Vampire Weekend Plays Outdoor show at Stage AE (Tues., 6/3/25)

They’re baaack. Vampire Weekend, the indie rock band born in 2006 in the hallowed halls of Columbia University—well, in the student living quarters, which perhaps weren’t so hallowed—never actually died, but they arose from the undead last year with their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us. The reviews ranged from puzzled-but-positive to ecstatic. Over in England, where frontman Ezra Koenig and his mates sometimes sojourn, the critic for The Guardian loved the new sounds. And here in the United States, we’re now being treated to what is billed as Part 2 of the Only God Was Above Us Tour. Vampire Weekend’s music is eclectic. In some songs you may detect echoes of Zach Condon’s band Beirut, absent the ukulele. In others, anything from Afrobeat to weird harmonic wailing. Lyrics-wise, there is class consciousness. (Remember “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”?)  And always, the live shows are truly alive. The tour stop in Pittsburgh shapes up as a very good evening. See and hear Vampire Weekend at Stage AE. Doors open at 6 p.m., with guest artists Geese. 400 N. Shore Dr., North Shore. (M.V.)

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