So yes, as you might gather from the title of this post, I toddled off to deepest darkest Camden last night to see OK Go live. Now, while you might know them as That Band That Did That Video With The Treadmills, I've been a fan of theirs ever since they released their first album way back in … *furiously Googles* … 2002. Wow, really? That long? Blimey. Anyway, I've wanted to catch them live for *ages* but have always been thwarted. A few years back I wandered past the Shepherds Bush Empire only to see their name out front the day AFTER they'd performed. And then last year they played a show while I was balls deep in the midst of my 30 days of yoga. This time around, though, I heard about the gig months in advance and booked tickets EARLY.
This was my first concert since May's epic MONTH OF GIGS, so it had a lot to live up to after the life-changing Sufjan Stevens show at Royal Festival Hall, and the adventure of Panic! At the Disco way out in the sticks of Norwich. And do you know what? I couldn't have wished for a better show. They absolutely nailed it.
Some pictures?
The massive face on the backdrop is lead singer Damian Kulash's mug, projected onto a screen from a video camera mounted on his microphone.
Kulash performed an acoustic number amongst the great unwashed masses, although he did warn them not to rip his clothes off. Remarkably, they didn't.
LED jackets. WANT.
Some videos? BECAUSE I'M NOTHING IF NOT THOROUGH.
Here's the band performing their song Return using God's own instrument: HANDBELLS.
Guitars with lasers, people; GUITARS. WITH. LASERS.
And finally, a quick video of the confetti cannons in action.
So, yeah, I think you get the idea that this was an awesome evening. OK Go officially just got added to my list of bands I will go and see whenever they're in town. Heck, I think I'd even go to Norwich to catch them given the chance.
Just one thing, though. As we entered Koko we were given a pair of old-skool 3-D glasses … and yet there wasn't any part of the show that required us to wear them. They did make me look sophisticated and awesome on the tube home, though.
SEXY.
Oh, and at the risk of sounding like Steve Jobs at an Apple keynote presentation: one more thing. Damian Kulash took a photo of the crowd that was later posted to OK Go's Facebook page, and which I have shamelessly stolen here. Bonus points if you can find me amidst the heaving throng.
4 comments:
I have only been a fan of Okay Go since their treadmill stunt, but have never been to one of their concerts.
I do love the 3D glasses. My brother and sister-in-law bought some Crayola markers that actually came with 3D glasses because the colors in the markers were supposed to jump out. They did and the glasses were appreciated.
I need to know what the 3-D glasses were for. They're sitting on my bedside table like the answer to a question no one asked.
Did you ask on Twitter or Facebook?
Those glitter cannons were LOADED! I've rarely seen so much crap in the air. Brilliant!
I think I may have found you in the photo but I'm not entirely sure.
I did! No response. SAD FACE.
Where do you think I am? I should've put some sort of grid-based coordinates system on the picture, but that would've required … effort.
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