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'5 Seconds of Summer have proven why support acts shouldn't be overlooked'

Daily Mirror (UK), 5 October 2023

'5 Seconds of Summer may have had a helping hand from One Direction but almost eight years since their last tour with the group, the Aussie lads have proven they're more than enough, writes Daniel Bird...'

Full article / review of The 5SOS Show Manchester below (link):

'Arguably one of the biggest bands right now, it's no surprise that 5 Seconds of Summer are continuing to sell out arenas.

Having seen the four Aussies at the start of their career, playing in venues with a capacity of 300 with tickets being sold for less than £15, to now seeing them at stadiums and sold-out arenas, they've come a long way. Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin first joined forces in 2011, uploading videos to YouTube and amassing a string of fans.

One of those happened to be Louis Tomlinson from One Direction, who invited the quartet to support them on their 2013 Take Me Home Tour. They went on to support the 1D lads for another two years on the Where We Are and On The Road Again tours, performing to millions of fans across the globe.

But while they were warming the crowd up, the group were also busy with their own music, with early releases including Out Of My Limit and arguably their best track, Heartache on the Big Screen, they soon went on to establish their own name, 5SOS (five sauce). With this new-found fame came their own fans, in their thousands.

Tickets for their headline shows would sell out within minutes as fans packed venues to hear their favourite songs live. But in 12 years, they've proven that support acts shouldn't be overlooked. Many of us go to gigs, often missing the support act or not taking anything away from them but these lads were different.

Was it their humour? Their childish energy at times? Their on-stage banter with one another? That's something we won't know but their recent show at Manchester's AO Arena on the The 5 Seconds of Summer Show was certainly one of their best. Opening the show with Bad Omens, certainly set the mood for the night as Luke, Calum, Michael and Ashton delved through their back catalogue and delivered an electric set.

Part of the show included audience participation, with a giant red dice being launched into the audience by Hemmings, allowing the crowd to choose the next song, with Voodoo Doll being chosen, much to the excitement of the 21,000 roaring fans. This opened a gateway for the lads to discuss their past, with Ashton recalling staying at a hotel over the road from the arena while supporting One Direction.

"About ten people knew who we were at the time, now look," he exclaimed while reflecting on their meteoric rise to success as he recalled performing at smaller venues before the band managed to sell out the biggest indoor arena in Europe. But while reflecting, the group looked towards the future as they stated their plans for the next few months are pretty empty.

This, however, is for good reason as lead guitarist Michael is set to welcome his first child with his wife, Chrystal Leigh Clifford. Joking about his future, he laughed while saying he will be going from playing in front of thousands of fans to having a "house covered in poop" before Luke interjected, adding he will be able to teach Clifford's daughter how to wear make-up.

Anecdotes aside, the group certainly showcased their performance skills and failed to stand still for the cheering crowd as they made their presence in the arena known. Having seen the lads perform countless times, this was certainly their best performance to date.'

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had such a good time seeing boygenius last night 😭

my thoughts on the boys 💖

phoebe has that ⭐️special something⭐️ I can't describe and completely forgot about, her confidence is stunning. Such a charmer 💕

julien's job is guitair 🎸❤️‍🔥 she has massive talent for real 🥹 it's an absolute delight seeing her look so comfortable, happy and loved. She said the most lovely things and it gives me hope 😭

lucy's voice is velvet 🥰 We're in love is the best song ever. I am forever in shock and grateful that she so perfectly describes 💫relatable thoughts and feelings 💫 Lucy's music makes me feel 💓 seen 💓 in ways that I have never felt before. Seeing her perform is a magical experience and I feel blessed to be within her presence

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Giant Rooks at Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, 11.02.2024

Biggest surprise of the evening: despite only arriving 1.5 hours before the doors opened (and being in the slowest entry queue, at least it felt like that...) we still made it to the front row! On the far right, but we still had a good view, especially as the guys always make sure to use the entirety of the stage, no matter how big it is. Giant Rooks' 2nd long-player How Have You Been? is out now and made it to n° 1 of the German album charts - congrats!! We got to experience a few songs live that weren't yet on the setlist a month ago in Luxembourg and also a more impressive stage equipment due to the much bigger size of the stage and venue (sold out btw!). The tour goes on, including mutliple dates in the UK and US, and I can only recommend to check them out if you haven't yet.

