High energy, crowd surfing, multiple costume changes. All round great show. Supporting bands Demons Claws and Box Elders were great too.
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- 2024-07-12Until 2024-07-14Ferndale, MI, USPig and WhiskeyPig and Whiskey 2024On partner site
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- 2024-07-14Sunday 06:30 p.m.Chicago, IL, USEmpty BottleBlack Lips / Watermelon (Early Show)On partner site
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- 2024-07-14Sunday 10:00 p.m.Chicago, IL, USEmpty BottleBlack Lips / National Photo Committee (Late Show)On partner site
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About
BLACK LIPS IN CONCERT:
Atlanta's Black Lips are masters of barn-burning garage rock, combining the jangly insouciance of lo-fi and the infinite attitude of first wave punk to arrive at a singular swamp-garage sound. The frenetic energy of their recordings is surpassed only by their antic-filled live shows, where fans mosh with reckless abandon to tightly wound nuggets like "Family Tree" and the band performs an endless variety of crowd-pleasing lewd stunts. Hot on the heels of their seventh album Underneath the Rainbow, the band will treat fans to another string of deliciously bawdy shows on their 2014 North American tour.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Formed in Georgia in 1999, Black Lips have been thumbing their noses from the get-go, only intensifying their anarchic behavior after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley were kicked out of high school for constituting a "subculture danger" in a post-Columbine world. Over the course of several helter-skelter early albums, the band honed their unique sound while learning to actually play their instruments, building a considerable reputation with their bawdy on-stage antics and use of props ranging from fireworks to live chickens. For their sixth studio album Arabia Mountain (2011), the band teamed up with famed producer Mark Ronson, resulting in just enough polish to woo critics and land the record on several year-end lists. Following the early-2014 release of their seventh album Underneath the Rainbow, the band hit the road for another rollicking North American tour.
FANS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS SAY:
"The floor was pulsating from the dancing. Cole threw his guitar into the crowd at the end. I went stage diving, as did a number of other folks...It was a great show!"
"I was blown away. such a rad vibe from everyone. Black Lips you are flipping glorious."
"Best show I've seen in a long time. So much energy and fun. You could tell the band was having as much fun as the crowd."
Rating: 5 out of 5by ModernLover on 2010-03-29The Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto Rating: 4 out of 5 The Black Lips + Deerhunter = Awesome!
by RobB on 2009-07-26Commodore Ballroom - VancouverGreat show! The Black Lips are Rock and Roll. What a bunch of characters.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Deerhunter, painful... Black Lips, awsome
by kittenpants on 2009-07-24Commodore Ballroom - VancouverDeerhunter was probably the worst thing thats ever happened to me. It was terrible and went on and on forever!! I like almost any music live, especially at the Commodore, but that was garbage. When the Black Lips finally made it on I remembered why I was there and had a great time... and Im sure the beers helped too.
Rating: 5 out of 5 solid set by both bands
by jennied on 2009-07-24Commodore Ballroom - VancouverDeerhunter was amazing live... almost better than recorded. the black lips were great too! they have a few favourites of mine that didnt' get played (and i was surprised) and a few of their odder songs they did play (also surprising). all in all, super rad.