Phoenix @Showbox, Seattle

I saw Phoenix last saturday at the Showbox SODO and there are seriously no words to describe how incredible the experience was. I couldn’t have asked for anything more from their show… and it really means something if we consider all of the elements that they had against them – a not-so-good venue, a over packed place and a young crowd with very limited knowledge of their older material. For the finale, Thomas Mars jumped off the stage, ran to the barrier of the 21+ section, and crowd surfed triumphantly all the way back to the front and it all ended up with about 40+ audience members dancing on stage. It’s been a long time since I have felt such joy in one place. One of the best show I’ve ever seen. The best show I’ve ever seen.