Our Lady Peace tugged at the heartstrings of a crowd of about 800 people at Movin' On Saturday night with an energetic performance. Unfortunately, most of the audience did not pay enough attention to realize this.

The band tore through a set of new and old songs with an emotional fervor and consistent intensity. Those sentiments, however, went almost unnoticed by the apathetic crowd that seemed to only be there because of some unknown obligation.

The show began with a spoken word piece coupled with some atmospheric background music. As the narrator ended a diatribe describing a glimpse of the future, the singer interrupted the end with the a cappella intro to "Middle of Yesterday," a song off the group's latest CD, Spiritual Machines. The rest of the band joined in with an explosion of sound that was present throughout the duration of the song.

The end of the song flowed into "Right Behind You (Mafia)," another song from the new LP. The subtle transition did nothing to rouse the indifferent crowd. People did begin to get excited halfway through the song, but only because staff on the side began throwing T-shirts into the mix of people.

The band finally got the crowd to care when singer Raine Maida played the opening chords to "Superman's Dead," from the band's second album, Clumsy. At this point the crowd began to reciprocate the emotion coming from onstage with a number of people crowd surfing. Maida vied for more enthusiasm from the audience by getting them to sing the end, "Doesn't anybody ever know."

The band poured out its heart with emotional songs, highlighted by Maida's trademark falsetto vocals and spastic movements on stage.

The chaotic, yet powerful guitar work of Mike Turner played off Maida's drama making everyone believe that the band truly does love its music.

The crowd was once again drawn into the performance upon hearing the piano part that begins "Clumsy," the band's most popular tune. Again, Maida got the audience involved by pointing the microphone toward the crowd and getting them to sing along at the end. The crowd surfing continued for the rest of the performance, diverting attention away from the band.

The climax of the 80-minute show occurred when Maida climbed the rafters on the side of the stage to perform "One Man Army."

To the sounds of a bizarre keyboard effect, the singer leapt into the song with the band matching his theatrics musically. Tensions heightened with Maida hanging from the steel bars and singing "I remember falling." The crowd loved the daring act, finally paying the band the attention it deserved.

Our Lady Peace continued the energy throughout the rest of the show, blazing through heavy songs and some slower tunes. "Are You Sad?" featured a slowed tempo and a comforting tone, amid a sea of blue lights that illuminated the stage.