Glass Animals @ The Fox Theater 9/19/2015

Glass Animals @ The Fox Theater 9/19/2015 
photo by Nikki DeMartini

There sure was a bunch of young, female show goers in short shorts and ankle boots arriving on the later side to the sold-out Glass Animals show last weekend at The Fox Theater in Oakland. Eclectic DJ, LA Priest, spun funky, industrial, house party beats before the headliners took the stage around 9:15.

Glass Animals @ The Fox Theater 9/19/2015
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Framed by faux palm trees, six triangular color changing hanging lanterns,a back drop of the cover their 2014 debut album Zaba, shades of violet, emerald and indigo  lightly illuminated the stage throughout the set. It's a crafty stage production that brings the album artwork  and Glass Animals' general indie-island vibe to life right before your eyes.

At the forefront and full-steam ahead, Dave Bayley led the band from one song to the next with a vivacious yet collective energy that kept the crowd pumped up. About three or four songs in, he stopped to say hello and to announce that it was the first show of the tour and as fans cheered for the inaugural show, Glass Animals carried on with the next song . 

Only a couple more times after that to comment on intense aroma of marijuana and to intro doing a cover of a song  (if you listened closely it was a Yeah Yeah Yeahs song, which Glass Animals totally made it their own by drastically slowing the tempo down so much so that it  was almost unrecognizable) banter was light and far between. This, along the fact that they only have one album to date, made for an early night because of the naturally short(er) set. 

Glass Animals @ The Fox Theater 9/19/2015 
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Bayley's performance came off a little rushed at times but I think it was his excitement of having his fans enjoy as much of their material live as possible, rather than wanting the show be over that was his driving force. After all, even with their successful break out last year, Glass Animals are still on the rise. Surely hoping to garner more new fans as they go, jam packing all of their songs into an hour long set is understandable. It's something fans attending shows through out the rest of their tour, which continues until December 8th, will definitely appreciate!