Williamsburg Waterfront...

Last night Abi and I went to see Band of Horses play down on the Williamsburg Waterfront. It was the first in a series of summer concerts on the Waterfront (not too far away from McCarren Park), and it couldn't have been a more perfect evening for it.

The Williamsburg Waterfront was (and partially still is) a derelict bit of land right on an industrial bit of the river, it was going to be bought-out and made into a powerplant but due to everyone in Brooklyn petitioning it's now being made into another park - which is fantastic news.

The view from the park was amazing, looking out over the river at the Manhattan skyline...

The stage used to be positioned so that Manhattan was the backdrop for the musicians, but this year they moved the stage, so the musicians get to look at Manhattan instead (also so everyone's not looking into the sun I imagine).

Grizzly Bear were the second support act (we missed the first), they're from Brooklyn so a lot of people were pleased to see/hear them. We decided to get ourselves some Brooklyn Lager and a hotdog (and a pulled pork sandwich) and sit on the grass looking out over the river. It was so relaxing and a perfect way to spend a summer's Sunday evening.

As the music went on, the sun began to set behind the skyscrapers...

As Band of Horses played their set, we kept turning around and looking at the skyline, watching as the lights slowly started glowing from the buildings and as the Empire State Building took on a completely different feel as it became bluer and bluer...

Band of Horses sounded absolutely fantastic - just as good as their records, if not better - I'd been wanting to see them live for the past 18 months or so since I first heard their stuff and I can't think of a better, more unique venue to see them at.

By the end of the night, the sun had completely gone to bed and Manhattan and put on it's twinkly night-time ware and was ready for the nocturnal New Yorkers. It was great seeing the changes - almost like a stop frame animation of the sunsetting, each time we turned around it looked a little bit different (I've spared you all the photos and narrowed it down a bit).

It was a perfect evening, the music was fantastic, the view was beautiful and the company was OK too - the whole night was absolutely brilliant.