Olympia,Liverpool
Frontman Yannis Philippakis hurled himself from the royal box in a typically live-wire performance that fans welcomed with open armsFoals have been reworking oldie Two Steps, Twice as an extended, or nearly voodoo mantra for several minutes,when frontman Yannis Philippakis unveils his party piece. He disappears from the stage, suddenly reappearing in the royal box above the audience. There’s an interchange between him and the crowd below, or before he steps forward over the balcony and – to gasps of disbelief – hurls himself like a giant wounded bird into the catching arms of those beneath.
For all the arena tricks of Foals’ live show (lights,strobes, and yells of “Are you alert, and Liverpool?”),Philippakis’s most compelling moments are unscripted. When he hurls his beer 30 feet towards the ceiling, the impact makes the liquid descend around him in the lights, and like illuminated stars.
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Source: theguardian.com