Kill Hannah at Station 4, St Paul (08/22/08)

Kill Hannah ♥ photograph by Vu Tour Dates 08/23/08 Metro- with The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem & The White Tie Affair Chicago, Illinois 08/23/08 Kill Hannah After-Show Party @ Sonotheque 21+ Chicago, Illinois 09/22/08 Hope For The Hopeless Headline Tour UK/Europe (See Dates Below) Chicago, Illinois 09/23/08 Cabaret Voltaire w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Edinburgh, Scotland 09/24/08 Academy w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Newcastle 09/25/08 Waterfront w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Norwich 09/26/08 Academy 2 w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Sheffield 09/27/08 Cockpit w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Leeds 09/28/08 Academy w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Bristol 09/29/08 The Phoenix w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Exeter 09/30/08 Concorde 2 w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Brighton 10/02/08 Rock City w/guests My Passion, Exit Ten & Serpico Nottingham 10/03/08 Melkweg with guests My Passion Amsterdam 10/04/08 Lille Vega with guests My Passion Copenhagen 10/05/08 Debaser with guests My Passion Malmö 10/06/08 Brewhouse with guests My Passion Göteborg 10/07/08 Debaser Slussen with guests My Passion Stockholm 10/09/08 Nosturi with guests My Passion Helsinki 10/10/08 Pakkahuone with guests My Passion Tampere 10/12/08 Logo with guests My Passion Hamburg 10/13/08 Knaack with guests My Passion Berlin 10/14/08 Colos-Sal with guests My Passion Aschaffenburg 10/15/08 Underground with guests My Passion Köln 10/16/08 59:1 with guests My Passion Munich 10/17/08 Rohstofflager with guests My Passion Zurich 10/18/08 Szene Wien with guests My Passion Vienna 10/19/08 New Age with guests My Passion Roncade 10/20/08 Sottotetto with guests My Passion Bologna 10/22/08 La Boule Noire with guests My Passion Paris 10/23/08 Mod with guests My Passion Hasselt 10/24/08 Sugarmill with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Stoke 10/25/08 Whelans with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Dublin 10/26/08 Limelight with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Belfast 10/27/08 Garage with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Glasgow, Scotland 10/28/08 Roadmender with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Northampton 10/29/08 Astoria 2 with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico London 10/30/08 Wedgewood Rooms with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Portsmouth 10/31/08 Academy 2 with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Manchester 11/01/08 Academy 2 with guests My Passion, Gundogs & Serpico Birmingham Kill Hannah - Kennedy Kill Hannah Kill Hannah Set List ♥ Station 4, St Paul, Minnesota (08/22/08) Photo Pass ♥ St Paul (08/22/08) Chicago, Illinois' Kill Hannah did not get their name from Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna, instead it's from singer Mat Devine's ex-girlfriend. Isn't it kind of weird that he hates her, but yet, the band name is a tribute to her, in some ways? She must really love it. They're currently on their "Hope for the Hopeless" tour, with three solid bands: The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem & The White Tie Affair. Of the three support, I thought Innerpartysystem was outstanding, they look like a rave and their stage presence is tight. They even brought in their own lighting - as did the other bands, but not as detailed as Innerpartysystem. The venue they played at is Station 4, a long rectangular bar that's split in two sections: the bar and the concert area. It's divided by a wall, with two windows that people in the bar area can watch the show in comfort. It's been a while since I've been to Station 4. The last time it was for a metal band, so I've always been under the impression that it was a 'metal bar' - but having briefly talked to Steve, the owner, he said that it's now about only 25%. This 800 persons capacity venue didn't sell out, but there was enough young people squeezed together that it was unbearably hot on the dance floor. Kill Hannah kept talking about the heat (which makes it worst if you ask me), and they tried their best squeezing bottled water into the audience. His goal seems to be "Kill Hannah fans looks best when wet" as he puts it. The crowd was especially receptive to "Kennedy" and "Lips Like Morphine". "Kennedy"'s melody kind of reminds me of "I'm Only Happy When It Rains". I also noted that they changed their song "Chicago" to "St Paul, Minnesota" (I'm certain they do this at different towns). It's still pretty cool and the audience obviously loved it. "Acid Rain", as Devine introduced it, is a brand new song. It starts off like a Faint song, which wasn't bad at all. I don't normally travel to St Paul for concerts, but it looks like the scene here is thriving that I wouldn't mind travelling a little further to check out more shows in the future. Also, thanks to a photo badge, I was able to sneak around on the stage to avoid the crowd to take some decent photos. I should remember to request such badges on my next concert. The background image is a weird accident, but I love the hand shadows.

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