Seeing Phoenix play to a packed hall of French-speakers in Brussels' medium-sized AB Hall was quite an experience.
After a support act by Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix took to the stage in the form of silhouettes and opened strongly with Lisztomania, starting the song behind a curtain that dramatically fell as the song reached a crescendo.
The pace and style was constantly changed from one song to the next, keeping the audience constantly engaged. An unplugged acoustic song was followed by the band's harder, more rocky sounds.
The lead singer Thomas Mars was not averse to his indulgence of getting into the audience, many times getting amongst the front row fans and once even performing deep into the audience, with microphone cord trailing like electrical wires back to the stage. He also spoke to the audience in English, but later reverted to some French and even specially performed a song in French for the predominantly French-speaking audience.
All of the favourite Phoenix songs were played and the concert was thoroughly enjoyable. I was glad I went to see Phoenix rather than the MGMT gig to which I could have had free guestlist entry.
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