In the second Portugal. The Man show, I was right up front again (and as always). The opening band was Wampire, a local duo that was influenced by Starfucker, another Portland band. They have a synth-y sound with some classic 80's beats thrown into the mix.
Then Portugal. The Man came out and it was great as always. They love playing for the hometown crowd, and Zachary talked about how the first band he saw in Portland was at the Crystal and that it was crazy that he was playing here now. It was very sweet, and they band played great.
It was interesting though, because I felt like they had a better energy at the kids show, but didn't play quite as well (probably since it was in the afternoon), and they played better in the evening, but didn't have quite the same energy.
The only problem (and this happened when I saw them in Oakland too), is that the photographers and people who get press passes to take photos are only supposed to be allowed to take pictures for the first three songs. In this new set that they've been playing and touring with, there aren't really many definitive breaks between songs - they kind of merge and run into one another. So the photographers were there for over five songs, and it was very frustrating when they would stand right in front of you and they shouldn't even be there in the first place...
Otherwise it was a great show, and I can't wait to see them again.
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