Four shining rays of light dramatically pierced the darkness, viagra 60mg dotting the ceiling with glowing white circles, while emerging quietly from left stage in smart button downs and leather blazers to the raucous cheering of the crowd,
Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club quickly rose to indie rock glory from the debut of their album Tourist History in 2010, and their first show out of two weekend nights at the Royale (followed by a special dj-set dance party which this unfortunately underage writer could not attend) sealed their claim to fame.
Opener St. Lucia delivered a fine performance, with 80s inspired, robot dance move inducing, techno beats paired with guitars and cheesy lyrics begging a lover not to go away. Their enthusiasm was endearing, as they engaged the crowd with clapping, jumping, singing along and even asking them to gather closely together for a photo.
However, Two Door Cinema Club’s performance was unparalleled. The band’s latest album titled ‘Beacon’ aptly describes the night, as each song was paired with stunning beams of light, — upbeat ‘Sun’ was played to a club flooded with gold light, while romantic ‘The World is Yours’ was set to the same radiating neon blue light of slow dances. Lead singer Alex Trimble had a charming stage presence, tapping his finger to his temple as he crooned about thinking about somebody, reaching his hand to the ceiling at the climax of songs, which added to the full and detailed oriented production of their set. The band toyed with the audience, taking guitar build ups far too achingly long, sometimes even breaking into complete silence, before dissolving into a full bodied sound.
The emotional capacity of Two Door Cinema Club’s modern day love songs was exemplified during the stirring performance that Trimble gave during the vulnerable and sweet anthem of ‘Next Year’. The band made sure not to leave any of the favorites from ‘Tourist History’ out — holding the audience out to the last moment by waiting until the finale of the encore to play the popular hit ‘What You Know.’
Two Door Cinema Club’s simply beautiful and tremendous light show to the swelling crescendo of their guitars, and the honest and full sound of Trimble’s rising voice gave a brilliantly memorable performance, that expressed and celebrated the ups and downs of falling in love.
