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Headliner
First Aid Kit Last time in Nijmegen: 8 years ago

Venue

Concertgebouw De Vereeniging

Keizer Karelplein 2d, 6511 NC, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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Doors open: 19:15

Tickets: https://www.doornroosje.nl/event/first-aid-kit/

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First Aid Kit biography

First Aid Kit are an indie folk duo from Stockholm, Sweden, comprised of sisters Johanna and Klara Soderberg and formed in 2007.

The Soderberg sisters first rose to prominence in 2008, shortly after they started playing music together; they uploaded a video of themselves covering the Fleet Foxes track “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” in woodland near their home in the Stockholm suburb of Enskede to MySpace, and it quickly went viral, attracting the attention of record labels the world over. They would go on to sign to Wichita and put out a debut record, “The Big Black and the Blue”, that won them plaudits from critics and enjoyed modest commercial success. Most importantly, though, it provided the springboard for its follow-up, their 2012 breakthrough “The Lion’s Roar”, which saw them fulfil a childhood dream of working with two members of one of their favourite bands, Bright Eyes.

The pair flew to Omaha, Nebraska to make the record in Mike Mogis’ studio, with Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst dropping by to lend backing vocals to “King of the World”; it’s a creative relationship that’s gone on to bear real fruit, with First Aid Kit performing on no fewer than six tracks on Oberst’s latest LP, “Upside Down Mountain”, and backing him up on tour in Europe, too. “The Lion’s Roar” was a runaway success, selling 250,000 copies worldwide - partly thanks to lead single “Emmylou”, which Rolling Stone called the tenth best song of 2012. The sisters followed up “The Lion’s Roar” in quick-fire fashion with album number three, “Stay Gold”, in June 2014; their first album on a major label, Columbia, it’s seen them earn another slew of rave reviews and embark upon their biggest tours to date.

Live reviews

If you allow the dulcet tones of the country-folk duo, First Aid Kit, to wash over you, the seamless harmonies and timeless pedal steel guitar transport you to a pocket of relaxation, rare in the technological 21st Century. I first saw the sisters perform in London back in 2012, and was immediately captivated by their fresh sound. The venue was small and intimate, and the duo held the silence of the audience throughout their opening song 'Wolf' before the final chord echoed and the audience erupted into delighted and impressed cheers.
It's easy to forget that they started out as a YouTube sensation with their cover of Fleet Foxes whilst they were both still in school, but watching them perform leaves no doubt that they have worked hard and entirely deserve the credit they are given. First Aid Kit are not a YouTube fame sensation in the way you may expect, they have built critical acclaim and constantly perform knock out shows. They have earned the respect of the audience to such a degree, that save the moments when we were encouraged to sing along, silence swept the venue.
The harmonies from the girls was something that really stood out, and is even more accentuated in a live performance rather than on a recording. We heard the fragile vibratos intertwining in a ghostly manner, alongside the support and power that was demonstrated. A live performance from First Aid Kit really shows something that seems to be lacking in the music industry today - genuine talent, conviction, passion, and enjoyment. A fantastic experience.

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