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Outrage Tour. Pulp at Old Profanity Showboat, Thekla, Bristol 24 September 1985. Photographed by Andy 'Beezer' Beese.

Jarvis Cocker (vocals & guitar), Russell Senior (vocals, guitar & violin), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Pete Mansell (bass & backing vocals) and filling in for Magnus Doyle (away in India) Simon Hinkler (drums).

Source & more photos: British Culture Archive

NME Review below, thanks to Pulpwiki

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PULP DIG VIS DRILL Bristol Old Profanity Showboat

DIG VIS DRILL have leafleted the boat with an encouragingly bolshie document and are the owners of some great titles, viz, 'I'm Hip I'm Vain' and 'Fix The Kitchen'. These are played at an intense volume through swamping keyboards, relentlessly beat-skipping beat-boxes and two screeching voices. They had a nice computer which malfunctioned - (a very Sheffield touch, that). You could make a case for DVD's being a fierce virus coming to wipe out sanitised pop pap; well you might but I thought it was godawful. Like the attitude, guys.

Pulp, also from Sheffield, swathe the stage in Andrex before turning on and tuning up. They also give rise to two questions. Why do tall singers with glasses always end up doing David Byrne contortions? Why do Velvet sounding bands always have girls playing plinky plonk keyboards?

After two dreadful punky things. Pulp move on to 'Fairground' which carries the grand dramatic style of The Scars - recited poetry and menacing synth. 'Don't You Know?' was the evening's highlight, a wistful little 'Caroline Says' thing with a delicious slide guitar. Much of the remainder strayed into the jovial land of John Cale with a violin and moody synth-noises providing the canvas for Tim Cocker [sic] to bear his soul, flail about and tear toilet paper off the ceiling.

Somehow, it's nice to think that there is a far comer of Sheffield that will forever be experimental and out on a limb. Even if it's not very good. Because it's not very good.

Campbell Stevenson

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Do you or any of your pals have access to the Telegraph website? They wrote a recent review for Harry and I was interested in reading it.

Here you go:

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GIG REVIEW: CARCASS + Conjurer & Coffin Mulch - Sunday 28th May 2023 | Church Dundee

https://www.facebook.com/events/727365335360990 Bands: Coffin Mulch, Conjurer, Carcass It can be easily argued that Machine Head’s appearance last September was the largest band to Play Dundee in recent memory, but I would say not the most influential. That title would easily go to the central act of this gig: the gruesome and legendary Carcass. Being brought to Dundee for the first time in…

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Oct 11, 1968: Cream, New Haven Arena [Photos: Steve Potter]

REQUIEM FOR CREAM by John C. Adams

(On October 11 in New Haven, Cream gave one of the last performances of their U.S. farewell tour. Before the concert they talked with the CRIMSON about themselves, their life on stage and their future plans.)

The New Haven Arena was filled with blue light and rows of teenyboppers turning every now and then from their ill-concealed joints to stare at the stage door. They finally appeared, mesmerized their listeners and, without ever once letting up, proceeded with ninety minutes of the music that has all but become the language of our time. "White Room," "Crossroads," "I'm So Glad," "Traintime," "Toad,"...there couldn't have been many in the audience who did not already know these songs inside out. But their charisma doubled. Everyone knew this was the end. Cream had announced their splitting up, and the concert had that primeval aura of the last rites. We had talked to them for over an hour at a pre-concert reception. It didn't matter. On the stage, in that blue light, they were superhuman.

