The Avett Brothers played First Ave and it was one of the best shows I’ve been to in a good long while. The boys gave a joyful and exuberant performance that I found delightful.

(I wasn’t going to bring my camera out with me but decided at the last minute that I might regret not having it, and boy am I glad there was no policy prohibiting photos this night. This is essentially a collection of snapshots; I stood in the same spot for the duration of the show and didn’t have to do much to get these shots.)

Updated to add: Eric Bass posted a few videos from the show on his blog.

Setlist: And It Spread, Shame, Slight Figure of Speech, Travelin’ Song, Tear Down the House, Pretty Girl from Annapolis, Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise, Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms, January Wedding, The Perfect Space, I Killed Sally’s Lover, November Blue, Kick Drum Heart, Laundry Room, Will You Return, Where Have All the Average People Gone, In the Curve, Backwards With Time, Go To Sleep, Matrimony
Encore: I & Love & You