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Sixty minutes of intense energy output from the band, one long relentless set, incredible. Clearly these guys nave a lot of fun as they play, and it shows in how easily they bring everyone into the concert. This Old Fart loves music, especially when played by talented people, and these guys are amazing. Who'd have thought at 55 I'd be a fan of some (Gypsy) Punk Rockers.
Heard these guys for the first time in washington and of course wanted to see them again. They had the same energy and gusto from the 20,000 person venue at Sasquatch to the 500 people in the machall ballroom. Super fun show with all varieties of people attending. Ran out of "This Moustashe Kills Fascists" T-shirt though :(
Some bands might start off their show with a few quicker or harder songs to set the tone for the rest of the night. Gogol Bordello started off by grabbing you by the throat and never letting go. One group of people got so riled up dancing in a side balcony that the band could have started playing Nana Mouskouri songs and they wouldn’t have noticed. If you wanted to get up and dance, if you could find room (I myself am glad I got seats first row first balcony and just enjoy the show) pretty much all of their songs let you do it including Start Wearing Purple and Wunderlust King. If there were songs you really liked on Underdog World Strike and Super Taranta then you probably heard them at the show.
Gogol Bordello are a tour de force, truly. They attack the stage with an unparalled high energy combining the best elements of punk rock and traditional gypsy music, throwing a few other intereresting musical threads in for good measure. Their positive energy and joy are contagious and infectious. There is no star trip, no ego, no glam, just hard -working immigrant musciains giving it all they have and sincerely appreciative of their audience. Eugene, their lanky leader and crazed centerpiece, rocks and is a great frontman without going all the way to Bono-esque preening and posturing. If you don't ever see this band at least once in your life you are truly missing out.....
This was by far one of the best shows i have ever seen! So much energy and and a great band!! Cant wait to see you guys again!
Great show! Lots of energy from start to finish, fun to watch and listen to! I have a couple of minor complaints-from where we were sitting, the vocals were muddy, we couldn't understand the words to any of the songs. The other complaint would be the venue-it is not really conducive to a high energy party band such as these guys, I saw them at the W.E.C.C. last time they were in town, and the floor was absolutely packed with people dancing. Perhaps if they come again ,it will be at an outdoor venue where people can really let themselves go. (big hint to the talent scouts for the Winnipeg Folk festival)
It was an excellent concert! Their stage presence was amazing and everything was just crazy. They had the entire crowd standing on their feet enjoying the concert.
As a longtime fan of Gogol Bordello, this review will most certainly be biased. Just needed to put that out there right away. Seeing the faces of Sergey Rjabtsev, Yuri Lemeshev, Thomas Gobena and Oren Kaplan, familiar from videos and album liners, was surreal. As they slowly took the stage, one by one, the air was thick with muted excitement. The opening chords of "Underdog World Strike" ripped through everyone, and Eugene Hutz bolted at last onto the stage, spilling a bottle of wine as he went. From there the energy exploded, and the song made its first of many transformations, into "Ultimate." I say many transformations simply because the entire show was one song.... no breaks, no breathers, no talking to the audience. A enormous medley, a Hutzovina anthem of pounding frantic energy, with mad accordion solos, rapping Mexican wrestlers, and of course a moustache deadly enough to kill scores of fascists. The entire stage was constantly full of people, moving in all directions, filled out by percussion-playing dancers and MC Pedro Erazo. While this performance may not have earned them any new fans, for anyone who truly loves Gogol Bordello, this was an absolutely incredible night. Slava Hutzovina!
I LOVE THIS BAND!!! They always put on the best live shows. The crowd in Saskatoon was awesome (and also very sweaty :P). The show had a really good vibe, a great time all around!!
AMAZING!!! The energy of this band is INCREDIBLE! The most pit was INSANE! The only bad part was some of the jerks in the mosh pit who would elbow you in the face on purpose. Liked the fact that the band took time to shake people's hands at the end of the concert. Just a really great, rockin time! The opening act was really good as well.
Just saw them and the show was amazing!! High energy, great sound. The entire group was on fire and looked like they were having a blast as well. Would see them again in a heartbeat!
If you like high energy, fast-paced, in your face rock and roll with a cultural twist, go no further. Golgo Bordello are a super-tight punk rock band that rocked the crowd at the Odeon. They rocked me so hard I lost seven pounds of water, 'nuff said.
From the second they took to the stage it was balls to the wall non stop insanity. It was a especially great show for me as I was front row and right in the action, wine stains and all.
Gogol bordello knows how to get the whole place on their feet. Non stop great gypsy punk music. These people perform from the depth of their souls. the music is alive in them and they get you going. Can't wait for them to come back.
A high energy "must dance" performance like Gogol Bordello puts on on stage is a sin to be placed at a venue where one is confined to the shacked of a seat. It can actually make one feel bad instead of good, because there is no release for the energy the music evokes.
Opening act Apostle of Hustle got the crowd warmed up, and Gogol Bodello got the crowd hot and sweaty! Impossible to stay still while listening, Gogol Bordello had the theatre thumping.
Gogol engaged the audience the moment they got on stage. They hardly spoke a word but managaed to pull us into their gypsy pub. We laughed, we danced, we drank! They are Incredible musicians who poured their hearts out to us. The engery was deafening at times! WOW! Why haven't I heard of them before???!!
