The War on Drugs Performs "Red Eyes"

The War on Drugs performs "Red Eyes" at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain.
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[@heroantagon1st]

The Red Eyes live version every War on Drugs fan keeps coming back to.

[@gavinfinlayson485]

Yep! Got the synth/guitar balance perfect on this one

[@heroantagon1st]

@@gavinfinlayson485 Seeing them in April. I sincerely hope they play it this way.

[@gavinfinlayson485]

@@heroantagon1st have a wonderful time...I am so sure they will not disappoint 🙏

[@heroantagon1st]

@@gavinfinlayson485 Saw them live a few months back, but I swear, this is their best Live version

[@JorgeAcero]

This is a song I could listen to one thousand times in a row.

[@nishantchug]

I already did😍

[@aaronbecker9516]

Oh yeah? Well i could listen to it one thousand and one times. Beat that, nerd.

[@JorgeAcero]

@Graziano Mastronardi We TWOD fans already won, mate... There's no losers here.

[@MatijaTurk4]

Yes!!

[@Den-gp3bg]

This version blasting 2:40 - 3:53

[@henrikibsen6258]

The "woo" guy is a true fan.

[@maayan460]

I swear that I was just about to comment that seconda before seeing your comment, nice bro :D

[@adele1759]

And the lovely girl dancing

[@jimeejensenmusic]

@@adele1759 minus the two performance killers talking behind her….

[@Steve-bo6ht]

3:53 Charlie Hall is a phenomenal drummer great angle when the camera pans around

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Yeman 🥁

[@tomer266]

This composing is just genius The guitar riff Melody is something so special ...how come they got to think about something like that

[@JohnnyMacaw]

tom hac know music theory

[@purplehatmusic4038]

This song just makes me feel like everything is going to be ok.

[@krisleonhart4832]

This song is HOW TO get out of sorrow

[@dogukan-b]

Everything is going to be ok anyway.

[@JohnnyMacaw]

it really isn't going to be ok tho. reality bites

[@purplehatmusic4038]

@@JohnnyMacaw who knows. One can still hope. Good luck, listen to the song again 🫂

[@kdee8166]

Yea I get that 😊

[@cleitondeoliveira2850]

This band is the best fucking thing that i found in 2014

[@randylahey4709]

Twenty fourteen I’m sorry

[@cdigdawg]

So many people in the audience have lost the war on drugs. Best version of this song that I have heard so far. The last minute and a half or so is magical.

[@daisydg]

same song, yet eternally played different. Absolutely makes that guitar sing in this song. Keyboards perfect, killer sax. Everyone else just glueing together to perfection. Travelled to czech and saw them in Prague and they blue the roof off the joint. Come back to Europe, need to hear this magic again.

[@Kinshasa9200]

i'm glad to see them performing to such a large crowd. indie band or not, in a live setting, their music demands to be played in an arena.

[@andrewperry813]

I can't get enough of this performance...the way he makes that guitar sing.

[@futuropasado]

Lost in the Dream, from 2014 and is already a classic, one of the best albums ever made, so raw and emotional.

[@johnbarbour658]

The energy in this song, the audience, is just contagious and happy.

[@devonshire56]

Been listening for two days and still surprised at how good this band is. Love the influences of Dylan, U2 and the Boss...just great!!

[@corpeeters8240]

God its now one of the best bands .love them...62 years grandpa got them all on vinyl..

[@diegoedufis]

The mix of song, people and atmosphere showed in this video = Pure Magic!

[@richardmann4859]

They sum up this bitter bitter sweet, fucking love the sound. How have i missed this band. shit I work in film and missed this one. Found now and never to be lost.

[@sethelwilli7711]

Man...what a great song and performance. I don’t understand why people argue about someone’s taste in music. The awesome thing about music is it’s all subjective and if a band or song takes away pain, gives you some euphoria in the pit of your stomach, or reminds you of a memory from a better time of your life in the past...then it’s a great thing and served it’s purpose. Stop arguing and just find that song that does that for you, if someone else doesn’t find that same rare feeling then that’s their loss.

