April 18 - San Francisco

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Setlist

 

0. (Cruel World)

1. Cola

2. Body Electric

3. Blue Jeans

4. West Coast

5. Born to Die

6. Young and Beautiful

7. Million Dollar Man

8. Gods and Monsters

9. Ride

10. Summertime Sadness

11. Video Games

12. Carmen

13. National Anthem

 

Absolutely packed.  The sound was not good.  Lana frequently asked for levels to be raised on her and parts of the band throughout the night.  There was a lot of mic feedback particularly in the beginning.  The auditorium made it hard to hear songs cohesively.  The songs were loud but at some areas of the GA floor, it sounded too reverby and it wasn't very good.  However, other areas sounded fine, crisp, and pretty hard sonically.  Lots of people singing along, the first 4-5 songs had nearly constant screaming and yelling from the crowd.  Hard to hear Lana sometimes.  Lots of weed smoke (welcome to SF), I saw about a year old baby there with gun headphones on, and a giant brawl broke out on the right side of the audience during nearly the entirety of Young & Beautiful.  Multiple people were escorted out.  I was in the middle of it; it was because a lot of girls were on top of boys' shoulders and people behind couldn't see.  A relatively small girl and really tall girl (who couldn't see over) got into it verbally then the hair grabbing and punches followed.  Then about 50 people joined in.  Crazy to witness and a bit weird with Lana's singing Y&B to it.

 

Finally, I thought I heard a new Lana song played before she came on.  There were no openers, so it was just Lana's warmup music.  Lots of typical Lana style songs but well recognized, except for one.  It was slow but not really balladly.  Seemed to base itself around piano and an organy-synth (Hammond organ?) and it really sounded to me like Lana's vocals and style.  It wasn't very rockish either.  I'm unsure but it definitely struck me as odd when I heard it.

 

Highlights were Gods & Monsters, West Coast, and Body Electric came more alive for me live (I'm not a big fan of it on the record).

 

I didn't see a topic, so share your stories, thoughts, etc.

[NamiraWilhelm 5,043]

I think you mean Cruel World when you talk about unrecognised music, if only there was a vid that isn't just muffled noise...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFigobCEkEg

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No it was a studio version.  I heard Cruel World and it wasn't that, but this was before the show without her there and while everything's getting set up.

[SweetLikeCinnamon 344]

Those people are ready for ultraviolence 

 

Were you near the front?

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I moved all over.  I was fortunate to get about 4-5 rows in the front and be able to get back around that area, otherwise I moved around a bit from both sides and the back.

[COLACNT 5,178]

IT WAS SO INTENSE AND CRAZY AND GIRLS WERE CRYING AND SCREAMING AND CHOKING FOR AIR BUT NOT IN AN IRONIC WAY 

 

ps was anyone here the cute white boy with the bouffant hair and sleeveless denim jacket 

 

i will type more later cause right now i am beyond exhausted from all the shoving / fighting / flailing but she sounded so beautiful all night 

[VioletPrincess 962]

Omg, when the lights turned back on and majority had left, I saw chunks and chunks of hair near a flower crown. You reminded me @@neuf

 

I feel like I have so much more to add but I guess I'll make a proper post later. Sooo exhausted

[COLACNT 5,178]

did anyone waiting near the back exit see her? i waited for like a half an hour but people were starting to say she had already left and i had to pee so i jumped in a cab 

 

i think i saw @@MermaidMotel? did you see her after the show? where in line were you guys @@neuf @ ? i was sort of near the front; i was the tall antisocial guy in the blue / grey dinosaur cap lmao

 

[silver starlet 1,376]

omg I really hope my show isn't a shitfest like this one was. it was a big venue though right, like 8200 people? guess that's just too many people for a Lana show

 

and she sang cruel world before cola?? omggg

[neuf 197]

The Bill Graham's a weird venue.  It's a not the worst sound in the Bay (people say that's the Fox Theatre in Oakland), but it's very much just a concrete floor and giant stage.  I don't think acoustics were very well planned out compared to even regular venues.  Unfortunately, it's one of the few large venues in the city and usually booked for EDM or pop music. 

 

As far as your place, just don't get stuck in bad spots (usually the middle-back) where it all kind of washes together.  It might be totally better or differently laid out.

 

 

Anyway,  I didn't see her.  I hung around very briefly but I kind of had a feeling she wouldn't be around, so I ran to catch the BART. :-\

 

The little girl had a flower crown, so definitely could have been her.

[VioletPrincess 962]

did anyone waiting near the back exit see her? i waited for like a half an hour but people were starting to say she had already left and i had to pee so i jumped in a cab 

 

i think i saw @@MermaidMotel? did you see her? where in line were you guys @@neuf @ ? i was sort of near the front; i was the tall antisocial guy in the blue / grey dinosaur cap

 

This was my first time at Bill Graham so unfortunately I wouldnt have known where to look, but I could've sworn Rob tweeted that they were leaving tonight for Coachella ??

