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Joy Formidable Setlist
Everything Everything Setlist
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Welsh trio The Joy Formidable (Rhiannon Bryan on vocals/guitars, Rhydian Dafydd on bass, and Matthew James Thomas on drums) is back on tour in support of their latest Hitch, stopping by First Avenue last Tuesday, April 5th. As with the album title and cover artwork (featuring the Dafydd’s proposal to Bryan on the side of the road), we are pretty sure the couple got hitched (married) last year.
Manchester’s Everything Everything opened up the show, in support of their third album Get To Heaven. The band came to our attention in 2013 when they generated massive buzz selling out their entire UK tour, thanks to their strong songs on their sophomore album Arc, which landed them on the shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and nominations for the Ivor Novello Award.
Singer Jonathan Higgs noted that this was their “first time here... ever!” and the band seemed generally excited to finally Minneapolis. In fact, they were so excited, they added Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” at the end of their setlist ... but unfortunately, due to time constraints, the band did not perform the cover song in their 40-minute set.
As expected, and even though the setlist was more similar than different, The Joy Formidable’s First Avenue show was markedly different than the Red Bull sponsored warm-up gig the band performed across the river in St. Paul last fall.
While the October 2015 Turf Club show was loose with singer Bryan constantly ribbing on the two other members and had the feel of a pub gig down the block, the First Avenue performance was more of a proper rock show, with bigger stage, full light rigs, and the band seemingly very focused.
Add to that, there has been another five months in which they have lived with the new songs from Hitch, further refining them live and making them fit like perfect puzzle pieces, inside their ninety-minute headlining set.
They ended their set with “The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie”, and followed up with a four-song encore, starting with “the first song we wrote together” called “Austere”. Obviously, the song is very dear to the band, and we wrote about the song in July 2008 (before the single was officially released!)
This was followed by “Maw Maw Song” and a newer song “Liana” (from Hitch), and finally the grand epic extended jam version of “Whirring” from their debut The Big Roar.
The Joy Formidable’s Hitch album is available now on Atlantic Records. The band continues their tour:
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Everything Everything |
Singer Jonathan Higgs noted that this was their “first time here... ever!” and the band seemed generally excited to finally Minneapolis. In fact, they were so excited, they added Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” at the end of their setlist ... but unfortunately, due to time constraints, the band did not perform the cover song in their 40-minute set.
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Joy Formidable |
While the October 2015 Turf Club show was loose with singer Bryan constantly ribbing on the two other members and had the feel of a pub gig down the block, the First Avenue performance was more of a proper rock show, with bigger stage, full light rigs, and the band seemingly very focused.
Add to that, there has been another five months in which they have lived with the new songs from Hitch, further refining them live and making them fit like perfect puzzle pieces, inside their ninety-minute headlining set.
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Setlist |
The Joy Formidable’s Hitch album is available now on Atlantic Records. The band continues their tour:
04/10/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small's Theater
04/12/16 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/13/16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/14/16 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04/15/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
04/16/16 Spring, TX @ 94.5 Buzzfest
04/19/16 Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
04/20/16 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's
04/21/16 Pensacola, FL @ Club Vinyl
04/22/16 Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/23/16 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
04/25/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
04/26/16 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/28/16 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Theater
04/29/16 West Palm Beach, FL @ SunFest
04/30/16 Dallas, TX @ EDGEFEST
05/01/16 Beale Street Music Festival
05/27/16 Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley
07/28/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/29/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/30/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
04/12/16 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/13/16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/14/16 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04/15/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
04/16/16 Spring, TX @ 94.5 Buzzfest
04/19/16 Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
04/20/16 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's
04/21/16 Pensacola, FL @ Club Vinyl
04/22/16 Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/23/16 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
04/25/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
04/26/16 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/28/16 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Theater
04/29/16 West Palm Beach, FL @ SunFest
04/30/16 Dallas, TX @ EDGEFEST
05/01/16 Beale Street Music Festival
05/27/16 Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley
07/28/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/29/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
07/30/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
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The Joy Formidable at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 April 2016) |
this was a show I had been waiting for, a long time....I missed the other shows but heard they were good......but When Everything everything came out and began to play I knew first Ave was in for a treat......these guys put on a show that with what music they had in there library and time....they just nailed everything they played.....fed the crowed to keep them involved and kept the energy up....when they played Reptiles..that just floored many people who maybe weren't listening at fist...but shut up enough to actually listen to the song.....
Joy Formidable came out and just rocked the house.....from the first song to the last..very cool to see them and I can see why someone like Brian Oak recommends them : ) very enjoyable set.....and many were a dancing in the crowd.....
Posted by: Lee Camacho | 05/31/2016 at 11:15 PM