On Friday, beloved indie-rock outfit The National brought its ongoing tour to Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT for a performance featuring support from The Beths.
The setlist pulled heavily from the band’s 2023 LP, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein, with six selections from the album while 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me got similar love with six songs of its own. Among the highlights of the performance was a guest appearance by Nick Lloyd, a producer of various early The National records and a lecturer at nearby Yale University, on a rendition of the title track to the band’s 2004 Cherry Tree EP. Watch a video of the live collaboration below.
The National w/ Nick Lloyd – “Cherry Tree” – 8/3/23
[Video: Patrick Garriepy]
The National will continue to tour behind April 2023 LP The First Two Pages of Frankenstein throughout the summer and into the fall. For a complete list of upcoming The National 2023 tour dates, head here.
Below, view the setlist from Friday’s The National show at Westville Music Bowl and check out a gallery of photos from the performance via Bahram Foroughi.
Setlist: The National | Westville Music Bowl | New Haven, CT | 8/3/23
Set: Once Upon A Poolside, Eucalyptus, Tropic Morning News, New Order T-Shirt, Don’t Swallow The Cap, I Should Live In Salt, Bloodbuzz Ohio, System, I Need My Girl, This Is The Last Time, Green Gloves, Cherry Tree [1], Alien, Grease In Your Hair, Space Invader, Day I Die, Pink Rabbits, England, Graceless, Fake Empire
Encore: Weird Goodbyes, Mr. November, Terrible Love, About Today
[1] with Nick Lloyd (keys)
