I knew that one of my highlights of this year was going to be the reunion shows of Phantom Planet, and I was right! I have a real soft spot for this band - when I worked for Sony Music in the midwest, I worked the Phantom Planet 2004 release (which Alex talks about int the video above), and when the band would come through town on tour....we would have ourselves one hell of a party!
Guitarist Darren Robinson is a dear friend, and he told me about this reunion months ago! So when tickets went on sale for the first night, I bought them because there was no way I was going to miss out on this! First night sold out in like a day, so a second night was added and I bought tickets for that as well. Both night sold out and I was holding tickets...I was a happy girl.
What a great live band - they really know how to put on a show, and both nights were equally amazing. When they played "Knowitall" I almost died! So great to hear the hits as well, like "California" and "Big Brat" ...... I was overcome with joy! Night one - HAIM opened and also joined the band on stage - so much fun! I hope we see more from Phantom Planet in the future......like a tour or even a new record? Fingers crossed!
