Type – Live Review
Artist – Halestorm
Location – Glasgow Garage
Date – 23-9-2012
For the first time
ever Halestorm headlined a UK
tour and we were lucky enough to be able to attend the sold out show at the
Glasgow Garage. The Pennsylvanian rockers were supported by British bands Zico
Chain and Heavens Basement.
The Garage was packed
to the brim and the band kicked off the show with ‘The Strange Case Of…’ number
‘Love Bites (so do I). What Halestorm have is not just their undeniable for
what they do but a connection to both each other and the crowd which many bands
lack. Aside from their family tie, there is a chemistry that you can hear and
see in their performance that out ranks most bands by a landslide.
The delicate
vulnerability shows in Lzzy’s voice as she takes to the piano for ‘Break In’
and ‘Private Parts’, as Lzzy approaches the piano the crowd falls silent for
just a moment to listen to her speak. There are so many parts to this band that
it is difficult not to find yourself attracted to at least one element, or like
most people, all of them. They are just one hell of a unit.
Straight up rock
tracks such as ‘Rock Show’ stand out and the energy and atmosphere in the room
was electric and it’s moments like these is the factor of Halestorm that really
makes people fall in love with them. However at the same time it’s the more
elegant moments of purely vocal and piano numbers that are so spectacular and
the entire crowd hangs on to every one of Lzzy’s words. From Arejay’s amazingly
crazy drum solos to the crowd sing a longs, through older tracks such as ‘Familiar
Taste Of Poison’, to new tracks ‘You Call Me A Bitch Like It’s a Bad Thing’ and
‘Here’s To Us’.
Halestorm were
absolutely mesmerising. They were completely worthy headliners, perhaps there
is a bias in myself being a fan. The show was unbelievably fantastic and if you
have the chance to catch one of their shows any time soon I suggest you grab a
ticket without a second thought, their shows sell out fast.
- @Gillian_x3
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