The Postal Service at Roy Wilkins Auditorium

The Postal Service last played in the Twin Cities ten years ago at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Singer, Ben Gibbard, joked to the large crowd at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul that all you have to do is play The Entry, then do nothing but wait ten years and you’ll be headlining auditoriums.

Roy Wilkins Auditorium was comfortably full and sounded as good as I’ve heard as The Postal Service delivered a fine performance of songs from their lone album Give Up that was rereleased this year with several bonus tracks. Jenny Lewis was a welcome addition to the touring band, as was The Mynabirds lead, Laura Burhenn, who provided back up vocals. The light show was fantastic as well.

Photos taken for Twin Cities Daily Planet. Their full review is available here.

The Postal Service

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The Postal Service – Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN 8.2.13 Setlist:

“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight”
“We Will Become Silhouettes”
“Sleeping In”
“Turn Around”
“Nothing Better”
“Recycled Air”
“Be Still My Heart”
“Clark Gable”
“Our Secret” (Beat Happening cover)
“This Place is a Prison”
“There’s Never Enough Time”
“A Tattered Line of String”
“Such Great Heights”
“Natural Anthem”
Encore:
“(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan” (Dntel cover)
“Brand New Colony”