Words by Susie Ramone, Phots by Dustin Schneider

We couldn't handle the heat that is Dos XX until the sun went down and even then it was still over 100°. However, with the sun behind the wall, a nice breeze, and fans,  I was pretty comfortable when Phoenix took the stage at 7:45 on Monday evening. And it seemed that everyone else was too as they rose to their feet when the French band, Phoenix opened up with Lisztomania. Surrounded by multiple layers of high-definition LED screens, the band appeared at times like they were performing inside a Renaissance painting, a video game, or on another planet. The band performed a career-spanning set that ended with their big hit 1901 and a reprisal of Identical, during which lead singer, Thomas Mars went into the crowd. I know that it comes as no surprise to anyone that I got caught in the middle of his crowd interactions, much like mosh pits of yore.