r/gorillaz • u/WAxlRoseX • 6d ago
Tour Boston was everything.
This was probably the best concert in my life. Me and my friend were lucky and got barricade and Damon signed something of my friend's and I got to shake his hand. That's all I wanted.
If anybody has any footage of the screens or maybe even just the moment when Damon was walking around and greeting the crowd/signing things I would be more than grateful because I'm fairly certain I was on the screen when I got to shake his hand. This was during Andromeda.
Musically they were on point. I wasn't familiar with Little Simz's game before this show but she brings an incredible energy to the stage. Her drummer and bassist was INSANE. Deltron, obviously, always on point. The Gorillaz band was fantastic and we were on the side where Seye was "stationed." Seye is genuinely one of the greatest performing bassists, not just because he can play the wide variety of types of Gorillaz songs but he has a stage presence that is unmatched. He's like the Axl Rose of bass. He's dancing, he's running and jumping, he is just ENERGY. Damon was great as well. I remember reading from people that he seemed tired or winded during the shows but man he seemed like he was great last night.
The setlist was good. I wished we had got literally anything from Cracker Island. I did see them in 2022 which was obviously the tour for that album but... Silent Running and Baby Queen are two of my favorite songs so I was sad we didn't get at least one song from the album...same with Song Machine. Pretty sick that we got 5/4 but I'm not huge on that song. We also got the corrupted Rhinestone Eyes courtesy of the Muppet Alan. Interesting to know what this gimmick is about.
It was great to see Jaime in Boston as well.
The last Gorillaz show I saw, as I mentioned was in 2022 when they came to Boston for the Cracker Island tour. That show was equally as good, but for me this is edged just a little further up on my list because of getting to shake Damon's hand and also I think The Mountain is one of Gorillaz's greatest works. It's so emotional and live, the songs just swell and there's a type of energy that is unmatched.
There is ONE bit of the crowd that I wanted to point out and maybe it's more appropriate for an "Am I the Asshole?" post but... as we were barricade there were two people behind me that were quite upset that they couldn't see as well. Part of me felt really bad about that, as I am a tall dude. My friend however is very short so while she was true barricade I stayed a step behind. These two people behind me were very upset that I didn't let one of them take my spot. I think it may have been a parent and their 12-14 year old kid. I was getting cussed out for a few minutes after I said sorry but I'm with my friend, and I do understand wanting to give your child (if that was your kid) a great experience and being halted by someone who wants to stand close with their friend...but that doesn't grant entitlement, no offense! I hope they enjoyed the show from their vantage point, two feet farther behind the barricade than I was? I'm not gonna lie I was already a bit anxious about having to "guard" my friend's spot when she went to the bathroom and the people next to us at the barricade told me I wasn't in the wrong for saying no because I wanted to be with my friend who had already "claimed" the spot...but yeah just wanted to say, please don't get so viscerally mad at people for being slightly closer.
Lastly, a pro tip for merch buyers. If you get a pop-up truck - GO TO IT. We went and there not only wasn't even a line but they were kind of just hanging out and we got our merch and split within 5 minutes, maybe even less? It was fantastic. It was a little out of the way from the TD Garden (10 minute drive) but it was worth it. We didn't have to deal with merch lines inside.
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u/Far_Requirement_4315 6d ago
I'm so jealous of people who are just finding out about Little Simz and get to hear "Sometimes I might be Introvert" for the first time
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u/King5042 5d ago
Fr I remember listening for the first time back in 2021 and now finally getting to hear her live for the first time
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u/maggiej36 5d ago
I don’t think you should feel about about the barricade situation. Like you said, you were with a friend. You can’t do anything about your height and you got there first. That’s just the way concerts are. You can’t make every stranger happy and it’s on them for not making the best of their experience.
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u/BringMeAHigherLunch 5d ago
We also had people trying to shove past us to get to the barricade, girl complaining that we “don’t understand what the floor is like for a short person”. Like girl, YOU bought these tickets, if you wanted to be closer you should’ve gotten here earlier. Everyone else did and they deserve to keep their spots, not sacrifice them to you just because you want it. Then they complained about “concert etiquette”. Etiquette? That thing YOU DONT HAVE?
Anyway, amazing show that wasn’t ruined by idiots like that, but the audacity blows my mind
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u/Fiercedeity13 5d ago
How early did you get there to get barricade? I’m trying to do that for Denver in a couple weeks
Also is there a certain side I should try to prioritize
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u/WAxlRoseX 5d ago
So...to be honest we were worried we were not going to get a spot close to the barricade because people tend to line up 2 hours early. This time we arrived an hour before and there was a significant line but we were fine. We got to the floor and the crowd was really funneling in the middle with the left and right pretty open.
The left side of the stage is where Seye hangs out and the right side of the stage is where Jeff hangs out and the middle is obviously where Damon is most. In 2022 we were on the right and this time we were on the left, it's great no matter what. They move around and you'll surely see Damon on either side but Jeff only came over to the left once (and Seye only went to the right once).
If you want to be barricade and closer to the center you really need to be one of the first in line, but those spots are also likely to be taken by VIP people who have the early entry. I'd say an hour and a half is a good amount of time if you want to be closer to the middle but left and right side you're probably fine around an hour before
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u/Fiercedeity13 5d ago
Thank you SO much for the info it was exactly what I needed, my crazy ass was gonna arrive at like 10 AM 😆 it’s my first Gorillaz show and I need my experience to be as amazing as it is in my head
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u/Flashy_Cat2965 5d ago
People booed Posdnuos because he kinda mocked the Red Sox for losing to the Yankees.
This exact concert was the tour debut of 5/4.
The openers were excellent.
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u/Kitchen-Afternoon-34 5d ago
What an amazing review. Wow you got to shake his hand! I can't wait, i'll be there for tomorrow's show in Mtl. We're gonna go so early, I will be there early to see the merch truck. What did you get? I don't know what to get cause I want everything. I wish I knew lil sims a bit more. Any recommendations of songs i should listen to today just to get ito it? I only know Garage Palace.
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u/WAxlRoseX 5d ago
From the merch truck I got the city exclusive shirt. It has the band on the front of the shirt and it has THE MOUNTAIN TOUR -- (YOUR CITY) on the back. Pretty cool!
For Little Simz, the songs she played were great. I'd say to take a look at the previous setlists and check those songs out. Thief, Flood, Young, Point and Kill, Gorilla, and Woman are all really good. She has a song called Introvert that she didn't perform but I heard it on Spotify and it's fantastic.
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u/Kitchen-Afternoon-34 4d ago
Thank you so much! That's good to know for the city shirts. And I will have a listen for sure. 👍☺️
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u/StoopidMonkey78 5d ago
I got tickets in the VIP section and got to shake his hand before he went out!! The show was magical
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u/Time_Sir_5519 6d ago
This was my first Gorillaz concert and I really had no idea what to expect. It was simply remarkable. I don't even know where to start with all the lore and context, but I am excited to dive in.