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Arch Enemy – Sunday 11th February 2018

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On a very cold February day we had a slight change of plan travelling to tonight’s gig. Normally we’d “let the train take the strain” but this time we decided to try something different and drive part of the way. It would only really work because it was a Sunday and the traffic in London wouldn’t be as busy as usual. The journey down was uneventful except for the dark brooding clouds that threatened to dump snow at any moment. In fact, it looked like we were driving towards Armageddon in a scene like that one in Terminator2 but fortunately Judgement Day didn’t arrive despite the Doomsday Clock being at 2 minutes to midnight. We arrived at our destination and caught the tube to Euston from there we headed to the British Library to keep warm for a few hours.

When we were eventually kicked out of the British Library, after seeing the Magna Carta, we walked up to Camden looking for a restaurant that catered for a gluten free diet, something my doctor has recommended. In the end a chicken salad in the golden arches sufficed before we adjourned to the pub. The queue outside Koko was the largest we’d seen for a gig here reflecting the fact it was sold out. Obviously, there were a few die hard fans as they waited in t-shirts alone despite the below zero wind chill which kept most of the touts away as well. The pub by contrast was lovely and warm! It was here I admitted to my partner that I hadn’t been looking forward to the gig as much as normal and was feeling somewhat subdued. We talked about it and after a while made our way to the show.

There was no queue now and strangely no body scanner’s or searches carried out except a cursory glance in my partners bag, even then they missed the bottle of water!!! What’s going on? Too cold for terrorists or security? Or did they feel the Enemy Legions would suffice 😊

We made our way to the third tier (I think) which gives a good view of the stage and meant we’d be away from any pit that developed. This wold be the heaviest gig my partner had been too, so I thought it best to let her witness the carnage rather than be enveloped by it 😊 I thought the running order was different to that published on the website and we just caught the end of Tribulation.

Wintersun

They were a little squeezed by the setup for Arch Enemy in particular the massive drum set which was covered for now. Out came four guys all in black who struck up a beat and I thought that was it however several bars in the lead singer appears also in black and to rapturous applause from the crowd on the floor. Clearly quite a few fans were in as fists were thrust into the air and the crowd seethed.  I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard of Wintersun and at first thought “yet another black clad metal band” which really reflected my mood at the time. Also I’m confused because there were 5 guys out there but their Wikipedia page lists only 4. Anyway, they delivered a set that appealed to the crowd and began a change in mood for me. Musically adept their best came when the singer sang and by that I mean he wasn’t shredding/growling but singing because he had a great voice. Towards the end the pit started in earnest and watching it my partner asked why? Is there an answer to that? I suggested it was a different kind of dancing and a way of releasing some pent-up aggression but also an expression of enjoyment and no one is intentionally hurt, if you fall someone will help you up and by the end you’ve made new friends. She asked if I wanted to be down there and whilst I’d like to I reminded her of my specialists “no contact sports” rule 😊 It was a good set and if they settled more into the “melodic metal” genre they’d be ones to watch out for.

My Review Score: 7

In the interlude I grabbed some more refreshments from the rather empty bar area. We had managed to get to the front of the rail which was just as well because it had filled up. The vast majority of people we could see were in black apart from 2 chaps with white t-shirts and the lady standing next to me in a green dress who looked like she’d come expecting a disco.

Arch Enemy

The stage had been transformed with a large clear area in front of that massive drum kit. All of a sudden the opening bars of “Ace of Spades” rings out and all hell breaks loose!! Lemmy would be smiling down on us. I was there when Slipknot played David Bowie and now Arch Enemy open with Motorhead and that got rid of most of my blues. The lady in the green dress opened up as well and I was almost whipped by her hair and the blokes behind her. The lights go crazy, the music gets faster and “Set Flame to the Night” heralds the arrival of the band on stage. As they launch into “The World Is Yours” Alissa appears and immediately the 4 of them are whirling their hair around with even the drummer joining in with his extremely energetic drumming. This is pretty much the tone of the set; Arch Enemy are a force of nature all their own and are relentless which catches you up in the maelstrom of their own making.

