Before Alex Trimble of the Two Door Cinema Club walked onto the stage at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday night, the crowd was already anxiously awaiting him for a very special reason. The entire front row was holding homemade Happy Birthday signs and balloons for the band’s front man, who celebrated his birthday over the band’s three-day stay in DC this week.
The word on the street, and according to a few tweets from Two Door Cinema Club’s Twitter, was that the band played their full set at the 9:30 Club on the Tuesday evening prior, then proceeded to play a DJ Set at the U Street Music Hall the same night. I caught them Wednesday evening back at the 9:30 for another full set. It’s so nice to see a band who not only makes the entire club extremely and euphorically overjoyed, but who obviously love playing for their fans. Trimble repeatedly said how much he loved DC, how it was the best place to ever spend a birthday, and how much he hated to leave our city.
These guys were great live. The lights and strobe displays were some of the best I have seen all year. It felt at times like a huge dance party with the crowd bouncing up and down to the music. I’ve never seen them play before, and let me say, they bring enough energy and charisma to light up our fair city. I hope they stop back through and play here often.
Some of the shows highlights were songs like “Next Year,” “Eat That Up, It’s Good for You” and “What You Know.”
Photos by Richie Downs
