torsdag 17 Jun 2010, 14:37
Due to a delay in purchasing my tickets I ended up in the Circle of the Concert Hall. Luckily the venue isn't all that big, so I never felt too far from the stage - just pretty high. Provided a better view than most gigs I go to, seeing as I'm quite short.
First out came Oliver Cole to give an acoustic session by himself, with a number of moans that the band never turned up (I still can't tell if this was a joke, or if they just decided to do a no-show…). Oliver did a great job of holding the fort by himself anyway. He had a great personality and it was fun listening to music and anecdotes. I loved the joke about feeling "left of centre" and his story about the song We albatri. My favourite song of the session was actually the song by his former band Turn. I can't remember what it was, but I plan to check out some tunes from this band I hadn't heard of before.
After a short interlude Tegan and Sara took to the stage with their 3-strong band. They immediately kicked off with a few whopping tunes before having a bit of a chat with the crowd. Again their chat between the songs was just as entertaining as the actual music itself. Honestly I went into this gig being a big fan of the So Jealous album (along with a handful of other songs), but I left the gig as a huge Tegan and Sara fan. There wasn't one filler song in the whole set, every one was top class, even when mistakes were made in a few songs by Tegan it just added to the entertainment. Most of this is due to the attitudes of both girls. The kind of people you couldn't not like. Incidents Involved an inflatable crocodile, fantastic drum solo, a number of items thrown on stage, plus talk of this fantastic Canadian beverage made of carrots and ginger, can't remember the name… Songs that stood out on the night were memories that Walking with the ghost had first arose my interest in the band several years ago, finishing off the show with Living Room which is my favourite tune (though can't say I was the biggest fan of the version played) and finding a new love of Back in your head. Honestly, I was needing the toilet about halfway through the show (damn beer), waited for a lull in the entertainment to go, but still didn't get an opportunity until fit to bursting in the break before the encore. Could have been embarrassing.
I can't actually remember the last gig I went to that has left me so satisfied. Makes me want to move to Canada! Another important factor in this was the crowd. The crowd had a great reaction and ambiance to what was going on on-stage. I'm already looking forward to the next gig!