Song after song with barely a breath between Alissa is throwing herself around the stage like a whirling dervish, blue hair flashing like lightening strikes. The light show is intense and matches the music perfectly. Despite all this you can hear the expert musicianship of all the members coming through, each song crafted to perfection, each growl catching the tempo and each drum beat flinging it all forth to wash over us. When they get to “War Eternal” a full on mosh pit has developed encompassing most of the ground floor. Security had been briefed because they were on hand to catch the crowd surfers and propel them safely back into the melee! It was, as several t-shirts screamed, “Pure Fucking Metal”.

The backdrop and various stage items had a logo which consisted of a pentagram in a circle with 4 towers on the outside. The towers could be tanks, but they reminded me of the circular writing of the mysterious aliens in Arrival. From where we were standing Koko, red decoration throughout with ornate gold Romanesque detailing and pillars, reminded me of an amphitheatre and the pit on the floor the gladiators wrestling before their emperors.

By now we’d reached “The Eagle Flies Alone” and is a track I believe shows them at their musical best. The harmonies created by the guitar, enjoined by Alissa’s more melodic vocals together with sublime drumming has crafted a glorious anthemic single. One which was sung loudly by the crowd including those in the pit who briefly stood still with raised fist amidst the raging chaos before being bumped, good naturedly, back into action. The pit calmed further with the next song “Reason to Believe” and as the lyrics washed over me my mood lifted, it was as though Alissa sang it to me personally.

This was perhaps almost the calmest moment of the entire gig but as soon as “As the Pages Burn” ripped forth the pit exploded again! You could feel the power in the feelings being expressed by that maelstrom as it drew more people into its embrace. Arch Enemy knew how much that would’ve taken out of everyone and so they played “Intermezzo Liberte” next and this really showcases their technical musical abilities to the full. This was followed by “Dead bury their Dead” allowing the drummer to show his mastery before they launched into their final song “We Will Rise”.

It didn’t take long for them to return for the encore, they kicked off with “Avalanche” which heralded the resumption of the pit before slowing it down considerably with the beautiful “Snow Bound” which had quite a few people hugging and swaying along. They finished off with a blistering version of “Nemesis” that had the huge glitter ball that hangs from the ceiling gently swaying casting fractured light over the once again seething pit. They played out with some instrumentals from tapes as they showed their appreciation to us and us to them before capturing the moment with a selfie.

My Review Score: 9

Once home my partner remarked that her head was ringing a bit even though she uses professional ear protection. Interestingly I had taken a sound level reading at various points and it only peaked at 100Db throughout. In contrast our tube journey had a loud screeching spot which also registered 100Db!! However the AE gig pumped out 90-100Db relentlessly.

Lissie – Tuesday 6th December 2016

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Today my partner and I are off to London to see Lissie which will be the second time this year. This time she’s playing at koko where we’ve been quite a few times now. However, after a change in job through redundancy the journey is a bit more complicated. I’ve not got time to get home so after much debate I’m leaving from a new station at Oxford Parkway and meeting my partner at the hotel she’d booked for the night as she’s on business in London the day after.

Having checked the website, I see that the support is on at 7:45pm with Lissie following at 8:30pm so it’s going to be tight to get there, drop off bags, eat and get to Koko. Arriving at the station was straightforward but that’s where it ended and things started to get complicated. The train I was going to catch was cancelled! The car park text service didn’t seem to be working either. There were a few people arguing with a harassed member of staff when suddenly the train was back on again. So, I hurriedly purchased a parking ticket and raced to the platform as I now only had 3 minutes. Once on the platform the train was showing 20 minutes late and at that point I realised I’d keyed my number plate incorrectly using 0 instead of O. Then my partner texted to say she was going to be late as well because she’d realised whilst on the platform at her station that she’d left her mobile at home and had gone back for it. All of this reminded me of the film Clockwise starring John Cleese.

Once in London we met up and then quickly departed for the venue, too quickly because I trapped my finger in the closing front door. Fortunately, it didn’t close fully but sufficiently for me to lose feeling in my finger for several minutes. Being unable to find the right bus stop we hailed a taxi to take us to Koko. Once there it was a short walk to McDonalds for refreshment, this time without seeing the chap with the mobiles and numbers but perhaps Tuesday is an off day for him.

At Koko we weren’t searched and I wondered if we looked just too normal or familiar. The chap collecting tickets was very enthusiastic and described the 5 floors and 4 bars that were on offer to us. Navigating to the ground floor bar for a well-earned drink I noticed that the stage times had been changed and that the support was just starting at 8pm with Lissie on at 9pm.

