![]() Accompanied by a full Brass Band, the duo launched straight into the first two tracks from their recent collaborative album Love This Giant, “Who” and “Weekend In The Dust.” Just as fans who were familiar with the record were starting to whisper about the band performing the album straight through from beginning to end, Byrne turned the focus to his 2008 release with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, with a beautifully rearranged version of one of that album’s standout tracks “Strange Overtones.” Being a huge fan of the Byrne/Eno collaboration, I was thrilled to hear this cut but disappointed it was the only one from the album that made it’s way into the 90 minute set.Īs the set went on and the night cleared up to allow a shimmering moon to break free of the clouds, the duo treated us to about two thirds of Love This Giant along with a smattering of St Vincent originals and some real crowd pleasers in the form of four Talking Heads covers. Vincent) emerged to the delight of the crowd that was eagerly anticipating their arrival. Vincent: At about 20 past eight (start time was slated for 7pm) David Byrne and Annie Clark (aka St. Inside there was a sea of anoraks and umbrellas shielding soggy fans from the elements as they held their ground and waited for the first notes of music.ĭavid Byrne & St. When we showed up at the vast grass parking lot for Chatfield it was a mud-bog but, as we sloshed our way into the amphitheater we noticed that the rain hadn’t dampened many people’s spirits and there were still a handful of tailgaters enjoying the night in appropriate rain gear. ![]() Fortunately, we were smart enough to stop off in Old Town Littleton on our way down to the show for a pre-show beverage and wait out the bulk of the rain and Swallow Hill and The Botanic Gardens were kind enough to delay the show for about an hour and 15 minutes to allow the rain and accompanying lightening to pass. ![]() ![]() The heavens opened up and it poured, and poured, and poured. The Scene: If you live in Denver or the surrounding areas, you know that last Saturday afternoon brought a deluge of epic proportions. ![]()
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