Another sold-out Austin show (last October, I’m almost caught up)! I don’t recall if they ever came back through over the last four years. Maybe, but I figured it was for SXSW which is really how they came to the public’s attention 12 years ago. Hell, Somara and I would see this quartet even if they were just hanging out to test new tracks.
Obviously OK Go was here to kick off the release of Hungry Ghosts, their fourth studio album. They also had an in-store at Waterloo Records. I managed to catch the finale, scored the vinyl version so there’d be more room for their autographs. The gang still remembered me after all these years!
The show opened with a humorous montage of numerous movies/shows having the characters saying “OK” or “Go.” When they were ready to hit the stage, their introduction from Kermit started the concert. The setlist was a great mix containing Ghosts pieces and plenty of their back catalog. This nice journalist got a copy to post here. They ran into technical difficulties into the third song so I embedded an old crowd pleaser, Damian and Tim doing a scene from Les Miserables.
Somara and I arrived at the show late plus we wanted new people to enjoy the opportunity to be up close. Damian did an acoustic number in the crowd’s midsection, a nice touch for those stuck in the back. When they closed with “Here It Goes Again,” various audience members were pulled on stage, including a young man (compared to me) who knew how to play the song.
I’ve been plugging these guys for over a decade, if you haven’t seen them live, all I can say is that you probably just don’t like music. They’re an extravaganza of humor, energy and one of the savviest acts I’ve seen. Damian closed saying OK Go would return to Austin in the Spring. The new tour date recently appeared. San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, no Austin. Maybe SXSW yet the other cities are too far away. I did see Las Vegas on April 28, who’s with me?