Hit-Ups waltzed on stage with a bit of
swagger in their super skinny jeans. Musically
they were good but I feel they weren’t quite
maximising their potential, the vocals were slightly
off and didn’t quite fit. Maybe with a bit
more tweaking they could become something greater.
The crowd still weren’t quite warmed up
yet, they stood slightly further away from the
stage than maybe you would expect, and no one
really got into it except the one guy that seems
to be at every gig in Bristol, ever.
Idles were ok, they weren’t anything special.
Lead singer Joe Talbot came across as incredibly
pretentious, whether that is just on stage I do
not know, but either way I found it off putting
when trying to absorb the music. The crowd, again,
didn’t care too much for Idles, but to be
fair it seemed a hell of a mellow band to support
the madness that was about to be Dananananaykroyd.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it
again, Dananananaykroyd – What a fucking
band! There was an entire party happening on stage,
it’s so rare to find something like this,
pure excitement, noise and their music makes you
want to completely let go of yourself. It’s
hard to watch these 6 Glaswegians live and not
have a smile on your face. Lead singers Calum
Gunn and John Baillie Jr. knew how to please the
crowd, they jumped into the pit, hugged everyone,
jumped around some more then returned to the stage
for more chaos repeatedly through the performance.
Even people on the balconies were dancing. These
guys even took the piss out of themselves and
their Scottish accents, purely light-heartedly
but it certainly gave the atmosphere a much more
comfortable and positive vibe. They slightly outlined
their reasons for splitting up… They said
they couldn’t afford a dry cleaner or something
to that extent… they joked about it and
said their thanks to the crowd for their support
over the years. Dananananaykroyd wanted to end
on a high, and they certainly did! No one wanted
them to stop playing, they went off stage and
the entire crowd chanted ‘’DANANANANAY
– KROYD!’ before they returned for
one last song. It really is a shame these guys
won’t be around anymore, let’s just
keep our fingers crossed for a comeback gig…
The Hit Ups – 2.5/5
Idles – 2/5
Dananananaykroyd – 5/5
Review By Karlie M
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