T in the Park 2006
Saturday 8th to Sunday 9th July 2006Balado, nr Kinross. Scotland, KY13 0NJ, Scotland MAP
£115 w/e with camping, £97.50 without, £56.50 either day - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 52,500
Mixing classical with contemporary, Guillemots are one of the more varied acts to be performing in the King Tuts Wah Wah Tent.
Adorned in a red suit and sitting atop a classic stylised wooden chair, keyboardist and lead singer Fyfe Dangerfield of Guillemots looks a little odd. The band sound a little odd too, opening with a dreamlike mixture of sound effects that could quite easily have been sampled on any early 90s dance tracks.
The mixture of classical instruments with experimental contemporary material makes for an interesting set but it doesnt quite work. They remind me a little of Clor, or perhaps The Infadels set in an Arcade Fire mould.
Their originality certainly isnt at fault but the music just didnt translate well. Dangerfield was positioned sideways on the stage, meaning that he had his back to half the crowd.
As the gig progresses Guillemots style shifts from one genre to the next, transforming themselves from electro indie to saxaphone influenced ska.
The biggest cheer of their performance goes to current single, the serenely beautiful Made up love song #43 that reached number 23 in the UK charts.
The band sing The best things come from nowhere and maybe, but the best thing at the moment certainly isnt this. It is a shame because on record some of their songs are magnificent but live they just dont cut it with me.
review by: Scott Johnson
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