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I honestly thought I would not make this entire show because of feeling crizappy earlier but so happy I made it through! Woo! This was my first time visiting the Fillmore in Philly and I liked the venue. It's massive and modern. The crowd was excellent with a great mix of people who just enjoyed the performances and were stoked to be there. Opening band was Joywave. They hail from Rochester, NY. The lead singer was extremely funny and cracked jokes in between songs. When Metric first came out on stage I was taken back to the early 2000s of my college years. Of course they didn't play much of their older songs but I still had a good time nonetheless. Emily was really great and very charismatic with the audience. She had a small choir on stage at one point and pulled a few of the younger girls up front to sing with her. They were elated and so grateful. Towards the end of the show she jumped down in and ran in front of the barrier. I was in the second row and managed to stick my hand out along the rail with the tons of others. She ran down and touched each of our hands smiling at us. The reaction of the girl next to me was priceless when this happened. Here is the set list....
 

IOU
HELP I'M ALIVE
YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH
TWILIGHT GALAXY
CASCADES
RAW SUGAR
TOO BAD, SO SAD
ARTIFICIAL NOCTURNE
DREAMS SO REAL
BLIND VALENTINE
SICK MUSE
COLLECT CALL
OTHER SIDE
BLACK SHEEP
SYNTHETICA
COMBAT BABY
GOLD GUNS GIRLS

ENCORE:
EMPTY
CELEBRATE
GIMME SYMPATHY
BREATHING UNDERWATER 

I tried to contain myself and restrain from posting 10 million pictures on Instagram. Here are some I did not post. I am amazed with all of the cape changes! Of course I bought a tee and a copy of Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?