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Frightened Rabbit - 2/16 and 2/17 - Thalia Hall - Chicago - TMOF 10th Anny

Well – better late than never. I hate waiting this long to purge my thoughts because I don’t want to over think my experiences. And also I don’t want to forget little moments that time tends to erase….

But…I do remember the very first time I heard FR – I was walking across the park at Lollapalooza in Chicago a number of years ago. On one of the side stages, I could hear this amazing sound – so much so that I abandoned the main stage I was headed to, and immediately was transfixed….and feeling a whole lot of feels. What on earth was happening on that stage??? Who were these people? Magical. Frightened Rabbit’s live performances are epic. (I hate that word BTW  - almost as much as “rad” - but I can’t think of another one right now….).

When these tickets went on sale for the 10th anniversary of The Midnight Organ Fight, my insides fluttered and I was planning to pay or do whatever was necessary to ensure I could be in that room. Well, as FR found out, many, many others had the same idea. Pre-sale sold out instantly, more pre-sale tix added and an adorable apology from the band, and a couple more shows. Fortunately I secured tickets for both the Friday and Saturday Thalia shows, where the band would open this mini-tour.

I’m combining my thoughts on both shows because it’s easier, but both nights were absolutely fantastic. The crowd was 1000% in it from the start – yelling lyrics back to the band in peak volume and dancing our asses off to one of our favorite records. Each night included some additional songs before and after the full record, opening with “Living in Colour” – which quite frankly was genius and set the energy for the remainder of both nights. “Holy” and “I Wish I Was Sober”, as well as a “Nothing Like You” graced night #1 and I was already completely satisfied. Then it was the opening notes to “Modern Leper”…the build up to the chorus exploded with 1000+ of us yelling back at the top of our lungs “IS THAT YOOOOOOOU??? IN FRONT OF MEEEEEEE…..COMING BACK FOR EVEN MOOOORRREEE…????” to the height of “YOU MUST BEEEEEEEEEE A MASOCHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”…and we were off. Scott also mentioned the last time they’d been in Chicago, opening for Broken Social Scene,  saying that of all the shows on that tour, we brought it. I was there, and I can attest to that. This city loves FR, and I wish they came here more often. But alas….absence clearly makes our little hearts grow fonder.

Night #2 I arrived about the same time, and picked my spot in pretty much the same location as night #1. Ironically so did the drunk people. I will NEVER in my life understand how you can wait for months to see your favorite band, get in line super early, and proceed to get so blacked-out drunk that you have no fucking idea what happened at the show. And in the process, irritate the FUCK out of the people around you. Mind blowing. Get fucked up afterward. It’s not rocket science.

Anyhooo…..If you can believe it, the second night was even louder and more energetic than the first. Even the band noticed it and Scott commented as much. The energy for both of these shows was amazing and despite standing for four + hours, I didn’t want them to end. One thing that Scott is so amazing at is not just the lyrics he chooses, but the way he emotes those over that beautiful music. This was really underscored for me when he came out during the opener. Winter Sleep opened – they were new to me. Pretty good for an opener I knew nothing about – but when Scott popped out to join for a song, I was blown away by how he was interpreting those lyrics. It really just emphasized to me that some people have you in the palm of their hands…and some just don’t. It’s a gift. And I’m grateful he, and the band, shares it with us.

Bravo. I will be marking the days on my wall until they return…..;)

 Couple pics:

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Dear Scott, It was one year ago tonight that I last saw you. I’m so grateful I got to see you two last times and that they were such great nights. There are a lot of us who think about you every day. I don’t see that stopping any time soon. Rest easy. xo #frabbit #frightenedrabbit #tmof10 #missingscott (at Music Hall of Williamsburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuShqIqgGot/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qqcuyvtnenv9

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Head Rolls Off - Scott Hutchison Tribute

Frightened Rabbit fans came together to create this heartfelt and moving compilation of "Head Rolls Off" in memory of Scott Hutchison. Watch here - https://youtu.be/Sk62iuBypgY

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Death Cab for Cutie covered Frightened Rabbit's "My Backwards Walk" from the beloved album The Midnight Organ Fight on their recent Spotify singles session in NYC 💙 Listen Here - https://lnk.to/dcfcMWBWE

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Frightened Rabbit at Google

Frightened Rabbit sat down with Google to talk the 10 year anniversary of The Midnight Organ Fight 

Watch the interview here: