Foals

Foals at London Astoria, Mon 17 Mar

Review by Gareth Dobson

Given the swaying masses crammed in to the Astoria tonight, there can be no doubt as to the current perception of Foals as a party band, a celebratory act, albeit an odd one. For the future, however, tough questions abound»

Astoria

Capacity: 2,000

Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road

Ah, the Astoria - home of all those mid-level bands who will play venues a third of the size everywhere else in the country. Anyone who's anyone has played here.

You get free roam of the venue's three levels. There are enough bars to get served quickly enough at and you can escape the music at the middle bar if it all gets a bit too much for your poor little ears. There is a 'VIP' round the sides of the stage on the second level.

Acoustics can be dodgy depending on where you stand.

- Adie Nunn

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Foals

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Combining poly-rhythmic Casio guitars, pulsing analogue synth, aching vocal melodies and chopping drum-lines, Foals create organic agitated dance-pop with a tangible air of achieving the impossible. This is accessible techno for kids who hate techno but love guitars.

The band is:

Yannis Philippakis
Jack Bevan
Jimmy Smith
Edwin Congreave
Walter Gervers