Review: Fleet Foxes @ the Tivoli

Entering into the Tivoli it was clear that both of these assumptions were correct. The doors to the sold out show had opened pretty early but with no support band it allowed time for the audience to pack in close to the stage like eager sardines. Any late comers were relegated to the back where the view mainly consisted of other people heads rather than the stage.

The long wait for the Fleet Foxes to take the stage made the audience almost rabid with excitement and when the band finally took the stage the audience were rapturous in their applause.  They made no effort to win over the crowd with banter early on, they didn’t need to when the music is as enchanting and as impossibly pretty as the music of the Fleet Foxes.

The set comprised of tracks from both albums, leading with material from their new album and building to the crowd favourites. Mykonos was a personal highlight as was Your Protector and of course, White Winter Hymnal. The banter eventually followed, with lead singer Robin Pecknold imitating a local bird he had heard urging the audience to try and tell him what bird he was impersonating.  Apart from this delightful exchange the mood on stage was relaxed but focused solely on the music. The crescendo of flutes, hand drums, mandolins and a multitude of other obscure instruments came together leaving the audience in a silent state, not wanting to ruin the moment.