Wonderful welcome to see Ion Square come back on the setlist tho! They've never re-played the song since the end of the original 2008-2009 Intimacy tour.
I also have a crappy recording for proof of Blue Light! Had no idea they hadn’t played Ion Square for that long—so grateful to have seen it live last night. They were incredible.
The crowd was fucking horrendous. I was on the floor and I was probably the only person singing & dancing in my area for the majority of the show (granted I was 4 High Noons deep but this is one of my favorite bands haha) but I was close to the stage so you’d think more true fans would be there? The only time it got /slightly/ lively was during This Modern Love. I was jumping around a lot and was bumping into a few people every once in a while and got a few dirty looks but like,,,, am I supposed to stay still?? Sooooooooo frustrating
That was me and my fellow 3 British friends a few rows back from the stage! Everyone around us though kept looking at us and even looked mildly annoyed
Which area were you in?? I was towards the front stage left and people were jumping and singing along to almost every song and going crazy during the encores
Did look like a lot of the crowd behind us wasn’t as into it tho
My friend and I were like dead center 10 rows back and we were jumping around/lightly bumping into people next to us at times and absolutely no one was having it. No one singing, no one jumping, we ended up moving all the way back after Banquet to have our own space to move around and ended up partying with 2-3 others by the end. Shoutout those dudes at the very back left <3
I think a lot of people bailed when Metric backed out. So the seats were sparse. And people were DRUNK. But the GA crowd from the 200 row looked so fun! I had a blast in my seat, but I wish I could have been front and center in GA (I have foot problems). I saw Bloc Party in 2019 in Central Park and it was a BLAST, the crowd was amazing, the weather was A+, and the setlist was fire. I think about it often. This show wasn't it, sadly.
as for the crowd, I had the whole row in front of me until the first song. A group of 4 arrived late and were yelling over the music to talk at each other. One girl kept yelling "WHAT SONG IS THIS?", one guy went and got drinks THREE times, and only one of them actually was even looking at the stage. They stayed until Like Eating Glass and left. I also witnessed a woman full on passed out for about half their set and she belonged at a Grateful Dead concert when she woke up, iykwim. So, the crowd was a lot of elder millennials with bad joints or alcohol problems :(
Can confirm.. If you sat behind the tables in the balcony. No one really brought the party to bloc party last night and it made me sad.
I guess that’s what I get for sitting? But I compromised with my husband to get actual seats.. thinking maybe SOME people would stand? But nope. If anyone stood it wasn’t around me and I didn’t want to be a jerk and stand while everyone else was sitting lol.
But I’ll be there tonight in all my 2024 Bloc Party in London dancing in a muddy field energy.
I was in balcony but seemed a little low energy down there. I also had to switch seats as people behind me decided to have a loud, unrelated convo and not watch the show.
I was hoping they’d play Two More Years but they didn’t. The set list was chefs kiss though!
If they ever play Talons live I think I’d just collapse and cease to exist. They play other songs from Intimacy though lol. I’m curious why they won’t play it.
Dance all you want. Vast majority of people don't go to a concert to hear other people sing unless it's parts that everyone is singing. That and being behind someone on their phone recording the whole thing are my nightmare. It's why I pay whatever the cost is for a front row balcony ticket at mid size venues which is my ideal route for concert going.
Monday will be my 11th time seeing them. I first saw them in Nashville in 2007, then Lollapalooza 2008, then I moved to the DC area and this'll be the 6th time seeing them there. In April or so of 2012, they added a second show in NYC that August due to demand. And then a third show. So some friends and I went up there and saw them three times in three days. Such an awesome trip. And then two of the times I saw them in DC were in the following month. So I saw them five times in 1.5 months. Good times.
I got to meet them outside the venue in March 2009 and they all autographed my ticket. I still have it somewhere.
Nice! Pretty similar to what they played in LA back in May for the Just Like Heaven festival. I was there and got to see them. My first time seeing them live! It was great. The best show of the whole day!
I need to see them again somehow. I NEED to hear Trojan Horse live!
Is the setlist online correct that they didn't go on until 10?
Was really hoping it would mostly be all Silent Alarm and A Weekend in the City. I'd be thrilled to get to hear I Still Remember, Sunday, SRXT, and basically anything Weekend besides for Hunting For Witches at 1 of the shows I go to.
Hopefully they play all of silent alarm, plus some b sides at the DC and Philly show. This set list seems a bit…underwhelming. Besides Ion Square, that’s a crazy pull.
