Photos by Will Oliver
Two Door Cinema Club returned with their fourth album False Alarm (via Glassnote Records) and on September 13th they brought their tour in support of it to Brooklyn for a sold out performance at Hammerstein Ballroom. This was our first time seeing them since their performane at The Meadows in 2017 (as well as Brooklyn Steel).
Opening the show was Overcoats, the duo of Hana Elion and JJ Mitchelm. The band has been teasing some new music and they played a few of those tracks along with some old favorites before Two Door took the stage.
It’s crazy to believe that Two Door Cinema Club now has four albums under the belt, as I remember seeing them for the first time at rooms like Bowery Ballrom and The Bell House. They have come a long way since then and wasted no time reminding us why we always gravitate back towards their live show, immediately striking a chord kicking off the show with “Talk,” “Undercover Martyn” and “I Can Talk.”
While the band ran through material from False Alarm and their most recent efforts, I was delighted that they remained so true to their debut album, Tourist History. They played nine songs from their still catchy debut album and there was definitely a noticeable different energy in the air when these songs were played. Not many bands would relegate their newer material for old fan favorites, which made Two Door’s decision to do so such a delight.
Find a full gallery of photos and setlists for both performances posted in the gallery below.
Overcoats:
Overcoats setlist:
1. Apathetic Boys
2. The Fog
3. Nighttime Hunger
4. 23
5. Drift
6. Leave the Light On
7. I Don’t Believe in Us
8. Leave If You Wanna
9. The Fool
Two Door Cinema Club:
Two Door Cinema Club setlist:
1. Talk
2. Undercover Martyn
3. I Can Talk
4. Are We Ready? (Wreck)
5. This Is the Life
6. Cigarettes in the Theatre
7. Next Year
8. Do You Want It All?
9. Once
10. Bad Decisions
11. Changing of the Seasons
12. Dirty Air
13. What You Know
14. Lavender
15. Sleep Alone
16. Satellite
17. Eat That Up, It’s Good for You
18. Come Back Home
19. Something Good Can Work
20. Sun
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