I first saw Santigold open for U2, er, Coldplay (work event, no choice), where she did a fine job, though the acoustics of the United Center butchered much of the subtlety. Her Lolla performance was a lot more fan-forward, sticking to the singles, occasionally peppered with samples of other flavor-of-the-moment R&B. The sound was a lot better at this show than when I saw her at the UC, but for whatever reason, she seemed a lot more cutting edge opening for Coldplay. Maybe she had less to lose at that show, afterall most Coldplay fans are unlikely to be cross shopping Santigold, or maybe she's falling into the stadium act routine. Whatever the case, this performance, while proficient and basically flawless, was largely emotionless and flippant. A throw-away show amongst the day's events is disappointing from a star such as this with so much potential.C
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