The annual event began with a poignant land acknowledgment and engaging concert.
The music unfurled with the bell-like tones of I Took All of My Rings Off, a song from her recently released album, Multitudes. It was the first of several tracks from the album, the new songs enriching the set with inventive arrangements, fitting nicely alongside back-catalogue favourites such as Mushaboom, My Moon My Man and, of course, her breakthrough hit, 1-2-3-4, played as the final encore.
Indeed. There was a certain magic in the air, a sense created in part by the all-encompassing effect of the surround-sound system that circled the concert bowl, immersing us in the power of Feist’s crystalline voice, lilting melodies and robust guitar work, not to mention the multi-layered backing of her top-notch band that occasionally nudged into jazziness. Capped off by the mood-enhancing lighting design, it was a wonderful concert.
With a penchant for anthemic, riffing strings, the 18-piece ensemble leaned more to the prog-rock end of the spectrum, rather than big-band, creating a groove so heavy it was a challenge to contain it in a mere tent. Crowd-surfing would not have been inappropriate.
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