I was pretty keen to see Cut Copy, given all the hype. Cut Copy performed a pretty tight set with major highlights were So Haunted and Hearts on Fire (which incidentally is a song I really like). I am not typically a huge fan of DJ/Dance music, but I can appreciate what these guys are doing. I wouldn’t say they lived up to the hype but most DJ/Dance acts don’t tend to be that entertaining as a stage act.
Performance 6.5
Technical 8.5
The Presets
The Preset delivered a set that was high energy and entertaining to watch. The Preset put a lot into their live performances which is refreshing in Psychedelic / Techno scene. They aren’t tied down to their sound gear and move around the stage which adds to the overall energy of their set. Current single My People was well received, but the biggest highlight was the song that really started it all for these guys Are You The One.
Performance 8.5
Technical 9
SebastiAn & Kavinsky
I didn’t really know much about either of these guys before I saw them on the support list. They have been supporting Daft Punk on this worldwide Alive tour. The only one that I can say got a big reaction from the crowd was their remix Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name. I was a pretty good lead in set for the main act, Daft Punk. They finished their set by playing LCD Soundsystem’s Daft Punk is playing at my House.
Performance 6.5
Technical 9
Daft Punk
The two wondrous robots appear on stage in their giant pyramid, the electro noise slowly starts to make sense. Human. Robot. The crowd is going absolutely nuts in anticipation of what is ahead, slowly it builds and before too long the sounds of Robot Rock are being belted out across a hyped up Riverstage crowd. And the music just doesn’t stop it’s over 30 minutes in before we even get a short break, one track just morphing into the next. This experience is hard to put into words. Firstly you have the music (obviously), they there is the lights, the lasers, the lights, the screens, the lights, the pyramid, the lights, the robot suits. Did I mention the lights? During Television Rules the Nation they drop in the chorus from Around the World as a teaser of what is still to come. Daft Punk did not disappoint, this show was astonishing, life changing even. These guys are up with Muse as a live act (dare I say maybe even better) and I wanted to give them an 11. I really hope that Daft Punk release a DVD of their pyramid shows. When Daft Punk got to Around the World it morphs into Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger with the lyrics flashing up on the massive screens when the track get to the glitch loop section saying “fuck it”, FUCK is flashing on the screen in time with the music. The same thing with the lyrics flashing on the screen in time with music also happened earlier during Technologic. One More Time was simply amazing and the crowd was going ballistic likewise for Da Funk. Wait, who am I trying to kid? The whole show was just one colossal high. Just when you thought the stimulation had reached its highest point the robots come back out for an encore but this time there isn’t a heap of flashing lights, instead total darkness and the robots suits light up (as per picture above). They play about a 10 minute track which includes Human After All, Together, One More Time (Reprise), Music Sounds Better With You. I was buzzing so much after this concert that I only got about 4 hours sleep, and I was still smiling like a git for days afterwards. I will definitely be seeing these guys again if I have the chance. Come back soon.
Performance 10
Technical 10
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