I think the LA weather does Portugal. The Man good… Not one person at UCLA’s Royce Hall was sitting… as a matter of fact, as soon as they started, fans rushed the front (including me), and everyone was singing along to John Gourley’s words. They played a mix of a bunch of albums, lots from Censored Colors, Satanic Satanist, and In The Mountain In The Cloud. Every time I see Portugal play, they pretty much put on the best show again and again. Their show for Poketo a couple years back is my gold standard and forever ingrained. This show brought me back. Enjoy the visuals.

I was on stage right… John was on the other end there… I had front row, so, didn’t want to risk it battling my way through the crowd.

I was right in front of the awesome Noah Gersh on guitar and Zach Carothers on bass…

Portugal played with UCLA’s Philharmonia… a mini orchestra…