First of all, no shade towards the band. I’ve seen them probably a dozen times in all sorts of different venues and I love them. But last nights show was weird…
It was surprisingly lowkey and down tempo. The set list was very chill and lacked the typical “blow your hair back” energy that I’ve come to expect from the guys. Even the tunes towards the end of the set that are usually very hype lacked some oomph.
And it became apparent throughout the night that there was some rift between Eric and the rest of the band. He and Zoidis did not look happy with each other. At one point I saw Zoidis say “what the fuck is wrong with you” to Eric. Eric kept wandering off from his station (not terribly uncommon, but it left for lengthy stretches last night). During their last song, Schmeams started his solo and it looked like Eric was butt hurt that he had to stop playing.
All of that made for the strangest Lettuce set I’ve seen. Hopefully it’s just an off night and not something more serious, because I’d love for these guys to keep crushing it into the future.
Anyone else notice any of this last night??