Fences

It’s likely that most people came across Fences due to their song “Arrows” which saw the indie rock band collaborate with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. The song is rich, mellow and deeply emotional. Christopher Mansfield’s vocals are raw and utterly gorgeous. He has a growl that lends a soulful edge to his vocals, which works immensely well with his deeply personal lyrics.

Christopher Mansfield is also a deeply talented lyricist and songs such as “The Same Tattoos” are as much poetry as they are music. The imagery within his lyrics betrays a heart that is full of emotion and a soul that was born to express itself through song. With this natural talent, it’s no surprise that Macklemore, Sara Quinn and Hellogoodbye have all been falling over themselves to work with him.

Fences has a very calming stage-presence. They are the epitome of chill as they open a set and this vibe rides its way through the whole concert. “Girls With Accents” always shows off Christopher Mansfield’s impressive guitar work when it’s featured on a set list, and “The Lake” is one of my personal favourites from the band. Check them out if you get a chance, they won’t disappoint.

After travelling for a couple of hours each way to see the show, I was just thoroughly disappointed.
He started with getting everyone to awkwardly sit on the dirty floor for the whole show. Because we were standing in the middle of people we kinda didn't get a choice and just had to go with it.
At one point he said that he knew that most people were there to hear his older songs, but he really just wanted to play his new songs, so thats what he was going to do which felt like a bit of a f off. Then when he asked people to stop talking, which i totally understand and agree with, he decided to throw in that he would walk off stage if that didn't happen, which just seemed pretty rude when I think people were pretty ok to respect that request.
It just felt like the guy didn't want to be there. I don't know if he was hanging, or just having a bad day, but it just sucked all life out of the place. Really disappointed with it and I just couldn't see myself going to a gig of his again even if it was free.

Worst show I've ever attended. Although his musical prowess is almost heavenly, his personality has much to be desired. From the moment Chris got on stage, he spent every break between songs whining about how much he hated Seattle, how he wanted to go home, and continuously threatened to stop playing because apparently he didn't 'need' the money. Mind you, there were some obnoxious hecklers in the audience, but he took his aggression out on the fans who were there to see him and enjoy his music. His tone was mocking, petulant and complacent. A tattooed diva who didn't play one complete song and cut the show early. A total surprise, since he spent a lot of time before his set mingling with patrons in the venue. The term 'douche bag' just doesn't do him justice.

I was pretty disappointed because I bought tickets to this concert to see Fences and they didn't show. It'd be great if a notification could be sent out so I could sell my tix next time!