TURF 2015: Day 2 Compendium - Concert Pictures

Day 2 of The Toronto Urban Roots Festival took place on September 19. Rain threatened and then followed through on the threat during The Strumbellas' set. It dampened us but not our spirits as the day continued with more of the fantastic music and festival atmosphere that we have grown to expect at TURF.

If you missed my individual posts, here's all of day two in one place.

Skydiggers

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

St. Paul and the Broken Bones

Cake

Rich Aucoin

Passenger

Choir! Choir! Choir!

Lucinda Williams

The Strumbellas

The River and The Road

The Elwins

Julian Taylor Band

In case you missed it, check out my Day 1 Compendium.

TURF 2015 Day 2: Cake on the West Stage - Concert Pictures

Cake graced the stage on Day 2 of The Toronto Urban Roots Festival. They're a classic of alternative rock music, originating in the 90s, that put on a very fun performance. Singer John McCrae was battling bronchitis but it sure didn't show. They put on a fan-pleasing set that eased us quite nicely into the evening.

They started off strong with a one-two punch of "Love You Madly" and " Sheep Go to Heaven". I never realized until during the latter song just how much fun it would be to sing along with those quirky lyrics.

"The grave digger puts on the forceps

The stonemason does all the work

The barber can give you a haircut

The carpenter can take you out to lunch

Now, I just want to play on my panpipes

I just want to drink me some wine

As soon as you're born, you start dying

So you might as well have a good time 

Sheep go to Heaven

Goats go to Hell"

I was off shooting St. Paul and the Broken Bones, so I didn't witness it, but I heard that Choir! Choir! Choir! joined the band for their rendition of "Short Skirt Long Jacket". That had to be cool!

Check out some tunes from Cake's setlist:

"Love You Madly"

"Sheep Go To Heaven"

"Sick of You"

"Going the Distance"

"Never There"

"Short Skirt Long Jacket"