Vampire Weekend at the Hollywood Bowl →

Vampire Weekend brought their “Father of the Bride” tour to the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday for a memorable night that included a heap of songs from their new album (their fourth), a cameo from the Haim sisters and a cover of “The Boys Are Back in Town.” Well, a snippet of it.

The latter came after the band, performing as a seven-piece, opened the encore with “Stranger” and frontman Ezra Koenig opened things up to requests. The tune felt fitting, since Vampire Weekend was playing its first Bowl show in six years. Then, also by request, they played 2008’s “Boston (Ladies of Cambridge)” and 2010’s “Giving Up the Gun” before Koenig said “That was a chaotic request session but we loved it” and got back to the setlist.

The Haims — Danielle, Esta and Alanna — sang harmonies on “This Life,” with Danielle staying to duet with Koenig on “Hold You Now.” Koenig said, “Vampire Weekend comes from New York, but L.A. is a second home. Thanks to L.A. for producing such talent, we were honored to have Steve Lacy, Haim and Ariel Rechtshaid on our newest album.” They ended the first part of their set with “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” with Danielle Haim again lending her vocals.

By the end, Vampire Weekend had played 2 1/2 hours, closing with “Worship You,” “Ya Hey” during a rain of confetti and “Walcott.”

Setlist: Bambina, Unbelievers, Holiday, Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, Sympathy, Finger Back, M79, Unbearably White, Step, My Mistake, Horchata, New Dorp, New York (SBTRKT cover), White Sky, Sunflower, This Life (With Haim), Hold You Now (with Danielle Haim), Harmony Hall, Diane Young, Cousins, A-Punk, Hannah Hunt, Oxford Comma, Jerusalem, New York, Berlin. Encore: Stranger, The Boys Are Back in Town (Cover), Boston (Ladies of Cambridge), Giving Up the Gun, Worship You, Ya Hey, Walcott.

Boygenius at the Wiltern →

Individually, and as the trio Boygenius, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus gave the crowd at the packed Wiltern a special Friday night filled with sharp songs, soaring vocals and emotional crescendos.

It was the final show of an 18-date tour for the three singer-songwriters, whose unexpected collaboration yielded a six-song EP, released in October, and shone a light on the trio’s keen songwriting.

On Friday, their respective solo sets were followed by a seven-song Boygenius nightcap, with the trio performing all six songs from the EP and their new cover of the Killers’ “Read My Mind” (previous shows had seen them cover the Dixie Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away”). Dacus began the night, mixing a couple of new songs with material from her latest album “Historian.”

Playing a hometown show, Bridgers followed. She opened with “Smoke Signals,” the crowd roaring when she hit the lyric “But nothing’s changed, L.A.’s all right,” and later earning nods of approval for “Scott Street,” a song set in Echo Park. She later allowed as how she had played the Wiltern before, as an opening act, and in those days she had bangs. “We don’t talk about that time,” she said dryly. “It looks good on people, but not when you have a widow’s peak.”

Baker, the youngest of the trio at 23, followed with a set that included a duet with Matt Berninger of the National on “All I Want,” a new song that will benefit Planned Parenthood.

The Boygenius set ended the night, with the trio saying they’d worked out the harmonies for the Killers cover for their Morning Becomes Eclectic set on KCRW. Before playing their last song, “Ketchum, ID,” they gathered around one mic and before playing the song, hugged each other. During this moment, the crowd cheered wildly and the fans in balconies gave a standing ovation. At the climactic ending, Baker shredded a guitar solo, during which Bridgers and Dacus continuously bowed towards Baker. After leaving the stage, the trio and other managers and band members came back on stage and they all bowed together.

Boyggenius setlist: Souvenir, Bite The Hand, Stay Down, Me and My Dog, Salt In the Wound, Read My Mind (Killers), Ketchum, ID.