Teddy Thompson was supporting Lissie and as usual I gave him a listen. Up there on a Spartan stage with only a guitar and voice in front of a very large crowd takes some doing but for me there was no spark, no joie de vivre it all seemed a bit limp. One song in particular was rather dreary and had been introduced as being from his country and western album, oh dear. By this time, I’d scanned the balconies and found there was space at the top which, having never been up there, we decided to go to. It was quite a journey navigating through the passageways of Koko noticing a roof terrace for the smokers and various bars. At the top, we found space at the barrier and for once we were looking down on the massive glitter ball. Just below us was a stretch of 2 seater sofas fully occupied presumably by those first in the queue. Teddy was finishing up with an anecdote about speaking with Leonard Cohen and then sang one of Leonard songs using his phone for the lyrics! Oh Please surely you’ve played this before and could’ve learned the lyrics?!

My Review Score: 3

During the interval there was very little set up needed on stage as this was to be an acoustic set. So 2 guitars, 2 microphones’, 2 on stage speakers, water and wine was all there was. Next to me there was a bit of a commotion as one lady was rude to another who had been saving her partners spot whilst he went to the bar. Blimey never seen that at a metal gig and I thought a crowd for Lissie would’ve been more civilised, still one mustn’t make judgements. In the end rude lady wandered off as her partner wanted to sit down.

A flashing light from backstage signalled to the sound engineer that Lissie was about to come on and the background muzak was turned off and the lights dimmed. I do hope someone guides her on I thought as the stage was now pitch black but the torch followed her pointing the way to thunderous cheers and whistles from the audience. A brief hello and an introduction to her fellow guitarist and Lissie launches herself into the first song “Hero” and now here’s the Joie de Vivre that was missing before. Lissie lives her songs on stage compelling us to hear and feel the passion and conviction behind the lyrics and tune she’s written and is now performing for us as much as for herself. From high up I can see the seething mass of people on the floor enjoying the moment with her. I’m reminded that here is a voice that has range and raw energy too it, one that weaves a spell around the lyrics and casts it over us to enthrall and entertain in such a way that makes everyone smile and be happy. My partner and I certainly are and the lady next to us is too with her friends but when I turn around rude women seems static.

Lissie doesn’t stop too often between songs except to tell us reasons for a few of them: The women and girls in Liberia who peacefully protested until the civil war was ended; The good bye to California song; Why we should check out a water aid charity, oh and to say thank you a lot and respond to the “we love you Lissie” with a timid “love you too” as if realizing for the first time she is a star in many people’s eyes, a kind off “uh oh” moment of “I’ve just realised I’m performing in front of hundreds of people who like me”. There’s no big star ego here that I find blights many a singer or band just someone who is enjoying themselves and using whatever royalties come her way to buy up parts of Iowa to save the bees and wildlife. Wikipedia states she owns 10 acres but she tells us she now has 47.9.

When performing “Daughters” (Liberia and water aid references) she is at her most powerful clearly believing passionately in what she’s singing about. Having carefully rearranged her hair beforehand it’s now flailing about as she plays the guitar and sings with such raw emotion it’s impossible not to be caught up by it. Then in the middle of the song the chap accompanying her manages to get what sounds like an electric guitar out of his acoustic guitar – outstanding. I watch him for some time and he’s clearly very talented and during the set manages also to get his guitar to sound like a violin!

Towards the end Lissie played a Joni Mitchell cover she heard at an airport one Christmas and wished us all Happy Holidays. Whilst sung beautifully the song itself was a little sad but never mind playing with emotions is something music is good at and Lissie picked us up with the final song of her set. I went to the bar for a quick drink and got accosted by a drunk Jose who showed me his Facebook page telling me that exactly 12 months ago he was seeing Lissie in Manchester. He went on to tell me, as I was desperately trying to get away, that he couldn’t stand the people who weren’t revelling in the music and “just sitting there” to which I replied “She’s back on, get your drink and go and enjoy, I am” and I walked away.

Back watching the encore, I had a brief chat with the lady next to me about the music and plastic wine glasses. As with all great gigs the end comes too quickly and Lissie thanks a bunch of people, asks us to buy merchandise! And thanks us all for coming. Well thank you Lissie for coming and entertaining us spectacularly.

