Newton Faulkner arrives on the stage around 9pm to a rapturous applause starting the set with ‘Badman’ and plays through a set consisting of 17 of the crowd’s favourite tracks.
It was a great night, not only for the fans but for the bands as well; when your lead singer ends the night topless, wearing a fans bra, and diving off two separate balconies, you know that things have gone even better than planned.
With two support slots last year with The Wombats and now on their own headline tour, plus their live performance and tracks so, so blooming good… WHY AREN’T TEAM ME MORE POPULAR?! GAH.
It is clear to see why people are really championing The Staves and I urge you to go see them live because it’s been an absolutely breathtaking performance for which you can easily find yourself lost for words.
With a four band showcase to dry off from the torrential weather, it was clear this was the place to be on Saturday night.
Imagine a high speed collision between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Kills and The Stooges. Within the fallout and billowing dust-cloud emerges Camila Kill.
A packed-to-the-rafters Rainbow Courtyard really proved that there was only one place to be on this Friday evening as Vice Magazine continued their launch evenings with Victories At Sea and Tall Ships providing the entertainment.
The fortnight long Lonsdale Boys Club tour checked into Birmingham, and a vast amount of young ladies (nicknamed by the band as hooligans and hulagirls) packed the front of the stage waiting for their new heartthrobs.
Starting a live set when the crowd is already restless is an extremely daunting task, and after the amazing set from support act Modestep the guys from Lostprophets were going to have to pull off something spectacular.