 This was my first time in the main academy tonight
and just managed to get my gear set up before
The Leftovers got on stage, now there opening
3 songs, seemed like a bit of a blur really, they
couldn't have been that good as i dont really
recall them, then when i got out of the pit and
into the crowd i could see or hear why, the rest
of the set sounded pretty much the same, 3 chords
all the way through, just sounded like generic
pop punk, the singing was more shouting as it
sounded exactly like when the singer was talking
into the mic, and they also finished a BFS song
when BFS were on. I just wasnt really impressed
or engaged with them, im pretty sure the kids
in the crowd loved them, but for me it just wasnt
cutting it, too many average bands on tour these
days!
Next up was MC Lars, backed up by Failsafe, i
have to mention that Failsafes singer looked out
of place, just standing there chiming out the
odd lyric, it was good to see the band given room
to breath as the last time i saw them, they were
crammed on to the tiny little civic stage, Lars
also seemed more at home with space to run around
on the stage, i enjoyed his shorter set this time
round, with him playing songs like 'Hot topic
Is not punk Rock' and 'Download This Song', in
which the singer from BFS sang a few verses of
the track before disappearing off stage again.
MC Lars and co were as entertaining as ever in
his own style of laptop rock, the music was pretty
good and the vocals decent, some sections of the
crowd especially a few members at the front were
unnecessarily abusive, if you don't like whats
on fuck off to the bar, but don't abuse the guys
on stage its just not on! As for the rest of the
crowd they sung along for most of the set, they
and myself enjoyed it.
 Main Support act were Zebrahead, my misses bought
a ticket just to see them, For me im indifferent
about them, they seemed not interested in performing
or it was a standard performance, looked good
on stage but i just wasnt interested in them really,
and a few people i talked so thought the performance
was lackluster also. They opened there set with
'rescue me' Postcards and Jag off, there set was
full of profanity, which for me it doesnt bother
me in the slightest but there were many youngsters
in the crowd and I'm sure there parents wasn't
happy with it. they closed there set with Anthem
and then The set up, im pretty sure they went
down well with the crowd as alot of people were
into it, but i wasn't impressed with an average
performance, the songs were well executed just
wasn't feeling the performance tonight, something
missing really.
 Bowling for soup, the last time i saw them was
back in 2007 at the download festival and to be
honest i don't remember much about that set really
other than the large inflatable sheep they had
on stage. Not being the biggest BFS fan as i dont
really find there humorous music entertaining
anymore, but they did put on a good show, they
played the songs you expected like Highschool
never ends, Punk rock 101, a new song called My
wena of there latest release. Their set was punctuated
with interludes, which were the musically enhanced
beverage break and photo opportunity, the photo
break happened in the song punk rock 101, the
song played in this interlude was celebrate, by
cool and the gang, the crowd singing along a surprise
was a katy perry cover hot n cold, other songs
in there set was 1985 and the song they made it
big with or the first song i ever heard by them
'girl all the bad guys want', the crowd were singing
all the way through, so did i as it happens, well
the songs that i knew anyway, felt like being
a teenager again, it was a great gig.
The Leftovers 2/5
MC Lars – 4/5
Zebrahead – 3/5
Bowling For Soup – 5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence |
