Passion Pit Setlist
Hoodie Allen Setlist
Tour Dates
09/28 Cleveland, OH Case Western
09/29 Charlottesville, VA nTelos Wireless 10/01 Asheville, NC Orange Peel 10/02 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy’s 10/03 Birmingham, AL Iron City 10/05 Austin, TX Austin City Limits 10/07 Wilmington, NC Greenfield Lake Amp 10/08 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues 10/10 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music 10/11 New Orleans, LA Civic Theatre 10/12 Austin, TX Austin City Limits 10/15 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center 10/16 Salt Lake City, UT the Complex 10/18 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 10/19 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds 10/22 San Diego, CA Open Air Theatre 10/25 Los Angeles, CA Greek theatre 10/26 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl 10/27 Las Vegas, NV Life is Beautiful 10/29 Kansas City, MO Midland AMC 10/31 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center 11/01 Atlantic City, NJ Showboat Atlantic 11/03 Norfolk, VA Norva 11/06 Atlanta, GA Emory University 11/08 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amp 11/09 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amp 11/10 West Palm Beach, FL Coastline Festival Read More
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Playing in the metro area again for no less than the fourth time in less than a year, Passion Pit took a walk. In this case, it was a stadium-sized, victory lap of a walk.
The Cambridge, MA quintet played to a raucous and appreciative crowd Friday night at TCF Bank Stadium, as a part of the U of MN Homecoming weekend celebrations. From two sold out nights at First Avenue, to an outdoor stage at Summer Set, the jump to a stadium venue seemed disproportionally large, but the massive stadium’s seating was shaved to ten sections on the home field side, with the stage positioned on the field directly across for a still-impressive sold out crowd of 9,781.
NYC indie rapper Hoodie Allen got the festivities started with an energetic 40 min. set, playing to a crowd that was clearly his fanbase. Starting with ‘Fame’, a recent collaboration with Chiddy Bang, the 25 year-old rapper got everyone moving immediately concentrating mostly on tracks from his most recent self-released full-length, All American, mashing up songs and keeping the set momentum moving (even U mascot Goldy Gopher jumped on stage to join in).
Following a slightly longer than planned break, Passion Pit took the stage for a 55 min. set of indie, keyboard-based dance electro-pop. The band is definitely still riding high from last year’s sophomore breakout album Gossamer (French Kiss / Columbia) and also had a released a companion piece, Constant Conversations EP earlier in the week digitally.
Singer Michael Angelakos’ trademark falsetto voice echo’d through the boomy stadium; he rarely standing still, bouncing end-to-end on a stage bathed in minimal blue lighting most of the evening. The dichotomy of Passion Pit’s songs is their sometimes dark themes presented in an energetic manner, fused with synth riffs and an undeniable urge to dance to them, and that was certainly the case for the most of the student body this night. Opening with ‘Make Light’ and seguing into ‘The Reeling’, that point was immediately proved.
Not a lot was said between songs, though it was obvious the band was awed and genuinely thrilled to be playing the large venue. The crowd reserved its loudest receptions for radio hits like ‘Sleepyhead’, ‘Take a Walk’ (with crowd call-and-response during the choruses) and the encore, ‘Little Secrets’, though the slowed-tempo ‘Constant Conversations’ was also received well.
The acoustics were typical for a large outdoor venue – just plain loud up front and slightly echo-y and open from the upper decks, but eminently listenable, not that the "we’re-here-to-party" crowd seemed to distinguish. Now in its 3rd year (Kid Cudi-2011, Atmosphere-2012), the annual Homecoming concert is a welcome tradition and this year, smartly booked a well-loved band right as it breaks into the mainstream.
The Cambridge, MA quintet played to a raucous and appreciative crowd Friday night at TCF Bank Stadium, as a part of the U of MN Homecoming weekend celebrations. From two sold out nights at First Avenue, to an outdoor stage at Summer Set, the jump to a stadium venue seemed disproportionally large, but the massive stadium’s seating was shaved to ten sections on the home field side, with the stage positioned on the field directly across for a still-impressive sold out crowd of 9,781.
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HOODIE ALLEN
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Hoodie Allen's Setlist
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Following a slightly longer than planned break, Passion Pit took the stage for a 55 min. set of indie, keyboard-based dance electro-pop. The band is definitely still riding high from last year’s sophomore breakout album Gossamer (French Kiss / Columbia) and also had a released a companion piece, Constant Conversations EP earlier in the week digitally.
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Michael Angelakos
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Passion Pit's Setlist
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Not a lot was said between songs, though it was obvious the band was awed and genuinely thrilled to be playing the large venue. The crowd reserved its loudest receptions for radio hits like ‘Sleepyhead’, ‘Take a Walk’ (with crowd call-and-response during the choruses) and the encore, ‘Little Secrets’, though the slowed-tempo ‘Constant Conversations’ was also received well.
The acoustics were typical for a large outdoor venue – just plain loud up front and slightly echo-y and open from the upper decks, but eminently listenable, not that the "we’re-here-to-party" crowd seemed to distinguish. Now in its 3rd year (Kid Cudi-2011, Atmosphere-2012), the annual Homecoming concert is a welcome tradition and this year, smartly booked a well-loved band right as it breaks into the mainstream.
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Passion Pit at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (09/27/13) |
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