My Review Score: 10

Before I went to the gig I downloaded an app “Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite” and this has a sound meter in it. I was interested to see what decibels Lissie would pump out. On average she was producing 95Db and interestingly when the crowd were cheering and it seemed louder they were still only in the same ballpark but it was a higher tonal range. Can’t wait to try this at a metal gig 🙂

Getting back to the hotel was an interesting ride on the top deck of a bus. At times, quite scary as cyclists disappeared from view and cars were almost barged out of the way, oh and why use the bus lane all the time?!?!

Lacuna Coil – Friday 11th November 2016

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After Forever Still it was back to the bar for more overpriced cans, they obviously are trying to get the most out of us today by squashing the gig in and following it with a disco FFS. I noticed they were offering free admission to the disco for anyone at the gig, I guess trying to clear us out would be too much hassle and would the black clad metallers want to stay for pop pap?

With refreshment in hand it was time to head back towards the stage. The interval had resulted in a shuffling of the pack and we were able to move a bit closer and out from under the balcony. However this resulted in us standing almost underneath the impressively large glitter ball which will no doubt come into play during the following disco. For now it was sprinkling the crowd with spots of light and made me wonder if we could get it to reflect black light!

Lacunca Coil announced their entrance with an intro track played from tape with the drummer standing on his kit as a light scans the audience and then they exploded into “Ultima Ratio”. Wow this is definitely going to be a very heavy night I thought and checked on my partner for whom this was going to be the heaviest she’d ever seen and heard. For me I was immediately caught up in the raw power emanating from the stage. The two vocalists complement each other very well and can take a song from full on metal screaming to more symphonic qualities.

Their outfits were, to me, clearly meant to represent inmates from a sanatorium although the drummer confused me with his face painted almost like Papa emeritus from Ghost. A definite shift in emphasis from when I saw them at Download a few years ago with much heavier music, harsher vocals and a bigger bass beat. Even when they get to the softer “Heaven’s a Lie” their heavier side is straining to come through and I have to say I’m really enjoying this new sound as “Heaven’s a Lie” is more forcefully sung at us imploring us to believe.

The audience are fully engaged and again although too packed for a mosh pit the whole seething mass sways as one. Lacuna Coil have made us into a beast, a marvellous beast that is worshipping at their feet. Even when Christina addresses us we are obedient to her wishes and thrust our arms forth with “Delirium”. Even standing relatively still I am breathless with it all. Even their Depeche Mode cover hits the mark.

At the end I feel uplifted and once again music has dispelled my fears and allowed me peace in which to bathe in the ultimate enjoyment of the spirit this is The Rapture Effect. But of course they haven’t finished with us yet and they come back out and launch into “Delirium”. Towards the end the lyrics read “I walk in the darkness and neon lights, delirium will take me away” and whilst this probably refers to madness taking one’s self away in this place they have new meaning. It’s dark but the giant glitter ball casts out sparkles of neon and the whole crowd has been taken away on a tide of delirium.

After the strains of the last song have died away they ask for a photo with us which we duly oblige arms thrust aloft with rock fingers on show and then the lights come on. I’d met a chap earlier that had remarked on my Disturbed t-shirt and bumped into him again on leaving. See you in January I said as we’re both off to see Disturbed and some other guys. My partner and I debated for a few seconds on staying for the disco! But decided against it. As we walked back to the station she remarked on how heavy that was and that even with her ear plugs in it was loud. Yes but what a feeling it gives you.

My Review Score: 10

Forever Still – Friday 11th November 2016

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When going to a gig in London there’s planning involved, what time train to get and where/when to eat, so with this in mind I emailed the venue to find out the stage times. I’d noticed from their web site that they had a disco starting at 10pm!! Which is usually when the main act comes on. The venue responded promptly and doors were at 6pm with the first band on at 6:30!! This was going to be a push.

We missed the train we were aiming for because of traffic but never mind the next was a fast one arriving only 9 minutes after the one we’d intended to catch. It was full, well it was Friday and England were playing Scotland at Wembley. Euston was very well policed because of this and very crowded but we made our way through and out onto the road leading to Koko.