[@floydmeyer9736]

The Drummer is truly a show....Great Stuff!!!!

[@aldaris38]

This live version is 10x better than original album one, so much energy in it...wow :)

[@aranchamicaelle4967]

Yes!

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Wooh❤

[@jbmolcon]

this is so uplifting,,,,the audience show us all listening in, how exillarating they are to hear.. I always feel energised by them.

[@markkarjaluoto5628]

I like how this song has different phrasing/moods in it. Between the odd time signature and unconventional key choice, there are some very neat things going on here.

[@brianrhg]

Mark Karjaluoto if I’m not mistaken it’s a duple meter. Great songwriting though - guy sounds like Dylan

[@Leebabins]

4/4 is an odd time signature? Since when? Lol

[@salubrious]

@@Leebabins Ha, ha, indeed! He'll be telling us next the drummer can actually keep a steady beat.

[@nightdriver07]

Love how the atmosphere changes in 2:42. Great live band, no doubts.

[@robertvogel9460]

Camera-dude had a serious crush @ 2:23.

[@gspot65hotmaildotcom]

+Robert Vogel he's not the only one ;-)

[@salubrious]

Didn't he just! Talk about the male gaze.

[@maudelebow9071]

She is the only one dancing! Everybody else is just standing there.

[@paulianhodgson]

I wish I had the confidence to dance around like that

[@inza3107]

My heart can’t take something so beautiful as this

[@anthonydevitt3206]

There a great band checkout their albums 1&2

[@inza3107]

@@anthonydevitt3206 ik im a big fan, I saw them live this year

[@FelixBrenner-j4p]

I don't want this to stop. Ever.

[@fmenesessalgado]

it's so great to see the audience reaction.

[@jorgemimbreramorales2425]

Sin duda "Lost In The Dream" será de los mejores álbumes del 2014. Larga vida a The War On Drugs.

[@natxotxuri]

Pues si. Tienes razón.

[@Ash-se6gh]

I listen to this at least 5x a day. Everyday.

[@diksken]

I just fly away when i listen to ths song.

[@saintjabroni]

Nicely put. Respek

[@jorgepvenegas]

I can feel an 80's vibe here. And it's awesome.

[@Fed-tt6cp]

a lot of Springsteen too

[@chasenyland4524]

No doubt. There's a lot of Tom Petty, Springsteen, and Bob Dylan in their sound and they add shoegaze electronics for the ambiance. They're so unbelievably talented.

[@Feralfax]

how can anyone possibly deny that THIS IS WHAT REAL MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE!

[@georgiasgypsy]

To my fellow cronies who cry they don't make good music anymore...this hard driving assault on that bone in your ear proves otherwise. Great tune, performance and band.

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Yepp

[@TheRussian951]

The audince looks perfect!! Either they all are high or are just really into the music - which of course great! Would love to be on The War on Drugs-concert one day.

[@anthonydevitt3206]

As kites

[@stereomixer8030]

I wish I could live with the spirit or joy of life of the woman dancing at 2:24.

[@gavinfinlayson485]

Mid 80's live Straits synth sound, Dylanesque vocal, guitar sound hard to pinpoint but elements of Gilmour, Knopfler, Clapton. Whatever its awesome

[@Ash-se6gh]

Gavin Finlayson He plays guitar like Springsteen on steroids

[@benghiskahn3673]

Absolutely man. Its an awesome cocktail we can all toast to! 🍸

[@arcacoma3524]

He makes riffs like Johnny Marr did with the Smiths..imo.

[@remyscheren7984]

the sound mix is so good

[@crod2312]

A freaking decade since this masterful performance. Hasn't lost any luster.

