L.A.'s The Linda Lindas, who became a viral sensation last year and recently released their debut album on Epitaph, just wrapped up their first visit to NYC as a band. They opened for Jawbreaker at four shows at Irving Plaza, then on Sunday (5/1) played their own headline show at Mercury Lounge. Photos from that show by Ester Segretto, including openers Ratas en Zelo, are in this post.
The Mercury Lounge show was a matinee and 16+, with the crowd ranging from young children and pre-teens/teens accompanied by parents and experiencing their first concert to veteran East Village concert goers and everything in between. At the beginning of the set they called for any kids who were not up front to make their way up. They opened their set with a cover The Blue Hearts' "Linda Linda," which gave them their name, and played every song off their debut album, plus a cover of The Go-Go's "Tonight" and more, closing their show with "Racist, Sexist Boy." Check out the setlist below.