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Norman Music Fest 2018: Japanese Breakfast performs emotional set during first Oklahoma show

Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast performs at the Lyft Opolis Stage at Norman Music Festival April 26.

 Paxson Haws/The Daily

The crowd at Japanese Breakfast began with silent nodding to a rhythmic and calm opening, but it was followed by cheers that battled the sound system.

By the end of the evening, though, the music and crowd were anything but calm for day one of the Norman Music Festival.

Singer Michelle Zauner offered festivalgoers compliments, praising the turnout as better than that of Coachella and poking fun at the bass player who was playing with an injured shoulder — she was anything but short of jokes.

However, it wasn’t until a member of the audience offered a white rose to singer Michelle Zauner, as well as a following comment on eating a quesadilla, that it felt like the show began to take off and the energy from the performers and the crowd began to rise.

Even though it took a while for Japanese Breakfast to warm up on the Lyft Opolis stage, one fan was moved from the very beginning.

“I was not expecting to cry, but the moment she started playing, I ugly sobbed like a baby,” said Rachel Beer, painting and drawing junior.

Beer said she has listened to the artist since the first album was released. She said Zauner’s music helped her get through a hard time in her life.

One of Beer’s friends, Samantha Strothers, graphic design junior, began listening to Japanese Breakfast after Beer’s recommendations. She said she enjoyed the show and hopes to see more music like Zauner’s in the future.

“There’s always the hope that Japanese Breakfast is the door that opens some fresher, cooler bands to come into town,” Strothers said.

Japanese Breakfast was the first of three headliners to perform at the 11th annual Norman Music Fest. The other two, Parquet Courts and Tune-Yards, will perform at 10:30 p.m. April 27 on the Winston Gray Street stage and 10 p.m. April 28 on the Fowler Automotive Stage, respectively.

The three-day festival continues April 27 with bands plugging in around 4:15 p.m. There will also be a surprise performance by Horse Thief at midnight.