Mac DeMarco

MAC DEMARCO, it's a name whose personality NEEDS to be written (and said) in ALL CAPS. If there's one thing you can expect it's entertainment. The rawest, realest form of entertainment. Mac does this immediately by managing to make the entre crowd feel at ease, at home. His show went from feeling like, well, a SHOW into a full throttle family reunion. I cannot stress the factor of "family" enough. I am now writing this in the afternoon the day after and I can still feel the goosebumps from his high trembling voice at "Still Together" which was more impactful when, before he ended the song, said "Alright, babies, maybe one more chorus. If you havent felt nothing all night, here's your shot to feel something. Are you ready?..." I can still feel the water in my eyes from when he screamed, the chorus of "My Kind of Woman" I wish I could write about his music and just the brutally honest form it takes on when he performs live BUT this review is about more than that. The stage banter between Mac, The Bassist (I feel horrible for not knowing his name but the relationship between him and Mac is something beautiful, they are always on the same page and goddamn they are funny) and the audience is what sold the show for me. Mac and Pierce McGarry (! I had to ask who the bassist was) are just the funniest mf'ers ever. I was part of an improv comedy team at one point and Mac and Pierce are guys I'd love to have on my team (After playing Ode to Viceroy <3 Pierce: What was the name of that song? Mac (in deep seductive voice): the name of that ditty was- Cigarette Song") The stage banter was amazing. At one point Mac was counting how many dudes there were at the show "3..4..i think youre a dude...7..9.. ugh yeah youre not a dude..." They are just pure entertainment. Imagine vaudeville acts who were supposed to be funny, sad, tragic just pure entertainment. MEMORABLE MOMENT (the most insane out of all ie. Mac spitting water at crowd, Mac stagediving, and much more etc) The encore was a motherf*cking NEIL YOUNG song!! Mac had all of the opening bands (Holy Shit, Meatbodies, Calving Love) and their respective family come on stage and KNEEL FOR NEIL. MAC MADE THE ENTIRE FONDA THEATRE NEIL FOR KNEEL. AND WE ALL SANG UNKNOWN LEGEND AND GODDAMN THATS WHAT LIVE MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT *SALUTES*

I love Mac Demarco! He has a great presence and plays really great live! I have one problem though, some of his fans. We waited 3 hours in the rain outside the venue hoping to get front row and see Mac up close and personal for the first time. We met some really nice people and I was overall pleased with those around us at first. We got in and got second row, right in the middle and were so so excited!! As soon as he came out guys from the back who DEFINITELY did not wait 3 hours to get those spots started 'moshing'. Not metal show moshing, it was a literal shoving pit with no regard for girls or people who didn't want to mosh. I had very respectful people behind me, but my friend, got groped by some guy probably blitzed out of his mind on coke or something. She was near tears when we finally got out and I felt absolutely terrible. I had a panic attack because I get kinda claustrophobic in chaotic situations like that. So we moved up to the balcony completely shook at what just happened. If we had known there was going to be a mosh we wouldn't have waited 3 hours and gone down in the pit. It's one thing moshing at a metal show where you expect it, but moshing to relaxing Mac Demarco music?? Weird. Anyways most of the people who waited that long and got close spots lost them at the end of the night to annoying, sweaty guys who I really, reaaallly wanted to punch in the face. But, hey, it was a learning experience I guess. Mac played great and was funny as usual. Just wish he cared a little bit more about the safety of his fans.

I think this was the best live set I've been to all year! Better than anything at the festivals for sure.

The setlist was pulled off perfectly but really it wasn't even about the songs; it was the energy!

By the fourth or fifth song, Mac and his crew has the crowd in full party mode: people were throwing clothing at the band, everyone was soaked in liquor, the beer salesman struggled to cut through the crowd and fans were climbing up on stage and jumping into the crowd.

I've never seen stuff like this at a show so small, just over 2000, unbelievable!

Mac finished as he always does, by crowd surfing through the entire venue. Then the crowd started surfing too. There were so many of us crowd surfing I had no idea who was holding us up!

When they finished their setlist, the crowd went wild for an encore. Every one of us stomping the ground, making the loudest noise of the evening. And when they did encore they played a 10-minute mashup of hardrock covers which got the crowd into possibly the largest, most gentle mosh pit there's ever been.

It was definitely something to experience, even if you're not a huge fan of Demarco. If you are then it's double down. And if you've never crowd surfed before...

If you are even considering attending a Mac Demarco concert, let me save you some time and decide for you. YOU. ARE. GOING. Not only is his music god-sent, but his show is f***ing good. Mac is one of the strangest people I have ever seen in the absolute best way possible. He made me laugh and smile about 80% of the show. The other 20% I was either moshing or contemplating my future with him (jk).
I saw him two nights in a row at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, and both nights were unbelievable. The first night, during his crowd surf, I touched his butt *angels singing*. The second night, when he crowd surfed to the back, climbed up to the balcony, then back-flopped into the crowd, I was right below him- yes, I caught Mac.
He just makes really good connections with his audience, talking to us, making physical contact with us, jamming with us...
The other band members killed it too! I was front row and made gnarly eye-contact with the drummer, Joe. Also, I smiled and tossed up a peace sign to the bassist, Pierce, and he smiled back and gave me a head nod. AND I met the guitarist Andy after the first show.
Basically, these were two of the best nights in my life.
Moral of the story, GO SEE MAC.

