By Gianna Brimlow
Waves of people drifted to the center stages at the City Hall Plaza this past weekend for the 6th Boston Calling Music Festival. As the super blood moon illuminated all faces in the crowd, the festival continuously brought together fans of varying genres.
Singer-songwriter, Gregory Alan Isakov, took the JetBlue stage Friday night, kicking off the three-day festival.
Indie folk band, “Of Monsters and Men,” well known for their singles, “Little Talks,” and “Crystals,” made an appearance at Boston Calling during their North American tour. Originally from Iceland, the band played songs from their new album, “Beneath the Skin.”
Indie rock band, “Walk the Moon,” had the entire audience singing along to favorites like, “Anna Sun” and “Shut Up and Dance With Me,” which peaked at number four on Billboard’s Top 100 list in May.
Crowds grew substantially overnight for Saturday’s electric group of performers. The Canadian electro-funk duo, “Chromo,” lit up the stage, and used large foam glow sticks were thrown into the audience to electrify their set.
After minor sound issues, Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of the Scottish electronic band, “Chvrches,” impressively performed songs from their debut album, “Every Open Eye,” that was released the night before.
English indie rock band ,“Alt-J,” mesmerized the crowd with a light show while they performed, “Every Other Freckle,” from their newest album, “This is All Yours.” The band’s piece brought one of the biggest crowds of the weekend to the Plaza.
Following Saturday’s performances, I wasn’t sure how the remaining line-up could possibly stack up on Sunday.
Nate Ruess, lead singer of “Fun,” sang from his new solo album, “Grand Romantic,” as well as hit singles from their collective album, “Some Nights.”
British singer-songwriter, Ben Howard, brought a much slower indie folk set and soothed the crowd with amazing vocals and mellow guitar playing.
Audience members flocked to Hozier’s performance on Sunday night, who rocked the Red Stage with a remarkable set of songs from his latest EP, “From Eden,” as well as a surprising rendition of Ariana Grande’s hit song, “Problem.”
The American rock band, “Alabama Shakes,” ended the night with a dramatic performance by lead singer Brittany Howard, whose vocals sent chills into the crowd, bringing the three day festival to a close until next Spring.
