Owl City and Cobra Starship live at the Auckland Town Hall
March 2010
When my friend texted me and said he had a spare ticket to
this concert, I hesitated for only a moment. Owl City were trending at the time
and Cobra Starship were being danced to at every party, mostly thanks to the
inclusion of Leighton Meester in one of their songs.
At this concert, we were seated along the side of the Town
Hall. If you’ve ever been there, you’ll know it’s quite small but packs a lot
of noise. I was quite glad I wasn’t in the mosh down below – the teenagers were
going mad!
Owl City and supporting band came on and were a hit from the
beginning. I’m quite a fan of Owl City and the slow, sweet sounds he makes.
Chart topping hits from 2009 and 2010 were played, including Fireflies and Vanilla Twilight, which are songs which make you feel good when
they listened to on the radio, and make you ten times happier when they
are heard live.
Cobra Starship upped the anticipation with their more upbeat
and dancy tracks. I was pleased to see all their music was being played live
and not pre-recorded or DJ’d from one person behind the singers. They got the
mosh pit going, but while I was not jumping out of my seat at the top, I was foot
tapping and head nodding along to the beats. They let themselves down by
leaving their two hits, Hot Fuzz and Good Girls Go Bad both for their encore.
These two were the best two songs they ever released and the best songs of the
night. I wish they had put Hot Fuzz on
earlier during the set to create more of a buzz. Also, it was always going to
happen, but Good Girls Go Bad just
wasn’t right without the additional Meester vocals (her part was covered by a
female band member).
Overall, I was impressed by these guys. I wasn’t blown away,
but then again, their music doesn’t blow you away. It is nice, cool music and
they had a live performance to match it. Good vocals, good instrumentals and a
good crowd sold the night for me.
And, as a side note, Auckland Town Hall also sold me as a
venue to host live shows. I haven’t made it back to a show there yet, but I aim
to as soon as someone cool comes to play there!
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