On Saturday, The National played their first show since December 2019, Live at Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain. The show marked the first time they played together since Aaron Dessner began his work with Taylor Swift and the rest of the band released a mix of non-National Projects.
They started the show with "Don't Swallow the Cap" off their acclaimed album Trouble Will Find Me which dropped on May 17, 2013. They then started to move through their discography playing songs like "Mistaken for Strangers" off Boxer, "Bloodbuzz Ohio" off High Violet, "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" off Sleep Well Beast and more.
Throughout the course of the evening, The National debuted three songs: "Grease in Your Hair (Birdie)," which came towards the middle of their set; "Tropic Morning News (Haversham)" which came towards the tail end; and the opener of their encore "Bathwater (Mount Auburn)."
The National will perform tonight at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France tonight.
The National
Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
May 28, 2022
Don't Swallow the Cap, Mistaken for Strangers, I Should Live in Salt, Bloodbuzz Ohio, I Need My Girl, This Is the Last Time, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, Grease in Your Hair (Birdie) (New song), Light Years, Slow Show, Guilty Party, Day I Die, Tropic Morning News (Haversham) (New song) Pink Rabbits, Rylan, England, Graceless, Fake Empire, About Today
Encore: Bathwater (Mount Auburn) (New song) Mr. November, Terrible Love, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
