Kicking off with some newbies from the recently released album, the band cut a slick and very together performance, and the fan’s dedication was shown by the fact that the dancing was as energetic during the new tracks as in those which have come to be regarded by many as indie dancefloor classics, the category of which includes the ever popular ‘over and over’ and the more recent hit ‘ready for the floor’.
The only flaw of the gig as far as I could see was a slightly awkward bit of recurring feedback in the middle few tracks, and the disgustingly mushy couple getting off next to us. But hey, the band could hardly help that.
After driving the crowd crazy with a sharply executed set of numbers they culminated (after an extremely loud encore) with a stomping guitar infused version of ‘ready for the floor’, which was a very nice way to end things indeed.
All in all a very successful gig which not only lived up to my high expectations, but succeeded them.
Written and photographed by Poppy Gardner
