Photos by Joe Saturday
The tumultuous third and final day of Governors Ball saw a delayed opening of gates and Randall’s Island being evacuated due to stormy weather. Fortunately, the weather had no effect on the sold out Governors Ball After Dark show at Union Pool later that evening. U.S. Girls stuck around New York to play an intimate late night show at the Brooklyn venue after having played an early afternoon festival set the day before.
The Union Pool stage was packed to the gills with U.S. Girls members, featuring Meghan Remy backed by eight musicians. The band mostly stuck to selections from last year’s incredible In A Poem Unlimited (released via 4AD) and ended the night with an extended jam that saw Remy wander off into the audience to dance with and among the capacity crowd while the rest of the group left the stage one by one. After having previously seen them at Baby’s All Right and at The National’s two day festival at Forest Hills Stadium, U.S. Girls have solidified themselves as one of my personal favorite live acts.
Check out a photo gallery of U.S. Girls and opener Badge Époque, as well as the U.S. Girls setlist below:
Badge Époque
U.S. Girls
U.S. Girls setlist
1. Rosebud
2. Rage of Plastics
3. L-Over
4. Incidental Boogie
5. M.A.H.
6. Velvet 4 Sale
7. Pearly Gates
8. Navy & Cream
9. Window Shades
10. Jam
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