On August 20th I got to travel to Canada to see Glass Animals before I went back to school. While I did other things in Canada, I finally got to see Glass Animals in person. I became a fan a little bit after they stopped touring for their last album Dreamland and I’m super happy (albeit still experiencing that post concert depression) that I got to see them with their space album ILYSFM. This is about their tour associated with the album, but I did make a post on my thoughts of the album here.

Before the Show

Months before Glass Animals I wanted to join in the trend that other people had been experiencing, the bracelets. I made 19 bracelets and by the end of the night I had 2 left, one on my wrist and one on my moms. But, I also got 3 bracelets, 3 paper cranes and some confetti. My mom and I got there an hour before the “doors” opened (we went to an amphitheater so it was gates instead of doors).

I did buy some merch, but the saddest part was that they did not sell the pins at the show which I was hoping to acquire. We (Toronto) did not have a Meatball to find or a golden ticket which was disappointing but “C’est la vie”.

While giving out bracelets I made a lot of “friends” or at least talked to people, and it was really enjoyable. I appreciated meeting people who had the same interest and it feels accepting to see people love music as much as I do.

The Show

The show was different: 90 (almost) straight minutes of Dave Bayley singing, and it was magical. He hit the high notes on A Tear in Space (Airlock) that I thought was to be autotune. He did his silly little dances, toyed with the audience’s hearts and he also fakes us out on Pork Soda.

We also had our own Lost in the Ocean schenangian where during that song we held up colorful paper and waved it back and forth to give Dave a colorful ocean to sing into, or a colorful night sky. He appreciated it and wondered how we did it.

My favorite part was for Heat Waves when Drew sang the normally “deep” parts of “Sometimes all I think about is you…” and it paired well with Dave’s vocals. Even Tokyo Drifting, probably my least favorite Glass Animals song. But, after the concert I have a more profound appreciation for this song.