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2 / 5

keep them on the ipod

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Favorite moment: the opening band @

Posted 08/11/2009

by hcm09

Location: New York, NY

The Shins are great on the ipod, but terrible live. They're listless! No energy, no entertainment!

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Favorite moment: the opening band @

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Review 2 for The Shins

5 / 5

The Shins are Awesome Live

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- Thu, May 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hearing "Phantom Limb" live. Or the Neil Young "Helpless" cover: my favorite contemporary band covering one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. @

Setlist: Gone for Good, Girl on the Wing, Phantom Limb, Helpless (Neil Young Cover), a Beach Boys Cover, some new material, Sea Legs, Sleeping Lessons, Red Rabbits, New Slang @

Opening act(s): The Delta Spirit @

Posted 08/08/2009

by MStandardTime

Location: Princeton, NJ

Before this concert (the first time I'd seen The Shins live) I'd heard from friends that their live performances were underwhelming. This couldn't be further from the truth. While the crowd seemed disappointed that they didn't play "Australia", everyone was really enthusiastic about the whole performance. Delta Spirit, the opener, warmed people up nicely and put on quite a show at the end of their set (the lead singer smashed his guitar). Since I'm a huge fan of The Shins, I think I'd probably have enjoyed the concert even if it had been lousy. It was phenomenal, though, which made the whole experience that much more incredible.

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- Thu, May 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Hearing "Phantom Limb" live. Or the Neil Young "Helpless" cover: my favorite contemporary band covering one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. @

Setlist: Gone for Good, Girl on the Wing, Phantom Limb, Helpless (Neil Young Cover), a Beach Boys Cover, some new material, Sea Legs, Sleeping Lessons, Red Rabbits, New Slang @

Opening act(s): The Delta Spirit @

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Review 3 for The Shins

4 / 5

The Shins bring it again!

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- Sat, May 16, 2009 @

Posted 08/05/2009

by kj33

Location: lehigh valley

This is the 2nd time I've seen the Shins and both times were fantastic!

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- Sat, May 16, 2009 @

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Review 4 for The Shins

4 / 5

The Shins!

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- Wed, May 13, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The final performance of "Sleeping Lessons" @

Posted 07/28/2009

by ImAwesome

Location: Fairfax, VA

My first time at the National was quite an experience. The venue is incredible, with amazing acoustics and a decent view of the stage from pretty much everywhere. The first band, the Delta Spirit, wasn't very good, which was disappointing. However, the Shins made up for their lack of talent. They sounded amazing and it was a great show. They could've performed with a little bit more energy, but for their final performance of "Sleeping Lessons," they really blew the crowd away. Overall, I was impressed by the venue but I thought it was a little too expensive for what it was.

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Favorite moment: The final performance of "Sleeping Lessons" @

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Review 5 for The Shins

5 / 5

THE SHINS ROCK

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Favorite moment: When they played " New Slang" @

Posted 07/27/2009

by Oaks

Location: New York

Great band, brilliant performance and cozy-ish, intimate venue .

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Favorite moment: When they played " New Slang" @

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Review 6 for The Shins

3 / 5

Well performed, yet boring

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Posted 07/25/2009

by thoughthacker

I really like The Shins. In fact, they are one of my favorite bands to listen to. So it is quite disappointing for me to write a review that is not overwhelmingly positive. But the fact is that, in my opinion, their music doesn't make for a fun live show. Don't get me wrong--the performance of their songs was excellent. The sounded very good, there were no detectable mistakes in the vocals, drums, guitar, bass, or keyboards. All of that was quite good. But I thought the choice of songs was odd--too many slow tempo, dreamy songs (of course a lot of their songs are of that sort--more on this in a moment). And I thought the band lacked that certain something--stage presence, or charisma. The show was simply boring. My wife actually started falling asleep (she likes their music too).

