The National Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam

25 October 2017 · Amsterdam

Stage fog and white spotlights cut hard angles across the Paradiso floor as The National work through their set — guitarists spread wide, the crowd pressed close beneath them. The lighting does what great concert lighting does: it makes the band feel both enormous and reachable. Sleep Well Beast tour, Amsterdam. A room that size, a band that controlled — loud and precise in equal measure.