I first found Bring me the
Horizon quite a few years ago through their hit "Follow You".
Although I absolutely loved that song and heard some of their stuff. It wasn't
until "amo" came out in 2019 I really got into them. When
tickets first went on sale for this gig, they sold out pretty quickly and for a
change I thought I'd missed the boat. But luckily, they released extra seating
tickets later which I managed to snap up for my fellow gig buddies Craig and
Campbell and myself.
The two supports for tonight
were Nova Twins and You Me at six. We only managed to catch half of Nova
twins set due to long queues outside to get in and being slightly late getting
there. But what I did hear was very good. For a 3 piece they make an
incredibly heavy sound and Amy Love's singing is great. To be honest I
had listened to the album earlier this year and wasn't really taken in by
it. But for me the came across live a lot better than on record.
Next up was You me at
six. A band I have never really been into. They have been around
for about 15 years now and have certainly paid their dues. And from this
performance it was clear that they are good at connecting with the audience and
put a lot of energy into the performance. But for me the first three
quarters of the set sounded a bit too samey. Ok if you liked that vibe
but for me it felt like each song was like the same thing off a production
line. Towards the end of the set they started mixing things up. With the
crowd taking out their phones to light up the room for the melodic "Take
on the World". This is one of their better songs but plenty of other
bands doing this sort of thing better.
They played
"SUCKAPUNCH" which is the self-titled song off the new album.
This is like a rock meets rave song. Something Bring me the Horizon
were doing in "amo" a few years back and it definitely feels like
they were influenced by tonight’s headliner. I enjoyed this song the most
from their set. As well as their mega hit "Underdog" which went
down a storm. That's an anthem right there. They do have some good songs
but for me not enough to make me want to see them again or investigate them any
further.
Which is my opposite thoughts
to tonight’s headliners Bring me the horizon. It was an absolutely
amazing set. The fact they can play songs virtually off every album and
no tracks feel out of place is a testament to their consistency over the many
years they have been going for now. I was wondering how they were going
to get round the many collabs they have done now. While the Nova twins
came on for 1x1. They did manage to play "Obey" and
"Kingslayer" and I presume just have the recording playing for the
vocals from Youngblood and Baby metal respectively.
I was really pleased with the
set list. My favourites like "Mantra", "Parasite eve"
were played along with a special acoustic version of "Follow
you". It was interesting to see that although the new stuff went
down well. There were some old songs that you felt the crowd were really into
with the way the sung them. Not only that but for most songs for folk in
the standing section there were circle pits. I've never seen anything like
it. Not only that but plenty of crowd surfing too which to be honest I
thought was a thing of the past. So, if you do like bring me the horizon but
don't like jumping around at gigs. I suggest standing at the back or seats.
Overall, what can I say. This
was an absolutely superb gig. For me Bring me the horizon have proven
tonight that they have enough material of a high, high standard to start headlining
festivals. There are so many headliners to festivals who rely on old
material which has been around for years. Bring me the horizon have
released great material over the last 2 years and even in the week of this gig
released a single "Die4u" which is another banger and have a plan for
another 3 EPs over the next few years. I can only see them getting
bigger. A great band.
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