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Beck delivered a career-spanning set at Place Bell

Four years after his last Montreal appearance, Beck finally returned to town (or just outside of it) for a large headlining show at Laval’s Place Bell last night.

For nearly two hours, Beck cherry-picked from throughout his extremely varied catalogue, from cherished 90’s alt-radio hits like opener “Devil’s Haircut,” to sparse, melancholic tracks like “Lost Cause,” off 2002’s Sea Change.


While the show featured top-notch production, including a huge backing video wall and an elaborate light-show, there were still plenty of moments for improvisation, from Beck’s lengthy (and often hilarious) between-song banter, to his attempt to placate a fan holding up a sign by playing a snippet of his early acoustic cut “Satan Gave Me A Taco.”

While ostensibly this is a tour supporting his latest LP Colors, it felt more like a career retrospective, touching on nearly all elements of his nearly three-decade (!) career. There was even a moving tribute to Prince with an audience singalong to “Raspberry Beret.”

Below you can check out photos from the night courtesy of Eric Gagnon, along with the setlist via Last FM. For all upcoming dates, visit Beck’s official site.

Beck

Setlist

Devils Haircut
The New Pollution
Mixed Bizness
Up All Night
Nicotine & Gravy
Wow
Qué Onda Güero
Debra
Raspberry Beret (Prince cover)
Black Tambourine
Strange Apparition
Colors
Earthquake Weather
Go It Alone
Lost Cause
Blue Moon
Dreams
Girl
Loser
E-Pro

Encore:
Where It’s At
Good Times / Miss You / Cars / Once in a Lifetime / In the Air Tonight
One Foot in the Grave
Where It’s At (reprise)

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