Cold War Kids Set List ♥ Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (10/10/08)

Cold War Kids

11 Oct 2008 Vic Theatre (SOLD OUT) Chicago
12 Oct 2008 Newport Music Hall (SOLD OUT) Columbus, Ohio
14 Oct 2008 Paradise Rock Club (SOLD OUT) Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 2008 Webster Hall (SOLD OUT) New York, New York
16 Oct 2008 Williamsburg Music Hall (SOLD OUT) Brooklyn, New York
17 Oct 2008 Theatre of the Living Arts (SOLD OUT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 Oct 2008 Nightclub 9:30 (SOLD OUT) Washington DC, Washington DC
20 Oct 2008 Cat’s Cradle Carrabo, North Carolina
21 Oct 2008 Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
23 Oct 2008 Lola’s Ft. Worth, Texas
24 Oct 2008 Emo’s Alt Lounge (SOLD OUT) Austin, Texas
25 Oct 2008 Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
26 Oct 2008 Voodoo Music Experience New Orleans, Louisiana
03 Nov 2008 Irish Centre Burmingham
04 Nov 2008 ABC Glassgow
05 Nov 2008 Academy Dublin
06 Nov 2008 Ritz Manchester
07 Nov 2008 Astoria London
09 Nov 2008 AB Brussels
10 Nov 2008 Paradiso Amsterdam
11 Nov 2008 Mousonturm Frankfurt
12 Nov 2008 Knust Hamburg
13 Nov 2008 Vega Copenhagen
15 Nov 2008 Lido Berlin
16 Nov 2008 Lucerna Music Bar Prague
17 Nov 2008 Vienna Arena Vienna
18 Nov 2008 Atomic Cafe Munich
19 Nov 2008 Abart Zurich
21 Nov 2008 Circolo degli Artisti Rome
22 Nov 2008 Spazio 211 Turin
23 Nov 2008 Rockstore Montpellier
24 Nov 2008 Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona
25 Nov 2008 Moby Dick Madrid
27 Nov 2008 Le Vigean Bordeaux
28 Nov 2008 Le Phare Toulouse
29 Nov 2008 Bataclan Paris

I think Lara and Kate have the right idea when they expressed their
hate for the Fine Line Cafe. The way it’s set up, it’s in a long
rectangle with terrible viewing – that is unless you’re near the front.
There’s also overhead giant pipes that makes it hard to see if you’re
rich enough to afford a table upstairs (I was told it was a minimum of
$25 per person per seat if you choose to get a table).

So, this Cold War Kids‘ show on October 10^th,
was sold out. Lots of younger-looking, er, youths, but there is the odd
retired guys (!) and the rude professional photographer. Oh, let me
also mention that despite having a photo pass, it was ultimately
useless as the Fine Line does not offer any sort of safe haven for
photographers.

AA Bondy Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (10/10/08) ♥ photo by vu

A.A. Bondy – American Hearts

I was kind of surprise to see that AA Bondy was
the opening act. Clearly his Americana/folksy/rootsy music sounds
nothing like CWK’s sound of energetic youth indie rock! Still, playing
in front of several sold-out shows, might help spread words around –
even though the audience wasn’t there for him.

It was a bonus for me, as I did review American Hearts last year
and seeing the songs played live. Some highlights was when he said he
was going to do a whole Christian song right before “Vice Rag” (the
opening line was “sweet, sweet cocaine“). The set was pretty
low-key until Dylan, I mean Bondy went electric with the last two
songs, “Killed Myself When I Was Young” and “American Hearts”.

Cold War Kids storm the stage with two piano-driven songs
(“Every Valley is Not a Lake” and “We Used to Vacation”), before singer
Nathan Willett took center stage. What’s kind of interesting to note is
that most of their set, they were backlit, which makes for impossible
photography without the aid of the flash.

Speaking of flash, during “Robbers”, the lights was almost
turned off and the smoke machine worked overtime to show off the
flashlights they had brought on tour. I’m sure this sounds stupid, but
it was pretty cool to witness.

The audience loved all their hits, especially this one, “Hang Me Up to Dry”: