This was a bit of an experiment (like the previous Rheinhans Sisters gig) but when a big name appears at your local concert venue then it makes sense to go. Turin Brakes hit the airwaves when I was fifty, living in rural Leicestershire and not listening to the radio so I had largely missed out on them. They are a classic four-piece band in that they have vocalist/rhythm guitarist, lead guitarist, bassist and drummer.
But first was Une an electronic music duo led by Mark Radcliffe with Paul Langley. I didn't take to their music particularly but Mark was very funny in the chat between songs.
Turin Brakes payed a 20 song set with as many songs from their first album in 2001 as from their latest album in 2020. The songs and performance were good but the sound from a speaker set we could almost touch was too loud and too harsh. A shame but despite this there were some songs that really hit home. The first one was'World Like That' about half way through the set followed immediately by 'Long Distance' and then a few songs later by 'Black Rabbit' which ended the pre-encore set. All three featured the lead guitarist who really got going with these tracks. The five song encore also delivered a couple of excellent songs, 'Underdog(Save me)' and 'Feeling Oblivion'. The lead vocalist has a good singing voice and delivered without constraint. A good gig marred by the sound for those of us at the speaker.
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