Zach Brendza | Features Editor
Thursday was the first appearance of the folk quintet, Mumford and Sons, in Pittsburgh and let’s hope it’s not the last.
The band took to the stage at First Niagara Pavilion and offered songs old and new during their hour and a half set. Mumford and Sons covered most of their new material from Babel, playing “I Will Wait,” “Babel” and the like, but still threw in earlier hits, “Little Lion Man,” “Thistle and Weeds” and “The Cave.” Most surprising was a cover of the Beatles, playing “Come Together” as their first song of a three song encore.
Even on a Thursday night, fans flocked to Burgettsttown and the scene resembled that of a mid-summer Dave Matthews concert. Many participants, possibly took advantage of the Labor Day weekend burst out into inebriated, song with vocalist and guitarist Marcus Mumford’s words.
Mumford and Sons first showing in Pittsburgh was welcomed. Here’s to more tour dates in the Three Rivered City in coming years.
Set List
Lover’s Eyes
Little Lion Man
Whispers In The Dark
Below My Feet
I Will Wait
Thistle and Weeds
Hopeless Wanderer
Holland Road
Awake My Soul
Roll Away Your Stone
Lover of The Light
Encore
Come together (Beatles cover)
Babel
The Cave
