I
arrived later than I wanted to, to the small but
packed out Bodega in Nottingham because I can
never find anywhere to park in Nottingham but
I got there just in time to watch Blitz Kids perform
their full set.
Blitz Kids are an up and coming band fromNantwich,
who have a natural ability to get the crowd going
and pumped for the main act tonight. The stage
was only small but it gave the band a good chance
to interact a lot with their ever-growing fans
in the hot and sweaty crowd. As there wasn’t
any barrier between the stage and the floor, front
man Joe James, had fan girls,
left, right and center trying to grab him as he
sang along to songs like – Sometimes, Run
For Cover, On My Own and Never Die, as well as
other tracks from their album The Good Youth.
I’ve never seen Blitz Kids live before but
I really enjoy listening to their music and I
very much enjoyed seeing them perform so I will
definitely be seeing them again in the future
because their stage presence was really good and
they had a lot of energy, also I like bands that
can interact well with their fans.
I
rate Blitz kids 5/5 because if you already know
of or follow this band, you will understand how
hard they have worked to get to this point in
their career, They have toured so much with so
many different bands, perfected all their songs
and I believe they genuinely are a great young
band.
Next up was non other than the main act of the
night, Canterbury. When I got asked to photograph
Blitz Kids, I had no idea they were supporting
Canterbury, in which are also another great band
that I really enjoy seeing live and listening
to, hailing from Surrey. I’ve seen and photographed
this band a couple of times
before but they recently released their newest
album in January called ‘Dark Days’,
so I was eager to see how the band performed their
new tracks live and how the crowd would react
to them.
As the lights dimmed in the room and Canterbury
took the stage, the roar from the small but very
loud crowd was huge.During their very long set,
The band performed old classics from their albums
‘Thank you’ and ‘Heavy In The
Day’ like - Wrapped In Rainbows, More Than
Know, Gloria and Calm Down.
All
those older tracks Mixed in with tracks from their
newest album in which they are trying to promote
with this headline tour, ‘Dark Days’
like - Think It Over, Run From A Gun and Going
Nowhere, These new tracks actually went down well
with their fans and I could see everyone trying
to sing along although some didn’t know
the words, they were still trying.
Canterbury are the kind of band that don’t
need to move much on stage and don’t need
to have energy in their body’s because all
the energy comes from their very talented voices
which instantly get any crowd they are performing
to going and off their feet without them jumping
around on stage.
I rate Canterbury 5/5 also, not just because they
are one of my favorite bands but because they
never fail to impress me when I see them live
and they really are another great band that make
some amazing songs, so everyone should check them
out if they haven’t already.
Blitz Kids 5/5
Canterbury 5/5
Patent Pending 5/5
Review And Photos By Jazza Wallace
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