Sufjan Stevens

"Sleep in peace when day is done". Those were the words of the great Nina Simone and although they were the words from the first song heard that night, it adequately describes how we were feeling (good) as we left. Turned out that the support for Sufjan Stevens was none other than half of his band and they put on a good set of songs themselves after this initial cover.


When Sufjan hit the stage himself, he was wearing a Evil Kinevil stars and stripes outfit and his band was suitably attired in matching outfits with the letter "I" for Illinois on the front. After a little routine they launched into their set and the crowd were loving every minute. A personal favourite was "The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts" amongst other gems from Illinoise and Michigan, the first two albums of an over-ambitious project to create an LP for every American state.


The place was heaving and cheered on each little routine in between songs. The band themselves looked truely happy to be there and honoured us with an excellent encore set. Let's hope they come back.