In need of a quick meal we entered our usual establishment for fast food J and sat down to eat. Hmm the bloke we’d seen last time with all the bits of paper containing phone numbers and various mobiles was there again, coincidence? Or running a business? Staff didn’t seem bothered that he was taking up space without eating, anyway none of our concern. We’d made good time but were going to miss the first band G.O.D so sorry to them as we decided to get some cheaper refreshments in at a nearby pub. Other Coil fans had the same idea as the pub was quite full of black clad figures apart from one chap who was wearing a kilt and who was clearly a long way from the match and unlikely to make kick off.

Once in Koko it was straight to the bar and armed with drinks we headed towards the stage. The second band was already on and on checking my watch it was obvious they were keeping strictly to the schedule. Forever Still was the band and are a 4 piece outfit fronted by a female singer and included a female guitarist. For some reason the vocalist appeared to be smeared with copious amounts of oil much like Rammstein. However they are definitely not industrial metal although from listening to the rest of the set are in the metal category if we are to pigeon hole bands.

The first full song were heard was Miss Madness and from what I was hearing it was good. A more melodic metal sung by a competent vocalist who roamed the stage to engage with as much of the crowd as possible. It was a good sized crowd as well and the majority certainly appreciated the music being produced. The next song was in a similar style and I’m beginning to enjoy this as is my partner for whom metal is a new genre to experience.

They’ve softened us up and then kick in the metal full blast with their last few songs “Fight”, “Save Me” and “Scars”. Yes this is what the crowd want and although it’s too packed down the front for a mosh pit to form the crowd are swaying in time and hanging on every word, chord and drum beat washing over us. The vocalist shows her range on “Scars” complete with rough edged screams. Great way to end the set because it left us wanting more, as it should.

Googling them you find various descriptions of them as alternative metal or heavy rock go see them for yourself and make your own mind up. For me I think their somewhere in between.

My Review Score: 7

John Newman – Monday 23rd November 2015

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After Nina Nesbitt’s set a large black curtain covered the front of the stage and a flurry of activity obviously took place behind it. I visited the bar again to refresh our glasses (plastic) for the half hour wait before the main act. Getting served isn’t too much of a problem as they have lots of staff, getting back was more problematic. By now the venue had filled up a lot more as some people only bother to turn up for the top billing. I think that’s wrong because how else can you discover new talent or music unless you scan the airwaves or perhaps join a music streaming service like SoundCloud, Radio 1 doesn’t do it anymore.

Eventually I managed to squeeze through back to my partner partly by following a much bigger bloke. The space in front of us had completely filled up now and security was much more visible at the barriers. Then I noticed one of the guards leap over the barrier into the crowd, there followed a lot of pointing by people and eventually the guard led away a women out the emergency exit. He returned alone. That’s the first time I’ve seen someone ejected and before the main act no idea what she’d done.

Eventually the crowd became restless and started trying to sing one of John’s songs which is never a good idea! Whether this had the desired effect or whether they were simply ready the lights dimmed and the black cloth became back lit. Added to this was the voice of Idris Elba narrating the opening and title track of John’s new album “Revolve” reaching a crescendo with “We all revolve” which may well be a take on “what goes around comes around”. Then bam, the curtain drops the stage is lit and John ascends through a trap door to the top part of a very white and stark stage set. Virtually everything is white, including John himself, with a smattering of black and oddly the backing vocalists in a red shimmer outfit clearly standing out and distracting a bit. A bit because there is nowhere else your attention would be than on the man himself, he commands the stage with such a presence that even if it were full he’d stand out. The set begins with the very next song on the new album “All My heart” and we’re off.

The set list was interspersed with old and new songs which, judging by the audience, everyone knew by heart. He and the band rolled effortlessly between songs sometimes without a break. During the breaks he talked about his mum who was watching, he described her as “royalty” and told us to mind our “fucks and buggers”. Throughout the songs he’s moving round the stage flinging himself to the floor and throwing his whole body behind the lyrics he’s passionately singing. So much so that after one energetic song he shyly (yes that’s the emotion I got) admitted he’d split his trousers yet he then carried on with the next song before going off for a quick change. When he came back he wiggled his behind at the audience which had most of them in rapture and screaming loudly.

