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Tegan & Sara at Fitzgerald Theater
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“Global LGBTQ icons” Tegan and Sara sold out their Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, on Sunday, October 13th. If you arrived early, there’s a small chance that you might get an upgrade on your seating. We were seated in the back of the venue, but right before the show started, the ushers came and moved closer to the front of the stage (to fill in any empty seats from late comers or no-shows).
This current Hey, I'm Just Like You tour is unlike previous T&S tours. First of all, it’s a very personal show… both for Tegan and Sara and their fans. It’s also a book tour, for High School, in addition to their new album, Hey, I’m Just Like You.
Since it’s partly a book reading show, they asked that we turn off our phones and remain in our seats (if we have to leave, they ask that you wait until they start playing music).
Between each song, the Tegan and Sara read excerpts from their memoir and showed some home videos. It’s to show us that, they’re “just like us”, that they came from humble beginning. Everything is laid out here, from their first taste of music (discovering a guitar under the staircase) to discovering their sexual awakening.
It’s interesting to note that prior to Sara falling in love with her best friend Naomi, that Tegan and Sara shared everything. For the first time, Sara had a secret that she kept from her sister, and it was a weird time for them.
Eventually, during the course of the show, that you find out that although the two didn’t really talk about their secrets… but it was out in the open all along in their songs.
Each book reading really give new insights and context to the songs they had written. Some of these songs were written when they were 16 years old, but it shows a sign of maturity that goes beyond their age.
While this show was a very special and meaningful tour for their diehard fans, I wouldn’t recommend it for casual T&S fans. This isn’t the “Everything is Awesome” tour, and they’re not going to play the hits. However, for those who love T&S and want to know everything about what makes them Tegan & Sara, this is a must-see (and hear) show.
This is another debate altogether, but in 2016, we wrote about how T&S’ overexposed pop-ness lead a divide in their fanbase. It feels like the Quinn sisters are returning to their teenage songs and perhaps leaving the pop stardom world behind? I guess we’ll find out with the next album.
Tegan & Sara’s new album Hey, I’m Just Like You is out now on Sire Records.
PS, photos were allowed on their final song, “Where Does the Good Go”.
Tour dates:
This current Hey, I'm Just Like You tour is unlike previous T&S tours. First of all, it’s a very personal show… both for Tegan and Sara and their fans. It’s also a book tour, for High School, in addition to their new album, Hey, I’m Just Like You.
Since it’s partly a book reading show, they asked that we turn off our phones and remain in our seats (if we have to leave, they ask that you wait until they start playing music).
Between each song, the Tegan and Sara read excerpts from their memoir and showed some home videos. It’s to show us that, they’re “just like us”, that they came from humble beginning. Everything is laid out here, from their first taste of music (discovering a guitar under the staircase) to discovering their sexual awakening.
It’s interesting to note that prior to Sara falling in love with her best friend Naomi, that Tegan and Sara shared everything. For the first time, Sara had a secret that she kept from her sister, and it was a weird time for them.
Eventually, during the course of the show, that you find out that although the two didn’t really talk about their secrets… but it was out in the open all along in their songs.
Each book reading really give new insights and context to the songs they had written. Some of these songs were written when they were 16 years old, but it shows a sign of maturity that goes beyond their age.
While this show was a very special and meaningful tour for their diehard fans, I wouldn’t recommend it for casual T&S fans. This isn’t the “Everything is Awesome” tour, and they’re not going to play the hits. However, for those who love T&S and want to know everything about what makes them Tegan & Sara, this is a must-see (and hear) show.
This is another debate altogether, but in 2016, we wrote about how T&S’ overexposed pop-ness lead a divide in their fanbase. It feels like the Quinn sisters are returning to their teenage songs and perhaps leaving the pop stardom world behind? I guess we’ll find out with the next album.
Tegan & Sara’s new album Hey, I’m Just Like You is out now on Sire Records.
PS, photos were allowed on their final song, “Where Does the Good Go”.
Tour dates:
10/19 – Toronto, ON – Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre
10/22 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre
10/23 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/25 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
10/26 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
10/27 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
10/29 – Nashville, TN – CMA Theater
10/30 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
11/1 – Austin, TX – State Theatre (early & late shows)
10/22 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre
10/23 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/25 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
10/26 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
10/27 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
10/29 – Nashville, TN – CMA Theater
10/30 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
11/1 – Austin, TX – State Theatre (early & late shows)
Tegan and Sara at Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul (13 Oct 2019) |
