The pair said they were surprised by the number of students waiting in line outside the auditorium.
"It was freezing out there, you guys are crazy," McKenzie said. "You're our promptest fans."
In their song "Cellotape of Love," the Conchords debated over the strongest adhesive - love - and agreed that "love can be tough but superglue is much tougher."
After their encore performance of two songs, in which "Emcee J.C." joined them on stage to help them sing about "angels doin' it in the clouds," audience members rushed to the stage to grab the band's guitar picks, water bottles and set lists.
A&O Chairman and SESP senior Alex White said the group was "ecstatic with how the show went."
"They played for almost twice as long as we expected and the crowd response was more than we'd ever imagined," White said. "Kristen's set also went over extremely well, and Mee-Ow started the whole night off in just the right way."
"To get them at the start of this whirlwind breakout year that they've had is something I'm very proud of," he added.
Weinberg sophomore Daniel Hegeman said seeing the Conchords in concert made him want to check out episodes of the band's HBO show.
"It was fun - it was a lot like the YouTube videos only a little more creative," Hegeman said. "Consistently funny too."
A&O's next major event is its annual ball, which White said will feature "an act that is one of the top 10 acts that people at Northwestern list in their Facebook.com profiles."
The concert will be Thursday, April 10 at the Riviera Theatre, 4647 N. Racine Ave. Tickets will go on sale on April 2, White said.
m-spector@northwestern.edu
2008 Woodie Awards
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Baked McRonald
posted 3/07/08 @ 11:36 AM CST
Maybe A&O should make it so actual fans of the show can get tickets if they wait for three hours in the cold?
Maybe it's not the best idea to let students get four tickets per wildcard? Its great that Weinberg Sophomore is now interested in watching the show on HBO, but it is unfortunate that many people who already watch the show got cut out of getting tickets. (Continued…)
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