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Anticipated Interpol show comes up short
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A mingling crowd of anxious fans awaited admission and discussed the upcoming performance by Interpol and the Liars outside the Big Easy Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Inside of the club a setting of bar seats and bar tenders was complemented by a deep red glow from
the lighting.
At 7 p.m. the fans filed in to find seating and designate their place in front of the stage.
The number of occupants slowly increased into a large crowd. Eventually, the space diminished into an atmosphere where fans were jammed at arms length.
The show was intended to begin at 8 p.m., but 15 minutes after, the show still had no indications of starting.
Rumors began to spread throughout the Big Easy that the Liars’ van had broken down.
There was one clue about the concert that did not sit right. All of the music equipment on the stage belonged to Interpol.
All of this led to curiosity and anticipation from the crowd as it reached 9 p.m.
Fans continued their discussions, browsed the merchandise and bought more drinks than they had intended as they waited for something to happen.
One of the bouncers relayed what was going on, saying “they [Interpol] are being a bunch of divas and they refuse to play until their preferred time.”
All of this continued inside the Big Easy until 9:16 p.m. when the staff began a sound check.
Shortly after the sound check the lights dimmed and the album cover from Interpol’s last album “Our Love to Admire,” came on the screen behind the stage and Interpol stepped on the stage.
In black suits and button-ups, Interpol prepared its first set as the audience began to file closer to
the stage.
With amazing rodche effects (all lighting and video effects on stage), Interpol began its first set by playing songs from “Our Love to Admire.”
The post-punk feel with detached lyrics and powerful reverb shows that Interpol sounds far better live than on studio recordings.
The audience became fully concentrated and captivated by
the music.
The perfectly timed rodche effects on the eight smaller screens gave way to further anticipation during the bridges of songs, which gave a deeper contribution from the music.
After a short intermission and performance of the second set, Interpol stepped off stage leaving no thank-you or any other such salutation to the Boise audience.
The performance by Interpol was amazing.
However, a show with a band that has just recently signed a major label should not, by any means, take their audience for granted.
The audience at the Big Easy waited for over two hours listening to a D.J. while Interpol refused to give any insight to the delay of the performance.
While Interpol performed an excellent concert, they should have given more to the fans in Boise.
MAT LA RUE
Culture Writer
