Live gigs - Who you've seen were they good, bad etc.

[BookAngel]

I saw Confidence Man last night at Newcastle NX. I'd first seen them at Glastonbury this year and loved them so much, I immediately used some of  my precious data at the festival to book tour tickets! They were just as fantastic in a sweaty little club as on the Other Stage. Place was jumping, even the new album tracks got a massive reception, just a really fun show altogether.

 

 

[Chapple12345]

9 hours ago, BookAngel said:

I saw Confidence Man last night at Newcastle NX. I'd first seen them at Glastonbury this year and loved them so much, I immediately used some of  my precious data at the festival to book tour tickets! They were just as fantastic in a sweaty little club as on the Other Stage. Place was jumping, even the new album tracks got a massive reception, just a really fun show altogether.

 

 

Caught them in Norwich the other night too and they were an absolute blast, such a slick and fun show!  

[-TLR-]

Kreator - London, saturday.

 

50% cheese / 50% awesome.

 

they need to be careful - if they tick over one more point on the cheese they will be in full-on Spinal Tap territory.

 

 

 

but i will say - the pyros were f**king incredible.

 

 

[Gnomicide]

Michael Kiwanuka at Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool. 

 

A stripped back album launch show so you only get about 45 minutes, but always nice to see bigger acts in a small venue. 

 

[JayDiesel]

Fontaines D.C., Cardiff, last night.

 

One of the best active bands in the world on top form, playing their biggest shows yet (not for long, admittedly), to an absolutely raucous crowd. Was surprised at how many 16-18 year olds were there, but was pretty well behaved considering. A few moments of 'really, lads?' in the crowd, particularly when some of the younger lot insisted on opening a mosh pit up for every song - you cannot mosh to I Love You.

 

Grian was a lot more active than when I've seen them previously, and really put a shift in at working the crowd up. No chat with the crowd of course, I've never known an act to be so unanimously disinterested with racountering, but that's fine, they're not there for that.

 

I do wonder how they manage to keep up these intense shows when you consider the never-ending length of their touring schedule? On a UK-leg now of a tour that's already spanned Europe and the USA. Back to the USA next year, and then every festival on Earth, plus outdoor headline shows back in Blighty. Plus, they supported Arctic Monkeys in USA last year, and played 100+ shows in 2022. I really, really wish they had some time off.