(I got the idea for this series while sifting through the ‘piles’ of digital photos on my laptop. It occurred to me to share some of these great pics from some of my favourite concert sets from time to time. Until I get around to the next one, I invite you to peruse my ever-growing list of concerts page.)
Artist: Of Monsters and Men
When: August 3rd, 2012
Where: Green stage, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Montreal
Context: When festival organizers scheduled Of Monsters and Men for the relatively small Green stage in the middle of the afternoon, they hadn’t really broken yet. By the time the festival rolled around, though, “Little talks” was pretty huge and the Icelandic indie folk collective drew a massive crowd, probably bigger than should have fit in that space. I had already been at that stage for a couple of sets and so had a pretty prime spot right near the front. The band was still pretty green and they were still finding their stage feet but the energy from the both the crowd and band was just awesome.
Point of reference song: “Little talks”
*I started taking tons of photos at concerts in the days of my old blog, Music Insanity. I actually took down that blog in part because I was spending far too much time at shows taking pictures and jotting down notes for reviews and I wasn’t enjoying the music experience enough. Nowadays, I try to take to some good shots during the first few minutes and for the most part, put my camera and phone away for the rest of the set.
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6 replies on “Live music galleries: Of Monsters and Men [2012]”
I like this series already. I thought about a similar thing… posting a bit about gigs I’ve been to, but I actually don’t have any photos from them!! I know… I don’t even think to take a photo… so I’d be relying on me saying things like “this gig was awesome” and “I actually forgot I’d seen these dudes live”.
Never seen Of Monsters and Men… and I actually don’t recall the song!
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For years, I never took photos either. It was only when writing concert reviews for the old blog that I started doing so. That’s why I won’t be able to post many galleries for concerts that took place prior to 2011.
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Good point about being present at the show too – nice idea to quickly document, then just enjoy!
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Yeah. I find I enjoy myself more at the shows now. It’s back to being fun, rather than work.
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I did the same thing at the \m/ SLAYER!!! \m/ et al. show in May – take a couple of pics during the first song or two of each act, then just watch and enjoy!
These are great, you were really close!
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