 Fixer
opened with a cover of Metallica’s ‘Fuel.
Musically, they were very talented; however there
was no hint of personality on stage whatsoever.
It seemed as though this may have been one of
their first ever gigs, even the lead singer had
a lack of facial expression, this was just a group
of 20 somethings that admittedly, could play their
instruments and sing, but there was no sign of
a ‘show’ to be seen. Their version
of ‘’Whisky in the jar’’
went down well with the crowd, as did their cover
of ‘Enter Sandman’, the vocals were
incredibly similar to that of James Hetfield’s.
The closest these guys got to crowd interaction
was thanking everyone at the end. Some good tunes
were played, but I won’t be rushing to go
see them again.
You wouldn’t expect a metal Bee Gees tribute
to pull in such a crowd, but o2 Academy2 was absolutely
packed waiting for this mayhem to commence. Some
were metal heads, some were dressed in full on
70’s get up, afro wigs, loud shirts with
big collars and oversized sunglasses. Others looked
like they were extra members of Steel Panther.
One of the most unusual crowds I’ve ever
seen.
 Tragedy entered the stage covered head to toe
in glitter; we could barely see their faces. The
spandex, the bodysuits, the scarves, and the exposed
chests were enough to put you in a good mood before
they had even started playing their opening song
‘’Mr Jones’’. This was
executed fantastically, you could see how much
these guys absolutely adore being on stage and
loved the crowd singing along. A few songs in
there was a small instrumental, while each of
the guitar players took it in turns to come to
the very front of the stage and mime cunnilingus
on their flying V guitars. Everyone was laughing,
it was hard not to!
At one point Lead Singer Barry Glibb asked a guy
in the crowd if he was wearing a wig. When discovering
it was, he came out with the line ‘’If
that wasn’t a wig I would fancy you...but
I haven’t seen your ass yet, there’s
too many ladies in the way.’’ The
innuendos continued, as did the laughter and the
spirit lifted higher and higher as the evening
progressed.
 Tragedy’s version of ‘’You Should
Be Dancing’’ should replace the original,
it was that awesome. A girl from the crowd was
dragged up onto stage and they danced with her,
what a way to please your crowd!
Towards the end of their set Barry Glibb asked,
‘’Does anyone know the ’Horizontal’
album from 1968? I will blow anyone that can name
me a track from the ‘Horizontal’ album.’’
Mo’Royce shouts out ‘’HORIZONTAL!!
Now you have to blow me!!’’
‘’Staying Alive’’ was
a slightly heavier cover than the others, but
still held together brilliantly. The crowd went
absolutely mad, everyone was clapping and cheering
as Tragedy left the stage. When they returned
they expressed how they had been a delightful
band, and how we were all privileged to have heard
them. Their encore was, of course, ‘’Tragedy’’.
Not once did their energy slip, their smiles drop,
or their prancing around wilt.
These guys do exactly what it says on the tin.
Metal, Bee Gees, brilliant.
Fixxer - 1/5
Tragedy - 4/5
Review By Karlie M
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