Beirut have been around for a while. They’re one band that have developed an outstandingly loyal, crazy, and somewhat cult-like following. Upon announcing their recent 7/6 show at one of my personal favorite venues: Music Hall of Williamsburg, tickets sold out in minutes from a presale. Avoiding scalpers and non die hards, Beirut decided to make tickets available for sale for the first night exclusively only at 2 venues in NYC. You can imagine what their fans would do for a $9.99 chance to see true artistry - waiting on line joyously for 2 hours.
There is a reason that no one seemed to mind the cue, because Beirut is brilliant. Frontman Zach Condon wandered Europe at the age of 17, soaking in Balkan folk music, jazz, and world music which proved to be instrumental in the development of the band’s melodic sound. I got to check them out in 08′ at the Brooklyn Academy of music and it was one of the best live shows I have ever seen, playing with a full 20 piece orchestra is precisely the way you would imagine their larger than life sound. Witnessing them in an intimate setting reminded me that it’s all about fan bonding for Beirut. You’ve never seen Balkan gypsy music fuse perfectly with indie. Click on the photo above for video footage and see what the fuss is about.
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