Six years. Six long years since Vampire Weekend had played a show in Sydney. I know I know. Six years isn't really that long of a time. But for a band as talented as Vampire Weekend this seemed like an eternity. To be fair there was a six year gap between album number three and album number four. 'Father of the Bride' was released in May of 2019 and even though it didn't reach the perfection of their first three albums it was still a great success. Off the back of that album they came to Australia to play The Falls Festival and Thursday night they played an intimate show at the Enmore Theatre. What a night it was. Two hours of singing and dancing and smiling. Lots and lots of smiles.

The band is much bigger now too. Of course Rostam left but somehow they have swelled to seven members. It makes for a spectacular show. There are two drum kits and extra percussion/ The sound is that much bigger. And the extra guitarist is amazing. Brian Robert Jones is one hell of an axeman. As he ably showed on the extended jam on 'Sunflower'. Oh yes, the set list. Pretty perfect I would say. Lots of old classics that absolutely bang. 'A-Punk', 'Holiday', 'Campus', etc, etc. Absolute favourites like 'Unbelievers', 'Diane Young' and 'Step' totally slayed. Then the newer songs sounded great too Such as the bass heavy and deep cut 'Sympathy' and the glorious 'Harmony Hall'. We even received a Springsteen cover. It was just a perfect night. The band have killer song after killer song. Impeccable melodies that make you smile and dance. Everyone should see Vampire Weekend at least once in their life.

Set List
Bambina
White Sky
Holiday
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Sympathy
Unbelievers
Everlasting Arms
M79
Bryn
Run
Unbearably White
Step
Stranger
This Life
Diplomat's Son/Jessica (Major Lazer cover)
Married in a Gold Rush
Harmony Hall
Diane Young
Cousins
A-Punk
I'm Goin' Down (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Hannah Hunt
Sunflower

Big Blue
Giving Up the Gun
New Dorp. New York (SBTRKT cover)
Walcott