Scenes from the stage: Lord Huron

The first leg of Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector Tour ended Sunday, Aug. 10 in Rochester Hills with them coming home. Surrounded by friends and family, the band celebrated a delightful homecoming as they reminisced about meeting each other in a school lunch line not far from the waters that would one day lend their name.

Left: Ben Schneider sings into a telephone while his face is projected on a screen during Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector Tour at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo. Right: Ben Schneider holds up a telephone during Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector Tour at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo.

Lord Huron’s concert was far more than a set of songs. It was a breathtaking, cinematic journey into the heart of their imagination. Each track unfurled like a scene from an unspoken story, its imagery brought to life through carefully designed visuals and stagecraft. At one moment, lead singer Ben Schneider leaned into a vintage pay phone, his voice traveling through the receiver while a hidden camera projected the close-up to the amphitheater’s massive screens, creating the strange intimacy of a private moment shared with thousands.

Left: Two dancers perform during Lord Huron’s set at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo. Right: A dancer performs during Lord Huron’s set at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo.

Across the stage, dancers traced a love story in motion. Vines draped from the ceiling, threaded with soft, cascading lights that glimmered like fireflies, which cast the stage in a warm, enchanting glow. Dreamlike projections of misty forests, desert highways and star-filled skies mirrored the music’s themes. Every prop, every light, every movement felt intentional, as though the band had built a world for the audience to step into. Their attention to detail ensured that the music echoed louder.

Left: Tom Renaud and Ben Schneider play guitars during Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector Tour at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo. Middle: Ben Schneider performs with his guitar during Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector our at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo. Right: Ben Schneider sings into his mic during Lord Huron’s The Cosmic Selector our at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on Saturday. Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo.

The band crafted such a perfect night that even the moon couldn’t help but join in. “A breathtaking guest appearance” as they called it, the celestial rock shone brightly, ensuring the night we met Lord Huron was one we would always want to return to.

Summer Managing Photo Editor Ananya Kedia can be reached at ananyakd@umich.edu.

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