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When Beck played Saskatoon on Aug. 20, he admitted he had a lot of catching up to do in the city. Local misfit teens discovered his song Loser in the mid-1990s and waited ever since, nearly 25 years, for this show. In his first-ever performance in the city, he made up for lost time in spectacular fashion.

Accompanied by a seven-piece band, Beck started the night with Devil’s Haircut from his 1996 album Odelay!. Just like his albums, the night never lingered in any one mood for long. Beck is uniquely good at genre hopping in a way that still sticks to his signature style. From folk, alternative and psychedelia to hip hop and big, shiny pop, Beck knows how to write a song and keep audience members on their toes.

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Beck was engaging throughout the night, whether he was strumming a guitar, doing a few lanky dance moves or chatting with the audience. A shape-shifting video and lighting rig heightened the sensory deliciousness. One moment the backdrop looked like a psychedelic oil spill, the next it was an angular black and white pattern.