[@gspot65hotmaildotcom]

Almost 2 summers ago and still not tired of this amazing song. Did anymore marry the girl yet? at 2:26

[@D_B_Cooper]

Still got private investigators on the case

[@johnnyutah4464]

Likely that she married a Catalonian 🇪🇸

[@frarocor]

sure she married a catalonian, not very easy to aproach any girl from BCN If you are not from there...just see she´s probably the hottest on the audience and no man in 1 mt distance around her. Catalonian hipster way---

[@frarocor]

well.,counting on no one eyed guy from any band that played PS and from any country aproached the girl...that´s obvious

[@brendanshaw3057]

I did, we’re happy.

[@UncleRicoOSU]

Wow. Rediscovering this after probably 6 years. Used to watch it every day. What a performance.

[@eduardomedinajimenez2230]

One of the BEST rock bands ever.

[@rorodeyasunta3926]

Come and see Where are we This everything On my knees To beat it down To get to my soul I guessed my way Anyone can tell it's you coming But baby, don't mind Leave it on a lie Leave it your own way Come and ride away It's easier to stick to the earth Surrounded by the night Surrounded by the night And you don't go home But you abuse my faith Losing every time but I don't know where You're on my side again So ride the key wherever it goes I'll be the one, I can't, whoo! You're all I've got to wait You're running in the dark When I come to my soul Try and see it through the dark It's coming my way Well we won't get lost inside again babe Am I right? no one sees you, anyone, around here waiting They don't mind, they don't hear; I hear For the best way-oh, you're mine, against it I would keep you here, but I can't Oh, I am trying to see the right, right way, And I don't see it anywhere I go, yeah... woo! She's on my side again The easy way I come to my soul Walking in the downtown Talk to my soul They won't get lost inside again On my way I can see it the darkness coming my way Well we're here Don't get lost inside Yeah you won't get lost inside at all You're on my way Woo!

[@rwhertha]

rorodey asunta Those could be the lyrics, but can we ever be sure?

[@AsadJAnwar]

I feel as if he says 'leave it hanging on a rail' here, harder to pin it down on the album version

[@Guille-uj4hq]

i think the lyrics are the representation of how you feel when you are high. seems like it's just random mumbling and unclear words

[@mattjarvie6443]

I am so looking forward to seeing these guys perform in Rochester tomorrow night.

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Bet it was boss 🥊

[@se461]

Would love to see them live. Found these guys on XM radio playing this song. Loved them ever since.

[@tobi-sui6133]

Saw them 2 weeks ago in st. gallen, switzerland. Love them.

[@gregorstrasbergar88]

I love this girl @2.23

[@brianberlin127]

What a great performance I wish i was in this concert they looked like they was having a good time

[@chivassuarez5938]

I love this sound so energetic, so lucid and full of vitality, it is one of my favorite songs! never stop playing 🤟🏻🌃💫✨🎶💞🥂

[@Ash-se6gh]

Insane talent

[@sommelierofstench]

fuckin rockstars

[@enriqueramirez2674]

the best fucking rock stars.the best.hermano

[@rachelnbrien]

I need to marry this song

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Haha 🌹

[@uncbobbyw]

Awesome song....love the new album. Saw them live at a much smaller venue recently and loved every second of it.

[@eduardogutarra5518]

Perfecta canción para el alma, super relax!!

[@runesoderman5783]

THIS BAND IS INCREDIBLE !!!! JUST AS GOOD AS NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE AT THEIR BEST!!! WHOOOA!!

[@rubenswart]

A great performance of a beautiful song x

[@kij100]

Glasgow in June, can't wait.

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Liverpool mountford Hall July 2024

[@ilium6740]

Best live version ive seen

[@gspot65hotmaildotcom]

Yep still listening. Still like this live version equal (or more) to the album version - 5 april 2017 (still in love with mad dancing girl ... who is she ... we will never know)

[@MrVakill23]

i just fucking love this band !!!! Adam is pure magic

[@rxprxsxnt]

We will be like the guys at 00:28! Priceless!

[@JohnnyMacaw]

haha all up in each others arms

[@harbourvioletmusic5330]

Almost shed a tear of joy at the first WOOO :')

[@marcialenriquegr]

2018... no me canso de escuchar a estos capos carajo!

