This was the third time I
have seen Tremonti. The first two times were during the "A Dying Machine" tour, one in Glasgow, the other in Edinburgh. This gig was originally
scheduled for January 2022 but due to covid still be an issue the gig was
postponed to the summer to coincide with his UK and European festival
dates. One of which was Download festival near Derby, and Tremonti was playing at that. I was meant to
go to but sadly had to drop out. But luckily this gig was a week after so
I would get a much-needed live music fix having not gone to a gig since April and I think it's been 4 years since I have seen Tremonti.
4 of the gig gang were out
tonight with Campbell, Craig, Brian and me. We got some pizza then
sauntered down to SWG3. No queues to get in. When we did get in the
only support for the night, Hawxx, were in full swing and the venue was already
pretty much full. This is always nice to see that people turn up and give the
support a chance. Hawxx are an all-female band and fitted the bill
perfectly with their brand of hard rock. A nice start to the evening.
Due to a 10pm curfew at SWG3 we
didn't have to wait long for Tremonti to come on and they did that at
8.20pm. The first 2 tracks they played, "Thrown Further" and
"Not for you" taken from their latest album "Marching in
Time". "Thrown Further" has, in my opinion, the best
guitar solo off that album so a great way to start the set. The band went
on to play 4 more songs from "Marching in Time". Meaning they played 6
tracks off it all together meaning this is the album they focused on the most
through the duration of the set. It's often tempting for bands who have
released so many albums, and in this case Tremonti have released 5, to play all
the hits from their previous albums and not play as many from their new album;
But it just shows you the strength of the new album as it really is great.
Every album was represented
tonight though and it was good to hear all the classics. Their was one
point where I turned to my buddies noting they hadn't played anything from
"A Dying machine" yet, only for them to then launch into the title
track much to their amusement (and mine :-) ). I have to say I really
enjoyed the set. They are such talented musicians and the songs sound so
good live. There is always an exception to this, and I will try and not
dwell on it too long. I'm still not a fan of "Flying Monkeys" which
is the only song tonight I'm not a fan of. But to make up for it, someone
brought what I think was an inflatable monkey which Mark noticed. He then
insisted it got thrown around during the song and then got it returned to the
owner at the end of the song. Which did distract me enough when they were
playing the song so all good :-D.
They played a 19-song set
without an encore which Mark said was the longest set they had ever
played. It did make the night special, and I think everyone in the room
felt honoured that they did this in Glasgow. My favourite songs from the
night were "Marching in Time" and "Dust". I just love the
guitar work in each. "Marching in time" is a bit longer than
other tracks they have done, and "Dust" is a slightly slower track
which is epic in its own right.
The night finished with
"Wish you well" and Mark talked about his recent Frank Sinatra covers
album which is for a down syndrome charity. Great album and much respect
to Mark for doing this. I think now I can really feel like a true
Tremonti fan. When you are pretty much happy with the setlist, and then there are so many songs you wish were on it. It just shows the depth they have in
their catologue, how much I like them and how good they are.
Until next time..........
Photos by Campbell Hunter
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