New York's indie band Vampire Weekend returned to Ireland with a vibrant performance, marking the start of their European tour at the 3Arena. The concert showcased a blend of afrobeats, arpeggios, and party sounds, leaving fans excited and energized.
The New York band return to Ireland after five years with a bang and clatter of afrobeats to open their European tour in the 3Arena New York’s finest, funkiest Ivy Leaguers are back with a bang and a clatter of afrobeats, arpeggios and arty party sounds, and on Friday night they opened their European tour with a head-spinning indie-roots-disco celebration that left fans in more than a festive mood.
Kneecap win legal action over UK funding refusal: ‘This was never about £14,250. The motivation was equality’Soon the backdrop is dropped to reveal the rest of the touring band, who we knew were there all along.
The stage is set up like a tunnel construction site, the band wearing concrete-pale outfits and the stage crew sporting hi-viz jackets as they dash about like busy bees. It’s of a piece with VW’s New York state of mind – you could spend the whole night spotting Big Apple signposts, from Koenig’s Paul-Simon-in-Soweto vocal style to the avant-Afro stance guided by Stop Making Sense. A midpoint high point is a cover of Sbtrkt’s New Dorp.
For their encore, the band bravely invite audience requests for “anything but Vampire Weekend” songs. There follows an impromptu busking session as the band essay such a variety of oldies as Elvis Costello’s Alison, Billy Joel’s Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, The White Stripes’ Hotel Yorba, Bruce Hornsby’s The Way It Is and Wilco’s Jesus, Etc, with varying degrees of success.
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