John comes across as a genuine down to earth guy and he dedicated a song to his brother, who was now watching him perform, for all his help and guidance since their dad left. There was also a bit about heartbreak prior to “I’m not your man”. The intensity and pace never let up he whipped the crowd into a frenzy and the confetti canons drenched us in, well, confetti first white and then gold. As I’ve said previously the end came all too quickly but we knew he hadn’t finished, even without seeing that his mum was still on the balcony, and he probably knew we knew!

The crowd had started singing again and I quietly pleaded he’d come back and save my ears from the cacophony. Thankfully he came back quite quickly and belted out the song I first heard and saw him sing on BBC2’s Jools Holland show some years ago when I actually sat up in my chair to take notice. That song was of course “Not Giving in” and it’s clear that John has not given in and doesn’t intend to do so. He thanked his band who with them “it would be pretty boring with just me up here singing” and then genuinely thanked us for coming because “without you it would be even worse with just me on my own”. The crowd was virtually a riot by this time although thankfully this type of crowd doesn’t do mosh pits! Whether this outpouring of affection had an effect on John or whether he’d worked himself up so much I couldn’t say but during the last song of the evening “Love me again” he destroyed the drum kit ripping it apart and flinging it across the stage. John get yourself a guitar to smash up next time. The confetti cannons drenched us one final time.

Getting out of koko is a struggle when it’s full but I’d recommend hanging on to your coat if the queues are anything to go by. The floor was quite slippy with all that plastic confetti on it and we noticed a solitary man trying valiantly to clear up the mess with a brush. For myself that confetti kept appearing over the next day with bits falling out of places I didn’t believe it was possible to get to.

My review score: 9

 

Monday 23rd November 2015 – Part 1

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A bit of a change of pace for tonight’s gig, well quite a lot of change actually if you consider going from the heavy metal antics of Friday to the more soul funk sound of John Newman. Tonight I was with my partner and because of the set times we had to hurry from work into London to visit Koko. We’d been here before and knew what to expect from the venue which was presumably a former theatre, the large glitter ball looking slightly incongruous amongst the decorative plaster work. This was a sell-out show and predictably there was a queue however this was more for the here to stay full body scan on entry. This proved a little bit of an obstacle as I got the one security guard who didn’t understand what a pacemaker was and why he couldn’t use his metal detector on me. Fortunately his companion did and after a quick frisk I thanked them both and we made our way inside.

We were fortunate to get space immediately in front of the mixing desk so we had a barrier to rest on and crucially the stand it was on raised us a few inches above the crowd giving us a great view of the stage.

There were 2 acts to the support list with first up John’s elder brother James followed by Nina Nesbitt.

James Newman’s set was a much stripped down affair with just himself and a keyboardist. The crowd that had turned up this early listened appreciatively to his songs and gave warm applause. James’s style is quite different to Johns and his voice more gravelly but the songs were sung with the same passion that John brings. It is unfair to compare the 2 but it was evident to me that there is no rivalry or resentment between them and in fact I noticed that John was watching him from the first floor balcony dressed incognito so as not to detract from his brother performing below him.

Towards the end of the set James sang a song he’d written for Ed Sheeran and for me James’ was a much better rendition I believe because there was more of a connection between the words and the performer. At the end he gave a nod to his little brother who I saw was applauding as enthusiastically as we were.

My review Score: 7

After a trip to the bar for some refreshment and having to push through a now bigger throng back to my partner we waited for the next support act. Scanning the crowd it was evident that there was quite a mix of ages and I spotted a couple of children who looked under the age limit to me but if this was a film I’d expect it to get a PG rating anyway. However I would estimate that there were more women than men there including the 2 in front of us who it seemed had role reversed as the daughter was looking after her mum!

Nina Nesbitt came on dressed all in white and had a few more band members to help her. During her first song her vocals became totally drowned out when the band kicked in at full volume. I thought this would be addressed but as the rest of the set showed this kept happening. I’d never heard of her before and she mentioned writing a new album that had taken 2 years, I just wish they’d taken the time to get the mix correct for her as I think she’s a talented singer/song writer but was let down with this performance.

Nevertheless the crowd and I appreciated her efforts and during the quieter songs her true nature came through. At one point she mentioned seeing some people at the front yesterday in Manchester! Well it is only a train ride away. I will listen to more of her as I heard enough to interest me and I hope more in the crowd do so too.

My review score: 6