[@martyc2637]

I keep visiting back to their live videos . Parts of this remind me of "Go Your Own Way" Live Fleetwood Mac

[@Nutsngum1]

I keep coming back for that guitar sound at 0:33

[@MrSotero123]

The way this song reinvigorates me each time I listen to it

[@benefitnessstudio2702]

best version of this song I have heard

[@gigik831]

I don’t know why but I start crying EVERYTIME I see the people in the audience dancing around and having fun to this beutiful song it just makes me wanna go to a concert

[@simply417guy]

I cry too, just did watching this. I’ve seen them in concert twice in the last 6 months, I highly recommend it, they’re really really good live. There’s just something about their music for me ❤️

[@DeathGripJohn]

Cant wait to see them next Friday night, this song hooked me

[@ThomasKop]

Theyre getting better...synth's louder now which is great

[@nabolom]

Con esta canción me dan ganas de mandar todo a la mierda e irme a correr, cual Forrest, por el mundo

[@enriqueramirez2674]

Leon Ruiz y se hizo dvd de este concierto

[@ahoc1894]

Leon Ruiz x2

[@enriqueramirez2674]

estoy contigo hermano

[@eduardogutarra5518]

Me uno hermano!!

[@DrRock-zb3rk]

Opino lo mismo cuando me subo a un bus y comienza a partir le doy play ☺

[@bojanbozovic9200]

This songs is so good!

[@yvore1]

Amazing drummer, never misses a beat !!!!!

[@GANEDU]

Esta banda no debe morir jamás

[@brandonhazelton8039]

jesus fkn christ this is amazing

[@Ash-se6gh]

Brandon Hazelton It’s the best thing I have ever heard

[@nilsoncerron4833]

Verdaderos musicos, un temon!!

[@wisildur]

Fucking good when they perform live...not the case for every band...

[@VeteranHedonist]

Love it when he yells.... "Whooooo"

[@malcolmcarmichael6447]

Just heard this the other day , song rocks ,

[@musicloverkathy]

The happiest crowds I've ever seen are at their concerts.

[@TheHSIHP]

And at Phish.

[@garyhicks1473]

The drugs??

[@zjerre]

Such an amazing performance! AWesome band

[@KR-ki9hw]

I have thought about this, that if this piece had not written, someone would have written. This is one for the archives.

[@deputywinston690]

imagine loads of people together having fun again... one day...

[@delby66]

Lets hope so mate.

[@ryanlikeshiking]

We're backkk

[@niclasahlander5921]

Best song of the year, Woo!!!

[@donida_66]

A garota que aparece dançando com a cerveja na mão é o amor da minha vida..

[@ihavesoul4real]

The bass

[@peter1234930]

Wow they sounded great! One of the few pitchfork fest videos that has sounded good to me.

[@cymondis]

lol girl MDMA at 0:42

[@cymondis]

aaaah...i don't think so.... :D

[@JuneSadness]

weed + Mdma ?

[@jorgenavarro4133]

Superb!

[@enriqueramirez2674]

the best of the best.....omg

[@iñktrip]

What a band! I wanna go to usa again just go to a show of TWOD

[@chrisglynnewton2087]

Dylan meets the cure. Beautiful stuff

[@prod6mill.512]

Fire

[@Albjzl]

Where have I been....I wished I'd jumped around and snogged to this song!!!!

[@jawrrn]

Awesome video! Was about to go there, so thanks a lot for this sneak peak.

[@paulmccuytney]

In one word: FABULOUS!!

[@maverik15j]

Confirmed Halt and Catch Fire was my favorite show.

[@crashalpaca1038]

That drummer is fantastic!

[@rachelnbrien]

This song is phenom

[@BazmanGreenAllTheWay]

why l love primavera, spaces for a bop

[@Orfelia95]

SOMEDAY I'LL SEE YOU LIVE

[@giordaniarnau]

So it seems we’ve to come back to Barcelona this June at Primavera’s..

[@WavesStation]

And I'll be there

[@giordaniarnau]

@@WavesStation me tooo