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5. People will still love you even if you don’t play your hit.

MGMT surprised everyone by omitting their calling card, “Kids,” from their set. But no matter: People were stoked to hear “Song for Dan Treacy” and “It’s Working” from their psychedelic (but polarizing) new album Congratulations. They did play “Electric Feel,” though, and all the headband-clad ladies and gents happily shouted along on the chorus. We all love to hear what we know.

4. Muse is more popular than Jay-Z.

I watched Muse’s fantastically over-the-top headlining show from the safety of the VIP section. I didn’t want to: I wanted to be out in the field in front of the mainstage with all the real fans, but just looking at the sea of people almost gave me a panic attack. I think all 85,000 attendants were singing along to “Uprising.” Incredible. Matt Bellamy might very well be the best frontman in rock right now: He’s hot, he can play his guitar over his head and behind his back, he can wail like Jeff Buckley, and he can pull off wearing Kanye’s shutter shades without looking stupid. Kudos.

Ellen Carpenter

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