TVD Live Shots:
The National at Merriweather Post Pavillion, 6/6

The National played to a very impressive crowd considering the rainfall that began just before they were to take the stage.

They treated fans to a setlist comprised heavily of material from their new album Trouble Will Find Me. In all they played 11 songs from the record including the first single “Don’t Swallow The Cap,” “Heavenfaced,” “Graceless,” and “Fireproof.” New on this tour is the addition of a digital projection screen which enhanced the lighting to make for an interesting visual component.

The band left the stage after 19 songs, only for vocalist Matt Berninger to return and explain to the crowd the true need for show encores, “piss breaks.” They played a 5 song encore which ended with two songs from their previous record High Violet, album opener “Terrible Love” and an acoustic version of “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks,” the last track off of that release.

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