A Sunday night show delivered by Lord Huron, the Los Angeles-based indie-rock band took the stage to a 3,300-person crowd in Waukee, IA.

The crowd was electric-a sold out night.

As the lights went down, the band took the stage. The night opened with a song from their latest album ‘The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1’-the voice of Kristen Stewart rang throughout the venue. Frontman, Ben Schneider waltzed onto the stage. “I’m gonna leave this city far behind and get a long long way from here”-the first words sung by Schneider. The night had begun.

What followed was a 19-song set featuring songs from Lonesome Dreams, Strange Trails, Long Lost, Vide Noir, and of course, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. The high-energy set weaved in their hits, some oldies, and a deep cut or two.

A significant moment in the night was Twenty Long Years, a song from the boys’ senior album, Long Lost. The band gathered close for an intimate moment between them and the crowd, making it feel like we were sitting in Whispering Pines studio watching the making of the tune. Schneider, guitar in hand, said “hit it, track”, and out walked a fiddle player, making it a magical puzzle piece to the night.

A common theme throughout the show was the story to be told. The band’s beloved cast of characters found themselves in, as Ben would describe, “strange and unfamiliar territory-Iowa.”

Throughout the night, the die-hard fans (myself included), were not hard to spot. Jamming to songs like Secret of Life, Bag of Bones, and The World Ender (The anthem song).

Then came the moment many had awaited, the opening notes of ‘The Night We Met’-the band’s hit song with nearly 4 billion streams on Spotify alone. The lyrics, “I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you” bellowed through the venue. Some came for just those three-and-a-half minutes, but boy did they get more than they paid for.

The boys (and gal) left the stage for a few minutes, yet the crowd stayed. The band returned ripping two more songs. Schneider delivered the signature phrase by Tubbs Tarbell-“so long, good luck, goodbye, until next time…may you live, until you die”

Schneider, beat up J-45 in hand, led the crowd in ‘Not Dead Yet’ to close the night. The lights came on, and the night, in a glimpse was over.