After the show, I was trying to pin down what was wrong with it. And the conclusion I've reached is that their music is simply too atmospheric to make for an entertaining show, no matter how well played. So, I've given the show 3 stars--it would score higher on quality of performance (from a musical/technical standpoint, anyway), but lower on entertainment. So split the difference and call it average.

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Review 7 for The Shins

5 / 5

The Shins were great.

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Favorite moment: Just hearing them sing my favorite songs. @

Posted 07/24/2009

by Meesha

Location: Philadelphia, PA

I've always wanted to see The Shins in concert.They were finally playing in a local venue. I took my boyfriend there for his birthday. Some bands I have found aren't that great live, but The Shins played really well. I recommend for people to go see them, they put on an amazing show. Great vibe.

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- Sat, May 16, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Just hearing them sing my favorite songs. @

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Review 8 for The Shins

4 / 5

The Shins were good

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- Mon, May 18, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they played Those to Come - a great, surprising rendition that was amazing. @

Posted 07/23/2009

by SMNYC

Location: Boston

Good show, played all of the favorites and some great covers such as Dry the Rain.

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- Mon, May 18, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When they played Those to Come - a great, surprising rendition that was amazing. @

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Review 9 for The Shins

5 / 5

The Shins were amazing live!

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- Wed, May 13, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Their finale with Sleeping Lessons was incredible. Incredible. @

Posted 07/23/2009

by at09

Location: Charlottesville

The concert was a blast. They made great song choices. They were also very interactive with the audience, which is always more fun. I wish I could relive that night.

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- Wed, May 13, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Their finale with Sleeping Lessons was incredible. Incredible. @

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Review 10 for The Shins

4 / 5

Excellent Show...

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- Sat, May 16, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Live version of Sea Legs @

Posted 07/20/2009

by sammmmmyg

Location: Philadelphia

They played a great mix of songs from across their catalogue including a couple of songs that they hadn't even recorded yet for their next album. Highlights for me were Sea Legs and Caring is Creepy.

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Favorite moment: Live version of Sea Legs @

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Review 11 for The Shins

1 / 5

Love the band, HATE the venue

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Posted 07/16/2009

by pocketfullofposy

Location: NY, NY

I've seen the Shins in a room with 300 other people...so needless to say, peering over teenyboppers on the balcony of Terminal 5 and trying to drown out their out-of-tune voices as they sang along was NOT my idea of a good show.

Love the band but hated the venue. We will definitely NOT be back at this venue and ended up leaving this gig early because it was so useless.

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Review 12 for The Shins

3 / 5

shins - elecric factory philly good show,Low audio

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Posted 07/15/2009

by Anonymous

Location: philly pa

good show. band played well and and musically on point. 1/2 crowd was into it other half there to get drunk. my only problem with the show was the sound... way to low, in a venue such as the electric factory sound should envelope you. probably the sound engineer had levels too low, but this was huge for their performance. next time crank it up , even for quiet songs, (which the shins have plenty) so crowd doesn't have to strain to listen.
performance- 8 (they are not a showy band, played great.) venue scene - 7
Audio volume - 6 (need to feel music, not just hear it)

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Review 13 for The Shins

5 / 5

THE SHINS + DELTA SPIRIT = AMAZING

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- Mon, May 18, 2009 @

Favorite moment: when i told the lead singer of delta spirit that i loved him and he said i love you too. @

Setlist: australia, caring is creepy, phantom limb, sea legs @

Opening act(s): DELTA SPIRIT @

Posted 07/14/2009

by lizzzz

That concert was one of the best i have ever been to. They played all of their best songs and some great new ones, and they sounded flawless. And not only were the shins amazing to see, but the band that opened for them (Delta Spirit) was phenomenal.

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- Mon, May 18, 2009 @

Favorite moment: when i told the lead singer of delta spirit that i loved him and he said i love you too. @

Setlist: australia, caring is creepy, phantom limb, sea legs @

Opening act(s): DELTA SPIRIT @

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Review 14 for The Shins

5 / 5

amazing

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- Wed, May 13, 2009 @

Posted 07/14/2009

by Anonymous

Location: virginia beach

one of the best shows I've ever seen! if you get the chance defiantly go!

