Type – Live Review
Artist – The Band
Perry
Location – O2 ABC, Glasgow
Date –17-11-2012
We had the pleasure
of interviewing The Band Perry at the O2 ABC in Glasgow
After our interview
with the sibling trio we stayed for the show, and what an absolutely amazing
night we had. The Band Perry had sold out the O2 ABC and the venue was
completely packed. Selling out the O2 ABC on your first show is brilliant but
as Lauren says in the interview “I think you need a bigger venue next time”. I
totally agree with this, The Band Perry are clearly loved and they may have
underestimated how popular they actually are in Scotland
As there were only
two bands playing by the time The Band Perry’s support act John and Jacob got
onto the stage the room was already full and they played through their set
keeping the crowd on their toes. These are two enthusiastic young guys with
great voices and musicianship. They got the crowd’s energy up and at the end of
their set they left us all wanting just a little more.
There wasn’t much
time between John and Jacob leaving the stage and The Band Perry coming on,
which is always a good thing because you don’t want to leave the crowd on their
own too long. After listening to a few songs while listening while the crew got
the stage ready the music went off and the lights went down, this is the moment
we knew our worlds were about to be blown away.
The Band Perry
opened with ‘Sugar Sugar’ which is not on their album nor has it been
officially released, however if you are like us and are big fans of them then
you will have done your youtube research and found out that despite the fact
that its not on the album or released you will know that the song is a fan
favourite and they play it on a regular basis. This was the perfect opening
song as it’s a very high energy song that really gets the crowd going and the
lyrics are catchy and easy to learn.
The band powered
through an amazing nearly 20 song set list playing favourite songs such as ‘Hip
To My Heat’, ‘Miss You Being Gone’, ‘All Your Life’, ‘Double Heart’ and
‘Postcard From Paris’. They also played a mash up of Tom Petty’s ‘Free Falin’
with their song ‘Independence
They played 2 new
songs one of which was their new song ‘Better Dig Two’ which although it’s not
out in the UK yet, the crowd have been listening to the song and were singing
along with every word which was a fantastic thing to hear, I wonder how the
band must have felt hearing it?.
Finishing their set
with ‘If I Die Young’ a crowd favourite which Kimberly even let the crowd take
the lead for a few lines while the entire band stood back and looked out at the
extremely loud Scottish crowd in amazement as they sang their song back to
them. The trio then left the stage as the rest of their band stayed and played
a short instrumental version of ‘Queen Maybelline’ before they also left the
stage. However after a few short minutes of composure The Band Perry bounced
back onto the stage to play an amazing 3 song encore which included ‘We Are Young’
(fun cover) and ‘Night Gone Wasted/With A Little Help From My Friends’ (beatles
cover) before ending their fist Scottish concert with ‘You Lie’ and they really
went out with a bang.
After the show The
Band Perry left their dressing room and made their way over to their merch
table to sign autographs for the massive line of fans that stayed in the venue
to meet them.
I really love to
see when bands really show their fans appreciation because its one thing to say
that you love your fans but its another thing to actually take the time to
stand and talk to the fans that can’t make it to a meet and greet, when bands
do little things like this it really makes the fans feel loved.
If you haven’t
listened to The Band Perry go check them out they are an amazing country band
that will steal your heart after listening to one song (it happened to me). If
have listened to them before and haven’t seen them live I would suggest you get
yourself a ticket to their next concert in a town near you, they put on a great
show and they really get the crowd involved talking to them.
The Band Perry
really are a fantastic band and their chemistry that comes from them being
siblings is truly amazing and they have more to give us and I can see them
going down in history.
Make sure you all
hurry back to the UK
@lifeismusictv
@GillianLIMTV
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