Leeds Festival 2004
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th August 2004Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, England MAP
£105 for weekend (sold out), any day £45 (still available)
Daily capacity: 55,000
Theres something about indie bands that attracts bassists that remind me of Bungle from Rainbow. The Open join the likes of The Killers by having a bassist that, with his new facial hair, helps them to look right at home within this genre.
Six months ago The Open played a low-key tour at 300 capacity venues, three months ago they supported The Vines and a month ago they hit Scotland with their first T in the Park appearance. Theres no doubt that The Open are growing and that the release of their recent debut album has helped to propel them to stardom and quite rightly so.
There is one issue that needs resolving - they still need to look more comfortable on stage but everything else is spot on. The band fit together like they were bound in a Chinese finger trap and produce a rich, deep, searing sound that leaves you craving more.
There are some bands that are going places and others that arent. The Open arent just going places but theyre going to stay there too.
review by: Guy Powell
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