Friday in Raleigh marked the first full day for the Hopscotch Festival. With headliners set to take stage in the City Plaza, I started walking. From the get go I noticed that streets were way busier than they had been the night before. It seems most people viewed Thursday’s shows as a warm-up night for the actual festival, which is a shame, because there were some quality shows to be seen. Once I got to the plaza, I made my way to the front of the crowd and watched as The Dodos took the stage. They were incredible. Energetically plowing through guitar and drum creations they kicked off the night the right way. Midway through the set lead singer/guitarist Meric Long quipped “It might just be the coffee talking but I’m feeling good.” They closed with a less than polished rendition of Jodi. No one seemed to mind the few stray notes, myself included.
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