All Photos by Tim Dwenger
Thievery Corporation brought a massive show to a nearly sold-out Red Rocks on Sunday night and wow’ed everyone in attendance. After a rockin’ opening set from DJ Nickodemus that had everyone on the rocks up and dancing, Ghostland Observatory took the stage and things got a little out of hand. Thomas Turner’s thumping beats and Aaron Behrens’ high tenor singing combined with one of live musics best laser spectacles, made for a feverish dance party that raged on even as a light rain fell. Their set included fan favorites “Sad Sad City,” Give Me The Beat,” “Glitter,” and “Miracles,” and pushed the energy all the way to fever pitch for the headliners, the mighty Thievery Corporation.
Thievery’s stage setup was very lounge-like complete with a chaise lounge, oriental rugs, a plush chair, and even two chandeliers that hung above the group as they performed. Hitting on material from throughout their career like “Culture of Fear,” “Radio Retaliation,” “The Numbers Game,” “33 Degrees,” “Vampires” and “Sound The Alarm,” the group showed their versatility as the genre hopped from Caribbean to middle Eastern influences smoothly and effortlessly. Throughout the night an extremely varied cast of singers. Natlaia Clavier, Boston’s Mr. Lif, powerhouse DC reggae vocalists and longtime Thievery collaborators Rootz and Z, and another longtime member of the family Loulou Ghelichkhani, took turns fronting the band on stage. It was a night for the history books on Red Rocks that those present will not soon forget.
Thievery Corporation – 8/14/2011 – Red Rocks
A Warning (dub), Web Of Deception, Culture of Fear, Lebanese Blonde, Take My Soul, Until the Morning, Liberation Front, Radio Retaliation, The Numbers Game, Is It Over?, 33 Degrees, Overstand, Illumination, All That We Perceive, Amerimacka, Vampires, Mandala, La Femme Parallel, The Heart’s a Lonely Hunter, Assault on Babylon, Sound the Alarm, Warning Shots
Encore: (The Forgotten People), Sweet Tides, The Richest Man in Babylon
Encore 2: Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)
Your article mentions LouLou, but that’s Natalia in all your pics! LouLou was there of course, just not in your pics.