None of us really could remember what our thoughts were when we were introduced to them by Bob Rolontz of Atlantic Records. My own reaction was to dart out the back door before my nerves got the best of me. It seemed strange that the characters who had grown to the enormous proportions of their reputation could be so tiny in real life. Baker, the tallest, couldn't be more than 5'8". He and Clapton hid in a corner of the room trying, impossibly, to remain inconspicuous. Baker--chalk skin set off beneath dull orange hair, black motorcycle jacket, high heeled boots and fingers almost hidden in silver and gold rings. Clapton in blue velvet pants, white silk socks and patent leather buckle shoes. Brocaded vest and fingernails longer than a Japanese dowager's. At the other end of the room was Bruce, sullen and bored. He sat with his stubby fingers nervously drumming the edge of the chair. Alligator boots, knee-length leather riding jacket. Compressed nervous energy. Despite the awkwardness of the scene, they were generous with their conversation. We were lucky.[...]

Interviews: Eric, Ginger, Jack

[...]Cream reached its zenith at a time when most rock records were being overloaded with extramusical paraphernalia. Some of the finest groups like Country Joe, the Stones and the Airplane had sold their souls to the electronic engineers and the gimmick was the thing. Cream never once departed from their musical idealism, never resorted to Sargeant Pepper effects. They leave, as they came, musicians of the highest integrity.

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INSPIRAL CARPETS – ALBERT HALLS, MANCHESTER 1 APRIL 2023

Despite coming to Glasgow, something told me that a road trip to Manchester was required when Inspiral Carpet’s UK tour was announced in October last year. The Albert Halls is one of my favourite venues and I just had the feeling that it would be a special night and I was right.

We queued up early so we could get a seat upstairs in the Albert Halls and the atmosphere built quickly with Manchester DJ Dave Sweetmore playing classic 90s indie to the expectant crowd. A short set by Wigan new boys Stanleys was great then another half hour set from Sweetmore led to an amazing sing-along that warmed the crowd up better than most support bands ever could.

The band last played live in 2015 but following the untimely death of drummer Craig Gill, they had been on an understandable hiatus. Craig was a hugely popular part of the Manchester music scene and his sudden death had sent a shockwave through the band and Manchester.

The crowd exploded as they opened with ‘Joe’, a single from 1989 and quickly rattled through a set with too many highs to mention, however ‘She Comes in The Fall’, ‘Directing Traffik’, and ‘Caravan’ were some highlights but the closing tune ‘Dragging Me Down’ was a particularly special moment. The sound of Boon’s keyboards is the thing that set the Inspirals apart from other bands in the 90s and it was great to hear live.

After the main set, the unmistakable face of Gilly was projection at the back of the stage and Clint announced that Craig’s son Levon would take the drum kit for the next song, there was not a dry eye on the crowd. Levon is about 18 and a quiet lad but did his dad proud and it was a special moment for everyone.

They ended their triumphant set with ‘Saturn 5’ and it was clear that we had just experienced a very special night that we’d remember for a very long time.

5 stars.

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Absent Signifier (Gig Review)

Improv’s Greatest Hits with Double Pelican + Elm for Emmaus Bristol @ The Crofters Rights Wednesday 24th March 2024

Band Members:

Bass and Vocals-David

Drums and Backing Vocals-Tee

By Joe Guatieri

To bring some context, I know David as the former vocalist of Warrior Pope, a real Bristol scene defining band for me in which his presence was always felt. On the other hand Tee I know from seeing at gigs again and again and again, with this sense of familiarity, it could only generate excitement for their set.

