RÜFÜS DU SOL — Kia Forum Night 1

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Fans do not call it a concert. They say something closer to a spiritual event, which sounds insufferable right up until you have stood through one — two hours with no support act, an opening sequence built deliberately slow, and a finish that leaves you in a measurably different state than the one you walked in with.

The Australian trio plays live instrumentation against deep house and melodic techno, and the records — Solace, Bloom, Atlas — built one of the most devoted followings in the genre. Five nights in a single city is close to unheard of. Most cities get one, if that.

This is the first of them, before anyone knows what the run will become, which is exactly why the opening night is the one that matters. The floor is general admission and it is the preferred way to take it, so come early enough to claim your ground; the bowl has seats if you would rather sit.

Text the friend who plays this in the car and calls it therapy.