• Audience members raise the hands jubilantly during the encore of the band's hour-and-a-half long set.

  • Vocalist Thomas Mars. This year, Phoenix have performed on Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with David Letterman - surely, all this television exposure contributed to their nearly sold out U.S. tour.

  • Guitarist Laurent Brancowitz used to be in a band inspired by the beach boys with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, the masked individuals behind Daft Punk.

  • Deck D'Arcy commands the bass.

  • Christian Mazzalai also shares guitar duties. The band is currently on tour in support of their latest record, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.

  • Eager fans hugging the barricades at the front of the 5500-capacity crowd.

French alternative rock band Phoenix performed at Rumsey Playfield on September 25th, the first night of two sold out shows at the massive Central Park venue.

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