I’ve often felt sad when a band I love so much becomes big enough to sell out a venue the size of Madison Square Garden, especially if I haven’t yet seen them in concert. Such is the case with Arcade Fire. Why didn’t I ever see them at Central Park Summer Stage or when they played Hammerstein? The 19k-capacity Madison Square Garden is perfectly suited for hockey or basketball games but for concerts, it definitely leaves something to be desired. It’s rare you can get close enough to feel like you’re really experiencing the show. Despite my distaste for the venue (for the purposes of music), Arcade Fire managed to fill MSG with more glorious sounds than I thought possible. And they managed to fill it to near capacity as well. Although the intricacies of their multi-instrument sound couldn’t fully be appreciated in such a large space, they created an electricity that kept the crowd yearning for more.
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