BØRNS Setlist

10,000 Emerald Pools
American Money
Electric Love

Tour Dates

08/20/16 FM4 Frequency Festival
08/26/16 Leeds Festival
09/01/16 Nashville, TN Public Square Park
09/10/16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
09/13/16 Charlottesville, VA Sprint Pavilion
09/15/16 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre
09/16/16 Virginia Beach, VA Classic Amph
09/17/16 Charleston, SC Volvo Cars Stadium
09/29/16 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
09/30/16 Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma Zoo
10/01/16 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
10/06/16 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
10/07/16 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre

Ahead of his sold-out First Avenue show later that evening, Michigan-raised and Los Angeles-based indie psych-pop musician BØRNS (aka Garrett Borns) stopped by the mecca of shopping, the Mall of America, for a short acoustic set and meet-and-greet with the fans.

The event nearly didn’t happen at all, as van troubles in Iowa from the previous night, caused them to get a late start on travel north, and resulted in a cancellation of a planned earlier mini-concert, for radio station 89.3 The Current.

The musician and band are out on the road in support of first full-length, Dopamine (Interscope Records), which has had a slow but sustained burn up the charts, peaking at #2 on Billboard’s Alternative Album Chart.

Choosing to start with “something that fits the architecture” the singer (joined by keyboard player Misty Boyce and guitarist Connor Doyle) began with a stripped ’10,000 Emeralds Pool’ – maybe (or maybe not) realizing he was playing in The Land of 10,000 Lakes.

“How are ya’ll feeling?” he asked, looking amazed with mouth slightly agape at the full floor and the four levels of fans looking downward at the stage. The irony of singing “So take me to the paradise in your eyes; green like American Money” inside the ideal symbol of the nation’s retail capitalism was likely lost on the mostly younger crowd, who were just happy to be seeing the rising star up close, and for free.

“Thank you for coming out, this is really special” Borns said, before the trio began the catchy single, ‘Electric Love’, which was slowed slightly in its acoustic form and resonant with howling harmonics, matched by the crowd singing its chorus.

After a short break, BØRNS resumes their tour with a few European festival appearances, and a fall stint supporting The Lumineers.