Boat Race
Reviewed Events
Antihero, Martin Grech, Mew at Cambridge Boat Race, Tue 24 Sep
I have to try and find words to do justice to Antihero’s live set. I’m not sure I can. Adjectives kinda lack effect when it comes to explaining why something leaves you speechless, with a compulsive grin on your face and the adrenaline still coursing through you. Rock shot through with samples and played with a »
Wolf Colonel, Stanton, Parva at Cambridge Boat Race, Wed 30 Oct
I was told good things about Stanton but they didn't really live up to any kind of expectation I had. I was looking forward to a crazy riot of noise blowing me away. There was noise alright, but it wasn't enjoyable. I was pleased when someone got up to go to»
Plan A, Houston 500 at Cambridge Boat Race, Thu 14 Aug
Rumour has it that the Ga Ga’s threw a hissy fit over the state of the PA and flounced off with a hundred quid in pocket. For doing sweet FA! As scams go, it’s hardly in the Malcolm McLaren league, but given that it would take me two and a half weeks of doing nowt to make that on the dole, you’ll forgi»
Street Regal at Cambridge Boat Race, Fri 17 Oct
Visually, St Neots’ Street Regal are a fucking mess – their hair hasn’t seen a brush in weeks, the bassist looks like someone’s hit him with a brick, and the frontman is wearing a t-shirt that reads ‘Drop Acid – Not Bombs’. The hippie. Thank fuck for that too I say...»
Mínus, Houston 500 at Cambridge Boat Race, Fri 24 Oct
Tonight’s packed Boat Race gig is something of a celebration for Saffron Walden’s Houston 500, who have just inked a deal with Global Warming, signed shortly after a couple of stunning gigs at ‘In The City’. In attendance are a selection of skinheads, skaters, punks, and foreign exchange students lured by the presence of Icelandic rockers Mínus or perhaps by the chance to broaden their vocabulary thanks to a song called ‘Queen Of The Crackwhores’ (more about that later...).»
Snow Patrol at Cambridge Boat Race, Wed 29 Oct
The Boat Race is rammed full of excitable people to see Snow Patrol, a band who would previously have struggled to fill a large garden shed. This isn’t lost on Gary Lightbody who is encouraging everyone to spread the good vibes by kissing the person next to them. Nice idea but there’s no way this correspondent is snogging his brother...»
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