How great to see – for the 15th time – one of my all-time bands,
on record and on stage play again. MERCURY REV formed in 1989
in Buffalo New York.
Their first three LPs (Yerself Is Steam – 1991 / Boces – 1993 / See You
On The Other Side – 1995) were dope-infused psych rock-out records.
With goosebumps vocalist and co-songwritter Jonathan Donahue
(who
also played for 2 years with fairytale eccentrics The Flaming Lips) and musical
orchestrator Grasshopper (born Sean Thomas Mackowiak) as the beating heart
of the Rev, another 5 albums followed, with The Light In You as the most recent
one, released in 2015. Stream on Spotify.
Last night – 23 June – was another psychedelic experience, another spiritual happening
in a beautiful park in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Can’t ask for more on a hot summer night, a holiday atmosphere, and all spectators with a smile on their faces.
A perfect time and place to see/hear/enjoy Rev again playing symphonic pearls such as Holes, Tonite It Shows, Goddess On A Hiway and The Dark Is Rising, but also magnific covers of Flaming Lips and Peter Gabriel songs.
As spellbinding as 21 years ago
Frontman Jonathan Donahue thanked, in a heart-touching way, the audience for showing up. As humble as ever. Thank you Jonathan, thank you Grasshopper, thank you Mercury Rev.
PICTURE THIS
Stairway to Mercury Rev
Flowers for Grasshopper
Jonathan Donahue in love with the audience
Queen of Swans
Spiritual psychedelia in motion
Turn up the bass
God on a hiway
Hail hail Rev
MERCURY REV: Bio – Discography – Instagram
Thanks for the review and the pictures. Was there as well. What am amazing experience! We felt privileged to be a part of this awesome night. So happy to have seen them again in quite a few years.
Did you copy the setlist from setlist.fm which I made? It’s the songs I could remember but not quite sure if it’s complete or in the right order. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again and all the best!
Yes, I used that playlist although I was sure that some songs were missing. Cheers.