PHOTOS: JULIA LOFSTRAND | Los Angeles often gives the term “tough crowd” its definition—not Saturday night at the Wiltern. On Saturday night, when most people were placing bets on Mayweather versus Pacquiao, a few thousand very excited OK Go fans were eager to be entertained.
It was a mixed bag of very loyal fans. From date night to girls’ night, goth-lite to the boy next door, in a range of all ages, the eclectic crowd represented the array of fans the four-piece band had collected through their seventeen year career. At the drop of the lights, a montage of iconic pop culture movie and TV scenes, cut together to repeat the words “OK” and “Go!” introduced the gentleman pop-rockers.
Band still unseen, OK Go opened with the crowd pleasing “Upside Down & Inside Out.” Mimicking the cover of their 2014 album, Hungry Ghost, headshots of each member was flashed on a large translucent screen that stood in front of stage. A light show of zig-zags and checker boards revealed silhouette glimpses of the band behind it. Every song was greeted with a new element; the screen dropped to fully expose the band. Singing through what seemed to be a “selfie-mic” (a microphone with a camera attached to the end), the face of lead vocalist Damian Kulash was displayed on double screens acting as a backdrop. Lights and lasers continue to run freely behind the band. By the third song, “Writings On the Wall,” a storm of confetti filled the room.