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Review 15 for The Shins

4 / 5

The Shins Rocked!

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Posted 07/14/2009

by theshinslover

The Shins show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia was a lot of fun. The atmosphere of the venue added to the quality of the show but The Shins were awesome and I was so happy to get the chance to see them live.

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Review 16 for The Shins

5 / 5

DELTA SPIRIT AND THE SHINS. AMAZING.

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- Mon, May 18, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Shins cover of "Girl Don't Tell Me" and meeting the lead singer of Delta Spirit and asking him to sign my post-it note. @

Opening act(s): Delta Spirit @

Posted 07/14/2009

by CFlem

Seeing the Shins at Terminal 5 was one of the best last minute decisions of my life and I would do it over and over agian if I could. The opening band, Delta Spirit, was amazing and full of intensity and raw emotion. They could really work the crowd and you could tell how much they just LOVE music. I wanted MORE! And then The Shins came on, and I was literally in awe for next two weeks. Even though a lot of the original members had been replaced the band still had great chemistry and the lead singer is so incredibly gifted even if the rest of the members had sucked it would have been well worth it. Freaking amazing.

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Favorite moment: The Shins cover of "Girl Don't Tell Me" and meeting the lead singer of Delta Spirit and asking him to sign my post-it note. @

Opening act(s): Delta Spirit @

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Review 17 for The Shins

2 / 5

Sounds like their albums, big freakin' deal....

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Favorite moment: The girl standing next to me had big bazookas. @

Posted 07/14/2009

by Chuchaqui

Location: The National, Richmond, Virginia

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For me, the purpose of going to see a band live is to see something on top of what they give you on a recording or video. These guys didn't deviate what-so-ever from their albums. If you like to hear exactly what you get on a CD, then this band's for you. Talk about predictability, these guys cornered the market on it. Don't get me wrong, I love their songs but the live experience added nothing to the listening experience. In fact, I wasn't alone, so many people were talking about other things that it was hard to concentrate on their predictability.

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Review 18 for The Shins

5 / 5

The Shins, amazing live.

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Favorite moment: The whole time. @

Opening act(s): the one band was really good actually, but sadly I cannot remember their name. @

Posted 07/14/2009

by Sydneyem

Location: Oley PA

I loved this concert. It was the first time I saw the Shins live and it won't be the last. The were so great and sound incredible live. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to!

The Electric Factory @

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- Sat, May 16, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The whole time. @

Opening act(s): the one band was really good actually, but sadly I cannot remember their name. @

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Review 19 for The Shins

4 / 5

Shins

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Posted 07/14/2009

by MartyMoose

Location: CT

Not a jam band for sure. They played songs true to the studio records, as they should. I love the Shins, and they were great live. They seem like they could be the guys next door. Played a good mix of songs from their three studio albums, and a few new tunes and covers.

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Review 20 for The Shins

5 / 5

The Shins Show at Terminal 5

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- Thu, May 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Everyone singing New Sland in harmony along James Mercer @

Opening act(s): The Delta Spirit @

Posted 07/14/2009

by Plaro

I've been to many concerts and have experienced many different sensations in each. However I have to say that in "The Shins" show I have never felt so familiar with everyone. Usually in any concert, one shares the fact that they enjoy or appreciate listening to the bands music, but I only sincerly felt that way in The Shins show. The atmosphere did help. It was a large room, yet at the same time it had that comfortable vibe that one gets from going to a small show playing that your friends garage. Although in this concert everyone was mellow. Not the kind of mellow that comes from smoking a blunt before the show, but the kind of mellow that shows how much you actually appreciate the music.

Bottom line, if you get a chance to see The Shins live (considering that you are a fan), then you should definately take the chance and go watch them.

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- Thu, May 21, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Everyone singing New Sland in harmony along James Mercer @

Opening act(s): The Delta Spirit @

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