POP music often surprises, and Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's recent ascension to an arena party band, after seven albums, is one of them.
Yet as a live experience this performance was lacking.
It wasn't entirely the twosome's fault. The venue is never ideal for atmosphere, and chunks of the set passed by with only those at the front showing any real enthusiasm, and indifference seemingly greeting the band's early, heavier work.
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