The day of that started with the most gripping hangover of the weekend, started with a little hiccup on the festivals end also. We got their in time to see The Weakerthans but they were no where to be found. Something happened with travel that caused them to miss. I was pretty disappointed since I was ready to see Manitoba's finest. Instead we got a lackluster set from Office. We then walked across the park to catch the last few songs from The Whigs. A band I wasn't really paying attention to since I wasn't really familiar.
We were able to stay on that end of the festival since we went to see New York's own, Brazilian Girls. This was one of the better sets of the weekend. The guys came out and started playing their grooves when they joined by the only actual girl in the band... in a short skirt, frilly white shirt and parisol. She looked like she was ready for a little burlesque action, which was totally fine. The set was great and they had a much bigger showing than I thought.
Next up was 80 dance cheesiness, Chromeo. This set was a lot of fun. We started in the back where it was hard to get into it, but when we made our way closer things improved drastically. Their stage show was nothing to write home about but the music takes care of that easily.
Then we caught Eli "Paper Boy" Reed & The True Loves. This show was a lot of fun, just because it was so different from everything else we had been seeing. It was like a throwback to the old days of blue eyed soul. We also for the first time (yes on day three) realized there was a tent with beer other than Bud and Bud Light. After enjoying a couple Stella Artois, it was off to see what turned out to be the most fun band of the entire festival.
From the stage the announcement of "are you ready, ya bastards?" and Flogging Molly began their set. Drunken Lullabies was one of the high points of the entire weekend for me. The band was great, the crowd was great, even the between song banter was great. The guy is hilarious. I got seperated from the group quickly as I found myself at the stage doing a lot of dancing.
Then it was time to see some 80's throwback and went to see Love & Rockets. The guys played well, it was my frist time seeing them. I was very young in this crowd too. Most of my group went tot he other side to see Gnarls Barkley, but I had to stay. No New Tale To Tell made my decision worth it.
The National played but I couldn't hear them at all since I set up shop to see Nine Inch Nails. Trent and the boys killed it. One of the random funny moments of the weekend had to do with the guitarist. We had been making fun of a guys hair at my hotel. My mom especially. That guy was there on the stage playing with Mr. Reznor. Any way, the set was great, Terrible Lies or Hand That Feeds were the two high points I thought.
It was another great year in Grant Park and I am already excited to see next year's lineup!
Brutal Overlap Of The Day-
Brazilian Girls and John Butler Trio
Band That I Had Never Seen And Don't Want To Miss When They Come To New York-
Flogging Molly
Best Show Of The Day-
Flogging Molly
Nine Inch Nails (Honorable Mention)
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