I looked forward to this Lollapalooza after show for weeks upon weeks. I did not think that I would be able to attend Lolla at all that weekend, so I had to select my preferred after-show carefully. I decided that Bombay Bicycle Club was a band that I hadn’t seen before and one that I knew would be great live. I was really excited about the show being at Bottom Lounge because it’s small enough to be intimate but big enough for a crowd to have a good time.
I was really excited about Bear Hands opening for two reasons: first, because I had fallen in love with one of their early songs (“Belongings”) YEARS ago, back when they were completely obscure, and secondly because I had recently fallen in love with a song off of their newest album- “Giants”. Their set was okay, but I have to admit, it could have been much better. To me, a lot of the newest album sounds pretty redundant, and they played most of it. I was pretty disappointed that they never decided to play “Belongings”. “Giants” was a good time, though, so I guess it wasn’t a complete loss.
Bombay Bicycle Club, however, was AMAZING. Their energy was great - you could tell they were having a really great time. I never really had paid attention to the female singer previously, and I felt that during this performance, she shined.
You know when you see a band live, and they play a song that was never really all that special to you before, but for some seeing it live made you fall in love with it? That happened to me at this show with “Carry Me”. Fucking GREAT song.
The show was long enough that they played a good majority from both of their albums. I could not help myself from bouncing around the entire time (but then again, I can’t help myself from doing that at most shows). I had such a great time at the show; I was extremely glad that I went.
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