse arrangements sound too sparse. live shows ought to be loud. :) still...great show right here.
They have said numerous times in interviews that they are most heavily inspired by band like the Grateful Dead and Pavement. Like those bands they rely heavily on improvisation, something that only works in a concert setting. Their music generally deviates from their studio content pretty heavily depending on the concert. I'd say their more of a tour oriented jam band than a studio band that goes on tour on the side. Not quite to the extent of The Dead, but similar. You don't know shit.
On Rosie Oh its cool to hear him sing "As I left my HOME I cried.." As opposed to him saying "As I Left my OM I cried.." As he does on the record 😎🤙 PS centipede hz is WAYYYYY underrated
I just saw them live and I couldn't disagree more. Also, they've talked about how much they're enjoying this tour in numerous interviews. The physical nature of the new material is allowing them to feel very together as a band. Not only are you making a bold and overly-personal statement about the band without even having been to a show, but when your very poorly supported opinion is shown even the slightest bit of dissent, you resort to name calling. Go to a show and fix your fucking attitude.
So then why do they keep playing shows? Checkmate, you mad I can afford the finer things in life and you cant? Hey I can make horrendous assumptions too!
