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08.01 Bloc Party @ Lollapalooza (photos)
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   Watch & Listen: Bloc Party - video: Related Posts: 03.31.07 Bloc Party @ United Palace Theater (photos) 07.27.06 Bloc Party @ the Stone Pony 04.07.05 Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom Labels: Bloc Party, Lollapalooza ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu. 8.7: Bloc Party & Chromeo DJ Williamsburg
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 Listen: Chromeo - Needy Girl (Bloc Party Remix) Looks like something fun to do after the Black Keys rock McCarren Pool.... 11p, FREE! (w/ rsvp) @ Williamsburg Warehouse - Filter Presents: All Points West Pre-party w/ DJ sets from Bloc Party, Dave 1 and P-Thugg of Chromeo and The Virgins Labels: Bloc Party, Chromeo, the Virgins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03.31 Bloc Party @ United Palace Theater (photos)
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Photographer: Dig the Well       Bloc Party photos by FWYB Contributor Dig the Well Watch & Listen: Bloc Party - video: "The Prayer" Related Posts 07.27.06 Bloc Party @ the Stone Pony 04.07.05 Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom Labels: Bloc Party, Dig the Well ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: 07.27 Bloc Party @ the Stone Pony
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                  Despite admitting to some pre-tour nerves at the beginning of the set, London dance punks Bloc Party tore through a collection of tunes that had a the sold-out crowd in the courtyard of the legendary Stone Pony dancing, jumping, and screaming along until the set was cut short by a fast moving lightning storm. The youngish crowd was amazing at this show – screaming & dancing through openers Mew, continuing on right through the between set DJ music, right up until they exploded when the band hit the stage. Bloc Party’s set was a streamlined dose of the bands specialty - catchy, danceable punk that weaves in snippets of the eighties Brit-Pop sound, and U2 style guitars, over a hard-hitting rhythm section. I’ve always enjoyed the bands recordings but they work even better live because the band put so much energy into their performances especially charismatic singer / guitarist Kele Okereke. All three members of the band were all over the stage, at times swinging their guitars over their heads, leaning into the crowd, & clapping along with the audience. Various forms of ass-shaking broke out over the crowd and the wave of energy in the club was so powerful that by the time Kele thanked the crowd and walked off after “Helicopter” the show seemed like it had all taken ten minutes. Bloc Party quickly returned to another roar of cheers and played a two song encore as the sky behind them began to rumble and flash from a rapidly approaching summer storm. Just before the boys were about to tear into their coup-de-grace encore song, a nervous stagehand stuck his head out from behind the back stage curtains giving a frantic throat slashing gesture then pointing up to the sky which was now bright with flashing with lighting bolts in the distance. The band respectfully apologized, gave thanks and walked off. The crowd grumbled a bit until Kele came back out and announced “You’ve been great, we owe Asbury Park one song!”. Judging by the cheers & the smiles in the crowd it’ll be worth the wait. Below I’ve include the Setlist & a couple of sample tracks from Stereogum SETLIST 01. "Waiting For the 718"02. "Positive Tension"03. "Banquet"04. "Bluest Light"05. "She's Hearing Voices"06. "Hunting For Witches"07. "This Modern Love"08. "Like Eating Glass"09. "So Here We Are"10. "Helicopter" Encore11. "Tulips"12. "Price Of Gas" Watch & Listen: Bloc Party - video: "Hunting for Witches", live @ the Stone Pony Related Posts 07-27 Mew @ the Stone Pony 04-07-05 Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom Labels: Bloc Party One of th pics from this night is posted here @ Clicky Cliky Music
Posted by nice shots, especially the drum set. i was at the show and couldn't see the drums from where i was standing, possibly because of the sweat and tears in my eyes.
Posted by It's almost always tough to get pix of the drummer @ drum kits at shows but if you can get a look it adds alot of energy to the shots.
