Having never seen a gig at city hall I wasn’t really sure what to except, I felt it could be a bit too sophisticated and large scale for a band doing their first U.K. tour. But then when you have a collaboration of two brilliant musical minds like Alex Turner and Miles Kane and when the 16 piece orchestra begin to play, I realise they have in fact picked the perfect venue.
I can tell this isn’t going to be any ordinary gig from the second the orchestra start playing psychedelic tones which welcomes the band on stage and without any hesitation the pair launch into In my Room before playing there debut album title track Age of The Understatement, which with it’s grand orchestration has the effect it could be fitting for a film score.
Throughout the gig it’s impossible to take your eyes off Alex and Miles as you can see that this isn’t a business partnership at all, but two best friends who love what there doing and it’s a bonus they are amazing at it! There was endless banter between the band and the audience which created a brilliant and inspiring atmosphere, which was heightened by the ‘man-love’, which could be felt between the two band members!
The set mainly consisted of album tracks but they also played tribute to some of the great rock and roll legends through covers of The Beatles I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Leonard Cohen’s Memories and what Alex named his “x-factor number”, ‘In the Heat Of The Morning’ by David Bowie. It’s obvious to see where their musical influences come from; this is depicted in their music which runs themes of romance, darkness and tales of Femmes Fatales.
You could tell the pair didn’t want the gig to end as much as the audience and their playful side was shown as they crawled onstage for the encore, which if Alex’s trousers where any tighter wouldn’t have been possible! All in all this was an exceptional gig which makes you cherish the beauty of live music.
Review by Ann-Marie Loughney
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