A freebie gig for four hundred lucky fans that had pre-ordered the new album from the band's website (that's two hundred pre-orders with two hundred plus ones). This gig was a wee bit special.
In such a small venue, the sound quality was a bit off at first, with the mix favouring the guitars over the vocals, but you felt so close to the band you could (almost) smell Dante's aftershave and get dripped on by Joolz sweat. Shame a
tall, dome-shaped baldy decided to plonk himself between me and the singer's microphone stand. Hence my poor photos, despite being relatively near to the stage. It was fun to play a game pretending to be at a stadium gig watching the band on the screens. Even if they were only phone size, the picture clarity was great.
Playing a lot of the tracks from the album, the lack of familiarity prevented the audience from properly engaging but everyone was nodding their heads appreciatively. The album's been getting great reviews, well earned from what I heard tonight.
Of course, they weren't only going to play new songs to entertain and brought out the classics, 'Crazy You', 'Inside Out' and 'Shame on You' to finish their hour-long set.
Of course, even freebie gigs can have encores. So they came back out to play 'one' more number, 'Steal Your Fire', which then flowed into 'Fight for Your Right to Party' as a proper finale. I'm ever so slightly hoarse now.
Tonight felt like a teaser gig: fun, intimate and rewarding. I'm really looking forward to the full gig at the Barrowland in December. "Paaaar-tay."
Fun fact I discovered tonight: St Luke's is not where I thought it was. It is not St Andrew's House, off Glasgow Green. It is another six-minute walk from there, beyond the Barras, on Bain Street. Google Maps, you are a saviour in times like these. This meant we missed most of the support act, local band, 100 Fables. The two songs I heard were alright.
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Setlist
She Knows
Here's Where I Am
Favourite Pleasures
Secret Lovers
Black Heart
Tragic Heroes
Boy Who Fooled the World
Crazy You
Inside Out
Shame on You
Steal Your Fire
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) (Beastie Boys cover)
