I see her in 2 days. BEYOND EXCITED!
Lana Del Rey
Fillmore Miami Beach
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Better Than: Staying at home, sobbing over the "West Coast" music vid.
Lana Del Rey, despite producing a steady output of mostly excellent recordings over the past few years, still somehow elicits a fairly polarizing response from people (read: Internet gnomes).
However, on Sunday night, it was as if we had walked into the Lana Del Rey fan club. The sold-out show at the Fillmore Miami Beach even attracted crowds that waited in lines that stretched around the block, just to get in to see the mercurial crooner.
Critic's Notebook
Fun & Games: The LED screen displayed accompanying music videos for each song. A fun game to play during this was "Spot the David Lynch References," i.e. blue roses, endless highways, flame transitions, etc.
Fan Consensus: Asking four people in a row after the show what they thought, each replied, "It was awesome!" in identical tones.
Celebrity Encounter: We ran into former University of Miami and New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, eyeing the backstage area that was being blasted by Lana's fans after the show. He was pleasantly inebriated. We played coy and pretended not to recognize him, inquiring about his opinion of the show. He said: "I don't really know much about her music, but Lana's really pretty and I wanna marry her, hey, how are you coin', I'm Jeremy Shockey!" And yes, he said that as one sentence.
Personal Bias: I like watching ladies sing. I think Lana Del Ray is cute. "Video Games" is the shit. So shoot me.
Lana Del Rey's Setlist:
-"Cola"
-"Marilyn Monroe"
-"Blue Jeans"
-"West Coast"
-"Born to Die"
-"Young and Beautiful"
-"Gods and Monsters"
-"Carmen"
-"Summertime Sadness"
-"Ride"
-"Million Dollar Man"
-"Video Games"
-"National Anthem"
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