By Kira Keleher
Western Sun staff writer
Not having tickets to a sold out show did not stop my friend and I from trying to gain entrance to the first headlining show in the United States for British band Mumford and Sons.
We arrived at the Troubadour 30 minutes before the show started, just hoping that we would get tickets. It was a crisp and cool night in Los Angeles; we parked two blocks away from the avenue.
As we chatted with other fans without tickets, and as the hour drew nearer to 10 pm, we noticed a man counting his tickets. We asked if he had any extra and he asked how much we were willing to pay. A bargain was made.
We rushed through security and made it just in time to hear a few songs by Family of the Year, a fantastic band. With an indie-melodious sound, their independent style is refreshing and I will definitely have to check them out again.
As the opening band finishes up their set, the fans spread out and my friend and I made our way through to the front.
We know how shows work, it’s the same deal with every show we have been to before, there is always space to move into after each band’s set ends, before the real reason why we were there, to see the headlining band.
As the band’s techie set the stage up and tuned the wide variety of instruments the crowd buzzed with excitement. From guitars, drums, double bass, and keyboards to banjos, mandolins, organs, and Dobros, this band has a very unique folk rock sound.
Marcus and the fellow band members, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, and Winston Marshall, gave their fans one of the best shows I have ever seen at the Troubadour.
Not only is singer Marcus Mumford an incredible multi-instrumental musician, he also has a voice full of emotion and carries note like no one else.
Marcus and the band had their fans laughing throughout the whole set and in-between songs. Not just musicians, but entertainers as well. When Winston broke a banjo string during the performance of a new song they all just laughed it off.
Before the show began we had a chance to talk with Ted and Winston, simply conversing about music and other artists that we both enjoyed. Marcus, who we saw after the show was nice, polite, and very humble with his fans, who were profusely grateful for the wonderful show.
Overall, the whole night was a one-of-a-kind experience with a one-of-a-kind band.