Having played in Newport before, this wasn’t there first rodeo but it was in all accounts their home debut. Another wet and gloomy night travelling up Gloucester Road, only to hear the sound of laughter coming from The Crofters Rights. After pints were consumed and chat was had, plenty of faces that were known stood and watched as David and Tee setting up on stage, knowing something that we didn’t. Absent Signifier then noisily crashed their way into the set, David messing around with his guitar pedals and Tee crashing on the drums. Before slowing things down in a slow sludgy fashion with David screaming like a god up in heaven, every chord and note was felt until within a finger snap things sped up to something resembling a hyperbolic uncontrollable rager. That’s the thing there were all these changes in pace and delivery throughout, moments of Doom, Hardcore Punk, Grindcore, hell even Harsh Noise, all while the eccentric duo were screaming and shouting whatever the fuck that they wanted too. Consistency was thrown out the window, in favour of spontaneous combustion. They are self-described as Free Metal and their sound echoes this in spades, having no boundaries, no handlebars and no one set genre to lay their hats on. The best element of any gig that I find is surprise in which given the fact that the crowd didn’t know what was coming next worked a treat. People went from banging their heads, to dancing, to closing their eyes in a trance, all the happiest of reactions. For me, great moments in music whether listening to them or witnessing them live are comparable to an artist paint in front of me in real time and this set really defines that notion to me. An uncategorizable unconventional assault of the senses. If this is the start then I would run miles middle but there would be no end. The fact that this was all done for charity as well not only puts smiles on faces but money where it matters. I will never forget about this night!

PS: Below is a link to the Emmaus website in which this unforgettable gig was in aid of

PPS: Below this is a clip of Absent Signifier in action

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LIVE REVIEW: Indoor Pets

The Grace, London – 31.01.2024 Words: Amy Butcher & Photos: Max Nicoll A low hum of anticipation settles at Highbury’s The Grace, as Big Flame by Doris Wilson protrudes throughout the small intimate venue (clearly a nod to the new drum skin on stage), signifying Indoor Pets’ return to the live music scene after a four year hiatus. With lockdown came a stand still in live music and the music…

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5SOS @ The Forum (FULL CONCERT)

15 November 2014

Photos: Kirby Pedersen / Neon Tommy

Neon Tommy: 5 Seconds Of Summer At The Forum

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Michele Stodart

St. Pancras Old Church, London, 30/11/23

Michele Stodart has a CV in the rock world second to none. Bassist and vocalist in the The Magic Numbers, festival curator and promoter, actress in Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ Yesterday and musical director at the UK Americana Awards.

But there’s nothing aloof about her. Here she is baring her soul at the intimate St Pancras Old Church ‘inviting in the darkness’ as she says, by way of explaining the title of Invitation, her third and first album in seven years. The theory being that it is in the ‘listening and learning that we can transform’. It’s fitting that Stodart extirpates some of her demons in a church named after the Roman Christian martyr, whose name in Greek means the one that holds everything.

She says it’s important to surround yourself with people who ’lift you up’, the implication being this principle guided the composition of her backing band, which features singer songwriter David Ford on guitar, Andy Bruce on piano, Holly Carter on pedal steel and Emma Holbrook on drums

The first set is a run through of the album that culminates in Drowning, expiating quietly, like a last breath at its end. There are the tranquil, comtemplative, healing melodies of Undone and Come Dance With Me and the strolling blues of These Bones. The highlight, as it is on vinyl, is the desperately poignant Tell Me.

The songs, whether acoustic, piano or violin-led do indeed feel transformational and often slow burn to a crescendo. After the interval Stodart introduces new compositions including collaborations with Ford and special guest and singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams, who quips “I was enjoying this amazing gig now you’ve spolied it!” for a song called Lucky Ones. Brother Romeo, lead singer of the Numbers, is in the audience, and whoops flit appreciatively around the chapel like swallows on a serene, intermittently playful, night.

The full photo gallery, where you can buy prints, can be seen here.

