 
 Gentleman’s
Pistols took to this tiny little stage in Bristol
to a room full of eagerly awaiting rockers. From
the second front man James Atkinson sang his first
note the crowd were hooked, these guys had grabbed
everyone’s attention, people were getting
involved, a rarity for a first support band to
receive nowadays. They played a mix of old and
new, ‘Some Girls Don’t Know What’s
Good’ particularly stood out. This is classic
rock at its finest, and my god they do it well.
Full of energy, catchy riffs, and not a note was
off key. I have never, ever, heard a cheer for
a support band as big as I heard the cheer for
Gentleman’s Pistols when they finished playing,
definitely one to check out again.
Black Spiders waltzed on stage and do what they
do best. They had everyone’s attention,
everyone knew when to shout out and join in. The
energy on stage was absolutely mental, especially
from drummer Tiger Si, he knew how to work the
crowd even with obstacles in his way! Lead singer
Pete ‘Spider’ Spiby ran round the
stage when he could, climbing on top of the speaker
stacks and making this an ace show for everyone.
Half way through their set they had the entire
audience with their middle fingers in the air,
shouting ‘‘FUCK YOU BLACK SPIDERS!!’’,
apparently a regular occurance at their gigs.
Top performance, as always from these guys. I
love their classic style, and really, who can
argue with the phrase, ‘Eat Thunder, Shit
Lightning’?
 Karma To Burn came to the stage and the atmosphere
became more subdued. Don’t get me wrong,
these guys are very talented musicians, and they’re
great to listen to at home, but I really couldn’t
help but feel that they seemed incomplete without
a vocalist. It was difficult to distinguish between
songs, and really hard to make a connection with
any of the band members, there was no trace of
a microphone on stage so even in between songs
there was no verbal contact with the crowd. The
movement of the room slowed down, and it really
appeared that people didn’t know how to
rock out to their music. I really can’t
fault their set, their music is first class, their
sound was incredible, and they deserve credit
for their compositions; but as a live performance
goes, there really was something missing for me.
Karma To Burn – 2.5/5
Black Spiders – 4/5
Gentleman’s Pistols – 4/5
Review By Karlie M |
