Sleigh Bells 2012 Tour, Live At The Pageant In St. Louis

Photos: Sleigh Bells @ The Pageant

After a warm up by EDM Kaoss Pad master Araab MUZIK, Sleigh Bells thrashed the Pageant for the finishing blow. With a stack of Marshalls, a mosh pit on the floor and Alexis Krauss stomping over the stage like a cheerleader from hell, Sleigh Bells delivered just what their fans came for.

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This show was as fun to photograph as it was difficult. Between spastic lighting, a parapet of monitors at eye level and the Alexis Krauss’s domination on the stage, Sleigh Bells’ performance was incredibly difficult as an assignment. Of course, the greater the challenge, the greater the reward, right?

This is a show where I started out with my Nikon 24-70mm on the Nikon D3 and the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR on the Nikon D700, as I often do. However, after seeing the band’s setup, I made the decision to switch to the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 on my second body.

Due to the number and spacing of the monitors at the front of the stage, it felt like the sight lines would be too restricted. Thankfully, this hunch paid off – in no small part due to the Alexis Krauss’s proclivity toward stepping in front of the monitors, this show was certainly a wide-angle shoot.

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About the author: Todd Owyoung is an internationally published music photographer specializing in concert photography and band portraits. He also grills a mean steak.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at 11:58 am and is filed under Music Photography and tagged with Alexis Krauss, pageant, sleigh bells. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Nick Ghattas says:

November 3, 2012 at 4:09 pm

Hey Todd,

First off, just wanted to say love your work, this site has helped me a ton over the past year.

I noticed you sell prints off this website. I was wondering if you had to get permission specifically from the artists to do this?

I’ve accumulated a ton of awesome DJ shots that I’d like to sell, which I own the copyright to and never signed any rights grabbing contracts.

The reason I ask is I did have a conversation with the management of a big DJ at a show and they informed me that I would not be allowed to sell the photos of their clients that I had taken in the past.

This left me feeling a little worried about selling these shots.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks,