Sometimes a show is best measured by past venue experiences -- and by that standard, Basement Jaxx was the most over-the-top, exhilarating dance party we've seen at the Hall yet. The floorboards haven't done the Webster-wobble like that since Bloc Party last year, and for once, it was nice to be on the giving side of the venue's Concert-Hall v. Dance-Club-Below bass blast-offs.
After being patient with the tame (and green) Lily at Hiro the night before, watching Felix and Simon bring their turntables, horns, percussion, larger-than-life singers, and hype men to Webster was a treat of Wembley proportions. This is an act that, in the UK, has nearly sold out the 13,000 capacity, aforementioned arena for a night in December already -- and putting them on the Webster stage was like cramming an elephant into an East Village one-bed: The roof was torn-off and the walls were busting. Basement Jaxx consistently turn out the finest in dance music and live somewhere around the intersection of Hipster and Clubber. It's a funny place. The Jaxx trotted out the hits, they posed and pushed, and left us all in tatters.
To aid your imagination in a way that words never could (from a stadium show in London):
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SETLIST
1. "Intro" (Crazy Itch Radio)
2. "Good Luck"
3. "Romeo"
4. "Oh My Gosh"
5. "Right Here's the Spot"
6. "Take Me Back to Your House"
7. "Do Your Thing"
8. "Hey U"
9. "Lights Go Down"
10. "Everybody"
11. "Jump & Shout"
12. "Red Alert"
13. "Ace of Spades"
14. "Where's Your Head At?"
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15: "Bingo Bango"
