Kimbra was awesome. Great venue for outdoor music and Foster the People!
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Indie pop trio Foster the People came together in Los Angeles in 2009. The group is known for psychedelic, dance-orientated pop and rock which spans many genres. Their 2011 album Torches has sold over 321,000 copies and their single “Pumped Up Kicks” was the sixth-best-selling digital song in the same year, selling 3.84 million copies.
The band was formed by Mark Foster in 2009. He provides lead vocals and plays several instruments, including keyboards and guitar. His fellow band mates comprise Cubbie Finkton on bass and Mark Pontius on drums and percussion. Their first song “Pumped Up Kicks” was an internet success in 2011 and the group was offered a record deal. The band slowly began to build up a fan base by making appearances at small venues and appearing at several music festivals, including South by Southwest and at Coachella. They continued to perform and were booked for a month-long residency of concerts at the Echo night club in LA. By the time they came to perform for the third time, there were hundreds of people queuing to get in and the group were beginning to capture public attention.
Their single “Pumped Up Kicks” was released in 2011 and gained airplay on alternative radio stations, entering the Billboard Rock Songs Chart as well as the Alternative Songs Chart. In May of the same year, the track entered the Billboard Hot 100. Later that month, the group released the album Torches, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 8. The band then embarked upon a sell-out tour in the US and Europe that lasted 10 months.
The band continued to build up a following, with ”Pumped Up Kicks” breaking into the mainstream top 40 and spending eight weeks at No. 3. Foster the People have scooped several awards for their music, including Top Rock Song for “Pumped up Kicks” at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. They have also been nominated numerous times, including two Grammy Award nominations for “Pumped Up Kicks” and Torches. At the awards ceremony, the band performed alongside Maroon 5 with The Beach Boys in celebration of the Beach Boys' fiftieth anniversary. In addition, the band have been nominated for two NME Awards and two MTV Music Video Awards. Their latest album is called SuperModel.
Rating: 4 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-07-05Deer Lake Park - Burnaby Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-06-30WaMu Theater - Seattle They were great live! They brought a fun mood to the whole crowd. Such a fun concert!
Rating: 5 out of 5 FANTABULOUS CONCERT
by Fabboy on 2012-06-29Deer Lake Park - BurnabyFTP put on a Fantabulous Concert, great musicians ... IT'S REFRESHING - NO Tacky Glitz & Tacky Costumes..
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-06-28Deer Lake Park - Burnaby Foster the people and guests Mayer Hawthorne and Kimbra were energetic and amazing.
Rating: 5 out of 5by JenEsguerra on 2012-06-28Deer Lake Park - Burnaby An energy-loaded performance and music like a dream. Still can't believe that I was fortunate enough to be able to see such great artists at work. <3 FTP!
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-06-28WaMu Theater - Seattle Foster the People put on a fantastic show. Great set, vocals and instrumentals were right on. Awesome feature was live brass section. Laid back venue with cash bars and chill crowd.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Foster the people was an awesome show
by Hgriffiths on 2012-06-28Deer Lake Park - BurnabyAbsolutely amazing show, I loved it, the energy was amazing and as always, deer lake park was the perfect venue. I would highly recommend going to see foster the people and I would see them if they came to vancouver again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Foster The People were fantastic!
by CCor on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyReally enjoyed the show....Foster The People were amazing and great stage set up
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - Burnaby It was an absolutely phenomenal show. It blew me away. I'm waiting with much anticipation for FTP to release a live album, and I will be going to every future show by them that I can afford. One of the better nights of my life.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Foster the people = amazing
by RickRGoddard on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyBy far one of the best concerts I've been to! I would recommend them to anyone who loves their music
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - Burnaby Amazing!!! Loved the show, stoked that it was outside!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Super Awesome
by Jaclee on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyKimbra came out and had a ton of energy! She really got the crowd going and I can't wait until she comes back for her own tour so I can see her headline! Foster the People were amazing! They had every single person there dancing and their stage set up was great! Mark Foster has a great stage presence and is such a good dancer!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Absolutely Brilliant!
by Shamwow on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyThis was my first concert and I honestly do not know how anyone will top it. The opening acts, Kimbra and Mayer Hawthorne were awesome! When FTP came out everyone went crazy and they killed it!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Foster the people was beyond Fantastic!
by Coconut28 on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyThey were so Lively and full of energy the whole time they were playing. I just wanted them to play forever, so good beyond expectations.
Rating: 5 out of 5 What a night!
by Hustlin on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyFirstly, Kimbra was absolutely amazing, the thing with the looping she did in "Settle Down" was hella dope, the looping with the crowd screaming was really unique. Her performance was really great and I would wanna go and see her again for sure. On to the main act, Foster the People. They put on one hell of a show. The crowd was really into it when they started playing, in the area I was in everyone was jumping and singing along to all of the words and it was really exciting. The venue over all was really awesome although $8 bucks for a donair was a bit of a ripoff ahahaha. Overall, this was an amazing concert and I wouldn't hesitate to see Foster the People again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Foster the People was GREAT!
by LoveFoster on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyBeautiful venue and weather, awesome music and performance, what more can you ask for?
Rating: 5 out of 5 AMAAAAAAAAAZING (yes with that many A's)
by coolvibes on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyKimbra = Amazing Mayer Hawthorne = Amazing Foster The People = Amazing
Rating: 3 out of 5 Foster the people
by Nonhipster1 on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyFoster the people put on a great set, lots of energy. Finding parking at the venue was next to impossible tho as there was no signs to say where to go. The prepaid parking ticket said nothing but 'underground parking' and there was way to many hipsters.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazingly Surprised
by bknevermind on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyFoster The People was amazing as expected. Fully charged with energy. Love the band. Kimbra and Mayer Hawthorne were the totally the bonus of the event. Having never heard of these performers before, they brought great songs, energy and experience to the audience. New favourites for sure.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Great Start to th Summer with Foster The People
by highnoutside on 2012-06-27Deer Lake Park - BurnabyOverall a good show....good energy...good crowd and Vancouver finally saw the sun!!! Better venue would have been the Commodore for this band.