The National: Forest Hills Stadium 2017

Sleep Well Beast, the latest album from The National, finds the band taking its trademark subtle intensity and bringing it to new heights. Naturally, we couldn’t wait to hear a bunch of the new songs live in our last broadcast of the season from Forest Hills Stadium.

To say the band was in fine form is a massive understatement, but have a listen for yourself. With so many standouts — from new tracks "Dark Side of the Gym," "Day I Die" and "Turtleneck" to favorites "Secret Meeting," "Bloodbuzz Ohio" and "Fake Empire" — it was a dream setlist for fans. Throw in their locally appropriate cover of the Ramones’ "The KKK Took My Baby Away" and it was a pretty perfect evening in Queens.

Stream the whole concert and see more photos below, and check out Rita Houston's pre-show interview with Matt Berninger too.

Setlist:

• Nobody Else Will Be There
• The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
• Walk It Back
• Guilty Party
• Don't Swallow the Cap
• Afraid of Everyone
• Dark Side of the Gym
• I'll Still Destroy You
• Turtleneck
• I Need My Girl
• Secret Meeting
• Conversation 16
• Slow Show
• Apartment Story
• Carin at the Liquor Store
• Bloodbuzz Ohio
• Day I Die
• Fake Empire
• About Today
  Encore:
• Pink Rabbits
• The KKK Took My Baby Away
• Mr. November
• Terrible Love
• Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

[recorded: 10/6/17]

PLEASE NOTE: This performance has not been edited for language and contains profanity.