The Death Cab/Ted Leo show on Thursday night was really, really great. Ted rocked significant portions of my face off and Death Cab made my heart swell and pound. I ended up with two extra tickets due to Josh dropping out at the last moment (taking with him the possibility of Rebecca going), which has become something of a post-concert controversy, as several of my friends wanted to know why I did not call them about the extras. To which my only response was a kind of incredulity and the insistence that I had no clue that they would actually want to go. Here are the photos and a lengthy video from the evening, as well as some stuff from other people who were there that night.

Death Cab For Cutie w/ Ted Leo set@flickr
Death Cab For Cutie w/ Ted Leo set@Picasa Web

-pre-show, mostly empty arena
-ted leo and the pharmacists - unknown song
-ted leo and the pharmacists - unknown song
-ted leo and the pharmacists - me and mia
-ted leo and the pharmacists - unknown song
-death cab takes the stage
-intro and first verse of 'marching bands of manhattan'
-intro to 'the new year'
-'title and registration'
-intro to 'what sarah said'
-first verse and chorus to 'i will follow you into the dark'
-outro to 'we looked like giants', ben gibbard jumps onto secondary drum kit
-drums kick back in
-'transatlanticism' beginning
-'transatlanticism' drums enter
-'transatlanticism' ride out
-ben gibbard thanks us and wishes us a good night
-there really was three minutes of screaming cut here
-band reenters to rousing ovation
-intro to 'your heart is an empty room', first song of encore
-intro to 'sound of settling', third and final song of encore
-the end

Alternate Views From People Who Are Not Me:
oOoOOooOoOoo' Death Cab flickr set
"Marching Bands of Manhattan" - entire song
"I Will Follow You Into The Dark" - entire song
"Soul Meets Body" - most of the song
"Your Heart is an Empty Room" - entire song