Posted by Post a Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiddle While You Burn's Best Live Shows of 2005
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Fiddle While You Burn's Best Live Shows of 2005 (in Chronological Order) Guitar Wolf @ CBGBs Monday, February 28  MORE: 02-28-05 Guitar Wolf @ CBGBs --- Death From Above 1979 @ Bowery Ballroom Thursday, March 10  MORE: 03-15-05 Death From Above 1979 @ Bowery Ballroom -- Queens of the Stone Age @ Webster Hall Thursday, March 24  MORE: 03-24-05 QOTSA @ Webster Hall -- Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom Thurday April 7th  MORE: 04-07-05 Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom -- Spoon @ Virgin Records Times Square Tuesday, May 10  MORE: 05-10-05 Spoon @ Virgin Records -- Stellastarr w/ the Hong Kong & the Ordinary Boys @ Bowery Ballroom Friday, May 18  Stellastarr MORE: 05-20 Stellastarr* @ Bowery Ballroom  the Hong Kong MORE: 05-20-05 the Hong Kong @ Bowery Ballroom  the Ordinary Boys MORE: 05-20-05 Ordinary Boys @ Bowery Ballroom -- The Evens w/ Parts & Labor @ East River Ampitheatre Saturday, May 22  The Evens MORE: 05-21 The Evens (Ian MacKaye) @ East River Park  Parts & Labor MORE: 05-21-05 Parts & Labor in East River Park -- The Vacation @ Virgin Records Times Square Wednesday, June 21  MORE: 06-21-05 The Vacation @ Virgin Records -- Ghostland Obervatory @ the Knitting Factory Wednesday, June 22  MORE: http://fwyb.blogspot.com/2005/06/06-20-ghostland-observatory-knitting.html -- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ South Street Seaport Wednesday, August 10  MORE: 08-11 Clap Your Hands & Say Yeah @ South St. Seaport --- The Constantines @ Southpaw Saturday, July 9  The Constantines MORE: 07-09-05 Constantines @ Southpaw -- The Tampoffs w/ The Konks, The Spitzz, & Tommy & the Terrors @ the Middle East, Boston Friday, August 26  The Tampoffs MORE: 08-26 Tampoffs in Boston --- Five O'Clock Heroes @ Shindig! Wednesday, September 7  MORE: 09-07 Five O'Clock Heroes @ Shindig! ---- Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic Thursday, September 15  MORE: 09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic ------ the White Stripes @ Keyspan Park September 24   MORE: 09-24 White Stripes in Brooklyn --- Interpol @ Webster Hall Sunday, October 2  MORE: 10-07 Metric @ Southpaw --- Metric w/ Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw Thursday, October 6  Metric MORE: 10-07 Metric @ Southpaw  Most Serene Republic MORE: 10-07 Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw ----- Man Man @ the Delancey Thursday, October 27  MORE: 10-27 Man Man @ the Delancey -- The Hold Steady w/ Blood on the Wall @ Webster Hall Monday, November 7  The Hold Steady MORE: 11-05 The Hold Steady @ Webster Hall  Blood on the Wall MORE: 11-05 Blood on the Wall @ Webster Hall --- The Black Keys @ Warsaw Thursday, November 10  MORE: 11-09 The Black Keys @ Warsaw --- Arctic Monkeys @ Mercury Lounge Tuesday, November 15  MORE: 11-15 Arctic Monkeys @ Mercury Lounge --- The Subways w/ Five O'Clock Heroes @ Rothko Tuesday, December 6  the Subways MORE: 12-06 The Subways @ Rothko  the Five O'Clock Heroes MORE: 12-06 Five Oclock Heroes @ Rothko ---- Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field Wednesday, December 14  MORE: 12-15-05 Voxtrot @ Magnetic Fields Labels: Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Bloc Party, Blood on the Wall, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Constantines, Death from Above 1979, Five O'Clock Heroes, Ghostland Observatory, Guitar Wolf, Hold Steady, Interpol, Metric, Most Serene Republic, Ordinary Boys, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age, Spoon, Stellastarr*, Subways, the Hong Kong, the Tampoffs, White Stripes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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