Best venues to see live music at in the city of Berkeley
Hearst Greek Theatre/Courtesy
We at the Clog have a few suggestions of Berkeley’s best spots for live music, according to reputation and music selections.
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Empire of the Sun shines in its nighttime light show
When dancers in LED cone hats or leafy crowns or duck-billed caps were dancing vigorously at center stage, attention was siphoned off from the sound of the music to admire the novelty of this animated eye candy.
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Bleachers bring pop exuberance to mainstage
Sunday | Land's End Stage
in a light, breezy sort of way, Bleachers’ set was one of the most purely enjoyable of the day, a chance to let loose and truly have a little fun before the festival closed its gates.
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Belle and Sebastian invite crowd of fans to dance onstage during delightful set
Friday | Sutro Stage
Belle and Sebastian — named after a heartwarming French children’s novel entitled Belle et Sébastien — opened its set with “I’m a Cuckoo” off the 2004 album Dear Catastrophe Waitress, setting the casually kooky tone for their set at Sutro stage Friday afternoon. Formed in 1996, the Scottish Europop band
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Electric Guest grooves its way into our hearts
Friday | Twin Peaks Stage
Taccone brought a vivacious energy to his performance, in particular with his groovy dancing, which was perfectly in sync with his band’s easygoing style.
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Vance Joy establishes himself beyond ‘Riptide’ in chipper Outside Lands set
Saturday | Sutro Stage
He had a comment for practically every single song. That is, every one except “Riptide” — nobody needed an introduction to that one.
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Fleet Foxes deliver haunting, ethereal performance after years-long hiatus
Friday | Sutro Stage
Piping-hot tea awaited Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold before he made his way onto the Sutro stage on Saturday afternoon. He was joined for the band’s Outside Lands set by fellow band members guitarist Skyler Skjelset, keyboardist and mandolin player Casey Wescott, as well as several other touring musicians and
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Temples’s set is chill, groovy technical perfection
Saturday | Land's End Stage
While the band’s performance was relatively low-key, its music is energetic and electric — and live, the pure talent of the young musicians is even clearer.
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Foxygen lights up with zealous energy, spunky personality
Saturday | Panhandle Stage
Foxygen is a pseudo-avant-garde and semi-psychedelic indie-rock band from Southern California. Formed in 2005 while frontmen Sam France and Jonathan Rado were in high school, the band has had several years — despite its youth — to explore every corner of the genres it has thrust itself in. At Outside
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Young the Giant charms audience with electric, dynamic performance
Sunday | Land's End Stage
Crowds gathered around Land’s End stage long before Young the Giant began its set on Sunday afternoon as excited fans awaited the band’s genuine, animated performance. Young the Giant was formed in 2004 by vocalist Sameer Gadhia and guitarist Jacob Tilley. The band opened with “Amerika” off its most recent
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