Foster The People Live In KL: Getting The Kids All Pumped Up!

What a great way to start 2012. One of the biggest indie rock bands to hit the scene in 2011 just came to town!

Last Friday night yeah we danced on table tops..... Eh.

Last Friday night saw me singing (or screaming?) and dancing to Foster The People's upbeat music. They were having their first ever concert in Malaysia in KLCC with just a few songs from ONE album to gamble. Man, these guys got guts.





The show started off with "Houdini" which automatically transformed me straight from the sensible Nina to the "I LOVE THIS SHIITTTTTTTTT" Nina. They played 13 songs altogether which came from their album Torches (the one and only), including a couple of unfamiliar songs, probably teasers for their new album. They also did a cover of Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" which i think was beautifully done. Weezer can be proud. And of course, they finished with a good remix of their hit "Pumped Up Kicks" which got everyone singing to the top of their lungs since, hey, siapa tak hafal memang noob gila okay. However, if i were to pick a favourite from that night's show, it'd probably be Don't Stop. The song has been my ringtone for months and when i finally hear them play it live... MAN, I GOT SEIZURES!

Foster The People Live In KL - Dont Stop


I was probably somewhere in that crowd, going crazy. Yeah... that's probably my hand. Yup that one uhuh uhuh.

Mark Foster, need i say more, was superb. He handled the instruments like he owned them, and made the show a bit more interesting with his silly shuffle and shoulder moves on stage. He's very talented, that young man. I doubted his singing talent at first, cause you know, with the song Pumped Up Kicks being autotuned on the radio and all. Turns out he has a really good voice, kinda reminded me a bit of Maroon 5's frontman, Adam Levine.

He even gave the fans some inspirational words.

“Love what you do and don’t do it for success or money. I want to encourage you — just do what you love and work hard. Don’t let fear get in the way. We took a long time working at jobs we did not like to get here to be with you and the next song is about the struggle.”

All in all, the entire show was satisfying. I didnt regret any cent spent, and any second of me being there. Foster The People did an outstanding job and i'm pretty sure that by the time they left KL, they had gained more fans than before. Despite the small riot that happened right before the concert, everything was a success. I had a great time! (Thanks to the riot, i managed to get in the Fanatic Zone with just a RM98 ticket! Hekhek i'm pretty sure if any of the Fanatic Zone ticket holders is reading this... they're pissed!)




However, prior to the concert, i have been getting these annoying comments, such as...

Going to FTP's concert, trying to look hipster?
FYI, i am not claiming myself a hipster or whatsoever. I am just a girl who enjoys their music. Is that so hard to understand. Why should anyone believe that everyone who went the the concert is trying to look cool and all fake hipster-ish? How blonde. And if they were hipsters, why is that bothering you?

FTP only got one album. You think it's worth it? They're just some indie band trying to go mainstream.
One album, yes, but a great one. I love almost all of their songs. And i dont think it's a waste of my time and money if i truly like the thing i'm doing. Besides, it's my purse i'm forking my money out from, so again, why should you bother? And if you think they're just some indie band, too bad i dont. They're not JUST some indie band, they're an awesome one who makes good music. I find this hard to hear, especially when it comes from someone who worships Justin Bieber and his kind. Pfft what a musician.

You only know one song from the radio, Pumped Up Kicks, and now you think you're some sort of a fan?
Who the hell said i only know one song? I have the entire album downloaded and i listen to them all the time. I know the lyrics, i know the beat. If there's anyone who only knows one FTP song, it's you. And believe it or not, most of the people who went to the concert sang along to almost all of the songs performed, not just Pumped Up Kicks.

Mark Foster sounds like shit live.
No he doesnt. He sounds good and he plays good. I have never seen someone play the keyboard as crazy as him before. FTP sounded as good live as they do in their album or the radio. These are not lip-syincing Kpop dudes ok!

Mehh. Maybe these people were just jealous cause they're missing out on a night filled with joy!

p/s: We didn't manage to snap any pictures from the night cause we couldn't enter the hall with a DSLR, so we had to ask for a kind stranger's help to keep the camera in their car. Meanwhile, Damia's phone was running out of battery and my phone's camera is just blergh so.... yeah. No pictures. BUMMER KAAANN. The photos above are taken from TimeOut KL and Seventeen's review post.