Four years eh? Prolly not many in the SCANDAL camp listen to the wolves from Shibuya.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]I caught them on Wednesday night in Manchester again (at Academy 3 in the the University's Students Union building) - the first show of the European leg of the
Chasing The Horizon tour.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]With them headlining, it was so much better this time as compared to the gig I first saw in 2015. They played a 1.5 hour set pretty much loaded with hook-filled songs, mainly from their 2018 record.
Highlights for me:
- the small venue provided a more intimate setting, esp for a band that plays arenas in Japan.
- better view of the whole band this time
- 1.5 hrs = LOADS more songs
-
Take Me Under from the
Inuyashiki film (
My Hero was the anime OP)
- the entire venue's audience jumping from a seated position on Spear Rib's cymbal count of 4 during
Hey Now- Jean-Ken complaining about the UK weather being a bit hot for this time of year, especially for (er...) furry animals like them. JK also joked with the audience:
"Are you guys getting hot in here?"
YEAHHH!
"Well, imagine how we feel..."
and continues to tune his Jaguar.
- and the pinnacle of the evening was getting Kamikaze Boy's pick during the encore (one that he was actually using onstage). It landed fortuitously by my leg and
no one saw it.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]I am beginning to love this band more now.
database / Take What U Want / 2045 / Broken People / Raise your flag / Break the Contradictions / Emotions / Spear Rib + DJ Santa Monica session / Chasing the Horizon (acoustic) / Hey Now / Get Off of My Way / Dead End in Tokyo / Winding Road / Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) / FLY AGAIN / My Hero // Take me under / Seven Deadly Sins