Arctic Monkeys at Liberty Hall

Arctic Monkeys played to a packed house at Liberty Hall last night — an audience that, at times, seemed to be populated entirely by impossibly thin 14 year-old girls who were very, very excited to be there.

There was some weird ticketing determining where you could sit upstairs that was kind of annoying, as the top half of the balcony was general admission, whereas the lower half was seated according to tickets, which made finding a seat kind of difficult, but not too bad. However, the start of the show was delayed by what seemed to be issues with the keyboard rig. At one point, there were four roadies standing around, trying to determine the issue. After a 15-minute delay, the show kicked off.

The dance floor erupted for “Brianstorm,” along with other rocking tunes, like “I Bet That You Look Good On the Dancefloor” and “Fluorescent Adolescent,” even though the vocals were either too high or too low in the mix, making for an uneven experience for much of the band’s set. The rest of the Monkeys’ songs got a little similar live, too, with not a lot to differentiate them aside from tempo as the show went on.