outside lands

This post is long overdue, but I still haven't written about the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco. I got to see Arcade Fire and The Decemberists on the 3rd day which was unbelievably exciting as I love them both dearly. My brother and his (now engaged) girlfriend took me, and we brought a mat and had a picnic while we were waiting.
There didn't seem to be a massive amount of people there for The Decemberists, so it gave me a pretty good view of the screen for the most part. I also found a window in which I could see Colin Meloy perfectly. They were so great live- one of the funniest performances I've ever seen.

1. The Decemberists ending with The Mariner's Revenge Song
2. Colin Meloy on the screen
3. The perfect, perfect window

If you haven't yet, youtube their concerts. They were wonderful. Also,   Jenny Conlee wasn't touring with them, because of her cancer treatment, but  Sara Watkins was filling in for her, and she is seriously the cutest thing ever when performing.

Arcade Fire was next, but we waited a little close to an hour until they came out. The crowd grew exponentially, and my 5'1 frame really was not helping me in terms of breathing or seeing. For the entirety of Arcade Fire's set, I stared at the back of this really tall guy's plaid shirt. He also kept elbowing me in the face, and I swear to God I was about to kick some plaid ass. They were really amazing, of course. For a few songs, my brother put me on his shoulders, and I had the most beautiful view of them and I almost cried when I had to come down, because people behind us were getting pissed. It was great though. I can't begin to describe how happy I was right when they stepped back on stage for an encore and played Sprawl II & Wake Up.

Sprawl II by Arcade Fire


P.S I'm in college now. It's exciting.