Well well well, what is there to say i broke my
main lens at work a few hours before the gig,
i dropped my bag and caught it with my foot, sadly
it didnt stop a seal on the lens being broken.
It was such a sunny day too, in fact it was bloody
hot, and even with the air con on in the venue
it was still bloody baking in that place.
I only managed to catch two bands, because of
the stupidly early start time of the gig of 6pm,
i have to work too, most gigs don't start till
gone 7pm, and a curfew thrown into the mix of
10pm, meaning i only saw the end of the egos set,
but i saw main support act Bayside rock the joint
good and proper with there first appearance in
Wolverhampton, with there brand of punk rock,
that had some pretty catchy moments, with great
riffs and simple drumming, with good vocals thrown
into the mix that had the crowd liking what they
saw, i do believe that they had some of there
own fans in the crowd as a fair few people were
singing along to 'still alive'. a worthy note
of mention was the lead guitar player, he was
pretty good, especially with the solos as his
stand out moments, but also had some great riffs.
The band pretty much didn't stop moving through
out the entire set even tho is was a very warm
night. They closed there set with Devotion and
Desire, which seemed to be a more serious/darker
sounding song, but was pretty good non the less,
the crowd were nicely warmed up before the main
act.
 New Found Glory, i have to admit, i have not
heard this band before, not through ignorance,
but just that poppy punk really isn't my thing,
but having said that i relatively enjoyed there
set tonight, they opened with a fairly new song,
off the new album, the track was 'Listen to your
friends', the crowd at times, didn't seem to lively,
probably due to the excessive heat in the venue,
but they certainly got more rowdy as the gig went
on, the music at times seemed a bit flat, but
it was played with effortless aplomb, with great
stage presence that really filled up the stage
they were bouncing around on, It sounded like
a pretty tight set, playing all the songs you'd
expect them to play, they even played the cover
song they did in 07, 'Kiss Me' which is the only
song im familiar with, and since then im not sure
why someone would cover that song, but the crowd
loved it with a bit of a sing along, other songs
of note were 'all down hill','truth of my youth',
'sucker' coming home, and usual set closer 'My
Friends Over You'. There was an awful lot of crowd
participation, with the band commenting on a great
form of exercise, circle pits, and in this heat
they would be right. Dressed to kill was dedicated
to the legions of fans who go to a gig on every
tour. For a band i haven't listened to they certainly
have my interest for further investigating, but
for the hardcore fans, they had a great time even
in that god awful oven of that venue tonight.
New Found Glory – 4/5
Bayside – 4/5
Review By Robert Lawrence |
