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Mumford & Sons draw the crowds and The Stranglers make the day a TriumphTriumph Live 2010 reviewThursday 23rd September 2010 As a Triumph owner of long-standing, I'm more than happy to give my account of this show. The event was held at the Mallory Park race circuit in Leicestershire. Triumph Motorcycles based in Hinckley have reached a 20 year milestone in their reincarnated history, and as such hired the race track to celebrate their success with the fans and owners of their bikes. Camping for the hardcore was available and it was great to see plenty of Triumphs (and other bikes) parked up for the night next to their tents.
In between the races they had two stunt riders (one of them the legendary Kevin Carmichael) going through their tricksy routines (riding Triumphs naturally). These included stoppies, wheelies, rolling burnouts, do-nuts and drag racing on one wheel! These are skilful riders - man and machine as one...
(At this point I must confess that I'm a 100% metalhead, and make no apologise for that!) The first band then:- Burning Shapes... They were more rock & roll than most of the other acts. They went down well but there was not much of an audience at the time due to the rain that had started to fall. Bummer... The band that followed:- Diego... I thought this act were pretty good. A more uplifting happy beat, sort of folk/rock style. I would go to see these again if it was a local gig.... Next band:- The Dunwell Brothers Band... A more thoughtful band, with harmony vocals and acoustic guitars. The songs were "telling a story"..They reminded me of Crowded House, in a mellow mood... Next up:- Cats And Criminals (battle of the band competition winners). This band played a more funky set with the added horns and upbeat rhythms. They went down well with the crowd and it was just as well because the rain had started again. By now the standing area around the stage was packed and all of them were waiting for this one act.... Mumford & Sons... I must admit to knowing nothing of this band, other than what my friends were telling me on the day - I'm a metalhead remember - but the crowd certainly knew the songs off their best-selling debut album because they were singing along to most of them. The rain obviously didn't bother them and M &S also played the first encore of the night. It was funny to watch the younger kids leave the front of the stage after M & S had finished their set, and the older guys (like me!) and gals took over... The Stranglers need no introduction. They've been around for what seems like a hundred years and though I've not seen them that often I'm reliably informed that they rarely do a bad set. They played for an hour and a half, running through hits and the occasional more obscure track from their back catalogue. I only remember their hits but they were played spot on - an over heavy bass for my tastes perhaps, but that's The Stranglers. The encore was the classic 'No More Heroes' which finished off the night's entertainment to a T... The whole days event was finished off, as it should be, with one more beer in the well stocked beer tent. Then it was goodnight Mallory Park and hello bed...I was knackered...Ciao...  review by Steve Oliver photos by Phil Bull 
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