For a band that is dead serious in their tone of music, the National "seriously" know how to put on a good show and have a good time. Taking the stage a little after ten thirty (the latest concert start I've ever been too) they played to an enthusiastic house at one of Indianapolis's best music venues, the Egyptian Room. Showing a sense of humor, they joked in between songs several times about how Marry Poppins (the musical) was playing in the Murat Theatre the same night. The usual five piece band was joined by two horn players and a violinist to help accentuate some of the layers of sound you hear on their latest album "High Violet". Highlights of the evening included "Mistaken For Strangers", "Bloodbuzz Ohio", "Abel", and "Conversation 16". Also great was when lead singer Matt Berninger disappeared into the crowd on the one side of the stage during "Mr. November". After a few moments there was a mic cord hanging above my head. I reached up to grab it, turned around, and Mr. Berninger was standing right beside me. Patted him on the back, as did aho, and he ran back to the stage to conclude the evening with a nice rendition of "Terrible Love", which wrapped up the evening at 12:30 in the morning, and drinks were had at the Chatham Tap afterward. Fantastic night of music, drinks, and fun, would definitely go back to see these guys again.
Setlist:
1. Runaway
2. Anyone's Ghost
3. Mistaken For Strangers
4. Bloodbuzz Ohio
5. Slow Show
6. Squalor Victoria
7. Afraid Of Everyone
8. All The Wine
9. Conversation 16
10. Apartment Story
11. Sorrow
12. Abel
13. Green Gloves
14. England
15. Fake Empire
Encore:
1. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
2. Secret Meeting
3. Mr. November
4. Terrible Love
Source: http://www.jhostation.com/2010/10/national-setlist-10-2-10-indianapolis.html
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