I was sort of near that Robin Thicke poster in line ever since the first wave of "LANAAA!!" sightings. I felt so bad for whoever was waiting in the other street though

did anyone waiting near the back exit see her? i waited for like a half an hour but people were starting to say she had already left and i had to pee so i jumped in a cab 

 

i think i saw @@MermaidMotel? did you see her? where in line were you guys @@neuf @ ? i was sort of near the front; i was the tall antisocial guy in the blue / grey dinosaur cap

 

This was my first time at Bill Graham so unfortunately I wouldnt have known where to look, but I could've sworn Rob tweeted that they were leaving tonight for Coachella ??

I was sort of near that Robin Thicke poster in line ever since the first wave of "LANAAA!!" sightings. I felt so bad for whoever was waiting in the other street though

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The song I mentioned playing beforehand was a Lana cover of Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang".  It was definitely Lana's voice and the instrumentation was different than Sinatra's version but still very minimal.

[Rebel 3,177]

The song I mentioned playing beforehand was a Lana cover of Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang".  It was definitely Lana's voice and the instrumentation was different than Sinatra's version but still very minimal.

 

It's a song that everyone expects Lana to cover as it's super perfect for her it'd be a cool bonus track on Ultraviolence

[Tammy 2,291]

Concert pics: https://twitter.com/DelReyLatest

[Arthur 86]

 

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25599193/review-lana-del-rey-dazzles-san-francisco

 

[Creyk 11,699]

Praying for random out-of-the blue youtube upload just like with Chelsea Hotel No. 2

[evilentity 13,343]

Finally, I thought I heard a new Lana song played before she came on.  There were no openers, so it was just Lana's warmup music.  Lots of typical Lana style songs but well recognized, except for one.  It was slow but not really balladly.  Seemed to base itself around piano and an organy-synth (Hammond organ?) and it really sounded to me like Lana's vocals and style.  It wasn't very rockish either.  I'm unsure but it definitely struck me as odd when I heard it.

No it was a studio version.  I heard Cruel World and it wasn't that, but this was before the show without her there and while everything's getting set up.

The song I mentioned playing beforehand was a Lana cover of Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang".  It was definitely Lana's voice and the instrumentation was different than Sinatra's version but still very minimal.

SOMEONE RECORD THIS WHILE SAYING "WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED!" OVER TOP OF IT

 

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It happened a good half hour or so before she came on.  Everyone talked over it and seemed to ignore it, so it was hard to hear it sometimes.  Like someone else mentioned, a lot of people complained about the old music, then got into it when Snoop Dogg and Eminem tracks were played between.

[RonnieDRocks 146]

I read this review and sort of chuckled. Sometimes the audience is so loud it drowns Lana out. It's fun in a way but sometimes a little too much lol. I want to hear Lana sing, not a thousand screeching banshees.

 

Review: Lana Del Rey dazzles in San Francisco

 

The weeks had turned to months, then years. Some probably thought it might never happen. Others surely kept the faith, and their fingers crossed.

Finally, the moment was at hand. And these fans acted accordingly:

They roared.

The sound of pure joy, cranked up to approximately jet engine volume, was what greeted Lana Del Rey as she finally took to the stage in San Francisco on Friday night. It was the torch singer's first official Bay Area gig, not counting an appearance at a record store a few years back.

And she'd make it count.

The New Yorker, who was on the West Coast to perform at Southern California's mammoth Coachella music festival, delivered a dizzying, hypnotic evening of music for the capacity crowd of some 8,000 exuberant fans at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

[BLOODSHOT 3,029]

I read this review and sort of chuckled. Sometimes the audience is so loud it drowns Lana out. It's fun in a way but sometimes a little too much lol. I want to hear Lana sing, not a thousand screeching banshees.

 

Review: Lana Del Rey dazzles in San Francisco

 

The weeks had turned to months, then years. Some probably thought it might never happen. Others surely kept the faith, and their fingers crossed.

 

Finally, the moment was at hand. And these fans acted accordingly:

 

They roared.

 

The sound of pure joy, cranked up to approximately jet engine volume, was what greeted Lana Del Rey as she finally took to the stage in San Francisco on Friday night. It was the torch singer's first official Bay Area gig, not counting an appearance at a record store a few years back.

 

And she'd make it count.

 

The New Yorker, who was on the West Coast to perform at Southern California's mammoth Coachella music festival, delivered a dizzying, hypnotic evening of music for the capacity crowd of some 8,000 exuberant fans at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

Did she wear the flower crown on stage or did some fan put it on her?