Stadium Love for Metric

Holy F*ck, I’m Passion Pit for Metric!

Toronto’s own Metric blew it out of the park Friday night, playing to an apparent sold-out Molson Amphitheatre. Take the Betsey Johnson crowd, throw in some flip-flops, moccasins, Bieber-cuts and boyfriends, multiply by 100, and stick them in a stadium. That is the Metric fan population of 2010.

Let’s get some tees. Let’s party.

Holy Fuck and Passion Pit were the openers, gaining a warm reception from the enthused crowd.

Holy F*ck

Passion Pit

Damn right, it’s sexy time!

Metric hit the stage after 9 and owned the night for almost 2 hours. Emily Haines likes sequins, and evidently, sequined panties (see unintentional crotch shot).

Their set was anything but boring. Emily was constantly moving about the stage, playing guitar, tambourine, keys, topped with wicked vocals. Girl crush.

A humbling emotional end to show with little words needed to express Metric’s appreciation for the love exuded via mad cheers throughout the entire performance.

Not to draw attentions to this topic in a disrespectful manner, but can someone please explain to me these seemingly baseless rumours regarding Emily Haines being a supposed “bitch”? As I was leaving, I overheard Girl #4624940: “She wasn’t a bitch!” Guy # 367294: “I think she just has a bitchy-looking face.” I don’t understand how people can formulate these assumptions, based on…what? I think judging anyone that way without knowing them is completely lame, as cliche as that sounds. I give good “bitch face”, side-eyeing your speculations.

They create great music for the masses. Metric are big-time.

Words and Photos by Melania Fedyna