Last night I had the chance to see Keane in concert up at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus. The concert was downright amazing — the first opening band wasn’t too impressive (and no one even knew who they were), but then Mat Kearney came on and played about a dozen songs, including a few from the upcoming album City of Black & White.
There was a rather long bit of prep time before Keane finally came on, but it was well worth the wait. They had a terrific stage presence, and the music sounded just as good live as it does on the album, even with the less-than-great acoustics of the Hall. Not only did they go through practically all of the songs from the Perfect Symmetry album, but they also did a few of their hits from Hopes and Fears and Under the Iron Sea. The set design was pretty basic, but they had a ton of lights and strobes in place which the audience (myself included) absolutely loved. Below are the few pics I was able to take with my phone.
