The Bravery, for all the crap the indie elitists give 'em, put on a pretty wicked show. I've seen and will seen better, but not for a lack of trying. They were pretty excited to be headlining their own show, and the opening acts were just happy to be on a real tour. The Newport helps. From the stage, you can pretty much see everyone's face, and that adds to the atmosphere.
We got in line about 45 minutes early out of lack of anything better to do, and that really paid off. We got up front, we were literally five feet away from the stage, totally worth the toll it took. Your Vegas, the openers, had a load of fun - the drummer actually took a picture mid-song at one point - and jammed around, loose. Switches was a little more formal, a little more experienced, definitely ready to get big (and they might yet).
But the big band on this tour, The Bravery, blew me away. They played like old pros, and considering this was their first headlining gig, that's something. Hell, Mike Hindert on bass even jumped into the crowd during the encore. Amazing stuff.
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