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Ok, I just got home a little while ago.
These were the bands I watched: Ambulance Ltd, then moved to ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead; Kaiser Chiefs; Cake; Billy Idol; Pixies; Weezer.
Trail of Dead are a good live band which is why we left Ambulance Ltd to go watch them.
Kaiser Chiefs put on a decent show but the singer was losing his voice, which hurt their performance. Still, there was a lot of energy onstage. They pulled two fans from the audience and had them sing "Oh My God". Surprisingly, they sounded pretty good.
Billy Idol - I loved this guy 20 years ago but he's rather uninspiring live.
Cake - Saw them a few years ago on Unlimited Sunshine and wasn't impressed. I had originally thought they suffered by having the Flaming Lips perform before them which is a very tough act to follow. Realized today that they just simply suck live.
Pixies - What can I say? By far the best band of the day and drew the largest crowd easily. Their scheduled end time was 8:30 but the crowd kept them an extra 15 minutes.
Weezer - one of the few bands I've ever seen that actually make their songs sound boring when played live.
Tomorrow we have Tegan and Sara, The Arcade Fire, Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, G. Love and Special Sauce, and The Killers. The Dandy Warhols and The Killers are playing at the same time, so I'll probably end up watching Dandy Warhols.
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