What a great show last night!
I echo what PixelDream said about the range of emotions: it's incredible how many different moods they can include in one setlist without making it feel like a mishmash. It was hilarious to watch the moshpits stop during the mellow sections and then continue like nothing had happened when distorted guitars kicked back in.
Song 11 (no spoilers for those who haven't seen the setlist yet) made everybody go absolutely nuts, and I can't remember headbanging so much at a concert before.
A few songs were pretty slow compared to their album versions, but song 9 was as intense as it should be, and Axe's drumming was incredible on it. I would've liked to hear a few more new songs (I know I'm in the minority here!
), but for a first-timer it was a nice best-of setlist. Alcest was also great, although I missed the first song waiting in line to get into the venue, and they only played a shortened version of the set that I heard in January at their own headlining show.
The funniest moment of the evening was when Mikael proceeded to explain what each member's last name is in English. He said both "åker" and "feldt" mean field, so his name is Mikael Fieldfield.
He tried to get Mendez to tell him what his name means, but he got no answer, so he said "Mendez means... nothing". Later some dude in the audience shouted "boooriiing!", and Mikael's response was "Well, what's your last name, motherfucker? I bet it means shit!"