Something Like Sound

Photo courtesy Joe McCabe from Kreative Kontrol / Denver Post Reverb

“I don’t blog about dates,” said Tim to start off our night. In his stead, I get to tell you guys about the Plain White T’s and Snow Patrol and the show they played last night at the Fillmore. In addition to not blogging about dates, he also doesn’t take pictures at dates. Therefore, I’ll keep this short since there are no pics to keep your interest.

First up was the Plain White T’s. The most memorable part of their set was that it wasn’t memorable at all, with the exception of the always popular “Hey There Delilah.” The only group of people more motionless than the band was the crowd. They played as energetically as they could while staring at their shoes. The set was a hit with the middle school crowd, which was not so prevalent at this 16+ show. After hitting every radio single from the last 4 years, they quietly left without much hesitation from the crowd.

Quickly shifting gears from the unremarkable set, Snow Patrol came out to the excited crowd with “If There’s a Rocket Tie Me To It.” However, thanks to some several technical problems that completely cut out the bass guitarist, they apologized and walked off stage, promising to come back out as if nothing happened. A few minutes later, they continued their show without glitch. About half the show came from A Hundred Million Suns, an album we rated here as the 9th best album of 2008. They managed to play all the songs I was hoping for, including “Chasing Cars” and “Crack the Shutters.” Finally, for their encore, they played the three-song combination of “Lightning Strike,” followed by another song that I forgot. They played an extra 20 minutes on top of their 50 minute set. In all, Snow Patrol put on a lively show with brilliant lighting and kept the crowd energetic through the end. Remember Snow Patrol on your next date night.