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Monday, August 04, 2008

Lollapalooza, Chicago, 01.08.08

Download Bloc Party's entire Lollapalooza set, performed last Friday night, after the jump (includes the first decent quality live recording of 'Mercury')!

"Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke looked like he was ready for a very political game of basketball. Dressed in brightly colored shorts, vintage Nikes and a Barack Obama T-shirt with the word “Progress” written on it, Okereke and his band managed to overcome some technical glitches and the absence of bassist Gordon Moakes (he’s at home with a new baby) to deliver a set of inspired stadium-sized dance riffs as the Chicago sun set. The band really clicked the new single “Mercury” (where Okereke sampled his own voice) and on the set-closing “Helicopter” (which was greeted as a true anthem). During some down time, Okereke even teased the opening riff of Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box,” which was a knowing nod to Lollapalooza’s early-’90s roots." (Rolling Stone)

01. Intro
02. Hunting For Witches
03. Waiting For The 7.18
04. Banquet
05. Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
06. So Here We Are
07. The Prayer
08. Mercury
09. This Modern Love
10. Positive Tension
11. Like Eating Glass
12. Helicopter

Photos and videos here! Thanks to Dave Allen for the bootleg.

P.S. Congratulations to Gordy and his wife on their new baby daughter!

Labels: Audio, Gig photos, Setlists

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Comments:

ahahahaha somebody yelled out "FUCK JOHNNY ROTTEN!!!!" right before they played "Mercury"...lol

# posted by

jayfowens : August 04, 2008 9:50 PM

Mercury sucks

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Anonymous : August 05, 2008 2:45 AM

mercury is fresh

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Anonymous : August 05, 2008 2:59 AM

Thanks for the bootleg!

And I must say.. I've said before that I didn't like Mercury.. but after hearing it in this recording live.. It sounds much better. Has less of a "techno" feel to it live.

# posted by

Joely08 : August 05, 2008 6:19 AM

i agree, in the recording you couldn't even hear the guitar.

# posted by

Anonymous : August 13, 2008 9:27 PM

I agree with joley08 here too - mercury is is tons better live.

# posted by

Ali : August 19, 2008 9:24 AM

I WAS THERE AT THE VERY FRONT ROW BLOC PARTY HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE BAND SINCE 2005 WHEN I HEARDS LIKE EATING GLASS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I'VE BEEN HOOKED EVER SINCE. AT MY VERY FIRST FESTIVAL TO SEE BLOC LIVE 4 THE FIRST WAS A VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN MY LIFE. THAT PERFORMANCED HAS INSPIRED ME TO TAKE MY DREAMS OF BEING A MUSICIAN TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND DO EVERYTHING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. LOOK OUT

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BLOCHEAD EST 1992 : December 28, 2008 8:56 AM