This gig was no different from the others; as soon as I looked at the nearest venues by my university and saw a gig that fell on my second day, I was sold. Although, we had to stay in Sheffield till 5am to get the next train (the last train was at 7pm, when the gig hadn't started yet), we would definitely do it all over again. It's insane how good the prices are for bands who should be on the main stage at festivals and it's always good when you don't have to travel that far. We'd never actually been to Sheffield before but we knew it was renowned for it's venues; Plug, The Leadmill and many more. It's safe to say I was excited, especially when I found out that Get Inuit (now Indoor Pets) would be supporting and I had recently discovered them.
Thankfully, just like we had done before, we managed to get to the front after both grabbing a drink and waited patiently for the first act, Babe Punch, to arrive on the stage. Neither of us had heard any of their music or, in fact, realised they were going to be supporting The Big Moon. Surprisingly, although I wasn't so sure at first, once they covered Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game' I started to really enjoy the sound they were showing off. The opening was sublime and I highly recommend giving them a listen.
Secondly, after waiting excitedly for then-named Get Inuit, Jamie took to the stage briefly and then came back to start their segment. They started off with their popular 'All My Friends', which features the lyric 'all my friends are dead'; their free flowing spirit evident as they performed the cleverly written track. Jamie (Glass) danced through the exhilarating set-list; from 'Teriyaki,' 'Pro Procrastinator' and to Barbiturates. I managed to catch Jamie afterwards for a quick chat and, after having heard a lot about him being one of the nicest people in indie music at the moment, I can confirm that is true and he is, in fact, one of the kindest people I have had the pleasure to talk to. One of my favourite songs, Coping With Death In A Nutshell, wasn't played and, after telling him I wish I'd gotten to hear it live, he said he "really wanted to play it" and still wished he had. However, he just wasn't sure if people would know it or if it would get people grooving.
After enjoying Babe Punch and, of course, Get Inuit, we were excited to finally get to hear The Big Moon playing live right in front of us. They were as amazing as we had expected them to be, even doing a surprise cover of 'Total Eclipse of The Heart' halfway through their set and managing to bring everyone to a standstill. Despite getting pushed, shoved and almost pushed all the way onto the stage at one point, I still enjoyed hearing the likes of 'Formidable,' 'Pull The Other One,' 'Silent Movie Susie' and notable fan favourite 'Zeds.' At one point, we even got the chance to play on Juliette (Jackson)'s guitar but I left Chloe with the opportunity for a crazy solo, which she didn't miss out on.
Of course, the set wouldn't have been the same without Fern (Ford)'s superior skills on the drums, the upbeat bass by Celia (Archer) and guitarist and backing vocalist Soph Nathan (who is also in 'Our Girl,' a three-piece band who have done a brilliant version of Ty Segall's 'Sad Fuzz'). It's safe to say, after the release of their debut album, 'Love In The 4th Dimension', this four piece from London can only get bigger and better. They're a band you can't help but listen to all of the time; their woes about love are hard not to relate to.
Once the show wrapped up, and after I caught Jamie from Get Inuit for a quick chat, we decided to wait for most of the crowd to file out before we went over to speak to The Big Moon. As expected, they were easy to talk to - and Juliette even apologised for sitting on my face during one of their songs (I think she was having her rock star moment, maybe even debating doing a crowd surf but changed her mind). They were a pleasure to speak to; Fern brought all of the jokes, Soph made sure to get the correct merch we were after, Juliette had a lot to say and Celia wanted to make sure I was okay after seeing me getting squashed at the front. It's safe to say, you should definitely check out their debut album. My favourites would have to be 'Formidable,' 'Pull The Other One' and 'Hold This.'
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Thankfully, just like we had done before, we managed to get to the front after both grabbing a drink and waited patiently for the first act, Babe Punch, to arrive on the stage. Neither of us had heard any of their music or, in fact, realised they were going to be supporting The Big Moon. Surprisingly, although I wasn't so sure at first, once they covered Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game' I started to really enjoy the sound they were showing off. The opening was sublime and I highly recommend giving them a listen.
Secondly, after waiting excitedly for then-named Get Inuit, Jamie took to the stage briefly and then came back to start their segment. They started off with their popular 'All My Friends', which features the lyric 'all my friends are dead'; their free flowing spirit evident as they performed the cleverly written track. Jamie (Glass) danced through the exhilarating set-list; from 'Teriyaki,' 'Pro Procrastinator' and to Barbiturates. I managed to catch Jamie afterwards for a quick chat and, after having heard a lot about him being one of the nicest people in indie music at the moment, I can confirm that is true and he is, in fact, one of the kindest people I have had the pleasure to talk to. One of my favourite songs, Coping With Death In A Nutshell, wasn't played and, after telling him I wish I'd gotten to hear it live, he said he "really wanted to play it" and still wished he had. However, he just wasn't sure if people would know it or if it would get people grooving.
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| Indoor Pets by Kamala Adams |
After enjoying Babe Punch and, of course, Get Inuit, we were excited to finally get to hear The Big Moon playing live right in front of us. They were as amazing as we had expected them to be, even doing a surprise cover of 'Total Eclipse of The Heart' halfway through their set and managing to bring everyone to a standstill. Despite getting pushed, shoved and almost pushed all the way onto the stage at one point, I still enjoyed hearing the likes of 'Formidable,' 'Pull The Other One,' 'Silent Movie Susie' and notable fan favourite 'Zeds.' At one point, we even got the chance to play on Juliette (Jackson)'s guitar but I left Chloe with the opportunity for a crazy solo, which she didn't miss out on.
Of course, the set wouldn't have been the same without Fern (Ford)'s superior skills on the drums, the upbeat bass by Celia (Archer) and guitarist and backing vocalist Soph Nathan (who is also in 'Our Girl,' a three-piece band who have done a brilliant version of Ty Segall's 'Sad Fuzz'). It's safe to say, after the release of their debut album, 'Love In The 4th Dimension', this four piece from London can only get bigger and better. They're a band you can't help but listen to all of the time; their woes about love are hard not to relate to.
Once the show wrapped up, and after I caught Jamie from Get Inuit for a quick chat, we decided to wait for most of the crowd to file out before we went over to speak to The Big Moon. As expected, they were easy to talk to - and Juliette even apologised for sitting on my face during one of their songs (I think she was having her rock star moment, maybe even debating doing a crowd surf but changed her mind). They were a pleasure to speak to; Fern brought all of the jokes, Soph made sure to get the correct merch we were after, Juliette had a lot to say and Celia wanted to make sure I was okay after seeing me getting squashed at the front. It's safe to say, you should definitely check out their debut album. My favourites would have to be 'Formidable,' 'Pull The Other One' and 'Hold This.'
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| The Big Moon by Kamala Adams |
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