Godspeed You! Black Emperor Tickets

Godspeed is a band you MUST see live. I was laying on the floor in the back for the last 30 minutes and was just soaking the music in. insanely intense live show.

Lots of fun. Surrounded by Hipsters too! Not too short.

I was at least a little impressed that Buckhead Theatre had an outdoor smoking area -- leaving me without my usual post-concert headache. Godspeed themselves were brilliant, if I had to voice one complaint it would be the half hour of deafening feedback they subjected us to about an hour before the show. I absolutely loved when they played Chart#3/World Police And Friendly Fire. It was probably my(and many of the audience's) favorite moment. Incredibly intense. They also did some of the first track off lift yr. skinny fists and some stuff I recognized off their new album, but I wouldn't venture a guess as to the names.

what is the deal with the first 20 minutes or even longer, horn? That was annoying. It woul be nice to say something to the crowd, like hello, good night...

This is the best way I can imagine spending money. I arrived late and only caught the last two songs, but it was almost beyond words. The first song I saw - Behemoth - is my new favorite song of theirs, and I cannot wait to hear a recorded version (if it ever comes). Their closer, The Sad Mafioso, was accompanied largely by Christian imagery - including a cross in front of a sunset, juxtaposed against a stock ticker, suggesting a connection; both are symbols of worship and zealotry, freedom and slavery, hope and despair - and was the perfect way to end the show. The sound here was perfect. Behemoth opens with drums, and the rest of the instruments soon accompany them. This builds and finally drops away into a lengthy drone portion. The drone itself then builds, finally reaching a massive climax. I could feel every bone in my body vibrating. The bass and drums were turned up, and sounded perfect. I like to imagine, with at least most music acts, that witnessing an artist or group play their music live is the ultimate way to experience it. It's the artist, with the sound equalized the precise way they want, with the precise visuals they want to accompany it. And with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, I feel that is more true than usual - instead of a tradition light set up, the band has a pair of 16mm film projectors running for the duration of the show. It was, in essence, the band scoring a movie that they directed, filmed, and edited. And, this being the 10/1/12 Boston, MA concert, it just happened to be the night the band chose to release their first album in 10 years, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! As far as I am concerned, I exist on this earth to attend another Godspeed You! Black Emperor concert.

You would be an idiot to go to a show you didnt think would be awesome. This show was great but think about it, its Godspeed and it was their record release.

What an incredible show. Here are some words to describe them and their music: Massive. Epic. Uplifting. Unsettling. LOUD. HEAVY. Amazing. Others that i can't seem to think of, simply because every time i attempt to put words to thoughts, I fail miserably. They played an array of material, (spanning almost to the minute) 2 hours. Which was, in all honesty, about 7 songs. Three of which were from, incredibly enough, their new album. Yes, a new album. Their first in about 9 years. Not getting off track to turn this into an album review, they kicked off the set with a song some of us have already heard, as early as 9 years ago (coincidence? probably - they wrote and worked on this and another from the new album, just before they took an extended hiatus). Some of the material the vast majority of the audience knew, some of it was material that, in the end, after hearing the new album, still sounds foreign to me. All in all, excellent musicianship, captivating visuals from the projector (the guy running the thing is a genius, by the way), and exquisite professionalism from a band that many decry as simpleminded anarchists. Oh well, this band is not for them. They are for those of us who understand that sometimes the right kind of hope is the kind that is not at all influenced by corporate dollars, and instead by common sense.

The album for Godspeed was released unannounced at the Boston event! An absolutely unrealistic performance by one of the best bands of now three decades. They completely enveloped me in their spirit and whisked me away with their foreboding and heavy music.

There were times during this show when all possible random sounds seemed to agree on a single note and get behind it. So, it wasn't really one note, but all sounds attempting to sound like one note. Okay, I know this is a bit incoherent but it's my attempt describe what I heard. It was my first time seeing them live. Beyond satisfying.

I don't follow music as closely as I used to, and I'm glad I saw this on my concert updates. Until I saw the concert listing, I was under the impression GY!BE was on hiatus. It was a no-brainer to purchase two tickets. It was an incredible concert. Despite it being my first time seeing them, everything I walked in expecting was delivered. The surprise was the raw organic power of the performance. Their ability to conjure the atmospheric drones, program loops on the fly and then play with consonant and dissonant intervals on top of it, and communicate like a jazz band while (I'm assuming) improvising is awe inspiring. Given the nature of the band and musicians, they don't tour often (at least as GY!BE) so I'd urge anybody to see them if they come to your area.

Both the opening act and the main show were fantastic. Glenn Jones of Cul De Sac set the tone with original fingerstyle pieces on the guitar and banjo. GY!BE rendered me speechless. The set they played was very emotional, nostalgic and inspired.

Solid show, awesome crowd. Best opening act I've seen in years.

they were outstanding as i expected them to be...Saw them years ago at the Roxie and that just wasn't the place for them, Monday night, everything fit just right.

Considering their backlog of incredible albums, Godspeed's show was surprisingly lackluster. I can only guess that their new album isn't very good. Most of what they played I did not recognize. And since their songs are usually 10 min or so long, they only played two older songs that I like a lot. Their new style drones too much. What happened to the days with Jim O'Rourke?

amazing if you have the chance to see them do not hesitate

I think this was there last show but everyone should see them if they can.

This was the first time I saw GY!BE, so I was not sure what to expect. Let's just say I was not disappointed at all. As soon as they came out on stage, they went straight to playing. No introduction, no "It's great to be in Detroit", the band never said a single word to the audience the entire show. Some people might see this as a pretentious, pompous thing to do, but I didn't see it that way. I actually thought it was pretty cool. They came out and let their music do all the speaking for them. They're one of the few bands that could pull that off. Their music is so emotional and powerful that you just get sucked into this insane atmosphere that they create. During their climaxes I'm pretty sure the whole crowd was losing their minds, I know I was. And they sounded so damn good live. Their music took on a whole new level of brilliance. It really was transcendent, there were times where I was not in the real world anymore, but I was in this world that their music had built around me. The ending was also amazing. They did not do an encore, which some people get pissed about, but the way they play their shows, an encore just would not make sense. They ended with an outro style song, and one at a time each member of the band would stop playing unplug their instruments and amps, then wave goodbye and walk off stage. This review cannot do the experience justice, all I can say is that it is really something that everyone should experience before they die. If they ever tour again, I'm buying tickets the second they go on sale.

Amazing show. Was very lengthy, but was performed excellantly. The visual displays really enhanced the overall experiance. They didn't come on until two hours after doors though, and would have been much more enjoyable in a seated venue where it could be seen and enjoyed more, considering the nature of the band and the length of the show. (The main act was three hours). Despite that, I would definately drag more friends along in the future. It really was an amazing experiance and absolutely beautiful.

The opening act of Sick Llama was the WORST, HORRENDOUS, POS act I've ever seen in my life. "Experimental Noise Artist"?!! Please, do us all a favor and "experiment" on your own time instead of wasting our and have US PAY FOR IT no less!! Godspeed's instrumental brilliance was matched by their inspirational images that were looped behind them as they played. I actually enjoyed their set even after having put up with the train wreck the proceeded them.

Without a doubt one of the best shows that I have been to. No superlative can accurately describe Godspeed's live show. I had never been to the Majestic before this, but they more than adequately handled Godspeed's huge dynamic contrasts. If they ever tour again, there's no way in hell I'm missing them.