Alcest

Support act Sinistro (from Germany? their lyrics were in German) were ok, but nothing special. Alcest *were* special, though. I've never seen them before but had been waiting to do so for a couple of years, and it was worth the wait. Neige came across as extremely likeable! (That surprised me, for I'd heard his reputation was otherwise). They played tracks from several of their albums, including plenty from the new one, Kodama. All of them were played effectively, but the ones with a bit more variation, light and shade, were especially good, as were the ones with the more black-metal vocals. The band put a lot of effort into their performance, and it really paid off in the songs being really moving. The final act, Mono, weren't of as much interest to me, although I might check out some of their material.

Alcest's live shows are so intense its frightenly good. They usually open with a slow echoey girl singing 'ahhhh' that bounces off the walls. And then they kick into life. You're taken on a mystical adventure into Neiges, lead singer, experiences and you find yourself totally not in control...but in a good way! There is a concept behind Alcest whereby Neige had experiences as a child being in contact with 'a far away country.' He doesn't invite you into this unfamiliar empiricism, you are sucked in by the live sounds you are hearing. The lyrics sang, the riffs the lights everything collaborates into this realm of Alcestism. You walk away feeling perplexed, a bit out of whack and of sort, but you cant help wanting to experience it again.

The show was amazing. Emma Ruth Rundle who played before Alcest was very talented and beautiful, the song she played with Neige was lovely. I was amazed the whole night when Alcest got on the stage, they were outstanding to see. I wish more people could appreciate their music. They played old and newer songs, I thought it was the perfect blend. I feel lucky that I got to see them for the first time, and I hope I can go to more shows if they are nearby.

This was the first time I saw the band live and it was a magical experience. The frontman is very timid in his interaction with the audience but it matches the dreamlike atmosphere. The music is brilliant, very timid at times and very hard the next moment. It was quite a long set (full play-through of the Kodama album and a big number of other songs). The next time they're in the neighbourhood I will definitely go again!

Alcest was great!! Although they were guests and played a different type of music than Opeth, they rocked the show during these short 40 minutes.. They played a great collection of their best songs from different albums.. I'm proud to be one of the few ones who have attended this concerts just for Alcest, and hope to see them live again soon!

Going to an Alcest show is always a magical experience. The textures, the simple yet stunning melodies and ambient hums with the occasional heaviness make for a very special show. My third time seeing them, and it was just beautiful.
I would have preferred the vocals being a tad higher, but besides that, it was a beautiful show.

alcest is always great, and happy to see them in Boston every year for sure. the sound system was a bit problematic. the vocals and guitar melodies were hard to hear. would be fantastic if anathema and alcest appear in the same show. the other band (black beach?) was a bit low level instrumentation and composition wise.

The show was magical and epic, a really special group with a really special front man. Really like being in another world for an hour and half.
They were great last night and great a year ago...waiting for the 3rd time! (maybe with new songs...)

Alcest's performance was passionate and inspired. The sound was clear and powerful - their songs are transcendent & genre-defying. I highly recommend not only seeing them in concert but buying there music as well.

I wasn't too keen on any of the opening bands. Creepers had some good tunes but I wasn't feeling the vocals at all.

The sound for Alcest was spot on from where I was standing. Drums were huge. Great setlist.