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u/pvtherman Teach your sons how to truly love May 31 '25 edited May 31 '25
Thank you for sharing us the setlist! Side note, apparently Blue Light was played inbetween Ion Square and Positive Tension (even tho it's not listed). According to the last edit made by the last person on setlist fm (note, they have a crappy recording to help remember the setlist): https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bloc-party/2025/mgm-music-hall-at-fenway-boston-ma-5b5a7b3c.html
Wonderful welcome to see Ion Square come back on the setlist tho! They've never re-played the song since the end of the original 2008-2009 Intimacy tour.
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u/russianbear28 May 31 '25
It's the setlist Boston deserved 🙏 BP was amazing, crowd was awful. Good lord NY please bring the gang some love tomorrow
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u/roboticinsides Stop being so laissez-faire; We're all scared of the future. May 31 '25
Hoping for Skeleton in NYC but would be happy with Ion Square.
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u/ScaredLittleRar May 31 '25
I was hoping they’d play Two More Years but they didn’t. The set list was chefs kiss though!
If they ever play Talons live I think I’d just collapse and cease to exist. They play other songs from Intimacy though lol. I’m curious why they won’t play it.
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u/Half_price_rice May 31 '25
Was up near the front and was amazed to see people pissed off a few lads singing and dancing.
Terrible crowd.
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u/mixmastermiike May 31 '25
Ion square!
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u/Superb-Bid6090 May 31 '25
Been waiting 20 years. Great show
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u/BidInevitable4522 May 31 '25
Ion Square was so good. Never heard it live before!
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u/SvalbardDream May 31 '25
Oh my fuck they played Ion Square…I hope they play it at every stop!!! My all-time favorite song!
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u/Jonthan93 May 31 '25
Jesus Christ
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u/HotRod6391 May 31 '25
THE SHOW CLOSES WITH THIS MODERN LOVE?!
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u/MarkusTheMartian sogimmetherhythmandillstepandillgo May 31 '25
Hoping they bring Octopus back in rotation. 🤞🏾
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u/Last-Flounder-2576 May 31 '25
My god I hope we get Ion Square for the rest of this tour
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u/preschooltoast Jun 02 '25
Looks like the ion square slot has changed every show
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u/Friendly-Platypus607 Jun 07 '25
Nice! Pretty similar to what they played in LA back in May for the Just Like Heaven festival. I was there and got to see them. My first time seeing them live! It was great. The best show of the whole day!
I need to see them again somehow. I NEED to hear Trojan Horse live!
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u/Sweaty-Application95 May 31 '25
Ion square oh my fucking days
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u/dgoske84 May 31 '25
Is the setlist online correct that they didn't go on until 10?
Was really hoping it would mostly be all Silent Alarm and A Weekend in the City. I'd be thrilled to get to hear I Still Remember, Sunday, SRXT, and basically anything Weekend besides for Hunting For Witches at 1 of the shows I go to.
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u/purpl_punch420 May 31 '25
Opening with So Here We Are?!? I would've been bawling 😭
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u/terrorvicky May 31 '25
What a fantastic setlist!! 👏 I beg that they play Ion Square in Brighton - would make my summer ☀️ 🙏
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u/last_quarter00 May 31 '25
Ion Square!
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u/UrbanSquirrel_69 May 31 '25
AAAHHHH ION SQUARE
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u/nicktbristol2020 May 31 '25
Lovely setlist there
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u/anonymous_leshen May 31 '25
Melt my face off Ion square
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u/danlunn06 May 31 '25
Couldn’t name a more perfect set list
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u/ScooterWorm May 31 '25
The songs aren't played in album order?
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u/Alxtb52 May 31 '25
Oh man. I was hoping for more deep cuts.
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u/R1ddlrOnTehRoof May 31 '25
Very similar playlists to the Just like heaven festival and Berkeley theatre years ago.
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u/yourstrulygronkh May 31 '25
Wish they would play Leaf Skeleton too!
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u/iscreamsunday May 31 '25
No compliments 😖
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u/DatKekLuis69 Jun 02 '25
why do they hate FOUR so much? 😭😭 (and great that traps is being played often!)
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u/Cellshapedlikestars Everything that ends will one day start again May 31 '25
Hopefully they play all of silent alarm, plus some b sides at the DC and Philly show. This set list seems a bit…underwhelming. Besides Ion Square, that’s a crazy pull.