There wasn’t a moment of the evening of March 2 at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon, when the crowd didn’t have their hands raised in the air and their feet off the ground. Gogol Bordello, despite originating nearly 3,000 miles to the east in New York City, is no stranger to Portland. The gypsy punk band, formed in 1999 by immigrant musicians in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, has regularly played shows in Portland for the past 24 years. Portlanders continue to show up and show their love of Gogol Bordello, selling out their last two performances at Revolution Hall.

The band’s current tour celebrates the release of We Mean It, Man!, Gogol Bordello’s ninth studio album, released in February. Puzzled Panther, who collaborated with Gogol Bordello on track seven “From Boyarka to Boyaca” of the album, joined the band as support on tour along with Boris and the Joy, the indie-folk-electro-pop project of Gogol Bordello’s former guitarist Boris Pelekh.

Fans lined up early for the sold-out show at Revolution Hall. Boris and The Joy opened the evening with Gogol Bordello’s drummer, Korey Kingston, accompanying Pelekh on stage. Though Pelekh’s music was a little less punk and a lot more poppy than that of the main act of the evening, Pelekh nevertheless brought the energy that Gogol Bordello is known for to the stage. Pelekh got the crowd dancing and talked fondly of his former band and tourmates.

Puzzled Panther brought the punk vibes to the stage, and Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz made an appearance on stage with the Casa Gogol label mates for some of their songs, including a yet-to-be-released song and a cover of Song Youth’s “Dirty Boots”.

Gogol Bordello entered the stage to an eruption of cheers and applause and opened their set with the fiery track “Ignition” from We Mean It, Man!. Fans at the front of the barricade reached their arms out as Hütz pranced around on stage. They followed “Ignition” with the fast-paced “I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again” and the political anthem “Not A Crime” from their 2005 album Gypsy Punks: Underdogs World Strike.

The energy, both onstage and in the crowd, was endless throughout Gogol’s entire 20-song set, which featured both hits spanning their catalog, including “Start Wearing Purple” from Gogol’s debut album and six tracks from We Mean It, Man!. Halfway through their main set, Puzzled Panther joined Gogol Bordello on stage for “From Boyarka to Boyaca,” the song from We Mean It, Man! that the two groups co-wrote. Each of the seven-piece outfit had their own moments in the spotlight throughout the set, with solos scattered in between songs. Violinist Sergey Ryabtsev captivated the audience with a violin solo following “Mishto!” that led into a snippet of Gogol’s cover of “Mala Vida” by Manu Chao. Gogol’s most recent addition to the stage, Erica Mancini on accordion and backing vocals, shared smiles and danced with bassist Gil Alexandre.

After finishing their main set with “Pala Tute” from 2010’s Trans-Continental Hustle, Gogol Bordello returned to the stage to raucous applause for a four-song encore: “Think Locally, Fuck Globally,” “Alcohol,” “Boiling Point,” and “Undestructable.” Despite being one of the slower songs on We Mean It, Man!, “Boiling Point” saw the lone crowd surfer of the Portland show. Following “Undestructable,” both supporting acts joined Gogol Bordello on stage while the crowd clapped and cheered, and Hütz introduced his fellow musicians and tour mates, showcasing that the “We Mean It, Man! Tour” was really a family affair and celebration, and they really do mean it.