# MGMT @ The Electric Factory

PHOTOS BY: Siena Sohn

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  Matthew Dear, an American DJ, opens up with his electronic set before MGMT on Tuesday night at the Electric Factory.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112945/MGMTxEFACTORY-7-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-7/) 

  MGMT frontman Andrew VanWynGarden kicks off the Philadelphia concert at Electric Factory with “Little Dark Age.”  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112944/MGMTxEFACTORY-8-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-8/) 

  Simon O’Connor, touring musician stands in as lead Bassist for MGMT’s 2018 Little Dark Age tour.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112943/MGMTxEFACTORY-10-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-10/) 

  Benjamin Goldwasser, one of the founding members of MGMT plays lead keyboard during their second song of the night, “When You Die,” at Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pa.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112942/MGMTxEFACTORY-11-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-11/) 

  ames Richardson has been a touring member for MGMT since 2008. At their Philadelphia tour stop, Richardson plays drums and backup vocals for the synth-pop band.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112940/MGMTxEFACTORY-18-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-18/) 

  MGMT amps up the Electric Factory crowd on “Time to Pretend,” their third song of the night.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112939/MGMTxEFACTORY-19-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-19/) 

  Green lights fall down on the American rock band’s founders, VanWynGarden and Goldwasser, as they play one of their more popular tracks, “Time to Pretend.”  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112938/MGMTxEFACTORY-20-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-20/) 

  MGMT’s fourth-studio album, Little Dark Age, was released February 2018. VanWynGarden (pictured) claims that the album is influenced by America’s current political state, and what it means to be an American.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112936/MGMTxEFACTORY-22-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-22/) 

  Throughout playing “Time to Pretend,” images of gore and blood were visible on the stage’s screens, which can be seen behind Richardson, drummer of MGMT.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112935/MGMTxEFACTORY-23-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-23/) 

  VanWynGarden during MGMT’s playing of “Time to Pretend” on March 20, 2018 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pa.  [![](https://whipradio-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25112934/MGMTxEFACTORY-29-800x445.jpg)](https://whipradiotu.com/mgmt-the-electric-factory/mgmtxefactory-29/) 

  Full view of MGMT’s lead vocalist VanWynGarden and bassist O’Connor as they close out their third song of the evening, “Time to Pretend.”