On Monday, L.A.-based American indie rock band Foster the People gave D.C. residents the opportunity to dance all night long with back-to-back sold-out shows at the 9:30 Club.
The Vinyl District caught the late show, opened by the Cults, a female-fronted indie-pop group from New York.
As the staff quickly ushered early show concert goers out, scrubbed the floor, and reset the stage for Round Two of Foster the People, a massive line formed around the block on V Street NW.
Just after 11 PM, the PA system went silent, the lights dimmed. The beats began bumping, and colorful strobe lights transformed the club as FTP opened their hour-long set with “Houdini.” The powerful beats busting from dueling percussionists quickly got the flannel and floral moving out on the floor for this general admission show.
The high-energy spectacle of a set included the entire track listing for the band’s debut LP, Torches. The crowd caught their breath as lead singer Mark Foster took a moment to introduce the Do Good Bus, a organization that follows The People on their tour to simply “spread the good.”
The night concluded with a new tune called “Ruby,” and the band’s ever-popular “Pumped Up Kicks” to get the crowd dancing on their way out.
