Shel and I went to see Keane last night at Park West in Chicago. We met Mar and her roommates Mel and Pat there. The show was really good. After the 40-minute test of patience that was the opening act, we were rewarded with Keane playing very tightly, expressing lots of appreciation for the crowd, and pretty much causing mass swooning among the female audience members. Here are some pics I took:


They played pretty much every song we wanted to hear (read: the entire album), and two tunes we'd not yet heard. After the show, they stuck around and autographed CDs; not being ones to miss that, we coughed up $10 for a new CD right there, just so Shel could stand in line with groupies to get the CD liner notes signed. And I watched the band members during the signing; they were altogether nice guys -- great to the fans. I'd definitely go see 'em again.