Phoenix show was great. Huge energetic showing for Phoenix from the sold out Denver crowd. In spite of hailing from France Phoenix sounds like the best American rock band on the scene. Hook after hook Phoenix set an upbeat tone to the evening and never looked back. Immediately after the show about half the crowd headed out leaving the remaining ample room to boogie. Kicking off with “Rock With You” – my all time favorite Michael Jackson song – the mini-set of 8 Jackson tunes couldn’t have gotten been more fun, and fitting.
As fucked up as Michael Jackson was and as bad as the weird stuff he likely did with underage kids, his music was pop at its very finest, unlikely to ever be replicated. If he is somewhere that allows indulgences to look down at the living world, I hope the sight of an entire planet getting down to his music allows for leftover demons to finally quiet. DJ setlist after the jump.
Rock With You
Beat It
The Way You Make Me Feel
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
ABC
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Blame It On the Boogie
Thriller