Concert review: Soaking rain only made fans appreciate Tame Impala's depth of music more

If you waited in line for nearly five hours in constant rain for a rock concert — for instance last night at Kemba Live — your best bet for sunny redemption would be. All day yesterday. And all last night. Gates were scheduled to open at 5:30 pm. for the Australian band’s first appearance in Columbus in seven years. Though it was pitched in the huge parking lot behind the venue — capacity 10,500 — the concert was sold out.

The last bunch missed opening band Automatic, who performed an appealing but short set of post-punk. The L.A. women’s trio played a set of guitar-less, nervous pop that reminded of ‘80s English bands such as the Au Pairs and the Raincoats and American bands such as the Bush Tetras and Waitresses. Despite the limitations of the gig, they seemed plenty ready for prime time.Tame Impala took the stage buoyed by the youngish audience’s stamina.

Then Parker said, “Let’s kick it up a notch,” as he led the band into “Elephant,” from the group's 2012 neo-psychedelic classic “Lonerism.” Built on a rumbling Pink Floyd-inspired bass line, it also featured the sort of obtuse melodic verse that can be found in early Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath recordings. And the crowd roared some more.

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