Words: Adrian Cross; Photos: Richard Gray

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Tom Odell, Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU), 19.03.2024

I'm not sure why I had been convinced Tom Odell would play the Rockhal Club - maybe because he played at den Atelier last time and I couldn't imagine him changing to a so much bigger venue. I was a bit stressed out arriving at the venue and finding five waiting lines, but in the end, it was no problem getting a good front row spot. Phew. What can I say about the gig? It was simply perfect, from Tom's own performance, to that of his band and the light show. We didn't wait afterwards (work!), but here's a photo that was taken 11 years ago after my first Tom Odell gig 🙈

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Russell Senior, Bath Banker fanzine (Sheffield edition, 1980), live review, The Leadmill, Sheffield, 16th August:

"Teenage Kicks riff on ½ acoustic guitars but different words. They claim to have written "Stepping Stone" - it's the definative version! "Subtlety time, dedicated to Elvis" sounds like "Don't Fear the Reaper" a bit. A dirge. "Message for the Marshians" with a keyboardist who hadn't learnt the other songs. Another dirge. The appearance of the front man is entertaining. A fun band. Tuning up of hopelessly out of tune semi-acc. "Happy House" riff out of tune, different words. "I won't say that this is the penultimate song because that's pretentious. "This is for dancing but I don't suppose anybody's going to dance. Sounds like "Christine" and is a disco spoof! I wonder what Kieth Strong would say. Vast cheering for encore."

Jarvis recalled in Record Collector

Our first Sheffield gig was a "Bouquet of Steel" festival in August 1980, at the Leadmill. We were second-from-bottom of the bill - I turned up and everyone's saying "Where's your gear?" We thought you just plugged in. We tried a version of "Stepping Stone". By this time, we'd got a new drummer called Jimmy Sellers, but he was into drinking. When we got to the middle break, he just stopped, so it only lasted about 30 seconds. The bass player encountered feedback. It was the first time we knew it existed because we'd been playing through the record player at home, and could never play that loud because the neighbours would complain. He walked away from the amp hoping it would stop - he ran out of stage and fell into the audience, which caused a lot of hilarity.

Sources: PulpWiki & Acrylic Afternoons

Russell also mentions the gig & review in his book...

The photo of Russell is his passport photo which may be around 1980.

Colour poster reproduction by original artist is available to buy here.

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GIG REVIEW: Holly Humberstone - Rough Trade East 9/10/2023

I have had the pleasure of seeing Holly Humberstone live in various settings, whether it be on the Main Stage at Leeds Festival or headlining O2 Forum Kentish Town. One thing is for sure - her performances are always gripping. As someone who also moved from a smaller city to London, the relatability and meaning behind 'London Is Lonely' will always move me, regardless of how many times I have seen it live.

To promote her upcoming album, 'Paint My Bedroom Black', Humberstone worked in association with independent music stores to present her Intimate Album Launch Shows, including a matinée and an evening show at Rough Trade East.

I can wholeheartedly say that this was my favourite performance from Humberstone thus far. This stripped-back nature of the evening truly elevated her voice. In particular, tracks like 'The Walls Are Way Too Thin' allowed her to remain in control of her powerful vocals and really take the songs to new places.

As the show developed, Humberstone's confidence grew rapidly while relaying anecdotes to explain how and when the new music came to fruition. Immediately, 'Cocoon' and 'Elvis Impersonator' come to mind as stand-out tracks. The audience also discovered the album's alternative title, 'I'm Just Going Through Something'. The inclusion of this allowed the audience to understand the themes surrounding the album and a deeper knowledge of how its final form came to be.

Her isolated vocals during the new tracks forced us to truly feel the emotions she felt while writing these lyrics and experiencing certain moments. I felt particularly moved as she reflected on a sibling moving away and no longer having them around - she created a track from this personal loss to which many can find a way to relate, including myself.

'Room Service' rounded off the set, and Humberstone provided a genuine and endearing performance. I truly appreciate an artist who can provide a safe space for emotion and a comforting atmosphere for their audience, which definitely took place here. Even those less familiar with her work soaked up every note and lyric, captivating everyone around.

'Paint My Bedroom Black' is out on October 13th, 2023 and tickets for the UK & EU Tour are on sale now.

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