It was a heat index of 104 degrees on Wednesday night when doors opened at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, but that didn’t stop fans from coming early to grab a spot on the lawn to watch The Lumineers.
Hippo Campus warmed up an already sweating crowd and didn’t seem to mind the temperature themselves as they performed a 45 minute set with a great mix of songs across their discography.
Thankfully, as the sun went down and a breeze moved in, the night became more comfortable and the crowd was ready to get on their feet as The Lumineers took the stage. They opened with the lead track off of Automatic, “Same Old Song,” to the cheers of nearly twenty thousand voices – the biggest show they’ve played so far in St. Louis.
After playing “Ho Hey,” the song that brought them to fame, Wesley Schultz told the audience about how they’ve had a lot of couples tell them that this song was their first dance song at their wedding. Schultz informed us that “Ho Hey” is a breakup song, which made the crowd laugh, before The Lumineers continued into a song Schultz said is a better song for a first dance: “Dead Sea.”
The Lumineers played several songs off of their latest album, Automatic, and filled in the rest of their time with an assortment of songs from their previous albums, ensuring that everyone heard one of their favorites. You can still catch them on one of their tour dates throughout the US and Toronto until mid-October!
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