Mac Demarco was the best concert I've ever been to. He's really not what you would expect from a superstar, donning a truckers hat along with an old, ratty t-shirt, navy blue sweatpants and his iconic red vans with big socks, but he's sure got the confidence to pull it off. Being at his concert feels like visiting an old friend. Between nearly every one of his jazzy, slacker rock style tunes he'll let everyone know with a hint of irony that they intend on playing another song after that last one. His show has a great summer-y vibe to it with just a hint of suspension waiting to see if he is going to do anything crazy. (He does have a bit of a reputation after his infamous interpretation of U2's Beautiful Day).
The evening with Mac consists of some Elvis Presley-esque vocals from the "Rock and Roll Nightclub" record, summer-y guitar melodies from "2" and electric keyboard ballads from "Salad Days." It is just simply a show you can't miss. I get a good feeling this is just the start of his career which I sure hope I'm right about because I can't wait to go back and see him again!

Saw him in Bristol and it was my first gig and I'll always remember it as my best. The support, Montero, was actually surprisingly good and you could tell they had tried their best. The interaction with the crowd kept everybody entertained, there would be short breaks between the songs where they would goof around and just overall increase the atmosphere. He played everyone's favourites and classics, such as 'Ode to Viceroy' or 'Chamber of Reflection'. Throughout the show, various things occurred, such as one fan throwing a can of beans at him to a rose being thrown. One of the most mindblowing tracks was 'Moonlight on the River' which captured the entire audience. The final 30minutes of the show was a multitude of covers. This was the most boring part of the show admittingly but it was still entertaining to watch and if you didn't enjoy it that much you could then leave and you wouldn't have missed their main tracks. I would definitely pay to see Mac again and will be anticipating the next time I can!

THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE!!!
I was never really a fan nor did much listening to him. I'd probably heard Salad days twice and knew he was a sick hobo looking Canadaian dude.
This was before seeing him this year in Montreal.
Let me tell you... the show was the best show I've been too!!
You could totally feel the comradery with him and the band. Their all a bunch of rad dudes who are insanely talented musicians. ALL INSPIRING, the lot of them!! They encouraged my friends and I to crowd surf and were frothing on the crowds excitement!
I got the chance to meet him after the gig.Honestly, Mac seems like your friend. The guys a hard core chiller. Honestly dude your talk meant a lot to me. Glad we were able to sit and talk life&music. It was great to tell you a little about my story and vis versa. You inspired me to play more guitar and find my style! That night you became a music role model for me buddy.
Thanks for the good times man! Stoked on whats happening for ya!!

This was my first Mac show, and it was also Mac's biggest headlining show. At first it didn't seem fitting that seats took up the entire venue. However, that didn't stop Mac from putting on the most amazing performance I have ever seen. His wild onstage antics mixed with his very chill songs was a perfect combination, and as he is my favorite singer, it was an absolute privilege to see him live at one of the most important shows thus far. He played a myriad of different songs of his, opening with his Beach Boys inspired track "On the Level", doing an unplugged rendition of "My Kind of Woman" in the middle, and ending the show with "Still Together" (and announcing Keira's pregnancy!), and did an encore with "Watching Him Fade Away". I brought my film camera and (hopefully) got some wonderful shots of him in action. Overall, it was an incredible performance and he kept everyone on their feet for the whole two and a half hours. Would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

I honestly can't believe I went to this show, that's how good it was.
My sister and I bagged these tickets during the summer when it was announced he'd be coming to Michigan. We were drowning in the anticipation to seeing him perform live in front of our faces, and it was wild in the best way possible. Mac brought so much energy to the stage that you begin to ignore annoying crowd mates. Singing along never felt so right. Did I mention he's fuckin good live? He's fuckin good live. He has such a unique group and there was never a dull moment while he was on the stage(or in the crowd and started climbing up to the balcony).
The t-shirts for the tour sold out, which was a tad disappointing, but the memory of that night makes up for it. I hope he makes his round again because that was a night I'll never forget. A little heads up, whenever Mac Demarco is coming to your area bag those tickets fast.

Pretty bad compared to the other concert a year or two ago (That concert was one of the best I've ever been to).

Someone got the "bright idea" of sharing their blunt with him at the start and after half an hour or so, doing somewhat decently, you could really tell it was gonna be a shit show. He started telling the same shitty (joke: "repeat after me: "we want our money back."" over and over, singing wacky covers, brought some random, nervous looking girl up on stage to sing happy birthday and made everyone feel uncomfortable as fuck. I knew it couldn't live up to last time he was here, but I was pretty damn disappointed.

TL:DR: They were on stage for 3 hours and spent less than half of that dicking around. It went from a hyped up, crowded and promising show to something I wouldn't even spent my Wednesday evening on.