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The Decemberists visited UMaine’s Collin Center for the Arts on Friday, Sept. 18, for the first stop of their “The Hazards of Love” tour.

The band did not play the full ‘Hazards’ album, as it will do during later tour dates, because Becky Stark and Shara Worden, who provided vocals for the record, were unavailable.

The band’s frontman, Colin Meloy, pictured here, joked with the audience about his recently shaved head. “I can see, like, 20 percent more,” he said.

The Portland, Ore.-based indie rock band provided the most energetic show at the Center for the Arts in recent memory.

The 1,436-seat Collins Center for the Arts was nearly sold out, with 1,298 tickets sold, according to Abtin Mehdizadegan, vice president for student entertainment, which sponsored the event.

As the night ended, audience members streamed to the front of the theater, despite security personnel asking them to keep back.

Meloy and Chris Funk invited two men onto the stage to play guitar, and Meloy ripped Funk’s shirt off.

• The Decemberists bring energetic rock barely contained by the CCA (September 21, 2009)
• The Decemberists: An interview with Jenny Conlee (September 17, 2009)
• Decemberists to visit UMaine’s CCA (September 14, 2009)
• Neil Sedaka, ’60s singing sensation, thrills at CCA (October 5, 2009)
• ’09-’10 season means big things for CCA (October 1, 2009)

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