Six performances we saw at Just Like Heaven, ranked

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Set us as preferred The first Just Like Heaven festival arrived in 2019, bolstered by strong headliners MGMT, Phoenix, Beach House and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.After a brief hiatus due to the 2020 pandemic, the event returned in 2022 with Interpol, Modest Mouse, the Shins and M.I.A.Since then, the Goldenvoice festival focused on early aughts indie rock has become a staple, popping up annually at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.For Saturday’s installment, the self-proclaimed “carefully curated celebration” produced a somewhat underwhelming set of undercards, with LCD Soundsystem and the Strokes carrying the momentum for the entire affair.

With roasting summer heat reaching 95 degrees, event organizers set up misting fans and cooling buses to serve as a haven for festivalgoers.Refillable water stations were provided at each of the two stages and lined the fences between.Even so, the blistering Pasadena sun produced an unusually hostile crowd environment.

At the VIP barrier of the Orion Stage, a set of fans planted their flag early on.For hours, they stood unbothered — and then LCD Soundsystem took the stage.During the set, swaths of fans attempted to crawl forward, desperate to be in sight of James Murphy.

Arguments broke out, the crowd rumbled, and one younger woman suggested that an ill-tempered intruder needed to “dance hrself clean.” Entertainment & Arts With “Happy Hour,” her self-financed Netflix debut, comedian Kelsey Cook moves from comedy clubs to a historic Twin Cities theater, betting on herself and reclaiming creative and business control.Meanwhile, those at the back of the “Clubhouse” tier danced freely in yards of open space, twirling, to the dismay of the onlooking VIP crowd.That same space in front of the VIP barrier remained empty throughout the festival until the Strokes took the st...