TR: Mumford & Sons rocks Barclays Center

[legalskier]

Fresh off their Grammy win the band brought its brand of infectious folk rock to Brooklyn and brought down the sold out house. The Mumford core of four were flanked by a 3 piece horn section and 3 piece string section. Spectacular lighting effects transformed a simple, sparse stage as they played a rousing 90 minute set.


A triptych screen above the stage focused on each musician


The encore brought them back by us for a quiet acoustic set


The encore ended with the band being joined by the 2 opening acts (Ben Howard & Haim) for a spirited tribute to Levon Helm, covering....you guessed it..."The Weight"

 

[dmc]

I like them - i saw them at a Levon Helm Ramble before he died..

Good stuff!

 

[kickstand]

Sweet. I like their stuff but don't own any of it. Didn't realize they were popular enough to sell out bigger arenas until the sold out the Boston Garden recently.

They were part of the jam that covered "The Weight" at the end of the Grammys. Them, Zac Brown, the girl from Alabama Shakes, some older female Motown singer, Elton John....

 

[legalskier]

I like them - i saw them at a Levon Helm Ramble before he died..

Good stuff!

That must have been a treat!

 

[ZYDECORICH]

That must have been just fantastic! Like Ben Howard. I bet he was a good mix with them.

 

[dmc]

That must have been a treat!

It was - and the last Ramble that Levon attended before he died..