Beck and Cage the Elephant are on the road together this Summer co-headlining The Night Running Tour with special guests Spoon and Starcrawler was the opener at The Shoreline Amphitheater on Tuesday July 16th.
It was a warm Summer evening and a golden hue cast around the outdoor venue as Starcrawler took the stage for an early 6pm opening set.
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| Starcrawler @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
In a fashionable raggy pink dress, Arrow de Wilde and the LA based band started the show on a grungy, glam-punk note. Her pink highlighted blonde hair covered her face for the most part as she sang and thrashed about.
The lengthy leading lady gradually came out of her shell, exposing the weird stage antics Starcrawler is known for, like when she spit on photographers in the photo pit in the beginning of their set. Maybe it was mix of the pink dress, blonde hair and low vocals but Courtney Love circa Celebrity Skin kept coming to mind. Their cover of "Pet Semetary" by The Ramones got some people in the seated section up and out of their seats if they weren't already. "She Gets Around" got people a little more riled up as de Wilde wrapped her long microphone cord around her neck, seemingly choking herself during the song.
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| Starcrawler @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
By the last song of their set, 2018's "Chicken Woman", de Wilde had popped a capsule of fake blood in her mouth, letting it drip on her forearm before smearing it into a mess. In the blink of an eye she was in the seats, face to face with a couple of fans who had been singing and dancing along the whole time.
As the band carried the rest of the song out, she staggered around the seated section, laying on the ground until someone from the crowd offered a helping hand. The set ended with her making her way back to the stage and staggering off side-stage as Henri Cash wailed away on his guitar.
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| Starcrawler @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
As the band carried the rest of the song out, she staggered around the seated section, laying on the ground until someone from the crowd offered a helping hand. The set ended with her making her way back to the stage and staggering off side-stage as Henri Cash wailed away on his guitar.
Starcrawler's spirited set got a small standing ovation from the early arrivals who'd found their seats.
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| Starcrawler @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Starcrawler @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Spoon was up next, followed by Cage The Elephant, leaving Beck to close the show. Starcrawler's antics aligned with the performance that Cage gave.
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Matt Shultz, Cage The Elephant's front man who's know to walk the eccentric line, owned it that night. He came out in a full nylon body suit covered with fake tattoos, red shorts and a matching mid-drift tank top, a wool coat, goggles, a painters face mask, a hat and knee pads.
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
He eventually ended up losing the accessories or smashing them to bits and it's plain to see why he's often compared to the great Mick Jagger. Not only does he resemble the Rolling Stones' front man (that mouth!) but he works the stage like Jagger does. He swivels his hips, he jumps, he kicks and he doesn't stop once he starts.
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Sure, it's not uncommon for an artist to go into the crowd for a little bit, especially at bigger arena shows, but he made sure that everyone there got their money's worth that night no matter where their ticket got them.
It was wild and exhilarating to see it first hand.
They played new stuff, old stuff and all of the hits in between and their set was what rock N roll show dreams are made of. It was genuine and passionate, it's everything you want when you go to a show and everything you never knew you wanted from a rock band.
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Cage always gives us a great show and they did not disapoint at The Shoreline the slightest. And then, Beck was up next. He made the crowd lose it opening with "Loser" and not before long Matt Shultz was back on the stage performing their single, "Night Running" with him.
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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| Cage The Elephant @ The Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
The Night Running tour is a great rock show but Starcrawler isn't the opener for every show on the tour. Sunflower Bean and Wilde Belle share the stage with Spoon, Cage The Elephant and Beck in select cities. $1 from every ticket sold is being donated back to every city they play in thanks to the co-headliners partnering up with PLUS1. As if you needed another reason to get yourself out to the Night Running Tour.
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