The National
Beacon Theatre
New York, NY
April 22, 2019

Source: master audience recording
Taper: larryrulz
Location: row C, lower balcony
Lineage: CA-14 (cardioid) > Sony M10 (24/44) > Audacity (amplify, tracking) > TLH > FLAC 6 > foobar2000 (FLAC tags)
Sound: mp3 samples in Comments section below

Length: 1:50:10

Notes: This was a very cool event. The National have a new album "I Am Easy To Find" which will be released next month. In addition, they made a short film of the same name with director Mike Mills which utilizes many of these new songs. They put together a mini tour of 5 nights in 5 cities (Paris, London, NYC, Toronto, LA) to premiere both the short film and the new album. The night started with a short intro by lead singer Matt Berninger, followed by a screening of the 25 minute film, followed by a Q & A with Matt, Aaron Dessner, Mike Mills, moderated by Julien Baker. After a 45 minute break, the concert began. The entire album was played, almost in sequence, culminating in an encore which ended with 3 of their most well known songs. There was a full string section on stage, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus was featured on several songs. As you can imagine, this was a very difficult ticket. StubHub prices were still $400+ before fees on the day of the show. I managed to find a reasonable pair on The National's subreddit page. I'm a casual fan, but I love these special events, and this was definitely worth the trouble.

I have complete concert video which I'll share here. Unfortunately that fucker [Merlin] Beggars is blocking nearly all YouTube audience uploads from this mini tour (Google the name if you're not familiar). Here's a sample which will probably be blocked sooner than later. I purposely chose an older song, rather than anything from the still unrelased new album. Probably won't make a difference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVmLYzrWGzM

Setlist:
01 intro to the film "I Am Easy To Find"
02 after film Q & A
03 stage entrance / intro to concert
04 You Had Your Soul With You - with Julien Baker
05 Quiet Light
06 Roman Holiday
07 The Pull of You
08 Hey Rosey
09 Oblivions*
10 I Am Easy to Find*
11 Her Father in the Pool* (Live debut)
12 So Far, So Fast*
13 Dust Swirls in Strange Light* (Live debut)
14 Rylan*
15 Underwater* (Live debut)
16 Hairpin Turns 
17 Where Is Her Head - with Julien Baker
18 Light Years

Encore:
19 intro to Not in Kansas
20 Not in Kansas*
21 The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
22 Bloodbuzz Ohio
23 Fake Empire

*with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus