Tour Dates

03/09/13 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
03/11/13 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
03/12/13 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
03/13/13 Austin, TX Haven Austin
03/14/13 Austin, TX The Belmont
03/15/13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
03/16/13 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
03/18/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
03/19/13 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
03/20/13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
03/22/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
03/23/13 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
03/24/13 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak
04/25/13 Austin, TX Emo’s
04/26/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s – Downstairs
04/27/13 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium
05/20/13 Santa Barbara, CA Soho Restaurant
05/21/13 Bakersfield, CA B. Ryders
05/22/13 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Night Club
05/24/13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
05/29/13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
05/31/13 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
06/04/13 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music
06/06/13 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
06/07/13 Columbus, OH The Basement
06/09/13 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
06/11/13 Norfolk, VA NorVa
06/12/13 Richmond, VA Canal Club
06/14/13 Albany, NY Bayou Cafe
06/15/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
06/17/13 Providence, RI Met Cafe
06/19/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
06/20/13 Uncasville, CT Wolf Den
06/23/13 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert
06/24/13 Detroit, MI Shelter
07/10/13 Ottawa, ON Lebreton Flats Park
07/13/13 Cincinnati, OH Sawyer Point
Apologies to Imagine Dragons, I had prior commitments and could not stay for their full set. It’s apparent to me, hearing the sold out audience singing along to 99% of their Night Visions album, that these guys are well loved. According to their setlist, they played these songs in order: Intro, “Round & Round”, “Amsterdam”, “Tip Toe”, “Hear Me”, “Cha-Ching”, “Rocks”, “Radioactive”, “30 Lives”, “Bleeding Out”, “Demons”, “Underdog”, “On Top Of The World”, “It’s Time”, and encore of “Nothing Left To Say”.
 
 
I actually had no idea Nico Vega was on the bill, but it was a pleasant surprise because I actually like these guys. This is my third time seeing them. Yes, Aja is shoeless on stage, and based on previous shows – this one was the best. Nico Vega had great energy and visually fun to watch and hear – although, talking to some Imagine Dragons fans, they didn’t think Nico Vega’s sound worked for them. Not everyone agreed, as I did overhear some fans being impressed with Aja.

 

As you can see from Atlas Genius’ setlist, they tried to play all their songs off their recently released album, When It Was Now. Because of the limited thirty minute opener set, they had to drop off/cross off “Through The Glass”. I suspect when the band comes back in June as headliner, that they will have plenty of room to breathe and will toss in other songs they have under their belt.

 

Although most of the audience didn’t know Atlas Genius, it didn’t stop them from dancing and handclapping to their music. Singer Keith Jeffery understandably kept banter to a minimum, but he sure knows how to manipulate the crowd (anytime you drop “Imagine Dragons” in your sentence, it’s a huge cheer!).

 

If you missed out on Atlas Genius due to the sold out Imagine Dragons show, you can catch the Australian band again when they come back to Minneapolis at the smaller (but more intimate) Fine Line Music Cafe on June 4th. Be sure to check out their new album When It Was Now, out now, via Warner Bros. Records.

 

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