Fun @ Las Vegas HOB0

Fun’s name truly fits them perfectly. They seriously are a lot of fun! With a six person group and multiple keyboards and synthesizers, they really fill up the stage. Despite this, they seem far from limited as every one in the band is constantly moving throughout the stage with the crowd following suit, dancing, thrashing, and jumping around in the packed floor of the Las Vegas House of Blues. Fun really brings a lot to their performance; both musically and visually, there is a lot going on. It seemed like every member of the band was grabbing my attention all at once; I was literally running back and forth while shooting in an attempt to capture everything that was going on around me. The experience of a Fun show is kind of a sensory overload, but in a really enjoyable sort of way. Continue reading for the rest of my review and more photos. You can check out the full photo set on my Flickr.

Fun’s lead vocalist, Nate Ruess (formerly of The Format), is undoubtedly a strong singer, excellent performer, and all around badass entertainer; not even the most demanding of audiences could be left wanting. Yet while I’d be in the middle of shooting Ruess, their lead guitarist, Jack Antonoff, would run to the front of the stage, catch my eye, and ensue in a killer lick. Not soon after, I’d spot Nate Harold on bass, on the other side of the stage, start dancing along; I’d subsequently sprint over to capture the moment. I’d then find myself running back, once again, to the opposite side as Emily Moore got up from her keyboard to play the acoustic guitar. With all of this combined, there is absolutely no way any one could ever get distracted, much less bored, for even the slightest bit of time during a Fun show. The group’s piano driven poppy rock songs kept the crowd dancing, without letting up for a second, throughout their entire set. You absolutely need to see this band live. If you’re lucky, you can make it out to the last few dates on this tour.