First
and only support this evening is L.A band Beware
of Darkness. A young three piece band full of
energy and spirit. They seem to have a large following
here tonight that make them feel very welcome.
I guess you would describe the sound as Alternative
Rock, really catchy for the most part. They hold
the audience well for the entirety of their set,
performed almost in complete darkness. A good
start to the evening on the whole.
Skunk
Anansie are one of those bands that are guaranteed
not to leave their audience dissapointed and tonight
is no exception. Charging the stage with pure
electricity Skin has the audience hanging off
her every note, and the room is alive with adoration!
Starting the set off with 'The Skank Heads', 'I
Will Break You', and the amazing 'I Believed In
You' the crowd are dancing around and there are
just so many smiling faces, even behind all the
cameras and phones recording the gig and taking
pictures. Progressing onto more classics like
'Twisted (everyday hurts)', 'Weak' and 'Hedonism
(just because you feel good)' we see Skin walking
out onto the crowds hands, then crowd surfing
and all the while pulling off every
word impeccably, it sounds and looks so good from
my current position at the back of the packed
out Wulfrun Hall. I personally can't understand
why the venue was downgraded this evening, as
Skunk Anansie are just as great as they were when
they first infected our ear drums back in the
90's, if not better, but then it does help to
make it a bit more of a intimate atmosphere.
Storming onwards with this fantastic set of older
and newer tracks with 'Yes it's Fucking Political'
and 'Charlie Big Potato', before the encore which
consists of 'Tear The Place Up', '100 Ways To
Be A Good Girl' and the excellent, 'Little Baby
Swastikkka' which Skin sang from the middle of
the crowd, before crowd surfing back to the stage!
Great music, great band, great atmosphere!
Beware Of Darkness 2/5
Skunk Anansie 5/5
Review By Jude Onions
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