Phenomenal. For someone whose two favorite bands are DCFC and T&S, the fact that this show even existed was a dream come true. Being able to go see it with my sister and two friends; well, words so great have yet been made to describe my joy. The great atmosphere at the Bowl along with the laid back feeling of picnickers surrounded by the hills was a cool and easy environment to watch in. And having TNP as the opening act? When the first band on stage is as experienced and amazing as they were, you know that you're in for a real treat. The entire time they were on, I was bouncing in my seat (practically knocked my sister off the seat during a few songs). As soon as they exited the stage (to a well deserved roar of applause), I began to get really excited, and before I even knew it, Tegan and Sara were on stage, playing all of their biggest songs. They stuck mainly to songs off of "The Con", but threw in a few from "So Jealous", and even reached back and played "Living Room". To end their set, they played a crowd pleasing and very rockin version of "back in your head". At this point, i thought that I had actually passed into another world. How could this night get any better, right? Well then with the sun setting over the iconic Hollywood sign the guys of Death Cab took the stage and began to play. The acoustics were amazing. We were sitting pretty far back, and it still sounded as if Mr. Gibbard himself was playing a private set in my backyard. They played through a lot of songs off of "Narrow Stairs", but also reached back and played many crowd pleasers off of other albums like "Transatlanticism" and "Plans". For me, one of the greatest sights was seeing my twin sister (a self-proclaimed "rocker" and metal fan) singing along to "Crooked Teeth" and "The Sound of Settling". What a great moment for us to share! The real kicker was the last two songs. At this point, the LA Philharmonic had come out and was playing amazing support behind the band. They completely thrilled the entire audience and had me half melted into the ground when they powered out "Soul Meets Body" (my favorite song ever, by the way =]), and then melted all of our hearts with an amazing first verse of "Transatlanticism". As the song progressed, they gradually built up the intensity of the music and at the end (during the repetitive lines of "i need you so much closer" and "so come on"), with the LA Phil filling our ears and shaking the ground beneath our feet, they hammered home the last 5 min of the song as coordinated fireworks exploded perfectly in time with each passing strum of the guitar. The end of the song blended perfectly into an explosion of fireworks rivaling the best that i had seen on any Fourth of July. Along with the thousands surrounding me I screamed, shouted, jumped, and managed to catch a precious thirty seconds of it on my camera. Whenever I'm feeling even a little bit down, i watch it back and remember how lucky I was to be able to experience something that, for me, was so incredible. How lucky I am.