Live Review: Kasabian
Metro Arena – 8th December
Kasabian returned to the North East and reinforced their status as one of the best British bands around with an outstanding performance that delighted fans new and old.
Following an exciting set from support act Miles Kane, playing tracks from his critically acclaimed debut album, the Leicestershire quintet took to the stage and launched straight into epic lead single ‘Days Are Forgotten’ from their new album Velociraptor which was greeted with widespread approval. Fan favourites ‘Shoot The Runner’ and ‘Underdog’ soon followed and contributed to the party atmosphere that descended over the Metro Radio Arena.
With a set leaning heavily on their past two records, tracks such as ‘Club Foot’ and LSF’ from debut album Kasabian provided a welcome return to the band’s roots and sparked a mass sing-along among the Geordie crowd. Lead guitarist Serge Pizzorno was clearly on top form with his masterfully crafted riffs and lead singer Tom Meighan’s exceptional vocals combining superbly throughout the evening, showcasing them to be a band at the very top of their game.
From their newest record, the anthemic ‘Re-wired’ was greeted with the biggest reception of the night whilst ‘Switchblade Smiles’ displayed their unrivalled ability to incorporate different genres of music into their own tracks with great success. Following an encore featuring set staple ‘Vlad The Impaler,’ the boys signed off for the night with their biggest hit to date ‘Fire,’ sending the crowd into a frenzy.
Having been in attendance for the Arctic Monkeys’ gig at the same venue just over a month ago, it is fair to say that the Leicester lads have mastered the live circuit and bettered Alex Turner and co’s performance in every way possible. There’s no doubt that Kasabian provide a live experience to remember.
Was a good night, thanks for the review Matt
It reads as if you have copy and pasted from ‘actual’ music reviews with all of your comments and just replaced song titles, album names and the word geordie in now and again. Poor work.
It is a music review, which is why it of course is written in the style of a music review and may seem similar to other reviews. There’s only one mention of Geordie as well.
Of course, I respect that it may seem similar to other reviews, but it is so disjointed and, at times, unintelligible that it gives the impression that one has simply stolen the work from others rather than being able to write a complete, and coherent, English sentence by oneself.