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Hey Everyone,

Last minute, but it turns out that I have 2 extra tickets for sale to the Keys show tomorrow night at the Palladium.

You can bet the farm that I'm still going, but my brother is missing out on the best show of his life , so....send me a message if you're interested

I didn't think it was necessary to start another thread, so I'll just use this one...even though the topic started was originally inquiring about tickets.

I just got home from the the Palladium show after dropping a few of my close friends off at their respective houses. I think it's the only Black Keys show I've attended that I didn't really enjoy. I've been to their shows since the Thickfreakness days, and this is honestly the only time I went home thinking it was a waste of time and money.

The Palladium pisses me off. Their sound sucks, the people there (concert attendees included) are rude and annoying, and 2 groups of bigger dudes within about 2 feet of me got into fist fights due to shoving and pushing because they didn't want to loose their standing spot, or couldn't see or something like that. When it comes to the music, I still barely understand the point in having two guys up there playing bass and keyboards, when the keyboardist plays tambourine 70% of the time when he's not busy playing the same notes along the guitar, only at a lower volume and in an annoying tone. And the bass player...couldn't even hear him. No disrespect to Leon and Nick by any means, I've heard their other projects and they're fine musicians, but I certainly don't think it adds anything to a Black Keys show- if anything...to me it takes away from what the Black Keys do best. Yes, I'm one of those fans....the kind that hate change...especially of the "sellout" variety.

Yes, I said it. Flashing lights like that to me don't belong at a Keys show. I feel like even though they always assure people that they're still in control and doing what they want to do, there's got to be some degree of influence from floods of new people hearing their music, money, a larger overall fan base. I definitely still think it's changing them and the way they think and the way they play. For a fan like myself that's been there for a long time and has seen them progress at live shows and grow as a band, I'm definitely happy that they're finally getting the attention and recognition that they deserve. It's long, long overdue in my opinion, but I don't like how it's affecting the direction of the band and the experience of seeing them in a live.

Probably won't attend another Keys when they come to Southern California. Not really worth it in my opinion. Dan and Pat, you guys are probably the best musicians to come out of the past 10 years or so and I still love and respect you guys.....AND I still love your older tunes....or anything pre-Brothers for that matter, but I think this is where I get off. I wonder if anyone else feels this way?

Hey Phax, I think you're getting upset at the wrong things here. Sounds to me like you just had a shitty spot. I was there and it was awesome. Upstairs and on the rails, it doesn't get any better. Best view in the house hands down.

Granted it was at the Palladium and the acoustics aren't that great (but you knew that before you bought the ticket, right?). Shoot I couldn't hear the other two guys either, but that didn't take away from the vibe at all. I didn't go to see them (no disrespect).

Dan and Pat were really feeeling it. They played a lot of old songs:
They opened with thickfreakness, 10AM automatic, girl is on my mind then sprinkled on the breaks, act nice and gentle, i'll be your man, busted and of course, stack shot billy throughout the night). The only song (new) that I wasn't into was chop and change UNTIL Dan busted out a black maraca and played that and the guitar at the same time like a crazed shaman.

Bottom line, show was awesome. Yeah there were drunks but, you were at a show. In L.A. Avoid them. Didn't spill my whiskey once.

Unless they go the Rocky Votolato route and play living room shows, you're gonna have some bad seeds in there.

Some pics from the 9/27 Palladium show, courtesy of Pitchfork:

http://pitchfork.com/news/40206-photos-the-black-keys/

@Rufus, thank you SO MUCH for helping my friends out with the tickets. They are forever grateful, and that exchange was just hilarious. People thought I was literally in a costume.

I would write a review, but I'm going through three more shows to do a more thorough reflection.

Here is a photo and the set list.

We're The Black Keys and we're from Akron, Ohio.

1) Thickfreakness
2) Girl Is On My Mind
3) 10 AM Automatic
4) The Breaks
5) Stack Shot Billy
6) Busted
7) Act Nice And Gentle

Cue Disco Ball:

Everlasting Light
9) Next Girl
10) Chop And Change
11) Howlin' For You
12) Tighten Up
13) She's Long Gone
14) 10 Cent Pistol
15) I'll Be Your Man
16) Strange Times
17) I Got Mine

Encore:

18) Too Afraid To Love You
19) Sinister KId

Cue Final Disco Ball:

20) Your Touch

@Jade
No need to thank me, I'm just glad it worked out for everyone and you got to bring your friends to the show!

Costume or not, it was freakin hot out there and you were smart. Yeah, that exchange was awkward, but I guess there was no way it couldn't be, ha.

On a side note:
a street hot dog before the show = good idea
a street hot dog with jalepenos after the show = great idea....until the next day

Phaxanation- sorry for the unsatifactory show. Rufus is right though, it sounds like you got caught in the wrong spot. Next time the boys come through your town, PM me, and we'll see what we can do.
CA

Of course it's rude, i think mr nappy needs to read the sarcasm in my comment!!! And agreed Punk is shit, not just British!