I went out to the last summer concert in Central Park for Gnarls Barkley headlining the Summer Stage concert series on Thursday. It was a perfect summer afternoon in the park, hardly a cloud and no humidity finally. I had picked up the tickets weeks before, not because of the hype surrounding “Crazy” (Thanks to Molly) but because I’m a fan of Goodie Mob and Cee-Lo and its good to see him set up with a crew that highlights his lyrical and music tallents.
The warm up band was Peeping Tom. Not sure what’s up with this kid, trying to bring that Korn sound and then flipping off the crowd because they ain’t “warm”. The most intertaining part of this band was Rahzel’s beat-boxin solo.
Tonight’s theme was “School of Rock,” as the crew came dressed in Catholic School Uniforms, Gnarls Barkley took the stage and rocked like the crowd was expecting. We had a front and center stage spot and rocked with the rest of the crowd to some of my favorites: “Go Go Gadget Gospel”, “Who Cares?”, an sweet accustic version of “Transformer”, ending the main set with the #1 “Crazy” and closing up the encore with my top favorite “Smiley Faces”. Full set listing is below the pics.
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Gnarls Barkley Set from Summer Stage in Central Park
“Another Brick in the Wall Pt. II” (Pink Floyd cover)
“Go-Go Gadget Gospel”
“Who Cares?”
“The Boogie Monster”
“Just a Thought”
“St. Elsewhere”
“There Is An End” (cover – original by the Greenhornes)
“Gone Daddy Gone”
“Feng Shui”
“The Last Time”
“Necromancer”
“Who Scared You” (cover – the Doors)
“Crazy”
Encore:
“Transformer”
“Storm Coming”
“Smiley Faces”
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Gossip hounds were out and attending the show were some of NYC’s celebrities. Of course Drew Barrymore was there to support her man, Fabrizio Moretti. She was in the lower level VIP box with Lucy Liu (dancing like a mad woman I might add). I tried repeatedly to snap a pic for you and of course my friend Kris (
