Bleachers were great....Charli XCX less into it?
by largelingerie on 7/26/15Fox Theater - Oakland - OaklandRating: 4 out of 5Giving it 4 stars because Bleachers were AMAZING, but Charli XCX...the headliner...less so. We were here for Charli XCX, but knew that Bleachers were "good," but I wasn't expecting their kind of powerhouse, enthusiastic, all-in kinda greatness. The Bleachers made me think of Springsteen - maybe the sax, but more the energy -- they are really,really great. So, the contrast of Charli XCX was pretty major since she just seemed to be calling it in and seems like she's sick of the whole thing. I was really excited that she had female musicians, but honestly, I think they were just playing along and/or posing and that really got me upset. I mean, surely, she could find attractive (if she needs to have attractive players...hmmmpft) female musicians who can actually play the music! And, if much of it is keyboards, why have someone on keyboards? I mean Bleachers had two people on keyboards, plus others playing other instruments. Why hide the fact that you have keyboards when that is what the music (largely) is. I mean, the drummer seemed to be playing more than the guitarist and the bass player, but the guitarist....Oooh! As a woman, to see this kind of nonsense.....a super attractive guitarist who was just wearing the guitar, for the most part.....Anyone else notice this? My teenage son asked me if it was really THAT important, and I said, YES, it really is THAT important. Lots of young girls in the audience, so why not show them REAL female musicians actually playing????? Charli XCX didn't even do an encore! What is THAT about?? She just didn't seem like she wanted to be there.