The Shins - Caring Is Creepy - Live in San Francisco, Outside Lands 8-12-11

The Shins - Caring Is Creepy - San Francisco, Live, Outside Lands Festival Friday 8-12-11, 1st row in HD, at the Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park. The front row crowd was so nice that many of the band's friends actually came down to sit with us on the guard rails. First time I've ever seen that at a concert...


Other Tidbits:

Many of the fans around me jokingly remarked how different the band looks now compared to when they last played ~4 years ago. I believe only James Mercer and Dave Hernandez are the only original members..

The security staff was quite nice, which probably is what kept everybody in a convivial mood. For example, during intermissions, some even handed out free Kind fruit and nut bars to the front row fans, along with various chips, candy and ear plugs. And that's probably why many of the VIP guests of the performing bands felt comfortable enough to come down from the side stage to sit on the steps of the front row barricade. Usually, security doesn't even allow people to place their bags on those steps, let alone have a guest sit there. That and The Shins isn't a really band that you crowd surf to.. :P

Last year, the fog blowing on stage did not need to be artificially generated, but this year it did, even though it was overcast and cold throughout the day in San Francisco. There was also a relatively strong breeze blowing towards the stage, so all the beach balls being bounced around in the crowd kept on getting blown up onto the stage.

There were several fence jumpers that scaled the chain link in the same place where they were successful last year (left of the stage they actually collapsed the fence and it was a mass breakout), but this time, they had security lined along the area to chase them down. Only a few were successful, despite the crowd cheering them on as they ran. :P


Setlist:
1. Caring Is Creepy
2. Australia
3. Mine's Not a High Horse
4. Phantom Limb
5. Saint Simon
6. Girl Sailor
7. Know Your Onion!
8. Sphagnum Esplanade
9. Kissing the Lipless
10. Sea Legs
11. So Says I
12. Fool of a Martyr
13. New Slang
14. Girl Inform Me
15. Sleeping Lessons
16. One by One All Day

• Category

  Music

[joe duncan]

Seeing them next month in London, cant wait!

Ps. am I hearing things or at the start does someone shout "is that you John Wayne?" haha

[AdmiralNeeda]

Nope, you're not hearing things! There was a credentialed photographer in front of us who was wearing a large cowboy hat which blocked our view, hence that person's funny comment :P

[nsimcoff]

man, you were close. it sounds better on youtube than from where I was standing

[AdmiralNeeda]

Thanks! Where were you standing? 

[emokidrell]

Wow, they sound amazing live!!

[Mollywobbles100]

right!! caring is creepy is SO GOOD!

[Andrew Solway]

his guild hollow body is so gorgeous... james mercer is so gorgeous...

[nope1246]

That voice is the answer to everything.

[ReverseEvolution666]

Dude his voice is PERFECT in concert......I hope I get to go see them soon. I only had Wincing the Night Away (which is still my fav) but then i found oh inverted world and the first song gave me the chiils......this is and always will be my favorite shins song

[Louis Garcia]

c o o o o c h e l l a 22001122

[viennatime]

haha "tall photographers are not cool"