The Ting Tings

Set List:

1. We Walk

2. Great DJ

3. Fruit Machine

4. Keep Your Head

5. Traffic Light

6. Be The One

7. We Started Nothing

8. Shut Up and Let Me Go

9. Impacilla Carpisung (First encore song of two)

10. That's Not My Name

The audience that attended consisted of people that were more mature than say the Ratatat concert. My previous concert with the Ratatat crowd was less than appealing. Either you were there and danced, or on of the "OMGOMGOMG RATATAT" drunks that pushed people, causing them to be angry and push back, turning it into one big push-fest. The Ting Tings crowd however, was more mature and a lot of dancing, and NO pushing. 

The opener Yoav was an acoustic guitarist who manipulated and loops several beats on his guitar. Similar to Rodrigo Y Gabriela except less intense and looped with scratches. His songs sounded as if influenced by modes and/or abnrmal scales (middle eastern/asian sounding). The looping was a nice touch and unexpected for me. His style and music was pretty good and interesting, and started the show off on a good note. 

Now The Ting Tings took the stage supported by a starry sky backdrop and the crowd cheered. They started slowly with the song We Walk, and continued through their set for the night. The only thing I noticed throughout the night was that the whole crowd was dancing except those who only knew the 3 hits/videos that might have made it to tv at one time. Not that everyone should know all their songs beforehand, but it is danceable, and no need to just stand and be motionless. Katie White is clearly one energetic performer, and very very very beautiful. She was all over the stage going left and right constantly. Jules was also energetic considering he had double duty of drums and vocals, sometimes even guitar and bass. My favorite song is Keep Yor Head, and I was sad that they played it early in their set. Not to say that it ruined my night entirely. After all the dancing, Shut Up and Let Me Go was the "last song." Everyone stood there and knew that the show couldn't be over. The Ting Tings had one album and there were only two bands on the list. Soon after, Jules comes back to the stage with a cellphone and wanted the audience to say hello to the UK. Everyone happily complied. Jules then played on a midi that triggered some old songs, one of them being the Ghostbusters theme song. Katie White came out to sing and play the last two encore songs, Impacilla Carpisung and That's Not My Name. Overall it was a fun show and pleasing in the act that The ting Tings is another band not modified as much as Panic! or Fall Out Boy.

P.S. - Girl Talk Nov. 15th. Hell yes.