Having a laugh at the expense of the Boston crowd, McCluskey mentioned 'the elephant in the room' and asked about the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles game that had been played that day and if it was 'worth staying home for'? (as Boston had lost the game). Post-song, McClusky joked that, 'All the best concerts start with a song about an oil refinery', and followed up with the more upbeat 'Isotype.' To start the show, a pre-recorded version of the band's 2013 song, 'Atomic Ranch', piped through the speakers before OMD took the stage and officially opened up with 'Stanlow' (from the 1980 release, 'Organization', the song concerns an oil refinery).

The crowd erupted at the first sight of their synth-rock heroes, who had returned to the Boston area for the first time since 2018. Sporting three members of the classic lineup: Andy McCluskey (vocals and bass), Paul Humphreys (vocals and keyboards), and Martin Cooper (keyboards and saxophone), alongside latter-day drummer Stuart Kershaw, OMD was in rare form all night. OMD performed on at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1977, OMD had a three-year seniority jump on other techno-pop giants like Depeche Mode and New Order (who both started in 1980).

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are one of the architects of the synth-pop sound that was all the rage in the late '70s to mid-'80s.

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