I'm a big fan of José González and Junip. José was fairly reserved and sat still holding one of his two nylon string guitars. Actually I was expecting him to be subdued and have very little interaction with the audience. He sang many of his well known songs, some I didn't recognize and a haunting cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" (which is already haunting).
The Goteborg String Theory orchestra were something else though: 20-piece with horns, strings, guitar, keyboards, piano and a formidable percussion section. Everything was highly miked up. At times the violinists would hold up their instruments to sing into the attached tiny mics. The conductor wore all black, socks and a hoodie, which he sometimes put up over his head. He often crouched on the floor during songs that didn't require him. Otherwise he was basically dancing and sweating like crazy. His personal piece de resistance was what can one be described as a "lead electric drill" performance!
Mostly José was backed by the orchestra and many of the numbers were too loud for the space. Bass overwhelmed the small Bing hall. The orchestra all seemed multi-talented and really happy to there, which was nice to see. There were a couple of percussive interludes which I found a bit pretentious but others might consider "avant guard". My personal favorite song was "Heartbeats".
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