Demon Days Live

Last night I caught the Gorillaz at Apollo Theater performing their Demon Days cd live. LOVED IT! The show began with 2 puppets of the band up in the balcony box talking to the crowd. After their banter the curtain went up, revealing a FULL orchestra and backup singers plus the band behind the “band”. The album was played in it’s entirety straight through with guests (including Nenah Cherry, De La Soul, Ike Turner, Shawn Ryder and Dennis Hopper) appearing on stage during the songs that they had collaborated on. At one point a children’s choir came out and joined in. The energy at this show was fantastic, as was the sound quality. Damon Albarn, the brains behind the band, came out to the front of the stage to perform the encore. Videos of the Gorillaz were shown on screens above the stage. Interestingly, the video didn’t add much to the show. I had been expecting something similar to the performance they had set up with Madonna at the Grammy’s, but it didn’t happen. The band plays again tonight and if you can grab a ticket (they released more this morning), I’d highly recommend checking them out!