Hailing from Paris, France, the band consists of four guys: Thomas Mars, Christian Mazzalai, Laurent 'Branco' Brancowitz and Deck D'Arcy. With their first album 'United' being release in 2000, the band has since evolved with a new sound - shown in their last two albums - that has earned them greater fame and popularity. Their recent release 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' has even produced several songs that have been used for commercial purposes and has earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.
All of this change and excitement reverberated through their show last night as they took the stage to a packed house and screaming crowd. Leading their set with the second single off their latest album, they jumped into 'Lisztomania' with all the enthusiasm of an indie Toronto band opening their first show at the Big Bop. Crowd favourties such as 'Consolation Prize', 'Napoleon Says' and 'Fences' followed.
Always a favourite, I made sure to take ample video of 'Rally': http://bit.ly/6eNR5p
The entire show was like a reunion, with everyone singing along, people bonding like they'd known each other for years and many dancing in the very small amount of space they had. This all culminated with one of the most inclusive and exciting endings to a concert I had ever seen. When the band returned for their encore, they didn't wrap it up with a quick song, instead choosing to perform three songs and an interlide. They then broke up their last song of the night - the radio friendly '1901' - with a surprise body surfing expedition by singer Thomas Mars and a crowd dance party on the stage. It was an experience. I managed to get a portion on video. But I had to put down my camera for the rest - I was too busy dancing up a storm... http://bit.ly/8JCZMr
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