Nothing, that's what.Right from the moment Allusondrugs take the stage, the music pummels the crowd with no injury or insult to be seen or heard. Being the support act is always hard, particularly with names as big as these headliners but Allusondrugs played as if this tour were their own. Anyone who missed them really missed a trick because these boys are destined for the big time. They're weird and psychadelic and grungey and quite frankly beautiful to look at. I have never seen so much hair fly about a stage and the whole set was quite unpredictable. I wasn't sure where frontman Jason was going to end up and I wasn't sure if I was going to see a mosh pit or just some kids staring. Unfortunately, the crowd were not overly receptive and even upon Jason asking "who's here to get laid tonight?" there was just one lonely yell. Despite this, the boys played a rad set featuring songs such as Cherry Pie and Am I Weird? and definitely left with a few new fans.
After a short 20 minute turn over, it was Lonely The Brave's turn. The crowd had expanded and there were now grown men, boys and women alike ready to have an emotional outpour alongside the Cambridgeshire lads. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this band are beautiful. David Jakes' voice just stays with you: it's so so haunting. He spends most of his time in the shadows of the stage, rarely moving from the spot where you can only see him if you're at the barrier and it makes you empathetic. He has such a talent, as do the band who surround him, but he has so much anxiety about being in the spotlight that you feel for him. You understand where the emotion in their music comes from when you see them live and it makes the experience that much more special. In some ways, his limitation is his strength because it makes people connect to their big, bold anthems and it's this niche they fill that leave this adoring crowd wanting more.
Lonely The Brave would have stolen the show, that's if Marmozets weren't up after them. In a completely different league, the rock quintet from Leeds are well and truly the talking point of the night. I was lucky enough to squeeze in down the front and get the full effect of a Marmozets gig. There were moshpits and yells and a union of hands in the air which supported Becca Macintyre physically and metaphorically. She was ill, flu and all that, but you wouldn't have known it as she screamed her way through the majority of their amazing debut album and jumped on top of the crowd time and time again. She is an amazing force driving this band and seeing them live really showcased just what this band can do. Their set ended with the frantic Vibetech which saw pretty much all the band get in the middle of the crowd. That's right, a whole drum kit was moved into the crowd, as well as a guitar or two. The crowd moshed around them as they blew everyone away and it even featured a guest vocal from Jason (Allusondrugs); it was awesome.
After briefly hanging about to get a high five from Becca, I left drenched in my own, and probably a few others, sweat. It was such a good gig and I would urge anyone to go and see all three of these bands, even if they're not your cup of tea. You are in for a massive treat if you do.
Setlist (Marmozets)
Born Young And Free
Particle
Is It Horrible
Captivate You
Weird And Wonderful
Why Do You Hate Me?
Hit The Wave
Move, Shake, Hide
Vibetech
Setlist (Lonely The Brave)
Call Of Horses
Victory Line
Trick Of The Light
Deserter
Black Saucers
King Of The Mountain
River, River
The Blue, The Green
Backroads
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