English rockers Foals made their way to LA this week and performed a special live performance at the Apogee Studios for the KCRW audience, and we couldn’t have been happier! Battling jetlag, the quintet rallied and really brought a surprising energy to the intimate space, impressing even the most hardcore Foals fans. The always-dapper Jason Bentley spoke with the band in between their two sets. Here’s a visual taste of some of what attendees were in for:
![Image Not Available Foals at Apogee Studios](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available Yannis Makes a Good Point](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available Singing His Heart Out](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available Full band rocking while Yannis balances a water bottle on his finger](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available Tickling the ivories](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available All hands on deck!](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
![Image Not Available Full band with Jason Bentley (he’s the one in the tie!)](https://www.kcrw.com/images/image_replaced.png/@@images/da2f5f24-a901-462b-a588-2cf952bd04d3.webp)
(all photos by Dustin Downing)
Set List:
Inhaler
Olympic Airwaves
My Number
Give It All
Spanish Sahara
(interview w/Jason Bentley)
London Thunder
Mountain at My Gates
Late Night
A Knife in the Ocean
What Went Down
Musicians:
Yannis Philippakis – vox/guitar
Jack Bevan – drums
James Smith – guitar/keys
Walter Gervers – bass
Edwin Congreave – keys
We’ll be airing an edited version of this special live performance & interview on Morning Becomes Eclectic on Friday, December 18, so tune in!
ERIC J. LAWRENCE