Saturday 16 November 2024.

Saturday 16 November 2024. THERAPY live at Shepherds Bush Empire. This show sold out in advance. They are touring the UK and Europe to promote the 30th anniversary release of their fourth studio album ' Troublegum'. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Therapy's 'Troublegum ' album , this 2LP set contains the original album pressed on 180g silver vinyl plus a further 14 tracks rounding up B-sides and bonus tracks of the era pressed on 180g lavender vinyl . I have seen them a few times before , including when they supported Metallica in 1995 at Monsters of Rock. ------------ The venue is rammed solid sold out .Oddly I see a chap wearing The Monsters of Rock 1995 t-shirt as i mentioned above. The support arrived on stage at 7.50pm for their 35 mins. Deux Furieuses are Scottish vocalist/guitarist Ros Cairney and Greek/London drummer Vas Antoniadou. Two feminist rebel soul mates on a mission to comment on the world around them. All about heartfelt, politically charged songs. THERAPY arrived on stage at 9pm for their 85 mins set. They had a huge screen showing the Troublegum' cover. The trio are all dressed head to toe in black. Lots of moshing and a dozen crowd surfers. All fourteen songs from ' Troublegum' were played including their speeded up version of Joy Divisions 'Isolation'. That album had a bit of a punk sounding edge to it. Lots of good tracks played including highlights like 'Nowhere' and 'Screamager' . An enjoyable show. Full THERAPY setliat played tonight.... Tape intro - Lunacy Booth (String Version) Stop It You're Killing Me Isolation ( Joy Division cover) Totally Random Man Turn Auto Surgery Trigger Inside Brainsaw Unrequited Unbeliever Femtex Hellbelly Opal Mantra Die Laughing Lunacy Booth Nowhere ( with Judas Priest’s “Breaking the Law” intro) Encore: Nausea Meat Abstract Accelerator Potato Junkie ( with drum solo and Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” intro) Teethgrinder Knives Screamager ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Friday 15 November 2024. AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS live at The Roundhouse. A fast rising band who have had a great 2024. AMYL and the boys play the last of three sold out shows at The Roundhouse on their UK & European Tour. Amyl and the Sniffers are an Australian pub rock/ punk rock band, featuring vocalist Amy Taylor. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2019. It was followed by Comfort to Me (2021) and Cartoon Darkness, (2024)...this third album went Top 10 in the UK. A few years of non stop gigging has started to pay off. I saw them perform a couple of tracks a month ago at a recording of Later with Jools Holland TV show, but really looking forward to seeing their full show for the first time. ------------ Nice to see Rough Trade Records main honcho GEOFF TRAVIS here ...the band are signed to Rough Trade. The band are attracting a nice mix of cool youngsters and the older crowd as well...t-shirts spotted included , The Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, The Cramps , The Libertines .. AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS arrived on stage at 9.10pm and played for 75 mins. Amazing that they have a big screen curtain showing live footage of the gig. Straight from the start there is full on lively moshing and crowd surfing. Amy Taylor on vocals is a total blonde gobby firecracker. Taylor was a force to be reckoned with. With her bleach blonde Farrah waves and spandex leggings , she looked like a queen ready to burn down the establishment, and the crowd couldn’t get enough of her. She has magnetic star quality that you can't take your eyes off , as she danced and twirled around the stage Within a few songs she was running along the photo pit , standing on top of the amps , exposing her multi-coloured bra and slagging off Donald Trump. The songs are mainly uptempo short quickfire gems. The hypnotically uninhibited Amy Taylor, and her Australian punk band delivered a show with a terrific, buzzy energy..... A great show. The band have announced a massive show at Alexandra Palace for November 2025 , and hopefully they will be on some 2025 summer festival bills too. Full AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS setlist played tonight.... Tape intro - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Baccara song) Doing in Me Head Pigs Do It Do It Tiny Bikini Freaks to the Front Motorbike Song Chewing Gum Security Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled) Guided by Angels Knifey Jerkin’ Me and The Girls Balaclava Lover Boogie Big Dreams It’s Mine Got You U Should Not Be Doing That Facts Hertz Encore: Maggot GFY

Posted 16th November 2024