The last ten minutes of Hip Parade was all we managed to see, and they really seemed to work the crowd with their Scottish charm. First seen on Channel 4's 'Unsigned Act' programme, they are now recording their debut album. They were themselves on stage, their humour being embraced by the crowd as, on request, they chanted a sentence of profanities "just because it's cool to hear lots of people swear". The song in question was Dynamite, a pop/rock song reminiscent of The Fratellis early work, which works really well in an arena environment and will have gained the band a hefty amount of fans for the future. Hip Parade have fun as they play, allowing the audience to have fun with them, they definitely have headliner potential!
Stereophonics were preaching to the converted, their show was definitely one for the fans with a mammoth twenty two song setlist. With so many songs, the gig just seems rushed and they leave hardly any time to actually interact with the fans and create atmosphere for the crowd. However, the production of the show was impeccable - with lighting and video footage being used much to their advantage. The thing is, Stereophonics are amazing at playing music but they just seem arrogant by rushing through their songs and the audience only started getting into the mood three quarters of the way through. 'Dakota' was a highlight of the night, as confetti shot out over the crowd who sung every word, though this did not save what was a rather tedious show.
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