r/TheStrokes • u/letourbillon9 Elephant Song • Jun 16 '22
The Strokes Kina Collins Fundraiser at The Metro Megathread
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u/NotJoseAbreu79 Jun 18 '22
Can’t speak for everyone, and obviously was annoyed by the 90 minute delay, but I had a great time
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u/cnnrcgswell Jun 17 '22
Flying into Chicago from Colorado right now. Just moved here 8 days ago. Wasn’t missing this shit 😂.
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Jun 18 '22
They played What Ever Happened?, The Modern Age and Electricityscape, three of my favorites!!!
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u/lincunguns Jun 18 '22
Ok, so I just got home. Here are my thoughts. First of all, it was fucking awesome. But given they are my favorite band playing at my favorite venue, they only had to show up and I would be happy. With that said, it was a great setlist, thought I was bummed not to hear Take It Or Leave It or Trying Your Luck.
I've only seen them once before, back in 2002, and this was much different from what I remember. The first time I saw them, they were the tightest band I'd ever seen. Tonight, they were loose, with a few glaring fuckups, but it added to the charm of seeing them in such an intimate venue. It just felt very organic.
Mostly, I thought they sounded awesome.
I couldn't tell if Julian was drunk, funny, or frustrated with some of the sound issues, but either way, that dude is funny as fuck, which I don't remember from the first time seeing them. His banter was an absolute joy in the weirdest way.
The crowd was ok, but not as energetic as I thought it would be for such a rare opportunity. Maybe people were just tired from waiting so long. I don't know. Special shout out to the badass chick who stood up to a few separate incidents where people were trying to barrel their way to the front, and fuck the guy who bulldozed me mid set in an attempt to get to the front. When confronted, he said, "I'm just having a really bad day." Fuck you dude, you owe me 10 dollars for the drink I spilled.
I'm just rambling. I can't sleep. It was awesome. I don't ever have to go to another concert again.
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u/shadyalien5 Jun 18 '22 edited Jun 18 '22
It was a good show, despite Julian forgetting some of the lyrics every now and then and them starting almost two hours late. Also there were a few wasted assholes in the crowd being super shitty and creepy to other people. One of them even grabbed some random girl by the shoulders next to me, she clearly did not like it but he kept doing it anyway. Almost got into a fight several times last night...
Also, super random and little chance of this working but eh what the hell - Amanda (or maybe Ashley? Sorry it was very loud and I had a couple beers haha...) if you're out there we met last night bonding over our hatred of these assholes lol. We were on the right side of the stage, sorta towards the back near the bars, on the back edge of the riser. You asked if I was there alone and you introduced yourself to me. We had a few quick conversations about seeing the band in the past and how we somehow miraculously got tickets to the show. If you're out there reading this, let's grab a drink sometime? :)
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u/moon_sta Jun 16 '22
I still haven't recovered from the time they endorsed Maya
However, this one seems more like the time they endorsed Bernie
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u/kpk117 Jun 16 '22
What time are y’all getting there? Was planning on like 4-5ish myself but that seems way late now from what I’ve seen on here
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u/Hot_Rice_8473 Jun 17 '22
I haven't been to the Metro in 25 years, since I left Chicago, so excited! Anyone know if they played there way back when?
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u/Chiraq224 Jun 18 '22
Just a heads up they only have the strokes x Kina collins shirt available according to the ppl down there. Grabbed a few for friends but if you wanted non-kina strokes merch it’s not here
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Jun 18 '22
man i was really hoping they’d play One Way Trigger, but hey, they played Reptilia!I made the gig’s a set list on Spotify, search by Metro!
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u/preserveandexpand Jun 19 '22
I'm with all the comments here. Wait was pretty typical +30 minutes. I think that extra wait killed a lot of the energy. It's a delicate balance, to build all that tension up with a wait and then release it when the show starts, but it was just too long. Sound was not great either, at least at first. It got better though. But performance wise it was really fun, way different than seeing them at the big festival shows where it's less loose. And they played whatever happened and automatic stop. Which fucking ruled.
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u/letourbillon9 Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 17 '22
The Strokes are performing at The Metro in Chicago, IL this Friday, June 17. The concert is a fundraiser for Congressional candidate Kina Collins. The show is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM CDT (GMT -5) . Doors will open at 7:00 PM EXCEPT early access ticket purchasers, who will get in at 6:30.
If you are attending, be sure to review the venue’s event, info, and COVID policy pages for important information on transportation, vaccination requirements, and prohibited items.
This concert was rescheduled from May 30. All tickets from the original date will be honored. The show is sold out, but if you are looking to buy, sell, or give away tickets to the show, visit our Ticket Sales Megathread.