My friend Pat (DJ E-walk) and I made our way through the crowd of people all packed into the Rialto Theater here in Tucson, AZ. I was surprised at what a great turn out there was and how many familiar faces there were scattered about. Everyone cheered when The Faint hit the stage. I flashed my photo pass that I had neatly stuck to my shirt, and proceeded to the very front only to find about 6 feet barricaded off all the way to the right of center stage for all of the photographers. I tried my best to capture the amazing light show and electronic backdrop they had going on behind them, but in addition to little space there was also no flash allowed.
I heard mixed reviews about what people thought of The Faint’s performance and whether they had attended for them or Ladytron. Personally, I was there for Ladytron only because I had little introduction to The Faint prior to this night. It would be a lie to say I was not impressed however because I thought their set was pretty amazing.
In between waiting for Ladytron to headline I stepped out for a smoke and got to chatting up several friends, but as soon as I heard the dull roar coming from inside I took off running to get a good spot in front. I started snapping away but found myself lowering the camera and getting distracted because I was so enthralled with the show. The way that only their silhouettes were seen through shades of red and blue along with their sleepy monotone yet catchy sound left me feeling as if I were in a trance. I just wanted to dance around with all my friends amongst all the other fans behind me. Luckily for me they only allowed for the first 3 songs to be photographed, I say luckily because I was then able to enjoy the show without being behind a lens all night. I wished for more enthusiasm from the two lead singers, Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo… but who could complain about their flawless sound? Toward the end I made my way up to the balcony to get a different perspective nevertheless I couldn’t sit still along with those that had blank stares wiped across their faces. So there I was right back to where I wanted to be in the hot mob of sweaty fans, dancing the night away.
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Remaining dates:
04.30 Fillmore San Francisco, CA
05.01 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
05.02 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
05.03 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
05.05 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
05.08 Casa @ Arma09 Moscow
05.10 Manege Kadetskogo Korpusa St. Petersburg
05.14 Fuzz Club Athens
05.15 International Theatre Thessaloniki
05.16 Beck’sperince Parc Izvor Bucharest
05.18 Tuborg Greenfest Vasil Levsky Stadium Sofia
05.20 Tuborg Greenfest USCE Park Belgrade
05.21 Tuborg Greenfest Arena Zagreb
05.22 New Age Club Treviso
05.23 Hiroshima Mon Amour Turin
05.30 Pipeline Cafe Honolulu, Hawaii
06.03 Sydney Opera House Sydney
06.05 Hi Fi Bar Melbourne
06.07 Hi Fi Bar Brisbane
06.13 Rabarock Festival Jarvakandi
07.02 Volt Festival Sopron
07.04 Ruisrock Festival Turku
07.17 Matter London, London and South East
07.31 Standon Calling Festival Standon Area
08.15 Beatday Festival Copenhagen
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