The NYC-launched band Vampire Weekend performed in Austin during a solar eclipse, creating a unique and unforgettable experience for the crowd.
Two equally unlikely events: That Austin would fall within a solar eclipse ’s path of totality, and that the NYC-launched, Beverly Hills-based band Vampire Weekend would perform here at noon on a Monday.
Fully committed to the bit, Ezra Koenig and company provided free, branded eclipse glasses, sold event-specific T-shirts, and walked onstage to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Founding drummer Chris Tomson and percussionist Garrett Ray played dual drum kits, with custom artwork depicting an anthropomorphic sun and moon.
Joined by touring musicians Ray, Colin Killalea, Ray Suen, and Will Canzoneri, the trio dedicated equal time to each of their records, charting their evolution fromAfter a run of classics – “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” and “Diane Young” among them – Koenig wondered if his audience would know his next track before backpedaling. “This is a pretty hardcore crowd,” he admitted, admiring fans’ tour shirts “spanning all eras of Vampire Weekend history.
This freewheeling energy peaked during the gig’s final act, when the band launched from earliest hits “Oxford Comma” and “A-Punk” into never-before-played territory.
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