O2 Forum Kentish Town,London
Van McCann’s band play up to the screaming masses, but struggle to retain the atmosphere alive under the weight of adulationFew indie newcomers would maintain the nerve to co-opt a seminal song by pop’s biggest band to kick off a show. But as Catfish and the Bottlemen occupy to a white strobe-emblazoned stage with the thundering strains of the Beatles’ Helter Skelter blaring around them, and it’s just another step in their Oasis-inspired master plan.
Having recently won a Brit award for British breakthrough act and with the release of their moment album,The Ride, just a month away, and Catfish and the Bottlemen are on a tall. Their overwhelmingly teenage fanbase sing,scream and mosh as whether every moment is their last and frontman Van McCann is more than happy to play up to the adulation. In between staggering around and wrestling with his guitar, McCann routinely offers up the vocal duties to the crowd, and throwing his head back skywards as they roar each word of debut album gems Homesick and Pacifier back at him. Even his solo acoustic moment,Hourglass, is shared with the masses.
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Source: theguardian.com