The best of 2009-April-The Presets

Even though that month I attended to several events (including Ladytron and The Faint), I decided that The Presets were the best! This Aussie duo rocked the house!!! As usual, the gig took place in Webster Hall. The good news is that it was Spring and it was not freezing outside. The bad news is that when my husband and I arrived it was SOLD OUT!!! Noooooooooooo!!!

I realized of the concert several weeks before, and, as I used to do, I waited until the day of the event to purchase the tickets directly on the venue because they always had tickets left. If they had tickets even for that terrible Justice DJ set! Common!!! After a miraculously short line, we got to the ticket booth and it was then when the fat oxygen-haired girl said with a high-pitched voice, "The tickets are sold out"!!! I was in shock! It never happened before! I was so pissed! Obviously the bouncers threw us out and said that without tickets we could not get in. Duh!

I was determined to get in and I knew that, as in Colombia and every country in economic recession, there must be a reseller near the venue. He was a very tall and fat black man with wide hips and narrow knees. Now, you must understand, in U.S. is illegal to resell anything; therefore, this guy was acting as if he had finally met his friends; that is talking to, and even hugging! the astonished young hipsters that were looking for tickets, hahaha. He was charging three times the original price! Damn! I wanted to get in, but I did not expect to be "rapped" in the process! so we waited, and then she appeared! This beautiful girl approached quietly, and, although se was dressed loudly, she was really shy. She told us that she purchased the tickets for 6 of her "friends" yet none of them came (I would kill the motherf#@®#s); as a result, she needed to recover some of the money invested by selling the tickets at HALF OF THE PRICE!!! :)))

The Presets were magnificent! Julian Hamilton's vocals were incredible! He sang better than in the recorded tracks, he danced, he played the keyboards; in two words: simply perfect! Kimberley Moyes was not the exception, he played the drums live and there is a hugh difference between sequenced drums and the real thing! He also performed "Aeons" with a xylophone, that was too beautiful!

When they played "My People" and "Are you the one?" the venue was trembling, it felt like an earthquake because the crowd was insane, we were dancing our asses off, we were in love with them! Live drums should be mandatory in every electronic concert. Thank God for the snares! I do not want DJ Sets anymore, I want the real thing! Combined with the mesmerizing lights setup, it was the perfect performance, sick!

For those who attended this gig, you know I am telling the truth, this is not an exaggeration, The Presets earned all my respect and admiration, they delighted us with an energetic, up beat, and sensitive show I will never forget; also, it was the first time in 2009 that I danced this hard, I was head-banging! Certainly, this is something I can repeat anytime. Just bring it on Presets!