Xu Xu Fang “Fascination Street” Bat For Lashes “A Forest” Hecuba “Killing An Arab” Astrid Quay “The Caterpillar” Indian Jewelry “The Walk” Rainbow Arabia “Six Different Ways” We Are The World “Why Can’t I Be You?” Black Black “In Between Days” Rio En Medio “Pictures Of You” Gangi “Fire In Cairo” Joker’s Daughter “Kyoto Song” Aquaserge “10:15 Saturday Night” The Muslims “Grinding Halt” Voyager One “M” Ex Reverie “The Hanging Garden” Caroline Weeks “The Drowning Man” Devastations “All Cats Are Gray” The Dandy Warhols “Primary” Veil Veil Vanish “The Upstairs Room” Wolkfin “Charlotte Sometimes” Army Navy “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” Ich Bin Aiko “A Strange Day” Lemon Sun “The Exploding Boy” Corridor “The Kiss” Katrine Ottosen “The Love Cats” Silver Summit “A Night Like This” Mariee Sioux “Love Song” Kaki King “Close To Me” Buddy “Sugar Girl” Les Bicyclettes Blanches “Hot Hot Hot” Tara Busch “Let’s Go To Bed” Jesu “The Funeral Party” Sarabeth Tucek “Three Imaginary Boys” Lewis & Clarke “Disintegration”
Friday night’s gig included 3 encores & lasted 3 hours. Perfection! Photos courtesy of JLB.
(Setlist) Underneath The Stars, Prayers For Rain, A Night Like This, The End Of The World, Lovesong, To Wish Impossible Things, Pictures Of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, The Perfect Boy, Hot Hot Hot, The Only One, Wrong Number, The Walk, Sleep When I’m Dead, Push, Friday I’m In Love, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, Charlotte Sometimes, One Hundred Years, Baby Rag Dog Book. (Encore 1) If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, The Kiss. (Encore 2) Freakshow, Close To Me, Why Can’t I Be You? (Encore 3) Boys Don’t Cry, Jumping Someone Else’s Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.
Chain Of Flowers has the scoop: *”Their brand new studio album will be released worldwide on September 13th with 4 consecutive & different singles preceding the LP on the 13th of each month: May 13th, June 13th, July 13th & August 13th. ‘The Only One’ is the first in this series, and as per the other formats, will be available on CD & 7” vinyl (as well as digital download). Each will have a brand new B-side.”*
Here’s more on the event, which will take place on March 5th: *The Spanish ‘City of the Arts and Sciences’ will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of a unique free MTV open-air concert. This event will be genuinely global, with a potential audience of 207 million people around the world. The complete bill is to be announced by MTV in the next couple of weeks.*
Perfect As Cats is out on 10/28.
