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Nothing Can Cage the Elephant |
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Written by JORDAN BRANDES
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
My soul has just been moved. In a day full of outstanding acts Cage the Elephant’s stands out as the best of the festival. There are many who will disagree with me. I have no doubt about that. After all the sound was not the best and lead singer Matt Schultz moved around so much he was barely on stage. But that is all part of the thrill of the band.
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Cage the Elephant
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 Entertainment
Art
Grant Park at Lollapalooza
Chicago, IL
August 9, 2009
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Lead singer Matt Schultz can give Kurt Cobain a run for his money. Schultz came on stage looking as if he was about to pass out from the heat. I honestly thought they were going to have to carry him out in a stretcher by the end of the show. Even in that condition he still managed to play every single song as if his life depended on it.
I have not had a concert experience like that since Iggy Pop played the festival in 2007. The entire stage was Schultz’s playground and he used every inch of it, above and below.
With each song Cage the Elephant amped the energy of the crowd. Many were expecting a set along the lines of their hit single “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” and what they got was an hour of intense, exhilarating punk rock.
If I sound like a giddy schoolgirl it is because after their concert on Sunday I became a huge fan. I admit, I liked their studio work before, but watching them tear into song after song with unadulterated passion was breathtaking.
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