The Naked and Famous @ The Powerstation, Auckland 16/05/14

If you are looking for a critical review, then I am sorry to tell you that you have come to the wrong place. With that said I would like to politely direct you to look at other reviews that may be found on this fantastic website we call muzic.net.

If you have read my previous The Naked and Famous review you will know that the group is one of my absolute favourites, and that you could say I am slightly obsessed, however, I see nothing wrong with being in love with a wonderful band, and I cannot physically or mentally for that matter think of anything critical about what I witnessed, anyhoo, I digress.

To start off the night my friends and I were the first to line up at the Powerstation doors. My two buddies graciously put me in front of them so that I can now and forever more say I was the first out of the whole audience to be there. Don’t believe me? There is proof in pictures, I swear!

Never being to the Powerstation before I was stunned by how wonderful the place is. It is the epitome of cool. Whoever designed the place, well done them, they should definitely design a house for me when they have the chance.

The opening act got everyone in the mood for the show and it was great to see such a range of ages when it came down to the audience.

As you can imagine when The Naked and Famous walked on the stage the crowd went crazy, of course my self-included. I happened to be right in-front of Alisa Xayalith, the female singer of The Naked and Famous (If I wanted to I could have leaned over and touched her shoe, but don’t worry I refrained myself) and I was stoked.

When it came down to the set list, they performed a variety of songs from their most recent album In Rolling Waves and first album Passive Me Aggressive You. Whether people were familiar with the songs or not, everyone was there for a good time and to appreciate superb music.

The band, were brilliant. They knew exactly what they were doing and how to perform each song to show the emotion and feeling behind each one. You could tell every single one of them was vital and contributed something special.

So, as you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. This was the first time I had seen The Naked and Famous live and they showed me why they are my favourite group of musicians. It was a privilege to watch them and to be a part of an audience that was so appreciative of the music and the band. I believe a special note should go to the gentleman that was standing behind my friends and I, who managed to crowd surf at random intervals throughout the night. I congratulate you sir. And if you are not convinced on how fantastic I thought it was, I wrote this review wearing the bands t-shirt while listening to their album. Think of that what you will.