The National Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam — Sleep Well Beast Tour

25 October 2017 · Amsterdam

Stage lighting as a full participant in the performance. At Paradiso, Amsterdam, during The National's Sleep Well Beast Tour, a diagonal sweep of red, green, and teal laser beams cuts across a deep blue haze above the band's silhouettes. The crowd is still in the foreground — heads turned toward a stage doing most of the talking. The production earns its spectacle without overwhelming the music that carries it.