They opened for System of a Down, and they were a BLAST. They're like an Irish Punk/Gypsy type sounding band with accordions and violins. They're show reminded me of Flogging Molly live. If you haven't heard of them, check them out! Here's the song they opened with:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZwFQbeD1k

 

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A co-worker went to the System of a Down concert when they were here and was really unimpressed by them. Didn't feel they matched up well with the main act and had too many people on stage not doing anything for most of the act.

 

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It's all a matter of opinion, obviously, but I found them to be really fun and different. I was in a such a good mood to get to see System again, I probably would have been pleased with anyone, but I paid enough attention to come home and look them up.

 

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Gogol Bordello put on a hell of a show last year at ACL. They managed to capture the crowd better than any of the headliners I saw that weekend. They're one of the most fun acts I've seen live and they do such a great job creating an atmosphere of being at a huge party rather than just listening to some dudes play music.

Speaking of concerts, I'm still tryin to decide if I should go to this (Weezer, Ween, Protomen, Guitar Wolf, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears as highlights though there's some ACL overlap):

http://freepresssummerfest.com/lineup.php

And I've already a 3 day pass to this (Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, and Kanye as headliners and a really strong supporting lineup):

http://lineup.aclfestival.com/?sort=day

There's a concert coming to Los Angeles this summer that is unbelievable. I'm really sad I can't make it. Rage Against the Machine, The Muse, Rise Against, Immortal Technique and Lauren Hill. I am going to see A Perfect Circle in July though.

 

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Muse is freaking awesome live. Jealous of getting to see APC too, I'm pretty sure they're bypassing Houston.

Holy crap, really digging this band. Thanks, Kall!

/justice ass slap

 

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If they ever come near you on tour you HAVE to see them live. The studio recordings, while great, don't do them justice. Looks like they've got a couple shows in TN then they'll be back in the US in late August.

Edit: oh bonnaroo duh.

By the way, System played a 29 song set list. I don't think I've seen anything close to that. There was basically no down time at all. It was just song, after song, after song and next thing I knew, they were playing "Sugar", and told us they loved us, and that was that. There literally was ZERO downtime the entire show. It was amazing, fast and full of energy.

 

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I love when I hear this sort of thing about a band... really gets me excited to hear them

 

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